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{{Infobox class
  | game       = TFC
  | image      = Engineerclassic.png
  | type       = [[Defensive]]
  | health     = '''80''' / <small>{{Tooltip|130|Overhealed by a Medic}}</small>
  | armor      = '''50'''
  | armor-type = Medium
  | speed      = 100%
}}

The '''Engineer''' is a playable [[Classes (Classic)|class]] in ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''. His primary skill is erecting various [[Buildings (Classic)|buildings]] to support the team and for area denial. He can upgrade and repair these items with his [[Wrench (Classic)|Wrench]], which also serves as his unique melee weapon that can repair his teammates' [[Armor (Classic)|Armor]]. He is equipped with the [[Railgun (Classic)|Railgun]] and [[Double-Barrel Shotgun (Classic)|Double-Barrel Shotgun]], along with two powerful [[Weapons (Classic)#Primary Grenades|grenade]]s, in order to engage enemies. However, his low health and armor prevents him from being a true offensive powerhouse.

== Basic strategy ==
* Stay on defense!

* Collect [[Metal (Classic)|Metal]].

* Build and upgrade your [[Sentry Gun (Classic)|Sentry Gun]].

* Build a [[Dispenser (Classic)|Dispenser]].

* Repair your teammates' [[Armor (Classic)|Armor]].

* Build [[Teleporter (Classic)|Teleporters]].

* Protect your buildings with EMP Grenades.

* Your Dispenser will damage enemies upon detonation according to how much ammo it has stored. You can use this as an improvised bomb.

* Your Sentry Gun is very susceptible to [[Nailgun (Classic)|Nailgun]] fire. Try to kill any Medics close to your Sentry Gun before their [[Super Nailgun (Classic)|Super Nailgun]] destroys it.

* Teleporters are invaluable to your team. Try to situate them so that they are not easily found or destroyed in order for them to provide your team with an alternative route.

* Your Railgun is not as effective as your Shotgun; use it sparingly.

* Use grenades to [[Jumping#Grenade jump|grenade jump]] to areas inaccessible by normal means and build Sentry Guns in hard-to-reach locations.

* Your EMP Grenade can be the most devastating grenade in the game. It detonates any ammunition carried on the victim. The EMP Grenade can do more damage if there are packs lying on the ground as it will detonate the ammo in them. They are also extremely useful in destroying enemy buildings and Demoman pipe traps. A player can also remove any excess ammo they are carrying in order to minimize the damage they receive from EMP Grenades. EMP Grenades will also make a Demoman's Detpack detonate after about a second delay from the EMP explosion.

* EMP's are not recommended for close combat. They can kill the enemy, but can also kill you instantly.

== Special abilities ==
'''Class Skill''': Opens the build menu.

'''Abilities'''
* Build Sentry Gun.
* Build Dispenser.
* Repair Armor.
* Create ammunition.
* Build Teleporters.
* Can rotate Sentry Guns in 45 degree or 180 degree angles after it has been built.
* Detonate buildings to cause a large explosion.

'''Quake console aliases:'''
{| class="wikitable grid" width="50%" style="text-align: center;"
! class="header" | Alias
! class="header" | Effect
|-
|build<small>†</small>
|Opens the build menu.
|-
|dropammo
|Creates ammo from Metal when reserve ammo is not available.
|}
<small>†This has the same effect as using the <code>special</code> alias.</small>

== Weapons ==
{| class="wikitable grid" width="100%" style="text-align: center;"
! class="header" width="10%" rowspan=2 | 
! class="header" width="15%" rowspan=2 | Weapon
! class="header" width="7%"  colspan=3 | Ammo
! class="header" width="9%" rowspan=2 | Damage<br/>per hit
! class="header" width="44%" rowspan=2 | Notes/Special abilities
|-
! class="header" | Type
! class="header" | Loaded
! class="header" | Carried
|-
! [[File:HUD_Wrench_TFC.png|100px]]<br>Weapon 1
| '''[[Wrench (Classic)|Wrench]]'''
| [[Ammo (Classic)#Cells|Cells]]
| N/A
| N/A
| 18
| Repairs and upgrades buildings and repairs armor of players using the [[Ammo (Classic)#Cells|cells]] ammunition type.
|-
! [[File:HUD_railgun_TFC.png|100px]]<br>Weapon 2
| '''[[Railgun (Classic)|Railgun]]'''
| [[Ammo (Classic)#Nails|Nails]]
| 50
| N/A
| 23
| N/A
|-
! [[File:HUD_double_shotgun_TFC.png|100px]]<br>Weapon 3
| '''[[Double-Barrel Shotgun (Classic)|Double-Barrel Shotgun]]'''
| [[Ammo (Classic)#Shells|Shells]]
| 16
| 50
| 4-51
| Fires fourteen pellets.
|}

== Grenades ==
{| class="wikitable grid" width="100%" style="text-align: center;"
! class="header" width="10%" | 
! class="header" width="15%" | Grenade
! class="header" width="7%"  | Grenades<br/>Carried
! class="header" width="16%" | Damage Range
! class="header" width="52%" | Notes / Special Abilities
|-
! [[File:Frag_tfc.png|30px]]<br> Primary
| '''[[Hand Grenade (Classic)|Hand Grenade]]'''
| 2
| High
| Deals high damage on a four second fuse.
|-
! [[File:Emp_tfc.png|35px]]<br>Secondary
| '''[[EMP Grenade (Classic)|EMP Grenade]]'''
| 2
| Varies
| Detonates all of the ammo an enemy is holding.
|}

== Update history ==
'''{{Patch name|1|16|2003|classic}}'''
* Fixed Engineer not being able to build while ducking.

== Trivia ==
* The Engineer from ''Team Fortress Classic'' appears in the initial page for the [[Engineer Update]] as the father of the ''Team Fortress 2'' [[Engineer]], if not a major role model.<ref>[http://media.steampowered.com/apps/tf2/engy/bg_05-verybottom.jpg Screenshot from the Engineer Update]</ref>
* According to the Team Fortress 2 comic [[The Naked and the Dead]], the Team Fortress Classic Engineer's name is Fred.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:engineernew_tfc.png|The new ''[[TFC]]'' Engineer.
File:engineerold_tfc.png|The old ''TFC'' Engineer.
File:engineer_qwtf.png|The ''[[QWTF]]'' Engineer.
File:Classic Engineer new.png|The Classic Engineer as seen in the [[Catch-Up]] comic.
File:Colddayinhell engineer.jpg|The ''TFC'' Engineer in 1972.
File:Engineer_child_photo.png|The ''TFC'' Engineer along with a young Dell Conagher
</gallery>

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Engineer]] in ''Team Fortress 2''.

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