Promotional images

Part of the advertising for Team Fortress 2 included the use of promotional images, many of which were derived from pre-release iterations of the game, thus reflecting differences such as the roofless bridge version of 2Fort. These images often reflect outdated and older designs of characters, maps, and weapons, as well as gameplay concepts.

The images from the pre-release version of the current iteration of Team Fortress 2 were usually sourced from in-game screenshots or screen captures taken from Trailer 2 and Meet the Heavy. Because of how prominent many of these images were, they are still used on some websites when referencing the game. For example, the Steam TF2 stats page still uses the original group photo, as seen to the upper-right, to represent the game.

TF2 Pre-release Gallery

Heavy and Spy at RED side of 2Fort. Here, the Spy is wielding the Tranquilizer Gun.
A Pyro, Scout, and Soldier capping a point in Well. Note the older control point hologram design.
A Heavy firing his Minigun in front of the RED base in 2Fort. Note the older muzzle flash design and the gloveless Heavy.
A Pyro guarding RED's base in 2Fort.
A Heavy and Engineer defend the final BLU capture point in Well.
A Spy about to backstab a Sniper in Well.
A Soldier rocket jumping in 2Fort with a BLU Heavy and RED Soldier fighting in the background.
A Pyro and Scout in Well.
BLU defenders in 2Fort.
A Medic healing a Heavy in 2Fort.
Engineers construct a base in Well.
The same nest, but with a Level 3 Sentry Gun.
A Pyro fighting a Soldier on a control point in Hydro.
An ÜberCharged Pyro and Medic assault a Heavy.
A Demoman about to gib a Scout in Well with Stickybombs. Here, there are nine stickies deployed.
A Spy decloaking behind an Engineer.
The beta 2Fort.
RED team in Hydro.
Pyro in Dustbowl.
A Heavy attacking the RED base in 2Fort.
RED team in Dustbowl.
RED team in Dustbowl, outside the first control point.

TF2 Promotional Video Gallery

Meet the Heavy

"Who touched my gun?"
"I've yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet."
The Heavy firing his gun in Dustbowl.

Trailer 2

A RED Engineer killing BLU Soldiers with his Level 1 Sentry Gun.
A BLU Heavy firing his Minigun on 2Fort. A Sniper can be seen in the background.
Another shot of the BLU building with the Heavy firing.
The BLU Heavy killing RED Soldiers as they leave the RED base.
A RED Sniper taking aim.
The Sniper is about to kill the Heavy with a headshot. A BLU Pyro can be seen in the shot.
The BLU Pyro looking over after the Sniper kills the Heavy.
A BLU Spy un-cloaking behind the Sniper.
Same shot but with the Spy un-cloaked completely.
A headshot of the Spy after backstabbing the Sniper.
A BLU Scout sneaking up behind a RED Pyro. Note the old design for the Pyro's oxygen tank.
The Scout about to kill the Pyro with his Bat.
The Scout is about to pick up the Intelligence.
The Demoman firing his Grenade Launcher. A dead Pyro can slightly be seen.
The Demoman throwing his Dynamite Pack towards an attacking RED Sentry Gun.
The Dynamite sticks begin to explode killing the RED Engineer.
A Rocket Jumping BLU Soldier.
A row of Soldiers Rocket Jumping.

TF2 Post-release gallery

The current TF2 group photo.
Heavy and Medic in Viaduct.
Lumberyard.
Lumberyard.
Ravine.
Ravine.
The Heavy, from the Mac Update.
Level 1 Sentry and Portal turret, from the Mac Update.
A RED Heavy and Pyro wearing Max's Severed Head.
A Scout wearing the Ellis' Cap and maggots being fried by the Soldier with a Frying Pan.
The Soldier wearing his Lumbricus Lid and wielding the Holy Hand Grenades.
The Pyro and the Scout wielding the Sharpened Volcano Fragment and the Sun-On-A-Stick.
The Soldier and the Engineer wearing hats from the April 7, 2011 Patch.
The Engineer and the Spy wearing Hetman's Headpiece and Janissary Ketche.

TFC Pre-release Gallery

2Fort.

TF2: Brotherhood of Arms Gallery

1998 design

Box art.
Button from Sierra's Valve's Team Fortress and Homeworld previews.
Medic.
Ranger.
Sniper.
E3 1998 image (Half-Life Beta MP5 is used as placeholder).
Ditto, further view.
Blue team.
Bridge.
Medium Infantry building a Sentry Gun.
Same.
Lobotomy map.
Blue team logo.
Chain gun accuracy comparison in different stances.

1999 design

Brotherhood of Arms logo.
Machine gun nest.
Spy.
Spy.
Spy.
Marine.
Multi-resolution mesh at 12% (extreme distance)
Multi-resolution mesh at 25% (long distance)
Multi-resolution mesh at 50% (mid-range)
Multi-resolution mesh at 75% (close-up)
Multi-resolution mesh at 100% (extreme close-up)
FAMAS.
Medic.
Machine gun emplacement.
Ammo loading.
Garden.

Notes

The Pyro does not have a hose attached to his Flamethrower in any of the current iteration pre-release screenshots.
The Brotherhood of Arms pictures represent several stages of design before the entire game was scrapped.
The promotional filename for Meet the Heavy was WhoTouchedSasha.wmv.

Promotional images

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