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| released          = {{Patch name|5|17|2013}}<br>([[Robotic Boogaloo]])
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   | level            = Level 1-100 Pipe
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  | item-kind        = Pipe
 
   | item-description = Just like steampunk ruined reading, the steampipe destroys the harmless pleasure of smoking by tarting it up with a lot of bolts and dials and Nikolai Teslas. Comes with period-appropriate Gary Oldman Dracula glasses!
 
   | item-description = Just like steampunk ruined reading, the steampipe destroys the harmless pleasure of smoking by tarting it up with a lot of bolts and dials and Nikolai Teslas. Comes with period-appropriate Gary Oldman Dracula glasses!
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  | loadout-name    = The Steam Pipe
 
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  | att-1-neutral    = Effect: Genteel Smoke
 
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|I just tore you a new chimney, Smokey Joe!|sound=Soldier_DominationPyro01.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' after seeing the Medic's new pipe|I just tore you a new chimney, Smokey Joe!|sound=Soldier DominationPyro01.wav}}
  
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The '''Steam Pipe''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is a robotized version of the [[Nine-Pipe Problem]] complete with [[Self-illumination|glowing]] team-colored lenses.  
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The '''Steam Pipe''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is a robotic version of the [[Nine-Pipe Problem]], with the pipe now resembling a [[w:Stove pipe|stove pipe]]. The Medic's glasses are also replaced by goggles-like eyewear, complete with [[Self-illumination|glowing]] team-colored lenses and a [[Particle effects#Genteel Smoke|"Genteel Smoke" particle effect]] coming from the pipe.
  
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The Steam Pipe was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=140004560 contributed] to the Steam Workshop under the name "The 00111001-Pipe Problem".
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The Steam Pipe was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=140004560 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|5|17|2013}}''' ([[Robotic Boogaloo]])
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'''{{Patch name|5|17|2013}} #1''' ([[Robotic Boogaloo]])
 
* The Steam Pipe was added to the game.
 
* The Steam Pipe was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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== Notes ==
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* The item description incorrectly spells [[w:Nikola Tesla|Nikola Tesla]]'s name as "Nikolai" (a Russian variant as opposed to Tesla's Serbian). <!-- "Nikolai" is spelled wrong; "Teslas" is because it's plural ("tarting it up with a lot of [...] Nikolai Teslas") -->
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* This item's name is a reference to SteamPipe, [[Steam]]'s current content delivery system, which was integrated into ''Team Fortress 2'' weeks prior to the item's addition.
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* The item's name is a reference to [[vdc:SteamPipe|SteamPipe]], [[Steam]]'s current content delivery system, which was integrated into ''Team Fortress 2'' weeks prior to the item's addition.
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* In the workshop submission's name, the number 00111001 is the binary equivalent of the ASCII character 9, a reference to the [[Nine-Pipe Problem]].
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* The item description references actor [[w:Gary Oldman|Gary Oldman]], who played the vampire [[w:Count Dracula|Count Dracula]] in the 1992 film ''[[w:Bram Stoker's Dracula|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' with distinctive glasses.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 robopipe.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Steam Pipe.
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 robopipe.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Steam Pipe.
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File:Steamworkshop robopipe artwork.png|Steam Workshop promotional artwork for the Steam Pipe.
 
 
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]

Latest revision as of 19:49, 5 November 2023

“
I just tore you a new chimney, Smokey Joe!
Click to listen
— The Soldier after seeing the Medic's new pipe
 ”

The Steam Pipe is a community-created cosmetic item for the Medic. It is a robotic version of the Nine-Pipe Problem, with the pipe now resembling a stove pipe. The Medic's glasses are also replaced by goggles-like eyewear, complete with glowing team-colored lenses and a "Genteel Smoke" particle effect coming from the pipe.

The Steam Pipe was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Update history

May 17, 2013 Patch #1 (Robotic Boogaloo)

  • The Steam Pipe was added to the game.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Notes

  • The item description incorrectly spells Nikola Tesla's name as "Nikolai" (a Russian variant as opposed to Tesla's Serbian).

Trivia

  • The item's name is a reference to SteamPipe, Steam's current content delivery system, which was integrated into Team Fortress 2 weeks prior to the item's addition.
  • The item description references actor Gary Oldman, who played the vampire Count Dracula in the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula with distinctive glasses.

Gallery

  • Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Steam Pipe.

See also

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