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{{Weapon infobox
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{{Hatnote|This article is about the Engineer's promotional melee weapon. It is not to be confused with the [[Australium weapons#Engineer weapons|Australium Wrench]].}}
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| used-by = [[Engineer]]
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{{Item infobox
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| weapon-image=Golden Wrench IMG.png
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| type              = weapon
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| weapon-slot = [[Melee]]
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| image             = Golden Wrench IMG.png
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| level-and-type = Level 25 Wrench
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| used-by            = {{used by|Engineer}}
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| ammo-loaded = N/A
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| slot               = melee
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| ammo-carried = N/A
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| released          = {{Patch name|7|1|2010}}
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| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| availability      = {{avail|distributed-expired}}
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| backpack-image = Golden Wrench
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| trade              = no
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| positive-attributes = Imbued with an ancient power
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| gift              = no
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| availability = Limited, no longer obtainable
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| numbered          = no
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| ammo-loaded       = {{common string|N/A}}
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| ammo-carried       = {{common string|N/A}}
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| loadout            = yes
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Wrench}}
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  | item-level      = 25
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  | limited          = yes
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  | item-description = {{attribute|WrenchNumber|[#]}}
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  | item-flags      = {{attribute|CannotTrade}}
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  | att-1-positive  = {{attribute|TurnToGold}}
 
}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|That there is a gold-plated kill!|sound=Engineer_goldenwrenchkill01.wav
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|That there is a gold-plated kill!|sound=Engineer goldenwrenchkill01.wav}}
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The '''Golden Wrench''' is a distributed [[Weapons#engiemelee|melee weapon]] for the {{cl|Engineer}}. It is similar to a regular [[Wrench]], but the majority of it is made out of [[Australium]].<ref>[https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4151 TF2 Official Blog - Golden Wrench Destruction for Charity]</ref>
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This weapon functions identically to the [[Wrench]] but with an added cosmetic function: any enemies killed with it produce motionless statues of pure Australium instead of the normal [[ragdoll]]s. Any [[jiggle bones]] on enemy ragdolls are also frozen by this effect. In addition, a special [[Media:saxxy_impact_gen_06.wav|sound effect]] unique to this weapon, the [[Saxxy]], and the [[Golden Frying Pan]] is played upon killing any enemy.
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Upon killing an enemy, [[Engineer responses#Kill-related responses|unique voice lines]] play.
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This weapon was a promotional feature of the [[Engineer Update]]. Players were informed that every time a player [[Crafting|crafted]] an item, there was a chance of a Golden Wrench dropping. Only 100 Golden Wrenches were available to drop. After each 25 Golden Wrench milestone, a new section of the Engineer Update was released. The smelting of reclaimed metal and refined metal was suspended during this time to prevent [[Exploits|exploiting]] the crafting system to increase the chances of getting a Golden Wrench. The Golden Wrench drops were on a timer, spaced out in such a way that every time zone had an equal chance of crafting one. The first person to craft something after one of these designated drop times was guaranteed to craft a Golden Wrench.
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== Damage and function times ==
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{{Damage table
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| identical            = {{item link|Wrench}}
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| damagetype            = {{common string|Melee}}
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| rangetype            = {{common string|Melee}}
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| damage                = yes
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|  base                = 65
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|  crit                = 195
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|  minicrit            = 88
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|  damage repaired      = 102
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|  upgrade amount      = 25
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|  metal cost repairing = 1 + damage / 3
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|  metal cost reloading = 1 / bullet<br/>2 / rocket salvo
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| function times        = yes
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|  attack interval      = 0.8 s
 
}}
 
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The '''Golden Wrench''' is an exclusive [[Wrench]] replacement for the Engineer . It has a different skin and kill icon than the regular [[Wrench]], and enemies killed by it turn into motionless golden statues instead of normal ragdolls. In all other ways, it is identical to the standard Wrench.
 
  
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The weapon used to be acquired through normal crafting processes, with a chance of the Golden Wrench dropping as well as the normal result. It can no longer be found or crafted.
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
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Only 100 Golden Wrenches were available. The players who receive a Golden Wrench are listed in the [http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/wrenchlog/ Official Wrench Log] which can be accessed by clicking the To Wrench Log button on [http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ The Engineer Update] page. All 100 have now been found.
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== Related achievements ==
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=== {{class link|Soldier}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|Engineer to Eternity}}
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}}
  
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==Damage==
 
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* Point Blank: 65 (59 to 72 damage)
 
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* Mini-Crit: 88
 
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* [[Critical Hit]]: 195
 
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* Damage Repaired per Hit: 105
 
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* Upgrade Amount per Hit: 25 (Corresponding loss in [[metal]])
 
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* Metal Cost per Repairing Stroke: 1 + Damage / 5
 
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* Metal Cost for reloading ammo: 1 per bullet, 2 per rocket salvo
 
  
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Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.
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=== {{class link|Engineer}} ===
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{{Wrench related achievements}}
  
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==Function times==
 
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* Attack Interval: 0.8
 
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All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
 
  
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==Discovery==
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=== {{class link|Medic}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Medic|Midwife Crisis}}
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}}
  
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The material file containing the kill notification icon also contains an [[Media:Coded Letter.png|encrypted message]] saying,
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|7|1|2010}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Golden Wrench was added to the game.
  
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}''' ({{update link|Engineer Update}})
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* {{Undocumented}} The Golden Wrench could no longer be randomly found via [[crafting]].
  
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This text can be [http://www.myersdaily.org/joseph/javascript/alphac.html decrypted] with the key "saxtonhale", revealing the message,
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* The unique number for each Golden Wrench is fixed; previously it did not show correctly.
  
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{{Blockquote|"Clearly here is more space than needed. I wonder what else was here?"}}
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'''{{Patch name|10|8|2010}}'''
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* The Golden Wrench is now nameable using a [[Name Tag]].
  
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Such a message implies that the Golden Wrench was intended to be discovered within the game files. The message is likely referring to the large 512 × 1024 image that only contained the Golden Wrench's kill icon, the message and link to the decrypter.
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'''{{Patch name|2|3|2011}}'''
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* Engineers who hit teammate [[Sentry Gun]]s with their Golden Wrench now get kill assists from that Sentry Gun.
  
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On the night of July 4th, 2010, sixteen accounted for players received the Golden Wrench after a drop was triggered by Robin.  
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'''{{Patch name|2|14|2011}}'''
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* Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).
  
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On July 5th, 2010, it was [http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/wrenchlog/ revealed] that there is a possible limit of 100 wrenches to be dropped over the next few days. According to the page, it can be inferred that it was only found by random chance when anything is crafted (although it was later revealed by Drunken F00l that the wrenches drop at set times, not randomly). When a player received a Golden Wrench all TF2 clients received a broadcast message, the count on [http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/ The Engineer Update] page was updated, and the player's name appeared in the
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'''{{Patch name|6|8|2011}}'''
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[http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/wrenchlog/ Official Wrench Log].  
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* {{undocumented}} Added a new hit sound effect to the Golden Wrench.  
  
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When another Golden Wrench was found by a member of the Community, a message appeared to all clients stating the player's name and which number Wrench it was, accompianied by a statement of [[Media:Announcer success.wav|"Success!"]] by the Announcer.  When a Golden Wrench is destroyed, a similiar message appears alerting all clients to the fact that it has been destroyed, and the Announcer's [[Media:Announcer failure.wav|"Failure!"]] statement is played.
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'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}}''' ({{update link|Manniversary Update & Sale}})
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* Added a previously unused kill line for the Golden Wrench.
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* Fixed gold ragdolls playing custom death animations when they should be locked in a pose.
  
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==Enable in-game==
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'''{{Patch name|9|17|2014}}'''
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If you wish to enable the Golden Wrench on a local server, [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/897064/items_game.txt download this file] and place it in ''tf/scripts/items''. This replaces the [[Flare Gun]]. Alternatively, you may use [http://www.mediafire.com/?nkb5rjztzw2 this file] to replace [[Natascha]]. Bear in mind, this will '''ONLY''' work on your local server or servers that are modified in the same fashion.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7RPRa3j7Mk</ref>
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* Added the Limited attribute to the Golden Wrench.
  
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An alternative method, is for server owners running a copy of Sourcemod. You can assign the "turn to gold" attribute to the normal Wrench, using the [http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=115100 TF2items] plugin.
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'''{{Patch name|1|22|2016}}'''
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* Fixed the [[vdc:Material|material]] for the Golden Wrench.
  
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However, this attribute only works for the Wrench. When assigned to any other weapon, the attribute shows, but does not take any effect.
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'''{{Patch name|4|12|2018}}'''
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* Fixed the Golden Wrench not having an offset when using minimized viewmodels.
  
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== Controversy ==
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'''{{Patch name|9|16|2021}}'''
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*The Golden Wrench no. 27 holder, [http://steamcommunity.com/id/grantz/ Grantz], was hacked and had his Golden Wrech deleted maliciously. He has since had his Golden Wrench reawarded by Valve.
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* Updated Golden Wrench, [[Saxxy]], and [[Golden Frying Pan]] kills to use the Australium background for death notices.
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*On July 7, 3 players received VAC bans and had their Golden Wrenches removed: Drunken F00l, ChrisFPS [SuRƒ] and Rukes.com{EMC}.
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**Drunken F00l had said he received his VAC ban for using a third-party script to automate recrafting metal before its removal and for knowing the wrench drop times leaked by a Valve employee.  It should be noted that he got the item manually.  Drunken F00l and others used the information to their advantage to get the Golden Wrenches.
 
  
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== Charity Event ==
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== Bugs ==
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Steam user '''WiNG''' agreed with Robin Walker that '''Golden Wrench #31''' could be destroyed in order to raise money for the '''Child's Play''' charity. The event has been dubbed the "Golden Charity" and is currently ongoing until the 23rd August when donations will stop. The 31st Golden Wrench will then be deleted on August 31st 2010 to celebrate all the donations. WiNG will be inviting 20 select Team Fortress 2 players to join him in a server to witness the deletion of the Wrench directly, while a global announcement will span all Team Fortress 2 servers. The Golden Charity event has been dubbed as a strong moment in Team Fortress 2's history, as it promises to raise a large amount of money for the Child's Play charity in return for the deletion of a simple virtual item. If you would like to learn more or donate to the charity, please visit this link: http://www.toptiertactics.com/golden-charity/
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* If a {{cl|Spy}}'s [[Dead Ringer]] is triggered by the Golden Wrench, the Spy sees his own death message in the kill feed.
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* The Golden Wrench does not glow when [[Critical hits#Crit boost|Crit boosted]] in world view.
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==Trivia==
 
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* The Golden Wrench uses a kill icon that isn't one of the two normal kill icon colors.
 
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* Even though enemies killed with the Golden Wrench turn into golden statues, they can still move their facial muscles and cry upon dying. (This is true for normal rag-dolls as well). The sound they make when they hit the ground still sounds like flesh, despite being made of metal.
 
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* The Golden Wrench is a possible reference to [[wikipedia:Midas|King Midas]], who gained the ability, or curse, to transform whatever he touched into solid gold. The Engineer can even state that he's got the Midas Touch when he kills someone with the Golden Wrench.
 
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*The Golden Wrench might be plated with [[Australium]], a "transformative" metal mentioned in the comic "Loose Canon" <ref>http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/09.html</ref>
 
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** A possible clue to this is that prolonged exposure to Australium leads to a love of physical violence. (as shown by the progressive hidden pictures of Radigan Conagher in the Engineer update).
 
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** In the comic Loose Canon, the mysterious woman mentioned to Radigan Conagher that she had managed to collect [[Media:Engineercomic09.jpg|100 pounds of Australium]]. This value may correspond to the 100 available Golden Wrenches.
 
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* The Golden Wrench does not turn enemy Hats and Misc. items into gold.
 
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* The Golden Wrench freezes jiggle bones.
 
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* The "turn to gold" attribute is hard coded to the Golden Wrench - meaning if it is added to another weapon using a server plugin, it will not cause killed enemies to turn to gold.
 
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* It was once possible to [[craft]] the Golden Wrench using the 'Fabricate Class Weapons' blueprint.  However it was impossible to create an Engineer token so nobody was able to do so. Valve then ''fixed'' the Wrench so that it could not be crafted altogether.
 
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* Valve disabled the ability to smelt metal back into scrap during this time. This was likely to stop metal craft spamming.
 
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* The [[Sniper]]'s gold statue has a higher chance of remaining upright compared to the other classes, due to their disproportionate models.
 
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* If a [[Spy]] is killed by the Golden Wrench while he is holding the [[Dead Ringer]], he will see his own death message even though he normally would not.
 
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* Users on the Steam forums suggested that the drop limit should be reset early so that everyone gets a fair shot at a Golden Wrench.<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1341999</ref> In the [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4034&p= July 6th, 2010 blog post] it is stated that they increased the drop limit for the week.
 
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*The average time between Golden Wrench drops was precisely 01h:00m:17s, exceedingly close to one per hour. This is probably due to the fact that there needed to be 25 wrenches handed out per 24-hour day.
 
  
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==Gallery==
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== Trivia ==
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<!--
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Do not add that the Spy statue is a game reference to the Spycrab taunt or fad.
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The spy statue in the Gallery is just a reference the Wiki editor made. 
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Spies generally do not fall into this stance when killed by the wrench.
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-->
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* The Golden Wrench was originally indicated in the material file with an [[Media:Coded Letter.png|encrypted message]] that could be [https://www.myersdaily.org/joseph/javascript/alphac.html translated].
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* Any time someone received a Golden Wrench, a message was broadcast to all players connected to servers at that moment, followed by the [[Announcer]] saying "Success". Likewise, a message is displayed to all players when any Golden Wrench owner deletes that item, followed by the Announcer saying "Failure". This continues in effect even after the Engineer Update.
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** Upon being found, the message read: "'''[Player] has found Golden Wrench no. [#]!'''"<!--TF_HUD_Event_GoldenWrench_C-->
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** Upon deletion, the message reads: "'''[Player] has destroyed Golden Wrench no. [#]!'''"<!--TF_HUD_Event_GoldenWrench_D-->
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* 14 Golden Wrenches were deleted as part of the [[Golden Charity]] event in support of [https://www.childsplaycharity.org/ Child's Play] on August 31, 2010.
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* Erik Johnson said in a [https://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/11/interview-valve-on-why-theyd-make-the-half-life-movie/ PC Gamer interview]: ''"That would have been awesome, if the whole TF2 community had the chance to find the broken pieces of the Golden Wrench and restore them. That whole event is going to carry forward in some way."''
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* Player {{Steamid|76561197965355603|Vulcnor}}, upon winning a charity auction for Child's Play, received Golden Wrench No. 101 along with one of every other game item.
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== Gallery ==
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{{Tabs
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| noalign = 1
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| width = 90%
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| title = {{common string|Gallery}}
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| orientation = horizontal
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| icon1 = First-person views
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| icon2 = Statues
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| icon3 = Other
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| content1 = <nowiki></nowiki>
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Golden Wrench 1st person cropped.png|1st person view.
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File:Golden Wrench 1st person.png|First-person view.
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File:Golden Wrench 1st person.png|Full 1st person view.
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File:Golden Wrench 1st person HDR.png|First-person view with HDR effects enabled.
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Image:Golden Wrench screenshot 1.png|First-person
 
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Image:Golden Wrench screenshot 2.png|Third-person
 
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Image:Gold Pyro.png|Pyro statue
 
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Image:Gold Demoman.png|Demoman statue
 
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Image:Gold Engineer.png|Engineer statue
 
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Image:Gold Heavy.png|Heavy statue
 
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Image:Gold Medic.png|Medic statue
 
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Image:Gold Scout.png|Scout statue
 
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Image:Gold Soldier.png|Soldier statue
 
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Image:Gold Sniper.png|Sniper statue
 
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Image:Gold Spy.png|Spy statue
 
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Image:Firstwrench.png|The message broadcast when a player crafts a Golden Wrench
 
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Image:DestroyWrench.png| The message broadcast when a player deletes a Golden Wrench
 
 
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==Video==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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{{youtube tn|o8CGJXRMlmA}}
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File:Gold Scout.png|[[Scout]] statue.
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File:Gold Soldier.png|[[Soldier]] statue.
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File:Gold Pyro.png|[[Pyro]] statue.
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File:Gold Demoman.png|[[Demoman]] statue.
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File:Gold Heavy.png|[[Heavy]] statue.
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File:Gold Engineer.png|[[Engineer]] statue.
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File:Gold Medic.png|[[Medic]] statue.
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File:Gold Sniper.png|[[Sniper]] statue.
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File:Gold Spy.png|[[Spy]] statue.
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</gallery>
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| content3 = <nowiki></nowiki>
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<gallery>
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File:Firstwrench.png|The message broadcast when a player finds a Golden Wrench.
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File:DestroyWrench.png|The message broadcast when a player deletes a Golden Wrench.
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</gallery>
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}}
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
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==See also==
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== See also ==
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*[[Engineer Update]]
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* [[Basic Engineer strategy#Wrench + reskins|Golden Wrench strategy]]
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*[[Australium]]
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* [[List of Golden Wrench owners]]
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* [[Golden Frying Pan]]
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* [[Saxxy]]
  
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{{Engineer Update Nav}}
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 3 September 2024

This article is about the Engineer's promotional melee weapon. It is not to be confused with the Australium Wrench.
“
That there is a gold-plated kill!
Click to listen
— The Engineer
 ”

The Golden Wrench is a distributed melee weapon for the Engineer. It is similar to a regular Wrench, but the majority of it is made out of Australium.[1]

This weapon functions identically to the Wrench but with an added cosmetic function: any enemies killed with it produce motionless statues of pure Australium instead of the normal ragdolls. Any jiggle bones on enemy ragdolls are also frozen by this effect. In addition, a special sound effect unique to this weapon, the Saxxy, and the Golden Frying Pan is played upon killing any enemy.

Upon killing an enemy, unique voice lines play.

This weapon was a promotional feature of the Engineer Update. Players were informed that every time a player crafted an item, there was a chance of a Golden Wrench dropping. Only 100 Golden Wrenches were available to drop. After each 25 Golden Wrench milestone, a new section of the Engineer Update was released. The smelting of reclaimed metal and refined metal was suspended during this time to prevent exploiting the crafting system to increase the chances of getting a Golden Wrench. The Golden Wrench drops were on a timer, spaced out in such a way that every time zone had an equal chance of crafting one. The first person to craft something after one of these designated drop times was guaranteed to craft a Golden Wrench.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Wrench
Damage and function times
Damage type Melee
Ranged or Melee damage? Melee
Damage
Base damage 100% 65
Critical 195
Mini-crit 88
Damage repaired per hit 102
Upgrade amount per hit 25
Metal cost per repairing hit 1 + damage / 3
Metal cost for reloading ammo 1 / bullet
2 / rocket salvo
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Related achievements

Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

Engineer to Eternity
 Engineer to Eternity
Kill an Engineer as he repairs his sentry gun while it's under enemy fire.


Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

Built to Last
 Built to Last
Help a single building tank over 2000 damage without being destroyed.


Circle the Wagons
 Circle the Wagons
Repair 50,000 damage to friendly buildings constructed by other players.


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


Fistful of Sappers
 Fistful of Sappers
Destroy 25 sappers on buildings built by other team members.


Get Along!
 Get Along!
Manage to get to, and then remove, a sapper placed on your building while you were several meters away.
Land Grab
 Land Grab
Help a teammate construct a building.


Quick Draw
 Quick Draw
Kill a Spy and two sappers within 10 seconds.


Rio Grind
 Rio Grind
Perform 50 repairs and/or reloads on a Sentry gun being Wrangled by another Engineer.


Silent Pardner
 Silent Pardner
Upgrade 50 buildings built by other team members.


The Wrench Connection
 The Wrench Connection
Kill a disguised spy with your Wrench.


Leaderboard class medic.png Medic

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

Update history

July 1, 2010 Patch
  • [Undocumented] The Golden Wrench was added to the game.

October 6, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Golden Wrench could no longer be randomly found via crafting.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • The unique number for each Golden Wrench is fixed; previously it did not show correctly.

October 8, 2010 Patch

  • The Golden Wrench is now nameable using a Name Tag.

February 3, 2011 Patch

  • Engineers who hit teammate Sentry Guns with their Golden Wrench now get kill assists from that Sentry Gun.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

June 8, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added a new hit sound effect to the Golden Wrench.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

  • Added a previously unused kill line for the Golden Wrench.
  • Fixed gold ragdolls playing custom death animations when they should be locked in a pose.

September 17, 2014 Patch

  • Added the Limited attribute to the Golden Wrench.

January 22, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed the material for the Golden Wrench.

April 12, 2018 Patch

  • Fixed the Golden Wrench not having an offset when using minimized viewmodels.

September 16, 2021 Patch

Bugs

  • If a Spy's Dead Ringer is triggered by the Golden Wrench, the Spy sees his own death message in the kill feed.
  • The Golden Wrench does not glow when Crit boosted in world view.

Trivia

  • The Golden Wrench was originally indicated in the material file with an encrypted message that could be translated.
  • Any time someone received a Golden Wrench, a message was broadcast to all players connected to servers at that moment, followed by the Announcer saying "Success". Likewise, a message is displayed to all players when any Golden Wrench owner deletes that item, followed by the Announcer saying "Failure". This continues in effect even after the Engineer Update.
    • Upon being found, the message read: "[Player] has found Golden Wrench no. [#]!"
    • Upon deletion, the message reads: "[Player] has destroyed Golden Wrench no. [#]!"
  • 14 Golden Wrenches were deleted as part of the Golden Charity event in support of Child's Play on August 31, 2010.
  • Erik Johnson said in a PC Gamer interview: "That would have been awesome, if the whole TF2 community had the chance to find the broken pieces of the Golden Wrench and restore them. That whole event is going to carry forward in some way."
  • Player Vulcnor, upon winning a charity auction for Child's Play, received Golden Wrench No. 101 along with one of every other game item.

Gallery

[hide]Gallery
  • First-person views
  • Statues
  • Other

  • First-person view.

  • First-person view with HDR effects enabled.

  • The message broadcast when a player finds a Golden Wrench.

  • The message broadcast when a player deletes a Golden Wrench.

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References

  1. ↑ TF2 Official Blog - Golden Wrench Destruction for Charity

See also

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Mining Light · Engineer's Cap · Texas Slim's Dome Shine · Texas Ten Gallon · Hotrod · Safe'n'Sound · Buckaroo's Hat · Industrial Festivizer · Big Country · Googly Gazer · Professor's Peculiarity · Teddy Roosebelt · Hetman's Headpiece · Ol' Geezer · Western Wear · Prairie Heel Biters · Pip-Boy · Wingstick · Clockwerk's Helm · Builder's Blueprints · Hat With No Name · Pencil Pusher · Virtual Reality Headset · Buzz Killer · Frontier Flyboy · Legend of Bugfoot · Itsy Bitsy Spyer · All-Father · Brainiac Goggles · Brainiac Hairpiece · Stocking Stuffer · Teufort Tooth Kicker · Texas Half-Pants · Idea Tube · Champ Stamp · Triad Trinket · Tin-1000 · Crafty Hair · Pocket Purrer · Master Mind · Spooky Sleeves · Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul · Deadliest Duckling · Barnstormer · Mutton Mann · Grizzled Growth · Last Straw · Prize Plushy · Vox Diabolus · Wilson Weave · Data Mining Light · Plug-In Prospector · Teddy Robobelt · Texas Tin-Gallon · Timeless Topper · Dual-Core Devil Doll · Pocket Pyro · Dry Gulch Gulp · Flared Frontiersman · Pardner's Pompadour · Trash Toter · Macho Mann · Beep Boy · Cuban Bristle Crisis · Gold Digger · Special Eyes · Viking Braider · Grease Monkey · Snaggletoothed Stetson · Dogfighter · Face Full of Festive · Antarctic Researcher · Cute Suit · Ein · Mister Bubbles · Scotch Saver · Trencher's Topper · Trencher's Tunic · Danger · Egghead's Overalls · Endothermic Exowear · Joe-on-the-Go · Level Three Chin · Lonesome Loafers · Peacenik's Ponytail · Tools of the Trade · Hillbilly Speed Bump · Beep Man · Garden Bristles · Iron Fist · Soul of 'Spensers Past · Tiny Texan · Insulated Inventor · Snow Stompers · Clubsy The Seal · Conagher's Combover · Cop Caller · Holstered Heaters · Thermal Insulation Layer · Sheriff's Stetson · Support Spurs · Wild West Waistcoat · Life Support System · Rocket Operator · El Caballero · El Patron · Dead'er Alive · Iron Lung · Roboot · Smokey Sombrero · Buttler · Teufort Knight · Winter Backup · Dad Duds · Corpus Christi Cranium · El Paso Poncho · Final Frontier Freighter · Wide-Brimmed Bandito · Packable Provisions · Reader's Choice · Flash of Inspiration · Head Mounted Double Observatory · Plumber's Cap · Aloha Apparel · Conaghers' Utility Idol · Tropical Toad · Trucker's Topper · Antarctic Eyewear · Cold Case · A Shell of a Mann · Aim Assistant · Defragmenting Hard Hat 17% · Dell in the Shell · Mini-Engy · Puggyback · Wise Whiskers · Brain Interface · Texas Toast · Eingineer · El Mostacho · Trick Stabber · Provisions Cap · Telefragger Toque · Winter Wrap Up · Head of Defense · Sophisticated Smoker · Boom Boxers · Ghoul Box · Goblineer · Pug Mug · Wavefinder · Blitzen Bowl · Particulate Protector · Sightliner · Computron 5000 · Hook, Line, and Thinker · Train of Thought · Lawnmaker · Western Wraps · Cabinet Mann · Dustbowl Devil · More Gun Marshal · Pony Express · Arctic Mole · Cool Warm Sweater · Soft Hard Hat · Underminer's Overcoat · Cargo Constructor · Cranium Cooler · Hazard Handler · Constructor's Cover · Dell Dynamic · Clue Hairdo · Sleuth Suit · Big Star · Daring Dell · Desk Engineer · Contaminated Carryall · Delldozer · Mannhattan Protect · Nuclear Necessity · Buck's Brim · Westcoat · Cosmetic items wearable by all classes
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