Mann Co. Supply Crate

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Mann Co. Supply Crates are tool items obtainable only through the item drop system. They are shown as open-style wooden shipping crates, wrapped in chains held with a comically large padlock. Mann Co. Supply Crates can be opened with the use of a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key.

When a crate is opened, a five second timer ticks down, alongside a sound effect of chains jangling and wood creaking. The player will receive one of a set of items, which are listed in the crate's description and are dependent on its series. This item is announced to the server in a similar format to regular dropped Items. The crate and key are removed from the player's inventory and replaced with the uncrated item.

Contents

Note: Rare item statistics assume drop rates are equal regardless of series. It is also assumed that the series of the crates are dropping in a uniform distribution.

Series #1 - No Longer Drops

Note: sample size of 3,435 crates from server logs available on request.
In-game description Drop rate* Estimated drop rate**
Vita-Saw 10.85% 11%
Gunslinger 11.30% 11%
Equalizer 9.28% 11%
Scottish Resistance 10.77% 11%
Old Guadalajara 10.76% 11%
Napper's Respite 11.03% 11%
Name Tag 12.31% 11%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge 11.82% 11%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue 11.78% 11%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! 0.55% 1%

Series #2 - No Longer Drops

Note: sample size of 1,182 crates.
In-game description Drop rate* Estimated drop rate**
Black Box 15.27% 14%
Shortstop 12.15% 14%
L'Etranger 10.80% 14%
Sober Stuntman 6.41% 5%
Pugilist's Protector 4.47% 5%
Chieftain's Challenge 6.24% 5%
Dueling Mini-Game 15.60% 14%
A Deep Commitment to Purple 13.76% 14%
Australium Gold 15.78% 14%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! 0.51% 1%

Series #3

Note: sample size of 992 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding errors.
In-game description Drop rate* Estimated drop rate**
Bushwacka 15.93% -%
Crit-a-Cola 18.14% -%
The Homewrecker 18.05% -%
Troublemaker's Tossle Cap 6.45% -%
Bombing Run 4.94% -%
Stout Shako 4.84% -%
Description Tag 15.02% -%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue 15.82% -%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! -%*** 1%

Series #4

Note: sample size of 879 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding errors.
In-game description Drop rate* Estimated drop rate**
Battalion's Backup 20.83% -%
Pain Train 18.10% -%
Your Eternal Reward 18.67% -%
Whoopee Cap 3.65% -%
Heavy Duty Rag 5.36% -%
Handyman's Handle 5.36% -%
Dueling Mini-Game 15.26% -%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge 11.96% -%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! -%*** 1%

Series #5

Note: sample size of 965 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding errors.
In-game description Drop rate* Estimated drop rate**
Name Tag 11.85% -%
The Powerjack 18.95% -%
The Gunboats 18.41% -%
The Southern Hospitality 16.05% -%
Bloke's Bucket Hat 4.74% -%
Safe'n'Sound 3.63% -%
Ze Goggles 7.36% -%
Handyman's Handle 4.87% -%
Color No. 216-190-216 15.86% -%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item! -%*** 1%


Festive Winter Crate (Series #6)

Festive Winter Crate
Note: Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

A normal key can not open this crate. This item will expire on December 31, 2010 (23:00:00).

Festive Winter Crate

Series #7

No known drop statistics. Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

Series #8

No known drop statistics. Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

Series #9

No known drop statistics. Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.


Notes

*Drop rate is the observed drop rate.
**Estimated drop rate is an estimate as to what Valve has set the drop rate to be.
*** Please note that the unusual "drop rate" in crates series 3, 4 and 5 haven't been fully calculated yet.

Crate-opening demonstration

Notes

  • As of the November 19, 2010 Patch, Series #1 and Series #2 crates no longer drop in game. People with Series 1 and 2 crates still have the attributes set to 1 and 2, but they take on the schema ID of Series 3 and 4 crates, respectively.

See Also

Trivia

  • Although Valve modeled the padlocked chain for the icon, the padlocked box can't be found in the game files; its textures, however, can be found. The crate itself uses a model that appears to be the same as models/props_hydro/barrel_crate_half.mdl .
  • In the TF2 Mac update trailer, you can clearly see a RED Soldier rifling through a crate of hats, hinting at the existence of crates before the Mann-Conomy Update.
  • While Mann Co. crates are obtained through the item drop system they do not add to the total cap of items you can obtain each week.[1]

References

  1. Email from Robin, October 3, 2010.