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{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|Oktoberfest!|sound=Medic_cheers06.wav}}
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'''Holidays''' are special events in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', usually automatically set within the game to coincide with a cultural holiday, birthday celebration, or other commemorations. '''Holiday restrictions''' are sometimes placed on [[items]] to enable players to equip them only for a specific holiday period.
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Items with holiday restrictions have the restriction denoted in their attributes as "Holiday Restriction: [name]". The restricting of items was first implemented with the [[Haunted Hallowe'en Special]] Update in 2009.
  
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Holidays are special events that take place in Team Fortress 2, usually coinciding with a cultural holiday or a birthday celebration. When a certain Holiday is taking place, it may enable players to equip and/or use certain items that are designated for that Holiday.
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Equipping an item with a Holiday restriction while that Holiday is not active results in the item simply not appearing in the game world.
  
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Items that have this restriction will have a line in their description reading: '''Holiday Restriction: ''<holiday name>'''
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== Holidays ==
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=== {{anchor|TF Birthday}} TF Birthday ===
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Soon followed by the first [[#Halloween|Halloween holiday]], '''TF Birthday''' was the first holiday introduced to ''Team Fortress 2''. Since August of 2009, to celebrate the original release of the ''[[Team Fortress]]'' mod, the game automatically activates an annual [[Birthday mode]] holiday. While Birthday mode activates other game features, the [[Noise Maker#TF Birthday|TF Birthday Noise Maker]] is the only Birthday-restricted item.
  
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The Holiday Restriction mechanic was first introduced with the [[Haunted_Halloween_Special|2009 Haunted Halloween Special]] Update.  
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Birthday mode can be enabled on community servers by setting <code>tf_birthday 1</code> in the [[Dedicated server configuration|server.cfg]] file.  
  
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== Halloween ==  
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==== TF Birthday holiday dates ====
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The first Holiday introduced to Team Fortress 2, the Halloween Holiday has historically taken place in the last two weeks of October and the first week of November.
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{{TF Birthday dates}}
  
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=== Full Moon ===
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<sup>†</sup>Items did not drop in these years.
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The Full Moon Restriction was introduced with the [[Very_Scary_Halloween_Special|2011 Very Scary Halloween Special]]. All previous items that were restricted to just Halloween were updated to both Halloween and Full Moon. It has not been confirmed yet, but it is assumed that these items will be briefly available for use during Full Moons according to the lunar calendar.
 
  
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2011/2012 Upcoming Full Moons
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==== Restricted items ====
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* November 10, 2011
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* December 10, 2011
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* January 9, 2012
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* February 7, 2012
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| class="gold" | {{icon item|Noise Maker - TF Birthday|64px}}
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* March 8, 2012
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* April 6, 2012
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| class="nameplate" | {{Item link|Noise Maker - TF Birthday}}
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=== Halloween Historical Dates ===
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=== {{anchor|Halloween}} Halloween ===  
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*2009: October 29 - November ??
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Since October 2009, Halloween is an annual ''Team Fortress 2'' holiday. This holiday originally started a few days before [[w:Halloween|Halloween]], lasting a week or two into early November. The Halloween holiday now begins the first day of each October. When the Halloween holiday is in effect, Halloween-restricted items become visible in-game (these same Halloween-restricted items are also visible during [[Full Moon]] events). Originally, these items were obtained by picking up [[Haunted Halloween Gift]]s that spawned on [[Mann Manor]], [[Eyeaduct]], [[Ghost Fort]], and [[Helltower]]. In [[Scream Fortress 2015]] and [[Scream Fortress 2016]], these items were obtainable only by completing [[Merasmissions]]. From [[Scream Fortress 2017]] onward, these items can be obtained by opening [[Halloween Package]]s normally rewarded for completing [[Halloween Contracts]] (also called Merasmissions) that are activated around the 5th of October.
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*2010: October 27 - November 8
 
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*2011: October 20 - November ??
 
  
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==== Halloween holiday dates ====
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{{Halloween dates}}
  
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=== Items Restricted to Halloween / Full Moon ===
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<sup>†</sup>Holiday was automatically turned on during the 1st of the month.
  
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==== {{anchor|Halloween restricted items|Halloween and Full Moon restricted items}} Restricted items ====
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=== {{anchor|Smissmas}} Smissmas ===
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The [[Australian Christmas 2011]] Update introduced the Smissmas holiday restriction, formerly known as Winter. This restriction is currently exclusive to [[Noise Maker#Winter Holiday|Noise Maker - Winter Holiday]].
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Wrap Battler]]'''
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==== Smissmas holiday dates ====
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{{Smissmas dates}}
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==== Restricted items ====
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| class="nameplate" | {{Item link|Noise Maker - Winter Holiday}}
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{icon item|Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask|75px}}
 
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| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{icon item|Spy Mask|75px}}
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{icon item|MONOCULUS!|75px}}
 
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== TF Birthday ==
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== Minor holidays ==
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The TF [[Birthday]] celebrates the original release of the Team Fortress mod, and is activated on August 24th of every year. This Holiday can be enabled on other days on a per server basis by setting <code>tf_birthday 1</code> in the [[Dedicated server configuration|server.cfg]] file.
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On February 14, the message of the day that welcomes the player when they connect to a server also wishes they enjoy [[w:Valentine's Day|Valentine's Day]].
  
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On April 1st, also known as [[w:April Fools' Day|April Fools' Day]] (or simply April Fools), there is a chance players do the [[Schadenfreude]] instead of the default taunts. The message of the day also wishes they enjoy the date.
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On April 8, the [[Tribute to Rick May|Soldier statue]] in [[Granary (Control Point)|Granary]] appears in most other Valve-made maps, as well as some community-created ones, in memory of [[Rick May]], the Soldier's original voice actor who died on this day in 2020.
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[[Category:Items]]

Latest revision as of 16:22, 7 May 2024

Backpack Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask.png

Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask
Level 10 Holiday Hat
Holiday Restriction: Halloween / Full Moon
Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing.

( Achievement Item: Not Tradable or Marketable )

“
Oktoberfest!
Click to listen
— The Medic
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Holidays are special events in Team Fortress 2, usually automatically set within the game to coincide with a cultural holiday, birthday celebration, or other commemorations. Holiday restrictions are sometimes placed on items to enable players to equip them only for a specific holiday period.

Items with holiday restrictions have the restriction denoted in their attributes as "Holiday Restriction: [name]". The restricting of items was first implemented with the Haunted Hallowe'en Special Update in 2009.

Equipping an item with a Holiday restriction while that Holiday is not active results in the item simply not appearing in the game world.

Holidays

TF Birthday

Soon followed by the first Halloween holiday, TF Birthday was the first holiday introduced to Team Fortress 2. Since August of 2009, to celebrate the original release of the Team Fortress mod, the game automatically activates an annual Birthday mode holiday. While Birthday mode activates other game features, the TF Birthday Noise Maker is the only Birthday-restricted item.

Birthday mode can be enabled on community servers by setting tf_birthday 1 in the server.cfg file.

TF Birthday holiday dates

  • August 23, 2009
  • August 23, 2010
  • August 23, 2011
  • August 23, 2012
  • August 27, 2013
  • August 27, 2014
  • August 24, 2015
  • August 24, 2016
  • August 24, 2017
  • August 24, 2018
  • August 24, 2019†
  • August 23, 2020
  • August 23, 2021
  • August 23, 2022
  • August 23, 2023

†Items did not drop in these years.

Restricted items

Action items Noise Maker - TF Birthday
Noise Maker - TF Birthday

Halloween

Since October 2009, Halloween is an annual Team Fortress 2 holiday. This holiday originally started a few days before Halloween, lasting a week or two into early November. The Halloween holiday now begins the first day of each October. When the Halloween holiday is in effect, Halloween-restricted items become visible in-game (these same Halloween-restricted items are also visible during Full Moon events). Originally, these items were obtained by picking up Haunted Halloween Gifts that spawned on Mann Manor, Eyeaduct, Ghost Fort, and Helltower. In Scream Fortress 2015 and Scream Fortress 2016, these items were obtainable only by completing Merasmissions. From Scream Fortress 2017 onward, these items can be obtained by opening Halloween Packages normally rewarded for completing Halloween Contracts (also called Merasmissions) that are activated around the 5th of October.

Halloween holiday dates

  • October 29, 2009 — November 9, 2009
  • October 27, 2010 — November 8, 2010
  • October 27, 2011 — November 6, 2011
  • October 26, 2012 — November 8, 2012
  • October 29, 2013 — November 11, 2013
  • October 29, 2014 — November 12, 2014
  • October 28, 2015 — November 12, 2015
  • October 21, 2016 — November 16, 2016
  • October 26, 2017 — November 8, 2017
  • October 19, 2018 — November 14, 2018
  • October 1, 2019 — November 7, 2019†
  • October 1, 2020 — November 7, 2020†
  • October 1, 2021 — November 7, 2021†
  • October 1, 2022 — November 7, 2022†
  • October 1, 2023 — November 7, 2023†

†Holiday was automatically turned on during the 1st of the month.

Restricted items

Smissmas

The Australian Christmas 2011 Update introduced the Smissmas holiday restriction, formerly known as Winter. This restriction is currently exclusive to Noise Maker - Winter Holiday.

Smissmas holiday dates

  • December 15, 2011 — December 31, 2011
  • December 20, 2012 — December 31, 2012
  • December 20, 2013 — December 31, 2013
  • December 22, 2014 — February 16, 2015
  • December 15, 2015 — January 7, 2016
  • December 21, 2016 — January 11, 2017
  • December 21, 2017 — January 10, 2018
  • December 19, 2018 — January 7, 2019
  • December 1, 2019 — January 7, 2020†
  • December 1, 2020 — January 7, 2021†
  • December 1, 2021 — January 7, 2022†
  • December 1, 2022 — January 7, 2023†
  • December 1, 2023 — January 7, 2024†

†Holiday was automatically turned on during the 1st of the month.

Restricted items

Action items Noise Maker - Winter Holiday
Noise Maker - Winter Holiday

Minor holidays

On February 14, the message of the day that welcomes the player when they connect to a server also wishes they enjoy Valentine's Day.

On April 1st, also known as April Fools' Day (or simply April Fools), there is a chance players do the Schadenfreude instead of the default taunts. The message of the day also wishes they enjoy the date.

On April 8, the Soldier statue in Granary appears in most other Valve-made maps, as well as some community-created ones, in memory of Rick May, the Soldier's original voice actor who died on this day in 2020.

Unused content

  • There is an unused variant of the "Halloween / Full Moon" holiday restriction in the game's files that also restricts items to Valentine's Day.
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