Tightrope

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Tightrope is a server mod that aims to be a community-run version of the official beta by testing out new weapons, new maps, balance changes and other alterations.

Changes currently undergoing testing

Changed weapons

Class	Item	Old	New
Scout	Winger	~	+75% accuracy
Soldier	Liberty Launcher	~	+25% knockback -25% explosion radius
	Cow Mangler 5000	5% slower reload time -10% damage penalty Reflected rockets deal Critical hit	No consecutive reload penalty No damage penalty Reflected rockets deal Mini-crits
	Market Gardener	~	Crit-boosted while rocketjumping
Pyro	Homewrecker	~	While active: -60% damage taken from Sentries
Demoman	Grenade Launcher	Direct hits deal 84 - 123 damage	Direct hits always deal 100 damage
Demoman	Loch-n-Load	Direct hits deal 103 - 147 damage	Direct hits always deal 120 damage
Engineer	Pomson 6000	Projectile does not penetrates enemy targets On Hit: Victim loses 10% Medigun charge On Hit: Victim loses 20% cloak	Projectile penetrates enemy targets No ubercharge drain No cloak drain
Engineer	Gunslinger	100 Mini-sentry health	90 Mini-sentry health
Medic	Blutsauger	~	Can overheal
Medic	Vaccinator	Damage resistance only affects base damage	Damage resistance affects total damage
Sniper	Bushwacka	~	-25% damage penalty No random critical hits
Spy	Dead Ringer	90% resistance while cloaked	Resistance starts at 90% and wears off over time

Previous changes

Class	Item	Old	New
Scout	Winger	+15% damage bonus -60% clip size	+25% damage bonus -50% clip size +75% accuracy
	Sandman	Ball stuns enemies	Ball does not stun Ball restricts user and target to melee weapon for 5 seconds
	Atomizer	-20% damage penalty 30% slower firing speed Third jump deals 10 damage	No damage penalty No firing speed reduction Second and third jumps deal 10 damage
		No damage penalty No firing speed reduction	-20% damage penalty 30% slower firing speed
		Second and third jumps deal 10 damage	Third jumps deal 10 damage
Soldier	Cow Mangler 5000	Reflected rockets deal Critical hit	Reflected rockets deal Mini-crits
		Reflected rockets deal Mini-crits	Reflected rockets deal Critical hit
		5% slower reload time -10% damage penalty	No consecutive reload penalty No damage penalty
	Mantreads	Deals 3x falling damage to the player you land on	Creates an explosion that deals 3x falling damage when you land
	Battalion's Backup	Rage filled by taking 450 damage	Rage filled by taking 200 damage
	Personal Death Ray	New Weapon	Shoots rockets Only holds one rocket in clip
	Market Gardener	Deals crits while the wielder is rocket jumping	Deals crits while the wielder is rocket jumping and for 0.5 seconds after landing
	Escape Plan	~	-50% damage penalty
Pyro	Arsonist's Arseblast	New Weapon	Airblast cures and stores ally status ailments Taunting cures and stores user's status ailments Airblast applies stored status ailments to enemies Does not apply afterburn
	Firewall	New Weapon	Airblast type: Overheat Airblast ignites enemies and projectiles Airblast doesn't use up ammo User absorbs unused heat from airblasts User takes damage if too much heat is absorbed -50% max ammo
	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	On hit: Ignites enemies	Does not ignite enemies When active: Afterburn minicrits
Heavy	Minigun	Normal spin up time	33% slower spin up time
	Brass Beast	~	Shots penetrate players +50% knockback resistance when spun-up
	Gloves of Running Urgently	User takes mini-crits while active and for 3 seconds after switching away	Does not cause user to take minicrits When active: User is ignited -50 max health on wearer
Engineer	Pomson 6000	On Hit: Victim loses 10% ÜberCharge On Hit: Victim loses 20% cloak	No longer drain cloak on hit No longer drain ÜberCharge on hit
Engineer	Pardner	New Weapon	Crits enemies that are targeted by sentries -75% clip size No random critical hits
Medic	Practitioner's Pointer	New Weapon	Keep cursor on enemies with medigun active to point them out to teammates Pointed out enemies are covered in milk and can be seen through walls Passive weapon -25% healing rate on medigun
Sniper	Khopesh Climber	New Weapon	Climbs walls Wearer takes minicrits when aiming
Sniper	Bushwacka	Random critical hits enabled	No random critical hits
Spy	Enforcer	+20% damage bonus when undisguised 20% slower firing speed	+20% damage bonus at all times No firing speed reduction -15 cloak per shot
Spy	Lungbuster	New Weapon	+33% move speed when cloaked Uses health as cloak.