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Medieval Mode is a game mode added to Team Fortress 2 during the Australian Christmas event with the December 17, 2010 Patch.

Currently, there is only one official map that uses Medieval mode, DeGroot Keep. The game mode is unique in that it does not allow players to use any weapons of their choice - it restricts them to a set list of allowed weapons, mainly focusing on melee weapons. The goal of the game mode is similar to a control point game, in that there are a number of control points which the attacking team must capture and the defending team must defend. In the only currently official map, the attackers must capture the first two control points in order to gain access to the last control point, which, if not captured in a set amount of time, will subsequently close and all control points will revert to being uncaptured.

Gameplay mechanics

Players drop small health kits and weapons upon death. The Scout's Candy Cane melee weapon drops a secondary health kit in addition to the one dropped normally.

Using the Ubersaw does not build the Medic's ÜberCharge meter.

Players are restricted to melee weapons, with a set of exceptions based on graphical style and vitality to the class' mechanics.

Third-person mode can be enabled without use of sv_cheats by using the command tf_medieval_thirdperson 1 . This form of third person is different from others, placing one's crosshair over their shoulder instead of above their head.

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Allowed weapons

All Melee weapons are allowed, but aside from those, players may use the following:

Maps

Medieval Mode currently has only one map, DeGroot Keep. Despite that, the mode can still be enabled on any other map with the server variable tf_medieval set to 1 .

Map File Name DeGroot Keep cp_degrootkeep

Strategy

Chat parser

Promotional logo for the Medieval mode.

When playing on Medieval maps, an "auto-roleplay" parser modifies all text chat between players to look like Ye Olde English by randomly applying the following rules.

Word replacement

For a full listing of all word replacements, see this file

Original Text Replacement it is

it's tis it was 'twas it would 'twould it will 'twill it were 'twere shall not

will not shan't over there yonder in the i' the thank you many good thanks to you thankee kindly thanks to you grammercy to you you

u thou thee ye are art lol lolleth lollery killed

beaten slain vanquished brung low conquered fleeced humbled subjugated bested foiled goodbye

bye

seeya

goodnight farewell fare thee well good morrow by your leave godspeed begone good day good day, sirrah good day, sire good day, master adieu cheerio pleasant journey I bid thee good day I bid thee farewell yes aye yea yea verily no nay nayeth hello

hi good day well met well meteth tally ho ave does doeseth dost doth kill

gank slay vanquish bring low conquer fleece humble subjugate best foil your thy thine thyne my mine in within flag pennant banner colors heraldry Original Text Replacement walking a-walkin' bet warrant the ye joke jest jape balls

groin leathers beans poundables nethers nadchakles buis fellahs coin purse afk away, fighting kobolds away, fruity knights aft, frisking knickers abaft, flailing knouts map chart please I pray you prithee pray ok as you will agreed well said just so is be never ne'er haha

hehe

heh

hah guffaw! cackle! oh, 'tis to laugh! zounds! chuckle! snigger! snort! snicker! cachinnate! titter! and there was much tittering! and there was much guffawing! and there was much chuckling! and there was much snorting! and there was much snickering! and there was much mirth! assist aid aideth saveth assistance succor could couldst would wouldst sure shore maybe mayhaps perchance girl

woman madame waif mistress lass lady goodwife maid maiden later anon often oft really indeed in truth those yon here hither enough enow child poppet why wherefore away aroint being bein' of o' fucker swiver shit nightsoil

Punctuation

Original Text Replacement ! , verily! , verily I say! , verily I sayeth! , I say! , I sayeth! ! Huzzah! ! Hear Hear! ! What-ho! ! Ho! ! Fie! , indeed! Original Text Replacement ? , I say? , I wonder? , wonder I? , what say thee? , what sayeth thee? , what say thou? , what sayeth thou? , I ponder? , I pondereth? , pray tell? , ho? , do tell?

Insults

Original Text Replacement idiot <adjective>, <adjective> <noun> fool bastard

Adjectives artless

droning

fawning

warped

paunchy

puny

spongy

ruttish

vain

lumpish

craven

witless

pustulent

infested ill-bred

blind

scurvy

puny

fetid

vile

gibbering

mewling

rank

fawning

moonish

brutish

malapert curst

lack-linen

bottle-ailed

lyingest

embossed

cheating

crook-pated

base-court

hasty-witted

two-faced

pox-marked

toad-brained

errant idle-headed

quailing

flap-mouthed

puking

fly-bitten

surly

tottering

villainous

rump-fed

bootless

churlish

tickle-brained

froward

Nouns mongrel

codpiece

jackanape

ape

coxcomb

harlot

hussy

strumpet

cur

clot

fool barnacle

harpy

wench

churl

pleb

taffer

scoundrel

scalliwag

mooncalf

rapscallion

doxy bawd

tosspot

cupshot

recreant

fustalarion

scullion

rampallion

knave

barbermonger

boil plague-sore

carbuncle

whoreson

clotpole

lout

gudgeon

puttock

skainsmate

varlet

bladder

Classes

Original Text Replacement Demoman swordsman scotsman drunkard swordmaster blademaster knight paladin blades for hire Engineer

craftsman smith smithy blacksmith artisan machinist ironsmith metalworker golem-maker golemist Heavy bouncer boxer brawler bruiser Medic priest cleric healer nursemaid bonesetter butcher medicine man witchdoctor leech apothecary wizard Original Text Replacement Pyro pyromaniac maniac flamewielder firebrand fire mage fire magus masked salamander Scout lookout outrider spotter explorer patroller runner advance guard Soldier

champion mercenary shovelman warrior Sniper hunter ranger woodsman beastmaster australian archer bowman arrowman fletcher Spy cutpurse pickpocket vagabond blackguard hooligan pilferer backstabber thief haunt rogue

Added to beginning of chat messages

Forsooth,

I say,

I sayeth,

Forsooth, I say,

Forsooth, say I,

Forsooth, sayeth I,

Hark!

Harketh!

By <god> ,

, By the Will of <god adjective> <god> ,

, By the <body part adjective> <body part> of the <god adjective> <god> ,

of the , By <god adjective> <god>' s <body part adjective> <body part> ,

s , Avast,

Zounds,

Perchance,

Pray tell,

Prithee,

What hey,

What ho,

Pray,

Surely

Pray pardon,

Alas,

In short,

My Lord, My Lady,

By my faith,

If it pleases you,

I pray you,

In truth,

By my trowth,

In sooth,

By my word,

S'wounds,

Z'wounds,

<god>' s wounds,

s wounds, <god>' s <body part> ,

s , Heigh-ho,

Ah,

Quoth I,

Listen,

Listen thee,

Hear me,

Now hear me,

I warrant

Come,

Kind sire,

Sire,

There is much in what you say, and yet,

Gods Odin

Bob

Zeus

Hera

Thor

Crom

Mad-poet Navarth

Cugel

Wotsit

Baron Boddisey

Poseidon

Saint Mary

Pallus Athena

Loki

Erlik

Shoggoth

Omm Vishnu

Azazoth

Father Odin

Allfather Odin

Cthulhu

Buddha

Aphrodite

Isis

Kali

Dionysus

Zarathustra

Croesus

Hermes

Venus

Montezuma

Popacatapetl Hephaestus

Bubastes

Bacchus

Nebuchadnezzar

Assurbanipal

Sargon

Xerxes

Mulwatallish

Labarna

Hammurabi

Rameses

Minos

Tilgath-Pileser

Vercingetorix

Mithradites

Pericles Belasarius

Archaemides

Heraclius

Imhotep

Artemis

Orthia

Phoebe

Hestia

Eros

Persephone

Minerva

Mercury

Aesculapius

Discordia

Hecate

Hespera

God adjectives Almighty

Unthinkable

Unknowable

All-knowing

All-seeing

Lecherous

Scandalous

Merciful

Ravaging

Thunderous Wrathful

Distant

Vengeful

Supreme

Wise

Warlike

Jealous

Vindictive

Powerful Adulterous

Licentious

Crafty

Benefical

Virtuous

Protective

Prophetic

Bloodthirsty

Murderous Ruinous

Militant

Invisible

Omnipotent

Forgotten

Enlightened

Tempestuous

Destructive

Grim

Body parts Beard

Third Leg

Scalp

Eye

Thigh Arm

Sword

Heel

Gaze

Tongue Hammer

Toenail

Nether Regions

Liver Lights

Spleen

Gall

Liver and Lights

Body part adjectives Unknowable

Unescapable

Unfathomable

Unthinkable

Righteous

Hairy

Hairless

Wandering

Blistered

Awe-inspiring

Toothy

Ravaged

Aged

Endless

Wondrous

Unavoidable

Pestilent Forgotten

Beautiful

Fertile

Prophetic

Musical

Helpful

Virginal

Curative

Bleak

Incessant

Sagely

Unfashionable

Unfaltering

Unfamiliar

Abysmal

Boundless

Eternal Immeasurable

Infinite

Unending

Soundless

Incomprehensible

Inexplicable

Profound

unintelligible

Unbelievable

Impenetrable

Indecipherable

Esoteric

Enigmatic

Ancient

Venerable

Baneful Contagious

Corrupting

Deadly

Deleterious

Evil

Noxious

Diseased

Pernicious

Pestiferous

Pestilential

Tainted

Contaminated

Pulchritudinous

Odoriferous

Misbegotten

Sacriligious

Added to end of chat messages

Anon!

Hum.

Good sir!

Good sire!

Milady!

My Liege!

Guvnor!

Notes

Server operators can disable this behavior by setting tf_medieval_autorp to 0 .

to . Text beginning with '!' or '/' is ignored to avoid modifying SourceMod commands.

The rules for chat modification are defined in autorp.txt.

Unlike most of the text in Team Fortress 2, the chat parser has not been translated into languages other than English.

Bugs

If one forces a map change from Medieval Mode with the "map <mapname>" command, players will remain in Medieval Mode after the map changes even if the new map does not have Medieval Mode on by default.

Trivia

In the release page, the presence of Team Fortress 2 characters in a medieval setting is explained by stating the Soldier "[Simply] angered a magician". This is a play on the familiar trope "A wizard did it", which is commonly used by authors to wave away any plot holes found by their most detail oriented fans. It was later revealed in the Very Scary Halloween Special that the magician in question is Merasmus the Magician, the RED Soldier's roommate.

characters in a medieval setting is explained by stating the Soldier "[Simply] angered a magician". This is a play on the familiar trope "A wizard did it", which is commonly used by authors to wave away any plot holes found by their most detail oriented fans.