Hats
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| “ | Throughout history, men have worn hats as a way of showing how much better they are than other men. “I buy hats,” a behatted man seems to say. “I am better than you.”
In wartime, hats were a useful way of conferring rank, and ensuring that casualties were confined to the lower classes (hence the famous command of “Don't fire till you see the tops of their heads” at the Battle of Bunker Hill by William Prescott, a general renowned for only shooting enemy combatants who were poor). During peacetime, hats have been instrumental for men to let the non-hatted know just who is wearing the hat around here. |
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Hats, or headwear, are items that can be equipped in the head slot of the loadout screen. Valve introduced the first set of nine hats with the Sniper vs. Spy Update update on May 21, 2009 Patch, with one hat for each class. The nine hats introduced were the Batter's Helmet, Soldier's Stash, Pyro's Beanie, Demoman's Fro, Football Helmet, Mining Light, Prussian Pickelhaube, Trophy Belt, and Fancy Fedora. Several updates have since added additional hats, including those designed by members of the Team Fortress 2 community through the Steam Workshop or the former contribution page on the TF2 Official Website.
There is currently a total of 235 hats (excluding the 120 Miscellaneous items). 106 can be obtained in Vintage quality, 64 can be obtained in Genuine quality (see item quality distribution), and 182 of the hats can be painted 29 colors using different varieties of Paint Cans.
While most hats can be obtained through crafting, the item drop system, or bought from the Mann Co. Store, some hats are only available to players via other means. Multiple hats can only be obtained by completing in-game achievements. Other hats have been added as promotions for various Steam games and events in the Steam Store. While it is possible to obtain most of these hats via trading with other players, there is no option to buy these hats from the Mann Co. Store (aside from those released with Total War: SHOGUN 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the QUAKECON Pack). Only players with the premium account type can receive hats randomly through the item drop system.
With the release of the Mann-Conomy Update, Unusual quality versions of hats have a 1% chance of being "uncrated" when the player opens a Mann Co. Supply Crate. These hats function in exactly the same way as Unique hats except for the addition of 1 of 26 unusual particle effects, chosen at random when the hat is obtained.
Hats are purely cosmetic with the exception of those which are part of the Polycount Pack, which provide bonuses when worn with their associated item sets. Additionally, the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head and the Saxton Hale Mask make the wearer immune to the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Boo taunt.
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Crafting
Paint
Update history
- [Undocumented] Added first batch of hats: Batter's Helmet, Soldier's Stash, Pyro's Beanie, Demoman's Fro, Football Helmet, Mining Light, Prussian Pickelhaube, Trophy Belt, and Fancy Fedora.
August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
- Added lots of new hats: Baseball Bill's Sports Shine, Bonk Helm, Ye Olde Baker Boy, Stainless Pot, Tyrant's Helm, Brigade Helm, Respectless Rubber Glove, Glengarry Bonnet, Scotsman's Stove Pipe, Officer's Ushanka, Tough Guy's Toque, Engineer's Cap, Texas Slim's Dome Shine, Texas Ten Gallon, Otolaryngologist's Mirror, Vintage Tyrolean, Master's Yellow Belt, Professional's Panama, Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative, Backbiter's Billycock, and Camera Beard.
- [Undocumented] Added the Cheater's Lament.
October 29, 2009 Patch (Haunted Halloween Special)
- Added the Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask and Ghastly Gibus.
- Added Bill's Hat.
- Added the Towering Pillar of Hats, Noble Amassment of Hats, and the Modest Pile of Hat. Special versions of these hats, J.Axer's Dapper Topper, Amber's Rad As All Hell Hat, and Uncle Sam, were awarded to the three winners of the Propaganda contest.
March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
- Added the following hats: Troublemaker's Tossle Cap, Killer's Kabuto, Triboniophorus Tyrannus, Hustler's Hallmark, Hound Dog, Hotrod, Physician's Procedure Mask, Shooter's Sola Topi, and Magistrate's Mullet.
- Added Max's Severed Head.
May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)
- Added the following hats: Whoopee Cap, Sergeant's Drill Hat, Vintage Merryweather, Tippler's Tricorne, Heavy Duty Rag, Safe'n'Sound, Ze Goggles, Gentleman's Gatsby, Bloke's Bucket Hat, and Frenchman's Beret.
- Added the Alien Swarm Parasite.
- [Undocumented] Added the Lumbricus Lid.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- Added the following hats: Milkman, Bombing Run, Grenadier's Softcap, Chieftain's Challenge, Stout Shako, Dr's Dapper Topper, Attendant, Old Guadalajara, Napper's Respite, Handyman's Handle, Sober Stuntman, Carouser's Capotain, Pugilist's Protector, Hard Counter, Ol' Snaggletooth, Familiar Fez, Mann Co. Cap, Ellis' Cap, and the Wiki Cap.
- "Vintage" status was applied to all hats and weapons that were obtained pre-update, excluding event hats.
- Added paint and unusual quality.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)
- Added the following hats: Horrific Headsplitter, Spine-Chilling Skull, Voodoo Juju, Cadaver's Cranium, Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head, 9 class-specific Halloween Masks, and the Saxton Hale Mask.
- Ghastly Gibuses obtained on the 2009 Halloween Update became Ghastlier Gibuses.
- Added the Dealer's Visor.
- The following items were made paintable: Sergeant's Drill Hat, Pyro's Beanie, Dangeresque, Too?, Whiskered Gentleman, Safe'n'Sound, Trophy Belt, Frenchman's Beret, Camera Beard, Max's Severed Head, Alien Swarm Parasite, Ellis' Cap, and Horrific Headsplitter.
- Many hats had their paint textures improved.
- Added the Bounty Hat, Treasure Hat, and Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect.
- Added Foster's Facade. Players who bought Killing Floor before December 14, 2010 received Vintage versions of the hat.
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- Added the following hats: A Rather Festive Tree, Flipped Trilby, Buckaroos Hat, Blighted Beak, Prince Tavish's Crown, Exquisite Rack, Madame Dixie, Coupe D'isaster, Détective Noir, German Gonzila, Le Party Phantom, Larrikin Robin, Defiant Spartan, Scotch Bonnet, Berliner's Bucket Helm, Magnificent Mongolian, Big Chief, Pyromancer's Mask, Prancer's Pride, Industrial Festivizer, and the World Traveler's Hat.
- Made Le Party Phantom a misc slot item.
- The "Fabricate Class Headgear" recipe no longer has a chance of creating all-class hats.
- Made the Blighted Beak a misc slot item.
- Added the Superfan and Athletic Supporter.
- Added the Hero's Hachimaki.
March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
- Added the following hats: Samur-Eye, Dread Knot, Geisha Boy and Noh Mercy.
March 23, 2011 Patch (Japan Charity Bundle)
- Added the following hats: Humanitarian's Hachimaki, Benefactor's Kanmuri and Magnanimous Monarch.
- [Undocumented] Added [ classified ].
April 7, 2011 Patch (Third Community Contribution Update)
- Added the following hats: Reggaelator, Honcho's Headgear, Big Country, Professor's Peculiarity, Medic's Mountain Cap, Grimm Hatte, Private Eye and Charmer's Chapeau.
April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)
- Fixed bug where Direct X8 users couldn't see painted items.
- Added styles for the Ghastlier Gibus, Treasure Hat, Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect and Googly Gazer.
- Added new styles to the Troublemaker's Tossle Cap.
- [Undocumented] Added the Dead Cone and Brain Bucket.
- Added the Hetman's Headpiece and Janissary Ketche.
May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)
- Added the following hats: Ol' Geezer, Team Captain, Hottie's Hoodie, Connoisseur's Cap, Furious Fukaamigasa, Large Luchadore, Western Wear, Doctor's Sack and Crocleather Slouch.
- Added Conjurer's Cowl.
- Added Planeswalker Goggles and Planeswalker Helm.
- [Undocumented] Added Lo-Fi Longwave.
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- Added the Bonk Boy , Armored Authority, Jumper's Jeepcap, Sultan's Ceremonial, Capo's Capper, Desert Marauder and Cosa Nostra Cap.
- [Undocumented] Made Planeswalker Goggles a misc item.
July 1, 2011 Patch (Summer Camp Sale)
- Added the Summer Hat.
- [Undocumented] Added Copper's Hard Top, Tam O' Shanter and Stately Steel Toe.
- Added Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet.
- Added the Mask of the Shaman.
- Added Tamrielic Relic and Anger.
- Tamrielic Relic renamed to Dragonborn Helmet.
- Added the Company Man and Nanobalaclava.
- [Undocumented] Added the Storm Spirit's Jolly Hat, Clockwerk's Helm, and Sniper's Snipin' Glass.
- [Undocumented] Brought back the ability to view item levels on hats in the in-game backpack.
- [Undocumented] Changed the Camera Beard, Whiskered Gentleman, and Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe from item_type_name TF_Wearable_Hat to TF_Wearable_FacialHair.
- Added the Party Hat.
- Added El Jefe.
- Added the Killer Exclusive.
- Added the following hats: Manniversary Paper Hat, Backwards Ballcap, Hot Dogger, Hat With No Name, Salty Dog, Birdcage, Flamboyant Flamenco, Little Buddy, Buccaneer's Bicorne, Tavish DeGroot Experience, Gym Rat, One-Man Army, Outdoorsman, Pencil Pusher, Virtual Reality Headset, Swagman's Swatter, Your Worst Nightmare, Counterfeit Billycock and L'Inspecteur.
- World Traveler's Hat and the Connoisseur's Cap are now paintable.
- Bonk Boy and Foster's Facade are now misc slot items.
- The Killer Exclusive is now paintable.
- Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect animations have been added. Really.
- LOD models added to several older cosmetic items.
- The Manniversary Paper Hat is no longer craftable.
- Fixed the following items not being able to be used in the "Rebuild Headgear" recipe: Lo-Fi Longwave, Loyalty Reward, Spiral Sallet, Summer Hat, Killer Exclusive, and the Manniversary Paper Hat.
- The Professor's Peculiarity can now be used as a crafting ingredient.
- Added the following hats: Wrap Battler, Idiot Box, Blazing Bull, Hair of the Dog, Can Opener, Buzz Killer, Einstein, Holy Hunter, Under Cover, Seal Mask, MONOCULUS!, Spine-Chilling Skull 2011 and the Infernal Impaler.
- Any unusual hats uncrated during the event will be Halloween-themed
- Fixed the Spine-Chilling Skull not appearing when equipped by Soldiers
- [Undocumented] All Ghastly Gibuses have been upgraded to Ghastlier Gibuses.
- [Undocumented] All Ghastlier Gibuses have been upgraded to the new Ghastlierest Gibuses.
- [Undocumented] All hats that had Halloween restrictions can now be worn during Full Moons.
- [Undocumented] Added new voice lines and response rules for the Soldier which play when wearing the Tin Soldier set.
- [Undocumented] Added new sped up voice filter for the Engineer when equipped with the Brundle Bundle set.
- [Undocumented] Added a wolf howl taunt for the Demoman which plays when wearing the Highland Hound set.
- [Undocumented] Added Haunted quality.
- [Undocumented] The Spine-Chilling Skull and Voodoo Juju are no longer craftable.
- Added a Robot taunt for the Soldier which plays when wearing the Tin Soldier set.
- Added the Point and Shoot and War Head.
- Added the Dashin' Hashshashin and Top Notch.
- [Undocumented] Fixed certain all-class hats not showing up until the player touches a resupply cabinet.
- [Undocumented] Fixed the Capo's Capper backpack icon not being consistent between out of game backpack viewers and in-game.
- Updated these items so they can be crafted and traded: The Dashin' Hashshashin, Point and Shoot, and War Head.
- Added Big Elfin Deal, Brown Bomber, Bubble Pipe, Head Warmer, Ebenezer, and Holiday Headcase.
- Added The Full Head Of Steam as milestone reward for Foundry achievement.
- Added Big Elfin Deal, Brown Bomber, Bubble Pipe, Head Warmer, Ebenezer, and Holiday Headcase to drop lists, the craft tables, and the store.
- [Undocumented] Added "glasses" equip region to the Brain Bucket.
- [Undocumented] Removed Scout's headset when equipped with the Brown Bomber.
- Added The Lucky Shot helmet.
- Added Mask of the Shaman to the item drop list.
- Updated the Desert Marauder and the Villain's Veil so they can be equipped together.
- Ellis' Cap can now be used as a crafting reagent.
- [Undocumented] The Killer Exclusive is now craftable.
- [Undocumented] Bill's Hat can now be used as a crafting ingredient.
- Added Warsworn Helmet and Bolgan.
- Fixed the Lucky Shot not hiding the base Soldier helmet.
- Added Battle Bob, Bushman's Boonie, and Conquistador.
- Fixed The Head Warmer not displaying unusual particle effects correctly.
- Fixed paint applying incorrectly on Max's Severed Head.
- Added daily periodic reward hats for duel wins, map stamp purchases, and gifts given
- Added Bolt Action Blitzer
- Added LODs on Ghastly Gibus for all classes
- Fixed unusual particle effects not displaying correctly for the Pyro's Head Warmer
Hat release dates
Trivia
- On the History page on the official website and the Mac Update page, Valve refers to Team Fortress 2 as "America's #1 war-themed hat simulator", based on comments that the hats receive more attention than the gameplay itself.[1][2]
- The Trophy Belt and Football Helmet were first seen in Meet the Spy prior to the official Sniper vs. Spy Update.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Mac Update!", Teamfortress.com, June 10, 2010
- ↑ "History", Teamfortress.com, retrieved Feb. 13, 2012
External links
- Interview: Valve's Robin Walker on Item Drops and the Future of Team Fortress 2, Shacknews, April 29, 2009
- Sniper vs. Spy Update Bonus Day
- Classless Update - Official Hat Announcement
- Classless Update - An Editorial Cartoon of Some Insighte
- Classless Update - Barbary
- TF2 Official Blog - Incoming!
- TF2 Official Blog - Nice goin', pardner