Camera Beard
| Camera Beard | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | Spy |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Beard |
| Released: | Classless Update |
| Availability: | Craft, Drop or Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
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 Camera Beard |
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| “ | Is it a beard? Or is it a camera? No one will guess that it is both! Great for infiltrating lumber yards, Canada, and strongmen competitions.
— Dapper Rogue Catalogue for the Gentleman Scoundrel
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The Camera Beard is a miscellaneous item for the Spy. It is a bushy, black, fake beard, covering the Spy's face from the nostrils down, with a film camera cleverly hidden within with tape.
The item description was written by Codo for the Hat Describing Contest and was slightly edited by Valve.
Contents
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
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| A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
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| Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
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| Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
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| A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
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| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
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| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
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| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
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| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
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| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Update history
August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
- The Camera Beard was added to the game.
December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)
- Moved to the Misc loadout slot so this miscellaneous item can be equipped with a hat.
- Changed so this miscellaneous item can be smelted into scrap metal.
- Changed to be treated as a hat in crafting, allowing this item to be used as an ingredient in the "Rebuild Headgear" crafting recipe.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this miscellaneous item.
- This miscellaneous item was made paintable.
- [Undocumented] In items_game.txt item_type_name was changed from "TF_Wearable_Hat" to "TF_Wearable_FacialHair".
Bugs
- This item noticeably clips with the Intangible Ascot.
Trivia
- This item is a tongue-in-cheek reference to real-world spy micro-cameras, which are disguised as innocuous articles of clothing such as shirt buttons or wristwatches, or in this case, a fake beard.
- Initially, the Spy had rejected the Camera Beard for being "ridiculous" on Day 4 of the Sniper vs. Spy Update, and elected to purchase the Cloak and Dagger and Dead Ringer instead.
- When the Camera Beard was changed from a headwear item to a miscellaneous item, they were dropped at an abnormally high rate, on par with weapons. A blueprint was soon added, so players could craft three of them into one scrap metal, until the drop rate of miscellaneous items was placed on par with that of hats.
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