Red-Tape Recorder

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The Red-Tape Recorder is a Sapper for the Spy. It appears as a tape recorder with two Chinese symbols on the front. It can be placed on any enemy building to reverse the construction process and to halt its operation.

The Recorder has five different sounds for when it is sapping a building.


Crafting

Blueprint

Spy-cicle Spy-cicle Spy-cicle Reclaimed Metal Red-Tape Recorder
Item icon Spy-cicle.png + Item icon Spy-cicle.png + Item icon Spy-cicle.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Red-Tape Recorder.png

Update history

August 2, 2012 Patch

  • The Red-Tape Recorder was added to the game.

Bugs

  • The Sapper currently uses stock sapper animations when it's meant to have unique animations to avoid clipping
  • When sapping a Mini-Sentry a tiny toolbox will be the result.

Trivia

  • This weapon's name may be a reference to Red Tape, a slang term for bureaucracy that hinders or prevents action or decision-making.
  • The three characters on the Recorder is in Chinese, the words "反砲塔" can be directly translated to "Anti-Cannon Tower".
  • Of the five possible sounds, a voice can be heard in three of them, one is in English, one is in Chinese, and the final in Japanese.