Coilgun

Coilgun
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Basic Information
Used by	Engineer
Slot	Secondary
Ammo
Ammo loaded	8
Ammo carried	16
Loadout Stats
	The Coilgun Coilgun Fully charged shots ricochet off walls, and explode in your hand when overcharged ; "No steak, but a whole heap o' sizzle."

The Coilgun is an alternative secondary weapon for Engineer. It's a futuristic laser pistol, made out of a slightly rusty blue-tinted metal, with a glass window revealing a yellow, glowing energy coil inside.

Unlike the Pistol, the Coilgun fires laser projectiles that can be charged to deal more damage. After holding primary fire for 1.5 seconds, its damage triples to 75, it becomes fully accurate, and its projectile speed increases by 60%. Fully charged shots can also ricochet up to three times off surfaces, with each bounce reducing its damage by 15.

Charged shots will be weaker if released early, and will explode if held for too long, dealing 60 damage to the user and up to 50 damage to any nearby enemies. Overcharges will also knock the user into the air, which can be used as an explosive jump if timed correctly.

Properties

Properties
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Taunt		Gunspinning
Damage
Base damage	100%	25
Charged damage	300%	75 50
Critical		75
Critical (charged)		225 150
Mini-crit		34
Mini-crit (charged)		101 68
Projectile count		1
Spread		0.02
Splash
Minimum splash	60%	146 HU
Damage reduction		1% / 2.88 HU
Self-damage		60
Ammo
Loaded		8
Carried		16
Reload type		Clip
Function Times
Attack interval		0.4 s 0.6 s 0.33 s
Reload		1.5 s 0.75 s
Activation time		0.025 s
Charge fill speed		66.66% / s 33.33% / s
Charge fill time		1.5 s 3 s 0.5 s 1 s
All values are approximate.

Strategy

The Coilgun vs. Stock Pistol
➕ Deals more damage per shot ➕ Charged shots deal more damage ➕ Charged shots knocks back farther on hit ➕ Changed shots ricochet through walls ➕ Registers a hit using player's larger collision box instead of the hitbox ➕ Overcharge allows for an explosive jump in exchange of health	➖ Has less clip size ➖ Has less ammo ➖ Has slower attack speed ➖ Has less projectile speed ➖ Can be airblasted

Related achievements

Achievement		Description
	Texan Predictability	Kill an enemy you can't see with a ricocheted Coilgun shot.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Бобинен пистолет	Coilgun
Spanish	Bobiductor	Coilductor
English	Coilgun	-
French	Pistolet à induction	Induction Gun
German	Spulenpistole	Coilgun
Italian	Pistola a bombina	Coilgun
Brazilian Portuguese	Pistola Espiral	Coilgun
Romanian	Pistol de lazere	Laser Gun
Russian	Пушка Гаусса	Gauss Gun
Turkish	Bobin Tabancası	Coilgun
Ukrainian	Пістолет Гаусса	Gauss pistol

Update history

2.0.0 (Death & Taxes Update)

Added the Coilgun

2.0.1

Fixed the Coilgun's alt-fire preventing reloading when empty

2.0.2

Fully charged shots are now 100% accurate

2.1.0 (Fight or Flight Update)

Now beeps on full charge, and has a meter that displays time before overcharge
Lowered Coilgun, SMG, and Revolver spread by 20%

3.0.0

Removed secondary fire, primary fire now charges when held
New firing and charging animations
Charged shots now have a unique sound

3.0.3

Added deflected Coilgun kill icon

Trivia

The Coilgun is loosely based off of the Railgun from Team Fortress Classic.
The Coilgun overcharge can actually deal up to 60 damage, but since this requires being physically inside an enemy player, this is unlikely to be achieved in normal gameplay.
The Coilgun can randomly crit on an overcharge.
The ragdoll disintegration from Coilgun kills was taken from the Pyro's Phlogistinator in live TF2.

Gallery

RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
GRN first-person view.
YLW first-person view.
Coilgun concept art