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[Proven]

Steam forums just exploded.

But yeah, I just read about the Southern Hospitality. All that's said is that it will use the bleed mechanic, and the mechanic will go through some kind of change in this update. I'll link the Valve employee post after the Steam forums come back.

 

[SuperAwesome]

Gunslinger replaces wrench -- straight from GreenMarine over at SA. It was a mistake.

 

[TP]

According to yesterdays blog we still have one melee slot weapon left
so many questions left unanswered, hurry Valve!

Edit: nevermind then, it's been fixed

 

[The Technomancer]

Texas Ranger
Haul buildings one kilometer over your career.

Confirmed!

 

[pilonv1]

Mini sentries is GREAT. You can completely cover an area and it fucks over spies.

Engie pairs are going to be sweet. One vanilla and one Gunslinger could be a tough combo.

 

[Tubobutts]

no new video with this update?

The blog and achievement descriptions haven't been updated yet so hopefully there is still a chance.

 

[erpg]

Where's the paaaaaaaaaaaaatch? :<

 

[bounchfx]

mini sentries vs being able to fully upgrade make sad panda.

but they're going to be so fucking fun to use

 

[SuperAwesome]

The blog and achievement descriptions haven't been updated yet so hopefully there is still a chance.

achievements were updated, but they take forever to load.

 

[parasight]

How come there's an achievement telling you to use your guitar to kill someone, but also one to provide a taunt of you playing it. It's gotta be it's own weapon right?

 

[MNC]

Replaces the pistol. Not sure they would make a mistake of this calibre. So what about that 'other melee item slot'?

 

[HTuran]

Oh man, infinite mini-sentries <3

They've changed the Gunslinger section, it was a mistake.

 

[HTuran]

How come there's an achievement telling you to use your guitar to kill someone, but also one to provide a taunt of you playing it. It's gotta be it's own weapon right?

Taunt kills.

 

[Loam]

Yea so are there simply no milestone achievements for engineer? Are we going to get these unlocks some other way?

 

[parasight]

Taunt kills.

Oh yeah, didn't think it could be two separate taunts for two different weapons.

 

[Drkirby]

Where are you seeing these updates, I see nothing. Link?

 

[Diablohead]

Replaces the pistol. Not sure they would make a mistake of this calibre. So what about that 'other melee item slot'?

Guitar?

Maybe something special from the polycount update.

Where are you seeing these updates, I see nothing. Link?

http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/

 

[Zomba13]

Frontier Justice + Mini-sentries = crits galore?

 

[Diablohead]

Yea so are there simply no milestone achievements for engineer? Are we going to get these unlocks some other way?

I don't think achievement lists in updates like this even showed milestone ones, they will be there just ingame, not on that page.

 

[PatzCU]

MINI SENTRIES AWWESSSSOOOMMMMEEE!!!!!

I wonder if a Gunslinging Engie can also deploy Dispensers and Teleports. This would be a great offensive Engie weapon. On payload maps you build up your teleport to level 3, run up and into a room out of the way, toss down a teleport and BOOM 3 mini sentries. Instant base building.

Love it.

 

[SuperAwesome]

Frontier Justice + Mini-sentries = crits galore?

They're probably going to put a cap on the amount of mini sentries out at a time later on.

Way it sounds right now, you can place 2 for every metal replenish...so effectively you could place them all over the map.

 

[The Technomancer]

They're probably going to put a cap on the amount of mini sentries out at a time later on.

Way it sounds right now, you can place 2 for every metal replenish...so effectively you could place them all over the map.

Its gotta be like three max out at once. As many as you want would be insane.


......insanely awesome mauahahahahahahahahaaha!

 

[Proven]

How come there's an achievement telling you to use your guitar to kill someone, but also one to provide a taunt of you playing it. It's gotta be it's own weapon right?

It's a taunt kill.

I'm going over these with a friend and pointing out a lot of stuff. Maybe I should copy paste the conversation...

 

[Boonoo]

Looks like if you do the gunslinger you'll have to rely on other engies to take care of your tele and dispenser. You could just drop them off at a sentry nest and then go wild with your mini sentries/shotgun

 

[erpg]

Where are you guys getting the "multiple sentry" stuff?

 

[parasight]

It's a taunt kill.

I'm going over these with a friend and pointing out a lot of stuff. Maybe I should copy paste the conversation...

Yeah it just threw me off that there was 2 separate achievements linking to the guitar, but I realize now that there's probably just 2 taunts for 2 weapons.

 

[Drkirby]

Guitar?

Maybe something special from the polycount update.


http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/

Odd, I went there, but it was the same before. Browser must of just loaded it from cache.

 

[speculawyer]

Are we live yet?

 

[Zomba13]

They're probably going to put a cap on the amount of mini sentries out at a time later on.

Way it sounds right now, you can place 2 for every metal replenish...so effectively you could place them all over the map.

Even with a limit (3 seems reasonable, rule or 3 and all. Plus 3 may add up to a level 3 normal sentry) if they are placed strategically they could rack up assists and kills and when you need crits just self destruct them if they haven't been destroyed by the other team.

 

[Boonoo]

Where are you guys getting the "multiple sentry" stuff?

Well it says sentries. I really doubt you'll be able to drop more than one though.

 

[fallengorn]

Where are you guys getting the "multiple sentry" stuff?

In the description of the Gunslinger, mini-sentries is circled.

 

[John]

Offensive engie just got even more fun.

 

[Spire]

Gunslinger = Came buckets.
Thunder Mountain = Came even more buckets.

 

[Mudkips]

His chest hair is Texas.

 

[Ikuu]

Yeah it just threw me off that there was 2 separate achievements linking to the guitar, but I realize now that there's probably just 2 taunts for 2 weapons.

Or he strums the guitar for a bit before the actual kill part of the taunt, like every other taunt kill.

 

[jaundicejuice]

In the description of the Gunslinger, mini-sentries is circled.

It also says instead of normal sentries.

 

[Teknopathetic]

"In the description of the Gunslinger, mini-sentries is circled. "

The plurality of it isn't circled and they use normal Sentries as well, and we all know you can only build one of those.

 

[SmashBrosAwesome]

I hope wearing the Gunslinger gives the engie a moustache.

 

[Drkirby]

So there is going to be 3 new maps? I was reading the two last night as being the same place.

Though it looks like they are all Payload maps, with High Tower being a payload race, right?

 

[DeSo]

:lol It does say mini-SENTRIES instead of normal SENTRIES.

But you'll have to be able to drop multiple minis because at half the damage of a normal, one wouldn't put a dent in anyone.

 

[Kamaki]

Are these items out in the wild now?

 

[SirPenguin]

Pushback issues alone mean we won't see multiple mini-sentries. I guarantee it's still one at a time

I'd happily take 2 or more, of course!

 

[MNC]

If you can only build 1 of them, it's not going to be of any use... No upgrading of buildings AND it does half of a lvl1 sentry's damage? I'm going to assume it's mulitple sentries.

 

[Mudkips]

:lol It does say mini-SENTRIES instead of normal SENTRIES.

But you'll have to be able to drop multiple minis because at half the damage of a normal, one wouldn't put a dent in anyone.

Or maybe it's intended to be used with the Wrangler.

 

[benjipwns]

So there is going to be 3 new maps? I was reading the two last night as being the same place.

Technically four, as http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Coldfront is being included with the update.

 

[Proven]

It also says instead of normal sentries.

You probably have to use your build PDA.

However, since none of the new weapons seem to have it, it's more than likely that Wrench right click will from now on be Haul Building. I can't wait to move up teleporters without destroying them.

Or maybe it's intended to be used with the Wrangler.

That would be overpowered, a nightmare to code correctly with multiple sentries (I'm 99% sure you don't have to point the wrangler at your sentry to use it, and you can Wrangle from behind walls), and impossible anyway since both replace your Pistol slot.

 

[jaundicejuice]

Or maybe it's intended to be used with the Wrangler.

Both the Gunslinger and Wrangler replace your pistol.

 

[bounchfx]

you should still be able to build 1 normal sentry too. right?

 

[Visualante]

Level 1 sentries barely do enough as it is. Mini sentries are worthless.

 

[Spire]

If you can only build 1 of them, it's not going to be of any use... No upgrading of buildings AND it does half of a lvl1 sentry's damage? I'm going to assume it's mulitple sentries.

They're meant to compliment your melee/shotgunning, not turtle or hang out in one position.