doing that is like screaming into rthe void

Well, I just wrote this, hopefully it gets Valve attention: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/5310

Basically a request for the ConTracker's tiers being freely selectable as styles (as long as the player has achieved the needed tier beforehand), in a similar manner that the Treasure Hat and HOUWAR does already.

Meaning that if someone has a Silver ConTracker, they can select the Silver, Bronze or Gravel look as styles, but can't use the Australium look yet, until they actually achieve that tier's necessary points that is required for an Australium tier.

@Zeugziumy the 'gravel' tier you see here was the original idea, I got some feedback about people wanting tiers so I added it for the sake of it, and it looks kinda cool. Also love your idea that you should get back to tiers you already passed. They should implement that for the contracker as well.

Hmm, not really into the tier color designs, though that could be resolved with a style chooser. This is more on Valve's part, because not even the Contracker has a style selector. If you don't like the Australium tier on the default Contracker, you're permanetely stuck with that color.

You separated them with different submissions, so maybe if Valve were to add this, they would implement as styles? The Treasure Hunt hats (Bounty Hat, Treasure Hat and HOUWAR) let you change styles depending on their tiers (you can go back up to 2 past tiers if you have the HOUWAR, but not the reverse), and I think Valve should do that as well for the Contracker.

I'm more into the default tier here, as the bowtie is team-colored, and I just really like how it looks, even if I'm not the biggest fan of the concept as a whole. Though, as far tiers go, it's fine too, we just need for Valve to add a style selector for the Contracker and this, if it gets added.

Maybe ribbon around the sides and torn wrapping paper in place of the screen would look better. But still a good concept .

Man I really miss the old Festive system, where it'd put other things onto certain weapons besides christmas lights; seeing a festivized skin for the Contracker is such an adorable idea and I really like how the bow ties to what level it is, too.

Really well thought out idea here, good work!

If only valve did smissmass contracts, or anything beyond halloween again. Neat idea though.

@zeugziumy thanks for your feedback! I appreciate it. It is more made as a fun concept since they hold it (eg. you receiving a present). I dont feel you with the action slot part, cause those are also kind of novelty items, with an action. The same for this contracker reskin (it is still a contracker, inside the packaging and in the game) but without the screen. So I can get behind you with lets say the engineer, but at the end who stares at their contracker for that long.

Again thanks for your feedback!

Well, it looks cool, and I like the different bowtie colors per team, but... they just stare at this present when you are on the Contracker screen, in which they actually look at a screen in the regular one, so it just feels weird to me, I dunno.

I'm all for "Action slot" items that feel more like a cosmetic, like the Duck Journal. Heck, I even used the Power Up Canteen and Fancy Spellbook items as cosmetics a few years ago, but having this with the Contracker animation may be a little too much...

With some classes, the idle stance they stay actually fit (Sniper especially)... while with others, well, not very much (Engineer is just looking as if it was a screen, if you catch my drift).

Of course you can't really make new animations for it, but I just find... an okay item. It's fine. Not really into how it uses the Contracker animation, though. Would be fine if it's just an Action item that stays on the classes' belt.

that's... dumb

@Violentrandy we can always try!

this wont get added yet its cool to see someone make a contracker cosmetic