Brass Beast

Brass Beast
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Basic Information
Used by:	Heavy
Slot:	Primary
Contributed by:	Ruskeydoo
Released:	December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #12, Uncrate #32 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	200
Reload type:	No Reload
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
The Brass Beast Level 1 - 100 Minigun +20% damage bonus -20% damage resistance when below 50% health and spun up 50% slower spin up time -60% slower move speed while deployed

“

I feel bigger. *Laughs* Good. Click to listen — The Heavy on higher-caliber bullets

”

The Brass Beast is a community-created primary weapon for the Heavy. It is an antique mini-gun made almost entirely of brass, bearing resemblance to the original 1862 Gatling gun made by Richard J. Gatling with a number of modifications.

This weapon deals 20% more damage than the default Minigun and, like Natascha, it gives the Heavy 20% damage resistance while it is spun-up and the player is below 50% health (both conditions have to occur simultaneously for it to work). However, this comes at the cost of a 50% slower spin-up time and 60% slower movement speed compared to the default Minigun while it is spun-up.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Hitscan
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	150%	16.2 / per bullet
Base damage	100%	10.8 / per bullet
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	5.4 / per bullet
Point blank		60-65 / per 1 ammo 600-650 / per second
Medium range		6-36 / per 1 ammo 60-360 / per second
Long range		6-12 / per 1 ammo 60-120 / per second
Critical		32 / per bullet
Mini-crit		15-22 / per bullet
Function times
Attack interval		0.1 s
Wind-up time		1.31 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

The Hibernating Bear
	Brass Beast Buffalo Steak Sandvich Warrior's Spirit Big Chief
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Natascha		Brass Beast
	+		=

Class Token - Heavy		Slot Token - Primary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Brass Beast		Tomislav
x2	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Brass Beast Strange Minigun - Kills: 0 +20% damage bonus -20% damage resistance when below 50% health and spun up 50% slower spin up time -60% slower move speed while deployed

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Heavy

Marxman Kill 10 enemies in mid-air with the minigun. Heavy Industry Fire $200,000 worth of minigun rounds in a single life.

Permanent Revolution Kill 5 enemies without spinning down your gun.

Update history

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• The Brass Beast was added to the game.

December 21, 2010 Patch

• The Brass Beast was added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable, and included in random drops.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• The Brass Beast was given a unique kill icon.
• [Undocumented] The spin-up and spin-down animations of the Heavy's miniguns were changed.

February 3, 2011 Patch

• Updated sounds for the Brass Beast.
• Updated model with optimizations and LODs.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
• [Undocumented] Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• The crafting cost of the weapon was changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Natascha to 1 Reclaimed Metal and a Natascha.
• All Brass Beasts crafted before this patch were upgraded to Vintage quality.

June 3, 2011 Patch

• Added community contributed response rules to the Brass Beast.

June 23, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Brass Beast was added to the crafting blueprint for the Tomislav.

June 28, 2011 Patch

• Tuned Brass Beast recoil to have less of an impact on your aiming reticle.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The damage bonus attribute was changed from "+20% damage done" to "+20% damage bonus".

October 25, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.

October 28, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Modified the phong of the Brass Beast.

December 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Re-implemented the Community phong boost on the Brass Beast.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

June 18, 2014 Patch

• All mini-guns now have damage and accuracy ramp up after they start firing. Full accuracy and damage is reached 1 second after firing.

July 8, 2014 Patch

• Minigun: Winding up via secondary attack now counts toward reducing the one-second accuracy penalty.

February 11, 2015 Patch #1

• Fixed not being able to switch away from the Minigun while spinning down.

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

• Minigun damage penalty on Level 2 and Level 3 Sentry Guns slightly decreased. Level 2 Sentry resistance changed from 20% to 15% and Level 3 changed from 33% to 20%.
• Changed attribute:
  • Added 20% damage resistance while spun up.

July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)

• 20% damage resistance now only applies when spun up and below 50% max health.

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Updated sounds for the Brass Beast.

Bugs

• The damage resistance while spun up is not affected by critical hits, causing the Heavy to receive full damage instead.
• During deployment, the sound of the weapon will pause for a brief second before resuming at a louder volume.
• Whilst firing, the bullets will seem to originate from the right of the weapon in client view.
• In some instances, it can appear as if the gun is shooting in a different direction to where it actually is. This can be encountered when a Heavy is shooting below him whilst on a ledge.

Trivia

• The Brass Beast is called Oksana by Heavy, which can be seen in The Showdown comic.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  Brass Beast, featured in The Showdown comic along with 3 other miniguns: Minigun, Tomislav and Huo-Long Heater.

See also

• Brass Beast strategy