Australian Christmas
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The Australian Christmas was a major content update for Team Fortress 2, released on December 17, 2010.
A new game mode, Medieval Mode, was introduced, featuring the new map Degroot Keep.
The update increased backpack slots from 200 to 300, with the possibility of buying additional slots, 100 at a time, with the Backpack Expander. The maximum backpack size became 1000 slots.
During the event, the Festive Winter Crate became unlockable with a Festive Winter Crate Key that is only available as a purchase from the Mann Co. Store for US $2.49, UK £1.99, EURO €2.49.
The official Valve page for the event may be viewed here.
Origin story
On December 18th, 1788, less than a year after the first settlers colonized Australia, an old cutthroat named Nicolas Crowder arrived on a boat with some other new settlers, took one look at the heat and privations, said "screw this," commandeered the boat, and set course on a one-man voyage to conquer the South Pole. Legend tells that he lives there still.
Every December 18th, "Old Nick" returns down under to find out if Australia's children have been naughty or nice. The nice children are given the greatest gift of all -- they are not abducted along with the naughty ones and carted off to the South Pole.
For the next twelve months, the naughty children make toys to Old Nick's exacting specifications. Then, on December 17th, the presents are gift-wrapped, placed in a sleigh, and driven to Old Nick's mansion, where he opens them. Naturally, given the sheer number of hats and weapons Old Nick receives, there are bound to be duplicates -- and every December 18th, he posts them online, selling them at prices so low that he's practically giving them away.
New additions
Weapons
| Class | Item Sets | Item | Details | Killicon |
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 Scout |
No item set |  Boston Basher |
 On Hit: Bleed for 5 seconds.  On Miss: Hit yourself. Idiot.
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 Candy Cane |
On kill: A small health pack is dropped. 25% explosive damage vulnerability on wearer.
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 Pyro |
No item set |  Back Scratcher |
+25% damage done -75% health from healers on wearer +50% health from packs on wearer.
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 Demoman |
The Expert's Ordnance +10% fire damage resistance on wearer
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 Loch-n-Load |
-60% clip size +10% damage done +25% projectile speed +25% damage to self Launched bombs shatter on surfaces
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 Ullapool Caber |
No random critical hits High-yield Scottish face removal. A sober person would throw it...
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| No item set | File:Backpack Claidheamohmor.png Claidheamohmor |
0.5 sec increase in charge duration No random critical hits -15 max health on wearer
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 Heavy |
The Hibernating Bear +5% Critical hit damage resistance on wearer
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 Brass Beast |
+20% damage done 50% slower spin up time 60% slower move speed while deployed
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 Buffalo Steak Sandvich |
Move speed is temporarily increased by roughly 35% Player may only use melee weapons Damage done and taken will be Mini-Crits Who needs bread?
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 Warrior's Spirit |
+30% damage done -20 Max Health
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| No item set |  Fists of Steel |
-60% damage from ranged sources while active +100% damage from melee sources while active
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 Engineer |
No item set |  Jag |
30% faster construction rate -25% damage done
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 Medic |
The Medieval Medic +1 health regenerated per second on wearer
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 Crusader's Crossbow |
Fires special bolts that heal teammates and deal damage based on distance traveled. No headshots -75% max primary ammo on wearer
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 Amputator |
On Taunt: Applies a healing effect to all nearby teammates
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Hats
Tools
- Backpack Expander - Expand backpack by 100 spaces (max of 1000 space)
- Map Stamps - Buy a map stamp to get a hat, and whenever you play the map that you purchased the stamp on, you will have a particle effect attached to you.
Trivia
- It is actually summer, not winter, during the Christmas season in Australia because of the tilt of the Earth's axis during that time of the year.
