TF2's Coolest and First Ever Community Hat

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If Valve offered you your own hat in Team Fortress 2, what would you say? The guys behind Kritzkast said "yes".
We cover the story of TF2's legendary "Kritzkast hat" - the Lo-Fi Longwave. We tell the humorous story behind its creation, the history of its namesake - Kritzkast - and how to unlock the Lo-Fi Longwave even today.
UPDATE: The "Edging" Competition ended in December of 2020, however you can still receive a Lo-Fi Longwave by visiting the KritzKast Discord and participating in events.
To find out more about the amazing Kritzkast community you can find them here:
Discord - discord.kritzkast.com
KZfaq - / kritzkast
Twitch - / kritzkast
Website - kritzkast.com
Full interview Agro on the podcast (hosted by me!) - • Playing TF2 with Agro ...
Just in case there is any lack of clarity - this is not a sponsored video. I wanted to talk about this really unique hat in more detail, and Agro kindly agreed to answer my 100 questions and tell me stories about the hat. Nothing has exchanged hands apart from some friendly support.
Casperr Merch, including summer tie-die t-shirt:
crowdmade.com/collections/Cas...
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Kritzkast
2:35 - Meeting Valve
4:13 - Hat Design
5:11 - Original Distribution
6:31 - How to Obtain Today
7:37 - The Future
Music:
Intro - Playing With Danger, TF2 Soundtrack
Sponsor/outro: kdkmn.bandcamp.com/releases (my band!)
Chapter intros - Drunken Pipe Bomb, TF2 Soundtrack
Everything else - Coffee Talk Soundtrack (store.steampowered.com/app/91...)
My Twitter:
/ casperrtf2
My Twitch:
/ casperrtf
Intro/outro music: KD Knows My Name - Naive

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@Casperr 4 жыл бұрын

Want to get your own Lo-Fi Longwave? Join Kritzkast on Discord at discord.kritzkast.com and take part in their community events and competitions! Just to clarify, this video is *not* sponsored. As evidenced in the video itself, Kritzkast is the pinnacle of TF2 community projects and I'm more than happy to simp for them - so everybody check them out and thank Agro for being a goshdarn legend of the Team Fortress world! If you like the sponsor/outro music you can check out the band here. Spoiler alert - it's my band! kdkmn.bandcamp.com/releases If you like the music behind the chapters, it's a genre typically referred to as "lo-fi hiphop" (see what I did there?). All the tracks I used are from the Coffee Talk soundtrack: store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/

@luis377 4 жыл бұрын

the link might be broken

@C.A._Old Жыл бұрын

Legendary Times Ever

@KritzKast 4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, this turned out so well. I love your videos so this was a real honour. Big should out to Tempest, Chronos, B00bies, Ruskeydoo, Dr. Zeus, JimboMcB and everyone else who had a hand in the creation of the pod, the hat and it's original gifting process. A little embarrassing to get my name read out so often when there have been, are and will be so many other people involved in KritzKast related projects but I'm happy to take the win :) glhf to the comment section, I'll see you all in game!

@dwaynetherocklol3600 4 жыл бұрын

nice now give it to me tho

@hkhjg1734 4 жыл бұрын

knowing you guys are still going warms my heart!

@ariel78_ 4 жыл бұрын

I only want this hat to make an all class engineer loadout

@Whurlpuul 4 жыл бұрын

@minithegameguy4674 4 жыл бұрын

How dare you be different, you cant have a community made hat that's still obtainable! Jk, you seem great and hope you continue to enjoy tf2

@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, the Lo-Fi Longwave is by far the most interesting item in TF2 that's related to any sort of community events, mostly because it's still a thing.

@MowseChao 4 жыл бұрын

This is super interesting! I never knew they were finite

@Fpsfish 4 жыл бұрын

hey i’m a fan of ur channel finnaly found ya

@Nord123 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful video. This takes me back to the days when TF2 was the only game on my mind. I was fortunate to receive one of the first vintage Lo-Fi Longwaves through the quiz mentioned. And I still remember the pure happiness I felt when I got it. I also somehow got myself a 2nd Lo-Fi that was not vintage. But I do not remember how... Short time after. Some fellow Kritzkast followers and gaming buddies were taking a part of ETF2L Highlander (Division 6, I think) and named our team The Lo-Fi's or something along those lines. We kind of made our selves the unofficial representation from Kritzkast. And what made this so fun, is that we won our division. A team full of vintage Lo-Fi hats! And somehow shortly after. This news reached the lovely people over at Kritzkast and it was mentioned in one of the podcast. It was probably some of the most fun I have had in TF2. But this happened so long ago and last time I launched the game was in early 2015, it seems... Anyway... thanks for making this video. It brings me back to some good times that I had forgotten. Lovely video!

@henryelbert403 4 жыл бұрын

nice Switzerland profile picture

@sparkling925 4 жыл бұрын

@@henryelbert403 thats the congo flag

@ShorK 4 жыл бұрын

Great work, really glad i got to know a bit more about kritzkast, now it feels like even more of an honor to work with them on the Team Fabulous 2 Reanimated premiere

@NemTieLea 4 жыл бұрын

To be honest, i love that hat, even though i have some unusuals, i only wear lo-fi painted with Australium Gold on all my classes. Awesome video, keep up the great work!

@breakinggood3601 4 жыл бұрын

O hej nem, btw jesli przeszkadzają ci cheaterzy to polecam balance mod hi gps'a, albo creators.tf fajnie się gra I bez cheaterow.

@lumi2183 4 жыл бұрын

ale flex

@justarandomdood 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stuff as always. Absolutely love how you were able to interview and get direct info (and that coffee-stained paper was pretty funny too)

@Dribbleondo 4 жыл бұрын

Submitted some of my TF2 SFM art for the show a few episodes back in 2017 (just looked it up, it's episode 406), and that got me a longwave. It's truly one of my fave hats.

@WispyWoodsman 5 ай бұрын

I have a vintage from the original distribution. It's been fun to wear around but doesn't get recognised in pubs very often. Honestly, if I could sell it off I would, it'd probably fund a modest holiday. That said, it's the only hat I wear on every class, because why wouldn't you? Pairs quite nicely with Max's severed head. The ears poke through the top.

@Maximalistcollector 2 жыл бұрын

ah yes, the hat that i will never gonna get no matter how hard i try

@emilianozamora399 4 жыл бұрын

The edging competition poster is probably one of the funniest things I have ever seen

@SirDuck74 4 жыл бұрын

Secret 3rd way of getting the hat: Be a guest on the show. In most cases you will nominate a user to receive a longwave too. This hat has always been pretty interesting, ever since it was added to the game, personally I got mine from a SFM submissions thing they used to do, where if they needed a SFM image for their stuff they would pull from those submissions and send you a longwave.

@ltsme_You 4 жыл бұрын

If I do get a Lofi long wave I'm gonna name it Lofi hip hop beats to relax/study to

@lexzach 3 жыл бұрын

Just an FYI I think that there are a ton named that. I was actually considering naming mine that, but it just isn't original anymore.

@yeppits 3 жыл бұрын

Name it “5G Tower”

@Zack-yx2zg 4 жыл бұрын

its a very cool, and intresting hat, i just like the designs of the antenna

@plazet-sq4kq 4 жыл бұрын

Always good to have a tf2 youtuber or back

@townze3282 10 ай бұрын

I just got the hat TODAY! Super informative video

@KingK_Regal Жыл бұрын

Just got the hat yesterday! Pretty sick

@thatgoodstuff1986 4 жыл бұрын

This is a very interesting part of tf2s history bit of a shame its limited but it makes sense

@CarlMax001 3 жыл бұрын

I'm very happy because sometime in the past couple of months I had won one but didn't know because tf2 wasn't compatible on a mac

@BizzarFish1 4 жыл бұрын

I have had one for a while, got it though a facebook giveaway ages back.

@basicpork 4 жыл бұрын

Always love your content casperr! Keep up the great work!

@AlanElChato 4 жыл бұрын

You could also do a small biography about TF Tubers, like The History of Uncle Dane, or Why does ArraySeven mains Medic. That could me awesome!

@Casperr 4 жыл бұрын

That's a cool idea ☺️ I'm sure some of those guys would be happy to work together on that as well!

@VulcanBoy 4 жыл бұрын

Casperr story time is my favourite time

@asap2713 4 жыл бұрын

One of my steam friends has Both the vintage and the unique Lo-Fi Longeave

@SuperRealracer 4 жыл бұрын

I remember joining the group and being super enthusiastic about getting a longwave, I have one, but I think I simply asked if I could have one, because I really liked the way it looked.

@rabobingayan9758 4 жыл бұрын

Huh, I've never heard of it but wow there is such community that actually made the game even more alive.

@CreamyNut 4 жыл бұрын

Would be cool if longwave has it's own small effect. Like wiki cap has the community sparkle or the Traveler's Hat has stamps coming out of it etc. Longwave should have signals or something radiating from the tower. A nice little detail which would make the hat stand out more.

@MasterZebulin 3 жыл бұрын

I'd freaking _kill_ for a Lo-fi that did that! Also, I had the same idea as well! Strange minds think alike, eh?

@deathyyyyy 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I have a unique Lo-Fi, I can honestly say though, I have no idea how I ended up getting it. Though I feel like I remember just clicking a button and a while later it showed up in my inventory, although this was many years ago.

@futabafan99 3 жыл бұрын

7:54 that medic ragdoll tho

@SyphistPrime 3 жыл бұрын

The hat is interesting. I have no real interest in owning it, but the story behind it is really cool.

@DAWH95 3 жыл бұрын

I got the original vintage one and was dumb enough to use it for crafting a hat along with my other untradeable hats, like the one I got for being an original orangebox player. Nowadays I feel stupid for it. I still have my unique one though, but I have no idea what I did to earn it unlike the vintage one I got from the quiz.

@Grampa_Swood 4 жыл бұрын

Neat video, I hope this won't cause a huge wave of people to participate in the edging competition because I want to win :(

@sykens587 4 жыл бұрын

The season I participated was really quiet. There were maybe 8 people who contested that month lol. Maybe after this video it’ll get busier

@KamonKanaiTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@sykens587 oh, did you get one?

@sykens587 4 жыл бұрын

@@KamonKanaiTV Yea, I got one. I was first place for long time. then got 2nd place, 2nd place still wins one. for longest time I stayed second. Until my own friend beat the top time, pushing me down to 3rd place. meaning I wouldnt get one. Luckily, the 1st person gets a vintage one and a unique one to give away. And since my friend basically denied me my lo-fi, he gifted the unique one to me

@rhodichum4805 4 жыл бұрын

I think the "Make a big positive impact in the tf2 community" as a reason to get the hat is a lil over the top since I got the hat after was asked if some of my sfm's could be used as thumbnails but apart from that nice video!

@Casperr 4 жыл бұрын

Those words actually came from Agro himself! I think the point he wanted to get across was that people shouldn't expect a Longwave for any specific thing, and certainly shouldn't go doing activities specifically to get the Longwave. In your case it sounds like your art was spotted and existed for honest reasons i.e. was fan art for the sake of fan art, not personal gain, and probably a little bit of right place right time! If KK made the statement that "the Longwave is awarded for high quality SFM" then they'd have 1,000 requests a day :P

@rhodichum4805 4 жыл бұрын

@@Casperr That actually makes a lot of sense! I had no clue the hat existed when I got it and had just happily let the channel use my sfm's as thumbnails just for the sake of it

@C.A._Old Жыл бұрын

Legendary Times Ever

@SuperNinjaDesu 4 жыл бұрын

I actually own one, got it from asking the creator of Nerf Now! years ago a question via Kritzkast. My question got picked and bam, free exclusive hat the same day.

@colaghost3505 4 жыл бұрын

by far my favorite hat

@ThySirBlue 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been a trader for about 4 ish years and my only goal is to one day get a Lo-fi Longwave

@jtifrl4978 3 жыл бұрын

But they are untradeable

@ThySirBlue 3 жыл бұрын

@@jtifrl4978 I meant to earn one, not trade for one obviously

@coldclub6962 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I know you may not answer this or know the answer but playing tf2 in the inferno challenges it got stuck and it thinks that is still going on even though I completed it and got the normal jet pack. It says that I have the rented one what do I do so I can get the hot hand

@KingK_Regal Жыл бұрын

Always wanted that funny hat.

@stickpeagamesgames9392 4 жыл бұрын

Fnally a new video

@Night_from_GT_asia_2 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome back

@Casperr 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't go anywhere I just slow 🙃

@Night_from_GT_asia_2 4 жыл бұрын

Casperr wow i guess that KZfaq just didn’t recommend your videos the last video i saw was the Summer trivia 72 hour jam. And way am i unsubscribed ?

@darthhoovy8332 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone remember that eltoro64rus vis where a spy wears this?

@GDNachoo 4 жыл бұрын

golden apple

@YurieSnowie 3 жыл бұрын

ayee just got the hat, i wanna see what the fuss is about

@derrickoson 2 жыл бұрын

How?

@YurieSnowie 2 жыл бұрын

@@derrickoson by commenting on one of the video and being decently active on the streams and discord server

@jakman8515 4 жыл бұрын

KritzKraft

@AshleySOAD 4 жыл бұрын

My dream hat

@greasonist 3 жыл бұрын

Another hat i will never get.

@marlon.8051 4 жыл бұрын

that hat looks cool, too bad im never gonna get my hands on one, but the story of how it was made was cool.

@sykens587 4 жыл бұрын

You can compete in one of the competitions. Its how I got mine :)

@marlon.8051 4 жыл бұрын

@@sykens587 im not good at tf2 though i have 1000 hours but im still only average

@khateatingcactus 4 жыл бұрын

hey i remember playing with you last year on Haloween lol

@yeetteey8535 4 жыл бұрын

Longwave with no Lo-Fi??!??!??!!!???

@javidmirza4584 4 жыл бұрын

I once was 1xp away from levelling up I screenshotted it too

@forsaille4655 3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: Casperr made this video to obtain the hat.

@YZYE 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew it had ‘Kritzkast’ on the front, I’m guessing it can be changed.

@Casperr 3 жыл бұрын

Not this one - this is THE Kritzkast hat and it will always have their logo on the front because it exists for them

@Necr0ticus 4 жыл бұрын

Another dream hat that I will never obtain 😭

@lonelyyclone4238 4 жыл бұрын

It breaks my heart that i can never ever obtain such a beautiful hat...i did have an idea though about fighting against the bots once but i can never came to it cause it sounded stupid

@Casperr 4 жыл бұрын

But you can! The competitions still run regularly ☺️ and there are no stupid ideas, everyone will appreciate you trying to fight the bots even if it doesn't work in practise, all we can do is try!

@lonelyyclone4238 4 жыл бұрын

@@Casperr would it even be possible to sign up soon??

@nuehar 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in!

@lexzach 4 жыл бұрын

Epic

@mr.cactusgreen8172 4 жыл бұрын

o hey you're alive

@Casperr 4 жыл бұрын

Never dead, just slow 🙃

@clillbintonhwow 4 жыл бұрын

tf2 is not dead, look, a video!

@Konakona25 4 жыл бұрын

Have the Vintage and Unique versions! My 2nd favourite hat, right after the Vintage Tyrolean!

@AliceJLiddell 4 жыл бұрын

I have this hat

@sub1e655 4 жыл бұрын

gud vid

@jonskili 3 жыл бұрын

i have one and im very proud XDDDD

@bonechovah 4 жыл бұрын

Is StickMaster500 here yet?

@Untitled.zip101 4 жыл бұрын

Hey

@minmaxd_ 4 жыл бұрын

i can hear your mouth sounds

@breezeless_7665 4 жыл бұрын

Breaking the 69 comments number

@s1rderpcat788 4 жыл бұрын

i know that my brother has a vintage lo-fi his profile is kiddycorky

@compatriot852 4 жыл бұрын

An interesting story to a pretty crappy looking hat

@policebirdgrowtopia5738 4 жыл бұрын

@Skumbanan16 3 жыл бұрын

Sauce

@Casperr 3 жыл бұрын

What would you like the source for?

@Skumbanan16 3 жыл бұрын

@@Casperr no I would like the sauce

@kamnotakdn Жыл бұрын

@@Casperr foolish casper

@TravisaInc 4 жыл бұрын

13TH ONE TO COMMENT HERE

@aokay3196 4 жыл бұрын

699 likes I don’t want to like now D:

@Casperr 4 жыл бұрын

Your like will get it one step closer to 969 🤘

@aokay3196 4 жыл бұрын

Casperr oh you’re right

@JokeriYT 4 жыл бұрын

Spine-chilling skull better

@froggers2697 4 жыл бұрын

Banana

@user-bz7jy6hw9r 4 жыл бұрын

epic