Tide Turner
| Tide Turner | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Demoman |
| Slot: | Secondary |
| Equip region: | Arms |
| Contributed by: | Toad ☂ |
| Released: | June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update) |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase or Chemistry Set (Collector's) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | Yes |
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 The Tide Turner |
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| “ | Imagine if I hadn't been drunk!
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— The Demoman on turn control
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The Tide Turner is a community-created secondary weapon for the Demoman. It is a worn-down ship steering wheel with various pieces broken off.
It functions similarly to the Chargin' Targe; however, it also gives full turning control while charging, and any kills obtained with melee weapons will instantly replenish 75% of the charge meter. However, being damaged while charging reduces the remaining charge time on a one-to-one basis; for example, taking 42 damage will subtract 42% from the remaining charge meter. Being damaged in the precise moment a charge is initiated will fully drain the charge meter, regardless of how much damage was dealt. Like the Demoman's other shields, it provides passive resistances to both fire and explosive damage, 15% each in this case.
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. Unlike the Chargin' Targe, the player gets only a melee mini-crit swing when attacking at red or immediately after bashing into a player depend on charge depleted, mini-crits occur at less 25% charge meter depleted. While charging, any enemy in the direct path will be bashed by the Tide Turner provided the player does not end the charge prematurely by attacking. The shield bash damage scales over distance.
The Tide Turner was contributed to the Steam Workshop under the name "The Wheel of Misfortune".
Contents
Damage and function times
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| Damage type | Melee | |
| Ranged or Melee damage? | Melee | |
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| Base damage | 100% | 50 (+5 per head) |
| Mini-crit | 68 | |
| Function times | ||
| Maximum charge time | 12 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Note: The Claidheamh Mòr and Ali Baba's Wee Booties or Bootlegger refill 25% charge on melee kill, and the Persian Persuader refills with ammo pickups or 20% charge on hit.
Speed
| Condition | Speed (units per second) |
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| Charging | 750 |
| Charging while wielding the Scotman's Skullcutter | 637.5 |
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
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As a crafting ingredient
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Related achievements
General
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Emergency Brake Kill a charging Demoman. |
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Update history
- The Tide Turner was added to the game.
- Updated the Tide Turner to also refill the charge meter from impact kills.
- Fixed the Tide Turner doing impact damage at any range.
- Fixed the Tide Turner refilling the Charge meter on any decapitation.
December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)
- Changed attributes:
- Added Penalty: Taking damage while shield charging reduces remaining charging time.
- Kills while charging now only add 75% meter on charge kills instead of 100%.
July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)
- Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.
- Changed attributes:
- Self damage will no longer decrease charge when charging.
- Fall damage will no longer decrease charge when charging.
- Amount of charge taken away on damage when charging reduced from 3 to 1 per point of damage.
- [Undocumented] Changed 75 charge on charge kill to 75 charge on melee kill.
December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)
- Changed attributes:
- Shield bash now deals damage at all ranges, scaled by distance.
- Melee damage boost after shield bash is based on amount of charge consumed. Now provides mini-crit at 25% depleted.
- Charging now removes debuffs from the Demoknight (Bleed, Fire, Mad Milk, Jarate).
- Now grants mini-crit instead of full-crit on charge bash.
- Reduced resistances to 15%.
Trivia
- The item's name references the expression "turn the tide"; the expression means to change or reverse the outcome of a situation (such as a battle).
Gallery
First-person view with Eyelander.
First-person view with Australium Eyelander.
RED first-person view with Festive Eyelander.
BLU first-person view with Festive Eyelander.
First-person view with Scotsman's Skullcutter.
First-person view with Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker.
RED first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr.
BLU first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr.
First-person view with Half-Zatoichi.
First-person view with the Half-Zatoichi covered with blood.
First-person view with Persian Persuader.
First-person view with Nessie's Nine Iron.
Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Tide Turner.
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