Backburner

Backburner
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Primary
Released:	June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)
Availability:	Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #25 (Strange), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or Uncrate #88 (Festive)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	200
Reload type:	No Reload
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Backburner Level 1 - 100 Flame Thrower 100% critical hits from behind Extinguishing teammates restores 20 health +150% airblast cost

“

This flamethrower is built for the Pyro who likes to ambush their opponents. — Backburner publicity blurb

”

The Backburner is an unlockable primary weapon for the Pyro. It is the default Flame Thrower, with a team-colored, metal addition to the nozzle, shaped like a dragon's head.

The Backburner does not roll for random critical hits, but it does guarantee critical hits whenever it is used on an opponent from behind. The area behind an enemy that will register critical hits for the weapon is approximately a 90 degree angle, centered behind where the opponent is facing. This is significantly less than the Spy's backstab range, which appears to be any angle in the 180 degrees behind where a player is looking.

The Backburner, like the Flame Thrower, Degreaser, and Rainblower, has the compression blast ability, but uses 50 ammo per blast rather than 20 like the Pyro's stock flamethrower.

Afterburn will reduce healing and shield resists from a Medi Gun by 20%.

The Backburner is automatically given to any player who obtains 16 Pyro achievements.

The kill icon for the Backburner was contributed by NeoDement .

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Particle
Damage type		Fire
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Flame damage (close)	100%	13.0 / particle
Flame damage (far)	50%	6.5 / particle
Critical		20-39 / particle
Mini-crit		9-18 / particle
Afterburn		4 / tick
Afterburn (mini-crit)		5 / tick
Function times
Attack interval		0.044̅̅ s
Ammo consumption interval		0.08 s
Afterburn duration		3-10 s
Airblast cooldown		0.75 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Note: Flame damage is proportional to particle lifetime instead of distance from target. Unlike most weapons, Critical hits are also affected by the scaling. Additionally, there is a very slight damage variance (±0.08 / particle) due to differences in particle angles.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Class Token - Pyro		Slot Token - Primary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Backburner		Reclaimed Metal		Degreaser
	+		=

Reclaimed Metal		Soda Popper		Backburner		Phlogistinator
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Backburner Strange Flame Thrower - Kills: 0 100% critical hits from behind Extinguishing teammates restores 20 health +150% airblast cost Available as a Strange Festive variant.

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

Related achievements

General

Escape the Heat Jump into a pool of refreshing water while on fire.

Flamethrower Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.

 Soldier

Backdraft Dodger Kill a Pyro who has airblasted one of your rockets in the last 10 seconds.

Semper Fry Kill 20 enemies while you are on fire.

 Pyro

Baptism by Fire Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water. Burn Ward Ignite 3 Medics that are ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. Controlled Burn Ignite 50 enemies capturing one of your control points. Combined Fire Use your shotgun to finish off 20 players you've ignited. 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. Hot on Your Heels Kill 50 enemies with your flamethrower, from behind.

I Fry Ignite 10 disguised Spies. Hot Potato Reflect 100 projectiles with your compressed air blast. Hotshot Kill a Soldier with a reflected critical rocket. Next of Kindling Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him. 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.

 Heavy

Rasputin In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.

 Engineer

The Extinguished Gentleman Have dispensers you built extinguish 20 burning players.

 Medic

Autoclave Assist in burning 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Pyro.

Infernal Medicine Extinguish 100 burning teammates.

 Sniper

Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate.

 Spy

Burn Notice Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked.

Update history

June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)

• The Backburner was added to the game.

July 1, 2008 Patch

• Fixed Backburner's flame critical hits not being recalculated after collision. This meant that it would check if the target was looking away once and after that the flame could score a critical hit again even if the orientation changed.

July 29, 2008 Patch

• Changed attribute:
  • Removed health bonus from the Backburner (previously gave 50 extra max health).

August 19, 2008 Patch (A Heavy Update)

• Added firing sounds to the Backburner.

April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)

• Changed attribute:
  • Added a 20% damage bonus to the Backburner.

May 19, 2010 Patch

• Changed attribute:
  • Reduced Backburner damage bonus from 20% to 15%.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] The Backburner was added to the crafting blueprint for the Degreaser.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• Backburner was assigned a unique kill icon.
• [Undocumented] Fixed players claiming health by switching to the Powerjack as the enemy dies from burn damage from the Flamethrower.

February 3, 2011 Patch

• Updated model (the dragon attachment) with optimizations and LODs.

February 7, 2011 Patch

• Fixed burning deaths to always use the death notice icon for the weapon that started the burn.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Changed attributes:
  • Removed the restriction on airblast.
  • Airblast ammo cost increased 150%.
  • Damage bonus reduced to 10%.

July 12, 2011

• [Item schema update] Added Strange quality.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The damage bonus attribute was changed from "+10% damage done" to "+10% damage bonus".

January 11, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Backburner was added to the crafting blueprint for the Phlogistinator.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• Changed attribute:
  • Removed +10% damage bonus attribute.
  • Note: Because of base damage increase by 10%, damage remains unchanged.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)

• Added Festive variant.
• [Undocumented] Updated the Backburner model to use the c_models system.

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

• The base Flamethrower's damage fall off over distance has been decreased, resulting in higher damage output at range.
• Extinguishing a teammate will now return 20 health to the Pyro.

January 7, 2016 Patch

• Changed attribute:
  • [Undocumented] Updated 20 health restoration when used to extinguish a burning teammate from neutral attribute to positive attribute.

February 2, 2016 Patch

• Updated the Backburner to add the pilot light.

April 25, 2016 Patch

• Fixed the Festive Backburner missing the pilot light.

July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)

• Added: Direct damage reduces Medi Gun healing and resist shield effects by 25%
  • Medics hear a "healing interrupted" sound when this is happening to their heal target.

October 20, 2017 Patch (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Flamethrowers no longer apply maximum-duration afterburn on contact. Afterburn duration is now based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.
• Better visual sync, more consistent (no visuals/damage mismatch).
• New particle effects.
• Airblast
  • Hit detection for both players and projectiles is now a consistent cone.
  • Airblasting players now factors in the momentum of the Pyro and target, giving both more control over the interaction.
  • Airblast now causes target player to have reduced footing and air control for a short period.
  • Now factors in the upward angle of the airblast, rather than having a fixed upward force.
  • Total push force slightly increased.

October 30, 2017 Patch

• Fixed flamethrowers not damaging buildings at close distance.

November 7, 2017 Patch

• Fixed not seeing the new flamethrower effects on some machines.

December 13, 2017 Patch

• Fixed a bug with the Backburner using its owner's angle to determine whether the attack is behind the victim.

March 28, 2018 Patch #1

• Flame damage per second now ramps up based on density of flame encountered, up to 200%.
• Initial flame damage per second reduced by 50%, resulting in the max damage being unchanged.
• Fixed Flamethrower particles sometimes failing to draw on the client.
• Fixed Flamethrower flames not colliding with tf_generic_bomb entities.

March 28, 2018 Patch #2

• Fixed a server crash related to the Flamethrower.

Bugs

• The attribute No random critical hits is missing.
• Rarely, when the Backburner is turned off during full crits, the flame effect will still loop even after the player stops firing. Unlike a similar bug with the Minigun, the "flame" can only be seen by the player.

Trivia

• The festive variant resembles Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
• At some point in development, there were no eyes painted on the Backburner, as shown on the Pyro Update page.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view.

• 

  BLU first-person view.

• 

  RED Festive variant.

• 

  BLU Festive variant.

See also

• Backburner strategy