Styles

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Changing the Googly Gazer's style.
Let's do this Texas style.
The Engineer decides on a style

Styles are alternate versions of headwear, Miscellaneous items, and weapons. Introduced in the Hatless Update on April 14, 2011, styles enable the player to alter the visual form of an item at any time. Styles applied to items do not affect the painted status or tradability of the item.

To change the style of an item, select the desired item in the Backpack menu and click the 'Set Style' button. A window will appear prompting you to select one of several pre-existing styles via a drop down menu.

Current styles range from being alterations to the painting scheme on an item to a separate model of the item entirely. Promotional items that were released in tiers, such as those of the Steam Treasure Hunt, have styles that mimic the appearance of the lower-tiered counterparts.

There are currently fourteen items that have styles.

Items with styles


Update history

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

  • Added the "styles" backpack mechanic.
  • Added "styles" for the Ghastlier Gibus, Treasure Hat, Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect, and the Googly Gazer.
  • Added new paint styles to the Pyromancer's Mask and the Scotsman's Stove Pipe.

April 15, 2011 Patch

April 20, 2011 Patch

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

July 1, 2011 Patch (Summer Camp Sale)

September 12, 2011 Patch [Item schema update]

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update and Sale)

October 25, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

Bugs

  • The Ghastlier Gibus is incorrectly placed if the Ghastly style is active.
  • The Scotsman's Stove Pipe loses a lot of its detail when the Garish and Overbearing style is active, similar to a lot of paintable hats before the December 2, 2010 Patch. The difference is noticeable even without paint.
  • The styles for the Backwards Ballcap have no names. Instead, the default item schema strings are used.
  • After changing an item's style, it takes effect immediately without having to respawn or touch a Resupply locker. This may be intentional as styles have no effect on gameplay.
  • When painting an item, the preview render will always show the original style regardless of the one currently active.
  • Alternate styles on headwear items sometimes will not show up in the loadout menu.

Demonstration

See also