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{{patch info|10|27|2011}}
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{{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|Long story short, we guarantee you that nothing's going to scare you this year. There will be no '''ENORMOUS HAUNTED EYEBALL''' to terrorize you around an island filled with tons of '''SECRET LOOT''', and a '''GIANT SKULL'''! There will be approximately zero percent chance of you getting your trembling hands on a spooky costume '''FOR EVERY CLASS'''! And we certainly wouldn't '''DRAMATIZE THE BACKSTORY''' of this hypothetical scary update with a '''FEAR-CHOKED TERROR-COMIC'''!}}
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The Third Annual Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special, commonly known as the <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/veryscaryhalloween/ Very Scary Halloween Special]'''</span>, was the [[Halloween event]] launched with the {{Patch name|10|27|2011}}, which included the new map [[Eyeaduct]] (a [[Halloween map|haunted]] version of [[Viaduct]] that introduced [[MONOCULUS]]), new items, costumes, and two new [[Halloween achievements#Eye-chievements|Eye-chievements]]. The event also introduced the first [[Halloween Costumes|Halloween Costume item sets]]. Players that logged on during the event also received a [[Halloween Goodie Cauldron]].
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The event began on October 27, 2011, and concluded at November 6, 2011 at 12am (UTC).
  
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[[File:Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special.jpg|right|365px|link=http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/]]
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== Timeline ==
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On {{Patch name|10|20|2011}}, a new Halloween-themed background was added to the game and made the default [[main menu]] background. In the same update, Halloween event-only [[cosmetic items]] from previous Halloween events were made wearable again. The [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] was re-added to [[Mann Manor]], as well as [[Halloween pumpkin]] drops and the [[Taunts#Thriller taunt|Thriller taunt]] for all [[classes]].
  
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{{patch info|10|27|2011}}
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On October 21, 2011, a blog post on the [[TF2 Official Website]] confirmed the 'Third Annual Scream Fortress Halloween' update to be released sometime during the following week.<ref>"[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=6588 Update on the Halloween Update]", TF2 Team, [[TF2 Official Website]], October 21, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2011.</ref>
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On October 21, 2011, [[Valve]] developer Jon Lippincott posted to the [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ HLDS mailing list], stating that new Halloween content will be released "in the near future".<ref>[http://www.mail-archive.com/hlds@list.valvesoftware.com/msg46796.html &#91;hlds&#93; Halloween 2011] by Jon Lippincott, [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ hlds@list.valvesoftware.com], October 21, 2011, 19:33:14 PDT. Accessed October 21, 2011.</ref> The e-mail confirmed the introduction of gift drops, which were a feature of previous Halloween events that dropped special [[items]], such as the [[Haunted Halloween Gift]], for players on the specific event map [[Mann Manor]]. Lippincott stated that gift drops will only occur on servers that have [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513 registered] with [[Steam]], and that abusing or attempting to cheat the drop system will result in the removal of the server's registration.
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On October 27, 2011, a blog post on the TF2 Official Website announced the imminent arrival of the "Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special" with a new [http://www.teamfortress.com/bombinomicon/ comic titled "Bombinomicon"], as well as some details of the halloween update such as "awesome costumes that you can pick up by collecting scattered gifts in the Halloween update". The comic hints that [[MONOCULUS]] will be the event's boss, similar to the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]].<ref>"[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=6633 Enter… MONOCULUS!]", TF2 Team, [[TF2 Official Website]], October 27, 2011. Accessed November 7, 2011.</ref>
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On {{Patch name|10|27|2011}}, Halloween 2011 content was added including a "haunted" version of Viaduct known as [[Eyeaduct]], two halloween achievements and a cosmetic halloween themed item set for each class.<ref>"[http://store.steampowered.com/news/6636/ Team Fortress 2 Update Released]", [[Valve]], October 28, 2011. Accessed November 7, 2011.</ref>
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On {{Patch name|11|2|2011}}, MONOCULUS was granted the ability to level up, increasing health and attack speed each time he is killed.
  
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The <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/veryscaryhalloween/ Third Annual Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special]'''</span> was the event launched with the [[October 27, 2011 Patch]], which included the release of a new version of [[Viaduct]] for the event known as [[Eyeaduct]], new items, costumes, and two new [[Achievements]]. Players that logged on during the event also received a [[Halloween Goodie Cauldron]].
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On [[November 7, 2011 Patch|November 7]] at 12am UTC, the event and sale concluded and the Haunted Halloween Gift no longer dropped.
  
 
== Additions ==
 
== Additions ==
  
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=== Class sets ===
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=== Monoculus ===
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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{{main|Monoculus}}
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| width="70px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|pyro|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=3|[[File:Backpack Pyro Bundle.png|80px|link=Item sets#Pyro]] <br/> '''[[Item sets#Pyro|The Infernal Imp]]'''<br>
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=== Maps ===
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Blazing Bull|icon-size=75px}}
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{{main|List of maps}}
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Blazing Bull]]'''
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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! style="background:#6A5587;" class="header" | <span style="color:#fff;"> {{common string|Name}}
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! style="background:#6A5587;" class="header" | <span style="color:#fff;"> {{common string|Picture}}
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! style="background:#6A5587;" class="header" | <span style="color:#fff;"> {{common string|Game mode}}
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! style="background:#6A5587;" class="header" | <span style="color:#fff;"> {{common string|File name}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Fallen Angel|icon-size=75px}}
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| width="70px" style="background:#AD9DC3;" | '''[[Eyeaduct{{if lang}}|<font color="white">{{map name|Eyeaduct}}</font>]]'''
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Fallen Angel]]'''
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" | [[File:Eyeaduct 1.png|200px|link=Eyeaduct{{if lang}}]]
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''[[King of the Hill{{if lang}}|{{common string|King of the Hill}}]]'''<br/>[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=King of the Hill{{if lang}}]]
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| {{code|koth_viaduct_event}}
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|}
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=== Weapons ===
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{{main|Weapons}}
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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| width="70px" style="background: #6A5587;" | '''{{class link|Scout|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Unarmed Combat|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Unarmed Combat}}'''
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|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" | '''{{class link|Spy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Wanga Prick|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Wanga Prick}}'''
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|}
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=== Costume sets ===
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{{main|Halloween Costumes}}
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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| width="70px" style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Scout|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" |{{icon item|Curse-a-Nature|80px|link=The Curse-a-Nature{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The Curse-a-Nature}}'''<br/>
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Wrap Battler|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Wrap Battler}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|B-ankh!|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|B-ankh!}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Futankhamun|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Futankhamun}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Soldier|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Tin Soldier|80px|link=The Tin Soldier{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The Tin Soldier}}'''<br/>
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Idiot Box|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Idiot Box}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Steel Pipes|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Steel Pipes}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Tail From The Crypt|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Shoestring Budget|75px}}
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Tail From The Crypt]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Shoestring Budget}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background-color:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|heavy|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Pyro|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| rowspan=3|[[File:Backpack Heavy Bundle.png|80px|link=Item sets#Heavy]] <br/> '''[[Item sets#Heavy|The FrankenHeavy]]'''<br>
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Infernal Imp|80px|link=The Infernal Imp{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The Infernal Imp}}'''<br/>
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Can Opener|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Blazing Bull|75px}}
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| '''[[Can Opener]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Blazing Bull}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Soviet Stitch-Up|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Fallen Angel|75px}}
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| '''[[Soviet Stitch-Up]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Fallen Angel}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Steel-Toed Stompers|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Tail from the Crypt|75px}}
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| '''[[Steel-Toed Stompers]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Tail from the Crypt}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background-color:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|medic|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Demoman|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=3| [[File:Backpack Medic Bundle.png|80px|link=Item sets#Medic]] <br/> '''[[Item sets#Medic|The Mad Doktor]]'''<br>
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Highland Hound|80px|link=The Highland Hound{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The Highland Hound}}'''<br/>
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Einstein|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Hair of the Dog|75px}}
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Einstein]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Hair of the Dog}}'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Dr. Gogglestache|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Scottish Snarl|75px}}
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Dr. Gogglestache]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Scottish Snarl}}'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Emerald Jarate|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Pickled Paws|75px}}
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Emerald Jarate]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Pickled Paws}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background-color:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|spy|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Heavy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=3| [[File:Backpack Spy Bundle.png|80px|link=Item sets#Spy]] <br/> '''[[Item sets#Spy|The Invisible Man]]'''<br>
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|FrankenHeavy|80px|link=The FrankenHeavy{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The FrankenHeavy}}'''<br/>
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Intangible Ascot|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Can Opener|75px}}
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Intangible Ascot]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Can Opener}}'''
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|}
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Soviet Stitch-Up|75px}}
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=== Monoculus ===
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Soviet Stitch-Up}}'''
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{{main|Monoculus}}
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|-
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| style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Steel-Toed Stompers|75px}}
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=== Weapons ===
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Steel-Toed Stompers}}'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;"| '''{{Class link|Scout|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Engineer|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{item icon|item=Unarmed Combat|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Brundle Bundle|80px|link=The Brundle Bundle{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The Brundle Bundle}}'''<br/>
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| '''[[Unarmed Combat]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Buzz Killer|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Buzz Killer}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Frontier Flyboy|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Frontier Flyboy}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Legend of Bugfoot|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Legend of Bugfoot}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Medic|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Mad Doktor|80px|link=The Mad Doktor{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The Mad Doktor}}'''<br/>
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Einstein|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Einstein}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;"| '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Dr. Gogglestache|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{item icon|item=Wanga Prick|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Dr. Gogglestache}}'''
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| '''[[Wanga Prick]]'''
 
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|}
 
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=== Hats ===
 
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Soldier|br=yes}}'''
 
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Infernal Impaler|icon-size=75px}}
 
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|  '''[[Infernal Impaler]]'''
 
 
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|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Soldier|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Emerald Jarate|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Idiot Box|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Emerald Jarate}}'''
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|  '''[[Idiot Box]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Pyro|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Sniper|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{item icon|item=Apparition's Aspect|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Camper Van Helsing|80px|link=The Camper Van Helsing{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The Camper Van Helsing}}'''<br/>
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| '''[[Apparition's Aspect]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Holy Hunter|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Holy Hunter}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Pyro|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Silver Bullets|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{item icon|item=Last Breath|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Silver Bullets}}'''
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|  '''[[Last Breath]]'''
 
 
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|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Engineer|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Garlic Flank Stake|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Buzz Killer|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Garlic Flank Stake}}'''
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|  '''[[Buzz Killer]]'''
 
 
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|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" rowspan=7 | '''[[All Classes]]'''
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Spy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Seal Mask|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Invisible Rogue|80px|link=The Invisible Rogue{{if lang}}}}<br/>'''{{item link|The Invisible Rogue}}'''<br/>
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| '''[[Seal Mask]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Under Cover|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Under Cover}}'''
 
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=The Monoculus!|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Griffin's Gog|75px}}
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| '''[[The Monoculus!]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Griffin's Gog}}'''
 
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Spine Chilling Skull 2011|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Intangible Ascot|75px}}
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| '''[[Spine Chilling Skull 2011]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Intangible Ascot}}'''
 
|}
 
|}
  
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=== Miscellaneous Items ===
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* '''Note:''' Any of these items collected from [[Haunted Halloween Gift]]s located in [[Eyeaduct]]'s Underworld area would carry the [[Haunted]] quality.
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Scout|br=yes}}'''
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=== Cosmetic items ===
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=B-ankh!|icon-size=75px}}
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{{main|Cosmetic items}}
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| '''[[B-ankh!]]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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| width="70px" style="background:#6A5587;" | '''{{class link|Soldier|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Infernal Impaler|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Infernal Impaler}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="2" | '''{{class link|Pyro|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Apparition's Aspect|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Apparition's Aspect}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Last Breath|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Last Breath}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="8" | '''{{class link|All Classes|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Bombinomicon|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Bombinomicon}}'''
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Ghastlierest Gibus|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Ghastlierest Gibus}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Sniper|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|MONOCULUS!|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Silver Bullets|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|MONOCULUS!}}'''
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|  '''[[Silver Bullets]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Seal Mask|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=The Intangible Ascot|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Seal Mask}}'''
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|  '''[[The Intangible Ascot]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| width="60px" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|All Classes|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Spine-Tingling Skull|80px}}
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| align="center" style="background-color:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|item=Bombinomicon|icon-size=75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Spine-Chilling Skull 2011}}'''
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|  '''[[Bombinomicon]]'''
 
 
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On [[October 20, 2011 Patch|October 20, 2011]], a new Halloween-themed background was added to the game and made the default [[main menu]] background. In the same update, Halloween event-only [[hats]] from previous Halloween events were made wearable again. The [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] was re-added to [[Mann Manor]], as well as [[Halloween pumpkin]] drops and the [[Thriller]] taunt for all [[classes]].
 
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On October 21, 2011, [[Valve]] developer Jon Lippincott posted to the [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ HLDS mailing list], stating that new Halloween content will be released "in the near future".<ref>[http://www.mail-archive.com/hlds@list.valvesoftware.com/msg46796.html &#91;hlds&#93; Halloween 2011] by Jon Lippincott, [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ hlds@list.valvesoftware.com], October 21, 2011, 19:33:14 PDT. Accessed October 21, 2011.</ref> The e-mail confirmed the introduction of gift drops, which were a feature of previous Halloween events that dropped special [[items]] for players on the specific event map [[Mann Manor]]. Lippincott stated that gift drops will only occur on servers that have [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513 registered] with [[Steam]], and that abusing or attempting to cheat the drop system will result in the removal of the server's registration.
 
  
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File:Background halloween2011.png|The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011.
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This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see October 27, 2011 Patch.
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Long story short, we guarantee you that nothing's going to scare you this year. There will be no ENORMOUS HAUNTED EYEBALL to terrorize you around an island filled with tons of SECRET LOOT, and a GIANT SKULL! There will be approximately zero percent chance of you getting your trembling hands on a spooky costume FOR EVERY CLASS! And we certainly wouldn't DRAMATIZE THE BACKSTORY of this hypothetical scary update with a FEAR-CHOKED TERROR-COMIC!
— TF2 Official Blog
 ”

The Third Annual Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special, commonly known as the Very Scary Halloween Special, was the Halloween event launched with the October 27, 2011 Patch, which included the new map Eyeaduct (a haunted version of Viaduct that introduced MONOCULUS), new items, costumes, and two new Eye-chievements. The event also introduced the first Halloween Costume item sets. Players that logged on during the event also received a Halloween Goodie Cauldron.

The event began on October 27, 2011, and concluded at November 6, 2011 at 12am (UTC).

Timeline

On October 20, 2011 Patch, a new Halloween-themed background was added to the game and made the default main menu background. In the same update, Halloween event-only cosmetic items from previous Halloween events were made wearable again. The Horseless Headless Horsemann was re-added to Mann Manor, as well as Halloween pumpkin drops and the Thriller taunt for all classes.

On October 21, 2011, a blog post on the TF2 Official Website confirmed the 'Third Annual Scream Fortress Halloween' update to be released sometime during the following week.[1]

On October 21, 2011, Valve developer Jon Lippincott posted to the HLDS mailing list, stating that new Halloween content will be released "in the near future".[2] The e-mail confirmed the introduction of gift drops, which were a feature of previous Halloween events that dropped special items, such as the Haunted Halloween Gift, for players on the specific event map Mann Manor. Lippincott stated that gift drops will only occur on servers that have registered with Steam, and that abusing or attempting to cheat the drop system will result in the removal of the server's registration.

On October 27, 2011, a blog post on the TF2 Official Website announced the imminent arrival of the "Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special" with a new comic titled "Bombinomicon", as well as some details of the halloween update such as "awesome costumes that you can pick up by collecting scattered gifts in the Halloween update". The comic hints that MONOCULUS will be the event's boss, similar to the Horseless Headless Horsemann.[3]

On October 27, 2011 Patch, Halloween 2011 content was added including a "haunted" version of Viaduct known as Eyeaduct, two halloween achievements and a cosmetic halloween themed item set for each class.[4]

On November 2, 2011 Patch, MONOCULUS was granted the ability to level up, increasing health and attack speed each time he is killed.

On November 7 at 12am UTC, the event and sale concluded and the Haunted Halloween Gift no longer dropped.

Additions

Monoculus

Main article: Monoculus

Maps

Main article: List of maps
Name Picture Game mode File name
Eyeaduct Eyeaduct 1.png King of the Hill
Controlpoint.png 		koth_viaduct_event

Weapons

Main article: Weapons
Unarmed Combat Unarmed Combat
Wanga Prick Wanga Prick

Costume sets

Main article: Halloween Costumes
Curse-a-Nature
The Curse-a-Nature
 Wrap Battler Wrap Battler
B-ankh! B-ankh!
Futankhamun Futankhamun
Tin Soldier
The Tin Soldier
 Idiot Box Idiot Box
Steel Pipes Steel Pipes
Shoestring Budget Shoestring Budget
Infernal Imp
The Infernal Imp
 Blazing Bull Blazing Bull
Fallen Angel Fallen Angel
Tail from the Crypt Tail from the Crypt
Highland Hound
The Highland Hound
 Hair of the Dog Hair of the Dog
Scottish Snarl Scottish Snarl
Pickled Paws Pickled Paws
FrankenHeavy
The FrankenHeavy
 Can Opener Can Opener
Soviet Stitch-Up Soviet Stitch-Up
Steel-Toed Stompers Steel-Toed Stompers
Brundle Bundle
The Brundle Bundle
 Buzz Killer Buzz Killer
Frontier Flyboy Frontier Flyboy
Legend of Bugfoot Legend of Bugfoot
Mad Doktor
The Mad Doktor
 Einstein Einstein
Dr. Gogglestache Dr. Gogglestache
Emerald Jarate Emerald Jarate
Camper Van Helsing
The Camper Van Helsing
 Holy Hunter Holy Hunter
Silver Bullets Silver Bullets
Garlic Flank Stake Garlic Flank Stake
Invisible Rogue
The Invisible Rogue
 Under Cover Under Cover
Griffin's Gog Griffin's Gog
Intangible Ascot Intangible Ascot

Cosmetic items

Main article: Cosmetic items
Infernal Impaler Infernal Impaler
Apparition's Aspect Apparition's Aspect
Last Breath Last Breath
Bombinomicon Bombinomicon
Ghastlierest Gibus Ghastlierest Gibus
MONOCULUS! MONOCULUS!
Seal Mask Seal Mask
Spine-Tingling Skull Spine-Chilling Skull 2011

Unusual effects

Main article: Unusual
Very Scary Halloween Special Unusual effects
Cosmetic effects
Unusual Flaming Lantern.png
Unusual Cloudy Moon.png
Unusual Cauldron Bubbles.png
Unusual Eerie Orbiting Fire.png
Flaming Lantern Cloudy Moon Cauldron Bubbles Eerie Orbiting Fire


Achievements

Monoculus angry.png Eye-chievements

Dive Into a Good Book
 Dive Into a Good Book
Get to Loot Island and claim your reward!

Reward: Bombinomicon

Optical Defusion
 Optical Defusion
Kill MONOCULUS!

Reward: MONOCULUS!

Gallery

  • Very Scary Halloween Special Update page

  • The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011

  • The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011 (widescreen)

  • Promotional image used in the Update on the Halloween Update Blog Post

  • Steam popup advertising the Very Scary Halloween Special

  • In-game announcement

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Update on the Halloween Update", TF2 Team, TF2 Official Website, October 21, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ [hlds] Halloween 2011 by Jon Lippincott, hlds@list.valvesoftware.com, October 21, 2011, 19:33:14 PDT. Accessed October 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Enter… MONOCULUS!", TF2 Team, TF2 Official Website, October 27, 2011. Accessed November 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Team Fortress 2 Update Released", Valve, October 28, 2011. Accessed November 7, 2011.

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