by Robins Chew
When you’re new to TF2, or new to trading TF2 items… seeing a ‘Festive’ weapon on the market for $35, and then a ‘Festivized’ version of the exact same weapon for only $2, can lead to some confusion… Like what’s the difference between these weapons, why is one so much more expensive when they both look exactly the same, is it only because of the name difference? As in ‘Festive’ or ‘Festivized’? Or is it something deeper? Well this guide is going to clear up the confusion and break everything down for you.
Introduction
Festiveweapons were first added to the game during the 2011 Australian Christmas update. They could be obtained by unboxing certain Smissmas crates that were released.Festivizedweapons, however, were not introduced until much later, in the 2015 Christmas update.
1. They are only obtainable through unboxing old Smissmas 2011-2014 crates. (You have a slim chance to get Festive weapons by unlocking any of the following crates… the Naughty Winter 2011 Crate, the Naughty Winter 2012 Crate, the Naughty Winter 2013 Crate, and/or the Naughty Winter 2014 Crate.) The Festive weapons that can be obtained from the Naughty Winter 2011 Crate areallstock weapons, making them much more desirable than Festive weapons from the 2012-on crates, which don’t contain any stock Festive weapons.
2. They arelimited, meaning there is a finite number of Festive weapons out there in the world, while with Festivized weapons, players can buy Festivizers (for very cheap) and apply them to any weapons at any time. Festivizers & Festivized weapons are very common and easy to get, which is the polar opposite of Festive weapons which are very rare and difficult to get.
2.5 Festive weapons are limited because the crates in which you can obtain them from are limited. There was only a certain number of the Smissmas crates dropped during 2011-2014, and that’s the only way you can get Festive weapons, is by unboxing those crates. So all of the cratescouldrun out eventually, but it’s very unlikely, as there are still thousands of them on the market as of me making this guide.
Analyzing the Technical Differences
Festivizedweapons can be created by applying a Festivizer to (almost) any weapon of your choice. Festivizers can be obtained fairly commonly by unboxing any of the following crates… the Smissmas 2015 Festive Gift, the Unlocked Winter 2016 Cosmetic Case, the Winter 2017 Cosmetic Case, the Winter 2018 Cosmetic Case, the Winter 2019 Cosmetic Case, and/or the Winter 2020 Cosmetic Case.
When you festivize a weapon, it will retain its original quality. (Like a Strange weapon will stay in Strange quality after it is festivized.) It will obviously make visual changes to the weapon, by adding Christmas lights. A prefix will be added in front of the weapon’s name, so a ‘Strange Scattergun’ would be renamed to ‘Strange Festivized Scattergun’. And ‘Festivized’ will be added to the weapon’s description in purple text.
Festiveweapons have a line of yellow text in the weapon’s description, right under the name, that says, for example, ‘Limited Level 1 Scattergun’, or ‘Limited Level 1 Rocket Launcher’.
The backpack icons for Festive vs. Festivized weapons are different, also. Usually very subtly different, but still different. Presumably just to be able to tell them apart when trading.
Festivizers are pretty cheap. ($2.00 on the market.) Which means you can turn any weapon you want into a Festivized version of the weapon for only 2 bucks. This is why Festivized weapons are so cheap. It’s because they can be created with very low cost. Compared to theFestiveweapons which are limited and much harder/rarer to get.
Festivizedweapons can be altered by ‘restoring’ the item, which will remove the Christmas lights from it and revert it back to its original quality. WhileFestiveweapons can
have the lights removed from them; the lights are part of the actual item and can’t be removed.
The Visual Differences
Difference #1 – The Battery Pack
The vast majority of Festive weapons have a small battery pack strapped to them. (A battery pack to power the Christmas lights wrapped around the weapon.) The battery pack onFestiveweapons looks different than the one onFestivizedweapons, and usually it’s in a different place on the weapon depending if it’s Festive or Festivized. The battery pack itself is a very small detail and would most likely never be noticed ingame, but if you’re inspecting the weapon really closely, you can see the differences between the 2 variants. Here is a comparison between a Festive Scattergun and a Festivized Scattergun:
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FestiveScattergun:
FestivizedScattergun (Angle 1):
FestivizedScattergun (Angle 2):
So as you can see above, theFestiveScattergun has its battery pack mounted on the side of the Scattergun, while theFestivizedversion’s battery pack is on thetopside of the Scattergun. Visually, theFestivebattery pack appears to be 1 single battery unit, while theFestivizedbattery pack appears to be 2 batteries together forming 1 unit.
The batteries onFestivizedweapons have a brand name on them. In small letters on both of the 2 batteries it reads “Bonk”.
Some Festive weaponsdon’thave Christmas lights on them at all. Such as the Festive Sandvich, the Festive Sapper, the Festive Bonk! Atomic Punch… So these Festives obviously don’t have any battery packs due to there not being any lights.
Difference #2 – Light Bulb Sizes
The sizes of the actual Christmas lights themself sometimes vary between the Festive and Festivized versions of a weapon. Usually theFestiveversion’s light bulbs are smaller when compared to theFestivizedversion’s lights, which are larger. Here is a comparison between the lights from a Festive & Festivized Flame Thrower:
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Festive vs. Festivized Flame Thrower Lights:
As you can see, the light bulbs from theFestiveFlame Thrower are quite a bit bigger than the ones on theFestivizedFlame Thrower.
Difference #3 – Cord Colors
With most Festive weapons, the color of the Christmas lightcordthat’s wrapped around the weapon varies to the color of the Festivized version’s cord. Usually theFestivecord isgraycolored, while theFestivizedcord is darker & brownish colored. Here are a few examples:
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FestiveWrench:
FestivizedWrench:
FestiveMedi Gun:
FestivizedMedi Gun:
FestiveMinigun:
FestivizedMinigun:
So as you can see above, the cord colors vary between the 2 versions.
Difference #4 – Obvious Variations
With a few weapons in TF2 there is a glaringlyobviousvisual variation between the Festive & Festivized versions. Here are some examples…
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FestiveBlack Box:
FestivizedBlack Box:
As you can see above, theFestiveBlack Box has wrapping paper covering the entire weapon, + Christmas lights wrapped around it. While theFestivizedBlack Box only has the Christmas lights, no wrapping paper.
FestiveRevolver:
FestivizedRevolver:
When looking at the Revolvers above, you can clearly see that theFestiveversion changes the Revolver’s grip, replacing it with a wooden grip. While theFestivizedversion keeps the stock Revolver’s pearly white grip, and only adds Christmas lights to the weapon.
FestiveUbersaw:
FestivizedUbersaw:
TheFestiveUbersaw has a golden jingle bell hanging from it + Christmas lights. While theFestivizedUbersaw only has the Christmas lights.
FestiveGrenade Launcher:
FestivizedGrenade Launcher:
TheFestiveGrenade Launcher has a golden jingle bell hanging from the very front of the barrel + Christmas lights wrapped around the weapon, while theFestivizedGrenade Launcher only has the Christmas lights, no jingle bell.
FestiveCrusader’s Crossbow:
FestivizedCrusader’s Crossbow:
TheFestiveCrossbow has wrapping paper, a ribbon, a red handle, a golden jingle bell, + Christmas lights. While theFestivizedCrossbow only has the Christmas lights.
Special Festive Weapons
Some Festive weapons (mainly utility items like the Sandvich, the Wrangler, the Sapper, Jarate, or the Chargin’ Targe) look unlike any other Festive weapons in the game. They don’t just add Christmas lights like most Festives; they completely change the look of the item. Here are some examples… (Also, the vast majority of “Special Festives” ONLY have theFestiveversion, and noFestivizedversion.)
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FestiveSandvich:
FestiveWrangler:
FestiveSapper:
FestiveJarate:
FestiveChargin’ Targe:
FestiveBonk! Atomic Punch:
All Festive & Festivized Items
(Press Ctrl+F and search for any item you want to easily find it in the lists.)
AllFestiveItems
Festive Scattergun
Festive Bat
Festive Rocket Launcher
Festive Flame Thrower
Festive Stickybomb Launcher
Festive Minigun
Festive Wrench
Festive Medi Gun
Festive Sniper Rifle
Festive Knife
Festive Holy Mackerel
Festive Buff Banner
Festive Axtinguisher
Festive Grenade Launcher
Festive Sandvich
Festive Frontier Justice
Festive Ubersaw
Festive Huntsman
Festive Ambassador
Festive Force-A-Nature
Festive Black Box
Festive Flare Gun
Festive Eyelander
Festive Gloves of Running Urgently
Festive Wrangler
Festive Crusader’s Crossbow
Festive Jarate
Festive Sapper
Festive Bonk! Atomic Punch
Festive Shotgun
Festive Backburner
Festive Chargin’ Targe
Festive Bonesaw
Festive SMG
Festive Revolver
AllFestivizedItems
Festivized Scattergun
Festivized Shortstop
Festivized Soda Popper
Festivized Winger
Festivized Sandman
Festivized Holy Mackerel
Festivized Rocket Launcher
Festivized Black Box
Festivized Air Strike
Festivized Shovel
Festivized Disciplinary Action
Festivized Flame Thrower
Festivized Degreaser
Festivized Dragon’s Fury
Festivized Detonator
Festivized Scorch Shot
Festivized Fire Axe
Festivized Powerjack
Festivized Back Scratcher
Festivized Grenade Launcher
Festivized Loch-n-Load
Festivized Loose Cannon
Festivized Iron Bomber
Festivized Stickybomb Launcher
Festivized Scottish Resistance
Festivized Scotsman’s Skullcutter
Festivized Claidheamh mor
Festivized Persian Persuader
Festivized Minigun
Festivized Natascha
Festivized Brass Beast
Festivized Tomislav
Festivized Family Business
Festivized Rescue Ranger
Festivized Wrench
Festivized Jag
Festivized Crusader’s Crossbow
Festivized Medi Gun
Festivized Kritzkrieg
Festivized Quick-Fix
Festivized Ubersaw
Festivized Amputator
Festivized Sniper Rifle
Festivized Bazaar Bargain
Festivized SMG
Festivized Kukri
Festivized Shahanshah
Festivized Revolver
Festivized Knife
Festivized Spy-cicle
Festivized Pistol
Festivized Reserve Shooter
Festivized Shotgun
Festivized Panic Attack
Extra Info
Most weapons in TF2 have Festive and/or Festivized versions. However, some weapons (mainly reskins), don’t have either of the 2. The Boston Basher doesn’t have a Festive version and can not be Festivized. The Lollichop, Postal Pummeler, Maul, Homewrecker, Scottish Handshake, Fishcake, AWPer Hand, Fortified Compound, Shooting Star, Your Eternal Reward… are all weapons that don’t have any Festive variants.
The reason why some weapons can’t be Festive or Festivized, is simply because TF2’s developers haven’t gotten around to updating the weapons yet. They’ve added the capability to use Festivizers on certain weapons in the past, such as the Kukri, Shahanshah, Reserve Shooter, Panic Attack, Pistol… But for other weapons, they just haven’t gotten around to updating them yet.
The Pistol is one of the few stock weapons that doesn’t have aFestiveversion. It only has aFestivizedversion.
Trading
Be very careful when buying Festive TF2 items. For example, someone could have aFestivizedScattergun and rename it to “FestiveScattergun”, then try to sell it to you for the price of an ACTUAL Festive Scattergun.
Double check (triple check) Festive weapons that you’re trading for. Analyze the backpack icon, check to see if the item is renamed, just really make sure that the item is actuallyFestiveand notFestivized.
On the Steam Market it’s really easy to see what you’re buying, and avoid being scammed. But if you’re 1 on 1 personally trading with someone, you need to beextracautious and make sure that you don’t get deceived.
Thanks to Psycho for his great guide, all credit to his effort. you can also read the original guide from Steam Community. enjoy the game.
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FAQs
What is the difference between festivized and festive? ›
Several weapons can also be turned into Festive weapons by the use of the Festivizer tool. Unlike the Festive items from the crates, Festive weapons from applying the Festivizer will have the prefix Festivized instead.
What is the difference between festive and festivized weapons? ›Festivized weapons had a Festivizer applied to them. The reason for the massive difference in price is that true festive weapons are much rarer and often look far nicer. The mediguns in your screenshot for example have different lights on them.
What is the difference between festive and festivized rocket launcher? ›The Festive Grenade Launcher has a golden jingle bell hanging from the very front of the barrel + Christmas lights wrapped around the weapon, while the Festivized Grenade Launcher only has the Christmas lights, no jingle bell.
What is festivized in tf2? ›” The Festivizer is a single-use tool that allows the user to Festivize either a Decorated weapon or a few other select weapons. It is represented by a coil of Christmas lights, a roll of duct tape, and a yellow staple gun.
Can Australiums be festivized? ›[Undocumented] Australium weapons can now be Festivized.
How much is a Festivizer worth? ›| Name | Seller | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Uncraftable Festivizer | God Houston| | $1.27 |
| Uncraftable Festivizer | God Houston| | $1.27 |
| Uncraftable Festivizer | [CygaPb] RoadRunner | $1.27 |
| Uncraftable Festivizer | [CygaPb] RoadRunner | $1.27 |
As of the Smissmas update today it now works on 11 regular weapons as well. They are: The Fire Axe, The Jag, The Kritzkrieg, Pistol, The Quick-Fix, Natascha, The Sandman, The Spy-cicle, Kukri, Shovel and The Scottish Resistance. Are those additional weapons, Or could I actually make my (Stock) Scattergun Festive?
Can you festivize a vintage weapon? ›If it's a vintage item that can be festivized (like the Sandman for example) then yes you can festivize the item. The colour of the vintage item will remain.
Can you festivize a painted weapon? ›Yes. Fun Fact: Originally Festivizers only applied to decorated weapons a.k.a skins. Yes, you can use a festivizer on warpaint weapon's, which stock version is festivizable. I'm glad to know that you know.
What is the most powerful rocket launcher ever? ›Falcon Heavy is rated to launch 63.8 t (141,000 lb) to low Earth orbit (LEO) in a fully expendable configuration and an estimated 57 t (126,000 lb) in a partially reusable configuration, in which only two of its three boosters are recovered.
What is the oldest rocket launcher? ›
One of the first recorded rocket launchers is the "wasp nest" fire arrow launcher produced by the Ming dynasty in 1380. In Europe rockets were also used in the same year at the Battle of Chioggia.
What is the most powerful anti-tank rocket launcher? ›With a combat range of 20–800 m and a single shape charge, NLAW is the best anti-tank weapon for infantries and dismounted troops in complex terrain. Extremely flexible, NLAW can attack from almost any position, from up high in a building to behind a tree or in a ditch.
Can you remove festivized? ›Yes, you can unfestivize it by clicking "Restore?" or select it to "Remove Festivizer" if a weapon have killstreak effect, strange part, etc. Note that you will not get the festivizer back.
What does Mat_picmip do in TF2? ›The console command mat_picmip controls texture resolution and has one of the biggest visual "gains". It accepts values from '2' to '-10', 2 being the worst quality and -10 being the best (refer to the comparison image).
What is the rarest Australium? ›- Australium Eyelander - 680 exist.
- Australium Force-A-Nature - 1793 exist.
- Australium Tomislav - 1930 exist.
- Australium Blutsauger - 2004 exist.
- Australium Axtinguisher - 2013 exist.
- Australium Flame Thrower - 2026 exist.
- Australium SMG - 2040 exist.
It's generally accepted that about 1 in every 30-35 tours will yield an australium, but again it's random chance, you can get an aussie eyelander on tour 1, or you can get literally nothing in 1000 tours. No matter how many tours you do, you will never reach a 100% chance to obtain an australium.
What is the drop rate of golden frying pan? ›About 1%. Same odds for an Aussie too. Originally posted by fresh: I'd like to know about how how often a golden pan drops, and the chance to get one.
Can you use a Festivizer on a Botkiller? ›You can't festivize botkillers but you can festivize Australiums and any war paint/skin.
Can you use Killstreak kits on festive weapons? ›Killstreak Kits can be applied to weapons of any quality.
Can you use the Festivizer on stock weapons? ›You cannot put them into stock weapon, as Wiki clearly said.
How do you get strange festive weapons? ›
Festive items could only be found by unlocking Naughty Winter Crates and are available in both Unique and Strange quality, though the Strange versions are much rarer.
Can you Festivize a backburner? ›You can put a Festivizer on a Woodland Warrior Rocket Launcher, but you cannot put a Festivizer on a default Rocket Launcher. Originally posted by Charlie 5 Lives: Festive Backburners are limited Unique items, and cannot be crafted.
Can you festivize the Iron Curtain? ›can I festivize iron Curtain or Lugermorph ? Nope, sorry.
Can you festivize a scattergun? ›You cannot use Festivizer to Scattergun.
Can you strangify a war painted weapon? ›Weapons with a War Paint cannot be used.
Why can't i festivize my huntsman? ›You can only festivize DECORATED stock weapons, meaning that you will need a weapon skin in order to festivize it.
Can you warpaint Botkiller weapons? ›If you have an actual skin mod for the weapon your currently using and IS compatible with botkillers, than that skin mod will work. But normal warpaints in game will not, as they can't be implemented on botkillers. You can`t apply warpaints to existing weapons.
Is Starship more powerful than SLS? ›Starship is a reusable rocket larger and far more powerful than NASA's Artemis Special Launch System and one that could take humans to the moon and Mars.
What is the strongest rocket ship? ›This launch was the first fully integrated test of SpaceX's new Starship. Starship is the most powerful rocket ever developed and is designed to be fully reusable. It is made of two different stages, or sections.
Is the SLS more powerful than Saturn V? ›With 8.8 million pounds of thrust, the SLS is 15 percent more powerful than the Saturn V, meaning the SLS now holds the record for the most powerful rocket ever successfully launched. Its thrust is equivalent to nearly all the train engines in the U.S. running at once — some 25,000 of them — according to NASA.
How high did v2 rockets fly? ›
On 24 February 1949, a V-2/WAC-Corporal rocket reached an altitude of 244 miles and speed of 5,150 miles per hour. The altitude record stood for many years and was perhaps first broken on 20 September 1956 when the first the U.S. Army's three-stage Jupiter-C test missile attained an altitude of 680 miles.
What rocket launcher does the US military use? ›HIMARS carries a single six-pack of GMLRS rockets or one TACMS missile on the Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) 5-ton truck, and can launch the entire MLRS family of munitions.
Is it legal to own a rocket launcher in America? ›They must be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and while legal under federal law, they must not be owned by civilians in some states.
What is the best tank destroyer? ›The Sd Kfz 173 Jagdpanther was Germany's greatest tank destroyer of the Second World War. An idea that came from Hitler himself, the Jagdpanther combined the reliable Panther tank chassis with the immense firepower of the PAK 43 88mm gun.
What rocket launcher can destroy a tank? ›The United States Army developed a lightweight antitank weapon (LAW) in the middle 1950s. By 1961, the M72 LAW was in use. It is a shoulder-fired, disposable rocket launcher with HEAT warhead. It is a recoilless weapon, which is easy to use, and effective against armored vehicles.
Can rocket artillery destroy a tank? ›Field artillery
Even a non-penetrating shell could still disable a tank through dynamic shock, internal armor shattering or simply overturning the tank.
Can you remove it? Yes: In your inventory screen, click on the weapon and click restore. It will ask if you will remove the festive lights from the weapon.
What happens when you restore an item in tf2? ›Even when you press it, you will be presented with another confirmation menu before anything is finalized. If you have multiple effects on the item like paint, a crafter's name and nametag, a drop-down menu will appear when you hit restore allowing you to pick and choose with effects you'd like to remove.
Can you remove warpaints from weapons tf2? ›You can't remove war paints because that is the weapon. You can't apply war paints to existing weapons, it just creates a new one entirely.
What is the biggest gun in tf2? ›The Big Kill is a promotional secondary weapon for the Spy. It is based on the oversized . 44 revolver used by Sam from the Sam & Max franchise.
What is the most wanted tf2? ›
The Most Wanted is a community-created special taunt for the Sniper. When the player selects it in the taunt menu, the Sniper takes a notepad and a marker from his vest, crosses out a name on a hitlist, and laughs, before putting them both back. The Most Wanted was contributed to the Steam Workshop.
What does Z do in TF2? ›| Action | Key/Button | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Chat message | Y | Text chat to all players on the server, including Spectators |
| Team message | U | Text chat to players on the same team |
| Voice Menu 1 | Z | |
| Voice Menu 2 | X |
It is a canned energy drink with a team-appropriate label; RED's flavor of Bonk! is "Cherry Fission", while BLU's is "Blutonium Berry". Upon ingestion, Bonk! Atomic Punch renders the player invulnerable for 8 seconds.
Can you festivize an unusual weapon? ›You can use the Festivizer on any compatible weapon, Strange or otherwise. A Festivized weapon will retain all of its original qualities.
Can you Festivize Skins? ›Yes. Fun Fact: Originally Festivizers only applied to decorated weapons a.k.a skins.
Can you festivize the axtinguisher? ›You cannot put festivizer on an axtinguisher tho... The author of this thread has indicated that this post answers the original topic.
Can you remove Festivizer TF2? ›Yes, you can unfestivize it by clicking "Restore?" or select it to "Remove Festivizer" if a weapon have killstreak effect, strange part, etc. Note that you will not get the festivizer back.
What is Australium in TF2? ›In the Team Fortress 2 pre-release design concept called Invasion, there used to be a concept of resource called Jojierium. This fictional metal element is named after John "Jojie" Cook, the lead designer of TF2 who comes from Australia.
What was Sketchek's bequest? ›Added: "Sketchek's bequest: Killing blows on burning players grant a speed boost". Base damage reduced by 33%. Holster speed 35% slower. No random critical hits.
Can you paint festivized weapons? ›Can I get a festive weapon and paint it, or make a painted weapon festive? Weapons cannot be painted. If you mean warpaint weapons then you redeem the warpaint first then use a festivizer on the resulting weapon.
How much is an Australium axtinguisher? ›
| Name | Seller | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Australium Axtinguisher | Radiant Blazing Demon | $20.00 |
| Australium Axtinguisher | [X-men V] Destroyer | $20.00 |
| Australium Axtinguisher | Merendas B> Keys $1.74 | $20.00 |
| Australium Axtinguisher | Merendas B> Keys $1.74 | $20.00 |