Map Maker's Medallion

Map Maker's Medallion
RED BLU
Basic Information
Worn by:	All
Slot:	Cosmetic
Equip region:	Template:Dictionary/items/er error
Contributed by:	Matt
Released:	January 17, 2012 Patch
Availability:	Distributed
Tradable:	No
Craftable:	Yes
Paintable:	No
Nameable:	No
Craft No.?:	No
Available Qualities
Genuine
Loadout Stats
Genuine Map Maker's Medallion 1 - 100

“

You were good son, real good; maybe even the best. Click to listen — The Soldier congratulating map creators

”

The Map Maker's Medallion is a miscellaneous item for all classes. It is a gold medal with a hammer on it hanging by a team-colored ribbon with a white stripe down the middle, attached to the player's chest.

The Map Maker's Medallion was given to those who entered the Art Pass Contest and the top three placing winners of the TF2Maps.net Dynamic Payload Contest and previous contests. It is also given to notable members of the TF2Maps.net mapping community.

Update history

January 17, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added the Mapper's Medallion to the game files.

January 26, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added a BLU material file (.vmt) for the Mapper's Medallion.

February 2, 2012 Patch

• Added The Map Maker's Medallion and renamed from Mapper's Medallion.

Trivia

• The hammer is a reference to Valve's map editor, Hammer.
• Three alternative rewards were proposed, one of which was a hammer that would replace the Engineer's Wrench.
• The item is referred to as a Func_Medal, a reference to the various func-prefixed entities available for use with the Hammer editor.

See also

• List of Map Maker's Medallion owners