Engineer

Engineer
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Basic Information
Icon:
Type:	Defensive
Health:	125 /185 (See Health below for further details)
Speed:	100% (See Speed below for further details)
Meet the Engineer

“

Hey look, buddy. I'm an engineer — that means I solve problems. Not problems like 'What is beauty?' because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy. I solve practical problems. Click to listen — The Engineer on his profession

”

The Engineer is a soft-spoken, amiable Texan with an interest in all things mechanical. He specializes in constructing and maintaining Buildings that provide support to his team, rather than fighting at the front lines. The Engineer's various gadgets include the Sentry Gun, an automated turret that fires at any enemy in range, the Dispenser, a device that restores the health and ammo of nearby teammates, and Teleporters that quickly transport players from point A to point B.

Because the Engineer's ingenious devices are under constant threat from explosives and devious enemy Spies, a good Engineer must keep his gear under a watchful eye and under repair with his Wrench at all times. When the Engineer needs to get his hands dirty, his trio of generic yet capable weapons, along with the assistance of his helpful hardware, make him more than capable of holding his own in a fight. If need be, the Engineer can even pick up and haul constructed buildings to redeploy them in more favorable locations.

The Engineer is voiced by Grant Goodeve.

Bio

Name: Dell Conagher Location of origin: Template:W Job: Template:W Motto: "I like to make things." Favourite equation: Emblems:    Description: This amiable, soft-spoken good ol' boy from tiny Bee Cave, Texas loves barbecues, guns, and higher education. Natural curiosity, ten years as a roughneck in the west Texas oilfields, and eleven hard science PhDs have trained him to design, build and repair a variety of deadly contraptions.

Health

Main articles: Health, Overheal

Class	Health	Overheal	Quick-Fix Overheal
Scout	125	185	158
With the Sandman equipped	110	165	139
Soldier	200	300	251
With the Battalion's Backup equipped	220	330	276
Pyro	175	260	220
Demoman	175	260	220
With weapon slot boots equipped	200	300	251
With a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 0 heads	150	225	189
With a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 1 head	165	245	208
With a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 2 heads	180	270	226
With a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 3 heads	195	290	245
With a head-taking melee weapon with 4 or more heads	210	315	264
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 0 heads	175	260	220
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 1 head	190	285	239
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 2 heads	205	305	258
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 3 heads	220	330	276
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 4 or more heads	235	350	295
Heavy	300	450	376
Under the effects of the Dalokohs Bar or Fishcake	350	500†	426
With the Fists of Steel equipped	300	390	346
With the Fists of Steel equipped and while under the effects of the Dalokohs Bar or Fishcake	350	440	396
Engineer	125	185	158
With the Gunslinger equipped	150	225	189
Medic	150	225	189
With the Vita-Saw equipped	140	210	176
Sniper	125	185	158
Spy	125	185	158
With the Big Earner equipped	100	150	126
With Conniver's Kunai equipped	70	105	89
Maximum overheal from Conniver's Kunai backstabs	N/A	210	N/A

^†Theoretical value. Overheal does not exceed 150% of the classes' maximum health.

Speed

Main article: Speed

Condition	Normal	Backward	Crouched	Swimming
Engineer	100 %	90 %	33 %	80 %
Hauling a building	90 %	81 %	30 %	72 %

Basic strategy

Main articles: Engineer tips, Engineer strategy

• Use the build tool to construct Sentry Guns, Dispensers, and Teleporters in places that are beneficial to your team.
• You need metal to build, repair, and upgrade your Buildings. Collect fallen weapons or remains of buildings to get more metal.
• Hit a building with your wrench to use metal to increase its level (Max of 3). Each level will make the building stronger, increasing firepower, recharge rate, or heal rate of your buildings. Hitting a building with your wrench while it's constructing will increase the rate at which it builds.
• Build Dispensers to provide your teammates with health and ammo. They also generate metal for you to use.
• Build Teleporters to help your team get to key locations with ease.
• Keep an eye out for enemy Spies attaching Sappers to your Buildings. Use your Wrench to remove Sappers.
• Press E to call for a Medic if you get hurt. Nearby Medics will be notified of your need.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

Primary

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Shotgun		6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]
Unlock Frontier Justice		3	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]	Stores 2 guaranteed critical shots for every Sentry Gun kill.  Stores 1 guaranteed critical shot for every Sentry Gun kill assist.  Stored critical shots (up to 35) are granted only upon Sentry Gun destruction/demolition.  Has half the normal clip size.  No random Critical hits.  Revenge crits are lost on death.
Promotional / Craft Widowmaker		∞ / 6	6	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]	On hit: damage dealt is returned as ammo.  +10% damage to the same target as your sentry.  No reload necessary.  Uses metal as ammo.  Per Shot: -30 metal.
Craft Pomson 6000		4	∞	Base: 60 Crit: 180	Shoots an electric projectile instead of shotgun pellets.  Does not require ammo (replaced with an ammo meter).  Projectile cannot be deflected.  On Hit: Victim loses up to 10% Medigun charge.  On Hit: Victim loses up to 20% cloak.  Deals only 20% damage to buildings.  Has a 33% smaller clip size.
Craft Rescue Ranger		4	16	Base: 40 Crit: 120	Alt-Fire: Use 100 metal to pick up buildings from long range.  Fires a special bolt that can repair friendly buildings.  -34% clip size.  -50% max primary ammo on wearer.  Self mark for death on building pick up, and a few seconds after redeployment.  4-to-1 health-to-metal ratio when repairing buildings.
Craft Panic Attack		6	32	Base: 72 Crit: 216 [4.8 damage × 15 pellets]	+50% bullets per shot.  +50% faster weapon deploy time.  Fires a fixed shot pattern.  -20% damage penalty.  Successive shots become less accurate.

Secondary

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Pistol		12	200	Base: 15 Crit: 45 [6 rounds / sec.]
Promotional Lugermorph
Uncrate C.A.P.P.E.R					Killed enemies suffer a distinctive death by incineration.
Unlock Wrangler		N/A	N/A	N/A	Enables manual control of own Sentry Gun.  The Sentry Gun gains double firing rate and a laser pointer to assist in aiming.  The Sentry Gun gains a shield which blocks 66% of incoming damage.  Ammo and repair given to the Sentry Gun is reduced by 66% while shield is active.  Upon switching to another weapon or death, the Sentry Gun remains shielded but deactivated for 3 seconds.
Uncrate Giger Counter
Promotional / Craft Short Circuit		5	200	Base: 10 Crit: N/A	No reload necessary.  Uses metal as ammo.  Per Shot: –5 metal.  No random critical hits.  Cannot pick up buildings when active.  Cannot be crit-boosted.  -93% damage to enemy buildings.  Alt-Fire:  Launches a projectile-consuming energy ball.  -65 metal per shot

Melee

Note that all the Engineer's melee weapons are capable of building, repairing and upgrading buildings, as well as removing Sappers.

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Wrench		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Unlock Necro Smasher
Promotional Prinny Machete
Distributed Golden Wrench					Limited item from the Engineer Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).
Distributed Saxxy					Limited item from the Replay Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).
Distributed Golden Frying Pan					Limited item from the Two Cities Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).
Unlock Gunslinger		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Replaces standard Sentry Gun with Combat Mini-Sentry Gun. Compared to a level one Sentry:  Build speed increased by 150%.  Metal cost is reduced by 23% (total cost of 100 metal).  +35% faster rotation.  +50% faster firing speed.  -33% health.  -50% damage.  For more information, go here.  Increases maximum health by 25 points.  Guarantees a Critical hit on a third consecutive punch.  No random Critical hits.
Craft Southern Hospitality		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195 Bleeding: 8 / sec. × 5 secs.	On hit: causes opponent to bleed for 5 seconds.  +20% fire vulnerability.  No random Critical hits.
Craft Jag		N/A	N/A	Base: 49 Crit: 146	Construction hit speed boost increased by 30%.  +15% faster firing speed.  -20% slower repair rate.  –25% damage penalty.  –33% damage penalty vs buildings.
Craft Eureka Effect		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Press reload key to either teleport to your spawn area or teleporter exit.  -50% metal cost when constructing or upgrading teleporters.  Construction hit speed boost decreased by 50%.  20% less metal from Dispensers and Pickups.

Attack taunt

	Associated item	Description	Kill Icon
	Frontier Justice	Main article: Dischord The Engineer takes out his trusty guitar, plays a chord, and then smashes the area in front of him with it. (Smash sound 1) (Smash sound 2) (Smash sound 3)

	Associated item	Description	Kill Icon
	Gunslinger	Main article: Organ Grinder The Engineer revs his Gunslinger, starts spinning it, and thrusts it forward. Upon being hit, the enemy player will be stunned, and then gibbed.

PDA

Weapon	Notes / Special abilities
Standard Primary PDA Construction PDA	Allows the player to place the Sentry, Dispenser, and both Teleporters in the world.
Standard Secondary PDA Destruction PDA	Allows the player to destroy his Sentry, Dispenser, and both Teleporters.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Brundle Bundle
	Buzz Killer Frontier Flyboy Legend of Bugfoot
Effect	Engineer's vocalizations are 145% higher pitch.

Main article: Item sets

Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack
	Pomson 6000 Eureka Effect Brainiac Goggles Brainiac Hairpiece
Effect	No effect

Buildings

Main article: Buildings

Image	Building	Level	Cost	Health	Damage Per Second/Replenish/Recharge
Slot one	Sentry Gun	One	130	150	Bullets average DPS: 64 No rockets
		Two	330	180	Bullets average DPS: 128 No rockets
		Three	530	216	Bullets average DPS: 128 Rockets (on direct hit): 100
Slot one (With Gunslinger equipped)	Combat Mini-Sentry Gun	N/A	100	100	Average DPS: 48
Slot two	Dispenser	One	100	150	Health: 10/sec Ammo: 20%/sec Metal: 40/5 sec
		Two	300	180	Health: 15/sec Ammo: 30%/sec Metal: 50/5 sec
		Three	500	216	Health: 20/sec Ammo: 40%/sec Metal: 60/5 sec
Slot three and four	Teleporter Entrance Teleporter Exit	One	125	150	Recharge: 10 sec
		Two	325	180	Recharge: 5 sec
		Three	525	216	Recharge: 3 sec

Cosmetic items

Main article: Hats

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set	RED ÜberCharged set	BLU ÜberCharged set
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Engineer achievements Engineer pack: 35 achievements, 3 milestones. 1 General achievement.

Update history

September 20, 2007 Patch

• Fixed sentry muzzleflashes not drawing unless sentry was near the map origin.

September 26, 2007 Patch

• Fixed bug with placement of teleporters that could result in players being unable to move.

October 5, 2007 Patch

• Fixed teleporter/spawn doorway exploit.

October 25, 2007 Patch

• Engineer buildings now explode when the Engineer dies during sudden death.
• The Engineer's "build X" commands will now behave properly when bound directly to keys.

November 7, 2007 Patch

• Fixed a bug in scoring Engineer building destruction.
• Engineers no longer earn points for using their own teleporters.

December 20, 2007 Patch

• Fixed the teleporter's player shaped particles not drawing.
• [Undocumented] Fixed model exploit in stage one allowing Sentry Gun/Teleporter to be placed behind chain link fence on Dustbowl.

January 7, 2008 Patch

• Fixed Engineer building in exploit areas on final caps in Well.

February 14, 2008 Patch

• Added server log entry for buildings destroyed by their owner.
• Fixed Sentry Gun shadows being clipped.
• Dustbowl
  • Added a new access point to the stage 2 attacker gates (drop-down left from spawn), allowing attackers a way to reach the left route without being subjected to the spam and Sentry Gun fire.
  • Clipped off tall windows in stage 3 to prevent sentry guns from behind built behind them.

February 28, 2008 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added protection against voice command spamming. Dramatic reduction in Teleporters needed.
• [Undocumented] Changed Engineer buildings to detonate when a player disconnects instead of blinking out.
• [Undocumented] Fixed Engineer being able to detonate buildings that are being sapped.
• [Undocumented] Fixed potential client crash for players being healed by a Medic or Dispenser.

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)

• Fixed "times used" entry in teleporters maxing out at 32.
• For mapmakers.
  • Mapmakers can now place Engineer buildings directly into a map, with an option for them to be invulnerable.

July 1, 2008 Patch

• Fixed buffed health not decaying properly after being healed by a Dispenser.

July 29, 2008 Patch

• Added a gear symbol behind the health bar for Engineer buildings, in both target IDs and freeze panels.

December 11, 2008 Patch

• The Engineer's teleporters can now be upgraded to level three. It will recharge faster the higher level it is.
• The Engineer's dispensers can now be upgraded to level three. It will give out metal and heal faster as it is upgraded.

December 15, 2008 Patch

• Added new teleporter sounds for upgrade levels 2 and 3.
• Fixed Engineers being able to upgrade the bomb cart's dispenser found in Payload levels.
• Fixed bomb cart's dispenser being solid to players and projectiles.

January 28, 2009 Patch

• Added upgrade progress and levels to Engineer HUD panel for all buildings.
• Fixed teleporter entrance/exit effects being drawn when they don't have a matching teleporter entrance/exit.

February 2, 2009 Patch

• Fixed bug in teleporter logic that allowed engineers to build teleporters with huge health values.

February 24, 2009 Patch (Scout Update)

• Added new sounds for upgraded Teleporters.

March 5, 2009 Patch (CP_Junction)

• Fixed an exploit where Engineers could build a teleporter exit in an invalid area.

May 21, 2009 Patch (The Sniper vs. Spy Update)

• Engineer's dispensers now give 20%, 30%, or 40% of player's max_ammo (for each ammo type) on each use, based on the level of the dispenser.
• Added hat Mining Light.

May 29, 2009 Patch

• Added the userid of the player who built the teleporter to the "player_teleported" event.

June 23, 2009 Patch

• Added log entries for player extinguished events using the Dispenser.
• Fixed teleporters not being build-able in some places where they should be (such as within the pit at the end of Badwater Basin).

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• Engineers wrenching a teleporter will repair the other end as well, and remove Sappers from both if they exist.
• Fixed Sentry Guns firing at a fully cloaked Spy if they're still the closest target.
• [Undocumented] Added new hat bodygroups to the Engineer.
• Added hats: Engineer's Cap, Texas Slim's Dome Shine and Texas Ten Gallon.

August 31, 2009 Patch

• Fixed being able to burn players/buildings that are in the water while standing outside the water.
• Fixed server log not listing telefrag kills as weapon "telefrag".

October 29, 2009 Patch (Haunted Halloween Special)

• Updated the CTF, Arena, and KOTH versions of Sawmill.
  • Fixed Engineer exploit.

December 7, 2009 Patch

• Fixed dispenser not healing players at the correct rate if it's upgraded while the players are already touching the dispenser.

January 6, 2010 Patch

• Changes to the TF Bots.
  • General bot improvements.
    • Engineers use their shotgun properly.

January 13, 2010 Patch

• Added backstab death animation.

February 3, 2010 Patch

• with the map update CTF_DoubleCross.
  • Changed to prevent Engineers from building on top of the shack in each base.

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)

• Added hat: Hotrod.

April 15, 2010 Patch

• Added weapon: the Lugermorph.

April 28, 2010 Patch

• Bot changes
  • Fixed a behavior loop with Engineer metal gathering.
• Fixed a permanent overheal exploit involving Dispensers.
• Killing yourself with your own Sentry Gun no longer increments the Sentry Gun's kill counter.

April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)

• Fixed the teleporter exit using the wrong particle effect.
• Fixed Teleporters not reverting to level 1 when their other side is destroyed.
• Fixed Engineers & Spies being able to circumvent build restrictions.

April 30, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the Engineer being able to build more than 1 of each type of building.
• Fixed old Engineer build keybinds not working with the new system.

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

• Added hat: Safe'n'Sound.

July 1, 2010 Patch

• Added Engineer to the list of classes that can equip Max's Pistol.

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

• Added The Frontier Justice.
• Added The Wrangler.
• Added The Gunslinger.
• Added The Southern Hospitality.
• Added 35 Engineer achievements.
• Engineers can now pickup & move their buildings.
• Added Engineer main menu music.
• [Undocumented]
  • Added several new Engineer responses, including domination lines.
  • 'Wrenching' a Sentry Gun now upgrades, repairs and restores ammunition all at once per Wrench hit, prioritizing repairs and upgrading if not in possession of enough metal.
  • Sentry Guns now have laser sights to accommodate use of the Wrangler.
  • Introduced a unique switching animation for the Engineer's Shotgun and Frontier Justice. Previously he used the same switching animation for the Pyro, Heavy and Soldier.
  • The Golden Wrench could no longer be randomly found via crafting.
  • Added a new arm bodygroup to the Engineer model.
  • Lugermorph given its own kill icon.

July 9, 2010 Patch

• Fixed an exploit that allowed Engineers to build level 2/3 mini sentries.
• Fixed a bug that allowed sapped buildings to be picked up by the Engineer.
• Fixed a bug where Wrangled level 3 sentryguns would still fire rockets when they were out of ammo.
• The Wrangler no longer shows the shotgun's ammo count.
• Engineers can no longer pick up buildings while stunned or in loser state.
• Fixed Engineer shotgun and pistol not using team skins for the Engineer's arms.
• Fixed an issue where Wrangled sentrygun effects wouldn't be attached to the sentrygun.
• The Gunslinger 3 hit combo now only increments the combo count when hitting enemy players.
• Achievement fixes:
  • The "Rio Grind" achievement limit is now correctly set to 50.
  • Fixed a typo in Six-String Stinger achievement name.
  • Fixed a bug in the "Death Metal" achievement that caused it to rapidly complete itself.
  • Fixed getting the Six-String Stinger achievement without playing the guitar.
  • Fixed sentrygun detection code in "Best Little Slaughterhouse in Texas" and "Deputized".

July 13, 2010 Patch

• CP_Coldfront
  • Fixed a couple Engineer building exploits.
• Fixed players picking up buildings before a round has started.
• Fixed an exploit where Engineers could create level 3 mini-sentries.

July 19, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a problem with not being able to pick-up buildings in Arena mode.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed team kills with Wrangled Sentry Guns.
• Fixed a bug where teleporters could be given more than their normal amount of health.
• TF Bot Changes
  • Fixed Engineer bot infinite build-destroy behavior loop regression.
  • Fixed bot behavior issue resulting in bot pile-ups near level 3 teleporter entrances.
  • Bots no longer consider sapped sentries a dangerous threat.
  • Bot Engineers will avoid building teleporters on steep slopes which can hinder teammate movement.

August 17, 2010 Patch

• Updated Engineer startup music.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] The Frontier Justice now works correctly with critical boosts.
• [Undocumented] Texas Slim's Dome Shine now shows up when using the "Inspect" key on allies.

October 6, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the wrench number for the Golden Wrench not displaying properly.
• The Cowboy Hat and Engineer's Cap paint effects are more noticeable.

October 8, 2010 Patch

• Made the Golden Wrench nameable.

October 12, 2010 Patch

• Fixed some viewmodel bugs with the Lugermorph.

October 18, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a sentry gun exploit that let Engineers build multiple sentries.
• Fixed Engineers being able to build level 3 mini-sentries using The Wrangler.

October 19, 2010 Patch

• Fixed another sentry gun exploit that let Engineers build multiple sentries.
• Fixed Engineers being able to build level 3 mini-sentries using The Wrangler for real this time.

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress)

• [Undocumented] Added the Hotrod to the store.

November 3, 2010 Patch

• Fixed Engineer's being able to build under the final capture point in Mann Manor.

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a Frontier Justice exploit that let Engineers have infinite crits for their current life/round.
• [Undocumented] Lugermorphs obtained from The Devil's Playhouse promotional event rather than through the Poker Night at the Inventory are now vintage.

December 2, 2010 Patch

• Fixed Engineers being able to destroy sapped buildings by issuing the command directly in the console.
• Made the following hats paintable: Safe'n'Sound.

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• Sentry Guns no longer track Your Eternal Reward Spies after they backstab someone.
• Added weapon: 'The Jag'.
• Added hat: 'Industrial Festivizer' and 'Buckaroos Hat'.

December 21, 2010 Patch

• The following hats are now paintable or have had their paintability improved: Buckaroos Hat.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• Updated the material for the Jag.

January 10, 2011 Patch

• Added the mini-sentry kill icon.

January 19, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Engineer PDA view models (build/destroy) having Red skins while on the Blue team.
• Fixed the mini-sentry HUD not playing the alert sound when the sentry is sapped or low on ammo.

February 3, 2011 Patch

• Engineers who hit teammate's Sentry Guns with their wrench now get kill assists from that sentry.
• Made the Jag gift wrappable.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Fixed Engineer's first-person arms using the wrong bodygroup when having a renamed Shotgun or Pistol equipped with the Gunslinger.

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

• Fixed the "Best Little Slaughterhouse in Texas" Engineer achievement not counting Wrangler and Mini-Sentry kills.

March 11, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the revenge crit label not being localized correctly.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• Crafting recipe for the following weapons changed Jag.

April 5, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Turned quality of some Vintage Lugermorphs to unique.

April 7, 2011 Patch

• Added hats: Big Country and Googly Gazer.
• Added misc: Teddy Roosebelt.
• [Undocumented] Added Professor's Peculiarity.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Added 3 new training courses for the Engineer.
• Added "styles" for the: Googly Gazer.
• Updated the Googly Gazer to be paintable.
• Replaced the no-crit attribute with -25% damage on the following: The Gunslinger, The Southern Hospitality.
• Bot changes:
  • Engineer bots are better at moving their sentry gun nest as the scenario changes.
• [Undocumented] Modified the Googly Gazer's default textures.

April 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Replaced the -25% damage attribute with no-crit on the following weapons:
  • Gunslinger and Southern Hospitality.

April 20, 2011 Patch

• Added more instructions to the Engineer training regarding metal resources.

April 28, 2011 Patch

• Added Hetman's Headpiece

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added hats: Western Wear and Ol' Geezer.
• Hetman's Headpiece made craftable, tradeable, and paintable.
• Hetman's Headpiece was added to the list of hats that can be unusual.
• Sentry Guns now properly target the Horseless Headless Horsemann as an enemy.

June 23, 2011 Patch

• Training improvements:
  • Added ammo instruction to Engineer training.

July 1, 2011 Patch (Summer Camp Sale)

• Added misc: Prairie Heel Biters.

July 18, 2011 Patch

• Prairie Heel Biters became craftable.

August 3, 2011 Patch

• Added misc: Pip-Boy and Wingstick.

August 18, 2011 Patch

• Added weapons Short Circuit and Widowmaker.
• [Undocumented] Added Hat Clockwerk's Helm.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Added hats: Virtual Reality Headset and Pencil Pusher.
• Added misc item: Builder's Blueprints.
• Fixed a problem that caused the Engineer to not to say thanks after exiting a teleporter.
• Saxxy kills will use the same lines as kills from the Golden Wrench.
• Added a previously unused Golden Wrench kill line.
• Added an occasional response when swinging the Gunslinger.
• Wrangler taunt now performs the Pistol taunt animation .
• [Undocumented] The Widowmaker now takes 30 metal per shot, down from 60.

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

• Add hat: Buzz Killer.
• Added misc items: Frontier Flyboy and Legend of Bugfoot.
• [Undocumented] Added new voice filter, and sped up idle animations for the Engineer when equipped with the Brundle Bundle set.

December 1, 2011 Patch

• Added misc: Itsy Bitsy Spyer.
• [Undocumented] Changed description of Teddy Roosebelt to be a "Pocket Buddy" rather than a "Hat".

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• Added weapons: Pomson 6000 and Eureka Effect.
• Added misc items: Brainiac Hairpiece, Brainiac Goggles, and Stocking Stuffer.
• [Undocumented] Added weapons: Festive Wrench.
• [Undocumented] Added a vomiting animation.

December 16, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Frontier Justice getting infinite crits.
• Fixed an exploit with The Eureka Effect where the effects could activate without taunting in high-lag situations.

December 19, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Stocking Stuffer candy cane using the incorrect material.

December 21, 2011 Patch

• Fixed hearing the deny sound while rotating a sentry during placement.
• Added draw/recoil/reload/crit forces for the Pomson 6000.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Fixed some cases where strange Wrenches would fail to correctly count kills.
• Added crafting recipes for the Pomson 6000 and Eureka Effect.

February 2, 2012 Patch

• Removed Engineer-specific text from Itsy Bitsy Spyer's description.

February 9, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Brainiac Hairpiece was moved to the hat slot.
• [Undocumented] The Short Circuit and Virtual Reality Headset now make robotic noises when moved around in the backpack.
• [Undocumented] The Pencil Pusher and Virtual Reality headset no longer fall off on death.
• [Undocumented] The Brainiac Goggles no longer hide the Engineer's hardhat.
• [Undocumented] The Pencil Pusher is no longer marked as paintable.

February 14, 2012 Patch

• Fixed RED Engineers building inside their spawn room on cp_gravelpit

April 10, 2012 Patch

• Fixed a bug that allowed buildings to be built in nobuild/respawn volumes

April 17, 2012 Patch

• Updated the Short Circuit
  • Fixed projectiles not being cleared if they were blocked by buildings or other projectiles
  • Fixed not incrementing the "How the Pests Was Gunned" achievement for destroyed stickies
• Updated the Teufort Tooth Kicker so it can also be equipped by the Engineer
• Added the Texas Half-Pants
• Fixed being able to place buildings in nobuild zones
• [Undocumented] Engineer Buildings are no longer destroyed by the Payload cart.

May 10, 2012 Patch

• Fixed a bug that allowed buildings to be built in nobuild/respawn volumes.

June 11, 2012 Patch

• Fixed the cloak effect with the Texas Half-Pants

August 2, 2012 Patch

• Fixed Engineer training shotgun and pistol images being swapped

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine)

• [Undocumented] Added new voice lines to Engineer

September 4, 2012 Patch

• Added nobuild to stairs on center building where Engineers could build out of reach of Sentry Busters in Mvm_Mannworks

Trivia

• The Engineer wears his default helmet backwards; however, this is not an uncommon practice among construction workers.
• The Engineer seldom removes his welding goggles. To date, the only instances in which the Engineer has his goggles off are in the Loose Canon and True Meaning comics.
• The Engineer designed and built the Sentry Gun under contract from TF Industries in 1965. The PDF manual for the game that is listed in Steam shows a blueprint and promotional guide to using the Sentry Gun.
• The Engineer's favorite equation is in fact part of the equation that governs character lighting in-game, known as Phong on the Valve Developer Community. Furthermore, the equation can be referenced in page five of Illustrative Rendering in TF2
• The first BLU team Engineer resembled Template:W, armed with a bag of blueprints instead of a PDA.
• The song the Engineer plays during Meet the Engineer is titled "More Gun". More Gun is based on "Someone Else's Song", which was originally written by Jeff Tweedy and performed by the American Country band Template:W.
• A photograph on the Engineer update page displays a young boy (presumably the Engineer) trying on his first pair of goggles, as the Engineer from Team Fortress Classic looks on proudly and pats him on the shoulder.
• A large cutout of the Engineer makes an appearance in Template:W as part of a playable stage. Additionally, his hardhat and goggles are selectable hats for the player's worms.
• The Engineer's hardhat is wearable by the Support class of Monday Night Combat.
• In Poker Night at the Inventory, an image of the Engineer's disguise mask can be seen on the lower half of the Spy Jack of Diamonds cards in the "Poker Night" and "Poker Night Alternative" decks, respectively.
• The Engineer, alongside the Pyro, Heavy, and Medic, is one of four Team Fortress 2-based Familiars in Template:W.
• The Engineer's uniform is wearable by the Combat Girl in Super Monday Night Combat.
• The Engineer's name is a tribute to the novel Conagher by Template:W, an author of whom Valve writers Erik Wolpaw and Jay Pinkerton are fans.

Gallery

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  Team Fortress Engineer model

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  The Engineer class of Team Fortress Classic.

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  Concept art of the Engineer.

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  Concept art of the Engineer.

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  Concept art of the Engineer.

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  Silhouette of an early Engineer concept, compared to the present classes. Also note the beta Demoman

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  Trading card front

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  Trading card back

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  Photograph of the Team Fortress Classic Engineer from the Engineer Update page.

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  Engineer as seen without his goggles or hard hat in Loose Canon.

Related merchandise

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  Engineer Portrait Poster

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  Engineer Spanner Work Shirt

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  Engineer Spanner T-Shirt

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  Sentry Mousepad

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  Sentry Poster

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  Engineer Class Decal, White

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  Engineer Class Decal, Black

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  Meet the Engineer Lithograph

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  Engineer Mug

See also

• Meet the Engineer
• Metal
• Engineer match-ups
• Anti-Engineer strategy
• Engineer taunts
• Engineer responses
• Engineer voice commands
• Basic Engineer strategy
• Community Engineer strategy
• List of references (Engineer)
• Sentry Gun jump
• Engineer (Classic)

External links

• Engineer page on the Official TF2 Website
• The Engineer Update
  • Day 1, 2 3, Achievements, Wrench Log
• TF2 Official Blog - Loose Canon
  • Comic: Loose Canon
• 119th Update! - Coming soon teaser