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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type               = action taunt
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| type                   = special taunt
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| image             = Shred Alert.png
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| image                   = Taunt Shred Alert.png
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| used-by           = [[Classes|All]]
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| team-colors            = yes
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| contributed-by     = {{Backpack Item Link|76561198089112098|1587647480}}
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| team-colors-class1      = Scout Engineer
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| released           = {{Patch name|2|18|2013}}
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| team-colors-class2      = other
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| availability       = {{avail|promotional|purchase}}
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| team-colors-class1-name = {{Icon class|Scout}}{{class name|Scout}}, {{Icon class|Engineer}}{{class name|Engineer}}
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| trade             = yes
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| used-by                 = {{used by|All classes}}
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| gift               = yes
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| contributed-by         = {{Steamid|76561198089112098}}
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| rename             = no
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| released               = {{Patch name|2|18|2013}}
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| numbered           = yes
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| availability           = {{avail|purchase|promotional-expired}}
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| loadout           = yes
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| trade                   = yes
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   | level            = Level 5 Special Taunt
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| gift                   = yes
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   | item-description = Harness the unholy power of the Dark One (Yngwie Malmsteen) and crush your opponents with blistering riffs, lava-hot licks and emotionally crippling power ballads!
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| marketable              = yes
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| rename                 = yes
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| numbered               = no
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| loadout                 = yes
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   | prefix                = The
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  | item-kind            = {{item kind|Special Taunt}}
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  | item-level            = 5
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   | item-description     = {{item description|Shred Alert}}
 
}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Spy''' forming a rock band|Who will join me?|sound=Spy_highfive14.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Shred Alert''' is an [[action item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. When activated, the user pulls out a black, v-shaped guitar with team-colored decals, and plays a quick [[Media:Shred Alert.wav|metal riff]] accompanied with pyrotechnics and spotlights, finishing off with a lightning strike.
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{{Quotation|'''The Guardian of Metal'''|Now that's a guitar fit for the battlefield|sound=Guardian of Metal Guitar Quote.wav}}
  
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This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who pre-purchased ''[[Brütal Legend]]'' on [[Steam]] before February 26, 2013<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/225260/discussions/0/846945411122720849/#c846945411123038054 Developer's comment on release date]</ref>.
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The '''Shred Alert''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Taunts#Special taunts|special taunt]] for [[Classes|all classes]].
  
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The Shred Alert was later [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=139577631 contributed] to the [[Steam Workshop]], at [[Valve]]'s request.
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When activated through the taunts menu, the character pulls out a v-shaped black guitar with team-colored decals and plays a quick [[Media:Shred Alert.wav|metal riff]]. This act is accompanied with pyrotechnics and spotlights, finishing off with a lightning strike.<!--
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The taunt's duration is approximately 4 seconds.-->
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When taunting as the [[Scout]] and [[Engineer]], the guitar is smaller in size.
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This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who pre-purchased ''[[Brütal Legend]]'' on [[Steam]] before February 26, 2013.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/225260/discussions/0/846945411122720849/#c846945411123038054 Developer's comment on release date]</ref>
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The Shred Alert was later [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=139577631 contributed] to the Steam Workshop, at [[Valve]]'s request.
  
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|2|18|2013}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|2|18|2013}}'''
 
* The Shred Alert was added to the game.
 
* The Shred Alert was added to the game.
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* Fixed players spamming the Shred Alert taunt in spawn rooms by changing their loadout presets.
 
* Fixed players spamming the Shred Alert taunt in spawn rooms by changing their loadout presets.
  
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'''{{Patch name|2|28|2013}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|2|28|2013}} #1'''
 
* Removed the promo restrictions from the Shred Alert.
 
* Removed the promo restrictions from the Shred Alert.
 
* Updated some of the animations for the Shred Alert taunt.
 
* Updated some of the animations for the Shred Alert taunt.
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'''{{Patch name|6|11|2014}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the [[backpack]] icon for the Shred Alert.
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'''{{Patch name|6|23|2014}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Set all [[taunts]] to be [[Gift Wrap|giftable]], [[Name Tag|nameable]], and support [[Crafting|craft numbers]].
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'''{{Patch name|8|11|2022}}'''
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* Updated the description.
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}}
  
 
== Unused content ==
 
== Unused content ==
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* The Shred Alert has an unused [[kill icon]] in the game files, implying it was intended to be a [[Taunts#Special taunts|taunt attack]].
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* The Shred Alert has an unused [[kill icon]] in the game files, implying it was intended to be a [[Taunts#Kill taunts|taunt attack]].
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** The particle name for the Shred Alert is named as "{{code|bl_killtaunt.pcf}}" (Brütal Legend Kill Taunt), as well all of the particle effects found inside the pcf.
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
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*Taunting while using the [[Sandman]] or [[Wrap Assassin]] will cause the ball/bauble to disappear in client view.
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* Taunting while using the [[Sandman]] or [[Wrap Assassin]] causes the ball/bauble to disappear in client view.
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*As with most other taunts, performing the Shred Alert taunt and sliding off a ledge or being knocked into the air will cancel the taunt but not its animation. However, it will also leave the taunt's particle effects at the place the taunt was initially performed.
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* As with most other taunts, performing the Shred Alert and being knocked into the air cancels the taunt, but not its animation. However, it also leaves the taunt's particle effects at the place the taunt was initially performed.
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**This will also occur if the player is killed during the taunt animation.
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** This also occurs if the player is killed during the taunt animation.
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*Taunting as a Demoman while using the [[Ullapool Caber]] will taunt with the Ullapool Caber instead of the guitar.
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* Taunting as a Demoman while using the [[Ullapool Caber]] results in the taunt using the Ullapool Caber instead of the guitar.
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*The guitar may be colored incorrectly when used with certain weapons.
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* The guitar may be colored incorrectly when used with certain weapons.
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* Entering on a teleporter while initiating the Shred Alert when the player is about to be teleported causes the weapon [[Field of View|FOV]] to change. This can be fixed by switching classes or dying.
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* When using this taunt as the [[Spy]], once the taunt is finished the Spy goes back into the "[[civilian]]" pose instead of a weapon pose.
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* The taunt is not audible when previewed in the Loadout Menu.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* The taunt's name is a play on the words "red alert", meaning the highest level of alert in military or civil defense.
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* The item's name is a play on the words "red alert", a term which indicates the highest level of alert in military or civil defense, and [[w:Shred guitar|guitar shredding]], a lead guitar solo playing style.
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* The description refers to [[Wikipedia:Yngwie_Malmsteen|Yngwie Malmsteen]], a Swedish guitarist who has been playing neo-classical style heavy metal music since the 1980's.
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* The description refers to [[w:Yngwie Malmsteen|Yngwie Malmsteen]], a Swedish guitarist who has been playing neo-classical style heavy metal music since the 1980's.
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* The guitar's overall design resembles that of a [[w:Gibson Flying V|Gibson Flying V]].
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* The bump map for this item contains two hidden [[Engineer]] class emblems.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow=3>
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Scout Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Scout]]
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File:Scout Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Scout}}
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File:Soldier Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Soldier]]
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File:Soldier Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Soldier}}
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File:Pyro Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Pyro]]
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File:Pyro Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Pyro}}
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File:Demo Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Demoman]]
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File:Demo Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Demoman}}
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File:Heavy Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Heavy]]
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File:Heavy Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Heavy}}
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File:Engineer Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Engineer]]
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File:Engineer Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Engineer}}
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File:Medic Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Medic]]
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File:Medic Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Medic}}
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File:Sniper Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Sniper]]
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File:Sniper Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Sniper}}
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File:Spy Shred Alert taunt.png| [[Spy]]
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File:Spy Shred Alert taunt.png|{{cl|Spy}}
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File:Killicon shredalert unused.png| Unused kill icon
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File:Steam Brutal Legend Promo.png|Promotional advertisement featured on ''Brütal Legend'' Steam Store page.
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Image:Steam Brutal Legend Promo.png|Promotional advertisement featured on ''Brütal Legend'' Steam Store page.
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File:Shred Alert Bump Map Texture.png|The alpha channel of the Shred Alert bump map, showing the hidden Engineer class emblems.
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File:Killicon shredalert unused.png|Unused kill icon.
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File:Shred Alert old icon.png|The old backpack icon.
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File:Steamworkshop tf2 shred alert thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Shred Alert.
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File:Eddie's Guitar Shred Alert Reference.png|Eddie Riggs' guitar from ''Brütal Legend''.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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== Notes ==
 
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<references />
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* ''[[Brütal Legend]]''
 
* [[Brütal Bouffant]]
 
* [[Brütal Bouffant]]
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* [[Brütal Legend]]
 
  
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{{Promo nav}}
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== References ==
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{{ToolNav}}
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<references/>
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{{Promo Nav}}

Latest revision as of 22:14, 18 May 2024

“
Now that's a guitar fit for the battlefield
Click to listen
— The Guardian of Metal
 ”

The Shred Alert is a community-created promotional special taunt for all classes.

When activated through the taunts menu, the character pulls out a v-shaped black guitar with team-colored decals and plays a quick metal riff. This act is accompanied with pyrotechnics and spotlights, finishing off with a lightning strike.

When taunting as the Scout and Engineer, the guitar is smaller in size.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-purchased Brütal Legend on Steam before February 26, 2013.[1]

The Shred Alert was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.

Demonstration

Update history

February 18, 2013 Patch
  • The Shred Alert was added to the game.

February 22, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed not hearing the sound for the Shred Alert taunt while playing Mann Vs. Machine.
  • Fixed players spamming the Shred Alert taunt in spawn rooms by changing their loadout presets.

February 28, 2013 Patch #1

  • Removed the promo restrictions from the Shred Alert.
  • Updated some of the animations for the Shred Alert taunt.

June 11, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icon for the Shred Alert.

June 23, 2014 Patch

August 11, 2022 Patch

  • Updated the description.

Unused content

  • The Shred Alert has an unused kill icon in the game files, implying it was intended to be a taunt attack.
    • The particle name for the Shred Alert is named as "bl_killtaunt.pcf" (Brütal Legend Kill Taunt), as well all of the particle effects found inside the pcf.

Bugs

  • Taunting while using the Sandman or Wrap Assassin causes the ball/bauble to disappear in client view.
  • As with most other taunts, performing the Shred Alert and being knocked into the air cancels the taunt, but not its animation. However, it also leaves the taunt's particle effects at the place the taunt was initially performed.
    • This also occurs if the player is killed during the taunt animation.
  • Taunting as a Demoman while using the Ullapool Caber results in the taunt using the Ullapool Caber instead of the guitar.
  • The guitar may be colored incorrectly when used with certain weapons.
  • Entering on a teleporter while initiating the Shred Alert when the player is about to be teleported causes the weapon FOV to change. This can be fixed by switching classes or dying.
  • When using this taunt as the Spy, once the taunt is finished the Spy goes back into the "civilian" pose instead of a weapon pose.
  • The taunt is not audible when previewed in the Loadout Menu.

Trivia

  • The item's name is a play on the words "red alert", a term which indicates the highest level of alert in military or civil defense, and guitar shredding, a lead guitar solo playing style.
  • The description refers to Yngwie Malmsteen, a Swedish guitarist who has been playing neo-classical style heavy metal music since the 1980's.
  • The bump map for this item contains two hidden Engineer class emblems.

Gallery

  • Spy

  • Promotional advertisement featured on Brütal Legend Steam Store page.

  • The alpha channel of the Shred Alert bump map, showing the hidden Engineer class emblems.

  • Unused kill icon.

  • The old backpack icon.

  • Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Shred Alert.

  • Eddie Riggs' guitar from Brütal Legend.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Developer's comment on release date
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