Sandvich
| Sandvich | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Heavy |
| Slot: | Secondary |
| Released: | A Heavy Update |
| Availability: | Unlock, Drop, Craft or Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | Yes |
| Reload type: | Recharge (30 Seconds) |
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 The Sandvich |
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| “ | The Sandvich is a great tool for a Heavy defending an area, as it gives him the ability to replenish health between enemy waves without having to abandon his post.
— Sandvich publicity blurb
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The Sandvich, known in full as the Sandvich Edible Device, is an unlockable secondary weapon for the Heavy. It is half of a sandwich, consisting of two triangular slices of bread containing lettuce, tomatoes, Swiss cheese and an indeterminate meat referred to as both ham and bologna by the Heavy. Topping it is a green stuffed olive pinned to the Sandvich by a toothpick.
The Sandvich can be consumed by pressing either the bound primary fire or taunt key. When eaten, it will replenish 100% health, 300 HP, over a four second duration. During this time, the player will be forced into the third-person view as the Heavy stops and makes a loud munching noise while eating. Heavies are allowed to constantly eat a Sandvich without a cooldown if they have full health. As eating the Sandvich is considered a taunt, it cannot be consumed while underwater. When eaten, critical Sandviches deliver no additional benefits.
Players can use their alternate fire key to drop the Sandvich onto the floor to act as a medium-sized health kit. It will appear as a rotating plate bearing a normal Sandvich. It can then be picked up by teammates or enemy players, healing the collector by 50% of their maximum health. The Heavy may also retrieve it themselves if healing a smaller amount quickly is more advantageous than stopping to eat it normally for the larger health benefit. The dropped Sandvich only appears for 30 seconds, until another Sandvich is dropped by the same Heavy, or until it is retrieved by a player, which can include the Heavy who dropped it. Only a dropped Sandvich will extinguish fire.
The recharge time for the Sandvich is about 30 seconds, unless one is collected from a Resupply cabinet or a Medkit while at full health. The timer begins as soon as the item is consumed or dropped. Should the Heavy be killed while holding the Sandvich, it will be dropped as a collectible for 50 health, or 75 for a Scout.
The Sandvich is automatically awarded to any player who obtains 10 Heavy achievements.
Contents
Healing and function times
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| Healing | ||
| Healing amount | 300 | |
| Function times | ||
| Consumption time | 4.3 s | |
| Recharge time | 30 s[1] | |
| Dropped item expiry | 30 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
- ↑ Only applies when user is hurt before or while eating, or if Sandvich is dropped
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
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As a Crafting Ingredient
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Related Achievements
Scout
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Heavy
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Update history
{{Update history| August 19, 2008 Patch (A Heavy Update)
- The Sandvich was added to the game.
- Players with full health can now pick up dropped Sandviches.
- Alt-fire on the Sandvich now drops Sandviches.
- A single Sandvich can be dropped at a time. Dropping the Sandvich removes it from the Heavy.
- A Heavy can regain his Sandvich by collecting a healthkit while already being at full health.
- Eating a Sandvich using the taunt method now heals a Heavy to full health.
- Dropped Sandviches heal 50% of the collector's health.
- Added 1/2 Bonus Point for healing a teammate with a dropped Sandvich.
- Fixed being able to eat your Sandvich (via taunt) and drop it in the same frame.
- Fixed thrown Sandvich traveling through players before being activated.
- Fixed Sandviches sometimes spawning inside walls, or being thrown through thin walls.
- Fixed the Heavy picking up his own thrown Sandvich if it was thrown while running forward.
- Throwing a Sandvich to a teammate now earns a full bonus point (was half a point).
- [Undocumented] The weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Dalokohs Bar.
July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)
- The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Removed the cooldown timer from the Sandvich and the Dalokohs Bar when eating.
- Fixed the Sandvich cooldown not occurring when the Heavy is hurt.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress)
- Fixed the Sandvich charge meter.
- [Undocumented] The item was added to the crafting blueprint for the Buffalo Steak Sandvich.
March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
- Updated model with optimizations and new LODs.
- [Undocumented] The crafting blueprint for the Dalokohs Bar was changed from Bonk! Atomic Punch + Sandvich to one Scrap Metal + Sandvich.
- [Undocumented] The crafting blueprint for the Buffalo Steak Sandvich was changed from Crit-a-Cola + Sandvich to one Reclaimed Metal + Sandvich.
- Added simplistic bot behaviors for the Sandvich
- Updated the Heavy's sandvich so it will only resupply ammo if the owner picks it up after dropping it. This means the only way to gain health from the sandvich is by eating it.
Bugs
- When eating the Sandvich, no bite marks will appear visible for the player, yet other players may see a bite mark form. On occasion, the Sandvich will glitch and show a first person view of a bitten Sandvich.
- While at full health, picking up dropped medkits from slain players, either in Medieval Mode or from those killed by the Candy Cane, will not restore the Sandvich.
- With the Sandvich active during humiliation, it can still be thrown with the alt-fire button.
- When scared by the ghosts on Harvest Event and Eyeaduct, taunting with the Sandvich while damaged will not heal you, though the cooldown timer will reset.
Trivia
- S.E.D, the acronym of "Sandvich Edible Device", is also the acronym for the Template:W, the Communist governing party of East Germany from October 1949 to March 1990.
- The Sandvich was first introduced to the community in Meet the Scout, months before it was released as an in-game item.
- The user guide for the Sandvich contains a typo. The word "Health" relating to the cheese and dairy group is misspelled. This is corrected in the actual poster available through the Valve Store.
- In Poker Night At The Inventory the Heavy mentions the Sandvich in both player checks and call responses; "Check check check! On my Sandvich! Cha cha cha!" and "I can call your bet, and buy Sandvich!"
Gallery
First-person view.
Bitten first-person view.
A thrown Sandvich.
Related merchandise
See also
External links
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