Apr 28, 2021 · Deep within the Team Fortress 2 game files, there exists a 256x256 JPG of a highly-detailed coconut, overtop a plain grey background. This image isn't used anywhere in-game, not as a texture or an item, but deleting it will cause the game to stop working.

Plot twist: The image of the coconut contains steganography-hidden proprietary code which can access Valve's intel about the next TF2 update.

Apr 27, 2021 · No it really is in the game files. Go to your TF2 folder and open up tf/tf2_textures_dir.vpk (you'll need GCFScape to open this type of file). Then go to materials/effects/coconut.vtf (you'll need VTFEdit to open this file).

Apr 27, 2021 · A tweet showing a photo of a coconut and describing this photo’s important role in keeping the popular decade-old free-to-play computer game Team Fortress 2 [TF2] running properly went viral among fans who have long joked about the game’s wonky coding.

Jan 4, 2024 · Simply put, while Valve has never acknowledged it, TF2’s game files actually contain a weird JPG file of a coconut, and that’s not just according to the player who first discovered it.

Apr 29, 2021 · There is no coconut.jpg in the game install folder and there is probably none in the VPK archive containing the core game content. Even if there was, the VPK can't be manipulated without affecting other files.

Sep 4, 2020 · So in TF2's files there is just a picture of a highly detailed coconut. It's not an unused model or anything, its literally just a picture of a coconut. The file is named "coconut.jpg" but beware, if you remove or delete this file you will not be able to start TF2.

Nov 3, 2024 · Where to find coconut jpg? To locate the coconut image, navigate to the “tf2_textures_dir.vpk” file within the “tf” folder of your TF2 installation directory. Use a tool like GCFScape to open this VPK file and find “coconut.vtf” in the “materials/effects” directory.

May 1, 2021 · Just like every other texture in Source Engine games, the image is stored as a VTF and VMT file named "coconut". Using the program VTFEdit, you can export coconut.vtf to the JPG, PNG, BMP, and TGA file formats. The original poster must have exported the file as JPG and then included the file extension with the name.

Apr 28, 2021 · It's actually a vtf file, it's wherever the unusual effects are stored. You can find it through tf2_textures_dir.vpk > materials > effects using GCFScape. Note that it isn’t a jpg nor named “coconut.jpg”. It’s just that you can export coconut.vtf to JPG. 858K subscribers in …