maybe add an option to remove the book so we can use the fancy spellbook instead

If someone paints this neon green, that's their choice; the only people more obsessed with the more offensive colours are the people who think they're everywhere, when only a handful of people really use them.

If you really have that much of an issue with the paint choices, install mods that either disable paint regions for cosmetics or that change the more offensive choices for more acceptable tones.

The paint choices aren't great, yes, but that's more the fault of Valve for choosing them than it is the workshop's for making them acceptable for the colour choices.

Yes

bro watched a video

putting neon colours on a mercs body is a terrible idea

YOU'RE A WIZARD HARRY

"no one's done scout before"

I have. I've got a baseball grenade cosmetic for him. c:

y'all want professor's pineapple over this good shit? what a bad take.

I honestly have to say that i pefer this over Professor's Pineapple.

Its actually nice to see the color of the bottles are different instead of being the same colors
(If unpainted ofcourse)

Oooh this is not bad, actual grenade replacements and not stuff like pumpkins or spiders slapped on your player model.

I NEED IT

I can guarantee that people've forgotten that Professor's Pineapple exists, and even so, I'd like to say that this is a much greater improvement in quality compared to an item that's aged as well as beakers of 12-year-old pineapple juice.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with giving people options for similar concepts, especially when players might be looking out for something with different visual flair to it that one item doesn't provide.

This isn't really necessary given the existence of the professor's pineapple; grenade replacement / bandolier cosmetics are already pretty weak, and when you add onto that by making it a halloween gimmick that's already been done, and then throw in that the book looks clunky and there's a haha look cum paint region joke, it's a lot of detractions from an idea that wasn't very strong to begin with.

Looks fine, and is one of the few items on the workshop where painting it makes sense. Maybe a style without the spell book and it’s just the pouch?

We did scout because no one’s done it before and we thought it would be cool

@gio
I mean i woudn't mind if there was a style that removed the book. But then again. that is up to the creator of the cosmetic if they wanna do that.

I cannot believe nobody thought of this till now. Great job!

shadow wizard money gang, we love casting spells

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Yup.
Thought that maybe a style to remove the spellbook could be beneficial , thought that might not be added in by Valve. Still not sure what to think of it , the style option wouldn't hurt. So long as there isn't a way to prove additional styles detract from the chance of the base cosmetic being added. If the alternative option isn't added , so be it , some chance is better than none.


Looking for others' opinion on the idea

@gio
Yea. limitations unfortunatly exists. this is why creators have to model over parts of the model that does not have a bodygroup. and Soldier's Pouches can't exactly be removed sadly.

After discussing with the creator(s) , the modelling is limited by poly counts and the size cant be any thinner as it wouldnt cover the pouches.

One advantage over professor's pineapple is the lack of a dumb logo

The book looks too thick and plainly shaped , in-game Fancy Spellbook is the obvious example of how to make such an item look good. The latter has a slimmer form , mixing well with the class models. It has more appealing details , better coloring , better strap/lock and a less blocky shape

Also why add it for scout? Just for the milk joke?

Also also , professor's pineapple.

25 cents in strange for tradeups woohoo

Welcum to the cum zone.

yes, needs to be approved by mods

this looks fantastic!! will there be more promotional images?