Difference between revisions of "Very Scary Halloween Special"
Shadrxninga (talk | contribs) (→Timeline) |
Moussekateer (talk | contribs) m (Is the HLDS stuff relevant to users?) |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
--> | --> | ||
On [[October 20, 2011 Patch|October 20, 2011]], a new Halloween-themed background was added to the game and made the default [[main menu]] background. In the same update, Halloween event-only [[hats]] from previous Halloween events were made wearable again. | On [[October 20, 2011 Patch|October 20, 2011]], a new Halloween-themed background was added to the game and made the default [[main menu]] background. In the same update, Halloween event-only [[hats]] from previous Halloween events were made wearable again. | ||
| + | |||
| + | On October 21, 2011 a [[TF2 Official Website#Blog|Team Fortress 2 Blog]] post revealed there would be a third annual Scream Fortress Halloween update that would be released sometime during the following week.<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=6588 Update on the Halloween Update].</ref> | ||
On October 21, 2011, [[Valve]] developer Jon Lippincott posted to the [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ HLDS mailing list], stating that new Halloween content will be released "in the near future".<ref>[http://www.mail-archive.com/hlds@list.valvesoftware.com/msg46796.html [hlds] Halloween 2011] by Jon Lippincott, [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ hlds@list.valvesoftware.com], October 21, 2011, 19:33:14 PDT.</ref> The e-mail confirmed the introduction of gift drops, which were a feature of previous Halloween events that dropped special [[items]] for players on the specific event map [[Mann Manor]]. Lippincott stated that gift drops will only occur on servers that have [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513 registered] with [[Steam]], and that abusing or attempting to cheat the drop system will result in the removal of the server's registration. | On October 21, 2011, [[Valve]] developer Jon Lippincott posted to the [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ HLDS mailing list], stating that new Halloween content will be released "in the near future".<ref>[http://www.mail-archive.com/hlds@list.valvesoftware.com/msg46796.html [hlds] Halloween 2011] by Jon Lippincott, [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ hlds@list.valvesoftware.com], October 21, 2011, 19:33:14 PDT.</ref> The e-mail confirmed the introduction of gift drops, which were a feature of previous Halloween events that dropped special [[items]] for players on the specific event map [[Mann Manor]]. Lippincott stated that gift drops will only occur on servers that have [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513 registered] with [[Steam]], and that abusing or attempting to cheat the drop system will result in the removal of the server's registration. | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
Revision as of 04:50, 22 October 2011
 | “You are so small! Is funny to me!” This article is a stub. As such, it is not complete. You can help Team Fortress Wiki by expanding it. |
Timeline
On October 20, 2011, a new Halloween-themed background was added to the game and made the default main menu background. In the same update, Halloween event-only hats from previous Halloween events were made wearable again.
On October 21, 2011 a Team Fortress 2 Blog post revealed there would be a third annual Scream Fortress Halloween update that would be released sometime during the following week.[1]
On October 21, 2011, Valve developer Jon Lippincott posted to the HLDS mailing list, stating that new Halloween content will be released "in the near future".[2] The e-mail confirmed the introduction of gift drops, which were a feature of previous Halloween events that dropped special items for players on the specific event map Mann Manor. Lippincott stated that gift drops will only occur on servers that have registered with Steam, and that abusing or attempting to cheat the drop system will result in the removal of the server's registration.
Gallery
The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011.
The main menu background that appeared during Halloween 2011 (widescreen).
Promotional image used in the Update on the Halloween Update Blog Post.
See also
- Haunted Hallowe'en Special, the 2009 Halloween event
- Scream Fortress Update, the 2010 Halloween event
References
- ↑ Update on the Halloween Update.
- ↑ [hlds] Halloween 2011 by Jon Lippincott, hlds@list.valvesoftware.com, October 21, 2011, 19:33:14 PDT.
External links
- "Update on the Halloween Update", TF2 Official Website, October 21, 2011
