Walkabout

Walkabout
Basic Information
Used by:	Sniper
Slot:	Primary

“

Standin' around like a bloody idiot! Click to listen — The Sniper on traditional sniping

”

The Walkabout is a scrapped unlockable primary weapon for the Sniper.

According to text found in tf_english.txt, the Walkabout would have been available to Snipers after attaining a certain number of achievements. Additionally, it indicates that the Walkabout would no headshots and a different charge rate.

Unused content

Text relating to the Walkabout can be found in tf_english.txt.

The Walkabout's name:

"TF_Unique_Achievement_SniperRifle" "Walkabout"

Some unique attributes likely related to the Walkabout:

"Attrib_ZoomSpeedMod_Disabled" "No move speed penalty from zoom"

"Attrib_SniperCharge_Per_Sec" "+%s1% charge rate"

"Attrib_SniperNoHeadshots" "No headshots"

"Attrib_SniperZoom_Penalty" "%s1% zoom reduction"

"Attrib_SniperNoCharge" "No zoom or damage charge"

Trivia

• The name of the weapon is derived from a rite of passage, of the same name, in Australia's Aboriginal culture.
• The Walkabout's no headshots and increased charge rate attributes were later recycled for the Sydney Sleeper.
• There is a weapon called the Walkabout with similar attributes in the Advanced Weaponiser.