Civilian

Civilian
Basic Information
Icon:	N/A
Type:	N/A
Health:	50 /75
Speed:	100%

“

Stop the courier! Click to listen — The Administrator

”

The Civilian is an unused class in Team Fortress 2. He is the unfinished equivalent of the Civilian class from Team Fortress Classic.

Information

Civilian Class

By default, the Civilian uses the Scout's model, though this can be changed to other class models. He possessed very low health, the lowest of any class, and the same as the Team Fortress Classic Civilian. He has no weapons or form of attack, lacks both voice commands and taunts, and uses generic speech files when he is wounded or killed. Civilians possess no animations except the ragdoll or gibbing effect upon dying and so appear to glide along the ground in a reference pose when moving. The Civilian was originally able to be selected by typing join_class civilian into the console upon joining a game.

The existence of the Civilian class seems to indicate a planned updated version of the VIP escort game mode from Team Fortress Classic. Alternatively, the class may have been included in the game files so that independent map makers and modders could add this feature. Additionally, the Administrator possesses a sound file in the GCF in which she commands the team to "Stop the courier!", suggesting an official Hunted game-mode was in the works at some point.

The Reference Pose

The reference pose is often referred to as the "Civilian". It places the player in a "reference" pose without animations or the use of their weapons. However, it does not change the player's health or movement speed, and as a Scout the player is still able to double jump.

Entering the Reference Pose

• There are glitches which allow the player to enter the reference pose, giving them a similar appearance to the original placeholder Civilian model.
  • As any class, exit the resupply room and change the player's loadout. Enter the resupply room and change to the weapon that they have replaced. Taunt with this weapon while sliding into the resupply cabinet. There is no need to exit the resupply room if "Automatically respawn after loadout changes in respawn zones" under Options - Multiplayer - Advanced is not selected.
  • While sv_cheats is set to 1, using addcond 0 will force the player into the reference pose.
  • As any class with a weapon the player can't equip, such as the Sniper with the Razorback, equip the other unlock for that weapon's slot; in this case, Jarate. Walk outside the respawn area holding said item, equip the unusable weapon, the Razorback, and die. You should now be in "Reference Pose". Make sure "Remember current item" is checked in options before the player begins.

Update history

December 20, 2007 Patch

• Prevented players from playing the Civilian class

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Fixed players going in the reference pose when changing the currently-held weapon and taunting near a resupply locker. Players still can do the Reference pose in the same way.

Trivia

• The Sniper keeps a bobble-head of the original Team Fortress Classic civilian in his RV. This made a brief cameo appearance in the beginning of Meet the Sniper.
• The original "Scout" civilian possesses completely unique death screams. These sounds can still be found in the game files, under crit_death1-5.wav in the player folder. These were also all the death sounds for all classes before they were all given unique voice acting. One Two Three Four Five

Gallery

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  The original Civilian class from Team Fortress Classic

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  A caricature of the classic Civilian on the right seen in Meet the Sniper

See also

• The Hunted
• Unused Content
• Glitches
• Civilian (Classic)
• Griefing

External links

• Team Roomba's First Griefing video, featuring the unofficial 'Meet the Civilian'
• SWar production's 'How to play the civilian'