Changelog

v6.1.0 - February 26, 2026

  • Add account creation with Steam sign-in
  • Add ability for users to change their username

v6.0.7 - February 18, 2026

  • Fix edge case where trades were sent with less keys/refined than entered
  • Fix bug where "accepted" was displayed for cancelled trades

v6.0.6 - February 7, 2026

  • Improve mobile website support
  • Add Smissmas 2025 cosmetic items
  • Add GIF support for profile pictures

v6.0.5 - February 6, 2026

  • Add bargain bin realistics, which are items deemed too low value to drop as true realistics, and are therefore sold on the market for cheap.
  • Add seller profile link to market listings

v6.0.4 - February 5, 2026

  • Add /smelt command to the Discord bot

v6.0.3 - January 30, 2026

  • Make refined metal and keys a commodity for trading. Therefore, if the exact keys or refined metal that were selected for the trade are no longer valid, other keys and refined metal will be selected in their place.

v6.0.2 - January 27, 2026

  • Add UI sounds and per-item inspection sounds
  • Add key and refined count in trade inspect window
  • New accounts now get five keys as a starting bonus
  • Fix bug where legacy /profiles/00000000000000000 profile URLs were not parsed properly
  • Reduce notification sound
  • Fix bug where untradable refined or keys would cause market purchase to fail

v6.0.1 - January 25, 2026

  • Add quickscrap button to website unboxes
  • Fix bug where non-standard keys/refined were added to trade automatically
  • Fix exploit that allowed an item to be both traded then sold
  • Fix bug where bot unbox GIFs would not properly wrap item name text
  • Decrease background blur on website profile and inventory

v6.0.0 - January 24, 2026

MAJOR UPDATE

  • New website that can be used for all unbox features
    • New unboxing animations
    • New crate inventory
    • New trading interface
    • New homepage network summary
    • New collectors interface
    • New notifications menu
    • New realistic drop pool page
    • New Unbox Co. Store for buying crates
    • New support ticket system
    • New per-item history timeline
  • New unbox.tf accounts which are separate but linked to Discord accounts
    • Accounts created before v6 will be known as 'legacy accounts', and will have a badge on their profiles indicating so
    • For those who do not wish to create an unbox.tf account, unmigrated accounts will remain fully functional indefinitely, however, usage of the website will require account migration
    • Unmigrated accounts can be migrated to unbox.tf accounts at any time, forever (we aren't Microsoft)
    • Accounts created AFTER v6 will require an unbox.tf account
  • New per-user API key. This allows for community made programs to interact with the unbox network
  • New Strange Genuine Spirit of Giving awarded to users who donate items to be dropped as realistic. This badge keeps track of hats donated.
  • New crate inventory which allows for limited edition and promotional crates to be given
  • Market listings now last 72 hours before being removed. However, they can be immediately relisted
  • Add all new cosmetics and effects to keyless and locked crates
  • Remade /givemeall command
  • Continental badge no longer drops
  • Remove /uselexzach command

v5.0.0 - February 28, 2024

MAJOR UPDATE

  • Added Realistic item quality, dropped in the free unbox, which are actually given to you in-game
  • Fully automated dispenser system that allows you to claim your Realistic items at any time (within 30 days of unboxing)
  • Dispenser account can receive donations from generous players that are redistributed across the unbox.tf network
  • /data command added to download all of your Unbox.tf data
  • Fixed issue with trading not unlocking certain items

v4.0.1 - February 8, 2024

  • Optimized API
  • Added Scream Fortress and Smissmas 2023 cosmetics and effects

v4.0.0 - October 4, 2023

MAJOR UPDATE

  • Rewrote website in Typescript
  • Added live stats
  • Added Wiki
  • New inventory design that shows grades and qualities using dots or gradients

v3.6.2 - February 22, 2023

  • Fixed bug where adding refined metal would actually add keys to trade

v3.6.1 - February 3, 2023

  • Fixed bug where buying a free item from the Community Market crashed quite literally the entire bot, website, and API??

v3.6.0 - January 30, 2023

  • Added the Unbox Community Market to enable trading across servers
  • /sell - List an item on the community market
  • /buy - Buy an item off of the community market
  • /unlist - Unlist an item off of the community market
  • Tweaks to the hoverboxes for items
  • Website now uses TF2 fonts
  • The market should be considered in beta, and bugs should be expected, please report any to Lexzach

v3.5.4 - January 28, 2023

  • Rewrote several inventory fetching processes to be more efficient

v3.5.3 - January 21, 2023

  • Keys and Refined Metal can be added much easier in trading

v3.5.2 - January 17, 2023

  • /scrap now gives you keys similar to quickscrap
  • Fixed bug where /value displayed "none" for your inventory

v3.5.0 - January 15, 2023

  • Bot now entirely on slash commands and buttons
  • Solved issue of items being hidden because of Discord limits
  • Users can now set how long they want giveaways to last
  • Items can now be removed from trade if added by mistake
  • Fixed bug that showed contents of wrapped gifts in a giveaway
  • Added lexzachs

v3.0.1 - January 8, 2023

  • Pretty noticable buff to key unboxes, experimenting with new drop rates
  • Added New Lexzachs

v3.0.0 - January 6, 2023

MAJOR UPDATE

  • New API allowing for better performance and new ways of unboxing in the future
  • When user is prompted to enter an item name, new algorithm is much better at finding which item the user is talking about
  • Website back up
  • Collector"s keys are no longer craftable or able to be used for unbox
  • Website now displays net worth
  • New method for censoring text inputted by the user
  • Decreased quickscrap time from 30 seconds to 10 seconds
  • tf.stats menu improved
  • Unusual scrap value buffed
  • RNG for unboxes is now using a cryptographic number generator
  • Making a collectors item no longer recycles an item in your inventory and instead makes a new item
  • Item value is now represented in keys and refined metal
  • New tf.uselexzachs added

v2.1.8 - April 18, 2022

  • Fixed bug where inventories that were less than 1 page wouldn"t display
  • Fixed bug where trading would break if you traded with a user that had no tradable items

v2.1.7 - April 6, 2022

  • Fixed bug where items would be permanently locked if you were in the process of describing, giftwrapping, deleting, or unwrapping when the bot restarted

v2.1.6 - April 2, 2022

  • Fixed issue where if 1024 character limit was reached on first inventory page, the inventory could not be displayed
  • tf.stats [item] now displays the item in the embed thumbnail
  • Developer command improvements

v2.1.5 - March 31, 2022

  • Bot now renders images using our new API !
  • Added tf.thumbnail

v2.1.4 - December 15, 2021

  • Added Winter 2021 cosmetics to the drop pool
  • Improved tf.downloaddata

v2.1.3 - November 25, 2021

  • Fixed exploit where users could send deleted or scrapped items inside of a trade
  • Fixed bug where Continental Badge was not awarded in genuine

v2.1.2 - November 16, 2021

  • Fixed exploit where users could make Collector"s tools

v2.1.1 - November 15, 2021

  • Fixed bug where trades would fail unless they were sent with a note
  • Fixed giveaway bug where embeds could become overloaded
  • Fixed bug where giveaway countdown happened in seconds instead of minutes
  • Fixed bug where inspect didn"t work

v2.1.0 - November 13, 2021

  • tf.uselexzach unbox embed deletes itself and the user"s message after 30 seconds
  • tf.useswiss
  • Added custom emojis
  • Non-tradeable items can no longer be gift wrapped
  • Fixed refined metal emoji not showing up
  • Fixed keys not working in tf.scrap
  • Added unusual effect emoji
  • Fixed overflow error

v2.0.9 - November 10, 2021

  • Added tf.giveaway so users can host their own giveaways using the "giveaway tool," which as been added to the extra item drop pool
  • tf.uselexzach
  • Fixed random bugs
  • My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined

v2.0.8 - October 30, 2021

  • Bot now accepts Tf. as a prefix to save the mobile users
  • Fixed tf.help page 1

v2.0.7 - October 28, 2021

  • Clicking the "add key" button in the scrap menu now prompts the user to enter the amount of keys they wish to create
  • (Possibly) fixed bug where bot took an abhorrently long time to send/accept trades
  • Retuned unboxes for (hopefully) the last time
  • Excluded tools from tf.stats global counter
  • tf.uselexzach
  • Fixed bug where inspect scrap value and actual scrap value were different in rare situations

v2.0.6 - October 27, 2021

  • Much improved tf.stats menu
  • Buffed description tag drop rate
  • tf.balance has now been moved to tf.value
  • Fixed bug where other users could react to personal inventory interactions such as deleting and gift wrapping
  • Nerfed collectors scrap value by 40 refined metal

v2.0.5 - October 26, 2021

  • Buffed add-on scrap value of collectors items from 60 to 180
  • Untradable items can no longer be turned into collectors items
  • tf.downloaddata now has a 5 minute cooldown
  • The "Enter index ID" prompt in the inspect menu will now timeout after 15 seconds
  • Unboxing a Gentle Manne"s Service Medal now automatically adds the medal number in the description
  • tf.collectors now has a 30 second cooldown
  • Removed several unused hats from the drop pool
  • Fixed Ghastly Gibus and Ghastlierest Gibus names being switched
  • Added 7 new custom item images made by Red13243

v2.0.4 - October 25, 2021

  • Buffed key crates

v2.0.3 - October 24, 2021

  • Lowered drop rate of haunted items universally
  • Nerfed drop rates from key crates
  • Fixed bug where users could scrap multiple collector"s and unusual items for insane profit
  • Fixed bug where users couldn"t scrap unusuals
  • Fixed bug where users could trade, delete, or scrap items that were in the process of being deleted, gift wrapped, unwrapped, or described
  • Fixed bug where users could scrap an item just unboxed, using tf.scrap, then scrap it again with the quickscrap feature

v2.0.2 - October 23, 2021

  • Haunted now scraps for 5 refined metal instead of 12 refined metal
  • Commando grade drop rate lowered from 30% to 20% on key unboxes
  • Added quick key feature on tf.collectors

v2.0.1 - October 22, 2021

  • The quickscrap emoji now stays for 30 seconds
  • Fixed trade ID numbers
  • Fixed tf.uselexzach
  • Clicking the "skip by 10 pages" button when you are less than 10 pages away from the first page, or less than 10 pages away from the maximum page now jumps to page 1 or your maximum page
  • Grammar fixes

v2.0.0 - October 21, 2021

MAJOR UPDATE

  • Updated to a new database structure
  • Added inspect feature for tf.inv and tf.trade
  • Fixed bug where items didn"t render
  • Added Assassin grade to the drop pool
  • Added item descriptions
  • New item system allows for community created unusual effects and hats
  • Trading, scrapping, and inspecting now prompt the user to enter the item"s index ID, not the item name (mobile friendly)
  • Users can now cancel trades they have sent
  • Added description tags that allow users to add descriptions to their items
  • Added gift wraps
  • Added skip 10 pages button to tf.trade and tf.scrap
  • Added missing/new cosmetics into the drop pool
  • Added quickscrap feature that allows a user to quickly scrap an unboxed item
  • Unusual and Collector"s items can now be scrapped
  • Added emojis that stand out in tf.inv for specific item traits
  • Added tf.stats to show global or item specific stats
  • Added tf.balance to show your or a users inventory value
  • Added tf.downloaddata to download all of your user data
  • Added tf.changelog that links to this webpage
  • Updated scrap values for item grades
  • Added three more possible bonus items; Refined Metal, Description Tags, and Gift Wraps
  • Unboxed items now say what unbox they came from
  • Added delete item feature in tf.inv
  • Added customizable delivery and rejection messages for trading
  • Added Self-Made quality distributed to users whos hats and unusual effects get accepted
  • Added extremely rare Strange Golden Frying Pan with a 0.003% drop rate with a 20% chance to be unusual
  • Added extremely rare "Normal" quality items with a 0.01% drop rate

v1.6.1 - July 27, 2021

  • Added thumbnails to unboxing

v1.6.0 - April 14, 2021

  • Added flashy UI to Scrap, Trade, and Unboxing.
  • Fixed all issues with apostrophes including collectors
  • Fixed mobile :pog:

v1.5.0 - April 14, 2021

  • New inventory ui (that fixes the inventory too big issue)
  • Easy to use trade ui
  • Added seconds to unbox timer
  • Added crates that use Keys but yield rarer items (and have no cooldown)
  • Added collectors crates that use collectors keys but yield Elite, Collectors, and Unusual items (and have no cooldown)
  • Added scrap mechanic to scrap down items into refined and combine refined into keys
  • Changed badge to "early bird"

v1.3.0 - April 12, 2021

  • Added all non-holiday unusual effects.
  • Fixed keys so that they will be added to your account, any keys that failed to be previously added were manually added back to your account.
  • All Unusuals unboxed before this update now have "Beta Sparkles" effect.
  • Beta Badge no longer drops, instead Tester Badges will drop.
  • Fixed an exploit that let you dupe items.
  • Trades time out after a minute.
  • Unbox timer is specific to the minute.

Before v1.3.0 (untracked)

(looking at source code, no official patch notes released)

  • Added tf.unbox to unbox a new item
  • Added tf.inventory to view your inventory or someone elses
  • Added tf.trade to trade with another user