Mann Co. Supply Crate Key
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| Released: | Mann-Conomy Update |
| Availability: | Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | No |
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Mann Co. Supply Crate Key |
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| “ | Let's do dis!
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— The Scout opening a crate
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The Mann Co. Supply Crate Key is a single-use tool item, available through trading or purchase at the Mann Co. Store. Each key can be used once and will open one selected Mann Co. Supply Crate.
To use a key, the player selects the key in their backpack and clicks the 'Use with...' button before selecting the crate they wish to be opened. The key can be used with any regular series crate in the player's backpack, where it is consumed, along with the crate, in the process.
During some special events, specialized keys were made available. These keys could be used with specifically associated series of crates, which regular keys could not open. Remaining special keys, at the end of promotions, are transformed into regular keys.
Keys cannot be found from random drops and cannot be crafted. Upon purchase, they are immediately tradable, provided the user's first Steam purchase was more than 30 days ago. Otherwise, a 3-day waiting period is imposed. Uncrated items will inherit the trade restrictions of the keys used to open the crate(s).
Contents
Key use demonstration
Event Keys
Festive Winter Crate Key
Festive Winter Crate Key
Level 5 Tool
Used to open unusually festive locked winter crates.
After 12/31/2010 this will turn into a normal key.
This is a limited use item. Uses: 1
The Festive Winter Crate Key was a single-use tool item which was released during the Australian Christmas update. Like regular keys, they could be purchased in the Mann Co. Store and was used to open a Festive Winter Crate. They can no longer be obtained and any remaining festive keys have turned into normal keys after the January 3, 2011 Patch.
Stocking Stuffer Key
Stocking Stuffer Key
Level 5 Tool
Someone left this key in your best pair of fightin' socks. It looks like it will open any festive or normal crate.
This is a limited use item. Uses: 1
( Not Tradable )
The Stocking Stuffer Key was a key given by Miss Pauling to the Team Fortress community in honor of Australian Christmas. One key was given out to each active player and it could open both the limited time Festive Winter Crate and regular Mann Co. Supply Crates. Unlike the Festive Winter Crate Key, these keys were untradable and did not revert to a regular Mann Co. Supply Crate Key.
Refreshing Summer Cooler Key
Refreshing Summer Cooler Key
Level 5 Tool
Used to open unusually refreshing locked summer coolers. After 7/11/2011 this will turn into a normal key.
This is a limited use item. Uses: 1
The Refreshing Summer Cooler Key was a single-use tool item that was released during the Summer Camp Sale update. Like regular keys, they could be purchased in the Mann Co. Store and was used to open a Refreshing Summer Cooler. They can no longer be obtained and any remaining cooler keys have turned into normal keys after the July 12, 2011 item schema update.
Nice Winter Crate Key
Nice Winter Crate Key
Level 5 Tool
Used to open unusually Nice locked winter crates.
This key will not open Naughty crates.
After 1/1/2012 this will turn into a normal key.
This is a limited use item. Uses: 1
The Nice Winter Crate Key is a single-use tool item that was released during the Australian Christmas 2011 update. Like regular keys, it can be purchased in the Mann Co. Store. The Nice key could be used to open a Nice Winter Crate. Nice keys turned into regular keys after the January 4, 2012 Patch.
Naughty Winter Crate Key
Naughty Winter Crate Key
Level 5 Tool
Used to open unusually Naughty locked winter crates.
This key will not open Nice crates.
After 1/1/2012 this will turn into a normal key.
This is a limited use item. Uses: 1
The Naughty Winter Crate Key is a single-use tool item that was released during the Australian Christmas 2011 update. Like regular keys, they can be purchased in the Mann Co. Store. The Naughty key could be used to open a Naughty Winter Crate. Naughty keys turned into regular keys after the January 4, 2012 Patch.
Scorched Key
Scorched Key
Level 5 Tool
Used to open Scorched Crates.
After 7/11/2012 this will turn into a normal key.
This is a limited use item. Uses: 1
The Scorched Key is a single-use tool item that was released during the Pyromania update. Like regular keys, they could be purchased in the Mann Co. Store. The Scorched Key could be used to open a Scorched Crate. Scorched Keys turned into regular keys after the July 11, 2012 Patch.
Fall Key
Fall Key
Level 5 Tool
Used to open Fall Crates.
After 9/20/2012 this will turn into a normal key.
This is a limited use item. Uses: 1
The Fall Key is a single-use tool item that was released during the September 6, 2012 Patch. Like regular keys, they could be purchased in the Mann Co. Store. The Fall Key could be used to open a Fall Crate. Fall Keys turned into regular keys after the September 21, 2012 Patch.
Eerie Key
Eerie Key
Level 5 Tool
Used to open Eerie Crates. Eerie Crates contain Halloween-themed items that are only visible during the Halloween event and full moons. After 11/08/2012 this will turn into a normal key.
This is a limited use item. Uses: 1
The Eerie Key is a single-use tool item that was released during the October 26, 2012 Patch. Like regular keys, they could be purchased in the Mann Co. Store. The Eerie Key could be used to open an Eerie Crate.
Update history
- Added the Mann Co. Supply Crate Key to the game.
- Most tools, including the key, were made tradable.
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- Added the Festive Winter Crate Key.
- [Undocumented] Added the Stocking Stuffer Key that was given to all TF2 players.
- All Festive Winter Crate Keys are converted into Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys.
- [Undocumented] Keys, along with Name Tags, Description Tags and Paint, have a 3 day wait after being purchased before they become tradable.
- [Undocumented] The price for keys in Euros(€) have been reduced to 1.99 to match the price in USD($).
- Added the Refreshing Summer Cooler Key.
July 12, 2011 [Item schema update]
- Removed the Refreshing Summer Cooler Key item from the Mann Co Store.
- Converted all owned Refreshing Summer Cooler Keys into regular Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
- Added the Naughty and Nice Winter Crate Keys.
- Removed the Naughty and Nice Winter Crate Key item from the Mann Co Store.
- Converted all owned Naughty and Nice Winter Keys into regular Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
- Added the Scorched Key.
- Removed the Scorched Key item from the Mann Co Store.
- Converted all owned Scorched Keys into regular Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
- Added the Fall Key.
- [Undocumented] Changed Fall Keys into regular keys.
- [Undocumented] Added the Eerie Key.
Trivia
- The backpack image for the key is a screenshot of a key model. The model was not distributed in the GCF, yet the textures are present.
- Contributors to items released in the Australian Christmas 2011 update received Self-Made Nice Winter Crate Keys. These were converted into Self-Made Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys in the December 21, 2011 Patch, and made tradable.
- Similarly, contributors to items released in the Pyromania Update received Self-Made Scorched Keys. These were converted to Self-Made Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys in the July 11, 2012 Patch, and also made tradable.
Gallery
The Stocking Stuffer Key's in-game notification
See also
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