Potato Hat
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| Potato Hat | |||||
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| Worn by: | All | ||||
| Slot: | Cosmetic | ||||
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er error | ||||
| Released: | April 5, 2011 Patch | ||||
| Availability: | Promotional | ||||
| Tradable: | Yes | ||||
| Giftable: | Yes | ||||
| Craftable: | Yes | ||||
| Paintable: | No | ||||
| Nameable: | Yes | ||||
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| “ | Bloody hell! Those ones were my favorites!
Click to listen
— The Demoman on his misplaced potatoes.
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The [ classified ], better known as the Potato Hat, is a promotional headwear item for all classes. It is a white hard hat with a potato-powered miner's light with a team colored glow, connected by two orange wires with team colored connector insulation. The far side of the hat sports grey electrical tape covering an unknown team colored circular logo.
This hat was awarded from April 5, 2011 to players who had bought the Potato Sack pack, or had owned all the games from the pack, on Steam. It appears to still be available, and it is unknown when it will stop being awarded.
The games contained within the pack consist of 1... 2... 3... KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby), AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, AudioSurf, BIT.TRIP BEAT, Cogs, Defense Grid: The Awakening, Killing Floor, RUSH, Super Meat Boy, The Ball, The Wonderful End of the World, and Toki Tori.
Contents
Update history
- [Undocumented] This item was added to the game.
Bugs
- The hat does not drop for all people who own the games in the Potato Sack; an email from Robin Walker, however, has confirmed the remaining hats will be dropped within the week of April 5th.
Trivia
- This hat is a reference to the "Potato Clock"[1], a popular science fair project where a potato is used to power a clock or other electronic appliance.
- A paint texture exists to make this hat paintable, however, it remains unused.
Gallery
Announcement on Steam advertising the new item.
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