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{{hatnote|This article is about objects that can spawn when players die or teleport. For other meanings, see [[Bread (disambiguation)]].}}[[File:Bread.png|right|300px]]
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{{Other uses|this=objects that can spawn when players die or teleport|Bread (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Bread.png|right|300px]]
  
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{{Quotation|Mann Co. advertisement for ''' Eighteen-dollar bread'''|Full of bugs. Smells like fish and old milk. Was eighteen dollars for some reason. Now it's... I don't know, a dollar? Free?}}
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{{Quotation|Mann Co. advertisement for [[Lecture Valley|Lecture Valley Bread]]|Full of bugs. Smells like fish and old milk. Was eighteen dollars for some reason. Now it's... I don't know, a dollar? Free?}}
  
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'''Bread''' is an object that occasionally appears when players [[Teleporters|teleport]]. Several seconds after spawning, the bread prop will disappear. The chance for bread to spawn when teleported is 1/20 with a hardcoded exception for [[Soldier]] of 1/3 (in reference to [[Expiration Date]]). There are currently nine different bread models which will appear randomly. Bread monster-related weapons were one of the main focuses of the [[Love & War Update]].
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Since the {{Patch name|6|11|2014}}, '''Bread''' is an object that occasionally flies from [[Teleporters|Teleporter Exits]] when players arrive. Several seconds after spawning, the bread prop disappears. The chance for bread to spawn is 1/20 when most players exit, but 1/3 when [[Soldier]]s exit. Nine different models of Bread are seen. 
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Teleporter Bread first appeared as a mysterious tease for players, which was eventually seen to be a promotion for the [[Love & War Update]]. Soldier's antics in the Update's media suggests a reason why his teleportations spawn more Bread than others.
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== ARG Timeline ==
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Before its appearance in the game itself, Bread was hinted at multiple times:
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* April 1, 2013 : Bread was first mentioned in [https://www.teamfortress.com/lecturevalley/ the well-hidden] [[Lecture Valley]] page.
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* June 3, 2013 : Bread was also shown on the [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=10765 Adult Swim Extravaganza] [[Adult Swim commercial|blog post]]. In the top right corner directly above the Scout, a pair of baguettes are visible.
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* July 2, 2013 : The icon for the [[Summer Appetizer Crate]] contains baguettes, one of the eventual Bread models.
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* November 20, 2013 : The [[Two Cities Update]] [https://www.teamfortress.com/twocities/rottenburg/ page] for [[Rottenburg]] shows [[Non-player characters#Archimedes|Archimedes]] flying away with a German pretzel, another one of the eventual Bread models.
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* {{Patch name|6|11|2014}}: Bread began spawning from Teleporter exits. Because players observed nine different models characteristic of the cultural origins of the nine Mercenaries, there was speculation that each model represented a player class.
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Released on June 17th, 2014, the [[Love & War Update]] answered the Bread tease:
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* The Bread spawn rate increased to 100%.
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* Taking place in RED's [[:File:RED Bread.png|Red Bread]] front [[List of companies|company]], the Update's ''[[Expiration Date]]'' video revealed the association of Bread with Teleporters turning them into a mutated form.
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* Several items in the video are represented in the Cosmetics and Weapon reskins released with the Update.
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* From June 18 to July 10, players could craft one of four reskinned weapons using the [[Bread Box]], that item itself closing the reference to the April 1, 2013, Lecture Valley tease.
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Later, the Bread spawn rate reverted to its lower percentages, continuing to the present.
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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* Reduced chance to spawn bread on teleporting or death.
 
* Reduced chance to spawn bread on teleporting or death.
  
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== Trivia ==
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== Notes ==
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* Each type of bread represents each class. [[w:Baguette|Baguette]] represents [[Spy]], burnt bread represents [[Pyro]], cinnamon-swirl bread represents [[Demoman]], [[w:Cornbread|cornbread]] represents [[Engineer]], [[w:Crumpet|crumpet]] represents [[Sniper]], [[w:Plain loaf|plain loaf]] represents [[Scout]], [[w:Pretzel|pretzel]] represents [[Medic]], bread ration represents [[Soldier]], and [[w:Borodinsky bread|borodinsky bread]] represents [[Heavy]]. This is backed up by a string array called {{code|g_pszBreadModels}} found in the source code, containing filenames for all 9 types of bread alongside comments of which class each type of bread is for.<ref>game\shared\tf\tf_shareddefs.cpp#L184-195</ref>
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* All bread props can be destroyed with the [[Short Circuit]] and can also be [[Compression blast|airblasted]], similar to [[projectiles]].
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* Bread was hinted at multiple times before its appearance in the game itself:
 
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** Bread was first [http://www.teamfortress.com/lecturevalley/ mentioned] in the [[Lecture Valley]] page.
 
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** Bread was also shown on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=10765 Adult Swim Extravaganza] blog post. In the top right corner directly above the [[Scout]], a pair of baguettes are visible.
 
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** The icon for the [[Summer Appetizer Crate]] contains two baguettes.
 
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** The [[Two Cities Update]] [http://www.teamfortress.com/twocities/rottenburg/ page] for [[Rottenburg]] shows [[Archimedes]] flying away with a pretzel.
 
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** One of the RED Team's affiliated companies is RED Bread, which was prominently featured as RED team's cover in the Expiration Date short.
 
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* The plain bread loaf appeared in the short Expiration Date as mutated sentient bread, and later became a [[Bread monster|monstrously large tentacled beast]].
 
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* All bread props can be destroyed with the [[Short Circuit]] and are also able to be air-blasted, similar to projectiles.
 
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* Before June 17th, 2014, the rate at which bread spawned during teleportation was initially quite rare. During the [[Love & War Update]], the rate of spawn was seemingly increased to a 100% chance to appear. As of late, it appears to have been changed back to being quite rare.
 
  
 
== Unused content ==
 
== Unused content ==
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* Texture filename strings were found listed in the {{code|texture_preload_list.txt}} file added in the {{Patch name|10|28|2015}}, hinting at 3 types of bread that didn't make the cut; bagged bread, robo-bread and shortbread.
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* Texture filename strings were found listed in the {{code|texture_preload_list.txt}} file added in the {{Patch name|10|28|2015}}, hinting at 3 bread types that were scrapped; bagged bread, robo-bread and shortbread.
 
** {{code|tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_bagged.vtf}}
 
** {{code|tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_bagged.vtf}}
 
** {{code|tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_bagged_normal.vtf}}
 
** {{code|tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_bagged_normal.vtf}}
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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Each type of bread represents one of the nine player classes,<ref>game\shared\tf\tf_shareddefs.cpp#L184-195 Source code containing filenames for all 9 types of bread alongside comments mentioning which class each type represents.</ref> generally associated with each classes' cultural background. Even though each of these models is associated with a specific player class, the model that spawns is random with respect to the player class that exits.
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<gallery perrow='3'>
 
<gallery perrow='3'>
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File:Bread_Loaf.png|Plain loaf (Scout).
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File:Bread Loaf.png|[[w:Plain loaf|Plain loaf]] (Scout).
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File:Bread_Ration.png|Slice of bread ration (Soldier).
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File:Bread Ration.png|Slice of military bread [[w:Field rations#Packaging|ration]] (Soldier).
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File:Bread_Burnt.png|Burnt slice of bread. Only one side is burnt (Pyro).
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File:Bread Burnt.png|[[w:Toast (food)|Burnt slice of bread]]; only one side is burnt (Pyro).
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File:Bread_Cinnamon.png|Slice of cinnamon-swirl bread (Demoman).
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File:Bread Cinnamon.png|Slice of [[w:Cinnamon roll|cinnamon-swirl bread]] (Demoman).
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File:Bread_Russian_Black.png|Loaf of Borodinsky bread (Heavy).
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File:Bread Russian_Black.png|Loaf of [[w:Borodinsky bread|Borodinsky bread]] (Heavy).
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File:Bread_Cornbread.png|Cornbread (Engineer).
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File:Bread Cornbread.png|[[w:Cornbread|Cornbread]] (Engineer).
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File:Bread_Pretzel.png|Pretzel (Medic).
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File:Bread Pretzel.png|[[w:Pretzel|Pretzel]] (Medic).
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File:Bread_Crumpet.png|Crumpet (Sniper).
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File:Bread Crumpet.png|[[w:Crumpet|Crumpet]] (Sniper).
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File:Bread_Baguette.png|Baguette (Spy).
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File:Bread Baguette.png|[[w:Baguette|Baguette]] (Spy).
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Bread Box]], a limited-time craft item.
 
* [[Bread monster]]
 
* [[Bread monster]]
  

Latest revision as of 06:35, 19 April 2024

This article is about objects that can spawn when players die or teleport. For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation).
Bread.png
“
Full of bugs. Smells like fish and old milk. Was eighteen dollars for some reason. Now it's... I don't know, a dollar? Free?
— Mann Co. advertisement for Lecture Valley Bread
 ”

Since the June 11, 2014 Patch, Bread is an object that occasionally flies from Teleporter Exits when players arrive. Several seconds after spawning, the bread prop disappears. The chance for bread to spawn is 1/20 when most players exit, but 1/3 when Soldiers exit. Nine different models of Bread are seen.

Teleporter Bread first appeared as a mysterious tease for players, which was eventually seen to be a promotion for the Love & War Update. Soldier's antics in the Update's media suggests a reason why his teleportations spawn more Bread than others.

ARG Timeline

Before its appearance in the game itself, Bread was hinted at multiple times:

  • June 3, 2013 : Bread was also shown on the Adult Swim Extravaganza blog post. In the top right corner directly above the Scout, a pair of baguettes are visible.
  • June 11, 2014 Patch: Bread began spawning from Teleporter exits. Because players observed nine different models characteristic of the cultural origins of the nine Mercenaries, there was speculation that each model represented a player class.

Released on June 17th, 2014, the Love & War Update answered the Bread tease:

  • The Bread spawn rate increased to 100%.
  • Taking place in RED's Red Bread front company, the Update's Expiration Date video revealed the association of Bread with Teleporters turning them into a mutated form.
  • Several items in the video are represented in the Cosmetics and Weapon reskins released with the Update.
  • From June 18 to July 10, players could craft one of four reskinned weapons using the Bread Box, that item itself closing the reference to the April 1, 2013, Lecture Valley tease.

Later, the Bread spawn rate reverted to its lower percentages, continuing to the present.

Update history

June 11, 2014 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Bread now occasionally spawns when using a Teleporter.

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

[Unknown Date]

  • Reduced chance to spawn bread on teleporting or death.

Notes

Unused content

  • Texture filename strings were found listed in the texture_preload_list.txt file added in the October 28, 2015 Patch, hinting at 3 bread types that were scrapped; bagged bread, robo-bread and shortbread.
    • tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_bagged.vtf
    • tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_bagged_normal.vtf
    • tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_robo.vtf
    • tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_shortbread.vtf
    • tf/materials/models/weapons/c_items/c_bread_shortbread_normal.vtf

Gallery

Each type of bread represents one of the nine player classes,[1] generally associated with each classes' cultural background. Even though each of these models is associated with a specific player class, the model that spawns is random with respect to the player class that exits.

See also

References

  1. ↑ game\shared\tf\tf_shareddefs.cpp#L184-195 Source code containing filenames for all 9 types of bread alongside comments mentioning which class each type represents.
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