TF2Tightrope

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TF2Tightrope is a collection of server mods. They aim to be a community-run version of the official beta by testing out new weapons, maps, game modes and balance changes.

Project Beta

About

Project Beta is about testing new weapons, while tweaking old ones. Changes are heavily based on community feedback.

New Weapons

Class	Item	Function
Pyro	Vile Vacuum	Airblast cures and stores allies’ debuffs  Taunting cures and stores user’s debuffs  Airblast applies stored debuffs to nearest hit enemy  -90% afterburn duration
Heavy	Maxine	While revved up: Move forwards at a regular pace  Limited turning radius while revved up
Engineer	The Pardner	Crits enemies recently shot by Sentry Guns  -50% damage  No random crits
Sniper	Ascender	Hit walls to propel yourself upwards  Take mini-crits while aiming

Current Major Changes

Class	Item	Changes
Scout	Sun-on-a-Stick	On hit burning player: ignites and launches upward nearby enemies
	Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol	Overheal does not decay  No longer grants increased maximum health bonus (changed from 15)
Soldier	Equalizer	Deals 65% more damage
Pyro	Backburner	Back angle increased to 180% (changed from 90%)
	Homewrecker	Reduces Sentry damage by 50% while active
Demoman	Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger	Move speed increased by 15%
	Stickybomb Launcher Scottish Resistance	Bombs have more distinct trail  Base damage deals 80 damage (changed from 120)  Weapon damage is unaffected by distance
Heavy	Tomislav	No spinup time  No move speed penalty  Deals 60% less damage
	Warrior's Spirit	On wearer: pickup own Sandvich to heal
Engineer	Dispenser	Heals +10/+15/+20 HP/s  Lv2 overheals to 125%  Lv3 overheals to 125%
	Sentry	Chance of missing the first few shots on a new target
	Jag	+90% construction rate  -20% building health
	Southern Hospitality	Non-Sentry damage done repairs buildings  Non-Sentry damage done adds upgrade metal  -80% repair on hit
Medic	Vita-Saw	Stores up to 50% uber on death (changed from 20%)  Fully charged medigun overheats unless used
Sniper	Huntsman	Can be fired whilst in the air
	Bazaar Bargain	Each scoped headshot increases the weapon's damage by 10  +10 damage per head, starts at 30 damage  Cannot charge shots
	Classic	Can always deal headshots  Crits do 33% less damage
	Cozy Camper	Knockback reduced by 60% while aiming (changed from 20%)  No damage vulnerability (changed from 20%)  Regens 5HP/s when undamaged for 15s (changed from 1HP/s with no delay)
Spy	Conniver's Kunai	Increased move speed while cloaked (scales up to +33% based on leftover cloak)  Overheal does not decay
	Enforcer	No damage bonus (changed from +20% while undisguised  On hit: marks for death for 1s

Current Minor Changes

Class	Item	Changes
Scout	Baby Face's Blaster	Boost drains by 4% per second
Soldier	Market Gardener	Crit-boosted while rocket-jumping
	Mantreads	Knockback resistance now also applies to airblasts  Knockback resistance lowered to 60% (changed from 75%)
	Cow Mangler 5000	Charged shot deals +20% damage
Pyro	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	Afterburn damage heals wearer
Demoman	Loose Cannon	-25% Self-damage taken
Heavy	Brass Beast	Players heal 20% of the damage done
Engineer	Wrangler	Shield resistance reduced from 66% to 50%
	Gunslinger	Greatly increased ammo usage when using Minisentry
Medic	Vaccinator	+25% Resistance to type while healing (changed from 10%)  Healing no longer negates critical damage
Sniper	Tribalman's Shiv	Deals 35% less damage (changed from 50%)  Bleed duration increased to 8 seconds (changed from 6 seconds)
	SMG	+25% damage
	Cleaner's Carbine	+25% damage  Assists also grant mini-crits
Spy	Your Eternal Reward	On wearer: +50% damage while disguised
	Big Earner	On kill: Instantly fills and uses cloak

Project Ghost

About

Played on certain arena maps, each round the entire player roster is forced into a specific class, with specific weapons (defined as a set). At the start of each round, a dice is rolled to determine what set will be used for the round, as well as if there will be a bonus condition.

Current possible rounds

Round Name	Classes	Weapon Set
Eyelander w/ Charge	VS	Ali Baba's Wee Booties  Chargin' Targe  Eyelander
Caber w/ Sticky Jumper	VS	Ali Baba's Wee Booties  Sticky Jumper  Ullapool Caber
KGB w/ 1-clip Shotty	VS	Killing Gloves of Boxing  Shotgun   Shotgun has only 1 clip
Cleaver w/ Sandman	VS	Flying Guillotine  Sandman
Market Gardener and Mantreads	VS	Rocket Jumper  Market Gardener  Mantreads
Needlegun Battle	VS	Blutsauger  Solemn Vow
Knife w/ Semi-Cloak	VS	Invisibility Watch  Wanga Prick
Katana Battle w/ Jumpers	VS	Half-Zatoichi  Rocket Jumper  Gunboats  Half-Zatoichi  Sticky Jumper  Ali Baba's Wee Booties
Engiman with the Golden Wrench	VS	Metal Regeneration  Golden Wrench
Pyromaniac Spies	VS	Invisibility Watch  Sharpened Volcano Fragment
Sticky Demomen /w Persian Persuader	VS	Bootlegger  Scottish Resistance  Persian Persuader
Huntsman Snipers w/ Shahanshah	VS	Huntsman  Darwin's Danger Shield  Shahanshah
Fat Scouts	VS	Shotgun  Dalokohs Bar  Eviction Notice  The Dalokohs Bar can boost the consumer's health up to 1000 hp if eaten multiple times
Candy Flavored Milk Scout	VS	Candy Cane  Mad Milk
Holiday Steak Heavies	VS	Holiday Punch  Buffalo Steak Sandvich
Crossbow Medic Battle	VS	Crusader's Crossbow  Solemn Vow  Bleed on hit with crossbow
Pee Fetish Snipers	VS	Sydney Sleeper  Jarate  Cozy Camper
Quick Draw Amby Battle	VS	Ambassador  Dead Ringer  Big Earner
Powerjack Pyros	VS	Powerjack
Atomic Natasha Scouts	VS	Natascha  Atomizer
Rockets vs Reflects	VS	Rocket Launcher  Equalizer  Rainblower  Sharpened Volcano Fragment  Can only airblast
Death Sticks!	VS	Boston Basher  1-hit kill  Missing deals fatal damage
Paper Cuts	VS	Three-Rune Blade
Hardcore Engis	VS	Gunslinger  Cannot erect buildings
Payback is here!	VS	Spy-cicle  Enforcer  Dead Ringer  Flame Thrower  Frying Pan
Fast Fatties	VS	Gloves of Running Urgently  Sandvich
Fast & Furious	VS	Ham Shank  SMG
In and Out!	VS	Winger  Fan O'War
All for one, pan for all	VS	Frying Pan
Pistol War!	VS	Pistol  Southern Hospitality  Cannot erect buildings
Direct Hit me!	VS	Direct Hit  Disciplinary Action
Bring the Pain	VS	Rocket Launcher  Concheror  Pain Train
Freedom or Death?	VS	Family Business  Warrior Spirit  Overdose  Freedom Staff
Assassin's Shpees	VS	Revolver  Sharp Dresser
G'day Gentleman	VS	Hitman's Heatmaker  Cleaner's Carbine  Tribalman's Shiv  Black Rose  Quäckenbirdt  L'Etranger
Flame vs Blade	VS	Eyelander  Chargin' Targe  Bootlegger  Phlogistinator  Maul
Mini Madness!	VS	Gunslinger  PDA
Boost Bonk Bam!	VS	Baby Face's Blaster  Bonk  Fan O' War
Airstrike War	VS	Air Strike  B.A.S.E Jumper  Disciplinary Action

Bonus Conditionals

Condition Name	Effect
Milky	All players start with Mad Milk effect applied  Effect can be removed with water, if available
Kritz	All attacks become crit-boosted
Speedy	All players move approximately 35% faster
Pee Pee	All players start with Jarate effect applied  Effect can be removed with water, if available
Ghost	Player models become mostly transparent  Player cosmetics and weapon remain unaltered
Tiny	All players become 50% smaller
Low Grav	Gravitational effect on players becomes approximately 33% weaker  Weapons and other items are unaffected
Trail	All players leave a bright, team-colored trail
Third Person	All players are forced into a third person perspective view
David Vs Goliath	One team becomes slightly larger  One team becomes slightly smaller
777 Super Bonus Round 777	All players move approximately 35% faster  Gravitational effect on players becomes approximately 33% weaker  All players start with Mad Milk effect applied  All players leave a bright, team-colored trail  This bonus conditional is very rare  Player models become mostly transparent  Weapons and other items are unaffected  Mad Milk effect can be removed with water, if available  Trail can be removed with a spy watch, if available

External links

• TF2 Tightrope blog
• TF2 Tightrope forum
• TF2 Tightrope Steam group