Compression blast - Revision history

Ichiro at 06:04, 31 March 2026

2026-03-31T06:04:16Z

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	When using the [[Flame Thrower]], pressing the alternate fire button will use 20 ammo to release a ~~massive cone~~ of compressed air, which is also referred to as an "airblast". This cone deals no damage, but forcibly pushes back enemies (but not buildings), launching them in the air, the angle at which the airblast is used does not affect velocity in any way. The airblast can be fired once every 0.75 seconds, including underwater, trapping any enemy that simply cannot kill the [[Pyro]]. The airblast isn't powerful enough to offset the effects of gravity, so an enemy cannot be kept in the air indefinitely. However, airblasts from multiple [[Pyro]]s will increase the velocity against an enemy. In addition, the airblast will reflect (most) enemy projectiles towards where the user is aiming, the most important of such being [[Rocket Launcher\|rockets]] and [[Grenade Launcher\|grenades]]. If reflected, the projectile will (usually) deal mini-crit damage against enemy targets, and if the projectile (or the [[Pyro]]) was crit boosted, then that projectile will also be crit-boosted. When a [[Pyro]] kills an enemy with a projectile belonging to their team, a unique kill icon will appear, and the [[Pyro]] will receive kill credit. As a final bonus, the airblast will extinguish teammates who are on fire - hopefully before they burn to death while staring right at you.		When using the [[Flame Thrower]], pressing the alternate fire button will use 20 ammo to release a sphere of compressed air, which is also referred to as an "airblast". This cone deals no damage, but forcibly pushes back enemies (but not buildings), launching them in the air, the angle at which the airblast is used does not affect velocity in any way. The airblast can be fired once every 0.75 seconds, including underwater, trapping any enemy that simply cannot kill the [[Pyro]]. The airblast isn't powerful enough to offset the effects of gravity, so an enemy cannot be kept in the air indefinitely. However, airblasts from multiple [[Pyro]]s will increase the velocity against an enemy. In addition, the airblast will reflect (most) enemy projectiles towards where the user is aiming, the most important of such being [[Rocket Launcher\|rockets]] and [[Grenade Launcher\|grenades]]. If reflected, the projectile will (usually) deal mini-crit damage against enemy targets, and if the projectile (or the [[Pyro]]) was crit boosted, then that projectile will also be crit-boosted. When a [[Pyro]] kills an enemy with a projectile belonging to their team, a unique kill icon will appear, and the [[Pyro]] will receive kill credit. As a final bonus, the airblast will extinguish teammates who are on fire - hopefully before they burn to death while staring right at you.

	== Related achievements ==		== Related achievements ==

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	* Even though ~~Compression~~ blast is the official name, the source code still refers to it as airblast.		* Even though compression blast is the official name, the source code still refers to it as airblast.

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VivaRomania at 01:38, 25 January 2025

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* Even though Compression blast is the official name, the source code still refers to it as airblast.		* Even though Compression blast is the official name, the source code still refers to it as airblast.

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TheSnaz at 19:01, 13 July 2023

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	When using the [[Flame Thrower]] will use 20 ammo to release a massive cone of compressed air, which is also referred to as an "airblast". This cone deals no damage, but forcibly pushes back enemies (but not buildings), launching them in the air, the angle at which the airblast is used does not affect velocity in any way. The airblast can be fired once every 0.75 seconds, including underwater, trapping any enemy that simply cannot kill the [[Pyro]]. The airblast isn't powerful enough to offset the effects of gravity, so an enemy cannot be kept in the air indefinitely. However, airblasts from multiple ~~Pyros~~ will increase the velocity against an enemy. In addition, the airblast will reflect (most) enemy projectiles towards where the user is aiming, the most important of such being [[Rocket Launcher\|rockets]] and [[Grenade Launcher\|grenades]]. If reflected, the projectile will (usually) deal mini-crit damage against enemy targets, and if the projectile (or the [[Pyro]]) was crit boosted, then that projectile will also be crit-boosted. When a [[Pyro]] kills an enemy with a projectile belonging to their team, a unique kill icon will appear, and the [[Pyro]] will receive kill credit. As a final bonus, the airblast will extinguish teammates who are on fire - hopefully before they burn to death while staring right at you.		When using the [[Flame Thrower]], pressing the alternate fire button will use 20 ammo to release a massive cone of compressed air, which is also referred to as an "airblast". This cone deals no damage, but forcibly pushes back enemies (but not buildings), launching them in the air, the angle at which the airblast is used does not affect velocity in any way. The airblast can be fired once every 0.75 seconds, including underwater, trapping any enemy that simply cannot kill the [[Pyro]]. The airblast isn't powerful enough to offset the effects of gravity, so an enemy cannot be kept in the air indefinitely. However, airblasts from multiple [[Pyro]]s will increase the velocity against an enemy. In addition, the airblast will reflect (most) enemy projectiles towards where the user is aiming, the most important of such being [[Rocket Launcher\|rockets]] and [[Grenade Launcher\|grenades]]. If reflected, the projectile will (usually) deal mini-crit damage against enemy targets, and if the projectile (or the [[Pyro]]) was crit boosted, then that projectile will also be crit-boosted. When a [[Pyro]] kills an enemy with a projectile belonging to their team, a unique kill icon will appear, and the [[Pyro]] will receive kill credit. As a final bonus, the airblast will extinguish teammates who are on fire - hopefully before they burn to death while staring right at you.

	== Related achievements ==		== Related achievements ==

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When using the [[Flame Thrower]] will use 20 ammo to release a massive cone of compressed air, which is also referred to as an "airblast". This cone deals no damage, but forcibly pushes back enemies (but not buildings), launching them in the air, the angle at which the airblast is used does not affect velocity in any way. The airblast can be fired once every 0.75 seconds, including underwater, trapping any enemy that simply cannot kill the [[Pyro]]. The airblast isn't powerful enough to offset the effects of gravity, so an enemy cannot be kept in the air indefinitely. However, airblasts from multiple Pyros will increase the velocity against an enemy. In addition, the airblast will reflect (most) enemy projectiles towards where the user is aiming, the most important of such being [[Rocket Launcher|rockets]] and [[Grenade Launcher|grenades]]. If reflected, the projectile will (usually) deal mini-crit damage against enemy targets, and if the projectile (or the [[Pyro]]) was crit boosted, then that projectile will also be crit-boosted. When a [[Pyro]] kills an enemy with a projectile belonging to their team, a unique kill icon will appear, and the [[Pyro]] will receive kill credit. As a final bonus, the airblast will extinguish teammates who are on fire - hopefully before they burn to death while staring right at you.

== Related achievements ==

{{Achievement table|
{{Achievement|achievement_extinguish_bomblets}}
}}

== Trivia ==
* Even though Compression blast is the official name, the source code still refers to it as airblast.