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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on William "Bill" Overbeck.|Godspeed, you magnificent bastard!|sound=Soldier_HatOverHeartTaunt05.wav}} | {{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on William "Bill" Overbeck.|Godspeed, you magnificent bastard!|sound=Soldier_HatOverHeartTaunt05.wav}} | ||
− | '''Bill's Hat''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes. It is styled after the hat | + | '''Bill's Hat''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes. It is styled after the hat worn by the eponymous William "Bill" Overbeck in ''Left 4 Dead''. It is a slightly worn team colored beret, with a yellow shield insignia, or "flash", indicating that Bill was a member of the {{w|1st Special Forces Group (United States)|U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group}}. |
Bill's Hat was awarded to players who had pre-ordered the Valve title ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' on [[Steam]] or for PC through {{w|GameStop}}. | Bill's Hat was awarded to players who had pre-ordered the Valve title ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' on [[Steam]] or for PC through {{w|GameStop}}. | ||
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== Update history == | == Update history == | ||
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'''[[November 2, 2009 Patch]]''' | '''[[November 2, 2009 Patch]]''' | ||
* Bill's Hat was added to the game | * Bill's Hat was added to the game | ||
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Image:Spy bill.png|[[Spy]] | Image:Spy bill.png|[[Spy]] | ||
Image:BillL4D.png|William "Bill" Overbeck, featured in ''Left 4 Dead'' | Image:BillL4D.png|William "Bill" Overbeck, featured in ''Left 4 Dead'' | ||
− | Image:BillsHat.jpg|First promotion photo from Steam popup | + | Image:BillsHat.jpg|First promotion photo from Steam popup |
− | Image:Tf2 bills hat preorder thanks popup.jpg|Second promotion photo from Steam popup | + | Image:Tf2 bills hat preorder thanks popup.jpg|Second promotion photo from Steam popup |
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[[Category:Left 4 Dead 2 promotional items]] | [[Category:Left 4 Dead 2 promotional items]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:36, 24 April 2011
“ | Godspeed, you magnificent bastard!
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— The Soldier on William "Bill" Overbeck.
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Bill's Hat is a promotional headwear item for all classes. It is styled after the hat worn by the eponymous William "Bill" Overbeck in Left 4 Dead. It is a slightly worn team colored beret, with a yellow shield insignia, or "flash", indicating that Bill was a member of the Template:W.
Bill's Hat was awarded to players who had pre-ordered the Valve title Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam or for PC through Template:W.
The hat description was written by Calvary for the Hat Describing Contest.
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.
Bugs
- A wrapped Bill's Hat will appear as "L4D Hat" on the gift's description thumbnail from within the sender's backpack.
Trivia
- Bill's Hat has its own intricate back-story; "While conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's Hat fell off a table into the Team Fortress universe."[1]
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ "Pre-Order Giveaway Madness", TF2 Official Blog, November 2, 2009.