Difference between revisions of "Hotrod"
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]]) | '''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]]) | ||
* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for this hat. | * {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for this hat. | ||
| − | * {{undocumented}} This hat can now be uncrated with Unusual quality. | + | * {{undocumented}} This hat can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality. |
| − | '''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress | + | '''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress]]) |
* {{Undocumented}} Added this hat to the [[Mann Co. Store]]. | * {{Undocumented}} Added this hat to the [[Mann Co. Store]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9 Shapechanger] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]]. | * The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9 Shapechanger] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]]. | ||
| − | * A [[Spy]] disguised as an Engineer who is wearing a Hotrod will have the hat flip down over his face upon switching to | + | |
| + | == Bugs == | ||
| + | * A [[Spy]] disguised as an Engineer who is wearing a Hotrod will have the hat flip down over his face upon switching to any kind of [[Sapper]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 22 April 2013
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| Worn by: | Engineer | ||||
| Slot: | Cosmetic | ||||
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er error | ||||
| Contributed by: | ...Smithy | ||||
| Released: | First Community Contribution Update | ||||
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #18 or Uncrate (Unusual) | ||||
| Tradable: | Yes | ||||
| Giftable: | Yes | ||||
| Craftable: | Yes | ||||
| Paintable: | No | ||||
| Nameable: | Yes | ||||
| Craft No.?: | No | ||||
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| “ | Now that there was a fine piece 'a work.
Click to listen
— The Engineer on his welding
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The Hotrod is a community-created headwear item for the Engineer. It is a gray welding helmet with team-colored flame patterns. When the Engineer is holding a blueprint of a building or hauling a building, the Hotrod flips down over his face.[1]
Update history
March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
- The Hotrod was added to the game.
- The Hotrod was made craftable.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- [Undocumented] This hat can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress)
- [Undocumented] Added this hat to the Mann Co. Store.
December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
- Changed the equip region from "Whole Head" to "Hat."
Notes
- The hat description was written by Shapechanger for the Hat Describing Contest.
Bugs
- A Spy disguised as an Engineer who is wearing a Hotrod will have the hat flip down over his face upon switching to any kind of Sapper.
Trivia
- The name and flame design is a reference to custom-built American cars with large engines, also called hot rods, which stereotypically sport a fiery paintjob.
- Hot Rod is also the title of a 1979 movie in which Grant Goodeve, the Engineer's voice actor, starred.
Gallery
The Hotrod flipped down, worn by a disguised Spy with the Sapper equipped.
The Engineer wearing a welding helmet in the Engineer Update teaser video.
References
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