TF2Tightrope

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TF2Tightrope is a collection of server mods. They aim to be a community-run version of the official beta by testing out new weapons, maps, game modes and balance changes.

Project Beta

About

Project Beta is about testing new weapons, while tweaking old ones. Changes are heavily based on community feedback.

New Weapons

Class	Item	Function
Scout	Sub-Atomic Punch	Drink to shrink or return to normal  While under the effects,  10% more movement speed,  50% more damage received,  50% less damage dealt.
Soldier	The Rocketeer's Rival	Minicrits airborne targets  75% increased fire rate  50% smaller clip size  25% increased damage to self  25% more explosive damage received
Pyro	The Underburner	25% more damage to relfected projectiles  50% less airblast cost  50% less flame cost  15% faster weapon switch  No afterburn
Demoman	Demoman's Devastator	20% more damage vs players  No damage fall-off  Launched bombs stick to players and buildings  Launched bombs shatter on surfaces  80% smaller explosion radius  Self damage causes death
Heavy	The Heavy Lifter	While deployed: lifts user upwards  While deployed: sustains a ring of flames  Deals no bullet damage
Engineer	The Overclocker	50% more metal carried  200% faster build rate  90% less damage vs players  50 less max health on wearer  No random crits  Cannot carry buildings  Sentries take 50% more damage  On death sentry is removed
Medic	The Wund Maker	On hit: causes bleed and covers enemy with milk  No direct damage dealt  No headshots  75% smaller clip size  Duration of effects is based on distance
	Blut Säge	Damage dealt is based on charge amount  Max health is based on Ubercharge amount
Sniper	The Marksman's Marker	On scoped bodyshot: target is milked and outlined for 6 seconds  60% of damage dealt by user is returned as health  Damage only dealt on headshots
Spy	Schrodinger's Watch	On wearer: 50% less damage taken  On wearer: immune to negative status effects  User cannot cloak
	The Saboteur's Sidearm	50% more damage vs buildings  25% less damage vs players

Other Weapon Changes

Class	Item	Changes
Scout	Sun-on-a-Stick	On hit: target is engulfed in flames  No direct damage dealt
	Force-A-Nature	50% faster firing speed  20% more bullets per shot  Mini-crits airborne targets  Knockback on the target and shooter  20% less damage dealt  66% smaller clip size  No random crits
Pyro	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	On wearer: 60% of damage dealt is received as healing  50 less max health

Misc Tweaks

• The Huntsman can be fired without needing to stand on solid ground.
• Festive weapon varieties function as the non-modified version of their non-festive counterpart.
• Australium weapons have the same functionality as their non-Australium counterparts.
• All active, non-Spy weapons that have been modified have a subtle particle effect to help identify them.

Known Bugs

• Weapons that should deal no damage on hit, actually do 1 damage. This is due to damage force calculation requirements.
• When inspecting a player, the attributes shown on some weapons are incorrect and/or incomplete.

Project Ghost

About

Played on certain arena maps, each round the entire player roster is forced into a specific class, with specific weapons (defined as a set). At the start of each round, a dice is rolled to determine what set will be used for the round, as well as if there will be a bonus condition.

Current possible rounds

Round Name	Classes	Weapon Set
Eyelander w/ Charge	VS	Ali Baba's Wee Booties  Chargin' Targe  Eyelander
Caber w/ Sticky Jumper	VS	Ali Baba's Wee Booties  Sticky Jumper  Ullapool Caber
KGB w/ 1-clip Shotty	VS	Killing Gloves of Boxing  Shotgun  Shotgun has only 1 clip  Cannot gain ammo
Cleaver w/ Sandman	VS	Flying Guillotine  Sandman
Market Gardener and Mantreads	VS	Rocket Jumper  Market Gardener  Mantreads
Needlegun Battle	VS	Blutsauger  Solemn Vow
High Flyers	VS	Soda Popper  Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol  Atomiser
Katana Battle w/ Jumpers	VS	Half-Zatoichi  Rocket Jumper  Gunboats  Half-Zatoichi  Sticky Jumper  Ali Baba's Wee Booties
Engiman with the Golden Wrench	VS	Metal Regeneration  Golden Wrench
Pyromaniac Spies	VS	Invisibility Watch  Sharpened Volcano Fragment
Sticky Demomen /w Persian Persuader	VS	Bootlegger  Scottish Resistance  Persian Persuader
Huntsman Snipers w/ Shahanshah	VS	Huntsman  Darwin's Danger Shield  Shahanshah
Fat Scouts	VS	Shotgun  Dalokohs Bar  Eviction Notice  The Dalokohs Bar can boost the consumer's health up to 1000 hp if eaten multiple times
Candy Flavored Milk Scout	VS	Candy Cane  Mad Milk
Holiday Steak Heavies	VS	Holiday Punch  Buffalo Steak Sandvich
Crossbow Medic Battle	VS	Crusader's Crossbow  Solemn Vow  Bleed on hit with crossbow
Pee Fetish Snipers	VS	Sydney Sleeper  Jarate  Cozy Camper
Quick Draw Amby Battle	VS	Ambassador  Dead Ringer  Big Earner
Powerjack Pyros	VS	Powerjack
Atomic Natasha Scouts	VS	Natascha  Atomizer
Rockets vs Reflects	VS	Rocket Launcher  Equalizer  Rainblower  Sharpened Volcano Fragment  Can only airblast
Death Sticks!	VS	Boston Basher  1-hit kill  Missing deals fatal damage
M1+M2+Combo	VS	Degreaser  Reserve Shooter  Axtinguisher
Hardcore Engis	VS	Gunslinger  Cannot erect buildings
Payback is here!	VS	Spy-cicle  Enforcer  Dead Ringer  Flame Thrower  Frying Pan
Fast Fatties	VS	Gloves of Running Urgently  Sandvich
Fast & Furious	VS	Ham Shank  SMG
In and Out!	VS	Winger  Fan O'War
All for one, pan for all	VS	Frying Pan
Pistol War!	VS	Pistol  Southern Hospitality  Cannot erect buildings
Direct Hit me!	VS	Direct Hit  Disciplinary Action
Bring the Pain	VS	Rocket Launcher  Concheror  Pain Train
Freedom or Death?	VS	Family Business  Warrior Spirit  Overdose  Freedom Staff
Assassin's Shpees	VS	Revolver  Sharp Dresser
G'day Gentleman	VS	Hitman's Heatmaker  Cleaner's Carbine  Tribalman's Shiv  Black Rose  Quäckenbirdt  L'Etranger
Ullapool A Fast One	VS	Ullapool Caber
Mini Madness!	VS	Gunslinger  PDA
Boost Bonk Bam!	VS	Baby Face's Blaster  Bonk  Fan O' War
Airstrike War	VS	Air Strike  B.A.S.E Jumper  Disciplinary Action

Bonus Conditionals

Condition Name	Effect
Milky	All players start with Mad Milk effect applied  Effect can be removed with water, if available
Kritz	All attacks become crit-boosted
Speedy	All players move approximately 35% faster
Pee Pee	All players start with Jarate effect applied  Effect can be removed with water, if available
Ghost	Player models become mostly transparent  Player cosmetics and weapon remain unaltered
Tiny	All players become 50% smaller
Low Grav	Gravitational effect on players becomes approximately 33% weaker  Weapons and other items are unaffected
Trail	All players leave a bright, team-colored trail
Third Person	All players are forced into a third person perspective view
David Vs Goliath	One team becomes slightly larger  One team becomes slightly smaller
777 Super Bonus Round 777	All players move approximately 35% faster  Gravitational effect on players becomes approximately 33% weaker  All players start with Mad Milk effect applied  All players leave a bright, team-colored trail  This bonus conditional is very rare  Player models become mostly transparent  Weapons and other items are unaffected  Mad Milk effect can be removed with water, if available  Trail can be removed with a spy watch, if available

Misc Tweaks

• The Huntsman can be fired without needing to stand on solid ground.

Known Bugs

• Some weapons can be received that are not part of a round. These are non-functional however and cannot be used.
• At the start of the round, sometimes players may hear the battlecry of the wrong class.

External links

• TF2 Tightrope blog
• TF2 Tightrope forum
• TF2 Tightrope Steam group