Flare Gun

Flare Gun
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Secondary
Released:	June 19, 2008 Patch; (Pyro Update)
Availability:	Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #25 (Strange), Uncrate #78 (Festive) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	16
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
	Unique Vintage Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
	The Flare Gun; Level 10 Flare Gun; 100% critical hit vs burning players; This weapon will reload when not active

This article is about the Pyro's secondary weapon. For other flare guns, see Flare Gun (disambiguation).

“

It allows the Pyro to ignite an enemy at long range, but does require careful aim on their part. It’s particularly useful for causing havoc on Snipers and Engineers who want to keep their distance.

— Flare Gun publicity blurb

”

The Flare Gun is an unlockable secondary weapon for the Pyro. It is a single-shot, team-colored flare gun with a flared barrel.

The weapon fires low-damage flare projectiles that travel at approximately 2000 Hammer units per second (roughly 38 m/s or 125 ft/s). The flares have a shallow trajectory curve that causes them to drop vertical distance drastically at long range. Enemies hit by the flare take minor damage and are set on fire. The damage dealt is not subject to damage falloff or ramp-up from distance. Additionally, flares deliver critical hits on targets who are already on fire. Unlike most other weapons that require reloading, the Flare Gun is reloaded even if the player switches to a different weapon before the reload animation plays.

The flare disintegrates on contact with any surface, or with flares fired by the opposing team, with a hissing noise. While the weapon cannot be fired while the player is underwater, the flare can damage (but not ignite) submerged enemies if fired from land.

Taunting with the Flare Gun equipped results in the Hadouken kill taunt.

The Flare Gun is automatically given to any player who obtains 10 Pyro achievements.

Damage and function times

Demonstration

Crafting

Blueprint

Class Token - Pyro

Slot Token - Secondary

Scrap Metal

+

+

=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Flare Gun		Detonator
x2	+		=

Flare Gun		Degreaser		Reclaimed Metal		Scorch Shot
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Flare Gun
Strange Flare Gun - Kills: 0
100% critical hit vs burning players
This weapon will reload when not active

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

Pyro

Attention Getter
Ignite 100 enemies with the flare gun.

OMGWTFBBQ
Kill an enemy with a taunt.

Update history

June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)

The Flare Gun was added to the game.

June 20, 2008 Patch

Fixed Flare Gun trail particles on DX8.

August 19, 2008 Patch (Heavy Update)

Fixed bug where switching from Flare Gun-wielding Pyro to another class meant you didn't get a full ammo loadout on first spawn.

February 2, 2009 Patch

Increased flare direct hit damage from 20 to 30.

June 8, 2009 Patch

Flare Gun will now mini-crit on a burning enemy.

August 31, 2009 Patch

Fixed Pyro's Hadouken killing Scouts that have used Bonk! and are phasing.

February 23, 2010 Patch

Fixed the Pyro not being able to deflect enemy flares.

May 19, 2010 Patch

Flares that hit a burning player at mid-to-long range will crit.

April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)

Fixed the Flare Gun's afterburn duration being lowered by the Flamethrower's duration reduction.

February 3, 2011 Patch

Updated model 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 Flare Gun flares to always crit burning targets, regardless of range.

June 23, 2011 Patch

[Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Detonator.

August 23, 2011 Patch

Refined reload force for Flare Gun.

July 12, 2011 [Item schema update]

Added Strange quality.

November 12, 2013 Patch

Added Collector's quality.

December 20, 2013 Patch (Smissmas 2013)

[Undocumented] Added Festive variant.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.
Changed attribute:
- Added text to describe 100% critical hits on burning targets.

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

Changed attributes:
- Flare guns now apply 7.5 seconds of afterburn (down from 10 seconds).
- Per-tick afterburn damage increased to 4, for a total of 8 damage per-second.

Unused content

The Flare Gun has a second reload sound effect in the VPK.

Bugs

The Flare Gun can cause up to 26 self-damage to the player if positioned very close to a wall and shot at a specific angle. The small explosion produced can be used to clear small gaps, similar to the Detonator and Scorch Shot.^[1]
- If the user dies because of this, the Detonator's kill icon is used. Standard gib rules apply, if the shot deals 10 more damage than health left, the Pyro will gib.
The Festive Flare Gun does not appear when inspecting it from the backpack menu.

Trivia

The Flare Gun was first seen in Meet the Sniper, and had not been revealed to the public at the time of the video's release.

Gallery

BLU variant of the weapon.
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
RED Festive variant.
BLU Festive variant.
RED projectile.
BLU projectile.
Flare Gun concept designs.

External links

References

↑ Video showing self-damage inflicted by The Flare Gun.

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[1] Video showing self-damage inflicted by The Flare Gun.

[1]

Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Dual-type (Fire and Bullet)
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Base damage	100%	30
Critical		90
Mini-crit		41
Afterburn		4 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		5 / tick 75 total
Function times
Attack interval		2 s
Afterburn duration		7.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Flare Gun

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Blueprint

As a crafting ingredient

Strange variant

Related achievements

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