Detonator

Detonator
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	Jman
Released:	Über Update
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase or Uncrate #43 (Strange)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	16
Reload type:	No Reload
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
Detonator 1 - 100 Alt-Fire: Detonate flare. +25% damage to self

This article is about the weapon. For the character, see Gang Garrison 2

“

The concept THEY warned us was TOO HOT for the internet! The weapon THEY ordered us NOT TO SHIP! For the class THEY BANNED from EVERY SINGLE day of the Uber Update! — Detonator publicity blurb

”

The Detonator is a community-made secondary weapon for the Pyro. It is a Flare Gun with a modified elongated barrel attached, an extra curved sight, and spiral paint designs on the chamber.

This weapon fires unique firework "flare" projectiles which, upon contact with an enemy, will deal slight damage as well as set them alight. Should a flare strike an enemy already on fire, mini-crit damage will be inflicted and the target's afterburn duration will be reset.

The weapon's main trait, however, is it's eponymous detonation ability. Whilst a flare is in flight, pressing secondary fire will cause it to explode, creating a small blast radius which damages and ignites nearby enemy players. Flares will also explode upon contact with the world; this has a smaller radius than a manually detonated flare. The knock back from the explosion can also be used to flare jump in a manner similar to rocket or sticky jumping, however, Pyros wielding the Detonator will suffer an additional 25% damage taken from their own explosive weapons, reducing the usage of this technique. In addition, manual flare detonations will destroy enemy sticky bombs.

Taunting with the Detonator equipped allows the Pyro to perform a deadly Hadouken.

The Detonator was previously tested in Team Fortress 2 Beta.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage
Base damage	100%	30 Flare detonation: 10-20 Flare explosion: 56
Critical		90
Mini-crit		41
Afterburn		3 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		4 / tick 80 total
Splash damage
Minimum splash	50%	?
Self-damage		39-68
Self damage (rocket jump)		39-68
Function times
Attack interval		2 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Flare Gun		Detonator
x2	+		=

Class Token - Pyro		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Detonator		Manmelter
	+		=

Related achievements

General

Escape the Heat Jump into a pool of refreshing water while on fire.

Flamethrower Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.

 Soldier

Semper Fry Kill 20 enemies while you are on fire.

 Pyro

Attention Getter Ignite 100 enemies with the flare gun. Baptism by Fire Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water. Burn Ward Ignite 3 Medics that are ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. Controlled Burn Ignite 50 enemies capturing one of your control points. Cooking the Books Ignite 5 enemies carrying your intelligence. Firewall Ignite 5 Spies who have a sapper on a friendly building. Firewatch Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in. Freezer Burn Provide enemies with freezecam shots of each of your taunts. Got A Light? Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette.

I Fry Ignite 10 disguised Spies. Next of Kindling Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him. OMGWTFBBQ Kill an enemy with a taunt. Pilot Light Ignite a rocket-jumping Soldier while he's in midair. Pyromancer Do 1 million points of total fire damage. Second Degree Burn Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro. Spontaneous Combustion Ignite 10 cloaked Spies. Trailblazer Ignite 10 enemies that have recently used a teleporter. Weenie Roast Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.

 Heavy

Rasputin In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.

 Engineer

The Extinguished Gentleman Have dispensers you built extinguish 20 burning players.

 Medic

Autoclave Assist in burning 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Pyro.

Infernal Medicine Extinguish 100 burning teammates.

 Sniper

Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate.

 Spy

Burn Notice Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• The Detonator was added to the main game.
• [Undocumented] Self blast damage increased to +25%
• [Undocumented] Maximum flare jump height greatly reduced

June 28, 2011 Patch

• Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for all of the new weapons in the Über Update

August 23, 2011 Patch

• Refined reload force for the Detonator

November 10, 2011 Patch

• Optimized the Detonator's materials to improve performance

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• [Undocumented] Jumps made with the Detonator are now higher

December 21, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a problem that would sometimes allow the Detonator projectiles to crit on burning targets

January 11, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] This item was added to the crafting blueprint for the Manmelter.

Bugs

• Despite having a unique firework model that is seen when reloading, the weapon fires the Flare Gun's projectile model.
• If a Pyro were to reflect a flare and hit a target who then dies from the afterburn, the kill icon will be that of the Detonator and not the reflected flare icon.
• From a first-person view, the flare seems to fire from behind the Detonator, much like the Flare Gun.
• When an enemy is hit with a detonated flare, the blood particles will come from where the flare was detonated, instead of the player.
• When dropped on death, the Detonator's flare shows as part of the model.
• The right side of the kill icon is cut off in-game.
• Being affected by the Detonation explosion (even by self damage) will remove the visual effects of Jarate and Bleeding from the user's screen.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view

• 

  BLU first-person view

• 

  RED projectile

• 

  BLU projectile

• 

  Detonating a flare beside an enemy Medic.

• 

  The Detonator hidden page in the Uber Update.

See also

• Detonator strategy
• Fire
• Hadouken
• Flare Gun
• Incendiary Cannon (Classic)