TF2Tightrope

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TF2Tightrope was a collection of three server mods and additions that varied greatly between each-other. They were referred to as "projects", and there were exactly three: Beta, Ghost and Trade. At the beginning of 2018, the original group began shutting down, and thus retired the projects. The projects are still available for download and use.

Project Beta

Project Beta was TF2Tightrope's main venture. It aimed to be a community-run version of the official beta by testing out new weapons, maps, game modes and balance changes. By equipping any of the weapons shown below, the new functionality would automatically be in effect. The same weapon model is used for seamless integration and to eliminate custom file downloading.

New Weapons

Class	Weapon Replaced / Used	Functionality
Soldier	The Battle Plan	On wearer: 33% faster move speed  On wearer: Move speed is decreased as user is injured  User can not be overhealed  Move speed will stop decreasing at 100hp and 240HU/s  Move speed will stop increasing at 180hp and 300HU/s  Speed changes as 3.75Hu/s at 5hp intervals
	The Doom Bringer	+25% damage dealt  +400% max ammo  On Kill: next rocket is crit boosted  -75% clip size  While active: fires continuously  No random crits
Pyro	The Intensifier	On hit: target is marked for death for 15 seconds  Does not require ammo  +50% fire rate  +50% afterburn duration  If the target is extinguished the mark is removed  Cannot be crit boosted  This weapon cannot mark for death another Pyro
	The Flare Jumper	+100% self damage force  -100% explosion self-damage vulnerability  On wearer: deals fatal damage to the player you land on  -75% damage dealt  Cannot ignite enemy players  Unable to carry the intelligence and the PASS Time JACK  This weapon will reload automatically when not active
Heavy	The Heavy Lifter	While deployed: lifts user upwards  While deployed: sustains a ring of flames  On wearer: deals fatal damage to the player you land on  -90% spin up time  User is marked for death while spun up, and for 3 second after  3 ammo consumed per second while spun up  Deals no bullet damage  -75% ammo
Engineer	The Overclocker	+50% faster sentry gun fire rate  +900% dispenser radius  +35% move speed to teleported players for 10 seconds  +50% attack speed  +7% move speed on wearer  +50% building damage vulnerability  -50% damage vs players  -50% damage vs buildings  -50% damage vs sappers  -25 max health on wearer  Overclocked buildings can be identified by a particle effect
Medic	The Blinken Säge	On use: Become ÜberCharged for a short time at the cost of 10% ÜberCharge  On use: Relocate to a new position at the cost of 10% ÜberCharge  -10% firing speed

Other Weapon Changes

Class	Modified Weapon	Changed Functionality	Original Functionality
Soldier	Mantreads	On wearer: deals fatal damage to the player you land on	-75% reduction in push force taken from damage  -75% reduction in airblast vulnerability  On wearer: deals 3x falling damage to the player you land on  200% increased air control when blast jumping
Pyro	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	No longer deals less damage  On wearer: 40% of fire damage dealt is received as healing  -50 max health  Cannot self-heal beyond max health  Healing is unaffected by crit or minicrit multipliers	On hit: target is engulfed in flames  -20% damage dealt
	Third Degree	+25% damage vs players being healed  +25% damage to all other players directly connected via healing  No random crits  -25% damage vs players not being healed	Damage transfers to all players connected by Medic beams
	Thermal Thruster	On wearer: deals fatal damage to the player you land on	Deals 3x falling damage to the player you land on  Push enemies back when you land (force and radius based on velocity)
	100px Degreaser	Reflected projectiles sets opponents on fire  Always deals 10 seconds of afterburn damage  +50% afterburn damage  No added airblast cost  -50% direct damage  Reflected projectiles gain a small fire particle effect	Afterburn damage will reduce Medi Gun healing and shield resists by 20%  Extinguishing allies will heal you +20 HP  +60% faster switch-to speed  +30% faster switch-from speed  Airblasts cost 25% more ammo to fire  -66% afterburn damage
Engineer	Eureka Effect	No construction hit speed boost reduction  No metal pickup reduction  Take no damage from rocket jumping  +4 health gain per second for each level of an active dispenser  +5% move speed for each level of an active teleporter  No metal cost reduction  Cannot be granted health from healers  Cannot pickup health kits  Electric sparks appear on wearer's feet	Press your reload key to teleport to your spawn or your exit teleporter  -50% metal cost when constructing or upgrading teleporters  -50% construction hit speed boost  -20% metal from dispensers and pickups
Medic	Solemn Vow	On wearer: reveals locations and health of team players  On wearer: reveals locations and health of team buildings	Allows you to see an enemy's health  -10% firing speed
Sniper	Classic	+50% charge rate	Critical hits are guaranteed for headshots  Can charge without zooming  Cannot headshot unless fully charged  -10% damage penalty on body shot  Shots leave a dim, clear line behind them  No random critical hits  Hold down fire button to charge, release to fire  Does not automatically start charging when zoomed  Doesn't unscope between shots  Charged shots will gib victims

Class Changes

Class	Modification
Engineer	Teleporters are now bidirectional

Project Ghost

Project Ghost was a game mode by TF2Tightrope very unlike Project Beta. It was an Arena mod in which every player is given the same stock or custom weapons (with stock models), and the time limit is stricter, often being two minutes in which the last minute is "Sudden Death" (not to be confused with Team Fortress 2's Sudden Death) where all players begin to lose health. Each class and weapon combination is thematic, and these combinations are determined by the server running the game mode. Some bear more resemblance to Class Warfare, as in each team is treated separately.

Loadouts	Classes	Weapons	Notes
Eyelander w/ Charge	Demoman	Eyelander	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Caber w/ Sticky Jumper	Demoman	Sticky Jumper and Ullapool Caber	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum  Caber crits on non-burning players
K.G.B. w/ 1-clip Shotty	Heavy	Shotgun and Killing Gloves of Boxing	Shotgun only contains one clip  Cannot collect ammo pickups
Cleaver w/ Sandman	Scout	Flying Guillotine and Sandman	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Hunting Wabbits	Scout	Ambassador and Fan O'War
Needlegun Battle	Medic	Blutsauger and Solemn Vow	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum  Blutsauger has 1000 ammo  Blutsauger has an additional 1 health per hit
M1+M2+Combo	Engineer	Degreaser, Reserve Shooter and Axtinguisher	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Katana Battle w/ Jumpers	RED Soldier and BLU Demoman	( or ) Half-Zatoichi and Rocket Jumper or Sticky Jumper	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Engiman with the Golden Wrench	Engineer	Golden Wrench and PDA	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Pyromaniac Spies	Spy	Sharpened Volcano Fragment and Invis Watch	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum  Sharpened Volcano Fragment uses Flying Bits effect  Cloak regens 10x faster
Fat Mario	Heavy	Scorch Shot and Fists
Huntsman Snipers w/ Shahansha	Sniper	Huntsman and Shahanshah	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Fat Scouts	Heavy	Shotgun, Dalokohs Bar and Eviction Notice	1000 health on round start, depletes to maximum  950 max health (1000 with Dalokohs Bar)
Candy Flavored Milk Scout	Scout	Mad Milk and Candy Cane	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Holiday Steak Heavies	Heavy	Buffalo Steak Sandvich and Holiday Punch	400 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Crossbow Medic Battle	Medic	Crusader's Crossbow and Solemn Vow	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum  Crossbow has 1000 ammo  Crossbow bleeds on hit for 5 seconds
Pee Fetish Sniper	Sniper	Sydney Sleeper, Jarate and Bushwacka	150 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Quick Draw Amby Battle	Spy	Ambassador, Big Earner and Dead Ringer	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Round Robin Rockets	Soldier	Rocket Launcher and Shovel	250 health on round start, depletes to maximum  Rocket Launcher uses Flying Bits effect  Rocket Launcher has 75% faster firing speed  Rocket Launcher gains 250 health on hit  Rocket Launcher gains 2 seconds of crits on kill
Atomic Natasha(sic) Scouts	Scout	Natascha and Atomizer	300 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Rockets vs Reflects	RED Pyro and BLU Soldier	or Degreaser and Sharpened Volcano Fragment or Rocket Launcher and Equalizer	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum  Degreaser's airblast fires 90% faster  Degreaser's airblast costs 50% less (10 ammo)
Death Sticks!	Scout	Boston Basher	Boston Basher uses Misty Skull effect  Boston Basher deals 10x damage
Don't Panic!	Scout	Panic Attack and Wrap Assassin	100 health on round start
Pipe Dream	Demoman	Grenade Launcher and Bottle	250 health on round start, depletes to maximum  Grenade Launcher uses Flying Bits effect  Grenade Launcher has 75% faster firing speed  Grenade Launcher gains 250 health on hit  Grenade Launcher gains 2 seconds of crits on kill
Payback is here!	RED Pyro and BLU Spy	or Flame Thrower and Frying Pan or Enforcer, Spy-cicle and Dead Ringer	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Fast Fatties	Heavy	Sandvich and Gloves of Running Urgently	325 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Fast & Furious	Scout	SMG and Ham Shank	150 health on round start, depletes to maximum  SMG has 10x more ammo in clip
In & Out!	Scout	Winger and Fan O'War	150 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Experimental Doctors	Medic	Widowmaker and Pain Train
Pistol War!	Engineer	Pistol and Southern Hospitality
Direct Hit me!	Soldier	Direct Hit and Disciplinary Action	300 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Bring the Pain	Soldier	Rocket Launcher, Concheror and Pain Train	300 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Freedom or Death?	RED Medic and BLU Heavy	or Overdose and Freedom Staff or Family Business and Warrior's Spirit	325 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Assassin's Shpees(sic)	Spy	Revolver and Your Eternal Reward	175 health on round start, depletes to maximum
G'day Gentleman	RED Sniper and BLU Spy	or Hitman's Heatmaker, Cleaner's Carbine and Tribalman's Shiv or L'Etranger, Black Rose and Quäckenbirdt	175 health on round start, depletes to maximum
High Flyers	Scout	Soda Popper, Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol and Atomizer	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Tricksy Bombers	Demoman	Scottish Resistance and Powerjack	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Boost Bonk Bam!	Scout	Baby Face's Blaster, Bonk! Atomic Punch and Fan O'War	300 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Airstrike War	Soldier	Air Strike, B.A.S.E. Jumper and Disciplinary Action	300 health on round start, depletes to maximum
This is war!	RED Soldier and BLU Engineer	or Air Strike, B.A.S.E. Jumper and Bat Outta Hell or Shotgun, Short Circuit, Blood Botkiller Wrench and PDA	250 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Quad Shotty	Heavy	Shotgun and Bat Outta Hell	The shotgun has +300% more bullets per shot
Hunting Season	RED Heavy and BLU Sniper	or Buffalo Steak Sandvich and Warrior's Spirit or Huntsman and Bushwacka
Aliens in Boston?!	Scout	Mutated Milk and Neon Annihilator
Ferret Manoeuvres	Pyro	Festive Backburner and Axtinguisher

Project Trade

Project Trade was not a mod, but was rather a map (Trade Pool Party) being advertised on the TF2Tightrope website in the downloads section.

External links

• TF2Tightrope blog
• TF2Tightrope forum
• TF2Tightrope Steam group
• Project Beta source code
• Project Ghost source code
• Project Trade source code