Gunboats
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Soldier |
| Slot: | Secondary |
| Released: | WAR! Update |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate(#5) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Medieval: | No |
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 The Gunboats |
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| “ | What is the science behind these miracles of technology? Magic, probably.
— Gunboats publicity blurb
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The Gunboats are secondary weapons for the Soldier. They are a pair of metal plates fastened to the heels, toes, and soles of the Soldier's boots by metal rivets.
The Gunboats will function as long as they are equipped, and do not need to be drawn like other weapons. The Gunboats reduce the amount of self-damage that is received from rocket jumping. The damage reduction does not apply to rockets that injure other enemies, unless the damage is dealt by the splash radius of a rocket jump. They also do not prevent fall damage suffered by the player.
The Gunboats allow a Soldier to maintain the additional mobility from rocket jumping while not being dependent on a Medic's help to keep him from killing himself from self inflicted splash damage.
This weapon was revealed as the prize for the Soldier's victory in the WAR! Update.
Contents
Damage
- While this item is equipped, the user takes 60% less damage from their own rocket jump blasts. However, no fall damage reduction is provided.
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
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Update history
December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)
- The Gunboats were added to the game.
- Updated the Gunboats to absorb damage from any self-inflicted rocket blast that doesn't hurt another player.
- Fixed the Gunboats absorbing damage from the Soldier's Kamikaze taunt.
- Fixed a case where The Gunboats didn't apply their damage reduction properly.
- Fixed the Gunboats not properly applying the damage reduction when Spectators are nearby.
- [Undocumented] Added crafting recipe for this weapon.
July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)
- The reduction in self damage is reduced from 75% to 60%.
Trivia
- A Template:W is a type of military vessel created with the purpose of ferrying guns to be used to bombard enemy coastlines.
See also
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