Degreaser

Degreaser
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Primary
Contributed by:	Progg
Released:	September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #17, Uncrate #31 (Strange), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or War Paint (Decorated)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	200
Reload type:	No reload
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
The Degreaser Level 10 Flame Thrower This weapon deploys 60% faster This weapon holsters 30% faster Extinguishing teammates restores 20 health -66% afterburn damage penalty +25% airblast cost

“

A vintage gas station pump combined with a car muffler and an antique fire extinguisher provide the Pyro with all of his burning needs. A portable stove top burner provides 4 ignition sources. — Degreaser publicity blurb

”

The Degreaser is a community-created primary weapon for the Pyro. It is a makeshift flamethrower that is comprised of a gas pump, a car muffler, an exhaust pipe, a team-colored fire extinguisher, and a stove top burner.

The Degreaser reduces the delay caused by weapon switching from or to this weapon — taking 60% less time to switch to the Degreaser and 30% less time when switching away - facilitating strategic use of weapon combos, such as the Axtinguisher, Flare Gun, and Reserve Shooter. However, damage caused by afterburn damage is reduced by 66%.

The Degreaser, like the Flame Thrower, Backburner, Rainblower, and Dragon's Fury, has the compression blast ability, but using 25 ammo per blast instead of 20 like the Pyro's stock flamethrower.

Afterburn will reduce healing and shield resists from a Medi Gun by 20%.

The kill icon for the Degreaser was contributed by Psyke .

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Particle
Damage type		Fire
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Flame damage (close)	100%	6.5-13 / tick
Flame damage (far)	50%	3.25-6.5 / tick
Critical		20-39 / tick
Mini-crit		9-18 / tick
Afterburn		1 / tick
Afterburn (mini-crit)		2 / tick
Function times
Attack interval		0.075 s
Ammo consumption interval		0.08 s
Afterburn duration		3-10 s
Airblast cooldown		0.75 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Note: Flame damage is proportional to particle lifetime instead of distance from target. Unlike most weapons, Critical hits are also affected by the scaling. Additionally, there is a very slight damage variance (±0.08 / particle) due to differences in particle angles.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

The Gas Jockey's Gear
	Degreaser Powerjack Attendant
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Backburner		Reclaimed Metal		Degreaser
	+		=

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

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal		Gas Jockey's Gear weapon		Attendant
x4	+		=

Degreaser		Flare Gun		Reclaimed Metal		Scorch Shot
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Degreaser Strange Flame Thrower - Kills: 0 This weapon deploys 60% faster This weapon holsters 30% faster Extinguishing teammates restores 20 health -66% afterburn damage penalty +25% airblast cost

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

 Soldier

Backdraft Dodger Kill a Pyro who has airblasted one of your rockets in the last 10 seconds.

 Pyro

Hot on Your Heels Kill 50 enemies with your flamethrower, from behind. Hot Potato Reflect 100 projectiles with your compressed air blast.

Hotshot Kill a Soldier with a reflected critical rocket.

Mann vs. Machievements

Hard Reset As a Pyro, reset the bomb 3 times in a single wave.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• The Degreaser was added to the game.

October 8, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Degreaser was added to the crafting blueprint for the Attendant.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Fixed native kill icon not displaying when killing enemy players with the Degreaser.
• [Undocumented] Fixed players claiming Health by switching to the Powerjack as the enemy dies from burn damage from the Flamethrower.

February 7, 2011 Patch

• Fixed burning deaths to always use the death notice icon for the weapon that started the burn.

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 1, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Degreaser was added in the crafting blueprint for the Sharpened Volcano Fragment.

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

• Updated model with optimizations and LODs.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Degreaser was removed from the crafting blueprint for the Sharpened Volcano Fragment.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The damage penalty attribute was changed from "-25% burn damage done" to "-25% burn damage penalty".

October 13, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• Added -10% damage penalty attribute.
  • Note: Because of base damage increase by 10%, damage remains unchanged.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

• The base Flamethrower's damage fall off over distance has been decreased, resulting in higher damage output at range.
• Extinguishing a teammate will now return 20 health to the Pyro.
• Changed attributes:
  • No longer boosts all-around switch speed (previously was 65% all-around). Instead, boosts switch-to speed by 60% and switch-from speed by 30%.
  • Removed damage penalty.
  • Increased Airblast cost by 25%.
  • Increased afterburn penalty from 25% to 66%.

January 7, 2016 Patch

• Changed attribute:
  • [Undocumented] Updated 20 health restoration when used to extinguish a burning teammate from neutral attribute to positive attribute.

July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)

• Added: Direct damage reduces Medi Gun healing and resist shield effects by 25%
  • Medics hear a "healing interrupted" sound when this is happening to their heal target.

October 20, 2017 Patch (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Flamethrowers no longer apply maximum-duration afterburn on contact. Afterburn duration is now based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.
• Better visual sync, more consistent (no visuals/damage mismatch).
• New particle effects.
• Airblast
  • Hit detection for both players and projectiles is now a consistent cone.
  • Airblasting players now factors in the momentum of the Pyro and target, giving both more control over the interaction.
  • Airblast now causes target player to have reduced footing and air control for a short period.
  • Now factors in the upward angle of the airblast, rather than having a fixed upward force.
  • Total push force slightly increased.

October 30, 2017 Patch

• Fixed flamethrowers not damaging buildings at close distance.

November 7, 2017 Patch

• Fixed not seeing the new flamethrower effects on some machines.

December 21, 2017 Patch (Smissmas 2017)

• Added Festivized variant.

March 28, 2018 Patch #1

• Flame damage per second now ramps up based on density of flame encountered, up to 200%.
• Initial flame damage per second reduced by 50%, resulting in the max damage being unchanged.
• Fixed Flamethrower particles sometimes failing to draw on the client.
• Fixed Flamethrower flames not colliding with tf_generic_bomb entities.

March 28, 2018 Patch #2

• Fixed a server crash related to the Flamethrower.

Bugs

• The attribute -66% afterburn damage penalty is incorrect, as it actually deals 75% less afterburn damage when compared with the Flamethrower. This is because the Jungle Inferno Update increased the default afterburn damage from 3 to 4, but the attribute did not get updated.
• Rarely, when the Degreaser is turned off during full crits, the flame effect can still be seen though the fix of the loophole, unlike a similar bug with the Minigun, the "flame" can only be seen by the player.
• If a Pyro using the Degreaser reflects a charged Cow Mangler 5000 shot and hits a player with it, the -66% afterburn damage penalty will still apply to the laser's afterburn, despite a charged Cow Mangler 5000 shot normally doing full afterburn damage.
• When cl_flippedviewmodels 1 is enabled, fire particles still come from the right side.
• If the Degreaser isn't deployed for half a second, the player does not receive the holster bonus after switching off to another weapon.

Trivia

• Degreasers are emulsifying agents used to remove heavy oils and grease; since flames consume fats easily, it can be called a literal type of "degreaser".
  • Degreasers are a notorious fire hazard, and through the 1960s, gasoline stored in covered basins was the standard degreaser used when repairing cars at gas stations.

Gallery

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  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

• 

  RED Festivized variant.

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  BLU Festivized variant.

• 

  Degreaser concept art, silhouette

See also

• Degreaser strategy