Very Scary Halloween Special
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The Third Annual Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special was the event launched with the October 27, 2011 Patch, which included the release of a new version of Viaduct for the event known as Eyeaduct, new items, costumes, and two new Achievements. Players that logged on during the event also received a Halloween Goodie Cauldron.
Contents
Additions
Monoculus
Weapons
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Unarmed Combat | |
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Wanga Prick |
Hats
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Infernal Impaler | |
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Apparition's Aspect | |
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Last Breath | |
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Buzz Killer | |
| All Classes | 
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Seal Mask |
| The Monoculus! | The Monoculus! | |
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Spine Chilling Skull 2011 |
Miscellaneous Items
| Tail From The Crypt | Tail From The Crypt | |
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Steel-Toed Stompers | |
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Silver Bullets | |
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Dr. Gogglestache | |
| The Intangible Ascot | The Intangible Ascot | |
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Bombinomicon |
Timeline
On October 20, 2011, a new Halloween-themed background was added to the game and made the default main menu background. In the same update, Halloween event-only hats from previous Halloween events were made wearable again. The Horseless Headless Horsemann was re-added to Mann Manor, as well as Halloween pumpkin drops and the Thriller taunt for all classes.
On October 21, 2011, a blog post on the TF2 Official Website confirmed the 'Third Annual Scream Fortress Halloween' update to be released sometime during the following week.[1]
On October 21, 2011, Valve developer Jon Lippincott posted to the HLDS mailing list, stating that new Halloween content will be released "in the near future".[2] The e-mail confirmed the introduction of gift drops, which were a feature of previous Halloween events that dropped special items for players on the specific event map Mann Manor. Lippincott stated that gift drops will only occur on servers that have registered with Steam, and that abusing or attempting to cheat the drop system will result in the removal of the server's registration.
On October 27, 2011, a blog post on the TF2 Official Website announced the imminent arrival of the "Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special" with a new comic titled "Bombinomicon", as well as some details of the halloween update such as "awesome costumes that you can pick up by collecting scattered gifts in the Halloween update". The comic hints that Monoculus will be this year's boss, similar to the Horsemann.[3]
Update history
- [Undocumented] Added new Halloween Special background.
- Halloween 2011 Event
- Viaduct has been haunted and is now... Eyeaduct!
- One full multi-piece costume set has been added for each class
- Random gifts containing costume pieces drop in Eyeaduct on registered servers
- 2 new Halloween 2011 achievements
- Any unusual hats uncrated during the event will be Halloween-themed
- New Halloween-themed items are available in the Mann Co. store, but only for a limited time!
Gallery
The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011.
The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011 (widescreen).
Promotional image used in the Update on the Halloween Update Blog Post.
The Soldier's new costume.
The Engineer's new costume.
See also
- Haunted Hallowe'en Special, the 2009 Halloween event
- Scream Fortress Update, the 2010 Halloween event
- Bombinomicon, promotional comic released prior to the 2011 Halloween event
References
- ↑ "Update on the Halloween Update", TF2 Team, TF2 Official Website, October 21, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2011.
- ↑ [hlds] Halloween 2011 by Jon Lippincott, hlds@list.valvesoftware.com, October 21, 2011, 19:33:14 PDT. Accessed October 21, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=6633
External links
- "Update on the Halloween Update", TF2 Official Website, October 21, 2011
