Resources:
http://www.tf2wh.com/
http://tf2tp.com/
http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Main_Page

Sold all my metal and items I didn't care about to the warehouse. Sitting on almost 190,000 credits which is nice since I can actually play dressup now.

Also need to figure out some interesting/ fun loadouts to keep things fresh... or an all Halloween event map server that goes on for year round.

Speaking of which this years even is just as fun as the Horsemann event which is damn impressive since I REALLY like that one. Definitely blows last years snoozefest out of the water.

I cashed in some of my older strange that I don't use and I feel are getting ready to be in crates again. Had enough to Snag a Strange Pom with a Nice name and Description and a Cloaked Spies Killed Part for it. Doing Pretty good being Slinger Pom Engie. Also ended up with two haunted Sniper Masks of the type, anyone got a transmog for any class other than Sniper. Looking to pay a scrap for one.

>>182460
I have a Spy one I'll never use. I'd like more than a scrap, but well, it's on a ticking clock anyway.
Request a trade with me whenever you'd like.

I hope mods are made to include these spells in RTD or just have spells on every map, because I am a goddamn wizard. No matter the class I easily top the board in helltower, given the same time as other players.

>>182468
I really REALLY like them myself. I just wish I wasn't shit at the game (also fuck minisentries).
A map with Helltower and the HHH map on rotation year round would be a delight.

As great as all the Halloween stuff is, it's largely beaten out by my burning hatred of Hightower, so I've only played Helltower for about thirty minutes.

>>182468
>or just have spells on every map
One of the last couple updates mentioned a map setting that allowed or disallowed spells.

>So how did you spend your morning, moose?
I spent a half hour putting three pages of crates on the Marketplace.

Who are these people buying crates for $3 or $4? Not even rare or old ones. Gotta be some sort of money laundering scheme.

And now I too am looking to by any transmog for a scrap... since I used my extra demo one on a pyro item I didn't like... and got a copy of the only demo item I had.

Let me sing you the song of my Class

Trust me, i'm an engineer !

Is it just me, or did these seem to last longer in previous years?
We've got 100+ things to grab in what feels like a much shorter time frame.

>>182490
I kind of feel that way.
Also holy shit I got a transmog from a trade and used it then no less than 3 minutes later I got another gift and it was the EXACT SAME item I used the transmog on. FUCK.

So, still buying transmogs because this is really annoying.

>>182492
yea whole damned page of useless non tradeable Halloween stuff.

>>182494
Someone said it was the same last year, where Halloween items from gifts weren't available for trade; but, after the event was over, they were made tradeable.

So here's hoping. Luckily, I've gotten enough transmorgrafiers to take care of all but one of my duplicate items; not that I necessarily like all the items in question, but at least I have only one dupe.

>>182494
Hey maybe Valve will take their heads out of their asses and make a couple of the more normal-y ones non-moon locked!

.... Sorry I can't say that with a straight face.
I also can't understand why new unique christmas weapons are somehow OK, but halloween ones are taboo.

>>182496
there are two or three items I wish weren't locked mainly the Pyro masks like the Hard Headed Hardware and Rugged Respirator. Cause Pyro looking scary is a year round thing.

>>182496
Trying to make sense of Valve's decisions regarding TF2 items is a fruitless effort. I'm not saying they don't put thought into it... just that their lines of thinking seem woefully irrational and inconsistent.

>>182496
Well, aside from the potential aesthetic/silhouette issue (which I don't think any of them break), I think they do it so they don't completely fuck up the market. If you're dedicated enough and have a bit luck, you can get up to 29 hats in a single day. Over almost two weeks. If these were normal headwear, there would be huge inflation in market prices as everyone now has a bazillion hats. So they want to release a bunch of fun items, but not fuck up the likely gobs and gobs of money they get off of the Market, so making them Halloween-restricted likely placates both camps.

And Christmas items can have restrictions, too, I think? ...Only the noise maker. Well, okay then. Of course, Christmas items don't have as much of a lure as Halloween items in potential, so perhaps that's what makes the difference.

>>182500
>likely placates both camps
I disagree. Since you know. 2 dozen items I can only wear for 12 days out of the year. Totally worth it.

Hitting people with wrapping paper, snowflake mittens, and candy canes while wearing a santa suit is A-ok; but god forbid you wear a werewolf mask and shoes while killing people with an item that vaguely resembles a monster hunting crossbow of coffin themed minigun.

>>182471
There's an item that triggers a temporary Halloween on a map if the players agree. That's most likely what that spell setting is for.

>>182501
Don't forget the cold weather gear and light-wrapped weapons! Nope. No "smissmas" spirit here.

>>182516
got my strange scarf all named and ready for the winter.

Well it's over...
Hope everyone had fun.

>>182535
I picked up a Haunted Larval Lid since I like the lines with the Solider with that one.

Oh, right!
I completely forgot about this year Saxxys.
Quest of the Demoknight Final …

>actually selling crates on the market
What sorcery is this.

Seems to be mostly the summer crates. Perhaps I should increase the price a penny on the ones I have left? Currently selling @ 3c.

Saxxy voting is officially open: http://steamcommunity.com/saxxyawards/

Of interest thus far:
No Hard Feelings: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=195611564
Meet the Workshop: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=194809303
Heavy and the Bird: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=195995220
Crackpot: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=195399636
Down in the Intel Room: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=196093432 (First TF2 musical I'm aware of.)

Didn't the queue auto-change last year? After you voted it moved to the next, I thought. Isn't doing that this year. Of course, Valve probably didn't test anything when they released it...

>>182797
>>182798
I've been liking most of the videos, except for Teamwork.
It's not terrible, but that one didn't won me over.

>>182799
The one with the grandpa and the kid? I liked the nostalgia factor, but the voice acting felt off and it was drawn out a bit much. Plus the characters were sometimes fighting their own team...

Annnnnd it seems Steam is down. Or something. Steamcommunity.com works, apparently, but I can't log in through Steam and the Saxxys page is fucked.

>>182857
This one.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=194337924

Lil' Guardian Pyro: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=196075217 Best Animation thus far.
War: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=196096275 (based off the update of same name)
Meep the Ap-Sap: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=194324490 (kind of needless Poker scene in the beginning.)
Meet the Idle Team: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=194845118 Starts a bit slow, but worth it.
Survival of the Fittest: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=196066960 Excellent animation

>>182925
Oh. Hadn't seen that one yet.

EEN-COMIIIIIIING
http://www.teamfortress.com/twocities/mannhattan/
>new MvM map
>Snakewater is now official map
>weapons can now have effects
>classes might even have effects

>>182965

Did they fucking say AUSTRALIUM

>>182965
>Weapon effects
>Character effects (potentially)
yes this is the worst thing.

>>182970
I think the effects are merely cosmetic.
You know, a silly cloud of bolts over a flamethrower, or a ghost on my rocket launcher, etc.

>>182974
I know; and my comment still stands. Adding effects to the game was one of the worst things they've done outside of bright color scheme defying paint cans like lime green and neon pink.

>>182978
I think an option to be able to see effects should be available. I don't mind the effects, but I understand that others might find them to be too much.

>>182981
>I think an option to be able to see effects should be available.

But that's directly at odds with the TF2 business strategy of selling shiny pixels to magpies. Why would they pay for bling if others could just decide to not look at it? (Before you mention no-hat mods: those don't work on every server due to sv_pure.)

http://www.teamfortress.com/twocities/rottenburg/
>New MvM map visits Medic's hometown of Rottenburg
>New Medic items
>>Ghostbusters-copyright-defying Reanimator for reviving dead allies
>>Mad-Milk Syringes
>>MediGun generates a shield; might be an upgrade and not a new weapon
>Rocket Launcher has new upgrades

>>183018
>Oh YES I've been waiting for a medigun that could do th-
>MvM upgrade only
I can't... I can't. I. Can't.

Till Death Do Us Part Two: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=196090984 Absolutely wonderful in every way. And it includes a Katana strapped to a Bazooka. A Bazookatana, if you will.
Chinatown Getaway: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=195526416
Good Job: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=194506000 Very fun.
Hathunters: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=194935895 Very silly.

TF2 - Valve is Andy From Toy S…
Oh Jerma.

Fuck year, Chemistry Set. But someone said they're not as rare now, so o well.

I need a Beggar's Bazooka and a Razorback to complete it. I don't suppose anyone would care to part with a spare one? I can offer trading cards or another item (perhaps 2) in return.

>>183120
If you are looking for Regular I've got a few Beggars and Razorbacks I could trade off.

>>183121
Yes please. Steam is [RAIN]deer. I'll be on all night.

The only non-regular one I needed was a Strange Sniper Rifle; thankfully, someone had one they never used and were willing to give away for a reclaimed (I gave him a refined.)

Thanks, Bunker!
>Finish Chemistry Set
>Realize I don't have Outback Intellectual the Set is for
>fuck
>Oh wait I unloaded a bunch of stuff on the Warehouse long ago
>Check site
>33000c, item is 14000c
And everything worked out better than expected

Saxxy Nominees are up
http://www.sourcefilmmaker.com/saxxyawards/

So, more Steam-related than TF2, but apparently if you try to list 200 items on the Steam Market in one year, Steam has to collect information like your SSN. You can opt to not do that, but then you can't list anything and all your current listings are cancelled.

I only know this because I've listed (not sold!) 158 items on the community market (the vast majority of which are crates.) I've likely sold maybe 40-50 things. But when I visited the market, I had a notice waiting that I had listed that many, and if I hit 200 I have to fill out a form for Valve to have on hand for the IRS.

So, FYI before people start posting crates and stuff willy-nilly.

>>183185
Kinda understandable seen some items sold for slightly skeevy prices from time to time (5 bucks for a crate?) So yea there might be something up with some people in the market.

>>183186
But from the FAQ it doesn't seem to have anything to do with apparent money laundering (which I've also seen, and which makes it much harder to read the charts at a glance), but more about federal requirements.

>>183191
yea likely one of those digital economy acts most of which are garbage and cannot and should not be passed by people that don't read and or don't use computers on a regular basis. But lengthy soapbox is for /baw/.

>>183175
Saxxy page has been updated with winners:
Short - Mann Co. Symphony
Action - Chinatown Getaway
Comedy - Disruption
Drama - Till Death Do Us Part Two (which is fucking amazing, btw)

Overall - Lil' Guardian Pyro

Congrats to the winners, though I think that Meet the Workshop should have won over Mann Co. Symphony; but, then, I don't have many successful games and billions of dollars under my belt.

>Get Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe Chemistry Set
>Oh cool, I wonder what the ingredients are...
>Oh hey I have all of the-
>Strange Fryingpan
>I wonder how much...
>7ish keys
>Strange Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe is worth around 3
Into the warehouse it goes.

Ok, so I switched over to Windows 7 from XP a couple weeks ago, and I'm not finding anywhere that has the scripts for each class.

What do.

>>183344
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\cfg\
You have to create one for each class; I only have one for Spy and Engineer. (There's Config and Config_default, but config seems to be the one you want to use.)

>>183352
Any chance I can bum them off you?

>>183399
http://pastebin.com/mLhb84EU

>>183401
Whoops, forgot to finish a sentence.
>Save these as
the file names given to the folder in >>183352

http://www.teamfortress.com/tf02_unhappy_returns/
ON SNAP

>>183427
>Saxton Hale decides shirts are only for strangling
>Margaret does not follow his wisdom
For shame. That's why he left you, Margaret: Because you wear shirts.

Also I give it about two days before Margaret gets a model for use in Garry's Mod/SFM. A week for a shirtless one.

>>183430
Will it be rigged for jiggle?

>Get hype for australium weapons
>Immediately get tickets
>Do many tours of duty
>Witness the drop of 2 australium weapons
>One player has 9 tours, the other has 2 tours
>Only good loot I got is 1 Perfect-match Pro RL Kit
>Depression
>Continue
>22 tours
>No gold weapon
>More depression
>Still have 4 last tickets
>Do one last tour even knowing that nothing will happen
>STRANGE AUSTRALIUM ROCKET LAUNCHER OUT FROM FUCKING NOWHERE
>Realize that I still have that Perfect-match Pro Kit for the RL
>ULTRA SWAG ADQUIRED
>NOT mfw

>>183560
>Pay to play the better part of the MvM
>Pay to get any weapons that are worth having in that sort of fashion

>>183585
>Pay to play the better part of the MvM

I would highly debate calling it "better". You don't get near as many people going to the hardest missions without knowing anything about the game, but then you have people who abandon the game or try to votekick at the site at anyone with a low number of tours. And while it's much, much easier to finish Expert or the harder Advanced missions in Mann Up, it also gets pretty damn boring what with how often the solution used is "park a dispenser, sentry, and two heavies around the bomb".

By far the most enjoyable way to play MvM is boot camp/private server with people you know.

Speaking of, I finally got a ticket. Anyone feel like putting together a plus4tour sometime?

>>183592
Hope it went better than the last plus4 I tried. Good luck. Wish I hadn't sold off my ticket for pennies on the dollar two weeks before the update was announced...

>>183585
You do know that every mission is also playable for free, right?

>>183592
gotta set a time to crew up, and figure which classes everyone wants. I'll Mann Up if anyone else wants take it on at some point.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1286/#tabs
>be Christmas
>new TF2 chess set
I love chess, but I never have anyone to play against. Perhaps I'll-
>pieces are single-hue polygonal things, no really nice detail
>$100
nope.com
>Comes with code for exclusive hat
>It starts as a Pawn and levels up or down (through the chess pieces) correlating to your kill streak.
WHY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE

Funny, and I was just about to say that I wished I could play more MvM with you.
I'm on!

>>183694
That hat was old news.
http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Grandmaster

And I really want it.
And while I also like and know how to play chess, I'm not very good at it as well.

TF2 update!
http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=12145
>Soda Popper
> Hype no longer grants mini-crits, replaced with extra jumps
FUCK EVERYTHING FOREVER.

>>184200
Ok the Soda Popper really needed rebalancing, but not a total uppercut to its crotch. There are already plenty of other Scout items that improve his mobility. Rather I would have just modified it to build up the charge as normal and then give it the right click deploy feature it got, but modify it to deliver two mini-crits and that's it.

>"Head" and "Misc" slots for player loadouts have been converted to Cosmetic slots. All items that were previously Head- or Misc-slot-specific can now be equipped in any Cosmetic slot
Let the horrors commence

>Diamondback now grants crits for backstab kills
>Soda Pooper nerf
>3rd misc slot'

IT'S HAPPENING

>>184202
>Soda Pooper nerf
Lot more than a nerf, it's a complete reworking and I'm getting sick of all the jump alterations they've been giving Scout. It's like they forgot he can do other things. For all of there "We want to make items not used often more usable and balanced" the only option they seem to be content with Scout is how often/ high he can jump. FaN, Winger, Atomizer, Baby Faces Blaster, and now Soda Popper. Also way to miss the point of the gun "running" on Crit-a-Cola guys.
>3rd misc slot'
At the cost of a hat. Meh.
>Soldier Backpacks outside of Buffbanner somewhat useful
Time to Concheror with my Black Box and go full scrub! (also might make pain train not trash)
>Diamondback gives crits on backstabs
Yay it's not shit any more and might now be the best revolver.
>Short Circuit faster, cheaper, and more accurate
Slightly more useful. Slightly
>Christmas and winter items without restrictions
Yes keep rubbing the salt in the wound that was 2013's Halloween

>Short Circuit

[WARNING: loud noise at the beginning] The Hard Counter

No way in hell it is going to stay that way. How are explosive classes supposed to destroy sentries now?

>>184206
>tfw I already mained and mastered short circuit with my defense engy

>>184206
>Playtest? The hell is a playtest? -Valve

>>184214
>Wait, why are you guys asking us questions? Shut up and go buy hats.

>>184215
>Beta TF2? I barely knew ye.

>Use my stocking
>Tour of Duty Ticket
>Backpack Expander
>Name Tag
>Description Tag
That'll work

>>184229
>The same as you along with assorted weapons
>Baron von Havenaplane
Yes, this is good.

>>184232
Wait, scratch that.
I got that hat via giftapult.
And I did the same with a robotic version of the Noble Ammasment of Hats.

OH BOY CRYPTIC THINGS

I don't know how to dig graphics out of game files. That little picture under the Medic picture says "Poopy Joe?"

Blueprints close-up. Might be an antenna of sorts, an engine, an some sort of container/conveyer system?

ANyone know if the Nametag/ Description make the item you use them on non-tradable?
Also I find it hilarious that everyone got an expander when I bought one not even a month ago...

>>184252
Nah I've gotten a few named and described weapons and Misc off of Warehouse.

>>184246
>>184247

Note the color of Scouts Fish.

>>184258
I noticed that, too; I've no idea what the numbers mean (certainly not killcounts, nor clone counts), so it could just be a goof or it could be meaningful.

>>184258
...or are you saying it's a red herring?

>>184266
nah its a Scarlet Haddock. Still might mean something though.

>>184258
Sorry, should have clarified and said I meant the Stocking ones which are set to non-tradable.

Also wondering if Strange Weapons with a kill count will reset when traded.

>>184288
you could inquire but I think its just the tags. yes the strange weapons do reset when traded.

Got some strange Festive Jarate which I named Australian Nog and a Strange Festive Wrangler so I'm pretty done with that bit.

>>184337
Nice!
Almost want to try my hand at crates, but I don't have good luck with them so I'll have to keep watch on the Warehouse. Almost 200k points to spend and I did the dumb thing and waited too long to get a strange festive sandvich or grenade launcher and now they are crazy expensive.
Hoping to pick up some of this years stranges on the cheap come the 26th

>>184339
warehouse would be best since most stuff is still about 2 key and will likely maintain that at least till it goes off. Wrangler will likely be one of the more expensive lacking a regular strange variant.

TF2 Tactics: Spy-Sentry Kills
Nice sapping tutorial, though I believe that the Ambassador tactics are a bit outdated.

Horrible realisation: Two issues of the TF2 comic have been released.

So we're waiting for part three.

>>184786
I'm not expecting it until May.