TF2Tightrope

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TF2Tightrope is a collection of three server mods and additions that vary greatly between each-other. They are referred to as "projects", and there are exactly three: Beta, Ghost and Trade.

Project Beta

Project Beta is TF2Tightrope's main venture and is the only active project out of a total of three. It aims to be a community-run version of the official beta by testing out new weapons, maps, game modes and balance changes. By equipping any of the weapons shown below, the new functionality will automatically be in effect. The same model is used for seamless integration and to eliminate custom file downloading. Project Beta does not apply new functionalities to skinned weapons.

New Weapons

Class	Weapon Replaced / Used	Functionality
Soldier	The Battle Plan	On wearer: 33% faster move speed On wearer: Move speed is decreased as user is injured User can not be overhealed Move speed will stop decreasing at 100hp and 240HU/s Move speed will stop increasing at 180hp and 300HU/s Speed changes as 3.75Hu/s at 5hp intervals
Soldier	The Doom Bringer	+25% damage dealt +400% max ammo On Kill: next rocket is crit boosted -75% clip size While active: fires continuously No random crits
Pyro	The Intensifier	On hit: target is marked for death for 15 seconds Does not require ammo +50% fire rate +50% afterburn duration If the target is extinguished the mark is removed Cannot be crit boosted This weapon cannot mark for death another Pyro
	The Underburner	Reflected projectiles sets opponents on fire +35 building damage dealt by reflected projectiles +20 health restored when extinguishing a teammate +100% increased horizontal push back force +25% increased vertical push back force -75% airblast cost -50% max primary ammo Reflected projectiles gain a small fire particle effect
	The Flare Jumper	+100% self damage force -100% explosion self-damage vulnerability -100% damage dealt Cannot ignite enemy players Unable to carry the intelligence and the PASS Time JACK This weapon will reload automatically when not active
Heavy	The Heavy Lifter	While deployed: lifts user upwards While deployed: sustains a ring of flames On wearer: deals fatal damage to the player you land on -90% spin up time User is marked for death while spun up, and for 3 second after 3 ammo consumed per second while spun up Deals no bullet damage -75% ammo
Engineer	The Overclocker	+50% faster sentry gun fire rate +900% dispenser radius +35% move speed to teleported players for 10 seconds +50% attack speed +7% move speed on wearer +50% building damage vulnerability -50% damage vs players -50% damage vs buildings -50% damage vs sappers -25 max health on wearer Overclocked buildings can be identified by a particle effect
Medic	The Blinken Säge	On use: Become ÜberCharged for a short time at the cost of 10% ÜberCharge On use: Relocate to a new position at the cost of 10% ÜberCharge -10% firing speed

Other Weapon Changes

Class	Modified Weapon	Changed Functionality	Original Functionality
Soldier	Mantreads	On wearer: deals fatal damage to the player you land on On wearer: no reduction in push force taken from enemy damage	–75% reduction in push force taken from enemy damage On wearer: deals 3x falling damage to the player you land on
Pyro	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	No longer deals less damage On wearer: 40% of fire damage dealt is received as healing -50 max health Cannot self-heal beyond max health Healing is unaffected by crit or minicrit multipliers	On hit: target is engulfed in flames -20% damage dealt
Pyro	Third Degree	+25% damage vs players being healed +25% damage to all other players directly connected via healing No random crits -25% damage vs players not being healed	Damage transfers to all players connected by Medic beams
Demoman	Claidheamh Mòr	1 Second increase in charge duration No added damage vulnerability Melee kills no longer refill your charge meter No health is restored on kill -20% firing speed	+37% melee range +25% of your charge meter on melee kills +25 health restored on kill while active Slower deploy and holster time No random critical hits +15% damage vulnerability while active
Engineer	Eureka Effect	No construction hit speed boost reduction No metal pickup reduction Take no damage from rocket jumping +4 health gain per second for each level of an active dispenser +5% move speed for each level of an active teleporter No metal cost reduction Cannot be granted health from healers Cannot pickup health kits Electric sparks appear on wearer's feet	Press your reload key to teleport to your spawn or your exit teleporter -50% metal cost when constructing or upgrading teleporters -50% construction hit speed boost -20% metal from dispensers and pickups
Medic	Solemn Vow	On wearer: reveals locations and health of team players On wearer: reveals locations and health of team buildings	Allows you to see an enemy's health -10% firing speed
Sniper	Classic	+25% charge rate	Critical hits are guaranteed for headshots Can charge without zooming Cannot headshot unless fully charged -10% damage penalty on body shot Shots leave a dim, clear line behind them No random critical hits Hold down fire button to charge, release to fire Does not automatically start charging when zoomed Doesn't unscope between shots Charged shots will gib victims
Spy	Dead Ringer	On wearer: -25 max hp	Cloaks Spy for 7 seconds upon receiving damage, dropping a fake corpse Reduces initial damage by 75%, then upcoming damage by 65% to 20% after 3 seconds 50% faster cloak recharge rate +40% cloak duration Grants a 3 second speed boost upon receiving damage Feign Death stealth has no bump shimmer for 3 seconds Cloak meter can not be be refilled from ammo sources when invisible Has a loud, distinctive decloak sound Triggering feign death will lower the cloak meter to 50% Large and medium ammo boxes restore 35% cloak (instead of 100% and 50% respectively) Cloak meter must be fully charged to use

Class Changes

Class	Modification
Engineer	Teleporters are now bidirectional

Project Ghost

Project Ghost (also known as "Equally Randomised") is a game mode by TF2Tightrope very unlike Project Beta. It is an Arena mod in which every player is given the same stock or custom weapons (with stock models), and the time limit is stricter, often being two minutes in which the last minute is "Sudden Death" (not to be confused with Team Fortress 2's Sudden Death) where all players begin to lose health. Each class and weapon combination (referred to as a "mod") is thematic, and these combinations are determined by the server running the game mode. Some mods bear more resemblance to Class Warfare, as in each team is treated separately. ^{[citation needed]}

Default mods

Mod	Classes	Weapons	Notes
Eyelander w/ Charge	Demoman	Eyelander	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
Caber w/ Sticky Jumper	Demoman	Sticky Jumper and Ullapool Caber	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum
KGB w/ 1-clip Shotty	Heavy	Shotgun and Killer Gloves of Boxing	Shotgun only contains one clip Cannot collect ammo pickups
Cleaver w/ Sandman	Scout	Flying Guillotine and Sandman	200 health on round start, depletes to maximum Flying Guillotine has increased charge rate
Hunting Wabbits	Scout	Ambassador and Fan O'War
Needlegun Battle	Medic	Syringe Gun and Solemn Vow	Syringe Gun inflicts bleed damage on target
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