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[[File:Second Annu-hell Screm Fortress.png|right|365px|link=http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/]]
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[[File:Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special.jpg|right|365px|link=http://www.teamfortress.com/veryscaryhalloween/]]
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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 <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]].
  
{{patch info|10|27|2010}}
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The event began on October 27, 2011, and concluded at November 6, 2011 at 12am (UTC).
  
{{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|Also included in this update: You being scared! [sound of bat wings] That's right, it's the Second Annual Team Fortress Halloween Special. Will there be ghosts? Quite possibly. Will there be exploding pumpkins? You never know. Will you wet your pants in terror? If you're anything like us, emphatically yes.}}
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== Additions ==
  
The <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Scream Fortress Update]'''</span>, officially known as the '''Second Annu-Hell Scream Fortress Hauntdead Halloween Special''', was the event launched with the [[October 27, 2010 Patch]], which included the release of the two new [[Art Pass Contest]]-winning maps, new [[hats]], new items, and new [[Ghostchievements]] as well as the reactivation of the [[October 29, 2009 Patch|2009 Haunted Halloween Special]]'s [[Scarechievements]].
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=== Monoculus ===
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{{main|Monoculus}}
  
It was the 2010 equivalent of the [[Haunted Halloween Special|2009 Haunted Halloween Special]], becoming the second [[Halloween]] event to be held within ''Team Fortress 2''.
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=== Class sets ===
 
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
Although the [http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Scream Fortress page] on the [[TF2 Official Website]] stated that the event would only last until November 8, 2010, the [[Haunted Halloween Gift]] stopped spawning at [[Mann Manor]], and Halloween-only hats ceased to be wearable at around November 8 at 8am GMT. However, [[Halloween|Halloween-restricted]] items like the [[Spine-Chilling Skull]], [[Voodoo Juju]], and [[Noise Maker]] continued to be available at the [[Mann Co. Store]] throughout the day.
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| width="70px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|scout|br=yes}}'''
 
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" |{{icon item|Curse-a-Nature|80px|link=Item sets#Curse-a-Nature}}<br />'''[[Item sets#Curse-a-Nature|The Curse-a-Nature]]'''<br />
== Additions ==
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Wrap Battler|75px}}
=== Horseless Headless Horsemann ===
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Wrap Battler]]'''
{{main|Horseless Headless Horsemann}}
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|B-ankh!|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[B-ankh!]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Futankhamun|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Futankhamun]]'''
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|-
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| width="70px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|soldier|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Tin Soldier|80px|link=Item sets#Tin Soldier}}<br />'''[[Item sets#Tin Soldier|The Tin Soldier]]'''<br />
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Idiot Box|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Idiot Box]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Steel Pipes|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Steel Pipes]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Shoestring Budget|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Shoestring Budget]]'''
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|-
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| width="70px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|pyro|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Infernal Imp|80px|link=Item sets#Infernal Imp}}<br />'''[[Item sets#Infernal Imp|The Infernal Imp]]'''<br />
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Blazing Bull|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Blazing Bull]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Fallen Angel|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Fallen Angel]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Tail From the Crypt|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Tail From the Crypt]]'''
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|-
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| width="70px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|demoman|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Highland Hound|80px|link=Item sets#Highland Hound}}<br />'''[[Item sets#Highland Hound|The Highland Hound]]'''<br />
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Hair of the Dog|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Hair of the Dog]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Scottish Snarl|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Scottish Snarl]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Pickled Paws|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Pickled Paws]]'''
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|-
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| width="70px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|heavy|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|FrankenHeavy|80px|link=Item sets#FrankenHeavy}}<br />'''[[Item sets#FrankenHeavy|The FrankenHeavy]]'''<br />
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Can Opener|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Can Opener]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Soviet Stitch-Up|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Soviet Stitch-Up]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Steel-Toed Stompers|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Steel-Toed Stompers]]'''
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|-
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| width="70px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|engineer|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Brundle Bundle|80px|link=Item sets#Brundle Bundle}}<br />'''[[Item sets#Brundle Bundle|The Brundle Bundle]]'''<br />
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Buzz Killer|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Buzz Killer]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Frontier Flyboy|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Frontier Flyboy]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Legend of Bugfoot|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Legend of Bugfoot]]'''
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|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|medic|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Mad Doktor|80px|link=Item sets#Mad Doktor}}<br />'''[[Item sets#Mad Doktor|The Mad Doktor]]'''<br />
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Einstein|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Einstein]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Dr. Gogglestache|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Dr. Gogglestache]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Emerald Jarate|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Emerald Jarate]]'''
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|-
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| width="70px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|sniper|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Camper Van Helsing|80px|link=Item sets#Camper Van Helsing}}<br />'''[[Item sets#Camper Van Helsing|The Camper Van Helsing]]'''<br />
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Holy Hunter|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Holy Hunter]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Silver Bullets|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Silver Bullets]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Garlic Flank Stake|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Garlic Flank Stake]]'''
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|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|spy|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" rowspan="3" | {{icon item|Invisible Rogue|80px|link=Item sets#Invisible Rogue}}<br />'''[[Item sets#Invisible Rogue|The Invisible Rogue]]'''<br />
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Under Cover|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Under Cover]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Griffin's Gog|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Griffin's Gog]]'''
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Intangible Ascot|75px}}
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| style="background: #FEF5E0;" | '''[[Intangible Ascot]]'''
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|-
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|}
  
The '''[[Horseless Headless Horsemann]]''' is a [[non-playable character]] boss, who attacks both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] teams until he is slain. The Horsemann, who is depicted as the undead apparition of [[Silas Mann]], has a [[health]] range from 3000 to 9400, depending on the number of players in the server. The Horsemann does not spawn until ten or more players are present (not including [[spectator]]s).
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* '''Note:''' Any of these items collected from [[Haunted Halloween Gift]]s located in [[Eyeaduct]]'s Underworld area will carry the [[Item quality#Haunted|Haunted]] quality.
  
 
=== Weapons ===
 
=== Weapons ===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
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| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="2" | {{icon class|Demoman}}<br />'''[[Demoman|<span style="color: #fff;">Demoman</span>]]'''
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| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587;"| '''{{Class link|Scout|br=yes}}'''
| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Sticky Jumper|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Unarmed Combat|75px}}
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''[[Sticky Jumper]]'''
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| '''[[Unarmed Combat]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker|75px}}
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| style="background: #6A5587;"| '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}'''
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''[[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]]'''
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Wanga Prick|75px}}
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| '''[[Wanga Prick]]'''
 
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|}
 
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=== Hats ===
 
=== Hats ===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587;" | {{icon class|Heavy}}<br />'''[[Heavy|<span style="color:#fff;">Heavy</span>]]'''
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| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587;" | '''{{Class link|Soldier|br=yes}}'''
| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Cadaver's Cranium|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Infernal Impaler|75px}}
| style="background: #F1ECF7;"| '''[[Cadaver's Cranium]]'''
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| '''[[Infernal Impaler]]'''
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| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="7" | '''[[Classes|<span style="color:#fff;">All Classes</span>]]'''
 
| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Heavy Mask|75px}}
 
| style="background: #F1ECF7;"| '''[[Halloween Masks]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Saxton Hale Mask|75px}}
 
| style="background: #F1ECF7;"| '''[[Saxton Hale Mask]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Ghastlier Gibus|75px}}
 
| style="background: #F1ECF7;"| '''[[Ghastlier Gibus]]'''<ref name="gibusgrab">Players who already had the [[Ghastly Gibus]] had it upgraded to the Ghastlier Gibus, while newcomers only received the old-fashioned Ghastly Gibus from the [[Obtaining scarechievements|Ghastly Gibus Grab achievement]] from 2009.</ref>
 
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head|75px}}
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="7" | '''[[All Classes]]'''
| style="background: #F1ECF7;"| '''[[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head]]'''
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Ghastlierest Gibus|75px}}
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| '''[[Ghastlierest Gibus]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Horrific Headsplitter|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Seal Mask|75px}}
| style="background: #F1ECF7;"| '''[[Horrific Headsplitter]]'''
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| '''[[Seal Mask]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Spine-Chilling Skull|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|MONOCULUS!|75px}}
| style="background: #F1ECF7;"| '''[[Spine-Chilling Skull]]'''
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| '''[[MONOCULUS!]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Voodoo Juju|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Spine-Chilling Skull 2011|75px}}
| style="background: #F1ECF7;"| '''[[Voodoo Juju]]'''
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| '''[[Spine-Chilling Skull 2011]]'''
 
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; Notes
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=== Miscellaneous Items ===
<references />
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="2" | '''{{Class link|Pyro|br=yes}}'''
=== Tools ===
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Apparition's Aspect|75px}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2"AD9DC3-E8E2F0
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| '''[[Apparition's Aspect]]'''
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Haunted Metal Scrap|75px}}
 
| align="center" style="background: #E8E2F0;" | '''[[Haunted Metal Scrap]]'''
 
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | Crafting material used to make the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]], [[Spine-Chilling Skull]], [[Voodoo Juju]] and [[Spine-Chilling Skull 2011]].
 
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Description Tag|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Last Breath|75px}}
| align="center" style="background: #E8E2F0;" | '''[[Description Tag]]'''
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| '''[[Last Breath]]'''
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | Gives one item a custom description.
 
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{Icon item|Gift Wrap|75px}}
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| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587;" | '''{{Class link|All Classes|br=yes}}'''
| align="center" style="background: #E8E2F0;" | '''[[Gift Wrap]]'''
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Bombinomicon|75px}}
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | Wrapping an item allows some non-tradable items to be traded; it also allows delivery to players who are currently offline.
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| '''[[Bombinomicon]]'''
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | [[File:Banshee noise.png|75px|link=Noise Maker]]
 
| align="center" style="background: #E8E2F0;" | '''[[Noise Maker]]'''
 
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | Using a Noise Maker plays a noise to all players on the current server.
 
 
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=== Maps ===
 
=== Maps ===
 
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="height:20px; color:#fff;"
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|- style="height:20px; color: #fff;"
 
! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | Name
 
! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | Name
 
! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | Picture
 
! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | Picture
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! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | File&nbsp;name
 
! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | File&nbsp;name
 
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| style="background: #AD9DC3;" | '''[[Mann Manor]]'''
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| style="background: #AD9DC3;" | '''[[Eyeaduct]]'''
| style="background: #E8E2F0;" | [[File:Mannmanor_cp_01.png|240px|link=Mann Manor]]
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| [[File:Eyeaduct 1.jpg|240px|link=Eyeaduct]]
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" align="center" | '''[[Control Point (game mode)|Control Point]]'''<br />[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=Control Point (game mode)]]
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| align="center" | '''[[King of the Hill]]'''<br />[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=King of the Hill]]
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | {{code|cp_manor_event}}
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| {{code|koth_viaduct_event}}
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| style="background: #AD9DC3;" | '''[[Mountain Lab]]'''
 
| style="background: #E8E2F0;" | [[File:Art Pass Winner 3DNJ.jpg|240px|link=Mountain Lab]]
 
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" align="center" | '''[[Control Point (game mode)|Control Point]]'''<br />[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=Control Point (game mode)]]
 
| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | {{code|cp_mountainlab}}
 
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|}
 
|}
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
=== [[File:Ghostchievements icon.png|20px|link=Ghostchievements]] [[Ghostchievements]] ===
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=== [[File:Eyechievements.png|20px|link=Eye-chievements]] [[Eye-chievements]] ===
{{Halloween 2010 achievement list}}
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{{Achievement table
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| col1 = {{Show achievement|Halloween|Dive Into A Good Book}}
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| col2 = {{Show achievement|Halloween|Optical Defusion}}
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}}
  
== Trivia ==
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== Timeline ==
* Scream Fortress reintroduced the "Thriller" dance from ''{{w|Michael Jackson's Thriller}}'' as a [[taunt]] for all [[classes]], originally introduced in the 2009 [[Haunted Hallowe'en Special]]. Taunting during the 2010 event would randomly chose between the standard weapon taunt and the Thriller taunt, even if no standard taunt existed for a weapon (for example, the [[Jarate]] or [[Wrangler]]). The taunt was turned off again at the conclusion of the event.
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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]].
  
== Update gallery ==
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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]] 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 this year's boss, similar to the [[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 [[October 27, 2011 Patch|October 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 [[November 2, 2011 Patch|November 2, 2011]] a blog post on the TF2 Official Website announced Monoculus that will become stronger every time he's defeated.
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On [[November 7, 2011 Patch|November 7, 2011]], the sale/event was closed.
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== Update history ==
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'''[[October 20, 2011 Patch]] #3'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added new Halloween Special background.
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'''[[October 27, 2011 Patch]]'''
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* Halloween 2011 Event
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** [[Viaduct]] has been haunted and is now... [[Eyeaduct]]!
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** One full multi-piece costume set has been added for each class
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** Random gifts containing costume pieces drop in Eyeaduct on registered servers
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** 2 new Halloween 2011 achievements
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** Any [[unusual]] hats uncrated during the event will be Halloween-themed
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** New Halloween-themed items are available in the Mann Co. store, but only for a limited time!
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* {{Undocumented}} All [[Ghastly Gibus]]es have been upgraded to [[Ghastlier Gibus]]es.
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* {{Undocumented}} All Ghastlier Gibuses have been upgraded to the new [[Ghastlierest Gibus]]es.
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'''[[November 2, 2011 Patch]]'''
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* Added a taunt for the Tin Soldier set
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* Fixed the Soldier's melee dare response rule
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* MONOCULUS! HAS GROWN ANGRY<ref>MONOCULUS receives a faster firing rate and higher HP each time he respawns. This is indicated by levels. [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=6687]</ref>
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* Updated the localization files
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'''[[November 7, 2011 Patch]]'''
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* Ended the Halloween sale/event
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== Gallery ==
 
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File:Scream_Fortress_Update.png|The Scream Fortress Update page
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File:Halloween 2011 Update Page.png|Very Scary Halloween Special Update page.
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File:Background halloween2011.png|The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011.
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File:Background halloween2011 widescreen copy.png|The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011 (widescreen).
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File:Halloween 11.jpg| Promotional image used in the Update on the Halloween Update Blog Post.
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File:Very Scary Halloween Special Announcement.png| Steam popup advertising the Very Scary Halloween Special.
 
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=== Hidden pages ===
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== See also ==
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* [[Haunted Hallowe'en Special]], the 2009 Halloween event
File:Hidden-Pages_Family_Portrait_2.png|Mann Family Portrait with Silas Mann hidden image
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* [[Scream Fortress Update]], the 2010 Halloween event
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* [[Bombinomicon (comic)|''Bombinomicon'']], promotional comic released prior to the 2011 Halloween event
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== References ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Scream Fortress]
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* "[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=6588 Update on the Halloween Update]", [[TF2 Official Website]], October 21, 2011
* [http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4587&p=1 Official Team Fortress Blog: Here, have some art.]&mdash; hi-res images of the Scream Fortress artwork.
 
* [http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4567&p=1 Official Team Fortress Blog: Sound of Blog Post Being Posted]&mdash;the update announcing the release of Scream Fortress.
 
* [http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4489&p=1 Sandwich and I are coming for you!]&mdash;the Artpass Contest winner announcement.
 
 
 
  
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Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special.jpg
This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see October 27, 2011 Patch.
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 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.

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

Additions

Monoculus

Main article: Monoculus

Class sets

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

Weapons

Unarmed Combat Unarmed Combat
Wanga Prick Wanga Prick

Hats

Infernal Impaler Infernal Impaler
All Classes Ghastlierest Gibus Ghastlierest Gibus
Seal Mask Seal Mask
MONOCULUS! MONOCULUS!
Spine-Chilling Skull 2011 Spine-Chilling Skull 2011

Miscellaneous Items

Apparition's Aspect Apparition's Aspect
Last Breath Last Breath
Bombinomicon Bombinomicon

Maps

Name Picture Game mode File name
Eyeaduct 240px King of the Hill
Controlpoint.png
koth_viaduct_event

Achievements

Monoculus angry.png Eye-chievements

Dive Into a Good Book
Dive Into a Good Book
Get to Loot Island and claim your reward!
Optical Defusion
Optical Defusion
Kill MONOCULUS!

Reward: MONOCULUS!

Timeline

On 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.

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 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 this year's boss, similar to the Horsemann.[3]

On October 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.[4]

On November 2, 2011 a blog post on the TF2 Official Website announced Monoculus that will become stronger every time he's defeated.

On November 7, 2011, the sale/event was closed.

Update history

October 20, 2011 Patch #3

  • [Undocumented] Added new Halloween Special background.

October 27, 2011 Patch

  • Halloween 2011 Event
    • Viaduct has been haunted and is now... Eyeaduct!
    • One full multi-piece costume set has been added for each class
    • Random gifts containing costume pieces drop in Eyeaduct on registered servers
    • 2 new Halloween 2011 achievements
    • Any unusual hats uncrated during the event will be Halloween-themed
    • New Halloween-themed items are available in the Mann Co. store, but only for a limited time!
  • [Undocumented] All Ghastly Gibuses have been upgraded to Ghastlier Gibuses.
  • [Undocumented] All Ghastlier Gibuses have been upgraded to the new Ghastlierest Gibuses.

November 2, 2011 Patch

  • Added a taunt for the Tin Soldier set
  • Fixed the Soldier's melee dare response rule
  • MONOCULUS! HAS GROWN ANGRY[5]
  • Updated the localization files

November 7, 2011 Patch

  • Ended the Halloween sale/event

Gallery

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.
  5. MONOCULUS receives a faster firing rate and higher HP each time he respawns. This is indicated by levels. [1]

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