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Revision as of 06:34, 14 April 2011

...gonna take down to the pain train station in train town.
— Drunken gibberish from the Demoman

The Pain Train is a community-made melee weapon available to both the Soldier and the Demoman. It is a broken wooden handle with black tape, possibly from the Axtinguisher, outfitted with a large railroad stake and several nails stuck in the top.

When equipped, the club increases the capture rate of its wielder, counting him as two people, and placing him on par with the Scout when capturing control points and pushing Payload carts. The Pain Train can be used effectively in conjunction with rocket/sticky jumping to quickly approach and capture points. As a down side, the Pain Train will make its wielder 10% more vulnerable to bullet-firing weaponry such as the Minigun, Scattergun, Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, or Sentry Guns.

During a critical hit, the Soldier swings it from the left in a backhand motion, while the Demoman swings it downwards in a quick, swift motion.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Bottle, Shovel
Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage 100% 65
Point blank 56-74
Critical 195
Mini-crit 75-101
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Sandman Scrap Metal Pain Train
Item icon Sandman.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png = Item icon Pain Train.png
Class Token - Soldier Slot Token - Melee Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Soldier.png + Item icon Slot Token - Melee.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Equalizer.png Item icon Pain Train.png Item icon Half-Zatoichi.png Item icon Disciplinary Action.png
Item icon Market Gardener.png Item icon Escape Plan.png Item icon Freedom Staff.png Item icon Ham Shank.png
Item icon Bat Outta Hell.png Item icon Conscientious Objector.png
Class Token - Demoman Slot Token - Melee Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Demoman.png + Item icon Slot Token - Melee.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Eyelander.png Item icon Scotsman's Skullcutter.png Item icon Ullapool Caber.png Item icon Claidheamh Mòr.png
Item icon Pain Train.png Item icon Half-Zatoichi.png Item icon Persian Persuader.png Item icon Nessie's Nine Iron.png
Item icon Scottish Handshake.png Item icon Freedom Staff.png Item icon Ham Shank.png Item icon Bat Outta Hell.png
Item icon Conscientious Objector.png

As a Crafting Ingredient

Pain Train Kritzkrieg Candy Cane
Item icon Pain Train.png + Item icon Kritzkrieg.png = Item icon Candy Cane.png
Pain Train Scrap Metal Ullapool Caber
Item icon Pain Train.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.pngx2 = Item icon Ullapool Caber.png

Related Achievements

Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman

The Scottish Play
The Scottish Play
Get a melee kill while sticky jumping.

Update history

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)

  • The item was added to the game.

May 12, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added crafting recipe for this weapon.

May 27, 2010 Patch

December 21, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Candy Cane.

February 14, 2011 Patch

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

March 15, 2011 Patch

Bugs

  • Fire and projectile damage from the Huntsman may inadvertently be increased against the user.
  • The Pain Train's taunt has the same sounds and animations of the Shovel and Bottle.

Trivia

  • The Pain Train was accidentally added to the drop system a day earlier as "Unknown Item 154". At that time, the item could be acquired through the random drop system, but not found in the backpack without the help of an external item manager. Approximately 1200 players found the item, but it did not drop into the backpack until the item was permanently and officially implemented on March 18. When moved into the backpack before this, the item took the placeholder icon of the Bottle.
  • For crafting purposes, the Pain Train counts as both a Soldier and a Demoman weapon. However, using it for crafting a Class Token (with any blueprint) will always produce a Soldier Token.
  • The Pain Train was originally designed to be used by the Pyro. [1]
  • The name was made up by Swizzle himself. The caption he also included with the submission was "The Pain Train's a-comin! Woo woo!".

Gallery

See also