Replay Update

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see May 5, 2011 Patch.

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— TF2 Official Blog

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The Replay Update was a major content update for Team Fortress 2 released on May 5, 2011 Patch.

The main feature of the Replay Update is the eponymous Replay tool, which allows a player to record their most recent life. The player can subsequently edit their replays to their heart's content and upload them to YouTube. In addition to the tool, a total of 13 new items were added to the game: A weapon, eleven cosmetic items, and a special taunt.

Additions

Replays

Main article: Replay

The Replay tool enables players to record their current life by pressing F6; if waiting to respawn, pressing F6 instead saves the replay of the previous life. The clips can then be edited, rendered, and submitted to YouTube, all from within the game itself.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

All classes		Saxxy^†
Notes	^†Actually added in the June 8, 2011 Patch.

Cosmetic items

Main article: Cosmetic items

Soldier		Furious Fukaamigasa
Pyro		Connoisseur's Cap
Pyro		Hottie's Hoodie
Heavy		Large Luchadore
Engineer		Ol' Geezer
Engineer		Western Wear
Medic		Doctor's Sack
Sniper		Crocleather Slouch
Sniper		Villain's Veil
Soldier Heavy Medic		Team Captain
All classes		Frontline Field Recorder

Taunts

Main article: Taunts

All classes		Director's Vision

Early crafting reward

Although not officially announced, the Replay Update also introduced a reward for early crafters of newly released items. The first one hundred players to craft a new item would have the item's crafted number attached to the end of its name. Beyond the 100th craft, the attached numbers do not appear in-game, but still show up in external backpack viewers due to the edition number being a new function within the backpack API.