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The '''Medi Gun''' is the default [[secondary]] weapon for the [[Medic]]. It appears as a modified fire hose wrapped in tape and outfitted with a bottom handle. It is connected via a pipe to the Medic's backpack. It fires a glowing team colored beam into the recipient, who will then appear to exude similar coloured cross symbols. | The '''Medi Gun''' is the default [[secondary]] weapon for the [[Medic]]. It appears as a modified fire hose wrapped in tape and outfitted with a bottom handle. It is connected via a pipe to the Medic's backpack. It fires a glowing team colored beam into the recipient, who will then appear to exude similar coloured cross symbols. | ||
| − | Despite being a weapon, the Medi Gun's chief purpose is healing injured allies and boosting the total health of the target to 150%, also called [[overheal]]ing or buffing. As the Medic keeps his beam focused on a teammate, his [[ÜberCharge]] bar will gradually fill. The ÜberCharge meter will fill faster (2.5%/second) when healing injured teammates or teammates whose health is not at 150% (at 150%, 1.25%/second). When the ÜberCharge is used, the Medic and his target glow their team's color and have team | + | Despite being a weapon, the Medi Gun's chief purpose is healing injured allies and boosting the total health of the target to 150%, also called [[overheal]]ing or buffing. As the Medic keeps his beam focused on a teammate, his [[ÜberCharge]] bar will gradually fill. The ÜberCharge meter will fill faster (2.5%/second) when healing injured teammates or teammates whose health is not at 150% (at 150%, 1.25%/second). When the ÜberCharge is used, the Medic and his target glow their team's color and have team color. and become invulnerable for 8 seconds. Disguised [[Spies]] can also benefit from these effects when tricking an enemy Medic into healing them. |
The Medi Gun beam will stay locked onto its target as long as the wielding Medic keeps the attack button held down and stays within range. This allows the Medic to turn around and effectively keep an eye out for incoming enemies from behind, and even heal allies from around corners. In ''Options > Multiplayer > [[Multiplayer options#Advanced multiplayer options|Advanced]]'', there is an option to have the beam stay locked on without having to hold down the fire button. When a player has been overhealed, a team-colored "aura" follows them, similar to a [[Teleporter]] trail. | The Medi Gun beam will stay locked onto its target as long as the wielding Medic keeps the attack button held down and stays within range. This allows the Medic to turn around and effectively keep an eye out for incoming enemies from behind, and even heal allies from around corners. In ''Options > Multiplayer > [[Multiplayer options#Advanced multiplayer options|Advanced]]'', there is an option to have the beam stay locked on without having to hold down the fire button. When a player has been overhealed, a team-colored "aura" follows them, similar to a [[Teleporter]] trail. | ||
Revision as of 06:54, 1 April 2011
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Medic |
| Slot: | Secondary |
| Availability: | Stock |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Medieval: | No |
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| “ | Come over here, I promise I vill heal you...
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— The Medic
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The Medi Gun is the default secondary weapon for the Medic. It appears as a modified fire hose wrapped in tape and outfitted with a bottom handle. It is connected via a pipe to the Medic's backpack. It fires a glowing team colored beam into the recipient, who will then appear to exude similar coloured cross symbols.
Despite being a weapon, the Medi Gun's chief purpose is healing injured allies and boosting the total health of the target to 150%, also called overhealing or buffing. As the Medic keeps his beam focused on a teammate, his ÜberCharge bar will gradually fill. The ÜberCharge meter will fill faster (2.5%/second) when healing injured teammates or teammates whose health is not at 150% (at 150%, 1.25%/second). When the ÜberCharge is used, the Medic and his target glow their team's color and have team color. and become invulnerable for 8 seconds. Disguised Spies can also benefit from these effects when tricking an enemy Medic into healing them.
The Medi Gun beam will stay locked onto its target as long as the wielding Medic keeps the attack button held down and stays within range. This allows the Medic to turn around and effectively keep an eye out for incoming enemies from behind, and even heal allies from around corners. In Options > Multiplayer > Advanced, there is an option to have the beam stay locked on without having to hold down the fire button. When a player has been overhealed, a team-colored "aura" follows them, similar to a Teleporter trail.
Contents
Healing and function times
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| Healing | ||
| Healing (in combat) | 100% | 24 / s |
| Healing (out of combat) | 300% | 72 / s |
| Function times | ||
| Effect duration | 8 s | |
| Charge fill speed | 2.5% / s (1.25% / s) | |
| Maximum charge time | 40 s (80 s) | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Related Achievements
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Scout
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Soldier
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Demoman
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Heavy
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Engineer
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Medic
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Spy
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Update history
- Fixed a rare crash caused by a Medi Gun losing its owner.
- Medi Gun no longer continues to heal enemy Spies who have lost their disguise.
- The Medic's Medi Gun now charges at an increased rate during Setup time, to remove the need for self-damage grinding.
- Fixed exploit where the Medi Gun ÜberCharge wouldn't drain if you switched weapons.
- Fixed a rare crash that can happen when a player being healed leaves the server suddenly
- Added new option for Medi Gun beam to the Multiplayer->Advanced dialog. If on, the Medi Gun beam will stay attached to the current target without the need to hold down the fire button.
- Fixed Medi Gun effect not being removed if the Medic changed class while healing.
- Fixed potential client crash for players being healed by a Medic or Dispenser.
- Changed Medi Gun ÜberCharge meter to drain faster for each target that still has ÜberCharge beyond your current target. This means there is a penalty for having multiple people being Übercharged at one time.
- Fixed unlimited ÜberCharge exploit.
- Fixed another unlimited ÜberCharge exploit.
- Fixed toggle-fire option for the Medi Gun preventing players from earning the Second Opinion achievement.
- Fixed rapid weapon switching allowing Medics to prevent deployed ÜberCharges from draining.
- Fixed broken Medi Gun taunt.
- Added percentage to ÜberCharge HUD panel for the Medic.
- Fixed the Medi Gun charge percent for other players being steppy.
- [Undocumented] Several particle effects, including Medi Gun beams, were altered to appear brighter. These changes do not apply to ATi graphics card users and some others.
Bugs
- Should a player alter the Advanced Options to allow the weapon to continually heal without requiring the primary fire to be held, taunting with the Medi Gun causes the target to continue to be healed despite the Medi Gun disappearing.
- Healing a teammate affected by a crit boost with the Medi Gun will immediately dispel the boost.
Trivia
- Upon being renamed, the Medi Gun and Kritzkrieg will have the new name appear to teammates when they are healed by it.
Gallery
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
The Medi Gun's ÜberCharge
See also
External links
