Currently unreleased content
This article lists currently unreleased content that is assumed will be released before the end of Team Fortress 2 development.
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Team Fortress 2 updates
Medals
Several medals created by community contributors are to be awarded to participants of endorsed community events. These medals have not been officially mentioned by Valve. The reason for their delay is due to technology currently being tested.[1]
Mapper's Medallion
The Mapper's Medallion is a special medal created by Lord Ned of TF2Maps in order to congratulate the participants of the Art Pass Contest. This medal is similar to the Polycount Pin as it will only be available to those who entered the competition.
The Mapper's Medallion as it appears on the original preview page.
Pubbers vs Pros Medal
The Pubbers vs Pros Medal is a Miscellaneous item created by Lord Ned of TF2Maps to reward participants of the Pubstars vs Pros event. This medal is similar to the Polycount Pin as it will only be available to those who compete within the event.
The Pubbers Vs Pros Medal as it appears in the original announcement thread.
Unreleased items
Certain evidence of unreleased items can be found within the game files. It is unclear why they have not been released as of yet.
Firstly, a community-contributed hat known as the Legionaire's Lid (according to the tf_english.txt file) exists in the "GCF" complete with description.
In the December 23, 2010 Patch, tf_english.txt strings for a new Demoman shield, known as the Heraldic Targe, and a new tool, the Gadget Token, were revealed. Robin Walker announced that the Gadget Token was "an experiment we tested internally, but didn't like enough to ship", therefore the Gadget Token may never be released.
Other Polycount contest entries
Valve initially selected five entries from the Polycount Contest out of a total of 76. Robin Walker has stated that nearly half of the entries were of high enough quality to be used in-game, and Valve has since implemented an additional six entries.[2][3][4] All of the entries can be found here.
Large-scale performance update
Shortly after the Mann-Conomy Update, Robin Walker discussed in an email with one of the community contributors a large-scale performance update in the works which would replace all W (World) and V (View) models with the new C (Combination) model type, as well as an update to the existing C models and the new C models with LODs. This update would significantly increase performance and allow for a greater range of community and Valve item replacements in later updates. In the updates released since this email was sent, a sizable portion of the game's C models have received LODs. Many more, however, are still to come.
Training Mode for the remaining classes
The Scout, Pyro, Heavy, Medic, and Sniper Training Modes are to be released in a future update.
Second Miscellaneous item slot
During the Summer Camp Sale announcement on the TF2 Official Website, the team noted that their promotional image for the event featured two Scouts donning two Miscellaneous items at the same time; one wore the Flip-Flops and Lucky No. 42, while the other wore the Flip-Flops and Summer Shades. "After firing the artist responsible, we are now working on making that artist's vision a reality.[5]". Later, a promotional image for the Manno-Technology Bundle featured the Heavy donning two Miscellaneous items as well; the Deus Specs and Purity Fist.
Currently Tested in Team Fortress 2 Beta.
Other
Meet the Pyro
There is one unreleased Meet the Team video expected for release, Meet the Pyro. As revealed in an interview with Robin Walker by the KritzKast Podcast, Meet the Pyro will be a look at the world through the Pyro's eyes.[6] It is also thought that Meet the Pyro will be based on Pipeline as the official website's backgrounds of the character pages are of the map where the video of the respective class occurred (except for the Heavy's page, showing Viaduct instead of Dustbowl).
Source Filmmaker
'Source Filmmaker' is the name of the tool used to create the Meet the Team videos, the Left 4 Dead intro movies, and other Valve-produced clips. It has not yet been officially released, though it has been leaked.
Contribution site gallery
Valve has stated that they will release a way to view all user-submitted content before it is, or is not, implemented into the game. It is unknown when this feature will be available. To date, only the Gallery for Avatars section has been released; a gallery for hats and weapons has yet to be made.
References
- ↑ Robin Walker email
- ↑ Polycount.com, "The Team-Fortress 2 ‘Polycount Pack’ Winners". Published July 15, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ↑ TeamFortress.com, "Australian Christmas". Published December 17, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ↑ TeamFortress.com, "The Über Update". Published June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ↑ TeamFortress.com, "Summer Sale!". Published July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Exclusive Interview With Robin Walker
