Styles
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Styles are alternate versions of hats, miscellaneous items, and weapons. Introduced in the Hatless Update on April 14, 2011 Patch, styles enable the player to alter the visual form of an item at any time. Styles applied to items do not affect the painted status or tradability of the item.
The style of an item can be changed by selecting the item in the backpack and then clicking 'Set Style'. If the item has defined styles, a window will appear listing the styles available in a drop-down menu, allowing the player to select one. Current styles range from being alterations to the painting scheme on an item to a separate model of the item entirely. Promotional items that were released in tiers, such as the hats of the Steam Treasure Hunt, have styles that mimic the appearance of the lower-tiered counterparts. Another example is the Gibus, which can be Ghastly, Ghastlier and Ghastlierest.
There are currently 23 items that have styles.
Items with styles
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| Flying Guillotine | 
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| Thirsty | Thirstier | ||||
| Splendid Screen | 
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| Classic | Spike | Arrow | Spike And Arrow | ||
| Festive Stickybomb Launcher | 
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| Festive | Festivest | ||||
| Black Rose | 
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| Mystery and True Love | Baccara | ||||
| Bat Outta Hell† | 
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| Universal | Scout | Demoman | Soldier | ||
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Update history
April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)
- Added the "styles" backpack mechanic.
- Added "styles" for the Ghastlier Gibus, Treasure Hat, Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect, and the Googly Gazer.
- Added new paint styles to the Pyromancer's Mask and the Scotsman's Stove Pipe.
- Added a missing material for the Scotsman's Stove Pipe.
- Added new styles to the Troublemaker's Tossle Cap.
May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)
- Added a new style to the Aperture Labs Hard Hat.
- Added a new style to the Blighted Beak.
- Added the Villain's Veil.
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- Added the Splendid Screen.
July 1, 2011 Patch (Summer Camp Sale)
- Added the Summer Hat.
September 12, 2011 Patch [Item schema update]
- Added new styles to the Large Luchadore.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update and Sale)
- Added the Backwards Ballcap with two styles.
October 25, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)
- Added the Spine-Chilling Skull 2011.
- Fixed some missing strings for the Backwards Ballcap.
- Added the Battle Bob.
- Added new styles to the Bonk Boy and Hero's Tail.
- Added the Black Rose.
- [Undocumented] Added a new style to the Brown Bomber.
- Fixed Mann Co. Store item previews for styles.
- Added the Fast Learner.
- Added new styles to the Reggaelator.
Bugs
- The Ghastlier Gibus is incorrectly placed if the Ghastly style is active.
- After changing an item's style, it takes effect immediately without having to respawn or touch a Resupply locker. This may be intentional as styles have no effect on gameplay.
- When painting an item, the preview render will always show the original style regardless of the one currently active.
- Alternate styles on headwear items sometimes will not show up in the loadout menu.
