Blutsauger
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The Blutsauger is an unlockable primary weapon for the Medic class. It is similar in appearance to the Syringe Gun, but has a solid, partially team-colored and pill-shaped tank in place of the syringe canister. A team-colored heartbeat monitor line is painted on its sides.
This gun fires syringe projectiles at a speed of 990 Hammer units/61.88 feet per second, similarly to the default Syringe Gun. Additionally, whenever a projectile hits an enemy, three health is replenished to the player – indicated by a team-colored medical cross appearing over a Medic – and a green '+3' appears on the bottom of the HUD. (However, successful hits on a disguised Spy do not display the '+3'.)
As compensation, the Blutsauger reduces a Medic's passive healing ability by 2 HP per second, so a Medic that has recently taken damage will regenerate 1 HP/sec, at a maximum of 4 HP/sec. Like the Syringe Gun, the Blutsauger's projectiles have a travel time and follow an arced trajectory, so it is necessary to lead a moving target and aim upward to compensate for distance.
The Blutsauger is automatically given to any player who obtains the Medic Milestone 1 acheivement.
The kill icon for the Blutsauger was contributed by NeoDement.
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Damage and function times
Damage and function times | ||
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Shot type | Projectile | |
Damage | ||
Maximum ramp-up | 120% | 12 |
Base damage | 100% | 10 |
Maximum fall-off | 52.8% | 5 |
Point blank | 10-15 | |
Medium range | 5-10 | |
Long range | 5-6 | |
Critical | 30 | |
Mini-crit | 14 | |
Function times | ||
Attack interval | 0.1 s | |
Reload | 1.6 s | |
Values are approximate and determined by community testing. |
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
Class Token - Medic | Slot Token - Primary | Scrap Metal | Possible Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Related achievements
Medic
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Update history
April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)
- The Blutsauger was added to the game.
- Replaced "No critical hits" negative attribute with "-2 health drained per second on wearer"
- This weapon was given a unique kill icon.
March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
- Updated model with optimizations and new LODs.
Bugs
- The Blutsauger dropped upon a Medic's death is always RED team-colored, regardless of which team the Medic is on.
Unused content
- Two team-colored needle models exist for the Blutsauger; they remain unused.
Trivia
- The file name for the Blutsauger model is
Leechgun
. - Blutsauger means "bloodsucker" or "vampire" in German. According to German folklore, the Blutsauger was a boneless, vampire-like creature that converted its victims by tricking them into eating soil from the Blutsauger's grave.
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