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(Removed the trivia and added it as normal information, it really isn't trvia, it's part of its function.)
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{{Item infobox
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{{Tool infobox
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| type              = tool
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| tool-image   = Backpack Description Tag.png
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| image             = Backpack Description Tag.png
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| released     = [[Scream Fortress]]
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| released           = {{Patch name|10|27|2010}}<br>([[Scream Fortress Update]])
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| availability = Drop, [[Crate#Series .233|Uncrate]], Purchase
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| availability       = {{avail|drop|purchase|crate3|crate7|case-bonus}}
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| tradable    = Yes
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| trade              = yes
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| craftable    = No
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| gift              = yes
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| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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   | level-and-type = Level 1 Tool
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| craft              = no
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   | item-description = Changes the description of an item in your backpack.
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| rename            = no
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   | item-uses = 1
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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   | item-kind        = Tool
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  | item-level      = 1
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   | item-description = Changes the description of an item in your backpack
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   | item-uses       = 1
 
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}}
  
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The '''Description Tag''' allows a player to give an item of their choice a customized description, with some exceptions. Doing so will destroy the Description Tag as it is a tool, and thus consumed after a single use. Like the [[Name Tag]], if it's used on a stock weapon, it will create another copy of the weapon that will appear in the player's backpack (the resulting weapon is of the 'unique' [[rarity]]).
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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy''' describing his Minigun|She weighs one hundred fifty kilograms and fires two hundred dollar, custom-tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute.<br>It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon... for twelve seconds.|sound=Meet Heavy Sasha.wav}}
  
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A custom description looks like '''''"Example Description"''''', with surrounding quotation marks.
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The '''Description Tag''' is a [[Tools|tool]] item. It is represented as two name tags tied together with a piece of yellow string.
  
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Also like the Name Tag, restoring an item to its previous state will not refund the Description Tag. The Description Tag is limited to 80 characters (including spaces).
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Using this tool in conjunction with an item in the [[backpack]] allows the player to bestow it with a custom description of 80 characters or less. Doing so consumes and removes the Description Tag from the player's backpack. Items with custom descriptions can be reverted to their original state by selecting the item in question and clicking the Restore button. However, doing so does not return the Description Tag to the player.
  
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==Eligibility==
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Applying a custom description to an item replaces the default description if there is one. A custom description can be identified by quotation marks placed around the new text, which do not appear for default descriptions. Any extra effects on the item (such as '''<font color="#557C83">+25% max health</font>''') and counters on any [[Strange|Strange items]] are displayed above the new description. Description Tags can also be applied on items with a custom description already applied, replacing the previous description.
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Items that cannot be described include:
 
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*Each of [[Bronze Dueling Badge|the]] [[Silver Dueling Badge|Dueling]] [[Gold Dueling Badge|Badge]] [[Platinum Dueling Badge|variants]]
 
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*[[Mercenary|The]] [[Soldier of Fortune|119th]] [[Grizzled Veteran|update]] [[Primeval Warrior|badges]]
 
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*Any item that is not a [[hat]], [[weapon]], or [[miscellaneous item]]
 
  
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== Description Example ==
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If a Description Tag is used on a [[Stock]] item, the item converted from [[Normal]] to [[Unique]] quality. The newly described item exists separately to the original Stock item. It is not possible to remove a Description Tag from a Unique Stock weapon, but another Description Tag can be used to change the description. As of the [[Über Update]], re-named or described Stock weapons can be used in [[crafting]] to make Scrap Metal.
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== Example ==
 
{{Backpack item
 
{{Backpack item
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| item-name = Medigun
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| prefix = The
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| item-name-local = Medigun
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| item-name = Bushwacka
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| quality = Unique
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| item-level = 5
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| item-level = Level 1 Medi Gun
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| item-kind = Kukri
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| item-description = "For healing those articles on the TF2 wiki that lack information and order."
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| att-1-neutral  = When weapon is active:
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| width = 25%
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| att-2-positive = Crits whenever it would normally mini-crit
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}}[[File:description_tagged.png|left|thumb|312px|An example of a description tag used on a syringe gun]]
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| att-3-negative = No random critical hits
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| att-4-negative = 20% damage vulnerability on wearer
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| custom-description = Now THIS is a Knife!
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| width = 25%
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}}
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
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* The Description Tag was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}}'''
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* Added check to prevent control characters from user-provided item names and descriptions (replaced with spaces).
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'''{{Patch name|12|23|2011}}'''
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* Edited [[Name Tag|item names]] and descriptions that contained grave accents (’) to use single quotation marks (').
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'''{{Patch name|2|14|2011}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} [[Grenade Launcher]]s, [[Pistol]]s, and [[Shotgun]]s using Name or Description Tags now properly use the {{code|c_model}} equivalent.
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'''{{Patch name|7|23|2012}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Lowered the price of the Description Tag in the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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== Notes ==
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* Description Tags cannot be used on [[craft items]] like Refined Metal, [[Mann Co. Supply Crate]]s, [[Dueling Badges]], [[Noise Maker]]s, [[Strange Part]]s, weapons being used on a test run from the [[Mann Co. Store]], all five [[Tour of Duty Badge]]s, other Description Tags, Stock [[Disguise Kit]]s, Stock [[PDA|Destruction PDA]]s, and [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Key]]s.
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* Redescribed items can use most [[w:List of Unicode characters|Unicode characters]] (except emojis), including other alphabets and many nonstandard fonts.
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== Bugs ==
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* Description Tags used on weapons that became [[Vintage]] following the {{Patch name|3|15|2011}} cannot be removed.
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* On weapons with a [[Festivizer]] applied, custom descriptions cannot be removed without first removing the Festivizer.
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* The item description is missing a period at the end.
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== See also ==
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* [[Name Tag]]
  
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 13 March 2024

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The Description Tag is a tool item. It is represented as two name tags tied together with a piece of yellow string.

Using this tool in conjunction with an item in the backpack allows the player to bestow it with a custom description of 80 characters or less. Doing so consumes and removes the Description Tag from the player's backpack. Items with custom descriptions can be reverted to their original state by selecting the item in question and clicking the Restore button. However, doing so does not return the Description Tag to the player.

Applying a custom description to an item replaces the default description if there is one. A custom description can be identified by quotation marks placed around the new text, which do not appear for default descriptions. Any extra effects on the item (such as +25% max health) and counters on any Strange items are displayed above the new description. Description Tags can also be applied on items with a custom description already applied, replacing the previous description.

If a Description Tag is used on a Stock item, the item converted from Normal to Unique quality. The newly described item exists separately to the original Stock item. It is not possible to remove a Description Tag from a Unique Stock weapon, but another Description Tag can be used to change the description. As of the Über Update, re-named or described Stock weapons can be used in crafting to make Scrap Metal.

Example

Backpack Bushwacka.png

The Bushwacka
Level 5 Kukri
When weapon is active:
Crits whenever it would normally mini-crit
No random critical hits
20% damage vulnerability on wearer
"Now THIS is a Knife!"

Demonstration

Update history

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

  • The Description Tag was added to the game.

December 2, 2010 Patch

  • Added check to prevent control characters from user-provided item names and descriptions (replaced with spaces).

December 23, 2011 Patch

  • Edited item names and descriptions that contained grave accents (’) to use single quotation marks (').

February 14, 2011 Patch

July 23, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Lowered the price of the Description Tag in the Mann Co. Store.

Notes

Bugs

  • Description Tags used on weapons that became Vintage following the March 15, 2011 Patch cannot be removed.
  • On weapons with a Festivizer applied, custom descriptions cannot be removed without first removing the Festivizer.
  • The item description is missing a period at the end.

See also

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