User:ShadowMan44/Sandbox 4

“

Attention all pybros! It's time we go on strike for all the unthankful Engineers we've saved their buildings from being sapped! Attention, all Engineers. Are you sick of those Pyros carrying those Homewreckers and Neon Annihilators and not destroying those pesky sappers? Now's your chance to get back at them with this summer's update! — TF2 Official Blog

”

The Engineer vs. Pyro Update was a two-class patch and the *** major content pack released for Team Fortress 2.

Initially the update was teased as a basic upcoming summer case update, but then revealed an SFM promotional poster of Engineer facing off against Pyro. Each class was given three new weapons along with achievements.

The Update was first announced on March 30, 2024, and was released in the June 10th, 2024 patch..

Announcements

The Engineer vs. Pyro Update page officially began on June 1st, 2024, as announced on the Official Blog post. The update was released on June 10th.

• Day 1: The Steel Smasher was announced with a brand new reveal comic.
• Day 2: The Payload map Cactus Canyon, an unfinished map had finally been completed thanks to community efforts, and 2 new king of the hill maps, Maple Ridge and Sharkbay, were announced.
• Day 3: The Handy Pardner and the Megavolt were announced.
• Day 4: The weapons Fumigator and Makeshift Mutilator were announced, with a picture of Pyro assembling the latter in a pile of junk.
• Day 5: New achievements are revealed as well as subtle references to new weapons in the update's banner.
• Day 6: The Mini Dispenser was announced.
• Day 7: The Firestriker was announced.
• Day 8: The community map Overgrown was announced along with the addition of The Worldly Warrior for anyone who has had their custom map added to the game.
• Day 9: Announced 36 new community contributed cosmetic items, 24 new war paints, and 16 new Unusual effects.
• Day 10: The Engineer vs. Pyro Update was officially released.

Additions

Maps

Main article: List of maps

Name	Picture	Game mode	File name
Cactus Canyon		Payload	pl_cactuscanyon
Mapleridge		Arena	koth_mapleridgel
Sharkbay	160px	Arena	koth_sharkbay
Overgrown	160px	Payload	cp_overgrown

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Tweaked Weapons

Class	Weapon		Changes
Engineer	Pomson 6000		Removed: All stats except damage penalty have been reworked.
			Changed: Firing speed + projectile speed + clip size now match the Shotgun.
Pyro	Gas Passer		Removed: All stats except damage penalty have been reworked.
			Changed: Lowered recharge time by 50%
			Added: Enemies soaked in the gas are now count as wet.
			Added: Flamethrower damage now mini-crits on enemies soaked in the gas.
			Removed: Can extinguish burning teammates.
			Changed: Can no longer clip through walls.
	Dragon's Fury		Changed: Flame particles now properly show.
			Changed: Changed repressurization rate on Alt-Fire from 50% to 25%.
	Degreaser		Changed: Weapon switch speed glitch has now been resolved.
	Third Degree		Changed: All players connceted via the dispenser beams are hit.
	Manmelter		Added: Alt-Fire vacuum can now remove debuff effects from Jarate, Mad Milk, and Gas Passer.
	Homewrecker		Removed: +100% damage vs buildings
			Added: +50 damage vs burning Spies
Sniper		Classic	Changed: Can now fire underwater and when launched by an explosive.
Demoman		Ullapool Caber	Changed: Bomb restores when picking up a large ammo pack.
			Changed: Improved explosion accuracy upon hitting enemies.
			Changed: Deploy speed increased by 25%.

Cosmetics

Main article: Cosmetic items

War Paints

Main article: War Paint

Melting Wrench Collection

Molten
Bomb Carrier
Nuclear Prone
Hot Rodded
Steel Brushed
Gunslinger
Beep Boy Brushed
Mechanized
STS-M0NK3Y
Dazzled Disguise (Unused "dazzle" skin)
Sharp Dresser's Stash (Unused "Cig_Argyle_Base" skin)
Marbled Mercenary (Class Emblem skins combined with unused "Cig_Marble001", "Cig_Paisley_Multi002" skins)

Summer Spirit Collection

Sunken Scales
Swanky
Dangerously Delicious
Memphis Print
Taxi Tarnished
Vintage Vibrance
Racing Spirit
Minty Chip
Summer Liquidator
Floral Shop
Yellow Jacket
Gradient

Unusual Effects

Angelical Beams (Unused "beams1_newstyle" effect)
Outrun Sunset
Fire Crown
World on Fire
Mann Code
Calculated Response
Cog-Nition
Citrus Cirrus

52 Pickup
Cursed Corridor
Superstar
Floral Flurries
Wildflower Meadows
Solar Scorched
Tricky Infiltration
Mystic Fusion

Taunts

Main article: Taunts

Achievements

Six new achievements were introduced in this update.

Spray 'n Pray
Kill 35 enemies with the Fumigator.

Sentry Slayer
Destroy 15 level 3 sentry guns with the Firestriker.

Damp'Amped
Kill 10 enemies marked as wet with the Megavolt.

1,000 Satisfied Customers
Accumulate 1,000 teammate healing with the Mini Dispensers.

Hammered Highlander
Kill 10 Demomen wielding any sword with the Steel Smasher as Demoman.

Drunk'on Quest
Kill a charging Demoman with the Bottle or Scottish Handshake.

Contracts

Several contracts relating to the new weapons and maps were added to the ConTracker.

Trivia

• The Engineer vs. Pyro Update was largely inspired by the Sniper vs. Spy Update from 2009, with a lot of cosmetic and weapon models coming from years gone by.

• The Smasher was considered to be added in this update, but was decided the Firestriker was a much better looking weapon.

• In the first teaser poster for the update, a weathered Repair Node can be seen in the far back.

• In the second teaser poster for the update, a Big Mean Mother Hubbard can be seen hung on the wall to the left.

• Demoman being able to use the Steel Smasher, in addition to 2 new achievements relating to him, may hint that he may have a larger role in a future update.