Advanced Weaponiser

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Advanced Weaponiser is a SourceMod server plugin that adds additional items to Team Fortress 2. It is developed by Mecha the Slag.

Basic Use

Advanced Weaponiser remembers players via their Steam ID, letting them retain their items and equipment settings between visits to the server. When connecting to the server for the first time, a player will not have any Weaponiser items, but will be granted one shortly after spawning. Any player who respawns will occasionally be granted one Weaponiser item that they don't yet have (continuing until they have every non-restricted weapon), being announced with a text alert and in-game fanfare which mimics the process of earning official weapons and achievements. In the receiving player's HUD, the 'radio' menu displays the name, class and statistics of the weapon they've just found, and they have the option of either equipping it immediately or dismissing the message. The plugin also has its own achievements system (based upon one of Mecha's other plugins), and players who fulfill the achievement conditions are rewarded with Weaponiser's wearable items.

Player Commands

As is the case with most SourceMod plugins, commands must be prefixed with either ! or /. Using ! publicly displays the command in chat when entered, while / hides it. All of these commands display their output in the 'radio' menu:

• ach or achievements - A list of Weaponiser achievements for the class the player is currently playing, divided into 'Earned' and 'Not Earned' categories.
• achall or achievementsall - A full list of Weaponiser achievements for all classes, divided into 'Earned' and 'Not Earned' categories.
• info <weapon name> - Displays the name, class and statistics for the specified item.
• loadout - A browsing and 'equip' interface for the items the player has found, separated by slot (Primary, Secondary, Melee and Hat). Only shows items for the class they are currently playing.
• news - A log of all changes to the plugin, grouped in reverse chronological order. The date and plugin version for each change is not displayed.

The Great Slag Treasure Hunt

The Great Slag Treasure Hunt is a special event hosted on the Advanced Weaponiser server.

In order to participate in the hunt, the player must first collect 4 clues (the clues being the letters S, L, A and G). The clues can be found randomly through drops on the server, or can be stolen from other players who have clues by killing them 3 times.

Once all 4 clues have been found, a notification will be displayed to the entire server, stating the name of the player who collected all the clues. One of three treasure numbers along with the name of the map to find it on will also be displayed.

The player must then locate the treasure on the map that it appears on. Each treasure rewards the player with a special promotional item.

Treasure Locations

• Treasure #1 is located on koth_viaduct. It can be found on the bridge attached to a house near the Control Point. Upon locating the treasure, the user is rewarded with The Pegasus Boots.

• Treasure #2 is located on koth_nucleus. It can be found on the upper part of the map. Upon locating the treasure, the user is rewarded with The Celtic King.

• Treasure #3 is located on koth_harvest_event. It can be found on the roof of the Control Point building. Upon locating the treasure, the user is rewarded with The Lethal Injection.

Achievements

Class	Title	Weapon	Criteria
[[File:Leaderboard class default.png|link=Classes|20px|bottom]] All	Undroppable Force	N/A	Obtain every single drop weapon.
Scout	Atomic Safety	Atomic Bat	Avoid fatal damage by using evasiveness.
	Attention Grabber	Perceptionist	Disorientate 20 Heavies while they're firing.
Pyro	Flamotional Outburst	Gentle Manne's Olde Firecannone	Hit more than one enemy with the Gentle Manne's Olde Firecannone 3 times.
Heavy	Bone-Breaking Brawl	Alternative Fists of Steel	Using The Fists of Steel, smash 20 enemies into walls.
	Shocker Union	Electroshock	Deploy The Electroshock 2 times in one life.
Sniper	Designated Target	Walkabout	Perform a full combo on one enemy.
	The Walk of Glory	Walkabout	Perform 2 Combos with The Walkabout in one Life.
Spy	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Heart Opener	Have 3 enemies infected at once.
	Packing Heat	Fire-Retardant Suit	Absorb a total of 2000 Fire damage using The Fire-Retardant Suit.
	Mob Boss	Traitor's Finale	Using The Traitor's Finale, kill an enemy with the disguise crit as the initial damage.

List of Weapons

Class	Weapon	Kill Icon	Authors	Notes / Special Abilities
Scout	Primary Nailgun		CharlesMan (Script)	+10% damage done  30% faster firing speed  -50% clip size
	Primary Perceptionist		DanielAwesomo (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Disorientates on Impact  -40% clip size  20% slower firing speed
	Melee Atomic Bat		BANG! (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	30% faster firing speed  On Hit: +7% evasiveness  Evasiveness is subtracted from damage taken  Evasiveness is ineffective against melee  -60% damage done  No random critical hits
Soldier	Primary Matador		Nzdjh (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Rockets are semi-controllable  +30% Explosion Radius  -10% Projectile Speed  25% slower firing speed
	Secondary Chains of Command		Mecha the Slag (Script)	60% faster firing speed  +50% clip size  Unknown Attribute #79  -50% damage done  100% less spread  On Miss: -100% Fire Rate
	Melee Marauder's Mace		MasterGir (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Performs a earthquake upon landing after a Rocket Jump  Crits during and two seconds after a Rocket Jump.  20% Slower firing speed
Pyro	Primary Pilot Light		Pogo (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Airblasts can now be charged, which will push enemies further  Reflected Projectiles are now full Crits instead of Mini-Crits  40% airblast cost decreased  +20% burn duration  -20% damage done
	Primary Firkin Flamer		N/A	Alt Click: Leak oil, which can be ignited  +40% damage done  -30% flame life  -30% afterburn duration
	Secondary Claw of Fate		Mecha the Slag (Script) Nirrti (Model & Texture)	On Hit: Pulls target towards you  50% slower firing speed
	Melee American Gothic		Mecha the Slag (Script) Hideous (Model)	On Hit: Disables enemy primary temporarily  -20% damage done  20% damage from melee sources while active
Demoman	Primary Rain-Man		Kosai106 (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Leaves a Trail of Grenades  Each Grenade Deals 50% Damage  -50% clip size
Heavy	Primary Maxine		Svdl (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	75% Faster move speed while firing  Will always fire when spun up  15% slower spin up time  -50% max primary ammo on wearer
	Secondary Electroshock		Mecha the Slag (Script)	Revives You With an Electrical Shock Upon Death  The Machine needs to be charged by Dealing Damage  It Cannot Revive if Exploded  All Ammo is Lost Upon Revival
	Melee Alternative Fists of Steel		Mister Royzo (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	On Hit: Knocks Back Victim  Damage is dealt if the victim is smashed into a Wall  -40% damage done  30% slower firing speed  Being an offical weapon is too mainstream for me
Engineer	Primary Bulldog		JoshuaC (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Damage removes Electro Sappers  50% faster firing speed  -70% clip size  -50% Bullet Distance
	Melee Blizzard Builder		Treythepunkid (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Buildings are built, repaired and upgraded by hurting enemies  Sappers are removed in the same manner  10% of damage done by the Sentry Gun is recovered on the owner
Medic	Secondary Elektric Assurance		Murphy (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	+15% UberCharge rate  Can instantly deploy Ubercharge at 20% or more  Medic is unaffected by own Ubercharge  -60% heal rate  60% less max iverheal
Sniper	Primary Walkabout		Svdl (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Combo System  Combo is Reset Upon Missing  Damage Increases by 35% For Every Hit  3rd Hit Will Be A Crit and Reset the Combo  No Move Speed Penalty from Zoom  No Power Charge  No Headshots
	Melee Khopesh Climber		ez_jamin (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Can Climb Walls  -30% damage done
	Melee Community Amateur with Feelings		Mecha the Slag (Script)	Not polite, not efficient. Just a bloke with a plan to kill his wife.  Given to valuable Community Contributors  Effect: Community Sparkle
Spy	Primary Fire-Retardant Suit		SeneorGoat/LarryBraverman (Model) Roflman (Script) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Afterburn Retardant
	Primary Traitor's Finale		Frump (Model) Roflman (Script) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Sic Semper Tyrannis. An end to honesty...  Damage is mini-crit if fired while disguised  +25% damage done  -60% clip size
	Melee Heart Opener		Mico27 (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Backstabs infects the victim  Infection disables the victim after 4 seconds  The victim is killed after 8 seconds  Does not remove disguise on a successful backstab  Infection can be removed by a Medic or Health Kit
	Melee Stab-n-Away		N/A	Instant Cloak upon backstab
	Watch Great Escape		N/A	On activation and deactivation:  instant cloak  cloud of smoke and a loud bang  removes fluids and burning  While cloaked, you can pass through players, bullets, and projectiles.  Upon activation, the user moves faster, but the speed fades over time.  If Cloak persists for too long damage is taken.

Treasure Hunt Weapons

Class	Weapon	Kill Icon	Authors	Notes / Special Abilities
Scout	Secondary Pegasus Boots		N/A	Alt Click: Fire Dash  Moving at the speed of sound is no longer an issue!  This was found in the Great Slag Treasure Hunt
Demoman	Secondary Celtic King		Mnemosynaut (Model) Mecha the Slag (Script)	When 'The King' or nearby allies deal damage to opponents, charge increases  Gives up to +50% speed and damage bonus to user based on charge.  Gives up to +25% speed and damage bonus to allies based on charge.  Charge decreases faster the more charge  Alt Click: Parry  Spend 25% charge to block the first source of damage  This was found in the Great Slag Treasure Hunt
Medic	Primary Lethal Injection		Hideous (Model) Svdl (Texture)	50% of damage dealt is healed on both patient and medic  -20 max health on wearer  The medication for an aggressive Medic  This was found in the Great Slag Treasure Hunt

Removed Weapons

Class	Weapon	Killicon	Authors	Attributes
Pyro	Melee Endless Carnage		Mecha the Slag (Script) Nirrti (Model) LT_Commander (Texture)	+30 Max Health  +30% Firing speed.  On hit: +20 Health.  -50% Damage done.  The stats shown here represent the last released version of the weapon; the stats were initially changed during Australian Christmas because Valve added the Back Scratcher, which had identical stats to the original Endless Carnage. After a brief period where it used these changed stats, it was scrapped entirely.  The first ever Advanced Weaponiser weapon.
	Secondary Gentle Manne's Olde Firecannone		Mecha the Slag (Script) Nirrti (Model & Texture)	Alt-Fire explodes the flare in mid-air.  Flare does no damage otherwise.  No random Critical hits.  Removed because the Detonator was added to the game.
Heavy	Melee Drill		Sparkwire (Model & Script) NeoDement (Script)	+10% Move speed.  +15% Damage done.  +125 Max health on wearer.  Disables use of Primary and Secondary slot.  Removed because "it was rubbish" (stated during KritzKast's interview with Mecha)
Sniper	Melee Kangaroo Catcher		Mecha the Slag (Script) Hideous (Model) Pie_Tony (Texture)	Alt-fire throws the boomerang.
Spy	Primary Revolvin' Revolver		Viper Snake(Model & Script) Lei Lei (Script)	+175% Max Ammo.  +80% Faster Fire Rate.  +60% Faster Reload Time.  -65% Damage  -450% Accuracy  This was the first weapon to ever be removed.
	Primary Bloody Hurtland		Viper Snake(Model & Script) Lei Lei (Texture)	On hit: Bleed for 5 seconds.  -25% Damage.  -10% Smaller Clip Size.  -80% Slower Fire Rate.  -20% Slower Reload.  This weapon eventually was changed to be the Backdoor Bandit.
	Primary Backdoor Bandit		Viper Snake (Model) Lei Lei (Texture) Mecha the Slag (Script)	Shows no hurt indication to victim.  +50% More Accurate.  Firing does not remove disguise.  Cannot Kill.  Removed because it was "impractical, confusing, and didn't serve its purpose"

List of Wearables

Class	Slot	Item name	Authors	Attributes
Multiple Classes	Head	The Rad Rap	Communist Cake (Model)	"Up On King of the Hill, there's a plastic tree."  Earned by completing all of the Weaponiser Achievements.  Rad Raps earned before the 17th December 2010 became 'Vintage'.  The Vintage version has a different skin.
Scout	Head	The Southie Arlecchino	JZeeba (Model)	"Given to the Scout by an old European immigrant to follow a family tradition. It will help the Scout perform the acrobatics that will leave your enemies speechless, mainly because they'll be dead..."

Known Bugs

• Inspecting a player that's using Weaponiser equipment causes accurate pro/con/description data to be shown, but the weapon's name, name color and icon are rarely correct.
• Viewmodels for most of the weapons are disabled, due to their previous glitchy nature (they would flicker between the Weaponiser item and the item in the player's 'real' loadout). Almost all 'world' models display correctly, but may glitch during certain animations.
• Certain items that are equipped on the regular loadout will carry their pros and cons, even when equipping the Weaponiser's weapons.
  • Using Your Eternal Reward with the Heart Opener will add the stats of the Heart opener and remove the Disguise Kit.
  • The Blizzard Builder will destroy Buildings upon respawn if the Engineer originally had the Gunslinger equipped.
  • If the user has all the items in a set equipped, the bonus given by the item set will apply while using the Weaponiser's weapons.
• Using Your Eternal Reward with The Great Escape can sometimes cause enemies to see classes (the disguised Spy) carrying weapons that do not belong to that class, e.g. a Scout carrying a Minigun.
• Players will not get kill/assist credit if a killed player was infected with Heart Opener, but not killed with said weapon.
• When holding Alt-Fire, Maxine sometimes doesn't show bullet sprites.
• When certain classes wear the Rad Rap, i.e the Engineer, it may clip with their head or sometimes not show up at all.
• When a disguised Spy backstabs someone with the Heart Opener, the Spy may be seen disguised while holding the Heart Opener in his/her hand from an enemy standpoint.
• Snipers equipped with The Walkabout have the cosmetic attachments of their 'real' primary weapon displayed on their player model (i.e. arrows in the quiver with the Huntsman equipped, darts in the pocket with the Sydney Sleeper).
• The April 14, 2011 Patch introduced a permanent bug where players no longer are able to view weapon/hat models on nearly all players.

Trivia

• Several weapons in Weaponiser are based on unused content or beta weapons.
• Valve has created many official weapons that have been similar to weapons from this mod
  • The original stats for the Endless Carnage were very similar to the stats now used for the Back Scratcher.
  • Before being officially added to the game, The Fists of Steel model was also used for a weapon by the same name in Advanced Weaponiser. Because of this, the Advanced Weaponiser version was renamed to "The Alternative Fists of Steel".
  • A function similar to that of the Gentle Manne's Olde Firecannone is attached to an official weapon, the Detonator.
  • The model for the Walkabout is used for the Bazaar Bargain.
  • The model for the Atomic Bat is used for the Atomizer.
• The model of the The Heart Opener is based on the Yatagarasu's Key from Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.
• The model of The Endless Carnage is based on a chainaxe from the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
• The model of The Revolvin' Revolver is based on Skelter Helter's gun from No More Heroes 2.
• The description for The Rad Rap is a reference to the Gorillaz song Melancholy Hill.
  • The Hat itself bears resemblence to the hat that fictional band member Russel is seen wearing on the cover of the Gorillaz album "Demon Days."
• When a player obtains an item in the Great Slag Treasure Hunt, they also earn 50-150 'Slag Shillings', a currency only used (at time of writing) on the "SLAG Gaming #1" server (home of TF2Ware). Because the Advanced Weaponiser server doesn't use Shillings, players are not told that they received them from the treasure.
• An Advanced Weaponiser loadout viewer is currently in development, and can be viewed here. Different players' backpacks can be viewed by Steam ID such as Humblerbee's loadout here.

External Links

• Advanced Weaponiser Official Group Page
• Facepunch Discussion Thread
• KritzKast interview with Mecha the Slag
• Official Download release