Walkabout
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— The Sniper on traditional sniping
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The Walkabout is a scrapped unlockable primary weapon for the Sniper.
According to text found in tf_english.txt
, the Walkabout would have been available to Snipers after attaining a certain number of achievements. Additionally, it indicates that the Walkabout would no headshots and a different charge rate.
Unused content
Text relating to the Walkabout can be found in tf_english.txt
The Walkabout's name:
"TF_Unique_Achievement_SniperRifle" "Walkabout"
Some unique attributes likely related to the Walkabout:
"Attrib_ZoomSpeedMod_Disabled" "No move speed penalty from zoom"
- "Attrib_SniperCharge_Per_Sec" "+%s1% charge rate"
- "Attrib_SniperNoHeadshots" "No headshots"
- "Attrib_SniperZoom_Penalty" "%s1% zoom reduction"
"Attrib_SniperNoCharge" "No zoom or damage charge"
Trivia
- The name of the weapon is derived from a rite of passage, of the same name, in Australia's Aboriginal culture.
- The Walkabout's no headshots and increased charge rate attributes were later recycled for the Sydney Sleeper.
- There is a weapon called the Walkabout with similar attributes in the Advanced Weaponiser.
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