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== Engineer update ==
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[[Image:Engineer_Update_Logo.png|right|x200px]]
* Of all the current classes in Team Fortress 2, the Engineer is the last to have a major content pack planned for release. Valve have stated that they have been working on the Engineer Update on numerous occasions, one of the most notable examples is in the [[TF2 Official Blog]] post, [http://www.tf2.com/post.php?id=3539 Dammit dammit dammit dammit!].
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* On May 5, 2010, Valve released a 27-second teaser for the Engineer update. [[Engineer update (teaser)|The teaser]] contains many things that may be hints about the Engineer's unlockable weapons. Later, in the June 11, 2010 [http://www.teamfortress.com/macupdate/ Team Fortress 2 Mac Update Video], the Engineer is shown carrying what appears to be a modified shotgun with an odd device attached to the side and antennae. This could be a possible Engineer unlockable weapon.
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The ''Engineer Update'' is an official update for the [[Engineer]], the last class to have a major content pack planned for release.
* On June 27, 2010, [http://www.agcommunity.org/?q=node/508 Valve sent an in-game screenshot to the Apocalyse Gaming Community] as a thank-you present for hosting the [[Battle of Both Worlds]] event. The screenshot was accompanied by the following message by Robin Walker: "We didn't give you a photo of us signing. After some conversation here, we decided that a more fun way to prove that you did get the shirts from us is to give you something about the upcoming Engineer Update that could only have come from us. Please find this something attached."
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* On July 1, 2010, Valve released [[July_1,_2010_Patch|a patch]] adding a currently unreleased melee weapon for the Engineer: the [[Golden Wrench]].
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The update has been announced on July 5, 2010, and is currently ongoing. It is planned to be released on Thursday, July 8, 2010, making this a 4-day update.
* On July 2, 2010, the [[Comics#Loose Canon|comic]] Loose Canon was released. This comic sparked speculation that the start of the Engineer Update had begun.
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* On July 5, 2010, [http://steamcommunity.com/id/sza/ Shawn] posted an announcement for the official Team Fortress 2 group simply titled "link". The announcement only consisted of random text which links to the official [http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ Engineer Update page].
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Additionally, rather than announcing new content for the update, new content will be released every time 25 [[Golden Wrench|Golden Wrenches]] are found<ref name="updaterate">http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4026</ref>, with 100 Wrenches to be found in total, making this a 4-part update.
* On July 5, 2010, the Engineer Update page was updated to include a new blueprint image of the 'Frontier Justice' unlockable shotgun replacement for the Engineer. First shown in the Mac Trailer, this shotgun boasts critical benefits dictated by how Sentries perform but only has 50% clip size of the original Shotgun and no random critical hits.
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* During the Engineer Update, the "Smelt Reclaimed metal" and "Smelt Refined metal" [[Crafting|blueprints]] are disabled.
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== Day Zero ==
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=== Golden Wrench ===
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[[Image:Golden_Wrench_IMG.png|100px|right|Golden Wrench]]
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The '''[[Golden Wrench]]''' is a [[Wrench]] replacement for the Engineer. It has the same damage and capabilities as the regular Wrench, but turns all the enemies it kills to solid golden statues.
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The Golden Wrench is allegedly made of [[Australium]]. It can only be obtained through [[Crafting]], having a very small chance to appear as the result of a crafting attempt.
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Only 100 Golden Wrenches exist, but not all of them have been found yet. While the Golden Wrench has been in the game's items since July 1, 2010, Golden Wrenches only started dropping on July 4th, 2010.
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== Day One ==
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The Engineer Update page officially begun on July 5, 2010, as announced on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] post "[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4026 Engineer Update: Day One]". After 25 Golden Wrenches were found, [[:File:Engineer_Update_Page1.jpg|Day One of the Engineer update]] was published.
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=== Frontier Justice ===
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[[Image:Engineer_Update_Frontier_Justice.png|100px|right|Frontier Justice]]
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The '''[[Frontier Justice]]''' is an unlockable [[Shotgun]] replacement for the Engineer.
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While it cannot Crit randomly and has a smaller clip size, it gets Revenge Crits: For every [[Sentry Gun]] kill and assist, the Frontier Justice will get additional guaranteed Crits when the Sentry is destroyed.
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This weapon could be seen before being announced, in the [[Mac Update]] trailer.
  
===Currently Announced New Content===
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== Pre-announcement references ==
! class="header" | [[Frontier Justice]]
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While officially announced on July 5, 2010, numerous references have been made by Valve prior to the release.
! class="header" | [[Golden Wrench]]
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=== Repair Node (scrapped) ===
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[[Image:Repnode.png|100px|right|Repair Node]]
| [[Image:Frontier_Justice_rip.png|150px]]
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On March 2, 2010, Valve published a post on the [[TF2 Official Blog]], [http://www.tf2.com/post.php?id=3539 Dammit dammit dammit dammit!], describing an idea for a new Engineer building, the ''[[Repair Node]]''. The idea was rejected after playtesting.
| [[Image:Golden_Wrench_IMG.png|150px]]
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=== 119th Update ===
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On May 5, 2010, as part of the [http://www.teamfortress.com/119/ 119th update], Valve released [http://www.teamfortress.com/119/comingsoon.html a 27-second teaser] for the Engineer update. [[Engineer update (teaser)|The teaser]] contains many things that may be hints about the Engineer's unlockable weapons.
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=== Mac Update ===
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[[Image:Newshotgun.jpg|150px|right|thumb|The Engineer, holding the [[Frontier Justice]]]]
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On June 11, 2010, Valve released [[Mac Update]], accompanied by a video showing the Engineer holding the [[Frontier Justice]], which had not yet been announced at the time.
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{{youtube tn|wX7ZUEpkA00}}
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=== Screenshot from Robin Walker ===
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[[Image:Engineer_Update_Teaser_New_Map.jpg|150px|right|New map]]
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On June 27, 2010, [http://www.agcommunity.org/?q=node/508 Valve sent an in-game screenshot to the Apocalyse Gaming Community] as a thank-you present for hosting the [[Battle of Both Worlds]] event. The screenshot was accompanied by the following message by Robin Walker: "We didn't give you a photo of us signing. After some conversation here, we decided that a more fun way to prove that you did get the shirts from us is to give you something about the upcoming Engineer Update that could only have come from us. Please find this something attached."
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=== Golden Wrench ===
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On July 1, 2010, Valve released [[July_1,_2010_Patch|a patch]] adding a new melee weapon for the Engineer: the [[Golden Wrench]].
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=== Loose Canon ===
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On July 2, 2010, the [[Loose Canon]] comic was published, sparking speculation that the start of the Engineer Update had begun.
  
===Unofficially Announced New Content===
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== Trivia ==
{| class="wikitable grid" style="text-align:center"
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* On July 5, 2010, moments before the update's official announcement, [http://steamcommunity.com/id/sza/ Shawn] posted an announcement to the official Team Fortress 2 Steam group entitled "link". The announcement only consisted of random text linking to the official [http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ Engineer Update page].
! class="header" | New map
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* During the Engineer Update, the "Smelt Reclaimed metal" and "Smelt Refined metal" [[Crafting|blueprints]] are disabled.
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| [[Image:Engineer_Update_Teaser_New_Map.jpg|150px]]
 
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===Update progress===
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== Update progress ==
 
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==External links==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
 
[http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ Engineer Update page]
 
[http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ Engineer Update page]
  
===Hidden links===
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=== Hidden links ===
[http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/radigan Radigan holding the Frontier Justice]
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[http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/radigan Radigan Conagher holding the Frontier Justice]
 
{{Engineer Nav}}
 
{{Engineer Nav}}
 
[[Category:Engineer]]
 
[[Category:Engineer]]
 
[[Category:Currently unreleased content]]
 
[[Category:Currently unreleased content]]

Revision as of 00:53, 6 July 2010

Engineer Update Logo.png

The Engineer Update is an official update for the Engineer, the last class to have a major content pack planned for release.

The update has been announced on July 5, 2010, and is currently ongoing. It is planned to be released on Thursday, July 8, 2010, making this a 4-day update.

Additionally, rather than announcing new content for the update, new content will be released every time 25 Golden Wrenches are found[1], with 100 Wrenches to be found in total, making this a 4-part update.

Day Zero

Golden Wrench

Golden Wrench

The Golden Wrench is a Wrench replacement for the Engineer. It has the same damage and capabilities as the regular Wrench, but turns all the enemies it kills to solid golden statues.

The Golden Wrench is allegedly made of Australium. It can only be obtained through Crafting, having a very small chance to appear as the result of a crafting attempt.

Only 100 Golden Wrenches exist, but not all of them have been found yet. While the Golden Wrench has been in the game's items since July 1, 2010, Golden Wrenches only started dropping on July 4th, 2010.

Day One

The Engineer Update page officially begun on July 5, 2010, as announced on the TF2 Official Blog post "Engineer Update: Day One". After 25 Golden Wrenches were found, Day One of the Engineer update was published.

Frontier Justice

The Frontier Justice is an unlockable Shotgun replacement for the Engineer.

While it cannot Crit randomly and has a smaller clip size, it gets Revenge Crits: For every Sentry Gun kill and assist, the Frontier Justice will get additional guaranteed Crits when the Sentry is destroyed.

This weapon could be seen before being announced, in the Mac Update trailer.

Pre-announcement references

While officially announced on July 5, 2010, numerous references have been made by Valve prior to the release.

Repair Node (scrapped)

Repair Node

On March 2, 2010, Valve published a post on the TF2 Official Blog, Dammit dammit dammit dammit!, describing an idea for a new Engineer building, the Repair Node. The idea was rejected after playtesting.

119th Update

On May 5, 2010, as part of the 119th update, Valve released a 27-second teaser for the Engineer update. The teaser contains many things that may be hints about the Engineer's unlockable weapons.

Mac Update

The Engineer, holding the Frontier Justice

On June 11, 2010, Valve released Mac Update, accompanied by a video showing the Engineer holding the Frontier Justice, which had not yet been announced at the time.

Screenshot from Robin Walker

New map

On June 27, 2010, Valve sent an in-game screenshot to the Apocalyse Gaming Community as a thank-you present for hosting the Battle of Both Worlds event. The screenshot was accompanied by the following message by Robin Walker: "We didn't give you a photo of us signing. After some conversation here, we decided that a more fun way to prove that you did get the shirts from us is to give you something about the upcoming Engineer Update that could only have come from us. Please find this something attached."

Golden Wrench

On July 1, 2010, Valve released a patch adding a new melee weapon for the Engineer: the Golden Wrench.

Loose Canon

On July 2, 2010, the Loose Canon comic was published, sparking speculation that the start of the Engineer Update had begun.

Trivia

  • On July 5, 2010, moments before the update's official announcement, Shawn posted an announcement to the official Team Fortress 2 Steam group entitled "link". The announcement only consisted of random text linking to the official Engineer Update page.
  • During the Engineer Update, the "Smelt Reclaimed metal" and "Smelt Refined metal" blueprints are disabled.

Update progress

References

External links

Engineer Update page

Hidden links

Radigan Conagher holding the Frontier Justice