Splendid Screen
| Splendid Screen | |
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| Kill Icon | |
| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Demoman |
| Slot: | Secondary |
| Equip region: | Arms |
| Contributed by: | runglance |
| Released: | June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update) |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #50 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | Yes |
| Medieval: | Yes |
| Available Qualities | |
| Loadout Stats | |
 The Splendid Screen |
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— The Demoman
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The Splendid Screen is a community-created secondary weapon for the Demoman. It is an iron shield spattered with blood, with four bosses in the cardinal directions and a larger boss in the middle.
The Splendid Screen's charge ability is more potent than the Chargin' Targe's; a successful charge bash delivers 70% more damage and 50% faster shield recharge. Like the Chargin' Targe, heads gathered by the Eyelander, Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker or Nessie's Nine Iron will increase the damage of the bash, at a maximum of 5 heads. However, the Splendid Screen only offers +20% fire resistance and +15% explosive resistance, instead of the Targe's +50% fire resistance and +30% explosive resistance.
The strength of the charge is indicated in a meter in the HUD which changes color as it depletes. Using a melee weapon in conjunction with the charge will provide extra damage potential. For example, when the meter is white or green, a melee attack will only do normal damage. At the yellow color, essentially half of the charge distance, striking will add mini-crit damage. Finally, moving the full distance and attacking at red will give it a full-power critical hit. Additionally, the player get a melee mini-crit or crits swing immediately after bashing into a player depend on charge depleted, mini-crits occur at less 25% charge meter depleted and crits occur at less 65%. While charging, any enemy in the direct path will be bashed by the Splendid Screen provided the player does not end the charge prematurely by attacking. The shield bashed damage scales over distance.
This item has four different styles. These styles, titled "Classic", "Spike", "Arrow", and "Spike and Arrow", allow the Splendid Screen to bear a spike, an arrow, neither, or both, embedded in its face.
Contents
Damage
Alternate fire initiates a charge attack, which deals damage on its own, or may be used in conjunction with another weapon.
- Charge damage: 85 melee damage (if shield connects with enemy) + 17 per head (up to 5 heads).
- Mini-crit charge damage: 115 (if shield connects with enemy) + 23 per head (up to 5 heads)
- Both the shield regular and mini-crit damage are affected by weapon damage spread, meaning it is not a constant number.
- Charge Speed
- Normal: 750 Hammer units/sec, or 250%.
- Scotsman's Skullcutter equipped: 637.5 Hammer units/sec, or 213%.
Function times
- Charge Interval: 6 seconds
- Charge Interval: 4.5 seconds when a melee kill with the Claidheamh Mòr is made
- Charge Interval: 4.5 seconds when a melee kill is made while the Ali Baba's Wee Booties or Bootlegger is equipped
- Charge Interval: 3 seconds when a melee kill with the Claidheamh Mòr is made, as well as having the Ali Baba's Wee Booties or Bootlegger equipped
Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Demonstration
Item set
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Crafting
Blueprint
| Reclaimed Metal | Chargin' Targe | Splendid Screen | ||
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As a crafting ingredient
| Refined Metal | 1,001 Demoknights weapon | Sultan's Ceremonial | ||
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Styles
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| Classic | Spike | Arrow | Spike And Arrow | |||||||
The Splendid Screen's appearance can differ through the use of styles. This, however, has no bearing on the kill icon. The style shows up in both the world and client view.
Strange variant
Related achievements
General
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Emergency Brake Kill a charging Demoman. |
Demoman
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Update history
- The Splendid Screen was added to the game.
- Added the Splendid Screen to the whitelist for Medieval mode.
- Fixed a bug where Demomen kept their leftover charge amount when self-aborting charges. (The player still keeps leftovers when stopped by enemy airblasts.)
June 29, 2011 [Item schema update]
- Fire and Explosive resistance were reduced by 5%.
- [Undocumented] Changed the style name on the Splendid Screen from "Spike & Arrow" to "Spike And Arrow".
- [Undocumented] The physics of charging with a shield as a Demoman have been altered.
- Fixed the Demoman not being able to charge while in the air.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- Fixed Demoman weapons primary/secondary being backwards in the loadout screen.
- Fixed the Demoman shields not saving their upgrades upon round reset in Mann vs. Machine.
- Fixed Demoman shields not reducing explosive damage in non-MvM games.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
- [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.
- Professional killstreak Splendid Screen now generates proper effects when on a killstreak. These effects do not stack if another killstreak effect weapon is active.
July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)
- Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.
December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)
- Removed the ability to deal charge impact damage at any range (now native to all shields).
- Now increases recharge rate by 50%.
- Increased blast resistance from 15% to 20%.
Bugs
- This weapon does not glow in the world view when crit boosted.
Gallery
Eyelander
First-person view with Eyelander (Classic Style).
First-person view with Eyelander (Spike Style).
First-person view with Eyelander (Arrow Style).
First-person view with Eyelander (Spike and Arrow Style).
First-person view with Australium Eyelander (Classic Style).
First-person view with Australium Eyelander (Spike Style).
First-person view with Australium Eyelander (Arrow Style).
First-person view with Australium Eyelander with Splendid Screen (Spike and Arrow Style).
First-person view with RED Festive Eyelander (Classic Style).
First-person view with BLU Festive Eyelander (Classic Style).
First-person view with RED Festive Eyelander (Spike Style).
First-person view with BLU Festive Eyelander (Spike Style).
First-person view with RED Festive Eyelander (Arrow Style).
First-person view with BLU Festive Eyelander (Arrow Style).
First-person view with RED Festive Eyelander (Spike and Arrow Style).
First-person view with BLU Festive Eyelander (Spike and Arrow Style)).
Scotsman's Skullcutter
First-person view with Scotsman's Skullcutter (Classic Style).
First-person view with Scotsman's Skullcutter (Spike Style).
First-person view with Scotsman's Skullcutter (Arrow Style).
First-person view with Scotsman's Skullcutter (Spike and Arrow Style).
Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker
First-person view with Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker (Classic Style).
First-person view with Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker (Spike Style).
First-person view with Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker (Arrow Style).
First-person view with Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker (Spike and Arrow Style).
Claidheamh Mòr
RED first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr (Classic Style).
BLU first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr (Classic Style).
RED first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr (Spike Style).
BLU first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr (Spike Style).
RED first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr (Arrow Style).
BLU first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr (Arrow Style).
RED first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr (Spike and Arrow Style).
BLU first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr (Spike and Arrow Style).
Half-Zatoichi
First-person view with Half-Zatoichi (Classic Style).
First-person view with the Half-Zatoichi covered with blood (Classic Style).
First-person view with Half-Zatoichi (Spike Style).
First-person view with the Half-Zatoichi covered with blood (Spike Style).
First-person view with Half-Zatoichi (Arrow Style).
First-person view with the Half-Zatoichi covered with blood (Arrow Style).
First-person view with Half-Zatoichi (Spike and Arrow Style).
First-person view with the Half-Zatoichi covered with blood (Spike and Arrow Style).
Persian Persuader
First-person view with Persian Persuader (Classic Style).
First-person view with Persian Persuader (Spike Style).
First-person view with Persian Persuader (Arrow Style).
First-person view with Persian Persuader (Spike and Arrow Style).
Nessie's Nine Iron
First-person view with Nessie's Nine Iron (Classic Style).
First-person view with Nessie's Nine Iron (Spike Style).
First-person view with Nessie's Nine Iron (Arrow Style).
First-person view with Nessie's Nine Iron (Spike and Arrow Style).
See also
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| Weapons | ||||||||||
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| Primary | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | — | |
| Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter |
Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike |
Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury |
Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber |
Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater |
Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack |
Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose |
Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star |
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| Secondary | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | SMG | Revolver | |
| Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R |
Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack |
Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster |
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 |
Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator |
Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark |
Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback | ||
| Melee | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife | |
| Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete |
Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand |
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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| Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sapper | |
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| Taunt | Grand Slam | Grenade | Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast |
Barbarian Swing | High Noon | Arm Blender Guitar Smash |
Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody |
Arrow Stab | Fencing | |
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