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In the game Team Fortress 2, players can use Paint Cans to change the colour of cosmetic items. Paint Cans can be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, found via the item drop system, obtained by opening Mann Co. Supply Crates, using a Mann Co. Painting Set, or acquired through the Trading system. There are 29 colours to choose from, including A Deep Commitment to Purple, Aged Moustache Grey, and Australium Gold. War Paints are another type of paint item that can be applied to compatible weapons via the War Paint Loadout menu.
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Paint Can tool and colours
In TF2, the Paint Can is a tool that allows players to change the colouring of most cosmetic items. Paint Cans are available in 29 different colours and can be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, found via the item drop system, obtained by opening certain Mann Co. Supply Crates, using a Mann Co. Painting Set, received as a bonus item when opening cases, or acquired through either the Trading or Steam Community Market systems.
There are two types of Paint Cans: single-coloured and team-coloured. Items painted with single-colour paints retain the appearance of one colour regardless of the player's team, whereas a team-coloured paint switches between RED and BLU variant colours. Paint can be removed from an item to restore it to its default colour by selecting the item in the Backpack and clicking 'Restore'. However, the paint used on the item is not returned to the player.
The Mann Co. Painting Set is a tool item represented by two metal buckets of paint, one spilling out yellow, orange, and purple paint, and the other spilling black, green, and blue paint. Upon use, this item gives the player up to three random Paint Cans. The paints that may come out of the Mann Co. Painting Set are those obtainable through the item drop system.
Some of the paint colours available include A Deep Commitment to Purple, Aged Moustache Grey, Australium Gold, Color No. 216-190-216, Indubitably Green, Mann Co. Orange, Muskelmannbraun, Noble Hatter's Violet, Peculiarly Drab Tincture, Radigan Conagher Brown, Ye Olde Rustic Colour, and Zephaniah's Greed.
In addition to the Paint Can tool, TF2 also features War Paints, which are applied to weapons rather than cosmetic items. War Paints are assigned a specific, randomly generated seed when first created, which cannot be altered by the player. They can be obtained by purchasing them on the Steam Community Market or by opening keyless cases, and can be applied to compatible weapons via the War Paint Loadout menu.
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War Paint and compatible weapons
In the video game Team Fortress 2 (TF2), players can use Paint Cans to change the colour of most cosmetic items. Paint Cans are available in 29 different colours and can be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, found via the item drop system, obtained by opening Mann Co. Supply Crates, using a Mann Co. Painting Set, or acquired through the Trading system.
In addition to Paint Cans, TF2 also features War Paints, which were added in the Jungle Inferno Update to replace campaign weapon drops and weapon cases. War Paints can be applied to any compatible weapons via the War Paint Loadout menu. When a War Paint is inspected, it can be previewed on a weapon and applied to create a new unique weapon with the selected pattern. War Paints are assigned a specific, randomly generated seed when first created, which cannot be altered by the user. This seed remains static even when the War Paint tool is traded or purchased from the Steam Community Market.
War Paints and War Painted weapons typically have the Decorated quality but can also be obtained in Strange or Unusual qualities. War Paints obtained from keyless cases are never Strange or Unusual when unboxed, but it is possible to obtain Strange versions through Civilian Grade Stat Clocks and Trade-Ups. For example, the Nutcracker Mk.II War Paint can be made Strange through the use of a Stat Clock.
Some examples of War Paints in TF2 include the Nutcracker Mk.II, the Red Rock Roscoe, the Ghoul Blaster, the Swashbuckled, the Saccharine Striped, and the Elfin Enamel.
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Mann Co. Painting Set
In the first-person shooter video game Team Fortress 2 (TF2), the Mann Co. Painting Set is a tool item represented by two metal buckets of paint. One bucket spills out yellow, orange, and purple paint, while the other spills black, green, and blue paint. When used, the item gives the player up to three random Paint Cans, which can be used to change the colouring of most cosmetic items in the game.
The Mann Co. Painting Set was added to TF2 to give players access to a variety of paint colours for their in-game items. While the backpack icon for the item depicts various paint colours, not all of these colours are found in the Mann Co. Painting Set products. The specific paints that may be obtained through the use of the Mann Co. Painting Set include:
- Black ("A Distinctive Lack of Hue")
- A bright blue that does not closely match any team colour paint
- A fuchsia-like purple that does not closely resemble any available purplish paint ("A Deep Commitment to Purple", "Noble Hatter's Violet", and "Color No. 216-190-216")
- A light yellow, somewhere between "Australium Gold" and "The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants"
- A light green that is paler than "Indubitably Green"
- An orange that is lighter than "Muskelmannbraun"
These paint colours can be used to customise the appearance of cosmetic items in TF2, allowing players to personalise their in-game experience and express their individuality.
In addition to the Mann Co. Painting Set, Paint Cans can also be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, found via the item drop system, obtained by opening Mann Co. Supply Crates, or acquired through the Trading system. With 29 different colours to choose from, players have a wide range of options to customise their items and make them unique.
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Team colour paints
Team Fortress 2 (TF2), developed by Valve Corporation and released in 2007, features Paint Cans, which allow players to change the colouring of most cosmetic items. Paint Cans are available in 29 different colours and can be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, found via the item drop system, obtained by opening certain Mann Co. Supply Crates, using a Mann Co. Painting Set, or acquired through the Trading or Steam Community Market systems.
There are two types of Paint Cans: single-coloured and team-coloured. Items painted with single-colour paints retain the same appearance regardless of the player's team, while team-coloured paints switch between RED and BLU variant colours. Team-coloured paints can be used to make items stand out less from other items. For example, using the team colour paint "Waterlogged Lab Coat" for the Medic class can help the hat blend in with the lab coat, which has a bit of team colouring to it. Similarly, using the team colour paint "Cream Spirit" for the Engineer class can help the cosmetic item blend in with the yellow and orange colours of the hardhat.
Team-coloured paints can also be used strategically to identify teammates and distinguish between teams. TF2's art style is characterised by its consistent use of team colours, which gives the game a unique look. Team colours are used not only for players but also for maps to indicate which team controls a particular area.
While team colours are available, players tend to favour flashier colours for their cosmetic loadouts. In addition to team-coloured paints, TF2 offers a variety of other paint options, including "A Deep Commitment to Purple," "Aged Moustache Grey," "Australium Gold," "Muskelmannbraun" (German for "muscleman brown"), and "Noble Hatter's Violet."
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Paint Can bugs and fixes
Paint Cans are tool items in TF2 that allow players to change the colour of most cosmetic items. They are represented by one or two metal cans with a label on the side, filled with paint of its designated colour. Single cans have a blank label, while double cans have one with the RED logo and the other with the BLU logo on their labels.
Paint Cans are available in 29 different colours, and can be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, found via the item drop system, obtained by opening certain Mann Co. Supply Crates, using a Mann Co. Painting Set, received as a bonus item when opening cases, or acquired through either the Trading or Steam Community Market systems.
Bugs
- A bug caused team colour paints to appear to be coming out of the wrong cans for the store icons.
- Custom paint was not showing in the tooltip when mousing over an item in the backpack.
- Paint can icons were not showing the Red/Blue colours correctly.
- A display issue with team colour paints.
- A problem with the application of team-coloured paints.
- Team Spirit painted hats were showing as black-painted in the Steam Community.
- Mann Co. Store item previews for paints were incorrect.
- Team paint previews were not showing colours in the backpack/store icons.
Fixes
- Updated item descriptions to include the name of the paint used to colour them.
- Fixed the display issue with team colour paints.
- Fixed the problem with the application of team-coloured paints.
- Fixed the bug causing team colour paints to appear to come out of the wrong cans for store icons.
- Fixed the custom paint not showing in the tooltip when mousing over an item in the backpack.
- Fixed the paint can icons not showing the Red/Blue colours correctly.
- Fixed painted items that stayed on ragdolls retaining their custom colour upon their owner's death.
- Fixed painted items that were not being displayed properly when playing.
Other notable fixes include glitches related to Painted Unpaintables and Team Paint, as well as fixes for War Paints.
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Frequently asked questions
Paint in TF2 is called War Paint and it can be applied to compatible weapons via the War Paint Loadout menu.
War Paint colours include 'A Deep Commitment to Purple', 'Noble Hatter's Violet', 'Muskelmannbraun', 'Radigan Conagher Brown', 'Ye Olde Rustic Colour', and 'A Distinctive Lack of Hue'.
War Paints can be obtained in Strange, Unusual, or Decorated qualities. They can be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, found via the item drop system, obtained by opening Mann Co. Supply Crates, using a Mann Co. Painting Set, or acquired through the Trading system.
War Paints cannot be applied to existing weapons in a player's inventory. Using a War Paint creates a new item instead. To apply War Paint, go to the War Paint Loadout menu and select the weapon you want to apply it to.
