Detonator

Detonator
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	Template:Dictionary/steam ids/326093098
Released:	Über Update
Availability:	Craft, Drop, Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	16
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
Detonator 1 - 100 Alt-Fire: Detonate flare. +25% damage to self

“

Mmmmmmmrrrrrrrpppghhh! Click to listen — The Pyro on modified weapons

”

The Detonator is a secondary weapon for the Pyro. It is a Flare Gun with a modified elongated barrel taped in place, an extra curved sight and spiral paint designs on the chamber.

This weapon fires unique firework "flare" projectiles which, upon contact with an enemy, will deal slight damage as well as set them alight. Should a flare strike an enemy already on fire, mini-crit damage will be inflicted and the target's afterburn duration will be reset.

The weapon's main trait, however, is its eponymous detonation ability. Whilst a flare is in flight, pressing secondary fire will cause it to explode, creating a small blast radius which damages and ignites nearby enemy players. The knockback from the explosion can also be used to flare jump in a manner similar to rocket or sticky jumping. However, Pyros wielding the Detonator will suffer an additional 25% damage taken from their own explosive weapons, reducing the usage of the technique.

Taunting with the Detonator equipped allows the Pyro to perform a deadly Hadouken.

The Detonator was previously tested in the Team Fortress 2 Beta.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage
Base damage	100%	30 Flare detonation: 10-20 Flare explosion: 561
Critical		902
Mini-crit		412
Afterburn		3 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		4 / tick 80 total
Splash damage
Minimum splash	50%	{{{splash radius}}}
Self-damage		39-68
Self damage (rocket jump)		39-68
Function times
Attack interval		2.02 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

¹ Damage caused by the flare detonating on impact with the world.

² Note that detonated flares won't receive the Crit bonus for hitting a burning enemy.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Flare Gun		Detonator
x2	+		=

Class Token - Pyro		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Related achievements

General

Escape the Heat Jump into a pool of refreshing water while on fire.

Flamethrower Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.

 Soldier

Semper Fry Kill 20 enemies while you are on fire.

 Pyro

Attention Getter Ignite 100 enemies with the flare gun. Baptism by Fire Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water. Burn Ward Ignite 3 Medics that are ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. Controlled Burn Ignite 50 enemies capturing one of your control points. Cooking the Books Ignite 5 enemies carrying your intelligence. Firewall Ignite 5 Spies who have a sapper on a friendly building. Firewatch Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in. Freezer Burn Provide enemies with freezecam shots of each of your taunts. Got A Light? Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette.

I Fry Ignite 10 disguised Spies. Next of Kindling Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him. OMGWTFBBQ Kill an enemy with a taunt. Pilot Light Ignite a rocket-jumping Soldier while he's in midair. Pyromancer Do 1 million points of total fire damage. Second Degree Burn Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro. Spontaneous Combustion Ignite 10 cloaked Spies. Trailblazer Ignite 10 enemies that have recently used a teleporter. Weenie Roast Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.

 Heavy

Rasputin In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.

 Engineer

The Extinguished Gentleman Have dispensers you built extinguish 20 burning players.

 Medic

Autoclave Assist in burning 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Pyro.

Infernal Medicine Extinguish 100 burning teammates.

 Sniper

Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate.

 Spy

Burn Notice Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked.

Update history

February 11, 2011 Patch (Beta)

• The Detonator, a new Flare Gun, has been added. Its stats are:
  • Alt-fire detonates flare in flight
    • Creates a small explosion that catches players on fire
  • 20% explosion damage vulnerability

March 9, 2011 Patch (Beta)

• Detonation particle effect increased to better match the radius

March 18, 2011 Patch (Beta)

• [Undocumented] Added a new sound effect for projectile.

March 23, 2011 Patch (Beta)

• Hooked up new Detonator sounds

June 17, 2011 Patch (Beta)

• Flares now detonate on impact with the world, but with a greatly reduced radius (manually detonated radius unchanged)
• Replaced +20% increased blast damage with +20% increased self blast damage
• [Undocumented] The Detonator will now deal mini-crits instead of crits, on burning targets

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• The Detonator was added to the main game.

June 28, 2011 Patch

• Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for all of the new weapons in the Uber Update

July 7, 2011 Patch

• Scouts no longer appear on fire when under the effects of Bonk! Atomic Punch

Bugs

• In some instances, most notably where the player switches to a different weapon after firing a flare, the flare will deliver a critical hit to a burning enemy. This can also apply to reflected flares, but can be negated where the reflecting Pyro themselves switch to the Detonator as the flare travels; in that instance, the flare will only deliver mini-crit damage.
• When detonating a flare in a large group of enemies, the weapon may only apply afterburn to one enemy.
• Despite having a unique firework model that is seen when reloading, the weapon fires the Flare Gun's projectile model.
• The Pyro's fingers clip slightly into the barrel of the weapon.
• If a Pyro were to reflect a flare and hit a target who then dies from the afterburn, the kill icon will be that of the Detonator and not the reflected flare icon.
• From a first-person view, the flare seems to fire from behind the Detonator, much like the Huntsman. This is due to the model of the projectile being held behind the gun until firing. (Hidden in both client and world view until the Detonator is dropped after death).
• When an enemy is hit with a detonated flare, the blood particles will come from where the flare was detonated, instead of the player.
• When firing a critical flare, the Detonator uses the Flare Gun's critical hit sounds.
• When dropped on death, the Detonator's flare shows as part of the model.
• Holding alt-fire will prevent the Detonator from firing.
• Similarly to the Flare Gun, the Pyro's thumb clips in to the barrel in world view.
• If the Detonator dropped after death in BLU team, the color of the weapon's world model will always be colored RED.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view.

• 

  BLU first-person view.

• 

  RED projectile.

• 

  BLU projectile.

• 

  Detonating a flare beside an enemy Medic.

See also

• Detonator strategy
• Flare Gun
• Fire
• Incendiary Cannon (Classic)