Hitman's Heatmaker

Hitman's Heatmaker
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Kill Icon
Basic Information
Used by:	Sniper
Slot:	Primary
Contributed by:	Svdl
Released:	Pyromania Update
Availability:	Craft, Purchase or Drop
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	25
Reload type:	No Reload
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Hitman's Heatmaker 1 - 100 Gain Focus on kills and assists Focus activates on Fire when Focus meter is full In Focus: +25% faster charge rate and no unscoping Headshot kills cause decapitation -20% damage penalty on body shot Heads will roll.

“

You better hold on to your head, mate! Click to listen — The Sniper on gruesome decapitation

”

The Hitman's Heatmaker is a primary weapon for the Sniper. It is a slightly stubby Sniper Rifle, fitted with a sleek scope, a wooden stock with a brown leather rest, and a suppressor attached to its barrel.

The Hitman's Heatmaker's Focus system is similar to the Bazaar Bargain's Headshot system, but the bonus is simply gained on kills or assists, rather than successful headshots. In addition, successful headshot kills will decapitate the target. However, scoped bodyshots deal 20% less damage, and fully-charged bodyshots will not be able to one-shot any class, dealing only 120 damage.

The weapon requires 3 kills (or 9 assists, or any combination of those) in order to fill the Focus bar entirely. It triggers automatically if it is filled with a killing shot. While focused, the weapon will charge 25% faster, fire tracer darts similar to the Machina, and will not unscope after firing. This does not increase rate of fire, but the user still charge while reload.

The Hitman's Heatmaker was contributed to the Steam Workshop under the name "Feather Duster".

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Machina		Bazaar Bargain		Hitman's Heatmaker
	+		+		=

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

Related achievements

General

Grey Matter Get 25 headshots as a Sniper.

 Pyro

Firewatch Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in.

 Sniper

Be Efficient Get 3 kills with the Sniper Rifle without missing a shot. Dropped Dead Kill a Scout in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman. Jumper Stumper Kill a rocket or grenade-jumping enemy in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman.

The Last Wave Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you waving to them. Trust Your Feelings Get 5 kills with the Sniper Rifle without your scope.

Update history

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• The Hitman's Heatmaker was added to the game.

June 28, 2012 Patch

• Headshot kills now properly decapitate.
• Bodyshot damage penalty is properly applied.
• Fixed sound issues while in focus.

July 2, 2012 Patch

• Fixed Hitman's Heatmaker headshot not properly getting counted on the scoreboard
• Fixed Croc-o-Style Kit’s set bonus not properly protecting against Decapitating Headshots.
• Fixed tracers being fired for other weapons while in focus.
• Fixed decapitations creating head gibs in Low Violence and Pyrovision

July 5, 2012 Patch

• Fixed The Hitman's Heatmaker bodyshot damage penalty affecting the Sniper's other weapons.
• Added new recoil forces for The Hitman's Heatmaker

Bugs

• The Focus bar does not reset when one switches their primary weapon, and attributes, such as a faster charge rate and tracer fire, are still present when another Sniper Rifle is used.
• Focus mode can be activated by firing a shot whilst unscoped. It is currently unknown whether this is a bug, or intentional.
• The bodyshot damage penalty is not applied to unscoped shots. This might simply be due to unclear wording in the item attributes.
• The kill icon has a black line on the top.

Trivia

• The Hitman's Heatmaker combines the stock of the WA2000 with the general shape of the VSS Vintorez.
• The item's description, "Heads will roll," is an idiom meaning that someone will be punished. The phrase alludes to decapitation as a historical punishment.
• similar to the Demoman's swords, the Hitman shrinks the victims head and spawns a gib upon decapitation.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  Steam Workshop thumbnail image for the Hitman's Heatmaker.

See also

• Hitman's Heatmaker strategy