I give you hat, you give me hat.
A Brief History of Hats
"Throughout history, men have worn hats as a way of showing how much better they are than other men. “I buy hats,” a behatted man seems to say. “I am better than you.”
In wartime, hats were a useful way of conferring rank, and ensuring that casualties were confined to the lower classes (hence the famous command of “Don't fire till you see the tops of their heads” at the Battle of Bunker Hill by William Prescott, a general renowned for only shooting enemy combatants who were poor). During peacetime, hats have been instrumental for men to let the non-hatted know just who is wearing the hat around here."
Hats (or Headwear) are items of equipment with their own 'head' section in the loadout screen. Hats have no direct effect on gameplay and are for cosmetic purposes only. They are unlocked at random during in-game playtime. Every 15,430 seconds (4 hours, 17 minutes, and 10 seconds) you have a 3.5714% chance of receiving a hat. Codewise, every 4 hours, 17 minutes and 10 seconds, the game rolls a virtual 84 sided die. If the number on that virtual die is a 1, 2 or 3, you will receive a hat.
In total, there are 30 unlockable hats as well as three unlockable 'hatless' models. Nine hats were first introduced with the Sniper vs Spy Update. Eighteen more hats and three hatless models were then released with The Classless Update. The Cheater's Lament was introduced to players who didn't use the external idling system. The Ghastly Gibus and the Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask were released in the 2009 Halloween Event. Bill's Hat was given to L4D2 pre-orders
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Come down to the Hat Exchange Floor (HEF) to trade hats/misc. items safely and securely. Here's how it works, your friends/us invite you to trade. (Hats or misc.), Then you can set up your trade!
Format:
(Name your hat/item)
(Hat/item you want)
Easy! Post your offer in the Announcements or Comments section.
Current Hats/Special Items include:
Scout:
Batter's Helmet
Bonk Helmet
Ye Olde Baker Boy
(Hatless)- Baseball Bill's Sport Shine
Soldier:
Soldier's Stash
Tyrant's Helm
Stainless Pot
Pyro:
Pyro's Beanie
Brigade Helmet
Respectless Rubber Glove
Demoman:
Demoman's Fro
Glengarry Bonnet
Scotsman's Stove Pipe
Heavy:
Football Helmet
Officer's Ushanka
Tough Guy's Tuque
Engineer:
Mining Light
Texas Ten Gallon
Engineer's Cap
(Hatless)- Texas Slim Dome Shine
Medic:
Prussian Pickelhaube
Vintage Tyrolean
Otolaryngologist's Mirror
Sniper:
Trophy Belt
Professional's Panama
Master's Yellow Belt
(Hatless)- Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative
Spy:
Fancy Fedora
Backbiter's Billycock
Camera Beard
Extra/Special Items:
Ghastly Gibus
Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask
Bill's Hat
Cheater's Lament
Miscellaneous -
Soldier - Gentle Manne's Service Medal
