Detonator

Detonator
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	Jman
Released:	June 23, 2011 Patch; (Über Update)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #43 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	16
Reload type:	No Reload
Available Qualities
	Unique Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
	Detonator; 1 - 100; +25% damage to self; Alt-Fire: Detonate flare.

This article is about the weapon. For the character, see Gang Garrison 2.

“

The concept THEY warned us was TOO HOT for the internet! The weapon THEY ordered us NOT TO SHIP! For the class THEY BANNED from EVERY SINGLE day of the Uber Update!

— Detonator publicity blurb

”

The Detonator is a community-created secondary weapon for the Pyro. It is a Flare Gun with a modified elongated barrel attached, an extra curved sight, and helical paint designs on the chamber.

This weapon fires unique firework "flare" projectiles which, upon contact with an enemy, will deal slight damage as well as set them alight. Should a flare strike an enemy already on fire, mini-crit damage will be inflicted and the target's afterburn duration will be reset.

The weapon's main trait, however, is its eponymous detonation ability. While a flare is in flight, pressing alt-fire will cause it to explode, creating a small blast radius which damages and ignites nearby enemy players, additionally destroying sticky bombs. Flares will also explode upon contact with the world, but this explosion will not damage or knock back enemies. The world impact explosion can be used to flare jump in a manner similar to rocket or sticky jumping. However, Pyros wielding the Detonator will suffer an additional 25% damage taken from their own explosive weapons, reducing the usage of this technique.

Taunting with the Detonator equipped will perform the Hadouken kill taunt.

The Detonator was previously tested in Team Fortress 2 Beta.

Damage and function times

Demonstration

Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Flare Gun		Detonator
x2	+		=

Class Token - Pyro

Slot Token - Secondary

Scrap Metal

+

+

=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Detonator		Manmelter
	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Detonator
Strange Flare Gun - Kills: 0
+25% damage to self
Alt-Fire: Detonate flare.

Compatible Strange parts

Strange Part: Damage Dealt	Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived	Strange Part: Allied Healing Done	Strange Part: Allies Extinguished

Strange Part: Scouts Killed	Strange Part: Soldiers Killed	Strange Part: Pyros Killed	Strange Part: Demomen Killed

Strange Part: Heavies Killed	Strange Part: Engineers Killed	Strange Part: Medics Killed	Strange Part: Snipers Killed

Strange Part: Spies Killed	Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed	Strange Part: Low-Health Kills	Strange Part: Posthumous Kills

Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged	Strange Part: Defender Kills	Strange Part: Underwater Kills	Strange Part: Critical Kills

Strange Part: Gib Kills	Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping	Strange Part: Headshot Kills	Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed

Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills	Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge	Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills	Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills

Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills	Strange Part: Domination Kills	Strange Part: Revenge Kills	Strange Part: Full Moon Kills

Strange Part: Halloween Kills	Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time	Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack	Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed

Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed	Strange Part: Robots Destroyed	Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed	Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed

Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed	Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween	Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected	Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances

Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended	Strange Part: Player Hits

Burn Ward
Ignite 3 Medics that are ready to deploy an ÜberCharge.

Controlled Burn
Ignite 50 enemies capturing one of your control points.

Cooking the Books
Ignite 5 enemies carrying your intelligence.

Firewall
Ignite 5 Spies who have a sapper on a friendly building.

Firewatch
Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in.

Freezer Burn
Provide enemies with freezecam shots of each of your taunts.

Got A Light?
Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette.

I Fry
Ignite 10 disguised Spies.

Next of Kindling
Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him.

OMGWTFBBQ
Kill an enemy with a taunt.

Pilot Light
Ignite a rocket-jumping Soldier while he's in midair.

Pyromancer
Do 1 million points of total fire damage.

Second Degree Burn
Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro.

Spontaneous Combustion
Ignite 10 cloaked Spies.

Trailblazer
Ignite 10 enemies that have recently used a teleporter.

Weenie Roast
Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

The Detonator was added to the main game.
[Undocumented] Self blast damage increased to +25%.
[Undocumented] Maximum flare jump height greatly reduced.

June 28, 2011 Patch

Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Detonator.

August 23, 2011 Patch

Refined reload force for the Detonator.

November 10, 2011 Patch

Optimized the Detonator's materials to improve performance.

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

[Undocumented] Jumps made with the Detonator are now higher.

December 21, 2011 Patch

Fixed a problem that would sometimes allow the Detonator projectiles to crit on burning targets.

January 11, 2012 Patch

[Undocumented] The Detonator was added to the crafting blueprint for the Manmelter.

April 27, 2012 Patch

[Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

July 24, 2013 Patch

Medics using the Quick-Fix will now take jump force from Pyros using the Detonator to explosive jump.

November 12, 2013 Patch

[Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

Added text to describe 100% Mini-Crits on burning targets
Slightly increased blast jump height when doing a Detonator jump
Increased blast radius from 92Hu to 110Hu
Detonated explosions now also Mini-Crit burning targets
Increased damage penalty to -25%
Increased self-damage penalty from +25% to +50%

Bugs

Being affected by the Detonation explosion (even by self damage) will remove the visual effects of Jarate and Bleeding from the user's screen.
When an enemy is hit with a detonated flare, the blood particles will come from where the flare was detonated, instead of the player.

Trivia

The Detonator's distinctive tiger-stripe paint job is a nod to the customized similarly-painted version of M79 "Thumper" grenade launcher featured in Apocalypse Now, the 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War.
In the Team Fortress 2 Beta, the jump height for the Detonator was much higher than it is now. The jump height was reduced greatly when it was added to the game.

Gallery

RED first-person view
BLU first-person view
RED projectile
BLU projectile
Detonating the projectile.
The Detonator hidden page in the Über Update.

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Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Dual-type (fire and bullet)
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Base damage	100%	30 Flare detonation: 10-20 Flare explosion: 56
Critical		90
Mini-crit		41
Afterburn		3 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		4 / tick 80 total
Splash damage
Minimum splash	50%	?
Self-damage		38-68
Self damage (rocket jump)		38-68
Function times
Attack interval		2 s
Afterburn duration		10 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Detonator

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