Ambassador
| Ambassador | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Spy |
| Slot: | Primary |
| Released: | Sniper vs. Spy Update |
| Availability: | Unlock, Drop, Purchase or Uncrate #24 (Strange) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | No |
| Ammo | |
| Ammo loaded: | 6 |
| Ammo carried: | 24 |
| Reload type: | Clip |
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 The Ambassador |
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| “ | There are two sorts of men in this world: the sort with blood pouring out of a hole in their heads, and the sort holding the Ambassador.
— Ambassador publicity blurb
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The Ambassador is an unlockable primary weapon for the Spy. It is a large-barreled revolver with a deep red rosewood grip. Engraved on the barrel is the likeness of the Scout's mother.
The Ambassador does 15% less damage, does not apply random critical hits, and fires at a slower rate than the default Revolver. However, it has perfect accuracy for shots fired at slower intervals and deals critical hits on a headshot. There is a short period after firing, indicated by an enlarged crosshair in the HUD, where the Ambassador has greatly decreased accuracy and cannot deal critical damage on a headshot. Thus, the weapon is most efficient when its shots are carefully spaced out.
The Ambassador is automatically given to any player who obtains 5 Spy achievements.
Contents
Damage and function times
See also: Damage
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| Shot type | Hitscan | |
| Damage | ||
| Maximum ramp-up | 150% | 51 |
| Base damage | 100% | 34 |
| Maximum fall-off | 52% | 18 |
| Point blank | 46-56 | |
| Medium range | 31-37 | |
| Long range | 15-19 | |
| Critical | 102 | |
| Mini-crit | 46 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.696 s | |
| Reload | 1.16 s | |
| Spread recovery | 0.95 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
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As a crafting ingredient
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Related achievements
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Update history
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- The Ambassador was added to the game.
- Fixed this weapon not using hitboxes to trace against players. It now works like all other bullet-firing weapons in the game.
- Fixed this weapon shooting through gates.
- Fixed this weapon not critting during the round win period.
- This weapon now does full critical hits on headshots, instead of mini-crits.
- Fixed this weapon not doing damage to buildings.
- Fixed this weapon not shooting enemy sticky bombs.
- This weapon now only crits when fully accurate (after cooldown) and no longer penetrates enemies.
July 8, 2010 Patch (The Engineer Update)
- [Undocumented] This weapon was added in the crafting blueprint for the Southern Hospitality.
- [Undocumented] This weapon's headshot kill icon was changed to match the Sniper Rifle's headshot kill icon.
- Updated model with optimizations and new LODs.
- [Undocumented] The Crafting cost for the Southern Hospitality was reduced from two Scrap Metal + Ambassador to one Scrap Metal + Ambassador.
July 12, 2011
- [Item schema update] Added Strange Quality.
- [Undocumented] The damage bonus attribute was changed from "-15% damage done" to "-15% damage penalty".
Bugs
- Like the Big Kill, L'Etranger, and Diamondback, the Spy does not actually put any bullets into the cylinder while reloading, nor do any bullets eject.
Unused content
- A version of the Ambassador headshot icon appears in the game files, which was never used in-game.
Trivia
- Two team-colored Ambassadors appear as the Backpack icon for the Dueling Mini-Game.
- The Russian translation of the Ambassador's page for the Sniper vs. Spy Update claims that the Ambassador uses .50 caliber rounds.
Gallery
RED first-person view
BLU first-person view
Headshot kill icon used until the Engineer Update.
An unused headshot kill icon.
- AmbassadorBarrelSmall.png
The engraving of the Scout's mother on the barrel.
See also
External links
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