i want that fucking raccoon hat

I hope some of the organizers ask about doing this. If you want to spread the word about a charity event a taunt would be the absolute best way to go. If a Tip of the Hat taunt made the characters say something polite and had a simple silly animation it would be an awesome item. Valve can print money with this stuff, and some of it can go to charity.

How about weapon reskins with the Tip of the Hats logo on them?

Or little patches that can have team logos applied to them that works in sv_pure 2?

Or a Top Hat that has an alternate taunt which the top opens, and a random TFtv personality hops out and says their catch phrase?

I really like the raccoon but the only way to make it make any sense it to have it be the mascot for the event. However, I have no objections for an adorable raccoon to be the mascot.

The tip of the hat taunt would be amazing too but like whisker said it's highly unlikely for that to be made.

Maybe a paddle reskin for the generic melee weapon? Kinda like ham and pan.

So we're talking Tip of the hats-related things?

http://i.imgur.com/37fIO2S.jpg

Not sure that conveys 'send cancerous kids to camp'.

I'm for the Summer Camp themed ideas, especially since the donations went to One Step Camp. These should not be confused with Valve's Summer TF2 items (even though it'd be great to make a sun hat or flip flops).

I'm just going to list a bunch here. Please read through and point out any you like, or other ideas that spawn from them.

Warning... There will be a lot.

--- Hat Slot Items ---

Hat Slot - Swimmer Cap: Rubber Swimmer Cap with the TOTH (tip of the hats) logo on the side, or the TF2 logo on the side, with goggles down over the eyes... Extra slack from the goggles using jiggle bones on the side of the head.

Hat Slot - Snorkel Mask: Simple. Snorkel and big awkward goggles.

Hat Slot - Hiking Hat: Maybe a beat up Cowboy Hat? This could have the "ribbon" tied around the top of it. Or if Seanbud and other charity members decide on some cool design... This could be included in the biggest charity bundle only, and some extras for raffled (Genuine?)... Some hat that has two Styles: I know styles count as another 'hat' in the game, but it's too perfect to pass up. It needs a "Tipped" and "Normal" style.

--- Misc Slot Items ---

Misc Slot - The Life Guard: Sun tan lotion on the nose, a watch on the wrist, with a silver whistle around the neck on a string.

Misc Slot - Life Jacket: One of the cheesy orange life jackets that goes around your neck, looks goofy, and is all wonky. I think someone might've already mentioned something similar.

Misc Slot - Water Wings: Need I say more? Just imagine them on the Pyro and Heavy.

Misc Slot - Aviation Technology - Silver "reflective" Aviators: Like the Summer Shades, but with silver frames and the classic "reflective" look on the lenses. I know we can't do actual reflect, but you could paint the texture as such to give an impression of that classic silvery finish.

Misc Slot - Charity Bracelets: Everyone knows someone with like 5,000 of those charity rubber bracelets on. What if they were on both wrists (think the sweat bands on the scout), like 5-7 of them per wrist, with different colors?

Misc Slot - Hiking Boots: Big Boots with cheesy socks sticking out of the top that are sort of rolled down a bit.

Misc Slot - Compass: (think the butt pumpkin): Hangs off of your hip or butt.

Misc Slot - Retro Bathing Suit - The Onsie: Think like Donald Duck's old-striped bathing suit. Team Color and White stripes alternating.

--- Melee Weapons ---

All Class Melee Weapon - Boat Oar: Hollow plastic hitting sound, sort of like hitting something with a wiffle bat. Ruskey really liked the idea of doing an all class melee... I think, with Summer Camp theme, this works nicely.

All Class Melee Weapon - Hiking Stick: Intricately carved stick with the leather strap on the top of it (jiggle bone).

--- Badge/Misc Idea ---

Badge Item - I really like the idea of some sort of boat oars crossing - and we have one of the swoopy ribbons, but have half red and half blu (tf2 theme) for the charity... I'll draw up a logo and show it to Ren, Sean, and Whisker for starters. Even though people don't wear badges TOO often, people still collect them.

Maybe we can develop a consumable that attaches to a counter on the badge for charitable items. Some sort of gift bag, or brown paper bag lunch (just thinking "out loud"). Give them out on servers like the Secret Sax. gifts.

Or maybe people can buy "stamps" from the store, sort of like supporting Map Makers. Each one purchased gains a level (and eventually different titles) on the badge?

--- EDIT ---
This Summer Camp theme would also work with the Coon Skin Hat from Ren. Since it's a Hiking and Swimming thing.

Maybe two packs?

1. "By the Water" - The water themed ones.
2. "By the Mountain" - The outdoorsy themed ones.

Who knows.

fanny pack or bust

I really like the idea of the camp items since they will help to show people about one step camp even once the fundraiser has ended. Hopefully something in the item name/desc that would point people toward them.

Maybe something like hiking boots called one step, like the scouts football boots, or one of those hats with the corks dangling from it

I love the raccoon hat, as has been said, and I think the hiking boots misc is pretty cool too, since we seem to be going for camp theme. Still love the cravat though

also I can't wait another whole year :(((

This is all mechanically doable.

These wouldn't work so well. Implementing a character model texture reskin is a pain for Valve so getting sun tan lotion on the face would require extra geometry on there which would then have to be flexed which for an all class is beyond hassle to get right and flexes are kinda broken at the minute anyway.

The life jacket would work on some characters but on others there's just too much stuff to clip with it. Think of things like the bullet belt on the heavy.

all doable. for the shades thing or the lens on the sniper rifle.

getting this skinned as an allclass would be a massive pain in the ass. I dare not think how many hours it would take.

We should wait to see if valve are up for implementing this before getting too keen :)

I suspect Valve will want this to all go through their import tool. I reckon anyone wanting to concept stuff should look up the limitations of what it can do. Likewise I'd not focus on clever distribution ideas. Just selling a hat and the proceeds going to the charity will make as much money as any other idea and be so much less hassle for Valve that they're much more likely to implement it.

Make an upside-down Modest Pile of Hats. Requires no additional modelling, still conveys the meaning.

Imagine a tips of the hat sponsor badge for donating money to the tips of the hat foundation :D ?
Go for a shot Makers? x)

Bumping this question.
did one step camp say anything about the charity?

I'm still really confused by this question. Did they respond to the donation? Yes, they were really happy with it and are more than glad to work with us again. This time we'll have an actual email set up so we don't have to transfer any money. It'll just go directly to them.

If the question means something else please reword it. My little brain can't handle the simplest of things sometimes.

could re-use the wrap assassin melee hit sound maybe?

I thought it just meant "did they have an official announcement about it anywhere." I kept an eye on the One Step Camp site so that I could pass on their acknowledgement to people I'd told about the drive on other forums, but I didn't see one go up. Then I forgot.

Edit: Looking again, they don't seem to update "announcements" often, and the only fundraiser mentioned raised 160k. One article mentions a lot of smaller fundraisers a founder participates in. None of those are listed either. Who bets it'll break 160k when Valve gets involved?

I feel like a lot of guys are over thinking this.

Why not just a tipped hat?

It doesn't need to be an animation, just a nice looking hat tipped to one side (or for the soldier, tipped forward over his eyes). It needs to be unique, obviously, but nothing too crazy. Truk was talking about mascots and all that, but a tipped hat kind of already is.

Brainstorming. The whole point is to over think things and come up with the best ideas :).

Further - Japan Relief Bundle. It was an awesome idea. Why not have more than 1? I mean, we don't even know if Valve will be on board with it... But if we try for something gigantic and only get something huge, I call that a success... Rather than trying for just the minimum.

I think a bolo tie for the engineer would be a really cool item. It could move around when the character turns and walks.

Maybe for an all class melee you could do a camp welcome sign (similar to the conscientious objector). And you could change the name of the camp to the one you went to as a child. I would buy one of those.

just make tf.tv/tip of the hat weapon reskins. it would be very cute

http://i.imgur.com/4CfnWHZ.png

With jigglebones so the tail moves side to side as you run. "Stay out of the water..."

My brother makes hats if you need any help
http://steamcommunity.com/id/atomapple/myworkshopfiles/?appid=440

http://i.imgur.com/yepFZfH.png

I dragged myself out of a warm pile of blankets and a cat and the prospect of a cinnamon scone JUST FOR THIS goddammit sharks are kawaii

Can you give the shark a racoon hat?

http://i.imgur.com/JcSqZDv.png

Perfect.