Robot Enrichment
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The Robot Enrichment is a feature of Portal 2’s co-op mode which allows the players to customize ATLAS and P-body's looks using such things as skins, hats and gestures. It is only available on PC.
Overview[edit]
Overall, the Robot Enrichment menu is similar to the Team Fortress 2's item customization interface, however the items available here are purely cosmetic and do not affect the gameplay in any way. The players can equip various items in four slots: headgear, miscellaneous, gesture and skin. These items are stored in the backpack, which consists of six pages, each able to hold 50 items, thus providing a space for 300 items. No means of expanding the backpack capacity were provided, as even this amount is more than enough to store all of the game's items.
While some of the items are shared with Team Fortress 2 or can be earned by completing certain achievements, most items can only be obtained by either purchasing in the in-game store or trading with other players that purchased them. Not enjoying the popularity of the Team Fortress 2's Mann Co. Store, the Robot Enrichment Store was shut down around 2015,[1] but was eventually reopened in 2018.[2]
Items[edit]
Headwear[edit]
Roll Cage headwear was awarded to the players who pre-ordered the game through GameStop (USA) or EB Games (Australia). It does not exist as a separate item, and is instead selected by leaving the headwear slot empty.
Icon | Name | Cost | Notes |
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Automaton's Tophat |
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Bionic Beanie | Unlocked by completing the single-player campaign. | ||
Bot's Beret |
Team Fortress 2 crossover hats[edit]
Several Team Fortress 2 hats will be automatically added to the inventory if the player owns them. The hats retain their quality and will have their names colored correspondingly.
Icon | Name | Cost[3] | Notes |
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Aperture Labs Hard Hat | Given to those who bought The Potato Sack. | ||
Fancy Fedora |
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Retired as of January 25, 2013,[4] and can only be traded for or unboxed in unique quality. | |
Master's Yellow Belt |
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Can only be worn by P-body. | |
Mann Co. Cap | Awarded for making the first purchase in the Mann Co. Store. | ||
Prince Tavish's Crown |
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Pyro's Beanie |
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Retired as of January 25, 2013,[4] and can only be traded for or unboxed in unique quality. | |
Tyrant's Helm |
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Miscellaneous[edit]
The Antenna Topper miscellaneous item was awarded to the players who pre-ordeed the game through Fnac (France), Webhallen (Sweden), Alcom (Swiss) or Softridge (Swiss); as well as those who bought retail version in Russia (black and blue editions only)[5][6] or CIS. It does not exist as a separate item, and is instead selected by leaving the miscellaneous slot empty. Glasses and facial hair are also incompatible with the Roll Cage and will cause it to disappear.
Icon | Name | Cost | Notes |
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Metallic Moustache |
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Moustachio | |||
Safety Glasses | |||
Cube N Skull Flag | |||
Moon Flag | |||
WCC Flag | Awarded for completing the High Five Achievement. | ||
Snorkel | Could be claimed at the 2011 Steam Summer Camp sale's Prize Booth.[7][8] |
The Potato Sack flags[edit]
One of the 13 flags, each corresponding to The Potato Sack game, could be earned based on which of the games was played the most.
Icon | Name | Cost | Notes |
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1 2 3 KICK IT Flag |
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Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is 1... 2... 3... KICK IT!. | |
AaaaaAA!!! Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity. | ||
Amnesia Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is Amnesia: The Dark Descent. | ||
Audiosurf Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is Audiosurf. | ||
The Ball Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is The Ball. | ||
BIT.TRIP Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is BIT.TRIP BEAT. | ||
Cogs Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is Cogs. | ||
Defense Grid Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is Defense Grid: The Awakening. | ||
Killing Floor Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is Killing Floor. | ||
RUSH Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is RUSH. | ||
Super Meat Boy Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is Super Meat Boy. | ||
Toki Tori Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is Toki Tori. | ||
The Wonderful End of the World Flag | Given if the player's mostly played game from the The Potato Sack is The Wonderful End of the World. |
Skins[edit]
The Paint Job skin was awarded to the players who pre-ordered the game through Amazon.de (Germany), Amazon.fr (worldwide) or CDON.com (Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland). It does not exist as a separate item, and is instead selected by leaving the skin slot empty.
Icon | Name | Cost |
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Military Skins |
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Moon Skins | ||
Ninja Skins | ||
Starburst Skins | ||
WCC Skins |
Gestures[edit]
All purchasable gestures replace the Trick Fire gesture. Even though several gestures are usable by both Atlas and P-body, each robot's version has to be obtained separately.
Atlas gestures[edit]
Icon | Name | Cost |
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Atlas Dance Spin |
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Atlas Dribble | ||
Atlas Facepalm | ||
Atlas Fist Pump | ||
Atlas Head Spin | ||
Atlas Roll | ||
Atlas Shrug | ||
Atlas Thumbs Up |
P-body gestures[edit]
Icon | Name | Cost |
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P-body Facepalm |
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P-body Fist Pump | ||
P-body Pretzel Wave | ||
P-body Selfspin | ||
P-body Shrug | ||
P-body Sitspin | ||
P-body Spin Jump | ||
P-body Thumbs Up |
Scrapped[edit]
Headwear[edit]
A backpack icon for an unused brown beret can be found in the game files. The model's texture as well as another unused yellow variation can be recovered from the game's VPK file. The VPK also contains earlier textures for the Fancy Fedora depicting it in its "An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge" form.
Trivia[edit]
Portal 2 was to feature an in-game trading system, likely similar to the one used in Team Fortress 2 at the time. It was not implemented at the game's launch and was supposed to be added in a later update, as stated in the pop-up message shown instead of the trading menu, but the idea was eventually abandoned. The players became able to exchange their items when the functionality got incorporated in the Steam client itself on September 6, 2011.[9] The trading button was removed in an update on February 18, 2021.[10]
Gallery[edit]
Promotional images[edit]
List of appearances[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ What in the world happened to the Robot Enrichment store? on Steam discussions
- ↑ ROBOT ENRICHMENT IS BACK on Steam discussions
- ↑ Team Fortress 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kiss These Items Goodbye! on the official Team Fortress 2 blog
- ↑ Portal 2. Two Russian editions on the official Buka website
- ↑ White Portal 2 edition announced! on the official Buka website
- ↑ Portal 2 on Steam (July 7, 2011) (archived)
- ↑ Summer Camp Prize Booth on Steam (archived)
- ↑ Steam Trading Feature Is Live on Steam news
- ↑ Portal 2 - Update on the Official Portal 2 Blog
External links[edit]
- Items on the Portal wiki
- Robot Enrichment Store on the Portal wiki
- Portal 2 crossover hats on the official Team Fortress wiki