TF2 free items for console... is legal?

I think that's idling in text mode, it's allowed.

This is idle, nothing will happn'd to you.

And what code i need to write in the launch options?

Idk why you said "for console" but if you're just entering in -textmode -nosound -noipx -novid -nopreload -nojoy -sw -maxplayers 2 +sv_lan 1 +map "itemtest"

then that's fine. All it does is set your game to launch with the least strain on the CPU / GPU (which means you're "playing" the game in text mode with some other helpful options set to reduce CPU load)

you have just discovered TF2 Idling, it used to be not allowed but valve lets you do it now, there's a bunch of idle servers too. Behind the scenes your actually in a server with the map "itemtest" and since your playing TF2 behind the scenes you recieve items, but since is only textmode, you don't see them until you launch the game without the textmode enabled.

Oh and you can only get a certain amount of items every week, so just let this run overnight for 2 days a week and you should get the maximum amount.

TF2 Textmode Idling.... in a nutshell.

i loled

Textmode idling is allowed.

This thread made my day.

I am doing the same right now and i'm afraid because it's fuckin illegal, much more than heroin, so be careful. Do that in abandoned bunkers.

It's just textmode idling, no big deal

I used to do this quite often, not illegal at all.

But everybody has known that since the release of the drop system. If you're lucky it won't get you banned or get your items removed.

This is just golden. Thanks for making my morning :P

If internet says it, then you must do it

Use a firewall and SSH, so the cops can't spoof your intellectual property address and discover what you're up to, because it's totally illegal. If someone knocks on your door and you don't know who it is, probably the PDI, even if they say they're selling cookies.

[edit] for localization of FBI equivalent... and now I also feel bad that I'm riffing on a Chilean dude... most Chileans that I know are really cool. [/edit]

It's just and idle command. It just loads local map "itemtest" where only 2 players can join (only you, nobody can join). It's even in the official wiki of TF2 -__-

That thing is for idling, it's 100% legal. You don't get the items you want, it just leaves the game open and make like if you were playing so you get items drops.

Perfectly fine and legit.

What you're doing is running the game with console mode instead of graphics mode. You can join an idle server (or idle on your own computer) and get your weekly allotment of items. It gives you NO advantage over actual playing, and idling + playing does NOT get you more items.

The formula works something like this, every X minutes (between 40 and 80?) played or idled you get 1 item, and this works for 8 hrs (8hrs x 60min = 480min). Meaning you get between 6 (480/80) and 12 (480/40) items each week, with the average being 8 (480/60) items.

I just use offline practice. Text mode uses the same amount of memory as launching it and alt+tabing.

Yea opens a tab :P ppl nowadays doesn't even know that is a cmd or what? Well it is a fact very few Windows users use their CLI :P

Wow! I have struck a gold mine from text idle...2 hours I got 6 items!!!! brilliant!

thats called idling and its legal.

Maybe you should figure out how it works before getting upset about it. It is the same as idling, you still have a cap on the items you can get.