Mann Co. Supply Crate

Mann Co. Supply Crate
Basic Information
Released:	Mann-Conomy Update
Availability:	Drop
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	No
Available Qualities
Unique
Loadout Stats
Mann Co. Supply Crate 1 - 100 Crate Series #(Number) You need a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key to open this. You can pick one up at the Mann Co. Store.

“

Where's your precious Hippo-crates now? Click to listen — The Scout

”

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 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. Once opened to the tune of a cheering crowd - identical to when an achievement is unlocked - 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.

While Mann Co. Supply Crates are obtained through the item drop system, they do not add to the total cap of items a player can obtain each week.

Though the notion and concept of a crate suggests that the contents should be predetermined, Robin Walker has confirmed the mechanics are such that item drop is determined at the point of opening the crate; moreover, items are not mapped to crates and thus there is no distinction to be made between two crates of identical series.

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.

Retired series

The crates in this section can no longer be found via the item drop system, however any existing ones can still be traded, gifted, or opened with a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key.

Series #6 - Festive Winter Crate

Festive Winter Crate
Level 10
Crate Series #6
This crate is unusually festive.
Its contents are unknown and
normal keys don't fit the lock.

You'd better hold onto it.
There'll probably be a way to open it later.

This item will expire on Dec 31, 2010 (23:00:00).

Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

These particular crates could not be opened with the normal Mann Co. Supply Crate Key. Instead, they required either a Festive Winter Crate Key or a Stocking Stuffer Key, which were available through the Mann Co. Store or for free, respectively, during the Australian Christmas event. On December 31, 2010, they expired and were removed from the backpacks of all players.

Series #7

Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

Series #8

Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

Series #9

Added in the December 10, 2010 Patch.

Series #10

Added in the March 15, 2011 Patch.

Series #11

Added in the March 15, 2011 Patch.

Series #12

Added in the March 15, 2011 Patch.

Series #13

Added in the March 23, 2011 Patch.

Series #14

Added in the March 23, 2011 Patch.

Series #15

Added in the March 23, 2011 Patch.

Series #16

Added in the April 7, 2011 Patch.

Series #17

Added in the April 7, 2011 Patch.

Series #18

Added in the April 7, 2011 Patch.

Series #19

Added in the June 23, 2011 Patch.

Crate Series #19
Drops	No
Items
Chargin' Targe	.%
Grenade Launcher	.%
Stickybomb Launcher	.%
Eyelander	.%
Hustler's Hallmark	.%
Tippler's Tricorne	.%
Schadenfreude	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Series #20

Added in the June 23, 2011 Patch.

Crate Series #20
Drops	No
Items
Rocket Launcher	.%
Pain Train	.%
Shotgun	.%
Direct Hit	.%
Killer's Kabuto	.%
Sergeant's Drill Hat	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Series #21

Added in the June 23, 2011 Patch.

Crate Series #21
Drops	No
Items
Gloves of Running Urgently	.%
Shotgun	.%
Minigun	.%
Natascha	.%
Hound Dog	.%
Football Helmet	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Series #22 - Refreshing Summer Cooler

Refreshing Summer Cooler
Level 10
Crate Series #22

The cooler's contents are unknown and normal keys don't fit the lock.
You'd better hold onto it. There'll probably be a way to open it later.
The cooler contains an item, but it isn't clear what. The cooler will disappear on July 11th, so you should open it before it's gone!


This item will expire on Jul 11, 2011 (23:00:00).

Added in the June 28, 2011 Patch.

These particular crates cannot be opened with the normal Mann Co. Supply Crate Key. Instead, they required a Refreshing Summer Cooler Key, which were available through the Mann Co. Store as of the July 1, 2011 Patch.

On July 11, 2011, these crates expired and were removed from player backpacks.

Series #23

Added in the July 12, 2011 item schema update.

Crate Series #23
Drops	Yes
Items
Sandman	.%
Pistol	.%
Scattergun	.%
Boston Basher	.%
Ye Olde Baker Boy	.%
Milkman	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Series #24

Added in the July 12, 2011 item schema update.

Crate Series #24
Drops	Yes
Items
Ambassador	.%
Conniver's Kunai	.%
Knife	.%
Revolver	.%
Private Eye	.%
Fancy Fedora	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Series #25

Added in the July 12, 2011 item schema update.

Crate Series #25
Drops	Yes
Items
Flame Thrower	.%
Flare Gun	.%
Powerjack	.%
Backburner	.%
Prancer's Pride	.%
Respectless Rubber Glove	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Active series

The following crates are currently available via the item drop system:

Series #26

Added in the August 18, 2011 Patch.

Crate Series #26
Drops	Yes
Items
Syringe Gun	.%
Crusader's Crossbow	.%
Bonesaw	.%
Medi Gun	.%
Gentleman's Gatsby	.%
Otolaryngologist's Mirror	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Series #27

Added in the August 18, 2011 Patch.

Crate Series #27
Drops	Yes
Items
Sniper Rifle	.%
Sydney Sleeper	.%
Bushwacka	.%
Jarate	.%
Larrikin Robin	.%
Villain's Veil	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Series #28

Added in the August 18, 2011 Patch.

Crate Series #28
Drops	Yes
Items
Shotgun	.%
Frontier Justice	.%
Jag	.%
Wrench	.%
Safe'n'Sound	.%
Mining Light	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

Series #29

Added in the September 20, 2011 Patch.

Crate Series #29
Drops	Yes
Items
Axtinguisher	.%
Black Box	.%
Razorback	.%
Eyelander	.%
Tough Guy's Toque	.%
Frenchman's Beret	.%
or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	.%
Drop rate is an estimate only.
Weapons obtained from this crate will have the Strange quality.

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.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #1.

October 6, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Crate Series #2 added.

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #3, #4 and #5.

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Crates Series #1 and #2 no longer drop in game. (People with Series #1 and #2 crates still had the attributes set to #1 and #2, but they took on the schema ID of Series #3 and #4 crates, respectively.)

December 10, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated the Mann Co. Supply Crate description.
• [Undocumented] Added Festive Winter Crates.
• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #7, #8, and #9.
• [Undocumented] Crates Series #3, #4, and #5 no longer drop in game.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #10, #11 and #12.
• [Undocumented] Crates #7, #8, and #9 no longer drop.

March 23, 2011 Patch (Japan Charity Bundle)

• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #13, #14 and #15.
• [Undocumented] Crates #10, #11, and #12 no longer drop.

April 7, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #16, #17 and #18.
• [Undocumented] Crates #13, #14, and #15 no longer drop.

June 23, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #19, #20 and #21.
• [Undocumented] Crates #16, #17, and #18 no longer drop.

June 28, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Refreshing Summer Coolers

July 11, 2011 [Item schema update]

• Removed Refreshing Summer Coolers.

July 12, 2011 [Item schema update]

• Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #23, #24 and #25.
• Crates #19, #20, and #21 no longer drop.

August 18, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #26, #27, and #28.

September 20, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Supply Crate series #29.

Bugs

• Attempting to open a crate whilst disconnecting from a server will result in the timer being set to 255 seconds.

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 Mac Update trailer, the RED Soldier can be seen sifting through a crate of hats, hinting at the existence of crates before the Mann-Conomy Update.
• Crate series are usually launched and discontinued in groups of three, with the exception of #1, #2, #6 (Xmas promotion), #22 (Summer promotion), and #29.

See also

• Mann Co. Supply Crate Key
• Item drop system