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* Bill's Hat has its own intricate backstory: ''"While conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's Hat fell off a table into the ''Team Fortress'' universe."''<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3045 Pre-Order Giveaway Madness], [[TF2 Official Website]], November 2, 2009</ref> | * Bill's Hat has its own intricate backstory: ''"While conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's Hat fell off a table into the ''Team Fortress'' universe."''<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3045 Pre-Order Giveaway Madness], [[TF2 Official Website]], November 2, 2009</ref> | ||
− | * The {{W|United States military beret flash|beret flash}} on the hat is that of the {{W|1st_Special_Forces_Group_(United_States)|1st Special Forces Group}} which is based out of {{W|Joint_Base_Lewis-McChord|Joint Base Lewis-McChord}} | + | * The {{W|United States military beret flash|beret flash}} on the hat is that of the {{W|1st_Special_Forces_Group_(United_States)|1st Special Forces Group}} which is based out of {{W|Joint_Base_Lewis-McChord|Joint Base Lewis-McChord}} near Valve's headquarters in {{W|Bellevue, Washington}}. |
== Gallery == | == Gallery == |
Revision as of 17:48, 30 September 2012
“ | Well, this don't remind me of Nam.
— Bill
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Bill's Hat is a promotional headwear item for all classes. It is a slightly worn team-colored Template:W, with the yellow shield insignia (or "flash"), of the Template:W. It is styled after the hat worn by the eponymous William "Bill" Overbeck in Left 4 Dead.
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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Update history
- Bill's Hat was added to the game
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- This hat was made paintable.
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- The hat's painting texture was improved.
- Made this hat always tradable.
April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)
- Fixed not being able to see the correct colors for painted hats when running with DX8.
- [Undocumented] This hat can now be used as a crafting ingredient.
Notes
- Bill's Hat was awarded to players who had pre-purchased the Valve title Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam or for PC through Template:W before November 17, 2009.
- The hat description was written by Calvary for the Hat Describing Contest.
Trivia
- Bill's Hat has its own intricate backstory: "While conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's Hat fell off a table into the Team Fortress universe."[1]
- The Template:W on the hat is that of the Template:W which is based out of Template:W near Valve's headquarters in Template:W.
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ Pre-Order Giveaway Madness, TF2 Official Website, November 2, 2009