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{{Quotation|'''The [[Soldier]]''' on unboxing a rare Decorated weapon.|This is what God would use to shoot somebody.|sound=Soldier mvm loot godlike03.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' unboxing a floral-painted [[Pistol]]|Ain't that a cute little gun?|sound=Engineer_littlesentry02.wav}}
  
'''Decorated''' quality is an [[item quality]] assigned to [[weapons]] with a special grade factor, exterior wear, and possible [[Strange]] counter and/or [[Unusual]] effect. Currently, the only methods to obtain a Decorated item is through random drops following submitting completed contracts and unboxing specific weapon cases. Decorated weapons unboxed from cases have a chance to be [[Strange]], a rarer chance to be [[Unusual]], and an extremely rare chance to be both. Strange variants add a Stat Clock to the side of the weapon, which count kills (or [[Ubercharge|ÜberCharges]] in case of the [[Medi Gun]]).
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'''Decorated''' is an [[item quality]] assigned to [[weapons]] with special [[grade]] factors of design, varying levels of exterior wear, and possibly a [[Strange]] counter and/or [[Unusual]] effect. Decorated weapons were introduced in the [[Gun Mettle Update]].
  
When holding a Decorated weapon, the player can press the inspect key (Default key: {{key|F}}) to trigger an interruptible animation which examines the weapon from different angles. Decorated weapons are purely cosmetic, and do not affect gameplay whatsoever.
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Decorated weapons have what is essentially a cosmetic "skin", similarly to [[Australium weapons]]. However, instead of Australium plating, Decorated quality weapons possess a layer of paint applied in a pattern, with the pattern being based on the Weapon Collection the particular weapon is found in. Each Decorated weapon's pattern differs in scale and rotation from weapon to weapon, with the game randomizing portions of these when the weapon is first awarded. As such, it is very rare to have two Decorated weapons with the exact same pattern.
  
This quality includes 6 levels of rarity, referred to as [[Grade]]s. These ranks, in order of rarest to most common, are:
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A Decorated weapon's quality consists of one of six levels of rarity, referred to as "Grades", with a separate ranking for exterior damage (referred to as "Wear"), which applies to all grades of Decorated weapons.
  
* Elite
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Decorated weapons are obtained through random drops following the completion of contracts, or unboxing specific weapon cases. Decorated weapons obtained from cases also have a chance to be [[Strange]], a rarer chance to be [[Unusual]], and a very rare chance to be both. Strange variants add a "Stat Clock" to the side of the weapon, which count kills (or [[Ubercharge|ÜberCharges]] in the case of the [[Medi Gun]]).
* Assassin
 
* Commando
 
* Mercenary
 
* Freelance
 
* Civilian
 
  
Decorated weapons can also possess one of five different levels of exterior wear. These levels of wear, in order of least worn to most worn, are:
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Civilian Grade weapons (which are not found in Strange quality normally) can also have a Stat Clock applied to them using a [[Civilian Grade Stat Clock]] tool.
  
* Factory New
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Decorated weapons are purely cosmetic, and have no effect on [[gameplay]].
* Minimal Wear
 
* Field-Tested
 
* Well-Worn
 
* Battle Scarred
 
 
 
The exterior quality decreases from Factory New to Battle Scarred, with the former considered to be the most pristine with the latter being the most worn. Factory New looks brand new with no prior use, and Battle Scarred looks worn, scratched, and bloody. As the grade decreases, scratches and eventually blood spatters begin to appear on a gradual scale in each decreasing wear. Blood splatters, in particular, only begin to appear on Field-Tested weapons and lower, and the size of them increase as the grade decreases. These features, as well as the pattern, differs in scale and rotation from player to player, as the game randomizes these when the item is first awarded. While the game generates a backpack item for the version of the decorated weapon the player owns, the [[Steam Community Market]] utilizes a shared backpack icon for each weapon with a particular exterior wear.  
 
  
When mouse-hovering over a Decorated weapon in the [[Inventory]], a detailed window will appear displaying a rotating model of the item. The window also displays the weapon's particular grade and exterior wear, as well as a list of the entirety of items found within the weapon's respective collection (any weapon the player owns in this collection will have a check mark next to its name on this list). Choosing to Inspect the weapon through the context menu will open a larger window of the weapon model which can be manually rotated.
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When mouse-hovering over a Decorated weapon in the [[Inventory]], a detailed window will appear displaying a rotating 3D model of the weapon. This window also displays the weapon's particular grade and level of exterior wear, as well as a list of weapons found within the weapon's respective collection, with a check mark next to any that the player already owns. Choosing to inspect a Decorated weapon through this context menu will open a larger window where the player can manually rotate the weapon model to see it from all angles.
  
The patterns and exterior qualities of Decorated weapons do not appear when running the game with {{code|dxlevel -80}} or {{code|dxlevel -81}}. Instead of showing the decorations, they only appear as their [[Normal|stock]] counterpart. When running the game in these DirectX levels, the descriptions of Decorated weapons change, adding the extra string: "You are in DirectX 8, decorated weapons are incompatible and show as stock". Upon checkout at the [[Mann Co. Store]], having a [[Gun Mettle Campaign Pass]] in the cart will cause the game to show a message warning the player that Decorated weapons do not work on DirectX 8.
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In-game, the title text of Decorated weapons uses the [[quality]] color of their grade.
  
In-game, Decorated weapons use the [[quality]] color of their grade.
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While in the Steam inventory, during trading, and on the Steam Community Market, the hexadecimal color code for Decorated weapons is {{Qcc|FAFAFA}} regardless of grade.
 
 
In the Steam inventory, trading, and Steam Community Market, regardless of grade, the hexadecimal color code for Decorated weapons is {{Qcc|FAFAFA}}.
 
  
 
== Grades ==
 
== Grades ==
 
{{main|Grade}}
 
{{main|Grade}}
Decorated weapons come in six grades. Grade is intrinsic to the specific Decorated weapon, and serves as an indication of rarity. Therefore, it is not possible for an Elite Grade Barn Burner to exist, nor a Freelance Grade Sand Cannon, as both have the rarity of Mercenary and Elite, respectively.
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Decorated weapons come in six grades. This value is intrinsic to the specific Decorated weapon and serves as an indicator of rarity. Therefore, it is not possible for an Elite Grade Barn Burner to exist, nor a Freelance Grade Sand Cannon, as both have the rarity of Mercenary and Elite, respectively.
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The list of current weapon grades are listed below, with each grade having a specific text color associated with them in the [[loadout]] screen.
 
{{Decorated grade table}}
 
{{Decorated grade table}}
  
It should also be noted that all levels of exterior wear can apply to any grade, so it is possible to have a Battle Scarred Elite grade weapon and Factory New Civilian grade weapon.
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== Wear ==
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Decorated weapons also possess one of five different levels of exterior wear. Wear is written in brackets after the weapon's grade, i.e Mercenary Grade SMG (Well-Worn).
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Unlike grades, all levels of exterior wear can apply to any Decorated weapon, so it is possible to have a Battle Scarred Elite grade weapon and Factory New Civilian grade weapon. Wear describes the weapon's aesthetic level of exterior "use"; At the highest grade, the weapon will look brand new, with little prior use. Following a gradual scale of decreasing wear level, scratches and eventually blood spatters begin to appear, with the weapon's paint looking extremely battered and chipped at the lowest level of wear.
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These levels of wear, in order of least worn to most worn, are:
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* Factory New
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* Minimal Wear
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* Field-Tested
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* Well-Worn
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* Battle Scarred
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On Field-Tested weapons and lower, blood splatters will begin to appear on the weapon's skin, and the size of these increase as the wear grade decreases. These are randomized along with skin placement on the Decorated weapon.
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Note that the game generates a backpack item for the version of the decorated weapon the player owns, while the [[Steam Community Market]] utilizes a shared backpack icon for each weapon with a particular exterior wear.
  
 
==[[Gun Mettle Update|Gun Mettle]] Collections ==
 
==[[Gun Mettle Update|Gun Mettle]] Collections ==
{{hatnote|The gallery below shows one of the possible positions of these weapons, it is meant as a reference only}}
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{{hatnote|Skins applied on weapons have a randomly positioned pattern. Only one of the possible placements is shown below.}}
  
 
==={{anchor|Teufort Collection}}The Teufort Collection===
 
==={{anchor|Teufort Collection}}The Teufort Collection===
 
[[File:Teufort collection.png|thumbnail|The weapons that belong in the Teufort collection]]
 
[[File:Teufort collection.png|thumbnail|The weapons that belong in the Teufort collection]]
'''The Teufort Collection''' is one of two weapon skin collections available from completing Gun Mettle contracts. It is collection of weapon skins based on the various textures found in [[2Fort]], such as wooden planks, metal plate, and dirt ground.
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'''The Teufort Collection''' is one of two weapon skin collections available from completing Gun Mettle contracts. It is a collection of weapon skins based on the various textures found in [[2Fort]], such as wooden planks, metal plate, and dirt ground. As of October 28 2017 the Bovine Blazemaker, Bogtrotter, Team Sprayer, Rooftop Wrangler, Civic Duty, Civil Servant, Local Hero, Mayor, Smalltown Bringdown and the Citizen Pain has been added to the game through updates.
 
{{Decorated collection/Teufort}}
 
{{Decorated collection/Teufort}}
 
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{{hatnote|The gallery below shows one of the possible positions of these weapons, it is meant as a reference only}}
 
{{hatnote|The gallery below shows one of the possible positions of these weapons, it is meant as a reference only}}
  
Uniquely, this is the only skin collection which contain skins that boosts the [[vdc:Phong materials|Phong shading]] of several or most parts of the weapon in order to make them glossier and more appealing (such as majority of the Gentlemanne's Collection and the Corsair variants in the Warbird Collection), making them currently the only publicly obtainable weapons with increased Phong other than [[Community items|Community]] grade weapons.
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Uniquely, this is the only skin collection which contains skins that boosts the [[vdc:Phong materials|Phong shading]] of several or most parts of the weapon in order to make them glossier and more appealing (such as majority of the Gentlemanne's Collection and the Corsair variants in the Warbird Collection), making them currently the only publicly-obtainable weapons with increased Phong shading, with the exception of certain [[Community items|Community]] grade weapons.
  
 
==={{anchor|Harvest Collection}}The Harvest Collection===
 
==={{anchor|Harvest Collection}}The Harvest Collection===
'''The Harvest Collection''' is one of two weapon skin collections available through completing Tough Break contracts. Half of the possible skins from this collection are based off of [[w:Autumn|autumn]] colors and patterns, such as leaves, pumpkins and trees. The other half of the skins take on a more spooky or Halloween-based style.
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'''The Harvest Collection''' is one of two weapon skin collections available through completing Tough Break contracts. Half of the possible skins from this collection are based on [[w:Autumn|autumn]] colors and patterns, such as leaves, pumpkins, and trees. The other half of the skins take on a more "spooky" or Halloween-based style. The Boneyard skins, in particular, have an unique aesthetic, as lower grades cause the bone-colored parts of the weapon to wear off, revealing bloody "bone marrow" instead of showing the gun's stock texture under it.  
 
{{Decorated collection/Harvest}}
 
{{Decorated collection/Harvest}}
 
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==={{anchor|Gentlemanne's Collection}}The Gentlemanne's Collection===
 
==={{anchor|Gentlemanne's Collection}}The Gentlemanne's Collection===
'''The Gentlemanne's Collection''' is the second weapon skin collection available through completing Tough Break contracts. The skins from this collection take on a fancy, ornate, or expensive-looking approach. The "High Roller's" set in particular focuses on a casino or gambling theme. The "Coffin Nail" set is based upon cigarettes; uniquely, as the weapon's wear decreases, glowing "burn" marks appear on the skin's muzzle, as if the weapon was a cigarette gradually being "smoked".
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'''The Gentlemanne's Collection''' is the second weapon skin collection available through completing Tough Break contracts. The skins from this collection take on a fancy, ornate, or expensive-looking approach. The "High Roller's" set in particular focuses on a casino or gambling theme. The "Coffin Nail" set is based upon cigarettes; uniquely, as the weapon's wear decreases, glowing "burn" marks appear on the skin's muzzle as if the weapon was a cigarette gradually being "smoked".
  
 
{{Decorated collection/Gentlemanne's}}
 
{{Decorated collection/Gentlemanne's}}
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==={{anchor|Pyroland Collection}}The Pyroland Collection===
 
==={{anchor|Pyroland Collection}}The Pyroland Collection===
'''The Pyroland Collection''' is one of two collections available only through opening weapons cases. To obtain a weapon from this collection, one must open a [[Pyroland Weapons Case]] with a [[Tough Break Key]]. Weapons from this collection focus on patterns and designs found in [[Pyroland]].
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'''The Pyroland Collection''' is one of two Tough Break collections available only through opening weapons cases. To obtain a weapon from this collection, one must open a [[Pyroland Weapons Case]] with a [[Tough Break Key]]. Weapons from this collection focus on patterns and designs found in [[Pyroland]], such as rainbows and cats, along with contrasting "lava" skins representing the Pyro's viewpoint out of Pyroland.
 
{{Decorated collection/Pyroland}}
 
{{Decorated collection/Pyroland}}
 
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{{Decorated collection/Warbird}}
 
{{Decorated collection/Warbird}}
 
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== [[War Paint]] Collections ==
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Decorated items released after the [[Jungle Inferno Update]] use [[War Paints]] rather than predetermined weapon and "skin" combinations. These can be applied to forty-four different weapons.
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==={{anchor|Jungle Jackpot Collection}}The Jungle Jackpot Collection ===
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<gallery>
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File:Backpack War Paint Anodized Aloha.png|Anodized Aloha
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File:Backpack War Paint Bamboo Brushed.png|Bamboo Brushed
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File:Backpack War Paint Croc Dusted.png|Croc Dusted
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File:Backpack War Paint Leopard Printed.png|Leopard Printed
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File:Backpack War Paint Macaw Masked.png|Macaw Masked
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File:Backpack War Paint Mannana Peeled.png|Mannana Peeled
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File:Backpack War Paint Park Pigmented.png|Park Pigmented
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File:Backpack War Paint Piña Polished.png|Piña Polished
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File:Backpack War Paint Sax Waxed.png|Sax Waxed
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File:Backpack War Paint Tiger Buffed.png|Tiger Buffed
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File:Backpack War Paint Yeti Coated.png|Yeti Coated
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</gallery>
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==={{anchor|Infernal Reward War Paint Collection}}The Infernal Reward Collection ===
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<gallery>
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File:Backpack War Paint Bank Rolled.png|Bank Rolled
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File:Backpack War Paint Bloom Buffed.png|Bloom Buffed
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File:Backpack War Paint Bonk Varnished.png|Bonk Varnished
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File:Backpack War Paint Cardboard Boxed.png|Cardboard Boxed
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File:Backpack War Paint Clover Camo'd.png|Clover Camo'd
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File:Backpack War Paint Dream Piped.png|Dream Piped
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File:Backpack War Paint Fire Glazed.png|Fire Glazed
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File:Backpack War Paint Freedom Wrapped.png|Freedom Wrapped
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File:Backpack War Paint Kill Covered.png|Kill Covered
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File:Backpack War Paint Merc Stained.png|Merc Stained
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File:Backpack War Paint Pizza Polished.png|Pizza Polished
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File:Backpack War Paint Quack Canvassed.png|Quack Canvassed
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File:Backpack War Paint Star Crossed.png|Star Crossed
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</gallery>
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==={{anchor|Decorated War Hero Collection}}The Decorated Hero Collection ===
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<gallery>
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File:Backpack War Paint Carpet Bomber Mk.II.png|Carpet Bomber Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Woodland Warrior Mk.II.png|Woodland Warrior Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Wrapped Reviver Mk.II.png|Wrapped Reviver Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Forest Fire Mk.II.png|Forest Fire Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Night Owl Mk.II.png|Night Owl Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Woodsy Widowmaker Mk.II.png|Woodsy Widowmaker Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Autumn Mk.II.png|Autumn Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Plaid Potshotter Mk.II.png|Plaid Potshotter Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Civic Duty Mk.II.png|Civic Duty Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Civil Servant Mk.II.png|Civil Servant Mk.II
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</gallery>
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==={{anchor|Contract Campaigner Collection }}The Contract Campaigner Collection===
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<gallery>
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File:Backpack War Paint Dead Reckoner Mk.II.png|Dead Reckoner Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Bovine Blazemaker Mk.II.png|Bovine Blazemaker Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Backwoods Boomstick Mk.II.png|Backwoods Boomstick Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Masked Mender Mk.II.png|Masked Mender Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Macabre Web Mk.II.png|Macabre Web Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Iron Wood Mk.II.png|Iron Wood Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Nutcracker Mk.II.png|Nutcracker Mk.II
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File:Backpack War Paint Smalltown Bringdown Mk.II.png|Smalltown Bringdown Mk.II
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</gallery>
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==={{anchor|Saxton Select Collection}}The Saxton Select Collection===
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<gallery>
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File:Backpack War Paint Dragon Slayer.png|Dragon Slayer
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</gallery>
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==={{anchor|Mann Co. Events Collection}} The Mann Co. Events Collection===
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<gallery>
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File:Backpack War Paint Smissmas Sweater.png|Smissmas Sweater
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</gallery>
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==={{anchor|Winter 2017 Collection}} The Winter 2017 Collection===
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<gallery>
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File:Backpack War Paint Miami Element.png|Miami Element
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File:Backpack War Paint Jazzy.png|Jazzy
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File:Backpack War Paint Mosaic.png|Mosaic
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File:Backpack War Paint Cosmic Calamity.png|Cosmic Calamity
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File:Backpack War Paint Hana.png|Hana
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File:Backpack War Paint Uranium.png|Uranium
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File:Backpack War Paint Neo Tokyo.png|Neo Tokyo
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File:Backpack War Paint Hazard Warning.png|Hazard Warning
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File:Backpack War Paint Damascus & Mahogany.png|Damascus & Mahogany
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File:Backpack War Paint Dovetailed.png|Dovetailed
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File:Backpack War Paint Alien Tech.png|Alien Tech
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File:Backpack War Paint Cabin Fevered.png|Cabin Fevered
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File:Backpack War Paint Polar Surprise.png|Polar Surprise
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File:Backpack War Paint Bomber Soul.png|Bomber Soul
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File:Backpack War Paint Geometrical Teams.png|Geometrical Teams
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</gallery>
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==={{anchor|Scream Fortress X Collection}}The Scream Fortress X Collection===
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<gallery>
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File:Backpack War Paint Electroshocked.png|Electroshocked
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File:Backpack War Paint Tumor Toasted.png|Tumor Toasted
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File:Backpack War Paint Ghost Town.png|Ghost Town
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File:Backpack War Paint Skull Study.png|Skull Study
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File:Backpack War Paint Spectral Shimmered.png|Spectral Shimmered
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File:Backpack War Paint Calavera Canvas.png|Calavera Canvas
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File:Backpack War Paint Spirit of Halloween.png|Spirit of Halloween
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File:Backpack War Paint Horror Holiday.png|Horror Holiday
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File:Backpack War Paint Totally Boned.png|Totally Boned
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File:Backpack War Paint Haunted Ghosts.png|Haunted Ghosts
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</gallery>
  
 
== Unused content ==
 
== Unused content ==
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==Festivizers==
 
==Festivizers==
 
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{{main|Festivizer}}
Following the {{Patch name|12|22|2015}}, players are now able to festivize their Decorated items with the [[Gun Mettle and Tough Break Festivizer]]. When applied onto a weapon, the item will acquire lights similar to those of existing [[Festive|Festive weapons]], as well as a '''Festive''' prefix next to the Skin's name as well as a '''Festivized''' item attribute.
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Following the {{Patch name|12|22|2015}}, players are now able to festivize their Decorated items with the Festivizer tool. When applied onto a weapon, the weapon in question will acquire lights similar to those of existing [[Festive|Festive weapons]], a '''Festivized''' prefix next to the Skin's name, as well as the '''Festivized''' item attribute.
  
 
== Unusual Effects ==
 
== Unusual Effects ==
  
Unusual Decorated weapons will have a particle effect attached to the end of the barrel. Some Unusual effects can also travel down the whole length of the barrel.
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Unusual Decorated weapons will have a particle effect attached to parts of the weapon. Depending on the Unusual effect and weapon, the position of the particle effect can vary; for example, Isotope tends to only cover the tip of the weapon's muzzle (unless the weapon is small, such as on a [[Pistol]] or [[Revolver]], where it will cover most of the weapon), while Hot and Cool tend to travel along the whole weapon, making it more visible on larger weapons like the [[Rocket Launcher]].
  
 
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== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
* Team-colored Decorated weapons always appear as RED in class selection screen.
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* Team-colored Decorated weapons always appear as RED in the class selection screen.
 
* Team-colored Decorated weapons that have the Team Shine [[Killstreak]] sheen will always use RED team's sheen if inspected in the backpack.
 
* Team-colored Decorated weapons that have the Team Shine [[Killstreak]] sheen will always use RED team's sheen if inspected in the backpack.
* Team-colored Decorated weapons that are picked up by the player do not change to the color of the player's current team.<!--This could possibly be intentional.-->
 
 
* Upon respawning, Unusual effects can sometimes become positioned in front of the player's screen, blocking their view. This can be fixed by switching weapons.
 
* Upon respawning, Unusual effects can sometimes become positioned in front of the player's screen, blocking their view. This can be fixed by switching weapons.
 
* All Team-Colored Tough Break Collection weapons lack the description "Team Colored Decorated Weapon", and their BLU team variants cannot be viewed in the backpack.
 
* All Team-Colored Tough Break Collection weapons lack the description "Team Colored Decorated Weapon", and their BLU team variants cannot be viewed in the backpack.
* Unusual effects on Revolvers will disappear upon disguising, and will not reappear until a weapon switch.
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* Unusual effects on Revolvers and Knives will disappear upon disguising, and will not reappear until a weapon switch.
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* On certain low-graphics settings, Decorated weapons that have increased phong shading (such as the Coffin Nail skins) and have a Strange stat clock attached will not appear to be shiny in first-person view, due to the stat clock conflicting with the weapon's phong shading.
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* Holding a Decorated weapon, and then using certain [[Taunt]]s that use props (Example: the [[Luxury Lounge]]) will make the prop use the weapon's texture.
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** This will also cause certain parts of the Taunt to disappear for other players. (Example: The [[Fresh Brewed Victory]] cup and the bag of coffee beans).
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==Notes==
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* The patterns and exterior qualities of Decorated weapons do not appear when running the game with {{code|dxlevel -80}} or {{code|dxlevel -81}}. Instead of showing the decorations, they only appear as their [[Normal|stock]] counterpart. When running the game in these DirectX levels, the descriptions of Decorated weapons change, adding the extra string: "You are in DirectX 8, decorated weapons are incompatible and will show as stock".
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** Upon checkout at the [[Mann Co. Store]], having a [[Gun Mettle Campaign Pass]] in the cart will cause the game to show a message warning the player that Decorated weapons do not work on DirectX 8.
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
 
{{Update history | '''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
 
{{Update history | '''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
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* Added 4 weapon collections: Teufort Collection, Craftmann Collection, Concealed Killer Collection and Powerhouse Collection.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added Decorated quality.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added Decorated quality.
  
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* Fixed a case where the Stat Clock model would float in the air while the player was [[Taunts|taunting]].
 
* Fixed a case where the Stat Clock model would float in the air while the player was [[Taunts|taunting]].
  
'''{{Patch name|12|17|2015}}''' ([[Tough Break Update]]}
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'''{{Patch name|12|17|2015}}''' ([[Tough Break Update]])
* Added 4 new weapon collections.
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* Added 4 weapon collections: Harvest Collection, Gentlemanne's Collection, Pyroland Collection and Warbird Collection.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|12|22|2015}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|12|22|2015}}'''
* Fixed decorated weapons not getting the crit-boost material effect.}}
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* Fixed decorated weapons not getting the crit-boost material effect.
  
== Trivia ==
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'''{{Patch name|1|4|2018}} #2'''
*There are [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYRDn67jIYg unimplemented inspection animations] for several weapons that do not currently have skins assigned to them. These weapons include the [[Shovel]], [[Flare Gun]], [[Fire Axe]], [[Bottle]], [[Syringe Gun]], [[Bonesaw]], [[Kukri]], [[Force-A-Nature]], [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]], [[Sandvich]], and the [[Eyelander]].
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* Fixed not being able to apply the [[Civilian Grade Stat Clock|Civilian Stat Clock]]{{sic}} to [[Grade|Civilian-grade]] weapons.
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== See also ==
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{{Color themes}}
 
{{Gun Mettle Update Nav}}
 
{{Gun Mettle Update Nav}}
 
{{Quality Nav}}
 
{{Quality Nav}}

Revision as of 05:52, 22 August 2019

Item icon Warhawk Rocket Launcher.png

Warhawk Rocket Launcher
Elite Grade Rocket Launcher (Factory New)

Ain't that a cute little gun?
The Engineer unboxing a floral-painted Pistol

Decorated is an item quality assigned to weapons with special grade factors of design, varying levels of exterior wear, and possibly a Strange counter and/or Unusual effect. Decorated weapons were introduced in the Gun Mettle Update.

Decorated weapons have what is essentially a cosmetic "skin", similarly to Australium weapons. However, instead of Australium plating, Decorated quality weapons possess a layer of paint applied in a pattern, with the pattern being based on the Weapon Collection the particular weapon is found in. Each Decorated weapon's pattern differs in scale and rotation from weapon to weapon, with the game randomizing portions of these when the weapon is first awarded. As such, it is very rare to have two Decorated weapons with the exact same pattern.

A Decorated weapon's quality consists of one of six levels of rarity, referred to as "Grades", with a separate ranking for exterior damage (referred to as "Wear"), which applies to all grades of Decorated weapons.

Decorated weapons are obtained through random drops following the completion of contracts, or unboxing specific weapon cases. Decorated weapons obtained from cases also have a chance to be Strange, a rarer chance to be Unusual, and a very rare chance to be both. Strange variants add a "Stat Clock" to the side of the weapon, which count kills (or ÜberCharges in the case of the Medi Gun).

Civilian Grade weapons (which are not found in Strange quality normally) can also have a Stat Clock applied to them using a Civilian Grade Stat Clock tool.

Decorated weapons are purely cosmetic, and have no effect on gameplay.

When mouse-hovering over a Decorated weapon in the Inventory, a detailed window will appear displaying a rotating 3D model of the weapon. This window also displays the weapon's particular grade and level of exterior wear, as well as a list of weapons found within the weapon's respective collection, with a check mark next to any that the player already owns. Choosing to inspect a Decorated weapon through this context menu will open a larger window where the player can manually rotate the weapon model to see it from all angles.

In-game, the title text of Decorated weapons uses the quality color of their grade.

While in the Steam inventory, during trading, and on the Steam Community Market, the hexadecimal color code for Decorated weapons is #FAFAFA regardless of grade.

Grades

Main article: Grade

Decorated weapons come in six grades. This value is intrinsic to the specific Decorated weapon and serves as an indicator of rarity. Therefore, it is not possible for an Elite Grade Barn Burner to exist, nor a Freelance Grade Sand Cannon, as both have the rarity of Mercenary and Elite, respectively.

The list of current weapon grades are listed below, with each grade having a specific text color associated with them in the loadout screen.

Color Name Example
#B0C3D9 Civilian Grade Scattergun
#5E98D9 Freelance Grade Stickybomb Launcher
#4B69FF Mercenary Grade Minigun
#8847FF Commando Grade Flame Thrower
#D32CE6 Assassin Grade Sniper Rifle
#EB4B4B Elite Grade Rocket Launcher

Wear

Decorated weapons also possess one of five different levels of exterior wear. Wear is written in brackets after the weapon's grade, i.e Mercenary Grade SMG (Well-Worn).

Unlike grades, all levels of exterior wear can apply to any Decorated weapon, so it is possible to have a Battle Scarred Elite grade weapon and Factory New Civilian grade weapon. Wear describes the weapon's aesthetic level of exterior "use"; At the highest grade, the weapon will look brand new, with little prior use. Following a gradual scale of decreasing wear level, scratches and eventually blood spatters begin to appear, with the weapon's paint looking extremely battered and chipped at the lowest level of wear.

These levels of wear, in order of least worn to most worn, are:

  • Factory New
  • Minimal Wear
  • Field-Tested
  • Well-Worn
  • Battle Scarred

On Field-Tested weapons and lower, blood splatters will begin to appear on the weapon's skin, and the size of these increase as the wear grade decreases. These are randomized along with skin placement on the Decorated weapon.

Note that the game generates a backpack item for the version of the decorated weapon the player owns, while the Steam Community Market utilizes a shared backpack icon for each weapon with a particular exterior wear.

Gun Mettle Collections

Skins applied on weapons have a randomly positioned pattern. Only one of the possible placements is shown below.

The Teufort Collection

The weapons that belong in the Teufort collection

The Teufort Collection is one of two weapon skin collections available from completing Gun Mettle contracts. It is a collection of weapon skins based on the various textures found in 2Fort, such as wooden planks, metal plate, and dirt ground. As of October 28 2017 the Bovine Blazemaker, Bogtrotter, Team Sprayer, Rooftop Wrangler, Civic Duty, Civil Servant, Local Hero, Mayor, Smalltown Bringdown and the Citizen Pain has been added to the game through updates.

The Craftsmann Collection

The weapons that belong in the Craftsmann collection

The Craftsmann Collection is the second weapon skin collection available from completing Gun Mettle contracts. It is a collection of skins focusing on a DIY-like project, having most guns painted in a way that makes them seem made from household materials and/or fabrics. The team color variants mostly apply to materials with a plaid pattern.

The Concealed Killer Collection

The weapons that belong in the Concealed Killer collection

The Concealed Killer Collection is one of two weapon skin collections only available through opening weapon cases obtained during the Gun Mettle Campaign. To obtain a weapon with this skin, players must unbox a Concealed Killer Weapons Case. This collection focuses on military-style camouflage skins of various colors and patterns.

The Powerhouse Collection

The weapons that belong in the Powerhouse collection

The Powerhouse Collection is the second weapon skin collection only available though Gun Mettle Campaign weapon cases. To obtain a weapon with this skin, players must open a Powerhouse Weapons Case. The primary focus of this collection is bright patterns, resembling electricity and power station logos, some of which are related to the map Powerhouse.

Tough Break Collections

The gallery below shows one of the possible positions of these weapons, it is meant as a reference only

Uniquely, this is the only skin collection which contains skins that boosts the Phong shading of several or most parts of the weapon in order to make them glossier and more appealing (such as majority of the Gentlemanne's Collection and the Corsair variants in the Warbird Collection), making them currently the only publicly-obtainable weapons with increased Phong shading, with the exception of certain Community grade weapons.

The Harvest Collection

The Harvest Collection is one of two weapon skin collections available through completing Tough Break contracts. Half of the possible skins from this collection are based on autumn colors and patterns, such as leaves, pumpkins, and trees. The other half of the skins take on a more "spooky" or Halloween-based style. The Boneyard skins, in particular, have an unique aesthetic, as lower grades cause the bone-colored parts of the weapon to wear off, revealing bloody "bone marrow" instead of showing the gun's stock texture under it.

The Gentlemanne's Collection

The Gentlemanne's Collection is the second weapon skin collection available through completing Tough Break contracts. The skins from this collection take on a fancy, ornate, or expensive-looking approach. The "High Roller's" set in particular focuses on a casino or gambling theme. The "Coffin Nail" set is based upon cigarettes; uniquely, as the weapon's wear decreases, glowing "burn" marks appear on the skin's muzzle as if the weapon was a cigarette gradually being "smoked".

The Pyroland Collection

The Pyroland Collection is one of two Tough Break collections available only through opening weapons cases. To obtain a weapon from this collection, one must open a Pyroland Weapons Case with a Tough Break Key. Weapons from this collection focus on patterns and designs found in Pyroland, such as rainbows and cats, along with contrasting "lava" skins representing the Pyro's viewpoint out of Pyroland.

The Warbird Collection

The Warbird Collection is the second Tough Break collection available only through opening weapons cases. Weapons from this collection can be obtained by opening a Warbird Weapons Case with a Tough Break Key. These weapons bear motifs from the air arms of the countries that fought in World War II, including those of the USAAF and Luftwaffe.

War Paint Collections

Decorated items released after the Jungle Inferno Update use War Paints rather than predetermined weapon and "skin" combinations. These can be applied to forty-four different weapons.

The Jungle Jackpot Collection

The Infernal Reward Collection

The Decorated Hero Collection

The Contract Campaigner Collection

The Saxton Select Collection

The Mann Co. Events Collection

The Winter 2017 Collection

The Scream Fortress X Collection

Unused content

  • According to the game's files, there is an unused grade labeled as Immortal.

Festivizers

Main article: Festivizer

Following the December 22, 2015 Patch, players are now able to festivize their Decorated items with the Festivizer tool. When applied onto a weapon, the weapon in question will acquire lights similar to those of existing Festive weapons, a Festivized prefix next to the Skin's name, as well as the Festivized item attribute.

Unusual Effects

Unusual Decorated weapons will have a particle effect attached to parts of the weapon. Depending on the Unusual effect and weapon, the position of the particle effect can vary; for example, Isotope tends to only cover the tip of the weapon's muzzle (unless the weapon is small, such as on a Pistol or Revolver, where it will cover most of the weapon), while Hot and Cool tend to travel along the whole weapon, making it more visible on larger weapons like the Rocket Launcher.

Bugs

  • Team-colored Decorated weapons always appear as RED in the class selection screen.
  • Team-colored Decorated weapons that have the Team Shine Killstreak sheen will always use RED team's sheen if inspected in the backpack.
  • Upon respawning, Unusual effects can sometimes become positioned in front of the player's screen, blocking their view. This can be fixed by switching weapons.
  • All Team-Colored Tough Break Collection weapons lack the description "Team Colored Decorated Weapon", and their BLU team variants cannot be viewed in the backpack.
  • Unusual effects on Revolvers and Knives will disappear upon disguising, and will not reappear until a weapon switch.
  • On certain low-graphics settings, Decorated weapons that have increased phong shading (such as the Coffin Nail skins) and have a Strange stat clock attached will not appear to be shiny in first-person view, due to the stat clock conflicting with the weapon's phong shading.
  • Holding a Decorated weapon, and then using certain Taunts that use props (Example: the Luxury Lounge) will make the prop use the weapon's texture.
    • This will also cause certain parts of the Taunt to disappear for other players. (Example: The Fresh Brewed Victory cup and the bag of coffee beans).

Notes

  • The patterns and exterior qualities of Decorated weapons do not appear when running the game with dxlevel -80 or dxlevel -81. Instead of showing the decorations, they only appear as their stock counterpart. When running the game in these DirectX levels, the descriptions of Decorated weapons change, adding the extra string: "You are in DirectX 8, decorated weapons are incompatible and will show as stock".

Update history

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)
  • Added 4 weapon collections: Teufort Collection, Craftmann Collection, Concealed Killer Collection and Powerhouse Collection.
  • [Undocumented] Added Decorated quality.

July 2, 2015 Patch

  • Fixed skinned weapons appearing differently after being traded or listed on the Steam Community Market. Affected items have been reverted to their original (permanent) appearance.

July 6, 2015 Patch

July 8, 2015 Patch #1

July 15, 2015 Patch #1

  • Fixed an issue with Unusual Revolvers where the unusual effect would sometimes not disappear when the Spy would feign death, disguise, cloak, etc.
  • Fixed skinned weapons not rendering properly for customers on older shader model 2.0 hardware.

July 23, 2015 Patch #1

  • Fixed Stat Clock models not cloaking with the Spy.

September 24, 2015 Patch

  • Fixed a case where the Stat Clock model would float in the air while the player was taunting.

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

  • Added 4 weapon collections: Harvest Collection, Gentlemanne's Collection, Pyroland Collection and Warbird Collection.

December 22, 2015 Patch

  • Fixed decorated weapons not getting the crit-boost material effect.

January 4, 2018 Patch #2


See also