Mining Light
| Mining Light | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | Engineer |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er error |
| Released: | Sniper vs. Spy Update |
| Availability: | Retired or Uncrate #28 |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | No |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Available Qualities | |
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 Mining Light |
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| “ | I wish y'all could see how bad I'm kickin' your tail.
Click to listen
— The Engineer on his ability to see in the dark
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The Mining Light is a headwear item for the Engineer. It is a faintly glowing strap-on helmet lamp attached to his regular hard hat, similar to those used by miners.
Contents
Update history
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- [Undocumented] The Mining Light was added to the game.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- This hat was added to the Mann Co. Store.
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- [Undocumented] This hat can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
January 25, 2013 [Item schema update]
- This item was removed from the item drop system and Mann Co. Store, and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or crafted. Crates with the possibility to get the hat are unboxed in normal quality. [1]
Notes
- The hat description was written by ravn0s for the Hat Describing Contest, and was slightly edited by Valve.
Trivia
- Typical mining helmets have either a fitting attached to them or molded into their surface, for the purpose of holding such a light. Since the Engineer wears a construction worker's hard hat, the light must be attached by non-conductive leather or nylon straps.
See also
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