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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 (Quarantined Collection Case)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Available Qualities
	Unique Strange
Loadout Stats
	The Giger Counter; Assassin Grade Laser Pointer; Laser Pointer

Latest revision as of 06:37, 1 January 2024

“

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.

Demonstration

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 leaves the Giger Counter shield visual effect in place for a short time. Also, upon deploying the sentry and Wrangling it, the laser emits 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 results 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 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 their 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

RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Giger Counter.
A replica of the M314 Motion Tracker used in the movie Aliens.

Weapons
v • d • e	Scout	Soldier	Pyro	Demoman	Heavy	Engineer	Medic	Sniper	Spy
Primary	Scattergun	Rocket Launcher	Flame Thrower	Grenade Launcher	Minigun	Shotgun	Syringe Gun	Sniper Rifle	—
Primary	Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter	Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike	Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury	Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber	Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater	Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack	Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose	Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star	—
Secondary	Pistol	Shotgun	Shotgun	Stickybomb Launcher	Shotgun	Pistol	Medi Gun	SMG	Revolver
Secondary	Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R	Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack	Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster	Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher	Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana	Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter	Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator	Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark	Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback
Melee	Bat	Shovel	Fire Axe	Bottle	Fists	Wrench	Bonesaw	Kukri	Knife
Melee	Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete	Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand	Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete	Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete
Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Construction PDA	—	—	Disguise Kit
Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Destruction PDA	—	—	Invis Watch
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sapper
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Red-Tape Recorder Ap-Sap Snack Attack
Taunt	Grand Slam	Grenade	Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast	Barbarian Swing	High Noon	Arm Blender Guitar Smash	Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody	Arrow Stab	Fencing

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 | image          = Giger Counter.png
 | team-colors    = yes
-| used-by        = [[Engineer]]
+| used-by        = {{used by|Engineer}}
 | slot           = secondary
 | contributed-by = {{Backpack Item Link|76561198044541359|4193118018}}<br>{{Backpack Item Link|76561198043855981|4193014858}}<br>{{Backpack Item Link|76561198028083344|4193014860}}
-| released       = {{Patch name|10|6|2015}}<br />({{update link|invasion update}})
+| released       = {{Patch name|10|6|2015}}
-| availability   = {{avail|crate96}}
+| released-major = Invasion Community Update
+| availability   = {{avail|case96}}
 | trade          = yes
 | gift           = yes
@@ Line 16: / Line 17: @@
 | show-ammo      = off
 | loadout        = yes
-   | item-kind    = Laser Pointer
+   | item-kind    = {{item kind|Laser Pointer}}
    | grade        = Assassin
 }}
-{{quotation|'''Giger Counter''' publicity blurb|Analyzes and slightly irradiates your enemies!}}
+{{Quotation|'''Giger Counter''' publicity blurb|Analyzes and slightly irradiates your enemies!}}
-The '''Giger Counter''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#engiesecondary|secondary weapon]] for the [[Engineer]]. It's a device based on the [http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/M314_Motion_Tracker M314 Motion Tracker] from the 1986 film ''[[W:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''. It has a joystick attached to the top of the handle and emits a team-colored light that [[Self-illumination|glows in the dark]].
+The '''Giger Counter''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#engiesecondary|secondary weapon]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a device made of dark grey and black metal that emits a team-colored [[Self-illumination|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 [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=336994245 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
+The Giger Counter was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=336994245 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
 {{Weapon Demonstration}}
+{{clr}}
+== Strange variant ==
+{{Strange item info
+ | item-type = {{item kind|Laser Pointer}}
+ | rankson = wrangled sentry kills
+ | can deal damage = yes
+ | can deal critical damage = no
+ | can deal gib damage = yes
+ | can deal posthumous damage = yes
+ | can deal long range damage = yes
+}}
 == Related achievements ==
@@ Line 41: / Line 54: @@
 == Update history ==
-'''{{Patch name|10|6|2015}}''' ({{update link|invasion update}})
+'''{{Patch name|10|6|2015}}''' ([[Invasion Community Update]])
 * The Giger Counter was added to the game.
@@ Line 48: / Line 61: @@
 == Bugs ==
-* The Giger Counter lacks the description "Team Colored Weapon", and their BLU team variants cannot be viewed in the backpack unless playing on BLU team.
+* 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 leaves the Giger Counter shield visual effect in place for a short time. Also, upon deploying the sentry and Wrangling it, the laser emits 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 results 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 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 their [[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's name is a portmanteau of "[[W:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]", an instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation, and [[W:H. R. Giger|H. R. Giger]], a surrealist artist who heavily influenced science fiction art and designed the Alien creature, among other things.
+* This item is based on the [[wikia:w:c:avp:M314 Motion Tracker|M314 Motion Tracker]] from the film ''[[W:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''.
+* This item's name is a portmanteau of "[[W:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]", an instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation, and [[W:H. R. Giger|H. R. Giger]], a surrealist artist who heavily influenced science fiction art and designed the Alien creature.
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-File:Giger_Counter_1st_person_RED.png|RED first-person view.
+File:Giger Counter 1st person RED.png|[[RED]] first-person view.
-File:Giger_Counter_1st_person_BLU.png|BLU first-person view.
+File:Giger Counter 1st person BLU.png|[[BLU]] first-person view.
-File:Steamworkshop_tf2_giger_counter_import_thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Giger Counter.
+File:Steamworkshop tf2 giger counter import thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Giger Counter.
-motion tracker replica 2.jpg|A replica of the [http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/M314_Motion_Tracker M314 Motion Tracker] used in the movie Aliens.
+File:motion tracker replica 2.jpg|A replica of the [[wikia:w:c:avp:M314 Motion Tracker|M314 Motion Tracker]] used in the movie ''Aliens''.
 </gallery>
 == See also ==
-* [[Engineer strategy#Wrangler + reskins|Wrangler + reskins strategy]]
+* [[Basic Engineer strategy#Wrangler + reskins|Giger Counter strategy]]
 {{Invasion Community Update Nav}}
 {{Allweapons Nav}}
 {{Engineer Nav}}
+[[Category:Reskins]]
 [[Category:Self-illuminated]]

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