Crusader's Crossbow
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| Crusader's Crossbow | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Medic |
| Slot: | Primary |
| Contributed by: | Pierate |
| Released: | Australian Christmas |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #11 or Uncrate #26 (Strange) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | Yes |
| Reload type: | Single |
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| Loadout Stats | |
 Crusader's Crossbow |
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| “ | This thing might look like an old crossbow of before. However, it's nothing more than a regular syringe gun!
— Crusader's Crossbow publicity blurb
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The Crusader's Crossbow is a community-made primary weapon for the Medic. The Crusader's Crossbow is a wooden crossbow with a metal barrel attached to a canister which houses an arrow until it is fired. The Medic's icon is present on both the canister and the frame of the Crusader's Crossbow.
The Crusader's Crossbow fires an arrow that travels in a slight arc with a team-colored streak trailing behind it, not unlike the Huntsman. Although the Crusader's Crossbow does not require the user to charge their shot before firing, the time spent reloading an active arrow is significantly increased compared to the Huntsman. Arrows fired from the Crusader's Crossbow will damage enemies and heal teammates, allowing a sharpshooting player to deal damage from a great distance. Any player hit with an arrow fired from the Crusader's Crossbow will appear to have an arrow sticking out of their body, a mere cosmetic effect. Despite the arrows being identical to the Huntsman's, they cannot be ignited by holding the Crusader's Crossbow up to the torches on Degroot Keep or by any similar act.
Arrows function on a reversed damage falloff scale; the further an arrow travels, a greater amount of damage or health it will heal. The amount of health replenished is not affected by whether the teammate has been recently damaged. Healing teammates with an arrow fired from the Crusader's Crossbow does not contribute to the Medic's ÜberCharge meter.
A Pyro can reflect an arrow fired from the Crusader's Crossbow back at the Medic, or into their own teammates to give them a health boost. Disguised enemy Spies will be damaged by reflected arrows, rather than healed.
The kill icon for the Crusader's Crossbow was contributed by Template:Steam profile link.
Contents
Damage, healing and function times
See also: Damage
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| Point blank | 38 | |
| Medium range | 56 | |
| Long range | 75 | |
| Critical | 113 - 168 - 225 | |
| Mini-crit | 51 - 77 - 101 | |
| Healing | ||
| Healing amount | 75 - 112 - 150 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 1.4 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Item set
Main article: Item sets
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Demonstration
Note: This demonstration has been out of date since October 20, 2017 Patch.
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
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Strange variant
Related achievements
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Update history
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- The Crusader's Crossbow was added to the game.
- This weapon was added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable, and included in random drops.
- [Undocumented] Updated the textures of this weapon.
- This weapon was given a unique kill icon.
- Fixed being able to attack teammates using pumpkin bombs and arrows fired.
- Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
- Fixed being able to heal players with the Equalizer as their active weapon.
- The crafting cost of the weapon was changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Huntsman to 2 Scrap Metal and a Huntsman.
- All Crusader's Crossbows crafted before this patch were upgraded to Vintage quality.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.
- Updated the shading on the Crusader's Crossbow.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- This weapon now uses the Syringe Gun's taunt.
June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
- Reload speed time reduced by +40%
Bugs
- The Medic appears to load a small bolt in to the canister when reloading the Crusader's Crossbow, but fires an arrow projectile instead, despite the description stating that it fires special bolts that heal allies.
- In first-person view the arrows appear to fire from behind the crossbow, and in third-person view they appear to fire from the Medic's face. This is probably caused by the fact that the Crusader's Crossbow reuses the arrow animations for the Huntsman, which the Sniper holds up in front of his face when charging.
- When crouching the bolts are fired from the same place as when standing, resulting in them being fired a bit above where the crossbow actually is.
- The ammo carried by the Crusader's Crossbow will not always reset when a new round begins.
- Attempting to view the details of the weapon via the backpack will send the player to the last item they viewed in the Mann Co. Catalog. If they have not viewed an item recently, it will instead send them to the first item, the Kritzkrieg.
Gallery
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
Arrow projectile, recycled from the Huntsman.
Crusader's Crossbow concept artwork
Old RED shaders.
Old BLU shaders.
See also
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Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher |
Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana |
Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter |
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Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete |
Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete | ||
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| Secondary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
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Barbarian Swing | High Noon | Arm Blender Guitar Smash |
Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody |
Arrow Stab | Fencing | |
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