Freak Fortress 2
“ | The world will thank me for this, you monster!
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— The Spy on killing a freak
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About Freak Fortress 2
Freak Fortress 2 is a SourceMod server plug-in extending the established VS Saxton Hale Mode. Like the original Saxton Hale mod, Freak Fortress alters the rules of Arena maps such that a player is assigned as the Freak and placed on a separate team to all other players, with the objective of killing all normal players; Conversely, the players on the other side must work together to kill the Freak first. Unlike VS Saxton Hale, however, Freak Fortress allows for multi-bosses, where two or more players may be assigned as a pair of weaker bosses at one time.
Bosses or Freaks are generally based on Community fads, each with different abilities typically determined by the defining characteristic of their fad, however, all have similar concepts and rules. All have relatively large health pools, varying dependent on the number of opposing players, and all are restricted to using only melee. Within this game mode, all melee attacks are Crit-boosted however, meaning a single swing will one-shot all but the most healthy of players.
Freaks also have many forms of advanced movement such as a super-jump, or building "Rage" when damaged. Upon filling the rage meter they are then able to taunt to unleash a powerful attack, with an effect determined by the boss they are playing as. Typical attacks include briefly stunning all enemy players within a certain radius, or instantly launching a large number of projectiles in front of the player.
Gameplay demonstration
Strategy
Due to the obvious similarities between this mode and VS Saxton Hale, strategies against Freak Fortress bosses are effectively identical to those of VSH.
Balance Tweaks
Freak Fortress features several changes in order to balance aspects of the base game for use within the mode, as detailed below.
Weapon Tweaks
Among these changes are multiple edits to existing weapons, which are almost exclusively upgrades, save for a few changes repealing buffs added to the base game over the years. A full list of these is given below.
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![]() Shortstop |
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![]() Crit-a-Cola |
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![]() Candy Cane |
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![]() Fan O'War |
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![]() Wrap Assassin |
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![]() Air Strike |
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![]() Direct Hit |
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![]() Battalion's Backup |
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![]() Gunboats |
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![]() Mantreads |
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![]() Phlogistinator |
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![]() Chargin' Targe |
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![]() Splendid Screen |
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![]() Tide Turner |
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![]() Eyelander + Variants |
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![]() Gloves of Running Urgently |
![]() Bread Bite |
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![]() Killing Gloves of Boxing |
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![]() Frontier Justice |
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![]() Short Circuit |
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![]() Crusader's Crossbow |
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![]() Sniper Rifle |
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![]() Sydney Sleeper |
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![]() Hitman's Heatmaker |
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![]() Huntsman |
![]() Fortified Compound |
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![]() SMG |
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![]() Jarate |
![]() Self-Aware Beauty Mark |
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![]() Razorback |
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![]() Conniver's Kunai |
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![]() Your Eternal Reward |
![]() Wanga Prick |
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![]() Invis Watch + Variants |
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![]() Dead Ringer |
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![]() Half-Zatoichi |
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Banned weapons
Additionally, a number of weapons have been scrapped entirely from this gamemode. A full list of banned/removed weapons, and their replacements, is given below.
Class | Weapon | Replaced by |
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![]() Rocket Jumper |
![]() Rocket Launcher | |
![]() Flare Gun |
![]() The "Mega-Detonator" | |
![]() Detonator | ||
![]() Axtinguisher |
![]() Fire Axe | |
![]() Postal Pummeler | ||
![]() Sticky Jumper |
![]() Stickybomb Launcher | |
![]() Natascha |
![]() Minigun | |
![]() Fists of Steel |
![]() Fists | |
![]() Eureka Effect |
![]() Wrench | |
![]() Syringe Gun |
![]() Custom Syringe Gun | |
![]() Blutsauger | ||
![]() Overdose | ||
![]() Medi Gun |
![]() Custom Kritzkrieg | |
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![]() Quick-Fix | ||
![]() Vaccinator | ||
![]() Bazaar Bargain |
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![]() Darwin's Danger Shield |
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![]() Cozy Camper |
![]() Custom SMG |
New Weapons
Several of the weapons above are replaced by entirely new custom weapons, detailed here.
Class Tweaks
Finally, a number of minor changes are applied to certain classes.
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Bosses
Universal Attributes and Abilities
Bosses have several advantages over regular players, assisting them in taking on entire teams. Abilities are generally specific to individual bosses, however all feature variations on the following:
- Super Jump: The boss performs a large leap, carrying them about as far as a rocket jump. This allows the boss to reach certain areas, or to surprise players by attacking from an unexpected angle. To perform a Super Jump the right mouse button is held while looking upwards, and then released; The longer the button is held down, the higher the jump will be. This power also allows the boss to escape environmental hazards that would typically kill a normal player.
- When in such a hazard, the jump becomes much stronger, and is known as a Super Duper Jump.
- Weighdown: The boss suddenly increases their weight, causing them to fall much faster than a regular player, and making the boss vastly more difficult to juggle. To perform a Weighdown the player must crouch and look down while in mid-air.
- Speed up: Most bosses have an ability similar to The Escape Plan, causing them to speed up as they are injured. By default, bosses begin the round with the movement rate of a Medic (107%), which increases to that of a Scout (133%) when severely injured.
- Rage: All bosses have a rage meter, which builds as they take damage. When the rage meter is full, the boss can execute a taunt with a devastating effect. The effect is different for each boss, but all taunts will scare players within a certain radius. By default, 1900 damage must be taken to build full Rage.
- High Health: Every boss has a great amount of health, which increases in line with the number of players they will be fighting.
- The basic formula for calculating boss health is [(460+n)×n]1.075, where n is the number of enemy players; This is not a strict rule however.
Unique Boss Information
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Demopan
“ | Stout Shako for two refined!
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— Demopan on effective trading.
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- The Demopan is a BLU Demoman that wears a Bounty Hat, a Dangeresque, Too? and wields a Frying Pan. The Demopan was created by Reddit user ichbinpwnzilla
- First appearance: The New Face of TF2
- Health formula: (((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089
- Special Abilities: Super Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: The Demopan's rage fills every opponent's screen temporarily with fake trade requests, obscuring their vision.
- Scare radius — 15 meters.
- Rage formula: (253.6+n)*((n-1)^0.6127)+1444
- Charge: The Demopan charges. This is the same as the ability of the Chargin Targe. This is used by reloading as the RMB is already bound to the rage taunt. This ability drains rage and is only possible if the Demopan has between 10% and 90% rage.
- Unlike other bosses, the Demopan has the same speed as a regular Demoman (93%).
- Enemies killed by the Demopan turn into a Stout Shako
Seeman and Seeldier
“ | See?
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— Seeman's classic phrase.
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- Seeman and Seeldier appear together and are controlled by different players. They are individually weaker than the other bosses, but they make up for this by working together. The duo was created by retired YouTube user KernCore.
- First appearance: DEMOMAN IS BLOODY BRILLIANT
- Health formula: ((((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+2046)/2.8
- Special Abilities: Super Jump & Weighdown
- Rage (Seeman): Seeman stuns nearby players and then kills them in a large series of explosions to the tune of Grinder from the game Red Alert 2.
- Scare/Blast radius — 13 meters.
- Rage (Seeldier): All players who have been previously killed are resurrected as Seeldier clones, but with much less health and no special abilities. If Seeldier dies, all of said clones die as well.
- Scare radius — 15 meters
- Rage formula: (253.6+n)*((n-1)^0.6127)+1444
Ninja Spy
“ | I am Ninja Spy... and you SUCK!
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— The Ninja Spy
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- First appearance: Ninja Spy's Finest Hour
- Health formula: ((((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089)/3 : Ninja Spy has a third of the health of other bosses, he makes up for this with his 3 lives.
- Super Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Ninja Spy's rage only scares players, but has a longer range than most other bosses. It also builds slower; a full charge takes 2500 damage instead of 1900.
- Scare radius — 18 meters.
- Rage formula: (185.6+n)*((n-1)^0.6127)+1790
- 3 lives: The Spy has three lives. When he would be killed on his first and second, he is restored to full health and time slows down for 10 seconds. During this time, he can teleport to players.
VS Saxton Hale Mode bosses
Saxton Hale
“ | The name's Saxton Hale! Australian, C.E.O. of MANN Co. and the man who's gonna burn this place to the ground!
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— Saxton Hale
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- Saxton Hale is a daring Australian who currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mann Co. and is considered the 4th richest man in America.
- First appearance: Saxton Hale
- Health formula: (((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089
- Super Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Nearby Enemies are scared.
- Scare radius — 20 meters
- Rage formula: (253.6+n)*((n-1)^0.6127)+1444
- Hale has the largest scare radius of any default boss.
Horseless Headless Horsemann Jr.
- First appearance: Headless Horseman
- Health formula: (((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089
- Teleportation & Weighdown
- Rage: Nearby Enemies are scared
- Scare radius — 17 meters.
- Rage formula: (253.6+n)*((n-1)^0.6127)+1444
- Teleportation: Instead of a superjump, the Horsemann can teleport to the last person that damaged him. The teleport requires a much longer time to recharge, which scales with use. The Horsemann is temporarily stunned after teleporting.
The Easter Bunny
“ | It's on! It's on like... huh? Wha-?
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— The Easter Bunny
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- First appearance: the Easter Demo
- Health formula: (((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089
- Super Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Nearby Enemies are scared, and the Easter Bunny projects around him several explosive eggs (Loose Cannon grenades) that do the same amount of damage as a Demoman's Crit grenade.
- Scare radius — ~10 meters.
- Rage formula: (253.6+n)*((n-1)^0.6127)+1444
- The Easter Bunny is affected by Sentry Gun bullets' projection, whereas the other Freaks can stand in front of them.
Vagineer
“ | Grrrrr...!
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— Vagineer on everything.
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- Vagineers are a species of mutated Engineers with distinctly malformed faces resembling the genitals of a human female created by YouTube user J16FOX2. They contain many odd powers and abilities, such as being able to detach and regenerate their own limbs.
- First appearance: Engineer havin' a good time
- Health formula: (((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089
- Super Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: The Vagineer is Übercharged for 10 seconds.
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- Rage formula: (267.1+n)*((n-1)^0.7254)+1431
- Enemies killed by the Vagineer are vaporized - the same death effect as the Cow Mangler 5000's.
Christian Brutal Sniper
“ | It's like Christmas morning...
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— Christian Brutal Sniper on the hunt.
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- The Christian Brutal Sniper is a psychopathic serial killer created by YouTube user Kekas vas Normandy. His signature theme is The Millionaire's Holiday by Combustible Edison
- First appearance:Christian Brutal Sniper
- Health formula: (((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089
- Super Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: The Sniper gets a Huntsman and 9 arrows.
- Scare radius — ~9 meters.
- Rage formula: (253.6+n)*((n-1)^0.6127)+1444
Community bosses
Freak Fortress 2 was created to make the possibility of creating your own bosses easier, allowing server administration to add content inside the mod without ruining the system itself. Instructions on how to add bosses can be found here
GentleSpy
“ | Gentlemen.
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— GentleSpy
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- GentleSpy is an extremely well mannered BLU Spy that shows no mercy when killing his foes. He is created by YouTube user Swaitis and his theme is The Blue Wrath by I MONSTER.
- Health formula: (((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089
- Teleportation & Weighdown
- No Super Jump
- Rage: Nearby Enemies are changed to other team for about 5 seconds. Ubercharge for 5 seconds. Instant teleportation to the random enemy. Ambassador with 3 bullets.
- Scare radius — 12 meters.
- Rage formula: (333.7+n)*((n-1)^0.4657)+1900
Administrator
“ | (Music plays) Friendship ends in ten seconds.
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— The Administrator introducing herself into action.
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- The Administrator is the announcer of Team Fortress 2. Her main theme is Longhena Cantata from DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu.
- Health formula: (((760.8+n)*(n-1))^1.0341)+1089
- No Super Jump & no Weighdown
- Minion Summon: While the Administrator has no Super Jump, this ability is replaced with the ability to summon up to 5 dead players of a random class to assist her once every 90 seconds.
- Rage: The Administrator will be given a Diamondback with 4 bullets, it can headshot and deals extra damage, especially against buildings. When the Rage is used, the Administrator will be teleported to a random player.
- 1900 damage to activate.
Gabe Newell
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- This is based upon the well-known CEO of Valve Corporation, Gabe Newell, who is well known throughout the Steam community as GabeN. The boss in-game will either be a Heavy wearing a grey shirt and several cosmetics, or any class using a custom-rigged skin.
- The music used during this boss is a playlist of music remixes using "Gaben" in the song. This includes, but is not limited to: Stop a GabeN, Faster Stronger Better Gaben, and Gabe Newell - Worth the Weight by Mastgrr,
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.04
- Super Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: (Valve Time {Slowdown}) Gabe Newell slows down time while melee attacks launches him to a nearby player. This is a reference to the extreme delay of many Valve products/games.
Painis Cupcake
“ | (Intro music) I am Painis Cupcake. I will eat you.
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— Painis Cupcake's intro
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- Painis Cupcake is a cannibalistic Soldier freak created by YouTube user RubberFruit.Due to his cannibalistic lifestyle, Painis Cupcake can easily toss people to a wall, chomp through almost anything, has high levels of stamina, and is extremely flexible, making him able to stand up from lying on the ground within milliseconds, and able to self-Über if wounded or furious. Despite his violent behavior, however, Painis isn't really an evil being, but rather hungry.
- His idle theme is Puzzles in the Caves and his rage theme is Demon Resident Mine Cart, both from Donkey Kong 64.
- First appearance:Painis Cupcake eats someone
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- Brave Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Uber + Stun - taunt with full rage meter
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- Rage formula: 4670
- Enemies killed by Painis Cupcake are turned into gibs.
Piss Cakehole
“ | I Am Piss Cakehole. I'm Gonna Carve You!
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— Piss Cakehole
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- Piss Cakehole is a psychopathic "carver" created by the user Regulus Black. He appears as a Sniper with a truly imposing figure and menacing grin. His attire features an increased hue and exposure change, and has Sharingan symbols on his shirt, the back of his vest, and on his watch. He wields a Bonesaw as his primary weapon, which he uses to "carve" and kill his victims.
- His theme song is Potion Shop from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and his rage theme is Boss Battle from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- First appearance:Piss Cakehole Carves Someone
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- Brave Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Uber & Stun - taunt with full rage meter
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- 1900 damage to activate.
Ass Pancakes
“ | (intro theme) I am Ass Pancakes, I am gonna bonk you!
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— Ass Pancakes' introduction
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- Ass Pancakes is a jester-like BLU Scout created by YouTube user TheInvertedShadow. His actions are derived from Painis Cupcake, but will instead bonk his enemies with the "Warhammer of Zillyhoo" at an incredibly fast rate until they're dead.
- His idle theme is the Witchyworld (Inferno) theme and his rage theme is Mr. Patch, both from Banjo-Tooie.
- First appearance:Ass Pancakes bonks someone
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- Brave Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Uber + Stun - taunt with full rage meter
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- 1900 damage to activate.
Merasmus
“ | Cower, fools! Merasmus is here!
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— Merasmus the Magician
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- Merasmus is a 6,000-year old wizard who formerly worked as a brewer for the Scottish Drug Company, and an employer for the RED Demoman before removing his eye after being haunted by the Bombinomicon.
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- Teleportation & Weighdown
- Rage: Hellfire
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- 1900 damage to activate.
MeeM (Medic)
“ | MeeM
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— MeeM (Medic)
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- MeeMs (pronounced with a short "E" sound) are a species of wooden cutout freaks created by YouTube user OluapPlayer. Despite being made of wood, making them very fragile and highly flammable (excluding the Pyro MeeM), and that they can be shy when alone; MeeMs are more aggressive in large groups, are exceptionally fast and agile, and are able to utilize class-related abilities and use the weapon present on their cutout.
- The most common variant of MeeM, making up 80% of their species, is the Medic MeeM.
- MeeM's theme song is Welcome To My Lair! from Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure.
- First appearance:Gentlemanly Demo's Greatest Duel
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- SuperJump & Weighdown
- Rage: All players who have been previously killed are revived as a random boss.
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- 1900 damage to activate.
Beep-Man
“ | Sometimes you just need a little less gun.
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— Beep-Man
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- Beep-Man is an Engineer wearing the Beep Man. One unique ability of this boss is that Beep-Man can convert enemy Sentry Guns into his own.
- Beep-Man's theme song is Elrico & LHS - Elrico Vs. LHS.
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- Teleport & Weighdown
- Rage: (I/O Error) Players within range will have their keypresses scrambled for a few seconds.
- Special: (Hijack) Sacrifice 25% rage to hijack an enemy sentry.
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- 1900 damage to activate.
Dic Soupcan
“ | They're goin' ta bury what's left of ye in a soup can!
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— Dic Soupcan
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- Dic Soupcan is an extremely drunken RED Demoman who mercilessly attacks people, including those who try and help him. He is created by YouTube user metabug.
- Dic Soupcan's theme song is Drunk as I Like from Touhou: Scarlet Weather Rhapsody.
- First appearance:Painis Cupcake meets Dic Soupcan
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- Brave Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Delirium + Strength Powerup + Rage Mode - Dic stuns all nearby enemies and rapidly swings an Eyelander around, instantly killing all enemies once hit.
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- 1900 damage to activate.
Weaselcake
“ | Skill always beats luck, ya weasel.
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— Weaselcake
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- Weaselcake is a benign, deformed beta-style Sniper with his legs broken and his hands held up to his face; all of his extremities are paralyzed. He was created by YouTube user Jonathan Biondi.
- Weaselcake's theme song is Melee Island Forest from The Secret of Monkey Island.
- First appearance:Spy angers Weaselcake
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- Fly & Weightdown
- No Super Jump
- Rage: Nearby Enemies are scared for about 5 seconds. Ubercharge for 5 seconds. Instant teleportation to the random enemy. Syringe Gun with 40 bullets.
- Scare radius - 10 meters.
- 1900 damage to activate.
Cuddly Heavy
“ | Can't we just snuggle?
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— Cuddly Heavy
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- The Cuddly Heavy comes from the mod TF2Ware and aims to give hugs to all the babies in TF2
- Health formula: [(460+n)×n]1.075
- Brave Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Love Hugs - The Cuddly Heavy scares nearby enemies and gains a Huntsman to fire Cupid's arrows.
- Scare radius — 10 meters.
- 1900 damage to activate.
The Blitzkrieg
“ | I cannot vait, hah! *neck cracks* to kill maggots like you!
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— The Blitzkrieg
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- The Blitzkrieg is a Medic with unique appareance. His skin is pale and he has a black goatee beard. His normal lab coat is replaced by a black version with a biological hazard symbols on his arm. Additionally, it seems to be covered in blood and he is wearing a silver necklace.
- The Blitzkrieg's gameplay differs from many others, he carries a Rocket Launcher to deal damage, while he has an Ubersaw and a Market Gardener to finish off cornered or nearby enemies and when he has no ammo left. He can also use the B.A.S.E Jumper.
- Blitzkrieg's song is 感情の魔天楼 ~ World's End composed by Demetori.
- Health formula: [(450+n)×n]-11.04 (+5120) distributed over 5 lives.
- Special Abilities: Brave Jump & Weighdown
- Rage: Gives The Blitzkrieg a Rocket Launcher with full Crits.
- Rage formula: (253.6+n)*((n-1)^0.6127)+1444.
- Blitzkrieg Barrage: Activates upon losing a life, gives the Blitzkrieg a temporary ÜberCharge and a "Rage Launcher" with full Crits.
Bugs
- In certain editions, bosses will drop the corpse of a "real" class after death.
- In other editions, bosses with two color variants (Bosses that have skins for both RED and BLU, such as the Vagineer) drop the corpse of the other teams' skin of that boss.
- The items Schadenfreude, Director's Vision, High Five!, and Shred Alert can be used by the bosses but lack facial animations when used.
- Demopan's Trade Spam ability may conflict with other server plugins using the in-game command r_screenoverlay. If this is the case, it may display incorrectly.
- If by the time Seeldier performs rage Seeman is dead, he will respawn with 1 hp.
- On exceedingly rare occasions the boss will appear to have a negative amount of health.
- If multiple players selected Seeman as their boss, then during any round, regardless if the boss(es) selected were Seeman and Seeldier, there will be at least one additional boss (of course, being Seeman) present in the round. This is shown here.
- It's possible to stop boss effects that blind a player's screen with certain Console commands.
Trivia
- This mod was created by Dr. Eggman in April 2012, based on VS Saxton Hale Mode's 1.38 version, which he also created. Versus Saxton mode is now under development by FlaminSarge.
- All of the default bosses are based on community fads, excluding Saxton Hale, Headless Horseless Horsemann Jr, and Merasmus.
See also
External links
- VSH mod on AlliedMods
- VSH 2 mod on AlliedMods
- Freak Fortress 2 mod on AlliedMods
- Updated Freak Fortress 2 mod on AlliedMods
- Freak Fortress 2 Rewrite mod on AlliedMods
- Random Fortress, the birthplace of the VSH and FF2 mods. (Archived 29/3/2013)
- Official VSH and FF2 Steam group
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