Killstreak Kit

Killstreak Kit
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Basic Information
Released:	November 21, 2013 Patch
Availability:	Reward, Uncrate #83?, Uncrate #84?, Uncrate #91?
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	No
Available Qualities
Unique

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Completing a Two Cities Tour automatically grants you a Killstreak Kit, which you can apply to any weapon to transform it into a Killstreak weapon. Completing the Tour also grants you a fabricator and spare parts that you can use to craft progressively rarer Killstreak Kits, which will add cool visual effects to your weapon and eventually even your character. — Two Cities Update

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HUD icon

Killstreak Kits are tool items that can be applied to a specific weapon, upgrading it into a Killstreak weapon. It is represented by a mixed "kit" of tools such as a Killstreak counter meter (not visible in-game), a circuit board, and an oil can.

When a Killstreak weapon is equipped, a kill counter appears in the player's HUD, tracking the number of kills made with any Killstreak weapon equipped and resetting upon death. The number of kills in a player's streak is displayed both on the scoreboard next to that player's name and in the killfeed in the top right corner following the player's name, which increases with each consecutive kill. Every 5 kills (20 in Mann vs. Machine), a message is displayed to the server with the player's name and their current streak. Other kills by the player with a different weapon do not count toward their current Killstreak unless that weapon is also a Killstreak weapon. If a player is carrying multiple Killstreak weapons, the killfeed displays only the number of kills each weapon has obtained, but the messages to the server and the player's HUD "Streak" indicator add the player's kills from all their Killstreak weapons.

An Engineer wielding a Killstreak Wrench (or other melee weapons) sees an indication in the killfeed for both a Wrench kill and a Sentry Gun kill. A Medic using a Killstreak Medi Gun (or other secondary weapons) does not see any indication in the killfeed, although kill assists with the Medi Gun still count towards the player's Killstreak and are displayed in the HUD. Additionally, while playing Mann vs. Machine, kills made with the Projectile Shield upgrade also go towards a Medic's Medi Gun Killstreak.

Higher tiers of Killstreak weapons also have cosmetic effects; while standard Killstreak weapons only have the kill counter, Specialized Killstreak weapons also have a colored sheen, and Professional Killstreak weapons add a colored particle effect to the user's eyes. These eye particle effects start at 5 kills and are visually minimal, while at 10 kills the effect becomes greatly noticeable.

Killstreak Kits can be applied to weapons of any quality. If a Killstreak Kit is applied to a stock item, it becomes a Unique item and the player will subsequently find it as an item drop. The newly found item exists separate to the original stock item. The player can then choose which item to equip through the character loadout menu. If the weapon is restored to remove the Killstreak, the weapon remains in the player's inventory.

Standard Killstreak Kit

Standard Killstreak Kits are the most common variety and are rewarded after every completed tour of Operation Two Cities which may be applied to its assigned weapon. Upon application, it adds a HUD kill counter in addition with the ability to display the player's killstreak in the killfeed for everyone to see, indicated by a number and a small arrow next to the kill icon. At the end of each round, the player with the highest killstreak is displayed on the final scoreboard.

Kills	MvM kills	Killstreak message
5	20	Player is on a killing spree 5
10	40	Player is unstoppable 10
15	60	Player is on a rampage 15
20	80	Player is god-like 20
Every 5 past 20	Every 20 past 80	Player is still god-like 25
Death (with "unstoppable" or more)		Enemy ended player's killstreak 10
Suicide (with "unstoppable" or more)		Player ended their own killstreak 10

Specialized Killstreak Kit

The next tier of Killstreak Kits. In addition to a kill counter, a Specialized Kit also applies a colored sheen to the weapon. As the player's streak increases, the sheen intensifies at 5 kills. Specialized Kits are obtained by completing Specialized Killstreak Kit Fabricators, which can be found as a random reward from completing Operation Two Cities.

The following Sheens are available:

Color		Name
#FF1D15	#005CFF	Team Shine
#FF79FF		Hot Rod
#FF6F01		Manndarin
#FFD63F		Deadly Daffodil
#67FF7A		Agonizing Emerald
#C2FF3B		Mean Green
#690CFF		Villainous Violet

List of Sheens
Agonizing Emerald	Deadly Daffodil	Hot Rod	Manndarin
Mean Green	Team Shine (RED)	Team Shine (BLU)	Villainous Violet

Professional Killstreak Kit

The final tier of Killstreak Kits, Professional Kits are the rarest variation. In addition to a kill counter and a colored sheen, Professional Killstreak Kits also cause the weapon to add a particle effect to the user's eyes. Professional Kits are obtained by completing Professional Killstreak Kit Fabricators, which can be found as a rare random reward from completing Operation Two Cities.

While the weapon is active and the player has a streak of at least five, the eye effect becomes visible. This effect, similar to that of the Eyelander, matches the color of the weapon's sheen. The effect becomes more intense when the streak passes 10 kills. On the Eyelander and its reskins, however, the eye effect is only be visible on one eye.

Cerebral Discharge

Cerebral Discharge is a Killstreaker added in the Two Cities Update. It appears as an electrical current running through and out of the eyes of the player.

List of Cerebral Discharge effects
Effect	Agonizing Emerald	Deadly Daffodil	Hot Rod	Manndarin	Mean Green	Team Shine		Villainous Violet
						RED	BLU
Tier 1
Tier 2

Fire Horns

Fire Horns is a Killstreaker added in the Two Cities Update. It appears as pillars of fire running through and out of the eyes of the player.

List of Fire Horns effects
Effect	Agonizing Emerald	Deadly Daffodil	Hot Rod	Manndarin	Mean Green	Team Shine		Villainous Violet
						RED	BLU
Tier 1
Tier 2

Flames

Flames is a Killstreaker added in the Two Cities Update. It appears as flames emitting from oval-like lights.

List of Flames effects
Effect	Agonizing Emerald	Deadly Daffodil	Hot Rod	Manndarin	Mean Green	Team Shine		Villainous Violet
						RED	BLU
Tier 1
Tier 2

Hypno-Beam

Hypno-Beam is a Killstreaker added in the Two Cities Update. It appears as rings emitting from the player's eyes.

List of Hypno-Beam effects
Effect	Agonizing Emerald	Deadly Daffodil	Hot Rod	Manndarin	Mean Green	Team Shine		Villainous Violet
						RED	BLU
Tier 1
Tier 2

Incinerator

Incinerator is a Killstreaker added in the Two Cities Update. It appears as smoke emitting from the player's eyes.

List of Incinerator effects
Effect	Agonizing Emerald	Deadly Daffodil	Hot Rod	Manndarin	Mean Green	Team Shine		Villainous Violet
						RED	BLU
Tier 1
Tier 2

Singularity

Singularity is a Killstreaker added in the Two Cities Update. It appears as beams sucking into and then emitting out of the player's eyes.

List of Singularity effects
Effect	Agonizing Emerald	Deadly Daffodil	Hot Rod	Manndarin	Mean Green	Team Shine		Villainous Violet
						RED	BLU
Tier 1
Tier 2

Tornado

Tornado is a Killstreaker added in the Two Cities Update. It appears as rapidly spinning tornadoes emitting from the player's eyes.

List of Tornado effects
Effect	Agonizing Emerald	Deadly Daffodil	Hot Rod	Manndarin	Mean Green	Team Shine		Villainous Violet
						RED	BLU
Tier 1
Tier 2

Examples

Killstreak Flare Gun Kit Killstreaks Active Used to add killstreak properties to an item. Killstreak effects must be removed from an item via Restore button before a new kit can be applied. This Killstreak Kit can be applied to a Flare Gun. This is a limited use item. Uses: 1 ( Not Usable in Crafting )

Specialized Killstreak Atomizer Kit Sheen: Manndarin Killstreaks Active Used to add killstreak properties and a cool sheen to an item. Killstreak effects must be removed from an item via Restore button before a new kit can be applied. This Killstreak Kit can be applied to a Atomizer. This is a limited use item. Uses: 1 ( Not Usable in Crafting )

Professional Killstreak Widowmaker Kit Killstreaker: Tornado Sheen: Team Shine Killstreaks Active Used to add killstreak properties and a cool sheen to an item. Gives the user special effects when on a killstreak. Killstreak effects must be removed from an item via Restore button before a new kit can be applied. This Killstreak Kit can be applied to a Widowmaker. This is a limited use item. Uses: 1 ( Not Usable in Crafting )

Update history

November 21, 2013 Patch (Two Cities Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Killstreak Kits to the game.

December 6, 2013 Patch

• Fixed killstreak notices being stuck on the screen when the map is changing levels.
• Fixed Team Shine killstreak sheen effect not displaying properly for the Blue team.
• Updated Killstreak Kits to work on Festive and Botkiller variants of target weapons.
• [Undocumented] Updated the descriptions of Killstreak Kits.

January 9, 2014 Patch

• Fixed not being able to apply Killstreak Kits to the Sleeping Dogs promo items.
• Fixed Killstreak sheens for the Gunslinger and the Heavy's Fists.
• Fixed Killstreak counts being limited to 128 kills.
• [Undocumented] Fixed Killstreak sheens for the Bat Outta Hell.

January 23, 2014 Patch

• Fixed the Heavy's fists not showing the Killstreak effects.

February 7, 2014 Patch

• Added Killstreak Fabricators for the following weapons to the Two Cities Tour reward list:
  • Lugermorph
  • Big Kill
  • Iron Curtain
  • Frying Pan
  • Black Rose
  • AWPer Hand
  • Chargin' Targe
  • Splendid Screen
  • Mantreads
• Fixed the Killstreak counts not being accurately portrayed in the scoreboard
• Fixed deflected projectiles not affecting Strange and Killstreak counts

March 5, 2014 Patch

• Fixed Killstreak sheen effects for Flying Guillotine (style), Bat Outta Hell (style), Unarmed Combat, Wrap Assassin, Chargin’ Targe, and Splendid Screen.

April 1, 2014 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Killstreak Kits for the Fortified Compound.

June 18, 2014 Patch

• Added Killstreak Kits to MvM for newly added weapons

October 23, 2014 Patch

• Fixed the Spell HUD overlapping with the Killstreak HUD.

December 8, 2014 Patch (End of the Line Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Killstreak Kit and crit glow support to Nostromo Napalmer.

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)

• Added Killstreak kits for Quickiebomb Launcher, Iron Bomber and Panic Attack in to Two Cities MannUp loot tables.

February 11, 2015 Patch #1

• Fixed missing Killstreak sheen effects for the Iron Bomber.

March 12, 2015 Patch

• Fixed the Killstreak icon not being positioned correctly in the HUD targetID panel.

July 4, 2015 Patch #2

• Fixed a bug that was creating Specialized Killstreak Kits that could be applied to any item.

July 8, 2015 Patch #1

• Revolver and Pistol Killstreak Kits now properly work on decorated weapons.

Bugs

• Kills made while dead contribute to a weapon's killstreak, though as it is properly reset on both death and respawn, this has little effect.
• If a killstreak weapon is used to kill an enemy and is then changed in the loadout and changed back, the counter starts at 1 again in the killfeed, but the streak overlay remains the same number.
• Killstreaks that are ended due to environmental deaths, provided another player isn't credited for finishing them off, are credited to ERRORNAME.
• Kills made with the Wrangler count towards the killstreak of an Engineer's wrench, even if only the wrench has killstreaks enabled.
• Killstreak notifications override the "silent killer" attribute of Your Eternal Reward and its reskins, causing them to show in the enemy team's killfeed.
• Certain passively-visible weapons and taunts can inherit the sheen of a different killstreak weapon:
  • The Gunslinger and Spy watches appear with the same sheen as the weapon in use.
    • This is not very visible on any Spy watches other than the Dead Ringer, as when they are brought up in the viewmodel they turn transparent almost immediately. The Dead Ringer, however, can be fully visible and not transparent in viewmodels.
  • If a Ham Shank Heavy or a Gunslinger Engineer use the High Five! taunt, their hand takes on the sheen of their primary weapon.
  • If a Demoman uses the Spent Well Spirits taunt, the bottle takes on the sheen of the weapon they were holding before initiating the taunt.
• The Hypno-Beam effect does not display through wearable glasses.

Gallery

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  Standard Killstreak Kit

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  Specialized Killstreak Kit

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  Professional Killstreak Kit

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  A promotional image featuring Killstreak weapons

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  An example of a killstreak sheen on the shotgun in first-person view

See also

• Killstreak Kit Fabricator
• Robot Parts
• Strangifier