Self-illumination

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Self-illumination on the Cheater's Lament.

Self-illumination is a feature of the Source Engine that causes certain textures to appear to glow when in areas with little light. This effect is used to add to the appearance of certain items in Team Fortress 2.

Objects that glow in the dark

Class Type Object Location of glow
Leaderboard class scout.png Scout Weapons Sun-on-a-Stick The orange segments.
Hats Cross-Comm Express The monocle.
Misc Sign of the Wolf's School The eyes.
Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier Hats Cross-Comm Crash Helmet The laser and monocle.
Misc Professor's Pineapple The liquid.
Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro Weapons Neon Annihilator The neon tubes around the edges.
Sharpened Volcano Fragment The orange segments.
Third Degree The heated coil.
Hats Blazing Bull The horns.
Person in the Iron Mask The eye-slits and ear-holes.
Triclops The eyes.
Waxy Wayfinder The flame and candle.
Misc Fallen Angel The wings.
Plutonidome The dome.
Professor's Pineapple The liquid.
Russian Rocketeer The jet flame.
Tail From the Crypt The tail.
Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman Weapons Eyelander Demoman's eye.
Misc Professor's Pineapple The liquid.
Scottish Snarl The eyes and teeth.
Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Weapons Robo-Sandvich The team-colored light.
Hats U-clank-a The team-colored star.
Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer Hats Clockwerk's Helm The eyes.
Industrial Festivizer The festive lights.
Mining Light The lightbulb.
Tin-1000 The lenses.
Misc Pip-Boy The screen and buttons.
Leaderboard class medic.png Medic Weapons Blutsauger The team-colored muzzle.
Kritzkrieg The yellow lines on the barrel.
Quick-Fix The coils on the backpack.
Übersaw The team-colored liquid.
Vaccinator The beaker and hose.
Misc Dr. Gogglestache The goggles.
Emerald Jarate The neon liquid.
Quadwrangler The vials.
Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper Misc Doublecross-Comm The monocle.
Sir Hootsalot The eyes.
Leaderboard class spy.png Spy Misc Doublecross-Comm The monocle.
TF2 crosshair orange.png All classes Weapons Botkiller weapons The eyes.
Festive weapons The festive lights.
Hats Aperture Labs Hard Hat The lightbulb with a team-colored lens.
A Rather Festive Tree The lights and the star.
Cheater's Lament The halo.
Crone's Dome The face.
Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head The inside areas. Set to fade in and out.
Misc Awesomenauts Badge The insignia.
Bombinomicon The eyes and gums.
Dead Little Buddy The eyes.
Deus Specs The lenses.
Pyrovision Goggles The lenses.
RoBro 3000 The jet flame.
Rump-o'-Lantern The bulb.
Spirit Of Giving The screen.
Unknown Monkeynaut The monkey.
Voodoo-Cursed Souls The eyes.

Update history

December 2, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Removed self illumination on the Earbuds.

September 15, 2011 Patch

February 1, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Fixed an issue with the self-illumination on the Vaccinator's backpack.

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