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'''[[July 20, 2011 Patch]]'''
 
'''[[July 20, 2011 Patch]]'''
 
* The Righteous Bison was added to the game.
 
* The Righteous Bison was added to the game.
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'''[[July 22, 2011 Patch]]'''
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* Optimized many particle effects related to the Righteous Bison.
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* Updated the gamehaptics file
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** Added recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Righteous Bison.
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==

Revision as of 20:56, 22 July 2011

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The Soldier

The Righteous Bison is a secondary weapon for the Soldier. It is a handheld retro-future or steampunk styled ray gun.

This weapon fires an unreflectable projectile that delivers reduced damage against buildings but is capable of piercing through targets; it is possible to hit the same target repeatedly with the same shot as well as multiple targets in a direct line. It does not feature the traditional ammo reserve used by other weapons. Additionally, it can be used to light Huntsman arrows held by a friendly Sniper.

Enemies killed by the Bison suffer a unique death; they will turn black and hover in mid-air, performing a specific disintegration animation, while surrounded by team-colored particles.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 125% 20
Base damage 100%
Players:
16
4
Maximum fall-off 75% 12
Point blank 17-63
Medium range 11-42
Long range 11-42
Critical 36-60
Mini-crit 14-31
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Reload (first) 0.92 s
Reload (consecutive) 0.4 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets
Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack
Item icon Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack.png
Effect

No effect

Crafting

Main article: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal Battalion's Backup Righteous Bison
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Battalion's Backup.png = Item icon Righteous Bison.png
Class Token - Soldier Slot Token - Secondary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Soldier.png + Item icon Slot Token - Secondary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Buff Banner.png Item icon Gunboats.png Item icon Battalion's Backup.png Item icon Concheror.png
Item icon Mantreads.png Item icon Reserve Shooter.png Item icon Righteous Bison.png Item icon B.A.S.E. Jumper.png
Item icon Panic Attack.png

As a Crafting Ingredient

Righteous Bison Refined Metal Possible Results
Item icon Righteous Bison.png + Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 =
Item icon Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet.png Item icon Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe.png

Update history

July 19, 2011 [Item schema update]

  • The item was added to the item schema as 'Mystery Item'.[1]

July 20, 2011 Patch

  • The Righteous Bison was added to the game.

July 22, 2011 Patch

  • Optimized many particle effects related to the Righteous Bison.
  • Updated the gamehaptics file
    • Added recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Righteous Bison.

Bugs

  • Causing an enemy spy to feign death with the Bison will sometimes create 2 corpses: one 'ragdoll' corpse and one 'vaporized' corpse.
  • This weapon will not set off pumpkin bombs, due to the projectiles traveling through them.
  • With viewmodels disabled, the projectile cannot be seen by the Soldier firing it.

Trivia

  • The appearance of this weapon is based on that of 'The Righteous Bison - Indivisible Particle Smasher', which can be purchased from the online store at Weta Workshop.
  • Weta Workshop held a panel at Template:W 2011, and handed out coupon codes to visitors, which could be redeemed in Team Fortress 2 for a Unique and untradable Righteous Bison.[2]
  • The unique death animation is a nod to a death animation used in Template:W.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. Team Fortress 2 Schema diff (commit 85d48e33…) on OPTF2 Wiki Schema Tracker, 21:35:04 UTC, July 19, 2011. Accessed July 19, 2011.
  2. News Reel - drgrordborts.com