Flame Thrower - Revision history

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	== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==		== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==
	* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact that existed prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update. ''TF2'''s afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.<br>		* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact that existed prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update. ''TF2'''s afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.<br>
	* The 20 hp on ~~extinguish~~ from ~~''TF2'''s Flame Thrower~~ is also absent for the same reason.		* The 20 HP on extinguishing teammates from the live version is also absent for the same reason.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	}}The '''Flame Thrower''' is the default primary weapon of the [[Pyro]]. It is an improvised conflagration device constructed out of metal poles and a team-colored gas nozzle connected to a propane tank. The flames produced are always red regardless of which team the user is on. Enemies on fire will have their flames tinted their team's color.		}}The '''Flame Thrower''' is the default primary weapon of the [[Pyro]]. It is an improvised conflagration device constructed out of metal poles and a team-colored gas nozzle connected to a propane tank. The flames produced are always red regardless of which team the user is on. Enemies on fire will have their flames tinted their team's color.

	~~The Flame Thrower is a highly unusual weapon.~~ Instead of firing projectiles or bullets, it releases a short-range stream of large flame particles that linger in the air and quickly expire, basing their damage on how long the oldest touching particle was alive. It will release around 25 particles a second, with brand-new particles dealing 7.2 damage each, and old particles dealing 3.6 each, scaling linearly between the two. This roughly corresponds to the user's distance from their target. These particles will continue on their trajectory even as the player moves, and adjust their speed based on the player's movement, allowing for wide coverage around them. The flames penetrate through enemies and buildings, meaning opposing players cannot shield each other from the fire. Damage scaling is also different from other weapons, as there is no ramp-up or falloff, and [[critical hit]] damage is affected by particle lifetime scaling. The Flame Thrower will not fire flames [[water\|underwater]], and will not damage underwater enemies if the user is above the surface. It will also light friendly [[Huntsman]] arrows on fire, allowing them to deal afterburn.		Instead of firing projectiles or bullets, the Flame Thrower releases a short-range stream of large flame particles that linger in the air and quickly expire, basing their damage on how long the oldest touching particle was alive. It will release around 25 particles a second, with brand-new particles dealing 7.2 damage each, and old particles dealing 3.6 each, scaling linearly between the two. This roughly corresponds to the user's distance from their target. These particles will continue on their trajectory even as the player moves, and adjust their speed based on the player's movement, allowing for wide coverage around them.

	~~When an enemy~~ is ~~set on fire (except for Pyros)~~, ~~they will suffer a status effect called [[afterburn]]~~, ~~in which they will continually take damage~~ and ~~scream for their life. This has the crucial effect of revealing cloaked or disguised enemy~~ [[~~Spy\|Spies~~]]~~. Afterburn deals 3 damage and triggers twice per second for ten seconds, for a total of 60~~ damage. ~~This~~ will ~~also persist after the Pyro's death, unless they have the~~ [[~~Harvester~~]] ~~equipped. Critical afterburn does not exist~~, ~~but it~~ will ~~deal mini-crit~~ damage if the user ~~has a mini-crit boost, or the victim~~ is ~~Marked for Death. Afterburn is extinguished after one second if they are being healed by a beam, like a [[Dispenser]], the [[Payload]], or~~ the ~~[[Medi Gun]]~~. ~~Afterburn is extinguished immediately if the victim takes a health pack, meets a resupply cabinet, submerses themself in deep water, has a Medi Gun~~ [[~~ÜberCharge~~]], ~~or is airblasted by an ally~~.		The flames penetrate through enemies and buildings, meaning opposing players cannot shield each other from the fire. Damage scaling is also different from other weapons, as there is no ramp-up or falloff, and [[critical hit]] damage is affected by particle lifetime scaling. The Flame Thrower will not fire flames [[water\|underwater]], and will not damage underwater enemies if the user is above the surface. It will also light friendly [[Huntsman]] arrows on fire, allowing them to deal afterburn.

	If the user presses the ~~alternative~~ fire key, the Flame Thrower will use 20 ammo to release a massive cone of compressed air, known as "[[Compression blast\|compression blast]]" or more commonly "[[Compression blast\|airblast]]". This cone deals no damage, but forcibly pushes back ~~enemies (but not buildings)~~, launching them in the air if angled upwards. ~~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 an enemy is set on fire (except for Pyros), they will suffer [[afterburn]], in which they continually take damage. This also has the effect of revealing cloaked or disguised enemy [[Spy\|Spies]]. Afterburn deals 3 damage per 0.5 seconds for ten seconds, for a total of 60 damage. This will also persist after the Pyro's death, unless they have the [[Harvester]] equipped. Critical afterburn does not exist, but it will deal mini-crit damage if the user has a mini-crit boost, or the victim is Marked for Death. Afterburn is extinguished after one second if they are being healed by a beam, like a [[Dispenser]], the [[Payload]], or the [[Medi Gun]]. It is extinguished immediately if the victim takes a health pack, meets a resupply cabinet, submerses themself in deep water, has a Medi Gun [[ÜberCharge]], or is airblasted by an ally.

			If the user presses the alt-fire key, the Flame Thrower will use 20 ammo to release a massive cone of compressed air, known as "[[Compression blast\|compression blast]]" or more commonly "[[Compression blast\|airblast]]". This cone deals no damage, but forcibly pushes back enemy players, launching them in the air if angled upwards. It can be fired once every 0.75 seconds.

			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 common of such being [[Rocket Launcher\|rockets]] and [[Grenade Launcher\|grenades]]. If reflected, the projectile will 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.

	== Properties ==		== Properties ==

Static Fanatic: /* Comparison to Team Fortress 2 */

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	== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==		== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==
	* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact that existed prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update. ''TF2'''s afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.<br>		* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact that existed prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update. ''TF2'''s afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.<br>
	* ~~This also means that it lacks the "Extinguishing teammates restores~~ 20 ~~health" stat~~ from ~~Live~~ TF2~~, hence why it isn~~'~~t listed~~.		* The 20 hp on extinguish from ''TF2'''s Flame Thrower is also absent for the same reason.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

ChaoticUltimateJ: /* Comparison to Team Fortress 2 */ Added the 20 HP on extinguishing teammates comparison, as it is missing from the current version of TF2C, to reduce confusion. Can't seem to figure out how to add indentation to it though to make it look like part of the "pre-jungle inferno" explanation.

2026-07-21T13:11:19Z

Comparison to Team Fortress 2: Added the 20 HP on extinguishing teammates comparison, as it is missing from the current version of TF2C, to reduce confusion. Can't seem to figure out how to add indentation to it though to make it look like part of the "pre-jungle inferno" explanation.

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	== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==		== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==
	* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact that existed prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update. ''TF2'''s afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.		* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact that existed prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update. ''TF2'''s afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.<br>
			* This also means that it lacks the "Extinguishing teammates restores 20 health" stat from Live TF2, hence why it isn't listed.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>

Static Fanatic: Cleaned the comparison up a bit.

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	== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==		== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==
	* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact ~~of which it exists~~ prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update ~~in 2017 from live~~ ''~~Team Fortress 2~~''~~. Live version~~'s afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.		* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact that existed prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update. ''TF2'''s afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.
	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	*Players can toggle the burning-to-death animations for all non-Pyro classes by using the cvar <code>tf2c_burning_deathanim</code>. The animations are unused content ~~for~~ live ''Team Fortress 2''.		*Players can toggle the burning-to-death animations for all non-Pyro classes by using the cvar <code>tf2c_burning_deathanim</code>. The animations are unused content from live ''Team Fortress 2''.

	== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==		== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==

Static Fanatic at 22:12, 12 June 2026

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	{{Infobox weapon		{{Infobox weapon
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	== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==		== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==
	* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact of which it exists prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update in 2017 from live ''Team Fortress 2''. Live version's afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.		* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact of which it exists prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update in 2017 from live ''Team Fortress 2''. Live version's afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.
			== Gallery ==
			<gallery>
			File:Weapon_flamethrower.png\|First-person view.
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	*Players can toggle the burning-to-death animations for all non-Pyro classes by using the cvar <code>tf2c_burning_deathanim</code>. The animations are unused content for live ''Team Fortress 2''.		*Players can toggle the burning-to-death animations for all non-Pyro classes by using the cvar <code>tf2c_burning_deathanim</code>. The animations are unused content for live ''Team Fortress 2''.

	== ~~Comparisons~~ to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==		== Comparison to ''Team Fortress 2'' ==
	* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact of which it exists prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update in 2017 from live ''Team Fortress 2''. Live version's afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.		* To preserve ''Team Fortress 2 Classified''<nowiki/>'s 2007–'08 vision of ''TF2'', ''Classified'' restored the Flame Thrower's maximum-duration afterburn on contact of which it exists prior to the [[tf:Jungle_Inferno_Update\|Jungle Inferno]] update in 2017 from live ''Team Fortress 2''. Live version's afterburn duration is based on how long the target is in contact with direct flames.
	{{nav allweapons}}		{{nav allweapons}}