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* If the Red-Tape Recorder is placed on and removed from a building that is still under construction, it will deal some damage to the building. | * If the Red-Tape Recorder is placed on and removed from a building that is still under construction, it will deal some damage to the building. | ||
* The Red-Tape Recorder does not glow when crit boosted. <!--Do Not remove! Stock glow when crit-boosted, that means this one should.--> | * The Red-Tape Recorder does not glow when crit boosted. <!--Do Not remove! Stock glow when crit-boosted, that means this one should.--> | ||
| − | * Occasionally the Red-Tape Recorder disappears in first-person view | + | * Occasionally the Red-Tape Recorder disappears in first-person view. This gives a flashing effect. The length of the view model disappearing can vary from a fraction of a second to several seconds. |
* Removing the Red-Tape Recorder from built Dispensers or Teleporters, said buildings will still work even if they're playing their re-building animations. | * Removing the Red-Tape Recorder from built Dispensers or Teleporters, said buildings will still work even if they're playing their re-building animations. | ||
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| − | * This weapon's name references the term | + | * This weapon's name references the term [[Wikipedia:Red tape|"red tape"]], which refers to bureaucracy that hinders or prevents action or decision-making. |
* A vaguely audible message can be heard when placing the Red-Tape Recorder onto a building. When slowed down 70% to 80%, <code>spy_tape_03.wav</code> appears to say: "Let's make some noise..." with a laugh, followed by the tape's normal noise. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3grbaJwE0</ref> | * A vaguely audible message can be heard when placing the Red-Tape Recorder onto a building. When slowed down 70% to 80%, <code>spy_tape_03.wav</code> appears to say: "Let's make some noise..." with a laugh, followed by the tape's normal noise. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3grbaJwE0</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:50, 15 January 2016
| Red-Tape Recorder | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Spy |
| Slot: | Building |
| Contributed by: | Z Ducksink SquareEnix Mr. Bunce |
| Released: | August 2, 2012 Patch (Triad Pack) |
| Availability: | Promotional, Drop, Craft, Purchase, Chemistry Set (Collector's) or Uncrate #92 (Strange) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | Yes |
| Medieval: | No |
| Available Qualities | |
| Loadout Stats | |
 The Red-Tape Recorder |
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| “ | Did I throw a 'wrench' into your plans? Hahahaha!
Click to listen
— The Spy on reverse-engineering
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The Red-Tape Recorder is a community-created promotional building weapon for the Spy. It is a reel-to-reel tape recorder with three Chinese characters ("反炮塔", fǎnpàotǎ) on the front printed on a frayed, white label. Translated into English, these characters can be closely translated as "Anti-Turret (Device)" or "Anti-Sentry (Device)".
Instead of damaging an enemy's buildings, the Red-Tape Recorder reverses the building process; any applicable upgrade animations are played in reverse, followed by the building packing itself up into a toolbox. As a result, this destroys the building and leaves the toolbox behind as a large ammo pickup. Destroying the Recorder will allow the building to reconstruct but not restore any lost levels, unless the building is in the middle of an upgrade animation, which will allow it to continue upgrading to the next level.
The Recorder has five different sounds for when it is sapping a building.
The Recorder breaks into four metal fragments upon removal. The fragments can then be picked up, each piece giving 3 metal.
Sapped Sentry Guns take 33% less damage from the Spy who applied the Sapper, for example when shooting it with a Revolver. Dispensers and Teleporters are unaffected by this.
This weapon functions the same way as the default Sapper against robots in Mann vs. Machine.
This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-purchased Sleeping Dogs on Steam before August 14, 2012, or August 17, 2012 in Europe.
The Red-Tape Recorder was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.
Contents
Damage and function times
See also: Damage
| Damage and function times | ||
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| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | Sentry: 14 / sDispenser: 7 / sTeleporter: 7 / sMini-Sentry: 9.5 / s
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| Function times | ||
| Recharge time | Normal: N/AMvM: 15 s
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| Building destroy time | Downgrade: 3.4 sSentry: 10.7 sDispenser: 21.4 sTeleporter: 21.4 sMini-Sentry: 10.5 s
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| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Strange variant
Strange ranks
| Rank | Buildings Sapped | Name |
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| 0 | 0 | Strange |
| 1 | 3 | Unremarkable |
| 2 | 9 | Scarcely Shocking |
| 3 | 15 | Mildly Magnetizing |
| 4 | 21 | Somewhat Inducting |
| 5 | 30 | Unfortunate |
| 6 | 42 | Notably Deleterious |
| 7 | 54 | Sufficiently Ruinous |
| 8 | 69 | Truly Conducting |
| 9 | 84 | Spectacularly Pseudoful |
| 10 | 105 | Ion-Spattered |
| 11 | 150 | Wickedly Dynamizing |
| 12 | 225 | Positively Plasmatic |
| 13 | 299 | Totally Ordinary |
| 14 | 300 | Circuit-Melting |
| 15 | 450 | Nullity-Inducing |
| 16 | 750 | Server-Clearing |
| 17 | 1500 | Epic |
| 18 | 2250 | Legendary |
| 19 | 2345 | Australian |
| 20 | 2550 | Mann Co. Select |
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
| Spy-cicle | Reclaimed Metal | Red-Tape Recorder | ||
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Related achievements
Pyro
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Demoman
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Engineer
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Mann vs. Machievements
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Update history
August 2, 2012 Patch (Triad Pack)
- The Red-Tape Recorder was added to the game.
- Increased The Red-Tape Recorder’s downgrade speed from 1.6 seconds to 3.0 seconds.
- Fixed building health compounding after being downgraded.
- [Undocumented] Fixed the Homewrecker not destroying Red-Tape Recorder Sappers in one hit.
- [Undocumented] Added Red-Tape Recorder to the drop system.
September 13, 2012 [Item schema update]
- Made the Red-Tape Recorder in genuine quality tradable and giftable.
- Fixed buildings not always being downgraded at the same rate by the Red-Tape Recorder.
- Fixed the Spy not holding Sappers correctly in third person.
- Fixed a bug where Dispensers sapped by a Red-Tape Recorder would continue to heal players.
- Fixed buildings destroyed by the Red-Tape Recorder not always displaying a death notice.
- [Undocumented] The Red-Tape Recorder no longer clears metal from Dispensers upon downgrade.
- Fixed an exploit with the Red-Tape Recorder and Sentry where the Sentry could build up a large amount of health.
- Added Strange quality.
July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)
- Decreased the damage penalty on Sentry Guns sapped by the Spy from -66% to -33% (i.e. shooting a Sentry the Spy sapped with a Revolver is now more effective).
Bugs
- If a sapped building does not start with full health or is damaged during the deconstruction process, it will reach 0 health before the deconstruction animation completes, which will interrupt the animation and "snap" it into the toolbox state.
- If a Teleporter is sapped by the Recorder, and the Recorder is removed in-between upgrade animations, the arrows pointing to the other end of the Teleporter will be removed.
- If the Red-Tape Recorder is placed on and removed from a building that is still under construction, it will deal some damage to the building.
- The Red-Tape Recorder does not glow when crit boosted.
- Occasionally the Red-Tape Recorder disappears in first-person view. This gives a flashing effect. The length of the view model disappearing can vary from a fraction of a second to several seconds.
- Removing the Red-Tape Recorder from built Dispensers or Teleporters, said buildings will still work even if they're playing their re-building animations.
Trivia
- This weapon's name references the term "red tape", which refers to bureaucracy that hinders or prevents action or decision-making.
- A vaguely audible message can be heard when placing the Red-Tape Recorder onto a building. When slowed down 70% to 80%,
spy_tape_03.wavappears to say: "Let's make some noise..." with a laugh, followed by the tape's normal noise. [1]
Gallery
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
The Red-Tape Recorder with its attachment wires.
Broken Red-Tape Recorder. (Gib)
Concept for the Red-Tape Recorder drawn by Sexy Robot.
Promotional image featuring the Sleeping Dogs promotional items.
At the rear of the BLU respawn room, on the Kong King map.
Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Red-Tape Recorder.
References
See also
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| Primary | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | — | |
| Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter |
Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike |
Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury |
Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber |
Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater |
Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack |
Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose |
Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star |
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| Secondary | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | SMG | Revolver | |
| Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R |
Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack |
Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster |
Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher |
Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana |
Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter |
Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator |
Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark |
Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback | ||
| Melee | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife | |
| Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete |
Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand |
Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete |
Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete | ||
| Primary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit | |
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| Secondary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt | ||
| Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sapper | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Red-Tape Recorder Ap-Sap Snack Attack | ||
| Taunt | Grand Slam | Grenade | Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast |
Barbarian Swing | High Noon | Arm Blender Guitar Smash |
Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody |
Arrow Stab | Fencing | |
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