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  Move speed will stop decreasing at 100hp and 240HU/s  Move speed will stop increasing at 180hp and 300HU/s  Speed changes as 3.75Hu/s at 5hp intervals
	The Doom Bringer	On Kill: 2 seconds of 100% critical chance  -50% clip size  No random crits
Pyro	The Intensifier	On hit: target is marked for death for 15 seconds  Does not require ammo  +50% fire rate  +50% afterburn duration  If the target is extinguished the mark is removed  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  +100% increased horizontal push back force  +25% increased vertical push back force  -60% airblast cost  -50% max primary ammo  Reflected projectiles gain a small fire particle effect
	The Flare Jumper	+200% self damage force  -100% explosion self-damage vulnerability  -100% damage dealt  Cannot ignite enemy players  This weapon will reload automatically when not 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  On wearer: deal +15% more damage  User is marked for death while spun up, and for 3 second after  Deals no bullet damage  -50% ammo
Engineer	The Overclocker	+50% faster sentry gun fire rate  +500% dispenser radius  Teleported teammates gain an 8 second speed boost  +50% attack speed  +100% building damage vunerabilty  -50% melee damage vs players  Overclocked buildings can be identified by a particle effect
Medic	The 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  -15% damage dealt
	The Frequency Finder	While active: reveals locations and health of team players  While active: reveals self location team players  While active: reveals self location team players  While active: reveals self location to enemy players

Other Weapon Changes

Class	Modified Item	Changed Functionality	Original Functionality
Pyro	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	No longer deals less damage  On wearer: 40% of fire damage dealt is received as healing  -50 max health  Cannot self-heal beyond max health  Healing is unaffected by crit or minicrit multipliers	On hit: target is engulfed in flames  -20% damage dealt
	Third Degree	+25% damage vs players being healed  +25% damage to all other players directly connected via healing  No random crits  -25% damage vs players not being healed	Damage transfers to all players connected by Medic beams
Demoman	Claidheamh Mòr	No added damage vulnerability  Melee kills no longer refill your charge meter  No health is restored on kill  1 Second increase in charge duration  -20% firing speed	+37% melee range  +25% of your charge meter on melee kills  +25 health restored on kill while active  Slower deploy and holster time  No random critical hits  +15% damage vulnerability while active
Engineer	Eureka Effect	No construction hit speed boost reduction  No metal pickup reduction  No metal cost reduction  Take no damage from rocket jumping  +2 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  Electric sparks appear on wearer's feet	Press your reload key to teleport to your spawn or your exit teleporter  -50% metal cost when constructing or upgrading teleporters  -50% construction hit speed boost  -20% metal from dispensers and pickups
Sniper	Classic	+25% charge rate	Critical hits are guaranteed for headshots  Can charge without zooming  Cannot headshot unless fully charged  -10% damage penalty on body shot  Shots leave a dim, clear line behind them  No random critical hits  Hold down fire button to charge, release to fire  Does not automatically start charging when zoomed  Doesn't unscope between shots  Charged shots will gib victims

Class Changes

Class	Modifications
Engineer	Teleporters are now bidirectional

Misc

• Alternate weapon skin varieties function as the non-modified version of their original counterpart.

External links

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