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{{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|Say you have two things: a perfectly good hand, and a brilliant inventor for a grandfather. One day you stumble across a blueprint for an amazing-as-hell robot hand meant to replace an arm-stump. Wait, you have three things: the hand, the grandfather, and a saw.}} | {{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|Say you have two things: a perfectly good hand, and a brilliant inventor for a grandfather. One day you stumble across a blueprint for an amazing-as-hell robot hand meant to replace an arm-stump. Wait, you have three things: the hand, the grandfather, and a saw.}} | ||
| − | The <span class="plainlinks">'''[ | + | The <span class="plainlinks">'''[https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ Engineer Update]'''</span> was a [[Patches#MU|major content update]] focusing on the [[Engineer]]. The update was announced on July 5, 2010, and was released in the {{Patch name|7|8|2010}}. |
| − | Rather than announcing new content for the update regularly, new content was announced every time 25 [[Golden Wrench]]es were found.<ref name="updaterate"> | + | Rather than announcing new content for the update regularly, new content was announced every time 25 [[Golden Wrench]]es were found.<ref name="updaterate">https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4026</ref> With 100 Wrenches to be found in total, there were 4 announcements prior to the final release of the update. |
== Background == | == Background == | ||
=== Golden Wrench === | === Golden Wrench === | ||
| − | [[ | + | {{Main|Golden Wrench}} |
| − | The ''' | + | [[File:Golden Wrench IMG.png|100px|right|{{item name|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 into solid golden statues. | ||
| − | The Golden Wrench is allegedly made of [[Australium]]. It could only be obtained through [[Crafting]], having a very small chance to appear as the result of any crafting attempt | + | The Golden Wrench is allegedly made of [[Australium]]. It could only be obtained through [[Crafting]], having a very small chance to appear as the result of any crafting attempt, with only 100 being randomly awarded. Although the Golden Wrench has been in the [[item schema]] since July 1, 2010, they did not start dropping until July 4, 2010. The last Golden Wrench was found on July 8, 2010, and it is no longer obtainable. A listing of everyone who found a Golden Wrench can be found [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/wrenchlog/ here]. |
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== Announcements == | == Announcements == | ||
| − | The Engineer Update page officially begun on July 5, 2010, as announced on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] post "[ | + | The Engineer Update page officially begun on July 5, 2010, as announced on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] post "[https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4026 Engineer Update: Day One]". The update was released on July 8. |
*'''Day 1''': The Golden Wrenches and the [[Frontier Justice]] were announced. | *'''Day 1''': The Golden Wrenches and the [[Frontier Justice]] were announced. | ||
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== Additions == | == Additions == | ||
| + | === Maps === | ||
| + | {{main|List of maps}} | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | ||
| + | ! class="header" style="background:#FAD60A;" | {{common string|Name}} | ||
| + | ! class="header" style="background:#FAD60A;" | {{common string|Picture}} | ||
| + | ! class="header" style="background:#FAD60A;" | {{common string|Game mode}} | ||
| + | ! class="header" style="background:#FAD60A;" | {{common string|File name}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | '''{{map link|Coldfront}}''' | ||
| + | | width="220px" | [[File:Coldfront5.png|220px|link=Coldfront{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | width="110px" | '''[[Control Point (game mode){{if lang}}|{{common string|Control Point}}]]'''<br>[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=Control Point (game mode){{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | {{code|cp_coldfront}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | '''{{map link|Hightower}}''' | ||
| + | | [[File:Hightower.png|220px|link=Hightower{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | '''[[Payload Race{{if lang}}|{{common string|Payload Race}}]]'''<br>[[File:RED Bombcart.png|30px|link=Payload Race{{if lang}}]][[File:BLU Bombcart.png|30px|link=Payload Race{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | {{code|plr_hightower}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | '''{{map link|Thunder Mountain}}''' | ||
| + | | [[File:PL Thunder Mountain.png|220px|link=Thunder Mountain{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | '''[[Payload{{if lang}}|{{common string|Payload}}]]'''<br>[[File:BLU Bombcart.png|50px|link=Payload{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | {{code|pl_thundermountain}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | '''{{map link|Upward}}''' | ||
| + | | [[File:Engineer Update Upward.png|220px|link=Upward{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | '''[[Payload{{if lang}}|{{common string|Payload}}]]'''<br>[[File:BLU Bombcart.png|50px|link=Payload{{if lang}}]] | ||
| + | | {{code|pl_upward}} | ||
| + | |} | ||
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=== Weapons === | === Weapons === | ||
{{main|Weapons}} | {{main|Weapons}} | ||
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | ||
| width="60px" style="background:#FAD60A;" rowspan=5 | '''{{Class link|engineer|br=yes|color=black}}''' | | width="60px" style="background:#FAD60A;" rowspan=5 | '''{{Class link|engineer|br=yes|color=black}}''' | ||
| − | | | + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | {{Icon item|Frontier Justice|75px}} |
| width="125px" | '''{{item link|Frontier Justice}}''' | | width="125px" | '''{{item link|Frontier Justice}}''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | {{Icon item|Wrangler|75px}} |
| '''{{item link|Wrangler}}''' | | '''{{item link|Wrangler}}''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | {{Icon item|Southern Hospitality|75px}} |
| '''{{item link|Southern Hospitality}}''' | | '''{{item link|Southern Hospitality}}''' | ||
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| − | | | + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | {{Icon item|Gunslinger|75px}} |
| '''{{item link|Gunslinger}}''' | | '''{{item link|Gunslinger}}''' | ||
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| − | | | + | | style="background:#F2E079;" | {{Icon item|Golden Wrench|75px}} |
| '''{{item link|Golden Wrench}}'''<sup>†</sup> | | '''{{item link|Golden Wrench}}'''<sup>†</sup> | ||
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| − | | height="30px" style="background:#FAD60A;" | '''Notes''' | + | | height="30px" style="background:#FAD60A;" | '''{{common string|Notes}}''' |
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== Pre-announcement references == | == Pre-announcement references == | ||
While officially announced on July 5, 2010, numerous references had been made by Valve prior to the release. | While officially announced on July 5, 2010, numerous references had been made by Valve prior to the release. | ||
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=== Repair Node (scrapped) === | === Repair Node (scrapped) === | ||
| − | [[ | + | {{Main|Repair Node}} |
| − | On March 2, 2010, Valve published a post on the [[TF2 Official Blog]], [ | + | [[File:Repnode.png|100px|right|{{item name|Repair Node}}]] |
| + | On March 2, 2010, Valve published a post on the [[TF2 Official Blog]], [https://www.teamfortress.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. | ||
The Repair Node reappeared in the video which accompanied the 119th update. | The Repair Node reappeared in the video which accompanied the 119th update. | ||
| − | A blueprint of the | + | A blueprint of the Repair Node appears on the [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/v00.php Engineer Update site], with the text "...R WORK" visibly written over it, and then a different view of the same blueprint, on the hidden [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/radigan/ Radigan] page, saying "..LL NEVER W...". It seems likely the full text reads "WILL NEVER WORK" or "IT'LL NEVER WORK". |
<div style="clear:both;"></div> | <div style="clear:both;"></div> | ||
=== 119th Update === | === 119th Update === | ||
{{youtube|dl1_7TBbzj0}} | {{youtube|dl1_7TBbzj0}} | ||
| − | On May 5, 2010, as part of the [ | + | On May 5, 2010, as part of the [https://www.teamfortress.com/119/ 119th update], Valve released [https://www.teamfortress.com/119/comingsoon.html a 26-second teaser] for the Engineer update. [[Engineer Update (teaser)|The teaser]] contains many things that may be hinting about the Engineer's unlockable weapons. |
(Info: This video has been re-uploaded by Valve due to them wanting to have all videos in one place.) | (Info: This video has been re-uploaded by Valve due to them wanting to have all videos in one place.) | ||
<br clear="all"> | <br clear="all"> | ||
| − | === Instant | + | === [[Instant Teleport]] (scrapped) === |
| − | In an [ | + | In an [https://www.kritzkast.com/robinwalker interview], Robin Walker discussed a cut and unnamed Engineer building, referred to by the community as the '''Instant Teleport''', that would immediately teleport the Engineer back to his teleporter exit. |
=== Mac Update === | === Mac Update === | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Frontier Justice Mac Reveal.jpg|150px|right|thumb|The Engineer, holding the [[Frontier Justice]]]] |
{{youtube|wX7ZUEpkA00}} | {{youtube|wX7ZUEpkA00}} | ||
On June 11, 2010, Valve released the [[Mac Update]], accompanied by a video showing the Engineer holding the [[Frontier Justice]] in the [[Mac update trailer|video]], which had not yet been announced at the time. | On June 11, 2010, Valve released the [[Mac Update]], accompanied by a video showing the Engineer holding the [[Frontier Justice]] in the [[Mac update trailer|video]], which had not yet been announced at the time. | ||
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=== Screenshot from Robin Walker === | === Screenshot from Robin Walker === | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Engineer Update Teaser New Map.jpg|150px|right|thumb|{{map link|Upward}}]] |
| − | On June 27, 2010, | + | On June 27, 2010, Valve sent an in-game screenshot to the Apocalypse 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." |
This picture teased what could be a new map, later revealed to be [[Upward]]. It also shows the Engineer with his toolcase on his shoulder, teasing the building-moving mechanic. | This picture teased what could be a new map, later revealed to be [[Upward]]. It also shows the Engineer with his toolcase on his shoulder, teasing the building-moving mechanic. | ||
=== Golden Wrench === | === Golden Wrench === | ||
| − | On July 1, 2010, Valve released [[July 1, 2010 Patch|a patch]] adding a new melee weapon for the Engineer: the | + | On July 1, 2010, Valve released [[July 1, 2010 Patch|a patch]] adding a new melee weapon for the Engineer: the Golden Wrench. |
=== Loose Canon === | === Loose Canon === | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | * On July 5, 2010, moments before the Update's official announcement, [ | + | * On July 5, 2010, moments before the Update's official announcement, [https://steamcommunity.com/id/sza/ Shawn] posted an announcement to the official Team Fortress 2 Steam group entitled "link" which consisted of random text linking to the official [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ Engineer Update page]. |
* During the Engineer Update, the "Smelt Reclaimed Metal" and "Smelt Refined Metal" [[Crafting|blueprints]] were disabled to prevent players from smelting and unsmelting metal rapidly in an attempt to find a Golden Wrench. | * During the Engineer Update, the "Smelt Reclaimed Metal" and "Smelt Refined Metal" [[Crafting|blueprints]] were disabled to prevent players from smelting and unsmelting metal rapidly in an attempt to find a Golden Wrench. | ||
** They were not re-enabled until the release of the [[Mann-Conomy Update]], nearly three months after the final Wrench was crafted. | ** They were not re-enabled until the release of the [[Mann-Conomy Update]], nearly three months after the final Wrench was crafted. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ Engineer Update page] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/achievements Engineer achievements] |
=== Hidden links === | === Hidden links === | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/radigan Radigan Conagher holding the Frontier Justice] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/wrangdigan/ Radigan Conagher holding the Wrangler] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/handyman/ Radigan Conagher with the Gunslinger] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/evolutionaryman/ Radigan Conagher holding the Southern Hospitality] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/engineer_photos/ The Engineer moving a Sentry] |
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| + | {{Engineer Update Nav}} | ||
| + | {{Major Updates Nav}} | ||
| + | {{Engineer Nav}} | ||
[[Category:Major updates]] | [[Category:Major updates]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 28 October 2024
This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see July 8, 2010 Patch.
| “ | Say you have two things: a perfectly good hand, and a brilliant inventor for a grandfather. One day you stumble across a blueprint for an amazing-as-hell robot hand meant to replace an arm-stump. Wait, you have three things: the hand, the grandfather, and a saw.
— TF2 Official Blog
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” |
The Engineer Update was a major content update focusing on the Engineer. The update was announced on July 5, 2010, and was released in the July 8, 2010 Patch.
Rather than announcing new content for the update regularly, new content was announced every time 25 Golden Wrenches were found.[1] With 100 Wrenches to be found in total, there were 4 announcements prior to the final release of the update.
Contents
Background
Golden Wrench
Main article: 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 into solid golden statues.
The Golden Wrench is allegedly made of Australium. It could only be obtained through Crafting, having a very small chance to appear as the result of any crafting attempt, with only 100 being randomly awarded. Although the Golden Wrench has been in the item schema since July 1, 2010, they did not start dropping until July 4, 2010. The last Golden Wrench was found on July 8, 2010, and it is no longer obtainable. A listing of everyone who found a Golden Wrench can be found here.
Announcements
The Engineer Update page officially begun on July 5, 2010, as announced on the TF2 Official Blog post "Engineer Update: Day One". The update was released on July 8.
- Day 1: The Golden Wrenches and the Frontier Justice were announced.
- Day 2: The Wrangler and the map Upward were announced. The Engineer achievements were also later added to the Update page.
- Day 3: The map Hightower was announced. The Southern Hospitality was mentioned, but with no details. Also, the Gunslinger and the ability to move buildings were both teased through hidden pages.
- Day 4: The Gunslinger and the map Thunder Mountain were announced.
The community-made map Coldfront was also added in the patch, but not mentioned by Valve.
Additions
Maps
Main article: List of maps
| Name | Picture | Game mode | File name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldfront | 
|
Control Point
|
cp_coldfront
|
| Hightower | 
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Payload Race 
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plr_hightower
|
| Thunder Mountain | 
|
Payload
|
pl_thundermountain
|
| Upward | 
|
Payload
|
pl_upward
|
Weapons
Main article: Weapons
|
Frontier Justice | |
|
Wrangler | |
|
Southern Hospitality | |
|
Gunslinger | |
|
Golden Wrench† | |
| Notes | †Actually added in the July 1, 2010 Patch. | |
Pre-announcement references
While officially announced on July 5, 2010, numerous references had been made by Valve prior to the release.
Repair Node (scrapped)
Main article: 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.
The Repair Node reappeared in the video which accompanied the 119th update.
A blueprint of the Repair Node appears on the Engineer Update site, with the text "...R WORK" visibly written over it, and then a different view of the same blueprint, on the hidden Radigan page, saying "..LL NEVER W...". It seems likely the full text reads "WILL NEVER WORK" or "IT'LL NEVER WORK".
119th Update
On May 5, 2010, as part of the 119th update, Valve released a 26-second teaser for the Engineer update. The teaser contains many things that may be hinting about the Engineer's unlockable weapons.
(Info: This video has been re-uploaded by Valve due to them wanting to have all videos in one place.)
Instant Teleport (scrapped)
In an interview, Robin Walker discussed a cut and unnamed Engineer building, referred to by the community as the Instant Teleport, that would immediately teleport the Engineer back to his teleporter exit.
Mac Update
The Engineer, holding the Frontier Justice
On June 11, 2010, Valve released the Mac Update, accompanied by a video showing the Engineer holding the Frontier Justice in the video, which had not yet been announced at the time.
Screenshot from Robin Walker
On June 27, 2010, Valve sent an in-game screenshot to the Apocalypse 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."
This picture teased what could be a new map, later revealed to be Upward. It also shows the Engineer with his toolcase on his shoulder, teasing the building-moving mechanic.
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" which consisted of random text linking to the official Engineer Update page.
- During the Engineer Update, the "Smelt Reclaimed Metal" and "Smelt Refined Metal" blueprints were disabled to prevent players from smelting and unsmelting metal rapidly in an attempt to find a Golden Wrench.
- They were not re-enabled until the release of the Mann-Conomy Update, nearly three months after the final Wrench was crafted.
- The banner of the update page altered to indicate the update's progression.
- Along with a gauge representing the number of Golden Wrenches found, a lightbulb would be lit for every milestone. On release day, all lightbulbs were lit.
- In Day One of the Engineer Update, several yellowed photos from Radigan Conagher's files referencing the Storyline of Team Fortress 2 can be seen, such as a huge Australium nugget, several newspapers, the 1850s mercenaries, Radigan Conagher testing the old TFC Wrench, the assembled TFC Mercenaries, an 1850s Sentry Gun and Payload Cart, electron shell model of gold/Australium, boxing Kangaroos, several ideas to save Abraham Lincoln if he had not died, The Map of Mann's Land, a crossed out picture of the Repair Node, several photos showing Top Hats and at the bottom, a picture showing the TFC Engineer and the young Engineer trying on his very first pair of goggles, as well as a newspaper from the WAR! Update.
- A sketch of a Robo-Scout from the Mann vs. Machine game mode can be seen in the initial update page, based off the Vitruvian Man as drawn by Leonardo da Vinci.
Update Gallery
Day 1. Initial update page
Day 2. The Frontier Justice was announced
Day 3. The Wrangler, Upward, and Engineer achievements were announced
Day 4. Hightower and the Southern Hospitality were announced
Day 5. Thunder Mountain and the Gunslinger were announced
Hidden Pages
Radigan Conagher with Frontier Justice hidden image
Radigan Conagher with Wrangler hidden image
Radigan Conagher with Gunslinger hidden image
Radigan Conagher with Southern Hospitality hidden image
Engineer moving a building hidden image
References
External links
Hidden links
- Radigan Conagher holding the Frontier Justice
- Radigan Conagher holding the Wrangler
- Radigan Conagher with the Gunslinger
- Radigan Conagher holding the Southern Hospitality
- The Engineer moving a Sentry
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