Giger Counter

Giger Counter
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Basic Information
Used by:	Engineer
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	Jukebox BE NICE 2 ME Con
Released:	October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)
Availability:	Uncrate #96
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	No
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Available Qualities
Unique Strange
Loadout Stats
The Giger Counter Assassin Grade Laser Pointer Laser Pointer

“

Analyzes and slightly irradiates your enemies! — Giger Counter publicity blurb

”

The Giger Counter is a community-created secondary weapon for the Engineer. It is a device made of dark grey and black metal that emits a team-colored light. It features a black grip with a joystick on top, a team-colored flip switch on the back of the grip, a radar screen connected via a team-colored cable, and warning stripes on the front.

This weapon functions identically to the Wrangler.

The Giger Counter was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Giger Counter Strange Laser Pointer - Wrangled Sentry Kills: 0 Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Engineer

Breaking Morant Kill 10 Snipers with a sentry gun under the control of your Wrangler. Building Block Have a sentry shielded by the Wrangler absorb 500 damage without being destroyed. Patent Protection Destroy an enemy Engineer's sentry gun with a sentry under control of your Wrangler.

Pownd on the Range Kill 10 enemies outside the normal sentry gun range using the Wrangler. Rio Grind Perform 50 repairs and/or reloads on a Sentry gun being Wrangled by another Engineer. Search Engine Kill 3 cloaked Spies with a sentry gun under control of your Wrangler.

Update history

October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)

• The Giger Counter was added to the game.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

• Added inspect animations for the Giger Counter.

Bugs

• Shield and laser effect issues:
  • The laser emitted from the Sentry Gun while using the Giger Counter may travel through some walls and occasionally move back and forth very quickly.
  • Picking up a Wrangled Sentry will leave the Giger Counter shield visual effect in place for a short time. Also, upon deploying the sentry and Wrangling it, the laser will emit from strange points, such as enemy Sentry Guns. This can be fixed by switching to another weapon then back to the Giger Counter.
  • Using a Wrangled Sentry while the Sentry is built on a moving platform will result in the shield being left behind when the platform and the Sentry move.
  • There is currently a glitch which causes the targeting laser of the Sentry to be emitted from the eyes of allies when the player aims at them. This can make it somewhat harder to aim at enemies. The glitch is only present on the user's screen; no other players will see the effect.
  • The Sentry Gun can retain the shield and laser effects even when the Giger Counter is not the currently held weapon. It may still operate normally, without taking reduced damage, but may also retain the Wrangled behavior, including a functional shield, if the player builds the Sentry Gun and then changes his loadout to equip the Giger Counter.
    • The glitch persists upon the death of the Sentry Gun's owner, and can be fixed by switching to the Giger Counter then switching away to another weapon.
• The joystick does not move when using the weapon.

Trivia

• This item is based on the M314 Motion Tracker from the film Aliens.
• This item's name is a portmanteau of "Geiger counter", an instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation, and H. R. Giger, a surrealist artist who heavily influenced science fiction art and designed the Alien creature.

Gallery

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  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Giger Counter.

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  A replica of the M314 Motion Tracker used in the movie Aliens.

See also

• Giger Counter strategy