Randomizer
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Randomizer is a SourceMod plugin and server modification for Team Fortress 2, much like Zombie Fortress and PropHunt.
Overview
The main alteration to gameplay concerns the weapons available to any class. At the start of a round or respawn, each player is randomly assigned a class and a different primary, secondary, and melee weapon. There is no limit to what weapon is assigned, other than what the version of the mod supports; for example, a Scout could be granted a Minigun as a primary weapon.
The majority of class specific abilities still apply normally, for example the Engineer can still use buildings but can only upgrade them with a Wrench-like weapon. Furthermore, the Spy can still use his Invisibility Watches.
On some servers, there is a 1 in 10 chance of a round being melee only. Some servers also run individual events, such as all melee being the Golden Wrench on certain days.
Features
- One version of Randomizer contains several custom weapons that can be assigned to players. These include Ludmila, the Texas Ten-Shot (custom weapon by User:Trilby), and the Army of One (custom Black Box that behaves like a single-shot Nuclear Rocket Launcher)
Known Bugs/Glitches
- Several classes hold certain weapons in ways that obstruct the screen, e.g. Sniper holding the Kritzkrieg.
- The Shovel, Bottle, Equalizer, Pain Train, and Frying Pan are not assigned in some versions of the Randomizer. In addition, the Pistol, Lugermorph, and all Shotgun variants are not assigned in some versions. This is due to a glitch in the way the server modification gives the assigned weapons, which normally breaks when attempting to give these weapons on classes that do not normally use these weapons. This is assumed to occur because certain classes already share these weapons.
- A custom Revolver previously existed in one version of the Randomizer. It had a faster fire rate and smaller shot spread, and purportedly the ability to shoot off Sappers, but had a much slower reload time and made the player heal slowly from Medics and Dispensers. However, the Revolver was removed after it was discovered that it could fire without having any reload time for some classes. Code still exists in the modification plugin for it.
- A glitch exists when a non-Medic attempts to use an Übercharge with the Medigun or Kritzkrieg. Due to the simulation Übercharge code, the player is switched to the Medic class for the duration of the Übercharge, but only the healing target receives the effect.
- Randomizer crashes the server when used alongside modifications that force a player's class, such as Zombie Fortress.
Trivia
- If one knows how to code weapons one can change weapon variables and put them into the randomizer, like the custom revolver mentioned above.
