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[TF2] Mann Co. Catalog has multiple duplicate entires for "Mann Co. Supply Crate Key" in place of keys that used to be sold to open older event crates

Open Whurrhurr opened this issue 3 years ago • 2 comments

image seen here, there are 5 different slots that all show a standard mann co supply crate key instead of their respective crate keys, the first key is supposed to be the 2011 Nice Winter Crate Key, but all 2011 nice winter crate keys got turned into regular mann co supply crate keys after january 4th, 2012. i think the catalog should show the time limited event keys, but also tell the user that these keys cannot be obtained anymore and that if you do somehow get a hold of one, it'll be turned into a standard mann co. supply crate key.

Whurrhurr avatar Aug 10 '22 23:08 Whurrhurr

Solution would require hiding the duplicate key entries from the Mann Co. Catalog and adding 'dummy' entries for each individual key in the item schema.

rabscootle avatar Aug 11 '22 05:08 rabscootle

Or if you want to have some "fun", why not do it with a quick couple of SQL commands to the master steam databases for player inventories and the Steam community market, convert any instances of those duplicate old event crate keys over to default Mann Co crate keys by switching their ID #s and whatever else needs to be changed schema-wise. Then safely remove the duplicate entries from the item schema entirely.

Valve has removed items from the TF2 schema altogether in the past, although they were entirely unused and were never distributed to players. The unused and eventually entirely cut PDA1 (Build/Destroy PDA & Disguise Kit) slot token, Building (Sapper) slot token, Head slot token (early crafting item for the Build Headgear recipe?) and Grenade (what the christ even?) slot token.

But seriously, Valve plz fix.

TF2CutContentWiki avatar Aug 11 '22 17:08 TF2CutContentWiki