Eureka Effect

Eureka Effect
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Basic Information
Used by:	Engineer
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	Weta Workshop
Released:	Australian Christmas 2011
Availability:	Drop, Craft or Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Eureka Effect 1 - 100 On Alt-Fire: Teleport to spawn Cannot carry buildings Being a tool that eliminates exertion by harnessing the electrical discharges of thunder-storms for the vigorous coercion of bolts, nuts, pipes and similar into their rightful places. May also be used to bludgeon.

“

It fixes, it dents craniums, it's the wonder tool of the century! — Eureka Effect publicity blurb

”

The Eureka Effect is a melee weapon for the Engineer. It is a retro-futuristic pipe wrench with a team-colored handle, an atomic symbol etched into the top of it, and spiral antenna, not unlike a Template:W, that is attached to the head. A switch near the top of the grip is connected to a wire that is plugged into the bottom of the antenna.

Using this wrench prevents the player from being able to haul buildings. Instead, pressing alt-fire will cause the Engineer to perform a taunt for approximately 2 seconds with the weapon, during which he hoists his wrench into the air and is struck by a bolt of lightning, causing him to be teleported directly to the team's active respawn room. Doing so gives him full ammo and health and removes all effects caused by other players in the process and allows him to change his loadout, similar to touching a resupply cabinet. The taunt cannot be activated if the player is in the air or in water.

Switching from this weapon to a different melee weapon will destroy all existing buildings.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Wrench

Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage	100%	65
Point blank		55-75
Critical		195
Mini-crit		75-101
Damage repaired per hit		105
Upgrade amount per hit		25
Metal cost per repairing hit		1 + damage / 5
Metal cost for reloading ammo		1 / bullet 2 / rocket salvo
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack
	Pomson 6000 Eureka Effect Brainiac Goggles Brainiac Hairpiece
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Jag		Reclaimed Metal		Eureka Effect
x2	+		=

Class Token - Engineer		Slot Token - Melee		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal		Brainiac Pack weapon		Possible Results
x4	+		=

Achievements

 Engineer

Built to Last Help a single building tank over 2000 damage without being destroyed. Circle the Wagons Repair 50,000 damage to friendly buildings constructed by other players. Doc, Stock, and Barrel Repair a sentry gun under fire while being healed by a Medic. Fistful of Sappers Destroy 25 sappers on buildings built by other team members. Get Along! Manage to get to, and then remove, a sapper placed on your building while you were several meters away.

Land Grab Help a teammate construct a building. Quick Draw Kill a Spy and two sappers within 10 seconds. Rio Grind Perform 50 repairs and/or reloads on a Sentry gun being Wrangled by another Engineer. Silent Pardner Upgrade 50 buildings built by other team members. The Wrench Connection Kill a disguised spy with your Wrench.

Update history

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• The Eureka Effect was added to the game.

December 16, 2011 Patch

• Fixed an exploit with The Eureka Effect where the effects could activate without taunting in high-lag situations

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Added crafting blueprint for the Eureka Effect.

Bugs

• Because the Eureka Effect's alt-fire functions like an instant respawn, it will still replenish metal, ammo, and health in Arena mode and during Sudden Death, remove stored Revenge Crits if the Frontier Justice is equipped, and remove any crit boost status (such as crits during Humiliation) or debuff status (such as Jarate and being marked for death).
• The hauling HUD prompt is still present when this weapon is equipped.
• Getting knocked back or stunned while taunting will cancel the animation and instantaneously teleport you with no debuffs.

Trivia

• The weapon's alt-fire ability bears resemblance to the Instant Teleport, a scrapped secondary weapon which would teleport the Engineer to his Teleporter Exit.
• The name is derived from the term Template:W, any sudden unexpected discovery, or the sudden realization of the solution to a problem.
• This weapon is called the Wrenchmotron 600 on the Dr. Grordbort's website. The Eureka Effect is listed as an "electrifying taunt" there.

Gallery

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  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

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  The Eureka Effect Taunt.

See also

• Australian Christmas 2011
• Eureka Effect strategy
• Building