Cosmetic items
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In wartime, hats were a useful way of conferring rank, and ensuring that casualties were confined to the lower classes (hence the famous command of “Don't fire till you see the tops of their heads” at the Battle of Bunker Hill by William Prescott, a general renowned for only shooting enemy combatants who were poor). During peacetime, hats have been instrumental for men to let the non-hatted know just who is wearing the hat around here.
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Cosmetic items (previously known as hats and miscellaneous items) are items that can be equipped in any one of the three cosmetic slots in the loadout screen. Valve introduced the first set of nine cosmetics (named hats at that point in time) with the Sniper vs. Spy Update on May 21, 2009 Patch, with one hat for each class. The nine hats introduced were the Batter's Helmet, Soldier's Stash, Pyro's Beanie, Demoman's Fro, Football Helmet, Mining Light, Prussian Pickelhaube, Trophy Belt, and Fancy Fedora. Several updates have since added additional cosmetics, including those designed by members of the Team Fortress 2 community through the Steam Workshop or the former contribution page on the TF2 Official Website.
There are currently a total of 1866 cosmetic items. 109 can be obtained in Vintage quality, 72 can be obtained in Strange quality, 300 can be obtained in Genuine quality (see item quality distribution), 78 can be obtained in Collector's quality, and 1294 of the hats can be painted 29 colors using different varieties of Paint Cans.
While most cosmetics can be obtained through crafting, the item drop system, or bought from the Mann Co. Store, some cosmetics are only available to players via other means. Multiple cosmetics can only be obtained by completing in-game achievements. Other cosmetics have been added as promotions for various Steam games and events in the Steam Store. While it is possible to obtain most of these cosmetics via trading with other players, there is no option to buy these cosmetics from the Mann Co. Store (aside from those released with Total War: SHOGUN 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the QUAKECON Pack). Only players with the premium account type can receive cosmetics randomly through the item drop system.
With the release of the Mann-Conomy Update, Unusual quality versions of certain cosmetics have a 0.66% chance of being "uncrated" when the player opens a Mann Co. Supply Crate. These cosmetics function in exactly the same way as Unique cosmetics except for the addition of 1 of 49 unusual particle effects, chosen at random from applicable groups (certain effects are only obtainable during special events) when the hat is obtained.
Cosmetics do not affect gameplay. With the release of the July 10, 2013 Patch, Item sets from the Polycount Pack (with the exception of The Saharan Spy set, which adds custom particle effects whilst taunting) now only provide a visual cosmetic grave marker upon defeating your enemies. However, wearing the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head and the Saxton Hale Mask makes the wearer immune to the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Boo taunt. Additionally, the Bootie Time and Jingle Belt make jingling sounds, possibly giving away the location of the wearer and making them more noticeable.
Some cosmetics have the holiday or event restrictions, meaning those cosmetics can't seen by everyone except in loadout when it's not in holiday or event times. Additionally, Pyroland items can only be seen by yourself and any other players who are wearing an item that allows them to see in Pyrovision or is viewing a player who has equipped an item which enables Pyrovision as a Spectator with the "When spectating, view the world from the eyes of a Pyro" option turned on.
On January 10th 2013, a blog post was made, announcing that, after January 24th 2013, the original nine hats added in the Sniper vs. Spy Update would be retired, making them unobtainable through crafting, random drops, Mann Co. Supply Crates (in Unusual quality only) or the Mann Co. Store any more after January 24th. The only source that was mentioned to be not being removed is existing Mann Co. Supply Crates with any of the hats listed as possible results.
As of the December 20, 2013 Patch "Head" and "Misc" slots for player loadouts have been merged together to form Cosmetic loadout slots. All items that were previously Head- or Misc-slot-specific can now be equipped in any Cosmetic slot.
Contents
List of cosmetic items
See:
- List of Scout cosmetics
- List of Soldier cosmetics
- List of Pyro cosmetics
- List of Demoman cosmetics
- List of Heavy cosmetics
- List of Engineer cosmetics
- List of Medic cosmetics
- List of Sniper cosmetics
- List of Spy cosmetics
- List of All class cosmetics
- List of retired items
Crafting
Main article: Crafting
See Headgear recipes in Crafting.
Paint
Main articles: Paint Can, List of paintable items
Update history
See also: Item timeline
A mock magazine, Hat-Wearing Man, appeared at the end of the Sniper vs. Spy Update announcing the first hats as a bonus.
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added Batter's Helmet, Soldier's Stash, Pyro's Beanie, Demoman's Fro, Football Helmet, Mining Light, Prussian Pickelhaube, Trophy Belt, and Fancy Fedora.
August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
- Added Baseball Bill's Sports Shine, Bonk Helm, Ye Olde Baker Boy, Stainless Pot, Tyrant's Helm, Brigade Helm, Respectless Rubber Glove, Glengarry Bonnet, Scotsman's Stove Pipe, Officer's Ushanka, Tough Guy's Toque, Engineer's Cap, Texas Slim's Dome Shine, Texas Ten Gallon, Otolaryngologist's Mirror, Vintage Tyrolean, Master's Yellow Belt, Professional's Panama, Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative, Backbiter's Billycock, and Camera Beard.
- [Undocumented] Added Miscellaneous loadout slot.
- [Undocumented] Added Gentle Manne's Service Medal.
- [Undocumented] Added Cheater's Lament.
October 29, 2009 Patch (Haunted Halloween Special)
- Added Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask and Ghastly Gibus.
- Added Bill's Hat.
December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)
- Made Camera Beard a miscellaneous item.
- Added Towering Pillar of Hats, Noble Amassment of Hats, and the Modest Pile of Hat. Special versions of these hats, J.Axer's Dapper Topper, Amber's Rad As All Hell Hat, and Uncle Sam, were awarded to the three winners of the Propaganda contest.
March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
- Added Troublemaker's Tossle Cap, Killer's Kabuto, Triboniophorus Tyrannus, Hustler's Hallmark, Hound Dog, Hotrod, Physician's Procedure Mask, Shooter's Sola Topi, Magistrate's Mullet.
- Added Max's Severed Head.
April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)
- Added Grizzled Veteran, Soldier of Fortune, and Mercenary.
- Added Primeval Warrior.
May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)
- Added Whoopee Cap, Sergeant's Drill Hat, Vintage Merryweather, Whiskered Gentleman, Tippler's Tricorne, Heavy Duty Rag, Safe'n'Sound, Ze Goggles, Gentleman's Gatsby, Bloke's Bucket Hat, and Frenchman's Beret.
- Made Whiskered Gentleman a miscellaneous item.
June 10, 2010 Patch (Mac Update)
- Added Earbuds.
July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)
- A second misc slot is added.
- Added Alien Swarm Parasite.
- [Undocumented] Added Lumbricus Lid.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- Added Milkman, Bombing Run, Grenadier's Softcap, Chieftain's Challenge, Stout Shako, Dr's Dapper Topper, Attendant, Old Guadalajara, Napper's Respite, Handyman's Handle, Sober Stuntman, Carouser's Capotain, Pugilist's Protector, Hard Counter, Ol' Snaggletooth, Familiar Fez, Mann Co. Cap, Ellis' Cap, and the Wiki Cap.
- The second misc slot is removed and is replaced by the Action slot.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)
- Added Horrific Headsplitter, Spine-Chilling Skull, Voodoo Juju, Cadaver's Cranium, Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head, 9 class-specific Halloween Masks, and the Saxton Hale Mask.
- Ghastly Gibuses obtained on the 2009 Halloween Update became Ghastlier Gibuses.
- Added Dealer's Visor.
- Added License to Maim.
- [Undocumented] Added Companion Cube Pin.
- Added Bounty Hat, Treasure Hat, and Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect.
- Added Foster's Facade and Stockbroker's Scarf.
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- Added A Rather Festive Tree, Flipped Trilby, Buckaroos Hat, Blighted Beak, Prince Tavish's Crown, Exquisite Rack, Madame Dixie, Coupe D'isaster, Detective Noir, German Gonzila, Le Party Phantom, Larrikin Robin, Defiant Spartan, Scotch Bonnet, Berliner's Bucket Helm, Magnificent Mongolian, Big Chief, Pyromancer's Mask, Prancer's Pride, Industrial Festivizer, and the World Traveler's Hat.
- Made Le Party Phantom a miscellaneous slot item.
- Made Blighted Beak a miscellaneous slot item.
- Added Superfan, Athletic Supporter and Essential Accessories.
- Added Hero's Hachimaki.
March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
- Added Samur-Eye, Dread Knot, Geisha Boy, and Noh Mercy.
March 23, 2011 Patch (Japan Charity Bundle)
- [Undocumented] Added [ classified ].
April 7, 2011 Patch (Third Community Contribution Update)
- Added Sight for Sore Eyes, Reggaelator, Honcho's Headgear, Big Country, Professor's Peculiarity, Teddy Roosebelt, Googly Gazer, Medic's Mountain Cap, Grimm Hatte, Private Eye, and Charmer's Chapeau.
- [Undocumented] Added Resurrection Associate Pin.
- [Undocumented] Added Dead Cone, Brain Bucket, Hetman's Headpiece, Janissary Ketche, and SpaceChem Pin.
May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)
- Added Ol' Geezer, Team Captain, Hottie's Hoodie, Connoisseur's Cap, Furious Fukaamigasa, Large Luchadore, Western Wear, Doctor's Sack, Crocleather Slouch, Villain's Veil and Frontline Field Recorder.
- Added Hero's Tail and Sign of the Wolf's School.
- Added Conjurer's Cowl.
- Added Planeswalker Goggles and Planeswalker Helm.
- [Undocumented] Added Lo-Fi Longwave.
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- Added Bonk Boy, Armored Authority, Jumper's Jeepcap, Fancy Dress Uniform, Pocket Medic, Sultan's Ceremonial, Capo's Capper, Desert Marauder, Cosa Nostra Cap, Made Man, and Professor Speks.
- [Undocumented] Made Planeswalker Goggles a miscellaneous item.
July 1, 2011 Patch (Summer Camp Sale)
- Added Summer Hat.
- [Undocumented] Added Copper's Hard Top, Tam O' Shanter, Stately Steel Toe, Big Steel Jaw of Summer Fun, Security Shades, Rogue's Col Roule, Prairie Heel Biters, Lucky No. 42, Flip-Flops, and Summer Shades.
- Added Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet, Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe and Dr. Grordbort's Crest.
- Added Mask of the Shaman.
- Added Tamrielic Relic, Anger, Pip-Boy and Wingstick.
- Renamed Tamrielic Relic to Dragonborn Helmet.
- Added Company Man, Nanobalaclava, Purity Fist and Deus Specs.
- [Undocumented] Added the Storm Spirit's Jolly Hat, Clockwerk's Helm, and Sniper's Snipin' Glass.
- [Undocumented] Brought back the ability to view item levels on hats in the in-game backpack.
- Added Party Hat.
- Added El Jefe.
- Added Killer Exclusive.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- Added Manniversary Paper Hat, Backwards Ballcap, Hot Dogger, Hat With No Name, Salty Dog, Birdcage, Flamboyant Flamenco, Little Buddy, Buccaneer's Bicorne, Tavish DeGroot Experience, Gym Rat, One-Man Army, Outdoorsman, Pencil Pusher, Virtual Reality Headset, Swagman's Swatter, Your Worst Nightmare, Counterfeit Billycock, L'Inspecteur, Stereoscopic Shades, Ball-Kicking Boots, Cremator's Conscience, A Whiff of the Old Brimstone, Builder's Blueprints, Couvre Corner, Surgeon's Stethoscope, Crocodile Smile, Spectre's Spectacles, Merc's Pride Scarf, Flair!, Photo Badge and Clan Pride.
- Bonk Boy and Foster's Facade are now miscellaneous slot items.
- Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect animations have been added. Really.
- LOD models added to several older cosmetic items.
- Players can now equip two misc items at once.
- [Undocumented] Made Noh Mercy, Large Luchadore and the Sniper's Snipin' Glass miscellaneous items.
October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)
- Added Wrap Battler, B-ankh!, Futankhamun, Idiot Box, Steel Pipes, Shoestring Budget, Blazing Bull, Fallen Angel, Tail From the Crypt, Hair of the Dog, Scottish Snarl, Pickled Paws, Can Opener, Soviet Stitch-Up, Steel-Toed Stompers, Buzz Killer, Frontier Flyboy, Legend of Bugfoot, Einstein, Dr. Gogglestache, Emerald Jarate, Holy Hunter, Silver Bullets, Garlic Flank Stake, Under Cover, Griffin's Gog, Intangible Ascot, Seal Mask, Apparition's Aspect, Last Breath, Bombinomicon, MONOCULUS!, Spine-Chilling Skull 2011, and Infernal Impaler.
- Fixed Spine-Chilling Skull not appearing when equipped by Soldiers
- [Undocumented] All Ghastly Gibuses have been upgraded to Ghastlier Gibuses.
- [Undocumented] All Ghastlier Gibuses have been upgraded to the Ghastlierest Gibuses.
- [Undocumented] All hats that had Halloween restrictions can now be worn during Full Moons.
- [Undocumented] Spine-Chilling Skull and Voodoo Juju are no longer craftable.
- Added Cold War Luchador and Mark of the Saint.
- Added Point and Shoot and War Head.
- Added Dr. Whoa.
- Added Dashin' Hashshashin and Top Notch.
- [Undocumented] Fixed certain all-class hats not showing up until the player touches a resupply cabinet.
- Added Itsy Bitsy Spyer.
December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
- Added Big Elfin Deal, Bootie Time, All-Father, Kringle Collection, Ornament Armament, Moonman Backpack, Jingle Belt, Bubble Pipe, Head Warmer, Sandvich Safe, Brainiac Goggles, Brainiac Hairpiece, Stocking Stuffer, Outback Intellectual, Brown Bomber, Dr. Grordbort's Copper Crest, Dr. Grordbort's Silver Crest, Ebenezer, and Holiday Headcase.
- Added Full Head Of Steam as a Foundry achievement milestone reward.
- Added Spirit Of Giving.
- [Undocumented] Added "glasses" equip region to the Brain Bucket.
- [Undocumented] Removed Scout's headset when equipped with the Brown Bomber.
- Added Lucky Shot.
- Added Warsworn Helmet, Bolgan, and Bolgan Family Crest.
- [Undocumented] Added Mapper's Medallion to the game files.
- Added Aladdin's Private Reserve.
- Added Battle Bob, Bushman's Boonie, Conquistador, Map Maker's Medallion and the Merc Medal.
- Added Boston Boom-Bringer.
- Added Fast Learner
- Added Teufort Tooth Kicker.
- Added Nine-Pipe Problem.
- Added Waxy Wayfinder and Scrap Pack.
- Added daily periodic reward hats for duel wins, map stamp purchases, and gifts given.
- Added Bolt Action Blitzer, Texas Half-Pants, and Toss-Proof Towel.
- Added LODs on Ghastly Gibus for all classes.
- Added Fruit Shoot.
- Added Front Runner, Triclops, and Flamingo Kid.
- Added Cross-Comm Crash Helmet, Cross-Comm Express, Sneaky Spats of Sneaking and the Doublecross-Comm.
- Added Liquor Locker.
June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
- Added Fed-Fightin' Fedora, Dillinger's Duffel, Helmet Without a Home, Captain's Cocktails, HazMat Headcase, Burning Bongos, Infernal Orchestrina, Bird-Man of Aberdeen, Apparatchik's Apparel, Idea Tube, Business Casual, Liquidator's Lid, Gentleman's Ushanka, Robot Chicken Hat Balloonicorn and Pyrovision Goggles.
- [Undocumented] Pocket Medic, Triboniophorus Tyrannus, Cremator's Conscience, Bird-Man of Aberdeen, Alien Swarm Parasite, and Balloonicorn and are now credited with assists on unassisted kills in Pyroland.
- [Undocumented] Added Gentle Munitionne of Leisure as a Doomsday achievement milestone reward.
- Teddy Roosebelt can now get assist credits.
- Fixed hatless hats not not-drawing correctly.
- Teddy Roosebelt can now get assists in Pyrovision.
- [Undocumented] Updated the world model of Scotch Bonnet.
August 2, 2012 Patch (Triad Pack)
- Added Russian Rocketeer, Awesomenauts Badge, Triad Trinket, Champ Stamp, Marxman, Lone Star, and Human Cannonball.
- Added Void Monk Hair, Grenadier Helm, and Ninja Cowl.
- [Undocumented] Barely-Melted Capacitor is now equippable, though is not visible due to having no model.
August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine)
- Added Archimedes, RoBro 3000 , and Soldier's Stogie.
- [Undocumented] Added the U-clank-a, Stealth Steeler, Tin Pot, Robot Running Man, Bolted Bushman, Tin-1000, Pyrobotics Pack, Medic Mech-bag, Battery Bandolier, and Tour of Duty Badge.
- Updated the backpack image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem.
- Updated the colors for Battery Bandolier.
- [Undocumented] Added Soldier's Stogie and Archimedes to the item drop system.
- [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icons for Archimedes and Battery Bandolier.
- [Undocumented] Fixed Boston Boom-Bringer not playing sounds when in MvM.
- Added Crafty Hair, Area 451, and Vigilant Pin.
- Backpack sounds updated for MONOCULUS!, Manniversary Paper Hat, Party Hat, Rogue's Col Roule, Scrap Pack, Professor's Pineapple, Googly Gazer, Liquor Locker, and Something Special For Someone Special.
- The Professor's Peculiarity and Teufort Tooth Kickers are now craftable.
- Loosened equip region restrictions for the Whiskered Gentleman, Sight for Sore Eyes, Googly Gazer, and Nine-Pipe Problem.
- Added styles to Big Country, Professor's Peculiarity, and Copper's Hard Top.
- The Scrap Pack, HOUWAR, and Birdcage can now get kill assists in Pyroland.
- [Undocumented] Fixed Tin-1000 not forcing the proper bodygroup.
- [Undocumented] Changed the Captain's Cocktails to item type, "Decorative Bombs".
- [Undocumented] Added War Pig, Soviet Gentleman, Hat of Cards, Track Terrorizer, Pyrotechnic Tote, Bearded Bombardier, Pocket Purrer, Medi-Mask, and Koala Compact.
- Added Heavy Artillery Officer's Cap, Combat Medic's Crusher Cap, Heroic Companion Badge, Triple A Badge, and Friends Forever Companion Square Badge.
- [Undocumented] Updated the description of the Pyrotechnic Tote to fix ellipses and apostrophes.
- Added Lacking Moral Fiber Mask, K-9 Mane, Stovepipe Sniper Shako, Whale Bone Charm, King of Scotland Cape, Menpo, Foppish Physician, and Distinguished Rogue.
- Fixed hats sometimes appearing multiple times in incorrect locations when changing classes.
- Fixed the Lacking Moral Fiber Mask being tagged as a misc item instead of a hat.
- [Undocumented] Added Operation Oil Spill Badge and Operation Gear Grinder Badge.
- [Undocumented] Vigilant Pin is now tradable, giftable, craftable, and can be used in crafting.
October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)
- [Undocumented] Added Voodoo-Cursed Souls Ghostly Gibus, Master Mind, Crone's Dome, Executioner, Zipperface, Grand Duchess Tiara, Grand Duchess Tutu, Grand Duchess Fairy Wings, Voodoo Juju (Slight Return), Wraith Wrap, Rump-o'-Lantern, Sir Hootsalot, Scarecrow, Bonedolier, Plutonidome, Spooky Shoes, Spooky Sleeves, Boo Balloon, Unknown Monkeynaut, Dead Little Buddy, Exorcizor, Coffin Kit, and Skull Island Topper.
- Added Cockfighter, That '70s Chapeau, Chief Constable, Hitt Mann Badge, Siberian Sophisticate and Deadliest Duckling.
- [Undocumented] Changed Balloonicorn and the Boo Balloon from item type "Badge" to type "Wearable Balloon."
- [Undocumented] Changed Unknown Monkeynaut and the Dead Little Buddy from item type "Badge" to "Wearable Ghost."
- Added Tuxxy, Faerie Solitaire Pin, and Saxxy Clapper Badge.
December 20, 2012 Patch (Mecha Update)
- Added Soldier's Slope Scopers, Cold Killer, Tough Stuff Muffs, Barnstormer, Carl, Brock's Locks, Aqua Flops, Hunger Force, DethKapp, Rail Spikes, Nose Candy, Hanger-On Hood, Flight of the Monarch, Flunkyware, Mann Co. Online Cap, Antlers, Winter Wonderland Wrap, Cut Throat Concierge, Der Wintermantel, Cool Breeze, Doc's Holiday, Digit Divulger, Heavy's Hockey Hair, Mutton Mann, Merc's Muffler, Operation Mecha Engine Badge, Smissmas Wreath, and Reindoonicorn.
- Added Last Straw, Prize Plushy and Grizzled Growth.
- The Prize Plushy can now get assists in Pyrovision.
- Updated the equip_region setting for The Bootie Time.
- Added Tux, Tournament Medal - ETF2L 6vs6 Tournament, Tournament Medal - ETF2L Ultiduo Tournament, Tournament Medal - ESH Ultiduo Tournament, and Tournament Medal - UGC Highlander Tournament (Season 8).
- [Undocumented] Replaced all tournament medals and Map Maker's Medallion in Mann Co. Catalog with a single armory icon.
- Added Buck Turner All-Stars.
- Added Brutal Bouffant.
- Added Vox Diabolus, Pounding Father, Person in the Iron Mask, Doe-Boy, Sydney Straw Boat, Blind Justice and Steel Songbird.
- [Undocumented] Tux now counts as assister in Pyroland.
- Added Croft's Crest, Fortune Hunter, and Tomb Wrapper.
- Added Wilson Weave, Bloodhound, Necronomicrown, Dapper Disguise, Long Fall Loafers and Samson Skewer.
- [Undocumented] Added TF2VRH.
- Added Conspiracy Cap and Public Accessor.
- Added UGC Highlander Season 9 and UGC 6vs6 Season 11.
May 17, 2013 Patch (Robotic Boogaloo)
- Added Bonk Leadwear, Bot Dogger, Ye Oiled Baker Boy, Full Metal Drill Hat, Steel Shako, Tyrantium Helmet, Bolted Birdcage, Electric Escorter, Firewall Helmet, Metal Slug, Plumber's Pipe, Pyro's Boron Beanie, Respectless Robo-Glove, Bolted Bicorne, Broadband Bonnet, Cyborg Stunt Helmet, FR-0, Pure Tin Capotain, Strontium Stove Pipe, Bunsen Brave, Gridiron Guardian, Tungsten Toque, Data Mining Light, Plug-In Prospector, Texas Tin-Gallon, Timeless Topper, Halogen Head Lamp, Platinum Pickelhaube, Titanium Tyrolean, Virus Doctor, Letch's LED, Shooter's Tin Topi, Soldered Sensei, Base Metal Billycock, Bootleg Base Metal Billycock, Galvanized Gibus, Modest Metal Pile of Scrap, Noble Nickel Amassment of Hats, Towering Titanium Pillar of Hats, Bolt Boy, Soldier's Sparkplug, Filamental, Googol Glass Eyes, Rusty Reaper, Scrap Sack, Bolted Bombardier, HDMI Patch, Scrumpy Strongbox, Titanium Towel, Teddy Robobelt, Byte'd Beak, Mecha-Medes, Practitioner's Processing Mask, Steam Pipe, Dual-Core Devil Doll, Megapixel Beard, and Electric Badge-aloo.
- Added Weather Master, Bacteria Blocker, and Breather Bag.
- Fixed a client crash related to the hatless hats and the character loadout screen.
- Added Crosslinker's Coil.
- Added Cloud Crasher, Powdered Practitioner, Well-Rounded Rifleman, Pom-Pommed Provocateur, Brotherhood of Arms, Beastly Bonnet, Centurion, Tartan Shade, Breakneck Baggies, Mair Mask, Dark Age Defender, Tyurtlenek, Pocket Pyro, Cheet Sheet, Steel Sixpack, Tartantaloons and Hardy Laurel.
- Added Tartan Spartan, Bear Necessities, Glasgow Great Helm, Burning Bandana, Caribbean Conqueror, Harmburg, Wet Works, Katyusha, Black Watch, Virtual Viewfinder, Das Ubersternmann, Pampered Pyro, Das Maddendoktor, Das Hazmattenhatten, Rebel Rouser, Baron von Havenaplane, Tsarboosh, Pardner's Pompadour, Valley Forge, Das Naggenvatcher, Whirly Warrior, Stormin' Norman, Greased Lightning, Federal Casemaker, Belgian Detective, Das Gutenkutteharen, Hive Minder, Das Fantzipantzen, Compatriot, Birdman of Australiacatraz, Das Feelinbeterbager, Brawling Buccaneer, Delinquent's Down Vest, El Muchacho, Red Army Robin, Half-Pipe Hurdler, Dry Gulch Gulp, Colonial Clogs, Bolshevik Biker, Bigg Mann on Campus, Cobber Chameleon, Lieutenant Bites, Rogue's Brogues, Das Metalmeatencasen, Hornblower, Falconer, Gaelic Golf Bag, Graybanns, Flared Frontiersman, Shogun's Shoulder Guard, Whiskey Bib, Gaelic Garb, Macho Mann, Gabe Glasses, Borscht Belt, Blood Banker, Backpack Broiler, After Dark, Cool Cat Cardigan, Caffeine Cooler, Trash Toter, Soot Suit, Founding Father and Heavy-Weight Champ.
- Added The Grandmaster.
- Added Bone Dome, Cotton Head, Pirate Bandana, Slick Cut, Brim-Full Of Bullets, L'homme Burglerre, Hong Kong Cone, Flapjack, Air Raider, Pop-eyes, Trickster's Turnout Gear, Hurt Locher, Cuban Bristle Crisis, Weight Room Warmer, Beep Boy, Gold Digger, Special Eyes, A Brush with Death, Medical Mystery, Ward, Chronomancer, Li'l Snaggletooth, Escapist, Frenchman's Formals and Viking Braider.
October 29, 2013 Patch (Scream Fortress 2013)
- Added Abhorrent Appendages, Accursed Apparition, Alternative Medicine Mann, Archimedes the Undying, Baphomet Trotters, Beacon from Beyond, Beast From Below, Birdie Bonnet, Bountiful Bow, Bozo's Bouffant, Bozo's Brogues, Burny's Boney Bonnet, Cadaver's Capper, Candleer, Candyman's Cap, Cap'n Calamari, Carious Chameleon, Carrion Companion, Cauterizer's Caudal Appendage, Chicken Kiev, Corpsemopolitan, Creature From The Heap, Crispy Golden Locks, Cryptic Keepsake, Dark Helm, Das Blutliebhaber, Death Support Pack, Ethereal Hood, External Organ, Face Plante, Faun Feet, Faux Manchu, Foul Cowl, Freedom Feathers, Glob, Gothic Guise, Grease Monkey, Grisly Gumbo, Grub Grenades, Guano, Hallowed Headcase, Halloweiner, Handhunter, Hardium Helm, Hard-Headed Hardware, Haunted Hat, Headtaker's Hood, Hidden Dragon, Hollowhead, Horned Honcho, Horrific Head of Hare, Horsemann's Hand-Me-Down, Hound's Hood, Hyperbaric Bowler, Ivan The Inedible, Jupiter Jumpers, Larval Lid, Last Bite, Lieutenant Bites the Dust, Lo-Grav Loafers, Lordly Lapels, Macabre Mask, Magical Mercenary, Maniac's Manacles, Manneater, Mann-Bird of Aberdeen, Medimedes, Monster's Stompers, Monstrous Mandible, Mucous Membrain, One-Way Ticket, Parasight, Pin Pals, Pocket Horsemann, Polly Putrid, PY-40 Incinibot, Quoth, Ramses' Regalia, Raven's Visage, Rugged Respirator, Sackcloth Spook, Scorched Skirt, Second Opinion, Shaman's Skull, Shaolin Sash, Sir Shootsalot, Snaggletoothed Stetson, Space Bracers, Spectralnaut, Spellbinder's Bonnet, Sprinting Cephalopod, Squid's Lid, Surgeon's Space Suit, Terrier Trousers, Teutonkahmun, Transylvania Top, Trepanabotomizer, Tuque or Treat, Unidentified Following Object, Up Pyroscopes, Vicar's Vestments, and Vicious Visage.
- Updated Air Raider so it can be painted correctly.
- Updated Bone Dome so it doesn't hide Pyro's backpack.
- Updated Chicken Kiev so it can't be equipped with Cold War Luchador or Large Luchadore.
- Updated the equip region for Ivan The Inedible to match the other Spooky Companion items.
- The Grandmaster will now update its model based on the owner's current kill streak
- Updated the Jupiter Jumpers so they can be equipped with the Mantreads and the Gunboats
- Fixed a bug that would cause robot "gate hat" items to be craftable. Replaced all Gate hats with Glitched Circuit Boards.
- Added the Heart of Gold.
- Added Portable Smissmas Spirit Dispenser, War on Smissmas Battle Hood, War on Smissmas Battle Socks, Sack Fulla Smissmas, Smissmas Caribou, Randolph the Blood-Nosed Caribou.
December 20, 2013 Patch (Smissmas 2013)
- "Head" and "Misc" slots for player loadouts have been converted to Cosmetic slots. All items that were previously Head- or Misc-slot-specific can now be equipped in any Cosmetic slot.
- Added Angel of Death, Antarctic Parka, Blizzard Breather, Chucklenuts, Dead of Night, Dictator, Dogfighter, Extra Layer, Face Full of Festive, Five-Month Shadow, Golden Garment, Highland High Heels, Kiss King, Little Drummer Mann, Mann Of House, Mann of Reason, Marshall's Mutton Chops, Minnesota Slick, Neckwear Headwear, Nunhood, Polar Pullover, Ruffled Ruprecht, Runner's Warm-Up, Scout Shako, Slo-Poke, Snow Scoper, Sub Zero Suit, Tartan Tyrolean, Tiny Timber, Toy Soldier, Toy Tailor, and Trail-Blazer.
February 7, 2014 Patch (Strongbox Pack)
- Added Antarctic Researcher, Archers Groundings, Backstabber's Boomslang, Big Daddy, Bullet Buzz, Bushi-Dou, Colonel's Coat, Combat Slacks, Cute Suit, Dark Falkirk Helm, Deep Cover Operator, Dough Puncher, Ein, Eliminators Safeguard, Fashionable Megalomaniac, First American, Gaiter Guards, Gone Commando, Ground Control, Heat of Winter, Heavy Lifter, Heer's Helmet, Huntsman's Essentials, Juggernaut Jacket, Killer's Kit, Law, Leftover Trap, Mister Bubbles, Mustachioed Mann, Napolean Complex, Rat Stompers, Sammy Cap, Sangu Sleeves, Scotch Saver, Smock Surgeon, Sole Mate, Sole Saviors, Stylish DeGroot, Teutonic Toque, Ticket Boy, Toowoomba Tunic, Trash Man, Trencher's Topper, Trencher's Tunic, War Goggles, and Warmth Preserver.
- Updated several cosmetic items that were missing an item_type description.
- Updated several cosmetic items to count as assisters in Pyrovision.
- Updated the Medi-Mask to use equip_region beard instead of face.
- Added Baronial Bouncer, Cutthroat's Cloak, Dread Hiding Hood, and Garrett Badge.
- Renamed the Baronial Bouncer to Gilded Guard, Cutthroat's Cloak to Criminal Cloak, and Garrett Badge to Baronial Badge.
- Added the smoke effect to the Soldier's Stogie.
- Added the InfoShow 2014 Tournament Participant Medal.
- Updated equip_regions for the Humanitarian's Hachimaki, the Special Eyes, the Blazing Bull, the Master's Yellow Belt, the Lucky Shot, and the Deadliest Duckling.
- Fixed seeing the incorrect cosmetic items on players when the server has been running for a long time.
- Fixed cosmetics not dropping into the world when players are killed.
- Fixed the Jarate effect not being displayed on some cosmetic items.
- Fixed seeing the fire texture on Runner's Warm-Up and the Tiny Timber in DirectX 8
- Fixed The Doe-Boy using incorrect team materials.
- [Undocumented] Added the Little Bear.
- [Undocumented] Added the Dread Hiding Hood, Criminal Cloak, Gilded Guard, and Baronial Badge to the Mann Co. Store.
- [Undocumented] The Dread Hiding Hood, Criminal Cloak, Gilded Guard, and Baronial Badge are now craftable, tradable, giftable and were added to the item drop system.
- [Undocumented] Updated the equip_region for the Hero's Hachimaki, Soldier's Stash, Gaelic Garb, Sangu Sleeves, Whiskey Bib, Trash Toter, and the Soldered Sensei.
- [Undocumented] Added ETF2L 6v6 Season 17 and ETF2L Highlander Season 5 medals.
- Fixed disguised Spies losing their disguised cosmetic items when they touch a supply closet.
- Added the Die Regime-Panzerung, and the Der Maschinensoldaten-Helm.
- Updated metal hats to sound like metal when they fall off players' heads.
- Updated the equip regions for the Toss-Proof Towel, the Titanium Towel, the Tartan Shade, the Marshall's Mutton Chops, Stockbroker's Scarf, the Carl, and the Polar Pullover.
- [Undocumented] Updated the equip_region for the Heavy's Hockey Hair.
- Updated the equip_region for the Pyromancer's Mask.
- Fixed the equip_region for tournament medals conflicting with other items.
- Added the LBTF2 Season 9 tournament medals.
Bugs
- On occasion, a player's cosmetic items may be left floating in the air, and taken off the player. This is a visual glitch, and if the player who's items have been left in the air happens to disconnect, the items will disappear with them.
- Due to a glitch involving high latency, players may equip multiple cosmetics that cannot be normally equipped together. This 'Equipment glitch' can also be done by editing some of the games text files, and completely removing all equip regions, leaving all items equip-able together.
- This can also be performed by leaving the cosmetic slots empty, disconnecting the internet (if possible), returning and selecting the cosmetics the user wants to combine and reconnects, the player will have their selection. However, if the player dies or touches a resupply, they will return to normal. This is due to the item server only losing connection after 10 seconds, so the player can trick the item server to apply hats selected, not by confliction.
Trivia
- On the History page on the official website and the Mac Update page, Valve refers to Team Fortress 2 as "America's #1 war-themed hat simulator", based on comments that the hats receive more attention than the gameplay itself.[1][2]
- The Trophy Belt and Football Helmet were first seen in Meet the Spy prior to the official Sniper vs. Spy Update.
Unused content
- A crafting recipe exists for smelting three Miscellaneous items into Scrap Metal in the game files. This recipe was once used when the only craftable miscellaneous item yet released was the Camera Beard, which dropped at the same rate as normal weapons. The recipe is currently disabled in-game.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Mac Update!", Teamfortress.com, June 10, 2010
- ↑ "History", Teamfortress.com, retrieved Feb. 13, 2012
External links
- Interview: Valve's Robin Walker on Item Drops and the Future of Team Fortress 2, Shacknews, April 29, 2009
- Sniper vs. Spy Update Bonus Day
- Classless Update - Official Hat Announcement
- Classless Update - An Editorial Cartoon of Some Insighte
- Classless Update - Barbary
- TF2 Official Blog - Incoming!
- TF2 Official Blog - Nice goin', pardner
