Mann-Conomy Update

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see September 30, 2010 Patch.

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Then it hit us: it'd make everybody happy if we really DID let players buy items directly. Players'd be happy because we actually listened to them for once, and the bean counters would be happy because in-game stores are the future of everything, including making some f$*&ing money already. — TF2 Official Blog

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The Mann-Conomy Update was a major content patch for Team Fortress 2, and was released on September 30, 2010 Patch. In total, the update added 65 new items including community-contributed content from the Polycount Pack contest, new hats, weapons, mini-games, tools, crates, and packs of hats and weapons. The update also introduced the Mann Co. Store, Steam Wallet, and Template:W system as well as item trading.

Additions

Class Sets

Scout	The Special Delivery  +25 max health on wearer		Shortstop
			Mad Milk
			Holy Mackerel
			Milkman
Soldier	The Tank Buster  +20% sentry damage resistance on wearer.		Black Box
			Battalion's Backup
			Grenadier's Softcap
Pyro	The Gas Jockey's Gear  +10% faster move on wearer  +10% bullet vulnerability on wearer		Degreaser
			Powerjack
			Attendant
Sniper	The Croc-o-Style Kit  The wearer cannot be killed by headshots		Sydney Sleeper
			Darwin's Danger Shield
			Bushwacka
			Ol' Snaggletooth
Spy	The Saharan Spy  Reduced decloak sound volume  0.5 sec longer Cloak blink time		L'Etranger
			Your Eternal Reward
			Familiar Fez

Left 4 Dead 2 promotional items

These items were given to those who had purchased Left 4 Dead 2 before October 7, 2010, 4pm PST.

Qualities

Main article: Quality

Vintage quality

Main article: Vintage items

As the update was introduced, all of the items which were previously obtained became "Vintage Items". Their name is now rendered blue, and the "Vintage" prefix was added to their name. According to Valve, "some items that used to be rare will become more common when they are available for purchase. (...) This way, those older rare items remain rare (in fact, they're even rarer, because they're limited editions now). "

Some exceptions were promotional items, including but not limited to the Cheater's Lament, Alien Swarm Parasite, Lumbricus Lid, Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask, Bill's Hat, Ghastly Gibus, and Earbuds, as well as all the medals and craft materials.

Unusual hats

Main article: Unusual items

Unusual items are hats that have special particle effects attached to them. The only way to obtain these items is by unlocking a Mann Co. Supply Crate with its corresponding key, or by trading for one. There are 3926 possible combinations between hats and unusual item particle effects (26 Effects * 151 Current 'Unusual-able' Hats.) The different particle effects are viewable in this video.

New methods to obtain items

Trading

Main article: Trading

Trading is an in-game system allowing players to swap weapons, hats and misc items allowing players to obtain items that they desire. Some items, such as the Golden Wrench and store-bought items are 'untradable', meaning that they must remain on the original account that obtained them.

As of now, it is possible to trade with players on a player's friends list, with other players in their current server, and through either player's Steam Community ID.

Store

Main article: Mann Co. Store

The Mann Co. Store is an in-game micro-transaction service. The store allows players to purchase in-game items such as hats, weapons, and action items using money stored in their Steam Wallet. Creators of community-contributed items receive a percentage of sales for anything they've created.

All hats or weapons bought through the store could not be crafted or traded, though they were giftable. Tools and action items bought through the store could be traded (after 2 days) and gifted. As of the Manniversary Update, all items bought from the store can be traded after a waiting period of 2-3 days, but still cannot used in crafting.

Update gallery

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  The Hub of the Mann-Conomy Update

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  Full summary of the new Item Sets

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  Mann-Conomy FAQ page

Hidden pages

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  Mann Co. compound hidden image

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  Ape portait hidden image

See also

• Patches
• Item timeline