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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type             = weapon
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| type               = weapon
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| team-colors      = yes
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| 3d-team             = yes
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| skin-image-red  = RED Vaccinator.png
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| number-of-3d-images = 4
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| skin-image-blu  = BLU Vaccinator.png
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| view1name          = Default (RED)
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| hide-kill-icon   = yes
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| view2name          = Default (BLU)
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| used-by         = [[Medic]]
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| view3name          = Backpack (RED)
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| equip-region     = medigun backpack
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| view4name          = Backpack (BLU)
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| contributed-by   = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197976113694|1330397147}}<br>{{Backpack Item Link|76561198006812763|1330399976}}<br>{{Backpack Item Link|76561198026610207|1330645042}}<br>{{steamid|76561197992929419|Pie_Savvy}}
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| team-colors        = yes
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| released         = [[Mecha Update]]
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| hide-kill-icon     = yes
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| availability     = {{avail|Drop|Craft|Purchase}}
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| used-by             = {{used by|Medic}}
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| numbered         = no
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| slot                = secondary
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| ammo-loaded     = N/A
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| equip-region       = medigun_backpack
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| ammo-carried     = N/A
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| contributed-by     = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197976113694|1330397147}}<br>{{Backpack Item Link|76561198006812763|1330399976}}<br>{{Backpack Item Link|76561198026610207|1330645042}}<br>{{Backpack Item Link|76561197992929419|12191544474|Pie_Savvy}}
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| loadout         = yes
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| released           = {{Patch name|12|20|2012}}
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   | level          = Level 8 Medi Gun Prototype
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| released-major      = Mecha Update
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   | loadout-name  = The Vaccinator
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| availability       = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|collectors}}
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   | att-1-neutral = Special-Attack:Cycle through resist types.
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| marketable          = yes
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   | att-2-neutral  = While healing, provides you and your target with constant 10% resistance to the selected damage type.
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| numbered           = no
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   | att-3-positive = +50% Übercharge rate
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| ammo-loaded         = {{common string|N/A}}
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   | att-4-negative = -66% Overheal build rate
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| ammo-carried       = {{common string|N/A}}
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   | att-5-neutral  = Übercharge provides 75% resistance to a selected damage type.
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| loadout             = yes
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  | att-6-neutral  = You are healed for 25% of the matched incoming damage on your heal target.
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Vaccinator}}
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| killicon        = hide
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   | item-level        = 8
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   | item-description = {{item description|Vaccinator}}
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   | att-1-positive    = {{attribute|UberchargeRate_Positive|67}}
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   | att-2-positive   = {{attribute|Medigun_Resists}}
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   | att-3-negative   = {{attribute|Overheal_Fill_Rate_Reduced|-66}}
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   | att-4-negative    = {{attribute|OverhealUberchargeRate_Negative|-33}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' on changing resistances|Fascinating...|sound=Medic_sf12_badmagic02.wav}}
 
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The '''Vaccinator''' is a [[Weapons#medicsecondary|secondary weapon]] weapon for the [[Medic]]. It roughly resembles a Medi Gun, with a team-colored [[jigglebones |liquid-filled]] glass attached to the lower middle section, a small monitor left of the main body and additional cables and valves. It also changes the stock [[Medi Gun]] backpack to a small [[Canteen]] like device.
 
  
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The main feature of the weapon is the Medic's ability to select the desired resistance that will be applied both to him and his heal target. The player can cycle through [[hitscan|bullet]], [[projectile|explosive]] and [[fire]] resistances by pressing the Special Attack button (default key: {{key|MOUSE3}}) and an appropriate icon will appear over the [[ÜberCharge]] meter.
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' on changing resistances|Fascinating...|sound=Medic sf12 badmagic02.wav}}
  
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Compared to the the stock [[Medi Gun]], the weapon has a 50% faster ÜberCharge build rate but a 66% slower overheal rate. While actively healing, the Medic and his heal target gain a 10% resistance to the selected type of damage and the before mentioned icon will appear above the health meter on both Medic and heal target's HUD and over their heads. When the ÜberCharge is deployed, both the Medic and his heal target gain 75% damage resistance to the selected type of damage and in addition the Medic heals 25% of matched incoming damage to his heal target.
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The '''Vaccinator''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#medicsecondary|secondary weapon]] for the {{cl|Medic}}. It roughly resembles a heavily-modified, more futuristic team-colored [[Medi Gun]], with a team-colored, [[Self-illumination|glowing]] liquid-filled beaker attached to the lower middle section, a small monitor left of the main body and additional cables and valves. It also changes the stock Medi Gun backpack to a small [[Canteen]]-like device.
  
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Instead of a single ÜberCharge bar, the Vaccinator builds up to four smaller bars of ÜberCharge, which can be deployed independently of each other. It is not possibile to change the type of resistance in the middle of an ÜberCharge, however keeping the alternate fire button pressed maintains the ÜberCharge through all the charges left with no interruptions in between.  
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The main feature of the weapon is the Medic's ability to select the desired resistance to be applied both to the Medic and the heal target. The player can cycle through [[Hitscan|bullet]], [[Projectiles|explosive]], and [[fire]] resistances by pressing the reload button {{DK|R}} and an appropriate icon appears over the [[ÜberCharge]] meter. In addition, a [[Media:Vaccinator toggle.wav|clacking sound cue]] is played every time the resistance is switched as an auditory feedback signal to the player.
  
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The Vaccinator was originally [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=88263935&searchtext= contributed] to the [[Steam Workshop]] under the name "The Hot Coffee".
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Compared to the stock Medi Gun, the weapon has a 67% faster ÜberCharge build rate. However, when healing a patient who is at full health or higher, the ÜberCharge builds at 0.66x the normal rate; as with other Medi Guns, this is then halved to 0.33x of the normal rate if the patient is at 142.5% health or higher and is further halved to 0.166x if they are being simultaneously healed by another source. While actively healing, the Medic and the heal target gain a 10% resistance to the selected type of damage. In addition, the shield icons for any active resistances appear above the health meter on both the Medic's and patient's HUD and over their heads.  
  
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==Healing and function times==
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Instead of a single ÜberCharge bar, the Vaccinator builds up to four smaller bars of ÜberCharge, filled in intervals of 25% ÜberCharge (i.e. the bars are filled in order as 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% ÜberCharge is reached). Each time a bar is filled up, a specific brief sound effect (different from the resistances sound cue) is played to alert the player. The first fully charged ÜberCharge bar may automatically trigger the ''Übercharge Ready'' [[Voice commands|voice response]] from the Medic.
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When the ÜberCharge is deployed, one bar is immediately consumed, and a protective shield of the selected damage type is placed on the Medic and the heal target (if applicable), lasting for 2.5 seconds. This shield grants 75% damage resistance to the selected type of damage, and fully resists critical damage of its type. The increased knockback from Critical hits is not resisted, however. This shield persists for its duration even if the Medic changes heal targets, allowing the Medic to place additional shields on as many teammates as permitted by the amount of ÜberCharge available. The Medic may also place a second shield of a different damage type on the same patient, allowing them to resist multiple damage types simultaneously. Attempting to place a shield on a patient who already has an active shield of that damage type has no effect, though holding down the ÜberCharge key causes it to automatically place another shield when the first one runs out. The shield dissipates from the Medic upon switching weapons if it is still active, but not from the patient. Any partially charged ÜberCharge bar (e.g., any interval that is less than 25%) is not lost upon deploying ÜberCharge, the ÜberCharge meter is simply reduced by 25% upon placing a shield. If ÜberCharge is deployed while the patient or Medic is suffering from afterburn that was caused by a Flame Thrower, the damage resistance is reduced to 60%, and the Critical hit resistance is reduced to 80%.
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The bonus damage of [[Critical hits]] and [[Critical hits#Mini-crits|Mini-Crits]] is not resisted during normal healing. When the Medic or patient receive damage that is matched with the selected resistance (e.g., they take damage from a [[Shotgun]] while the Bullet Resistance is selected), an auditory clashing sound can be heard, indicating that damage was blocked; a small shield of the selected damage type also flashes over the damaged player, giving a visual cue as well.
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An activated ÜberCharge has its own characteristic [[Media:Invuln on vaccinator.wav|sound effect]] which is quite different to that of the other Medi Guns. As well, the auditory clashing sound upon resisting the correctly matched damage type increases in pitch, allowing both the Medic and patient to know that they are resisting 75% of the matched damage rather than just 10%. While ÜberCharge is deployed, the Medic and his patient are able to capture a point, push and defend the cart, and carry the [[intelligence]], unlike the stock Medi Gun.
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When healing a patient with a faster movement speed than the Medic, the Medic's speed is increased to match the patient's, allowing him to keep up with [[Scout]]s, or teammates that have a weapon-boosted movement speed. Any kills that the patient being healed gets is counted as an assist to the Medic. Kills gotten by ÜberCharged patients who are not being healed do not count as an assist.
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The Vaccinator was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=88263935 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
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== Healing and function times ==
 
{{Damage table
 
{{Damage table
 
| healing = yes
 
| healing = yes
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| heal combat = 24 / s
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| heal combat       = 24 / s ({{tooltip|8 / s|Target is being overhealed}})
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| heal noncombat   = 72 / s
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| heal noncombat   = 72 / s ({{tooltip|24 / s|Target is being overhealed}})
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| function times = yes
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| function times   = yes
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| charge fill speed = 3.75% / s ({{tooltip|1.875% / s|Target at 142.5% health or higher}})
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| effect time      = 2.5 s per resistance
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| max charge time = 26.67 s ({{tooltip|53.34 s|Target at 142.5% health or higher}})
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| effect time      = 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 s
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| charge fill speed = <!--
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-->{{tooltip|4.175% / s|Target below 100% health}}, <!--
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-->{{tooltip|2.8% / s|Target between 100% and 142.5% health}}, <!--
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-->{{tooltip|1.4% / s|Target at 142.5% health or higher}}
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| max charge time   = <!--
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-->{{tooltip|24 s|Target below 100% health, 6 s for one bar}}, <!--
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-->{{tooltip|36 s|Target between 100% and 142.5% health, 9 s for one bar}}, <!--
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-->{{tooltip|72 s|Target at 142.5% health or higher, 18 s for one bar}}
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| beamconnect      = 450 ([[Hammer unit]]s)
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| beamdisconnect    = 540 (Hammer units)
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Crafting==
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
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== Crafting ==
 
{{See also|Crafting}}
 
{{See also|Crafting}}
  
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===Blueprint===
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=== Blueprint ===
 
{{Blueprint
 
{{Blueprint
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| ingredient-1 = Quick-Fix
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| ingredient-1 = Quick-Fix
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| ingredient-1-amount = 3  
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| ingredient-1-amount = 3
 
| ingredient-2 = Reclaimed Metal
 
| ingredient-2 = Reclaimed Metal
 
| result = Vaccinator
 
| result = Vaccinator
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}}  
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}}
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{{Blueprint
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{{Blueprint | autoresult = Medic Secondary}}
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| autoresult = Medic Secondary
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}}  
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== Strange variant ==
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{{Strange item info
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| item-type = {{item kind|Vaccinator}}
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  | item-description  = {{item description|Vaccinator}}
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  | att-1-positive    = {{attribute|UberchargeRate_Positive|67}}
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  | att-2-positive    = {{attribute|Medigun_Resists}}
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  | att-3-negative    = {{attribute|OverhealUberchargeRate_Negative|-33}}
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  | att-5-negative    = {{attribute|Overheal_Fill_Rate_Reduced|-66}}
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| rankson = ubers
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| rankson2 = kill assists
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| festive =
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| botkiller =
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| can deal damage = no
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| can deal gib damage = no
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| can headshot = no
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| can reflect projectiles = no
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| can deal posthumous damage = no
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| can extinguish = no
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| can heal allies = yes
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| notes = 
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}}
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== Related achievements ==
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=== {{Achiev type link|general}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|General|Master of Disguise}}
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|General|Team Doctor}}
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}}
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=== {{Class link|Scout}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Scout|Doctoring the Ball}}
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}}
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=== {{Class link|Soldier}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|S*M*A*S*H}}
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|War Crime and Punishment}}
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}}
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=== {{Class link|Pyro}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Pyro|Pyrotechnics}}
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Pyro|Next of Kindling}}
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}}
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=== {{Class link|Demoman}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Demoman|Tam O'Shatter}}
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}}
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=== {{Class link|Heavy}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Heavy|Class Struggle}}
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      {{Show achievement|Heavy|Division of Labor}}
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      {{Show achievement|Heavy|Party Loyalty}}
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Heavy|Red Oktoberfest}}
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      {{Show achievement|Heavy|Soviet Block}}
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      {{Show achievement|Heavy|Supreme Soviet}}
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}}
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=== {{Class link|Engineer}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Doc, Stock and Barrel}}
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}}
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=== {{Class link|Medic}} ===
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{{Medigun related achievements}}
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=== {{Class link|Spy}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Spy|FYI I am a Spy}}
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Spy|Insurance Fraud}}
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}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Patch name|12|20|2012}} ({{update link|Mecha Update}})
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{{Update history | '''{{Patch name|12|20|2012}}''' ({{update link|Mecha Update}})
 
* The Vaccinator was added to the game.
 
* The Vaccinator was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|1|24|2013}}'''
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* Fixed missing text in the recipe description for the Vaccinator.
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'''{{Patch name|2|1|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Fixed an issue with the self-illumination on the Vaccinator's backpack.
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'''{{Patch name|2|28|2013}}'''
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* Updated the Vaccinator with its own uber-off sound and a sound when toggling resist types.
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'''{{Patch name|7|10|2013}}'''
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* Changed attribute:
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** Über now fully absorbs Crit damage for the selected damage type, but depletes Übercharge based on the amount of damage prevented.
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'''{{Patch name|10|30|2013}}'''
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* Updated the Vaccinator to use the reload key to cycle through resist types.
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* Added [[Collector's]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|8|13|2014}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|10|30|2014}}'''
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* Updated the {{code|equip_region}} for the Vaccinator.
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'''{{Patch name|1|15|2015}} #1'''
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* Fixed the Medic not being able to deploy a Vaccinator charge while carrying the [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|flag]].
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'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ({{update link|Gun Mettle Update}})
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* Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.
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* Fixed a bug that gave Vaccinator patients full Crit immunity.
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* Changed attributes:
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** Vaccinator base resist does not grant any Crit resistance.
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** Vaccinator Uber deploys now always take exactly 1 bar of Uber charge.
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** Vaccinator Uber deploys give the patient a 2.5 second bubble of 75% damage resistance of the current resist type and full Crit resistance to that type. These bubbles do not disappear if the Medic stops targeting the current patient. Multiple bubbles of different types can be applied to the same patient or multiple patients given the same resist uber each consuming 1 charge.
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** Vaccinator uber build now suffers the same penalties as other mediguns when it comes to multiple medics on the same target and max overhealed patients.
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** Decreased the bonus healing a Medic received for properly selecting the right damage resistance type from 25% of incoming damage to 10% of incoming damage.
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** Added Penalty of 66% decreased uber build rate while healing an overhealed patient.
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'''{{Patch name|7|6|2015}}'''
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* Changed attribute:
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** Übercharge penalty no longer applies during setup time.
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'''{{Patch name|7|8|2015}} #1'''
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* Vaccinator Über bubbles once again work on Reanimators in [[Mann vs. Machine]], but now instantly fills them by 90%.
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'''{{Patch name|10|28|2015}}''' ({{update link|Scream Fortress 2015}})
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* {{Undocumented}} Switching weapons under the effect of a Vaccinator ÜberCharge cancels its effect.
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'''{{Patch name|12|17|2015}}''' ({{update link|Tough Break Update}})
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* During setup time, ÜberCharge build rate is now increased by 3x.
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* Changed attributes:
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** Removed 10% health regeneration on proper resist.
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** Increased ÜberCharge rate from +50% to +67%.
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** Reduced overhealed ÜberCharge build rate penalty to 33% from 66%. As this penalty is applied after the base increase, healing an overhealed patient is now 33% more effective.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}}''' ({{update link|Meet Your Match Update}})
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* All Mediguns allow the Medic to match the speed of their heal target.
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** Previously only available on the Quick-Fix.
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* A dropped Mediguns's stored ÜberCharge begins to decay over time after coming to rest.
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'''{{Patch name|9|12|2016}}'''
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* Fixed Medics getting the Demoman's charging speed when using Mediguns other than the Quick-Fix.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2022}}'''
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* Fixed Übercharge charge rate and duration upgrade not working for the Vaccinator
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'''{{Patch name|7|18|2024}} #1''' ([[Summer 2024 Update]])
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* Fixed Vaccinator heal sound continuing to play after Medic's death.}}
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== Unused content ==
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* There are three different styles of beam intended for this weapon, one for each type of resistance. Instead, the weapon shares the same healing beam with the [[Kritzkrieg]] and [[Quick-Fix]].
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* The [[Two Cities Update]] added new skins and particles for the Vaccinator shield. As their names suggest they are exclusive to the [[Mann vs. Machine]] game mode, solely on robots. These skins represent each buff resistance type and each one has their own color. The Bullet Resistance ({{code|mvm_vaccinator_shield_bullets}}) has a blue color, the Explosive Resistance ({{code|mvm_vaccinator_shield_explosives}}) has a green color and the Fire Resistance ({{code|mvm_vaccinator_shield_fire}}) has an orange color.
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** Vaccinator Medic robots exist in the code, but are not used in any official Mann vs. Machine missions, and even have a unique weapon named {{code|The Vaccinator MVM}}. Curiously, this weapon is not in the game's [[Item schema]]. Vaccinator Medic robots nullify all damage of their chosen type.
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== Bugs ==
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* When balanced to the other team while possessing a ready charge, the Vaccinator continues to glow in the original team's color.
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* Occasionally, the resistance icon remains floating in place.
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* After healing an enemy Spy, the resistance icon might get permanently stuck on the Spy, visible through disguises and cloak and even after dying and respawning.
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* The Medic's back has a gap that shows the inner body when the Vaccinator is being worn. This is due to the Vaccinator's backpack being smaller than the others.
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* A Spy disguised as a Medic with the Vaccinator equipped has the regular Medic backpack.
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* If a player is being given a resistance by the Vaccinator while they are switching teams, the resistance icon from the previous team may still hover above them.
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<gallery>
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File:floatingvaccinatorshield.png|A floating Vaccinator resistance shield
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File:Vaccinator DoubleTeamIcon.png|Resistance icons of both team colors above a Medic
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</gallery>
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== Notes ==
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* The Vaccinator was announced to have '''Added slight ÜberCharge build on proper resistances''' attribute in the {{Patch name|12|17|2015}} ({{update link|Tough Break Update}}). As later confirmed by Valve, this change did not happen in that Patch and the incorrect information was removed from the official release note.<ref>https://www.teamfortress.tv/36648/vaccinator-bug-response-from-eric-smith</ref>
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:BLU Vaccinator.png|[[BLU]] variant of the weapon.
 
File:Vaccinator 1st person red.png|[[RED]] first-person view.
 
File:Vaccinator 1st person red.png|[[RED]] first-person view.
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File:Vaccinator 1st person blu.png|[[BLU]] first-person view.
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File:Vaccinator 1st person blu.png|BLU first-person view.
 
File:RED Vaccinator pack.png|RED backpack.
 
File:RED Vaccinator pack.png|RED backpack.
 
File:BLU Vaccinator pack.png|BLU backpack.
 
File:BLU Vaccinator pack.png|BLU backpack.
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File:MVM Vaccinator Shield Bullets Preview.png|The unused Bullet Resistance special shield for Mann vs. Machine.
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File:MVM Vaccinator Shield Explosives Preview.png|The unused Explosive Resistance special shield for Mann vs. Machine.
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File:MVM Vaccinator Shield Fire Preview.png|The unused Fire Resistance special shield for Mann vs. Machine.
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File:All red vaccinator buffs.png|All the RED Vaccinator buff icons.
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File:All blue vaccinator buffs.png|All the BLU Vaccinator buff icons.
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File:Red vaccin bar.png|The RED ÜberCharge bar.
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File:Blue vaccin bar.png|The BLU ÜberCharge bar.
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File:Vaccinator Bullet Resist Preview.png|A Soldier with Bullet Resistance buff.
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File:Vaccinator Explosive Resist Preview.png|A Soldier with Explosive Resistance buff.
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File:Vaccinator Fire Resist Preview.png|A Soldier with Fire Resistance buff.
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File:Steamworkshop tf2 hotcoffee thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Vaccinator.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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== Bugs ==
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== References ==
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*The backpack device always shows [[RED]] lights, even when previewing the [[BLU]] model (this can be seen in the [[Mann Co. Store]] preview).
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<references/>
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== See also ==
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* [[Basic Medic strategy#Vaccinator|Vaccinator strategy]]
  
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{{Mecha Update Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Medic Nav}}
 
{{Medic Nav}}
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 24 October 2024

“
Fascinating...
Click to listen
— The Medic on changing resistances
 ”

The Vaccinator is a community-created secondary weapon for the Medic. It roughly resembles a heavily-modified, more futuristic team-colored Medi Gun, with a team-colored, glowing liquid-filled beaker attached to the lower middle section, a small monitor left of the main body and additional cables and valves. It also changes the stock Medi Gun backpack to a small Canteen-like device.

The main feature of the weapon is the Medic's ability to select the desired resistance to be applied both to the Medic and the heal target. The player can cycle through bullet, explosive, and fire resistances by pressing the reload button (default key: R) and an appropriate icon appears over the ÜberCharge meter. In addition, a clacking sound cue is played every time the resistance is switched as an auditory feedback signal to the player.

Compared to the stock Medi Gun, the weapon has a 67% faster ÜberCharge build rate. However, when healing a patient who is at full health or higher, the ÜberCharge builds at 0.66x the normal rate; as with other Medi Guns, this is then halved to 0.33x of the normal rate if the patient is at 142.5% health or higher and is further halved to 0.166x if they are being simultaneously healed by another source. While actively healing, the Medic and the heal target gain a 10% resistance to the selected type of damage. In addition, the shield icons for any active resistances appear above the health meter on both the Medic's and patient's HUD and over their heads.

Instead of a single ÜberCharge bar, the Vaccinator builds up to four smaller bars of ÜberCharge, filled in intervals of 25% ÜberCharge (i.e. the bars are filled in order as 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% ÜberCharge is reached). Each time a bar is filled up, a specific brief sound effect (different from the resistances sound cue) is played to alert the player. The first fully charged ÜberCharge bar may automatically trigger the Übercharge Ready voice response from the Medic.

When the ÜberCharge is deployed, one bar is immediately consumed, and a protective shield of the selected damage type is placed on the Medic and the heal target (if applicable), lasting for 2.5 seconds. This shield grants 75% damage resistance to the selected type of damage, and fully resists critical damage of its type. The increased knockback from Critical hits is not resisted, however. This shield persists for its duration even if the Medic changes heal targets, allowing the Medic to place additional shields on as many teammates as permitted by the amount of ÜberCharge available. The Medic may also place a second shield of a different damage type on the same patient, allowing them to resist multiple damage types simultaneously. Attempting to place a shield on a patient who already has an active shield of that damage type has no effect, though holding down the ÜberCharge key causes it to automatically place another shield when the first one runs out. The shield dissipates from the Medic upon switching weapons if it is still active, but not from the patient. Any partially charged ÜberCharge bar (e.g., any interval that is less than 25%) is not lost upon deploying ÜberCharge, the ÜberCharge meter is simply reduced by 25% upon placing a shield. If ÜberCharge is deployed while the patient or Medic is suffering from afterburn that was caused by a Flame Thrower, the damage resistance is reduced to 60%, and the Critical hit resistance is reduced to 80%.

The bonus damage of Critical hits and Mini-Crits is not resisted during normal healing. When the Medic or patient receive damage that is matched with the selected resistance (e.g., they take damage from a Shotgun while the Bullet Resistance is selected), an auditory clashing sound can be heard, indicating that damage was blocked; a small shield of the selected damage type also flashes over the damaged player, giving a visual cue as well.

An activated ÜberCharge has its own characteristic sound effect which is quite different to that of the other Medi Guns. As well, the auditory clashing sound upon resisting the correctly matched damage type increases in pitch, allowing both the Medic and patient to know that they are resisting 75% of the matched damage rather than just 10%. While ÜberCharge is deployed, the Medic and his patient are able to capture a point, push and defend the cart, and carry the intelligence, unlike the stock Medi Gun.

When healing a patient with a faster movement speed than the Medic, the Medic's speed is increased to match the patient's, allowing him to keep up with Scouts, or teammates that have a weapon-boosted movement speed. Any kills that the patient being healed gets is counted as an assist to the Medic. Kills gotten by ÜberCharged patients who are not being healed do not count as an assist.

The Vaccinator was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Healing and function times

Healing and function times
Healing
Healing (in combat) 100% 24 / s (8 / s)
Healing (out of combat) 300% 72 / s (24 / s)
Function times
Effect duration 2.5 s per resistance
Charge fill speed 4.175% / s, 2.8% / s, 1.4% / s
Maximum charge time 24 s, 36 s, 72 s
Beam connect distance 450 (Hammer units)
Beam disconnect distance 540 (Hammer units)
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Quick-Fix Reclaimed Metal Vaccinator
Item icon Quick-Fix.pngx3 + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Vaccinator.png
Class Token - Medic Slot Token - Secondary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Medic.png + Item icon Slot Token - Secondary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Kritzkrieg.png Item icon Quick-Fix.png Item icon Vaccinator.png

Strange variant


Related achievements

Achieved.png General achievements

Master of Disguise
 Master of Disguise
Trick an opposing Medic into healing you.
Team Doctor
 Team Doctor
Accumulate 25000 heal points as a Medic.


Leaderboard class scout.png Scout

Doctoring the Ball
 Doctoring the Ball
Kill 3 enemies while under the effects of a Medic's ÜberCharge.


Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

S*M*A*S*H
 S*M*A*S*H
Assist a Medic in exploding 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge.
War Crime and Punishment
 War Crime and Punishment
In a single life, kill 3 enemies who have damaged a Medic that is healing you.


Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro

Pyrotechnics
 Pyrotechnics
Kill 3 enemies in a single ÜberCharge.
Next of Kindling
 Next of Kindling
Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him.


Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman

Tam O'Shatter
 Tam O'Shatter
Destroy 5 enemy Engineer buildings during a single ÜberCharge from a Medic.


Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy

Class Struggle
 Class Struggle
Work with a friendly Medic to kill an enemy Heavy & Medic pair.


Division of Labor
 Division of Labor
Kill 10 enemies with a Medic assisting you, where neither of you die.


Party Loyalty
 Party Loyalty
Kill 50 enemies within 3 seconds of them attacking your Medic.
Red Oktoberfest
 Red Oktoberfest
Earn a domination for a Medic who's healing you.


Soviet Block
 Soviet Block
While invulnerable and on defense, block an invulnerable enemy Heavy's movement.


Supreme Soviet
 Supreme Soviet
Get ÜberCharged 50 times.


Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

Doc, Stock, and Barrel
 Doc, Stock, and Barrel
Repair a sentry gun under fire while being healed by a Medic.


Leaderboard class medic.png Medic

Autoclave
 Autoclave
Assist in burning 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Pyro.


Bedside Manner
 Bedside Manner
Be healing a teammate as he achieves an achievement of his own.


Big Pharma
 Big Pharma
Assist a Heavy in killing 10 enemies, where neither of you die.


Blast Assist
 Blast Assist
Assist in exploding 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Soldier.


Blunt Trauma
 Blunt Trauma
Assist in punching 2 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Heavy.


Chief of Staff
 Chief of Staff
Accumulate 1 million total heal points.


Consultation
 Consultation
Assist a fellow Medic in killing 3 enemies in a single life.


Doctor Assisted Homicide
 Doctor Assisted Homicide
Assist in killing 20 nemeses.


Double Blind Trial
 Double Blind Trial
Deploy an ÜberCharge within 8 seconds of a nearby enemy Medic deploying his.


Family Practice
 Family Practice
ÜberCharge 5 of your Steam Community Friends.


First Do No Harm
 First Do No Harm
Play a full round without killing any enemies, and score the highest on a team of 6 or more players.


Grand Rounds
 Grand Rounds
Heal 200 teammates after they've called for 'Medic!'.


Group Health
 Group Health
Work with 2 other Medics to deploy 3 simultaneous ÜberCharges.


House Call
 House Call
Join a game that one of your friends is in and then deploy an ÜberCharge on him.


Hypocritical Oath
 Hypocritical Oath
Kill an enemy Spy that you have been healing.
Infernal Medicine
 Infernal Medicine
Extinguish 100 burning teammates.


Intern
 Intern
Accumulate 7000 heal points in a single life.


Medical Breakthrough
 Medical Breakthrough
Assist in destroying 5 enemy Engineer buildings with a single ÜberCharge on a Demoman.


Medical Intervention
 Medical Intervention
Save a falling teammate from dying on impact.


Midwife Crisis
 Midwife Crisis
Heal an Engineer as he repairs his sentry gun while it's under enemy fire.


Play Doctor
 Play Doctor
In a team with no Medics, be the first person to switch to Medic after a teammate calls for 'Medic!', and then heal 500 health.


Preventive Medicine
 Preventive Medicine
Block the enemy from capturing a control point with an ÜberCharged teammate.


Quadruple Bypass
 Quadruple Bypass
Heal a teammate who's taking fire from 4 enemies at once.


Second Opinion
 Second Opinion
ÜberCharge 2 teammates at once.


Specialist
 Specialist
Accumulate 10000 heal points in a single life.


Surgical Prep
 Surgical Prep
Have an ÜberCharge ready before the Setup phase ends.


Trauma Queen
 Trauma Queen
Deploy 3 ÜberCharges in less than 5 minutes, and assist in 5 kills during that time.


Triage
 Triage
Deploy an ÜberCharge on a teammate less than a second before they're hit by a critical explosive.


Ubi concordia, ibi victoria
 Ubi concordia, ibi victoria
Assist in killing 3 enemies on an enemy control point, in a single life.


You'll Feel a Little Prick
 You'll Feel a Little Prick
Assist in killing 3 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Scout.


Leaderboard class spy.png Spy

FYI I am a Spy
 FYI I am a Spy
Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds.
Insurance Fraud
 Insurance Fraud
Kill an enemy while you're being healed by an enemy Medic.

Update history

December 20, 2012 Patch (Mecha Update)
  • The Vaccinator was added to the game.

January 24, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed missing text in the recipe description for the Vaccinator.

February 1, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Fixed an issue with the self-illumination on the Vaccinator's backpack.

February 28, 2013 Patch

  • Updated the Vaccinator with its own uber-off sound and a sound when toggling resist types.

July 10, 2013 Patch

  • Changed attribute:
    • Über now fully absorbs Crit damage for the selected damage type, but depletes Übercharge based on the amount of damage prevented.

October 30, 2013 Patch

  • Updated the Vaccinator to use the reload key to cycle through resist types.

November 12, 2013 Patch

August 13, 2014 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

October 30, 2014 Patch

  • Updated the equip_region for the Vaccinator.

January 15, 2015 Patch #1

  • Fixed the Medic not being able to deploy a Vaccinator charge while carrying the flag.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

  • Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.
  • Fixed a bug that gave Vaccinator patients full Crit immunity.
  • Changed attributes:
    • Vaccinator base resist does not grant any Crit resistance.
    • Vaccinator Uber deploys now always take exactly 1 bar of Uber charge.
    • Vaccinator Uber deploys give the patient a 2.5 second bubble of 75% damage resistance of the current resist type and full Crit resistance to that type. These bubbles do not disappear if the Medic stops targeting the current patient. Multiple bubbles of different types can be applied to the same patient or multiple patients given the same resist uber each consuming 1 charge.
    • Vaccinator uber build now suffers the same penalties as other mediguns when it comes to multiple medics on the same target and max overhealed patients.
    • Decreased the bonus healing a Medic received for properly selecting the right damage resistance type from 25% of incoming damage to 10% of incoming damage.
    • Added Penalty of 66% decreased uber build rate while healing an overhealed patient.

July 6, 2015 Patch

  • Changed attribute:
    • Übercharge penalty no longer applies during setup time.

July 8, 2015 Patch #1

  • Vaccinator Über bubbles once again work on Reanimators in Mann vs. Machine, but now instantly fills them by 90%.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress VII)

  • [Undocumented] Switching weapons under the effect of a Vaccinator ÜberCharge cancels its effect.

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

  • During setup time, ÜberCharge build rate is now increased by 3x.
  • Changed attributes:
    • Removed 10% health regeneration on proper resist.
    • Increased ÜberCharge rate from +50% to +67%.
    • Reduced overhealed ÜberCharge build rate penalty to 33% from 66%. As this penalty is applied after the base increase, healing an overhealed patient is now 33% more effective.

July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)

  • All Mediguns allow the Medic to match the speed of their heal target.
    • Previously only available on the Quick-Fix.
  • A dropped Mediguns's stored ÜberCharge begins to decay over time after coming to rest.

September 12, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed Medics getting the Demoman's charging speed when using Mediguns other than the Quick-Fix.

July 7, 2022 Patch

  • Fixed Übercharge charge rate and duration upgrade not working for the Vaccinator

July 18, 2024 Patch #1 (Summer 2024 Update)

  • Fixed Vaccinator heal sound continuing to play after Medic's death.

Unused content

  • There are three different styles of beam intended for this weapon, one for each type of resistance. Instead, the weapon shares the same healing beam with the Kritzkrieg and Quick-Fix.
  • The Two Cities Update added new skins and particles for the Vaccinator shield. As their names suggest they are exclusive to the Mann vs. Machine game mode, solely on robots. These skins represent each buff resistance type and each one has their own color. The Bullet Resistance (mvm_vaccinator_shield_bullets) has a blue color, the Explosive Resistance (mvm_vaccinator_shield_explosives) has a green color and the Fire Resistance (mvm_vaccinator_shield_fire) has an orange color.
    • Vaccinator Medic robots exist in the code, but are not used in any official Mann vs. Machine missions, and even have a unique weapon named The Vaccinator MVM. Curiously, this weapon is not in the game's Item schema. Vaccinator Medic robots nullify all damage of their chosen type.

Bugs

  • When balanced to the other team while possessing a ready charge, the Vaccinator continues to glow in the original team's color.
  • Occasionally, the resistance icon remains floating in place.
  • After healing an enemy Spy, the resistance icon might get permanently stuck on the Spy, visible through disguises and cloak and even after dying and respawning.
  • The Medic's back has a gap that shows the inner body when the Vaccinator is being worn. This is due to the Vaccinator's backpack being smaller than the others.
  • A Spy disguised as a Medic with the Vaccinator equipped has the regular Medic backpack.
  • If a player is being given a resistance by the Vaccinator while they are switching teams, the resistance icon from the previous team may still hover above them.

  • A floating Vaccinator resistance shield

  • Resistance icons of both team colors above a Medic

Notes

  • The Vaccinator was announced to have Added slight ÜberCharge build on proper resistances attribute in the December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update). As later confirmed by Valve, this change did not happen in that Patch and the incorrect information was removed from the official release note.[1]

Gallery

  • BLU variant of the weapon.

  • RED first-person view.

  • BLU first-person view.

  • RED backpack.

  • BLU backpack.

  • The unused Bullet Resistance special shield for Mann vs. Machine.

  • The unused Explosive Resistance special shield for Mann vs. Machine.

  • The unused Fire Resistance special shield for Mann vs. Machine.

  • All the RED Vaccinator buff icons.

  • All the BLU Vaccinator buff icons.

  • The RED ÜberCharge bar.

  • The BLU ÜberCharge bar.

  • A Soldier with Bullet Resistance buff.

  • A Soldier with Explosive Resistance buff.

  • A Soldier with Fire Resistance buff.

  • Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Vaccinator.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.teamfortress.tv/36648/vaccinator-bug-response-from-eric-smith

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