Audio cues

Audio cues, similar to class responses, are short sounds effects that play to alert a player to a certain event. The cues cover a wide variety of events covering general dominations and revenge to Dueling and Trading. Most audio cues will be accompanied by a small alert window that pops up in the player's HUD or a visual effect of some sort.

Coaching

Main article: Coaching

These are accompanied by a HUD box with an arrow that points to the specified area, object or player.

• Attack Here Command.
• Defend Here Command.
• Go Here Command.
• Look Here Command.

Domination / Revenge

Main article: Domination

These sound effects are accompanied by a special line in the kill feed and a class response.

• You are now being dominated.
• You are now dominating someone.
• Got revenge on your nemesis.

Duelling cues

Main article: Dueling Mini-Game

These sound effects are used when using Dueling Mini-Games and are accompanied by on-screen alerts.

• Unrestricted duel initiated.¹
• Class restricted duel initiated.¹
• Duel challenge has been accepted.
• Class restricted duel challenge has been accepted.
• Duel challenge has been declined.¹
• Class restricted duel challenge has been declined.¹
• Duel challenge score has been updated.
• Duel challenge score has been updated, where you are behind.

General cues

• You have a new notification. This plays for any general alerts without a specific sound effect.
• Building is damaged. This is the sound that accompanies the warning on the Engineer's or Spy's HUD if his building is damaged or Sentry Gun needs ammunition.
• Medic Auto Call. This is the sound that accompanies the Medic's Auto-call feature enabled in advanced multiplayer options.
• Marked for death. This is the sound is heard when you have been marked for death by the Fan O'War.
• Achievement Earned. Accompanied by a trophy symbol above the achievement earner's head.
• You have a new system notification. Used for official Valve messages usually when the item system is being taken down for maintenance.
• You have a new party notification. Used when a Secret Saxton or Pile o' Gifts is given out. Also used when the player's Strange weapons rank up.

Mann Vs. Machine

Main article: Mann vs. Machine

• The bomb has entered the alarm area.
• A player has bought himself back in the game.²
• A player has died.
• The bomb carrier has upgraded.
• A Sentry Buster has appeared.
• A Power Up Canteen has been used.²
• A tank has appeared.
• A tank has been destroyed.
• The wave was lost.

Special event

These cues were active during the Scream Fortress update.

• Headless Horseless Horsemann has spawned³
• You have been tagged as 'it'.
• Another player has been tagged as 'it'.
• Headless Horseless Horsemann has been defeated.³
• The hidden gift has spawned.³
• The hidden gift has been found.³

These cues were active during the Very Scary Halloween Special update.

• MONOCULUS! leaves in 60 seconds.²
• MONOCULUS! leaves in 10 seconds.²
• MONOCULUS! has left³
• MONOCULUS! appears³
• A player has escaped the Underworld or the Loot Island.³

These cues were active during the Spectral Halloween Special update.

• The Wheel of Fate spins.
• The Dance off fate has been chosen.
• Merasmus leaves in 60 seconds.²
• Merasmus leaves in 10 seconds.²
• Merasmus has left³
• Merasmus appears³

Voting

Main article: Voting

These are accompanied by the voting panel on the HUD

• A vote was started.
• A player has voted yes.
• A player has voted no.
• Vote passed successfully.
• Vote failed to pass.

Unused content

Trading cues

These cues were used before trading was handled through the Steam interface.

• Items in the trade have changed.
• The trade was cancelled.
• Both players have accepted the offer.
• Trade complete.

Coaching

• Unused sound file thought to accompany the Coaching alert for when your student dies.

Notes

• ¹ indicates the audio cue is accompanied by a class response.
• ² Indicates the audio cue is accompanied by a message in the chatbar
• ³ indicates the audio cue is accompanied by a alert popup.

See also

• Responses
• Voice commands