Huntsman
| Huntsman | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Sniper |
| Slot: | Primary |
| Released: | The Sniper vs. Spy Update |
| Availability: | Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Medieval: | No |
| Reload type: | Single |
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 The Huntsman |
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| “ | "Now, hold on," you keep saying. "Aren't bows and arrows primitive and harmless?"
Why don't you ask the dinosaurs? Except you can't, because the cavemen bow and arrowed them to death.
— Huntsman publicity blurb
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The Huntsman is an unlockable primary weapon for the Sniper class. It is a hardwood longbow held together with black tape. When equipped, the Sniper will carry Arrows in the case strapped to his back.
In exchange for decreased damage at longer ranges as well as a smaller ammo count, the Huntsman requires less time to achieve a fully-charged, maximum damage shot and allows the Sniper to move at a faster speed while charging (45% compared to 27%). The weapon can be charged whilst the Sniper is falling or jumping, but he cannot fire until safely on the ground.
Since the Huntsman is not outfitted with a scope, the Sniper must get closer to his target to use it effectively. Pressing primary fire quickly will release the arrow quickly, albeit with less power behind it, allowing the player to be able to fire accordingly against quicker classes such as the Scout. If the arrow is drawn for longer than five seconds however, the accuracy greatly decreases - shown by the Sniper's hands shaking with tension - the shot will always do minimum damage, not headshot, and go wide of the crosshair. This can be avoided by pressing the alternate fire button, which brings the arrow back to its idle position. Arrows, being projectiles, have a tendency to arc over long distances, yet this effect is reduced based on the strength of the charge behind the shot. Arrows travel around 1875 Hammer units per second (about 80 miles an hour) in a snap-shot; fully charging the Huntsman for 1 second therefore increases speed by around 25%. Unlike the Sniper Rifle, the Huntsman cannot be fired underwater. Arrows embedded in objects or enemies cannot be retrieved for additional ammunition.
The Huntsman also has an added cosmetic effect. Enemies killed with an arrow, if near a map object, will be pinned to it via the arrow.
A friendly Pyro can set fire to the Huntsman's arrows with their Flamethrower, Backburner, or Degreaser. Doing so will give the arrow the ability to inflict fire on a successful hit. Pyros do not get kill assists for lighting a Sniper's arrow. The Arrow can be lowered without losing the lit arrow, ready for a later shot.
A player taunting with the Huntsman equipped can perform the Skewer taunt attack.
Similar to most projectiles, a fired arrow can be reflected by an enemy Pyro.
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Damage
- Base: 50 (0% charge), 120 (100% charge)
- Bodyshot: 44-58 (0% charge), 103-137 (100% charge)
- Headshot: 150 (0% charge), 360 (100% charge)
- Mini-Crit: 67.5 (0% charge )), 162 (100% charge)
- Critical hit: (humiliation or Kritzkrieg only): 150
Note: Distance from the target does affect the Huntsman's damage, except for on a headshot as Critical hits never have distance falloff. 100% charge damages are 0% charge damages x2.4. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.
Function times
- 100% Draw: 1.0
- Inaccuracy starts: 5.0
- Attack Interval: 1.94
All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Demonstration
As a Crafting Ingredient
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Previous Changes
- Removed restriction that arrows need to be aimed before they can be lit by a Pyro.
- Bow can now be lowered without losing the lit arrow.
- Changed bow so you can start charging it while you're jumping, but you can't fire until you're on the ground.
- Fixed bug where flame effect would get stuck on if you change weapons with a lit arrow.
- Fixed not being able to light arrows after the first arrow is fired unless they're drawn back.
Bugs
- Teammates can receive damage from a Pumpkin Bomb explosion caused by a friendly arrow.
- If a Pyro ignites your arrow and you switch to Sniper Rifle or Sydney Sleeper the flame particles will stay on the primary and secondary weapons even if you change classes.
- Should the Sniper be stunned with the Huntsman drawn, the arrow will be released as if normally fired and may injure or kill opponents.
- When holding a lit arrow, readying then relaxing your arrow with alternate fire will remove the fire effect in the first person. The fire isn't actually removed - the arrow is still lit in third person, and will still light struck players on fire.
Trivia
- The Huntsman's view model was originally left-handed.
- Arrows stick to any enemy, even Scouts under the effects of Bonk (although it will still cause no damage).
- Arrows can also stick to friendly buildings without damaging them.
- The Huntsman originally had 18 arrows. It is unknown why some were removed. [1]
- Due to the arrow's classification as a projectile, it has a large hitbox. Combined with player hitboxes, the Huntsman often scores hits on targets that it appears to miss.
- The Huntsman can be fired into any sufficiently deep enough body of water to kill opponents, though upon contact with the surface of water, the projectile's trajectory arc will alter heavily.
- Any corpse pinned to a surface by an arrow will be kept constant by all players, overruling any client ragdoll settings they may have in place.
- Due to the fact that the huntsman is hard to aim at long distances and moving targets it is often referred to as the lucksman.
Gallery
- Huntsman 1st person cropped.png
1st person view.
Projectile.
See also
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