Gold Rush Update

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All I can tell you about this next procedure is that it will be... excruciating! Click to listen — The Medic

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The Gold Rush Update, also referred to as the Medic Update, is a patch for the Medic, the first class to have a major content pack released, as well as the release of the Payload gamemode and the release of the Team Fortress 2 Character Info and Loadout system, allowing players to equip different Primary, Secondary, and Melee weapons. Meet the Scout was released alongside the update, although listed at the bottom of the page rather than as a major part of the update. The update was released on April 29, 2008.

Additions

Maps

Game Mode		Map Name	File Name
Payload		Gold Rush	pl_goldrush

Weapons

Class	Item Icon	Item Name
Medic		Blutsauger
		Kritzkrieg
		Ubersaw

Achievements

Taken from: Medic achievements

Autoclave Assist in burning 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Pyro. Autopsy Report Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you taunting above their ragdoll. Bedside Manner Be healing a teammate as he achieves an achievement of his own. Big Pharma Assist a Heavy in killing 10 enemies, where neither of you die. Blast Assist Assist in exploding 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Soldier. Blunt Trauma Assist in punching 2 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Heavy. Chief of Staff Accumulate 1 million total heal points. Consultation Assist a fellow Medic in killing 3 enemies in a single life. Doctor Assisted Homicide Assist in killing 20 nemeses. Does It Hurt When I Do This? Kill 50 Scouts with your syringe gun. Double Blind Trial Deploy an ÜberCharge within 8 seconds of a nearby enemy Medic deploying his. Family Practice ÜberCharge 5 of your Steam Community Friends. First Do No Harm Play a full round without killing any enemies, and score the highest on a team of 6 or more players. FYI I am A Medic Use your bonesaw to kill a spy who has been calling for 'Medic!'. Grand Rounds Heal 200 teammates after they've called for 'Medic!'. Group Health Work with 2 other Medics to deploy 3 simultaneous ÜberCharges. House Call Join a game that one of your friends is in and then deploy an ÜberCharge on him. Hypocritical Oath Kill an enemy Spy that you have been healing.

Infernal Medicine Extinguish 100 burning teammates. Intern Accumulate 7000 heal points in a single life. Medical Breakthrough Assist in destroying 5 enemy Engineer buildings with a single ÜberCharge on a Demoman. Medical Intervention Save a falling teammate from dying on impact. Midwife Crisis Heal an Engineer as he repairs his sentry gun while it's under enemy fire. Peer Review Kill 10 Medics with your bone saw. Placebo Effect Kill 2 enemies in a single life, while having your ÜberCharge ready, but undeployed. Play Doctor In a team with no Medics, be the first person to switch to Medic after a teammate calls for 'Medic!', and then heal 500 health. Preventive Medicine Block the enemy from capturing a control point with an ÜberCharged teammate. Quadruple Bypass Heal a teammate who's taking fire from 4 enemies at once. Sawbones Hit enemies with your bonesaw 5 times in a row without dying or missing. Second Opinion ÜberCharge 2 teammates at once. Specialist Accumulate 10000 heal points in a single life. Surgical Prep Have an ÜberCharge ready before the Setup phase ends. Trauma Queen Deploy 3 ÜberCharges in less than 5 minutes, and assist in 5 kills during that time. Triage Deploy an ÜberCharge on a teammate less than a second before they're hit by a critical explosive. Ubi concordia, ibi victoria Assist in killing 3 enemies on an enemy control point, in a single life. You'll Feel a Little Prick Assist in killing 3 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Scout.

Milestones

Medic Milestone 1 Achieve 10 of the achievements in the Medic pack. Reward: Blutsauger Medic Milestone 2 Achieve 16 of the achievements in the Medic pack. Reward: Kritzkrieg

Medic Milestone 3 Achieve 22 of the achievements in the Medic pack. Reward: Ubersaw

Meet the Scout

See Meet the Scout for the video transcript.

Trivia

• Soon after the update, players could use console commands to automatically unlock all of the Medic Weapons without unlocking any achievements. This was soon patched out.
• The Blutsauger originally had "no critical hits" as it's negative attribute.
• The Kritzkrieg initially charged only 10% faster than the Medigun.
• The Ubersaw was previously only unlocked after completing all 39 Medic achievements.

External links

• Gold Rush Update page
• Meet the Scout