Frontier Justice

Frontier Justice
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Basic Information
Used by:	Engineer
Slot:	Primary
Released:	Engineer Update
Availability:	Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase or Uncrate #28 (Strange)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	3
Ammo carried:	32
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
Frontier Justice 1 - 100 When your sentry is destroyed you gain revenge crits for every sentry kill -50% clip size No random critical hits

For the achievement of the same name, see Engineer achievements.
For the map of similar name, see Frontier.

“

You done incurred my wrath, son! Click to listen — The Engineer on revenge

”

The Frontier Justice is an unlockable primary weapon for the Engineer. It is a large pump-action coach gun-style shotgun with a wooden stock and ornate engravings on the metal receiver, to which a team-colored cylindrical capacitor with an antenna is attached.

This weapon cannot randomly deal critical hits and has half the shell capacity of the regular Shotgun. It does, however, have the ability to deal "Revenge Crits"; for every kill acquired by the Engineer's Sentry Gun, two Revenge Crits are stored, while an assist kill stores one. Spies feigning death with the Dead Ringer do not count towards the Revenge Crit count. Upon the machine's destruction, the Frontier Justice is granted with all of the Revenge Crits to use as actual critical attacks. This applies even if the Engineer destroys his own Sentry Gun with the PDA. The Frontier Justice is only able to store up to 35 of these crits at one time, which is the maximum ammo the weapon can have; three shots stored in the magazine and 32 stored in reserve. If the Engineer has not respawned when his Sentry Gun is destroyed, no Revenge Crits will be given to the Engineer. Furthermore, should the Engineer die, he will lose all Revenge Crits currently stored in the Frontier Justice; those still stored in the Sentry Gun will remain, however, until its own destruction. The Revenge Crits are retained even when switching weapon and have unlimited duration until their use. If the Engineer has Revenge Crits and is crit-boosted from another source, firing the Frontier Justice will still spend the Revenge Crits.

Like other Shotguns, the first shell will fire at least one pellet straight down the crosshair before "bullet spread" takes effect. When random spread is disabled the pellets will land forming a three by three grid pattern.

Should the player taunt with the weapon, the Engineer will perform the Dischord taunt kill.

The Frontier Justice is automatically given to any player who obtains 5 Engineer achievements.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Shotgun

Damage and function times
Shot type		Hitscan
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	150%	9 / pellet
Base damage	100%	6 / pellet
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	3 / pellet
Pellet count		10
Point blank		80-90
Medium range		10-30
Long range		3-10
Critical		18 / pellet
Mini-crit		8.1 / pellet
Function times
Attack interval		0.625 s
Reload (first)		1.0 s
Reload (consecutive)		0.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Class Token - Engineer		Slot Token - Primary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Frontier Justice		Homewrecker		Family Business
	+		+		=

Reclaimed Metal		Frontier Justice		Reserve Shooter
x2	+		=

Reclaimed Metal		Frontier Justice		Dead Ringer		Diamondback
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Frontier Justice Strange Shotgun - Kills: 0 When your sentry is destroyed you gain revenge crits for every sentry kill -50% clip size No random critical hits

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Engineer

Honky Tonk Man Smash an enemy player's head in with your guitar. Revengineering Use a revenge crit to kill the enemy player that destroyed your sentry gun. Texas Two-Step Use your shotgun to finish off an enemy recently damaged by your sentry gun.

Six-String Stinger Provide an enemy player with a freeze cam of your guitar playing skills. Unforgiven Kill 3 enemies with revenge crits without dying.

Update history

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

• The Frontier Justice was added to the game.

July 9, 2010 Patch

• The amount of revenge crits a player can have at one time is now capped at 35.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Now works correctly with critical boosts.
• [Undocumented] Removed the Frontier Justice's normal map

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a Frontier Justice exploit that let Engineers have infinite crits for their current life/round.

January 19, 2011 Patch

• Updated model with optimizations and new LODs.

March 11, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the revenge crit label not being localized correctly.

June 23, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Family Business and the Reserve Shooter.

August 18, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Diamondback.
• [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.

December 16, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Frontier Justice getting infinite crits.

Bugs

• When dying while having revenge crits, occasionally the crit sound will continuously loop until the map changes or the player reconnects to the server.
• When being pumped, the forend clips through the metal ring that is attached to the barrels.
• When teleporting back to spawn with the Eureka Effect you lose your revenge crits.
• Emptying the Shotgun and holding left and right mouse buttons will reload one shell, and play the reload animation, not adding any Shotgun shells indefinitely until right mouse button is released.

Trivia

Radigan Conagher holding the Frontier Justice.

• The Frontier Justice was first shown in the Mac update trailer, held by the RED Engineer before being officially announced on July 5, 2010.
• The Frontier Justice, along with the Wrangler, the Gunslinger, and the Southern Hospitality, appears to have been designed by Radigan Conagher, the Engineer's grandfather. This is shown via a hidden link in the Engineer Update.
• Frontier justice is a form of vigilantism, namely punishing those who evaded or were lightly treated by law and order.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view.

• 

  RED first-person view with the Gunslinger equipped.

• 

  BLU first-person view.

• 

  BLU first-person view with the Gunslinger equipped.

See also

• Frontier Justice strategy