Ludmila
Ludmila is a scrapped unlockable primary weapon for the Heavy. It takes on the appearance of what would later become that of Natascha.
It was designed as a Minigun that featured two firing modes; the primary fire worked like the regular Minigun, whereas the secondary fire reduced damage by 25% but would drain health from enemies hit, similarly to that of the Blutsauger. The downside would have been the inability to spin up the weapon prematurely.
As the model was later transferred to Natascha, the Natascha model is still named 'Ludmila' in game files. In addition, leftover weapon code for Ludmila has allowed players to demonstrate an in-game version of the weapon, along with its intended abilities.
The weapon was likely scrapped due to the idea that most players probably would have stuck with the secondary fire method to keep healing themselves as they pressed onward. Because of how quickly the Minigun fires, the Heavy could have healed off any damage taken using the secondary method of fire, severely reducing the need for a Medic.
Damage and function times
Primary fire
| Damage and function times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damage | ||
| Maximum ramp-up | 150% | 13.5 / per bullet |
| Base damage | 100% | 9 / per bullet |
| Maximum fall-off | 52.8% | 4.5 / per bullet |
| Point blank | 50-54 / per 1 ammo 500-540 / per second | |
| Medium range | 5-30 / per 1 ammo 50-100 / per second | |
| Long range | 5-10 / per 1 ammo 50-100 / per second | |
| Critical | 27 / per bullet | |
| Mini-crit | 12 / per bullet | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.1 s | |
| Wind-up time | 1.16 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Secondary fire
| Damage and function times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damage | ||
| Maximum ramp-up | 150% | 10.125 / per bullet |
| Base damage | 100% | 6.75 / per bullet |
| Maximum fall-off | 52.8% | 3.375 / per bullet |
| Point blank | 32-36 / per 1 ammo 320-360 / per second | |
| Medium range | 3-20 / per 1 ammo 30-200/ per second | |
| Long range | 3-6/ per 1 ammo 30-60 / per second | |
| Critical | 20.25/ per bullet | |
| Mini-crit | 9.1125/ per bullet | |
| Healing | ||
| Self-healing | 3 (30/sec) | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.1 s | |
| Wind-up time | 1.16 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Trivia
- Ludmila is a female given name of Slavic origin, fitting thematically with Sasha and Natascha, two of the Heavy's other primary weapons.
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