TF2Tightrope

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TF2Tightrope is a collection of server mods. They aim to be a community-run version of the official beta by testing out new weapons, maps, game modes and balance changes.

Project Beta

About

Project Beta is about testing new weapons, while tweaking old ones. Changes are based on community feedback.

New Weapons

Class	Item Type Replaced and Name	Functionality
Soldier	The Battle Plan	On wearer: 33% faster move speed  On wearer: Move speed is decreased as user is injured  User can not be overhealed  -15% damage vulnerability on wearer  Move speed will stop decreasing at 100hp and 240HU/s
Pyro	The Intensifier	On hit: target is marked for death  Does not require ammo  +20% fire rate  Cannot be crit boosted  This weapon cannot mark for death another Pyro
	The Underburner	Reflected projectiles sets opponents on fire  +20 health restored when extinguishing a teammate  +20% increased push back force  +100% more ammo per second consumed on primary fire  Reflected projectiles gains a small fire particle effect
Demoman	The Claidheamh Mòr	0.75 Second increase in charge duration  37% longer melee range  Slower deploy and holster time  No random Critical hits  +15% damage vulnerability while active
Heavy	The Heavy Lifter	While deployed: lifts user upwards  While deployed: sustains a ring of flames  Deals 7 times falling damage to the player you land on  90% faster switch to deploy time  90% faster switch from deploy time  User is marked for death while spun up, and for 3 second after  Deals no bullet damage  -50% ammo
Engineer	The Overclocker	+30% faster sentry gun fire rate  +400% dispenser radius  Players gain a 5 second speed boost when exiting a teleporter  -20% building health  -40% damage vs players  Overclocked buildings can be identified by a particle effect  Equipping or unequipping this weapon will destroy all buildings
Medic	Blinken Säge	On use: Become ÜberCharged for a short time at the cost of 10% ÜberCharge  On use: Relocate to a new position at the cost of 10% ÜberCharge  -50% damage dealt

Other Weapon Changes

Class	Modified Item	Functionality
Pyro	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	On wearer: 40% of fire damage dealt is received as healing  -50 max health  -20% damage dealt  Cannot overheal the user  Healing is unaffected by crit or minicrit multipliers
	Third Degree	+15% damage vs players being healed  +15% damage to all other players directly connected via healing  -30% fire rate  No random crits  -30% damage vs players not being healed
Engineer	Eureka Effect	Press your reload key to choose to teleport to spawn or your exit teleporter  -50% metal cost when constructing or upgrading teleporters  Take no damage from rocket jumping  +1 health gain per second for each level of an active dispenser  +5% move speed for each level of an active teleporter  Cannot be granted health from healers  Cannot pickup health kits  -5% move speed

Misc

• Festive weapon varieties function as the non-modified version of their non-festive counterpart.

Project Ghost

About

Played on arena maps, each round the entire player roster is forced into a specific class, with specific weapons (defined as a set).
At the start of each round a dice is rolled to determine what set will be used for the round, as well as if there will be a bonus condition.
On maps with ammo packs, these are all changed into the smallest version and do not respawn.

Current possible rounds

Round Name	Classes	Weapon Set
Eyelander w/ Charge	VS	Eyelander
Caber w/ Sticky Jumper	VS	Sticky Jumper  Ullapool Caber  Melee damage is critical vs non-burning players
KGB w/ 1-clip Shotty	VS	Killing Gloves of Boxing  Shotgun  Shotgun has only 1 clip  Cannot gain ammo
Cleaver w/ Sandman	VS	Flying Guillotine  Sandman
Hunting Wabbits	VS	Ambassador  Fan O'War
Needlegun Battle	VS	Blutsauger  Solemn Vow  Blutsauger's health gain on hit reduced to 1
M1+M2+Combo	VS	Degreaser  Reserve Shooter  Axtinguisher
High Flyers	VS	Soda Popper  Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol  Atomiser
Katana Battle w/ Jumpers	VS	Half-Zatoichi  Rocket Jumper  Half-Zatoichi  Sticky Jumper
Engiman with the Golden Wrench	VS	Golden Wrench  PDA
Pyromaniac Spies	VS	Invisibility Watch  Sharpened Volcano Fragment  Cloak ability regenerates at 10x speed  Player cannot disguise
Fat Mario	VS	Scorch Shot
Huntsman Snipers w/ Shahanshah	VS	Huntsman  Shahanshah
Fat Scouts	VS	Shotgun  Dalokohs Bar  Eviction Notice  Players start with 1000 health  The Dalokohs Bar can boost the consumer's health up to 1000 hp if eaten multiple times
Candy Flavored Milk Scout	VS	Candy Cane  Mad Milk  Milk regenerates at 10x speed
Holiday Steak Heavies	VS	Holiday Punch  Buffalo Steak Sandvich
Crossbow Medic Battle	VS	Crusader's Crossbow  Solemn Vow  Bleed on hit with crossbow for 5 seconds
Pee Fetish Snipers	VS	Sydney Sleeper  Jarate  Bushwacker
Quick Draw Amby Battle	VS	Ambassador  Dead Ringer  Big Earner
Round Robin Rockets	VS	Rocket Launcher  Shovel  Rocket Launcher has 75% faster firing speed  Rocket Launcher grants 250 health on hit  Rocket Launcher grants 2 seconds of crit boost on kill
Atomic Natasha Scouts	VS	Natascha  Atomizer
Rockets vs Reflects	VS	Rocket Launcher  Equalizer  Degreaser  Sharpened Volcano Fragment  Pyros have can airblast at 10x the normal rate  Airblasting costs 50% less ammo
Death Sticks!	VS	Boston Basher  1-hit kill  Missing deals fatal damage
Don't Panic!	VS	Panic Attack  Wrap Assassin  Players start with 100 health
Pipe Dream	VS	Grenade Launcher  Bottle  Grenade Launcher has 75% faster firing rate  Grenade Launcher grants 250 health on hit  Grenade Launcher grants 2 seconds of crit boost on kill
Payback is here!	VS	Spy-cicle  Enforcer  Dead Ringer  Flame Thrower  Frying Pan
Fast Fatties	VS	Gloves of Running Urgently  Sandvich
Fast & Furious	VS	Ham Shank  SMG  SMG has +900% clip size
In and Out!	VS	Winger  Fan O'War
Pistol War!	VS	Pistol  Southern Hospitality  Cannot erect buildings
Direct Hit me!	VS	Direct Hit  Disciplinary Action
Bring the Pain	VS	Rocket Launcher  Concheror  Pain Train
Freedom or Death?	VS	Family Business  Warrior Spirit  Overdose  Freedom Staff
Assassin's Shpees	VS	Revolver  Your Eternal Reward
G'day Gentleman	VS	Hitman's Heatmaker  Cleaner's Carbine  Tribalman's Shiv  Black Rose  Quäckenbirdt  L'Etranger
Experimental Doctors	VS	Widowmaker  Pain Train
Tricksy Bombers	VS	Scottish Resistance  Powerjack
Boost Bonk Bam!	VS	Baby Face's Blaster  Bonk  Fan O' War
Airstrike War	VS	Air Strike  B.A.S.E Jumper  Disciplinary Action
This is war!	VS	Air Strike  B.A.S.E Jumper  Bat Outta Hell  Shotgun  Short Circuit  Blood Botkiller Wrench Mk.I
Quad Shotty	VS	Shotgun  Bat Outta Hell  Shotgun fires +300 more bullets  Players start with low ammo
Hunting Season	VS	Buffalo Steak Sandvich  Warrior's Spirit  Huntsman  Bushwaker
Aliens in Boston	VS	Neon Annihilator  Mutated Milk
Ferret Manoeuvres	VS	Festive Backburner  Axtinguisher  Players start with health buffed to 1000

Bonus Conditionals

Condition Name	Effect
Milky	All players start with Mad Milk effect applied  Effect can be removed with water, if available
Kritz	All attacks become crit-boosted
Speedy	All players move approximately 35% faster
Pee Pee	All players start with Jarate effect applied  Effect can be removed with water, if available
Ghost	Player models become mostly transparent  Player cosmetics and weapon remain unaltered
Tiny	All players becomes 30% smaller
Low Grav	Gravitational effect on players becomes approximately 33% weaker  Weapons and other items are unaffected
Trail	All players leave a bright, team-colored trail
Third Person	All players are forced into a third person perspective view
David Vs Goliath	One team becomes 20% larger  One team becomes 20% smaller
Fragile	Players start with just 1 hp
Extreme Speed	Players move at 173% speed
Super Bonus Round	All players move approximately 35% faster  Gravitational effect on players becomes approximately 33% weaker  All players start with Mad Milk effect applied  All players leave a bright, team-colored trail  This bonus conditional is very rare  Player models become mostly transparent  Weapons and other items are unaffected  Mad Milk effect can be removed with water, if available  Trail can be removed with a spy watch, if available

Known Bugs

• Some weapons can be received that are not part of a round. These are non-functional however and cannot be used.
• At the start of the round, sometimes players may hear the battlecry of the wrong class.

External links

• TF2 Tightrope blog
• TF2 Tightrope forum
• TF2 Tightrope Steam group

Trivia

• The round named "Boost Bonk Bam!" is a reference to Youtuber Jerma985's video in which he and fellow Youtuber Star_ used the Baby Face's Blaster, Bonk! Atomic Punch and the Fan of War and attempted to kill people, albeit unsuccessfully. During the video they named the strategy "Boost, Bonk, Bam!" hence the name of the video and the round.