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| − | {{ | + | {{Patch info|10|6|2015}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Other uses|this=an official update|for=information on the scrapped game concept|Invasion}} |
| − | [[File:Previewinvasion.png|frameless|right|300px|link= | + | [[File:Previewinvasion.png|frameless|right|300px|link=https://www.teamfortress.com/invasion]] |
| − | The '''Invasion Community Update''' was a [[Patches# | + | The '''Invasion Community Update''' was a [[Patches#MU|major community-created update]] and [[Campaigns|event]] added on October 6, 2015. Announced with a [[Invasion (Video)|community-created Source Filmmaker video]], it added 4 new maps, one of them a themed version of [[2Fort]], 16 new [[cosmetic items]], 4 weapon [[reskins]], 9 new Invasion-themed [[Unusual]] effects, and a new [[Taunts#Special taunts|taunt]]. Also included in the update was the [[Invasion Community Update Pass]], which allowed players to directly support the team behind the update and also granted them access to special crate drops and to the [[Invasion Community Update Coin]], which counted kills during the event. |
== Video == | == Video == | ||
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== Additions == | == Additions == | ||
| + | === Maps === | ||
| + | {{main|List of maps}} | ||
| + | {|class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | ||
| + | ! class="header" style="background:#037a78;color:#FFFFFF;" | {{common string|Name}} | ||
| + | ! class="header" style="background:#037a78;color:#FFFFFF;" | {{common string|Picture}} | ||
| + | ! class="header" style="background:#037a78;color:#FFFFFF;" | {{common string|Game mode}} | ||
| + | ! class="header" style="background:#037a78;color:#FFFFFF;" | {{common string|File name}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | width="90px" style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{map link|2Fort Invasion}}''' | ||
| + | | [[File:Ctf 2fort invasion.png|160px|link=2Fort Invasion{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | '''{{gamemode link|Capture the Flag}}'''<br>[[File:Intel blu idle.png|50px|link=Capture the Flag{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | {{code|ctf_2fort_invasion}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{map link|Watergate}}''' | ||
| + | | [[File:Pd watergate logopic 2.jpg|160px|link=Watergate{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | '''{{gamemode link|Player Destruction}}'''<br>[[File:Hud_invasion_bottle.png|50px|link=Player Destruction{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | {{code|pd_watergate}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{map link|Probed}}''' | ||
| + | | [[File:Koth_probed.jpg|160px|link=Probed{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | '''{{gamemode link|King of the Hill}}'''<br>[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=King of the Hill{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | {{code|koth_probed}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{map link|Byre}}''' | ||
| + | | [[File:Arena_byre_b40007.jpg|160px|link=Byre{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | '''{{gamemode link|Arena}}'''<br>[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=Arena{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | {{code|arena_byre}} | ||
| + | |} | ||
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=== Reskins === | === Reskins === | ||
{{main|Reskins}} | {{main|Reskins}} | ||
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | ||
| − | | width=" | + | | width="90px" style="background:#037a78;" | '''{{class link|Scout|br=yes|color=white}}''' |
| width="75px" style="background:#EB4B4B;" | {{icon item|Batsaber|75px}} | | width="75px" style="background:#EB4B4B;" | {{icon item|Batsaber|75px}} | ||
| − | | width=" | + | | width="160px" style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Batsaber}}'''<br>({{item link|Bat}}) |
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#037a78;" | '''{{class link|Engineer|br=yes|color=white}}''' | | style="background:#037a78;" | '''{{class link|Engineer|br=yes|color=white}}''' | ||
| − | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#D32CE6;" | {{icon item|Giger Counter|75px}} |
| style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Giger Counter}}'''<br>({{item link|Wrangler}}) | | style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Giger Counter}}'''<br>({{item link|Wrangler}}) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#037a78;" | '''{{class link|Sniper|br=yes|color=white}}''' | | style="background:#037a78;" | '''{{class link|Sniper|br=yes|color=white}}''' | ||
| − | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#8847FF;" | {{icon item|Shooting Star|75px}} |
| style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Shooting Star}}'''<br>({{item link|Machina}}) | | style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Shooting Star}}'''<br>({{item link|Machina}}) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | style="background:#037a78;" | '''{{class link|Multi-class|br=yes|color=white}}''' |
| style="background:#8847FF;" | {{icon item|C.A.P.P.E.R|75px}} | | style="background:#8847FF;" | {{icon item|C.A.P.P.E.R|75px}} | ||
| style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|C.A.P.P.E.R}}'''<br>({{item link|Pistol}}) | | style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|C.A.P.P.E.R}}'''<br>({{item link|Pistol}}) | ||
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{{main|Cosmetic items}} | {{main|Cosmetic items}} | ||
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | ||
| − | | width=" | + | | width="90px" style="background:#037a78;" rowspan="1" | '''{{class link|Scout|br=yes|color=white}}''' |
| − | | style="background:#4B69FF;" | {{icon item|Cadet Visor|75px}} | + | | width="75px" style="background:#4B69FF;" | {{icon item|Cadet Visor|75px}} |
| − | | style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Cadet Visor}}''' | + | | width="160px" style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Cadet Visor}}''' |
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| style="background:#037a78;" rowspan="4" | '''{{class link|Pyro|br=yes|color=white}}''' | | style="background:#037a78;" rowspan="4" | '''{{class link|Pyro|br=yes|color=white}}''' | ||
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=== Taunts === | === Taunts === | ||
{{main|Taunts}} | {{main|Taunts}} | ||
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| − | | | + | {{Itemlist/row <!-- All classes --> |
| − | | | + | | type = class |
| − | | | + | | rowspan = 1 |
| − | + | | class = All classes | |
| + | | item = Burstchester | ||
| + | | grade = assassin | ||
| + | | class-background = #037a78 | ||
| + | | name-background = #84bbb5 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
=== Tools === | === Tools === | ||
{{main|Tools}} | {{main|Tools}} | ||
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| − | | width=" | + | | width="90px" style="background:#037a78;" | {{Icon item|Invasion Community Update Pass|75px}} |
| style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Invasion Community Update Pass}} | | style="background:#84bbb5;" | '''{{item link|Invasion Community Update Pass}} | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | * The alien movie in the Invasion Update video is based on | + | * The alien movie being shown in the Invasion Update video is based on the sci-fi [[w:B movies in the 1950s|B movies of the 1950s]].<ref>[https://ia801506.us.archive.org/26/items/invasion-confirm/Invasion%20Confirm.png Creator] confirming the reference.</ref> |
* The update was teased months before hand by the Team Fortress 2 Podcast [[Lo-Fi Longwave|KritzKast]]. | * The update was teased months before hand by the Team Fortress 2 Podcast [[Lo-Fi Longwave|KritzKast]]. | ||
| − | ** On the KritzKast Meet Your Makers page, there is a blurry image of a [[ | + | ** On the KritzKast Meet Your Makers page, there is a blurry image of a [[Saucers|saucer]]. |
| − | ** The page contains an X Ray image of the Pyro with a [[Triboniophorus Tyrannus | + | ** The page contains an [[:File:2fort invasion poster7.png|X Ray image]] of the Pyro with a [[Triboniophorus Tyrannus]] on their head. |
| − | ** Clicking the binary monitor on the main page leads to a secret page with a lone monitor that says "They're watching..." This message is a reference to ''The X-Files'' | + | ** Clicking the binary monitor on the main page leads to a secret page with a lone monitor that says "They're watching..." This message is a reference to the series ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]''. |
* On Sep 13th, the update was teased on Brett Kennedy's channel in a video titled ''midnight showing''. | * On Sep 13th, the update was teased on Brett Kennedy's channel in a video titled ''midnight showing''. | ||
** During the video, a message in Morse code is played. The message translated reads: "[[Non-player characters#Poopy Joe|Poopy Joe]] was an inside job." | ** During the video, a message in Morse code is played. The message translated reads: "[[Non-player characters#Poopy Joe|Poopy Joe]] was an inside job." | ||
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== KritzKast Skits == | == KritzKast Skits == | ||
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To promote the update, the Team Fortress 2 Podcast KritzKast created a series of humorous radio skits portraying a radio news station broadcasting the events of the alien invasion. | To promote the update, the Team Fortress 2 Podcast KritzKast created a series of humorous radio skits portraying a radio news station broadcasting the events of the alien invasion. | ||
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File:TF2 Glyph.png|The alien glyph in the ''midnight showing'' teaser. | File:TF2 Glyph.png|The alien glyph in the ''midnight showing'' teaser. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Mercs vs. Aliens]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://invasion.kritzkast.com/ Behind The Invasion] | * [http://invasion.kritzkast.com/ Behind The Invasion] | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=18730 Get Ready For The Invasion] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/invasion/ Invasion update page] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/invasion/credits.html Invasion update credits] |
* [http://mym.kritzkast.com/ Kritzkast Meet Your Makers] | * [http://mym.kritzkast.com/ Kritzkast Meet Your Makers] | ||
* [http://mym.kritzkast.com/secret/ Kritzkast Secret Page] | * [http://mym.kritzkast.com/secret/ Kritzkast Secret Page] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
{{Invasion Community Update Nav}} | {{Invasion Community Update Nav}} | ||
| − | {{Major | + | {{Major Updates Nav}} |
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Events]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 29 July 2025
The Invasion Community Update was a major community-created update and event added on October 6, 2015. Announced with a community-created Source Filmmaker video, it added 4 new maps, one of them a themed version of 2Fort, 16 new cosmetic items, 4 weapon reskins, 9 new Invasion-themed Unusual effects, and a new taunt. Also included in the update was the Invasion Community Update Pass, which allowed players to directly support the team behind the update and also granted them access to special crate drops and to the Invasion Community Update Coin, which counted kills during the event.
Contents
Video
Additions
Maps
| Name | Picture | Game mode | File name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2Fort Invasion | Capture the Flag |
ctf_2fort_invasion
| |
| Watergate | Player Destruction |
pd_watergate
| |
| Probed | King of the Hill |
koth_probed
| |
| Byre | Arena |
arena_byre
|
Reskins
| Batsaber (Bat) | ||
| Giger Counter (Wrangler) | ||
| Shooting Star (Machina) | ||
| C.A.P.P.E.R (Pistol) |
Cosmetics
Taunts
| Burstchester |
Tools
| Invasion Community Update Pass | |
| Invasion Community Update Coin | |
| Quarantined Collection Case | |
| Confidential Collection Case | |
| Invasion Community Update Key |
Unusual effects
| Invasion Community Update Unusual effects | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic effects | ||||||
| Abduction | Atomic | Subatomic | Electric Hat Protector | Magnetic Hat Protector | Voltaic Hat Protector | |
| Galactic Codex | Ancient Codex | Nebula | ||||
Trivia
- The alien movie being shown in the Invasion Update video is based on the sci-fi B movies of the 1950s.[1]
- The update was teased months before hand by the Team Fortress 2 Podcast KritzKast.
- On the KritzKast Meet Your Makers page, there is a blurry image of a saucer.
- The page contains an X Ray image of the Pyro with a Triboniophorus Tyrannus on their head.
- Clicking the binary monitor on the main page leads to a secret page with a lone monitor that says "They're watching..." This message is a reference to the series The X-Files.
- On Sep 13th, the update was teased on Brett Kennedy's channel in a video titled midnight showing.
- During the video, a message in Morse code is played. The message translated reads: "Poopy Joe was an inside job."
- A radio is playing in the background of the video. The static broadcast it is playing is the news intro from the KritzKast radio skit KKBC: No one would have believed.
- There is a split second frame of an alien glyph. The glyph forms a crop circle pattern seen in the release trailer, only with the Team Fortress 2 logo in it.
- August Loolam is an uncredited animator.
KritzKast Skits
To promote the update, the Team Fortress 2 Podcast KritzKast created a series of humorous radio skits portraying a radio news station broadcasting the events of the alien invasion.
Gallery
The Captain Space Mann as seen in the SFM.
The C.A.P.P.E.R as it appears in the SFM.
See also
External links
- Behind The Invasion
- Get Ready For The Invasion
- Invasion update page
- Invasion update credits
- Kritzkast Meet Your Makers
- Kritzkast Secret Page
References
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