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{{Weapon infobox
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| type              = weapon
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| weapon-slot = [[Secondary]]
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| image              = Crit-a-Cola.png
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| used-by = [[Scout]]
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| hide-kill-icon    = yes
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| level-and-type = Level 5 Lunch Box
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| used-by           = {{used by|Scout}}
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| weapon-image = Crit-a-Cola.png
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| slot              = secondary
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| ammo-loaded = 1
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| released          = {{Patch name|4|28|2010}}
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| ammo-carried = ∞
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate3|crate75-strange|collectors}}
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| reload = Recharge
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| marketable        = yes
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| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| backpack-image = crit-a-cola
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| medieval          = yes
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| neutral-attributes = While under the effects, damage done and damage taken will be Mini-Crits.
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| show-ammo         = off
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| availability = Craft, Purchase
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| reload             = Recharge <br><small>(22 seconds)</small>
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| price = {{item price|all}}
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| loadout           = yes
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  | loadout-prefix  = none
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Lunch Box}}
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  | item-level      = 5
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  | item-description = {{item description|Crit-a-Cola}}
 
}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout'''|Dere ain't enough crits in the world ta kill me!|sound=Scout_dominationsol06.wav}}
 
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'''Crit-a-Cola''' (in full '''''Bonk! Crit-a-Cola''''') is an unlockable secondary weapon for the [[Scout]]. In similar packaging to [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]], it appears as a purple soda can no matter what team the player is on.
 
  
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When the drink is imbibed, it gives the Scout the ability to deal [[Mini-Crit]]s for 6 seconds with any weapon equipped. However, Mini-Crits can also be inflicted against the Scout by any enemy during this duration. This weapon is therefore reserved for competent players who can avoid taking fire whilst dealing considerable damage to opponents.
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout''' on his new soda's benefits|I don't know how it did it, but dis actually makes me '''more''' handsome!|sound=Scout mvm loot rare05.wav}}
  
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==Damage==
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'''Crit-a-Cola''', known in full as '''Bonk! Crit-a-Cola''', is a [[Weapons#scoutsecondary|secondary weapon]] for the [[Scout]]. It is a canned soda with a purple label, manufactured by the [[List of companies|Bonk!]] company.  
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{{See also|Damage}}
 
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None. Gives the drinker Mini-Crits for the next 6 seconds.<br>
 
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Drinker also receives Mini-Crit damage during the effect.
 
  
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==Function times==
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Upon ingestion, Crit-a-Cola gives the Scout the ability to deal [[Critical hits#Mini-crits|mini-crits]] for 8 seconds with any equipped weapon. However, making ''any'' attack while under the effect immediately causes a 5 second [[Mechanics#MarkedForDeath|Marked-For-Death]] debuff. Making additional attacks while this debuff is active resets its duration.
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*Drinking: 1.2 (Interruptible)
 
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*Buff Duration: 6
 
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*Re-Use Cooldown: 24 (after bonus wears off)
 
  
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All times are in seconds, and determined by community testing.
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As the process of drinking Crit-a-Cola is considered a [[Taunts|taunt]], it cannot be consumed in instances when taunts cannot be used, such as when underwater.
  
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==Blueprint==
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== Function times ==
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{{Blueprint|
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{{Damage table
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ingredient-1=Kritzkrieg|
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| effect          = Each attack under the effect gives mini-crits.<br />Attacking marks the player for death for 5 seconds.
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ingredient-2=Bonk! Atomic Punch|
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| function times  = yes
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result=Crit-a-Cola|
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| consumption time = 1.2 s
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| effect time      = 8 s
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| recharge        = {{tooltip|22 s|After effect wears off}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Demonstration ==
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
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{{youtube|HZc2I-i5hc8}}
 
  
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== Related Achievements ==
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== Crafting ==
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{{See also|Crafting}}
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=== Blueprint ===
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{{Blueprint
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| ingredient-1 = Kritzkrieg
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| ingredient-2 = Bonk! Atomic Punch
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| result = Crit-a-Cola
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}}
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{{Blueprint | autoresult = Scout secondary}}
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=== As a crafting ingredient ===
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{{Blueprint
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| ingredient-1 = Reclaimed Metal
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| ingredient-2 = Shortstop
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| ingredient-3 = Crit-A-Cola
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| result = Back Scatter
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}}
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== Strange variant ==
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{{Strange item info
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| item-type = {{item kind|Lunch Box}}
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| rankson = food items eaten
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  | item-description = {{item description|Crit-a-Cola}}
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| can deal damage = no
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}}
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== Related achievements ==
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=== {{Class link|Scout}} ===
 
{{Achievement table
 
{{Achievement table
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Scout|Retire the Runner}}
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Scout|Retire the Runner}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Previous Changes==
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== Update history ==
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'''[[April 29, 2010 Patch]]'''
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{{Update history|
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* The "Retire the Runner" achievement is reconfigured to apply to the weapon.
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'''{{Patch name|4|28|2010}}'''
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'''[[June 10, 2010 Patch]]'''
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* The Crit-a-Cola was added to the game.
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*The weapon now spills purple liquid when selected, as opposed to the green liquid of Bonk! Atomic Punch.  
 
  
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==Trivia==
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'''{{Patch name|4|29|2010}}''' ([[119th Update]])
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*Despite only providing Mini-Crits, the Scout's weapon will glow as if it was fully Crit-boosted.
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* The "Retire the Runner" achievement was changed to apply to this weapon.
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*The name 'Crit-a-Cola' is a play on popular soft-drink brand name 'Coca-Cola'. The name also sounds like the word 'Critical' spoken with unusual emphasis.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Crit-a-Cola was given its own texture to match the [[backpack]] icon.
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*The Crit-a-Cola was designed and created one day before it was released.<ref>[http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/20/valve-on-the-future-of-team-fortress-2-part-two/2/ PC Gamer: 'Valve on the future of TF2], retrieved 2010-10-19</ref> Upon release, it and Bonk! Atomic Punch looked identical, including the liquid emitted from the item upon switching to it.
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*'Crit-a-Cola' appears to be another beverage which appears under the Bonk! brand-name, rather than a new product all its own.
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'''{{Patch name|5|12|2010}}'''
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*While Cherry Fission-flavored Bonk! proclaimed ''Now With Isotopes!'', and Blutonium Berry-flavoured Bonk! assured us it contained ''33% More Radiation!'', Crit-a-Cola's label states ''Manliness Guaranteed!''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added crafting recipe for the Crit-a-Cola.
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*The lines said by a Scout while under the effects of Crit-a-Cola are the same as his Bonk! Atomic Punch lines, despite their obviously different functions.
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*Despite being a weapon rather than a [[hat]], Crit-a-Cola's drop rate is very low.{{cite}}
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'''{{Patch name|6|10|2010}}''' ([[Mac Update]])
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*The Crit-a-Cola and the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] have the same ingredients (water, sugar and radiation) but the "effect" would come from the different radiation.{{cite}}
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* {{Undocumented}} The liquid spill from readying a can of Crit-a-Cola is now purple, instead of the green that [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] uses.
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*The reason the Scout will always switch to melee after drinking the cola is an after effect of a balance change to Bonk! Atomic Punch.
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*Similar to Bonk!, drinking a Crit-a-Cola with the Sandman results in a bug that removes the Scout's baseball. If the ball's recharge meter is full, the ball disappear, and the balls recharge meter goes to 0. The ball will come back after recharging the meter.
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'''{{Patch name|12|17|2010}}''' ([[Australian Christmas]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Crit-a-Cola was added to the [[crafting]] blueprint for the [[Buffalo Steak Sandvich]].
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'''{{Patch name|1|19|2011}}'''
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* Fixed switching to the melee weapon instead of using the last weapon setting after drinking.
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'''{{Patch name|1|24|2011}}'''
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* The Crit-a-Cola was added to the [[Item drop system|weapon drop]] list.
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'''{{Patch name|3|15|2011}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Crit-a-Cola was removed from the crafting blueprint for the Buffalo Steak Sandvich.
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'''{{Patch name|4|20|2011}}'''
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* Fixed a bug that allowed the Crit-a-Cola to be used repeatedly with no cooldown.
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'''{{Patch name|6|3|2011}}'''
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* Added community contributed response rules to the Crit-a-Cola.
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'''{{Patch name|8|18|2011}}'''
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* {{undocumented}} Fixed the particle effect on the draw animation for the Crit-a-Cola not showing in censored version.
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'''{{Patch name|9|15|2011}}'''
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* Fixed [[Natascha]]'s bullets preventing Scouts from using Crit-a-Cola.
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2012}}''' ([[Pyromania Update]])
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* Changed attributes:
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** Added +25% increased movement speed while active.
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** Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds.
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'''{{Patch name|7|10|2013}}'''
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* Changed attributes:
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** Removed Damage taken mini-crits.
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** Added Damage taken increased 25%.
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Collector's]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|12|6|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|12|20|2013}}'''
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* Changed attribute:
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** Reduced damage taken increased from 25% to 10%.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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* Changed attributes:
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** Added Marked-for-Death debuff for 2 seconds after the buff effect expires.
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'''{{Patch name|10|20|2017}} #1''' ([[Jungle Inferno Update]])
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* Changed attributes:
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** Each attack while active adds Marked-For-Death debuff for 5 seconds. Effect does not stack.
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** Removed Marked-For-Death when effect expires.
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** Removed +25% move speed bonus.
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** Removed +10% damage taken penalty.
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'''{{Patch name|3|28|2018}} #1'''
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* Fixed not being Marked-for-Death when doing a melee attack while under the effects of Crit-a-Cola.
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== Trivia ==
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* As with Bonk! Atomic Punch, Crit-a-Cola cans use a pull-tab opening mechanism, first invented in 1956, as opposed to a stay-on-tab mechanism, which was popularized in the 1970s and is used on most canned beverages nowadays.
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* Crit-a-Cola was designed and created one day before its release.<ref>{{Cite web|author=PC Gamer|title=Valve on the future of TF2|retrieved=2010-10-19|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/20/valve-on-the-future-of-team-fortress-2-part-two/2/|date=2010-08-20}}</ref> Upon its release, it had the same texture and particle effects as Bonk! Atomic Punch.
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* The weapon's name is a play on the popular soft-drink brand name ''[[w:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]]''.
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* The labels for Crit-a-Cola and Bonk! Atomic Punch list the ingredients as water, radiation, and sugar. Several lines of random letters also appear on the label itself.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Crit-a-Cola 1st person cropped.png|1st person view.
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File:Crit-a-Cola 1st person.png|First-person view
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File:Crit-a-Cola 1st person.png|Full 1st person view.
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File:Bonk texture purple.png|Bonk! Crit-a-Cola label
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File:Bonk texture purple.png|Bonk! Crit-a-Cola label.
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==See also==
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== References ==
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*[[Scout strategy#Crit-a-Cola|Energy Drink Strategy]]
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<references/>
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*[[Bonk (company)]]
 
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==References==
 
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<references />
 
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==External links==
 
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* [http://store.steampowered.com/news/3765/ April 28th, 2010 Patch Notes]
 
  
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== See also ==
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* [[Basic Scout strategy#Crit-a-Cola|Crit-a-Cola strategy]]
  
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 21 May 2024

“
I don't know how it did it, but dis actually makes me more handsome!
Click to listen
— The Scout on his new soda's benefits
 ”

Crit-a-Cola, known in full as Bonk! Crit-a-Cola, is a secondary weapon for the Scout. It is a canned soda with a purple label, manufactured by the Bonk! company.

Upon ingestion, Crit-a-Cola gives the Scout the ability to deal mini-crits for 8 seconds with any equipped weapon. However, making any attack while under the effect immediately causes a 5 second Marked-For-Death debuff. Making additional attacks while this debuff is active resets its duration.

As the process of drinking Crit-a-Cola is considered a taunt, it cannot be consumed in instances when taunts cannot be used, such as when underwater.

Function times

Function times (in seconds)
Effect Each attack under the effect gives mini-crits.
Attacking marks the player for death for 5 seconds.
Consumption time 1.2 s
Recharge time 22 s
Effect duration 8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Kritzkrieg Bonk! Atomic Punch Crit-a-Cola
Item icon Kritzkrieg.png + Item icon Bonk! Atomic Punch.png = Item icon Crit-a-Cola.png
Class Token - Scout Slot Token - Secondary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Scout.png + Item icon Slot Token - Secondary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Bonk! Atomic Punch.png Item icon Crit-a-Cola.png Item icon Mad Milk.png Item icon Winger.png
Item icon Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol.png Item icon Flying Guillotine.png

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal Shortstop Crit-a-Cola Back Scatter
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Shortstop.png + Item icon Crit-a-Cola.png = Item icon Back Scatter.png

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class scout.png Scout

Retire the Runner
 Retire the Runner
Kill a Scout while they are under the effect of Crit-a-Cola.

Update history

April 28, 2010 Patch
  • The Crit-a-Cola was added to the game.

April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)

  • The "Retire the Runner" achievement was changed to apply to this weapon.
  • [Undocumented] The Crit-a-Cola was given its own texture to match the backpack icon.

May 12, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added crafting recipe for the Crit-a-Cola.

June 10, 2010 Patch (Mac Update)

  • [Undocumented] The liquid spill from readying a can of Crit-a-Cola is now purple, instead of the green that Bonk! Atomic Punch uses.

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

January 19, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed switching to the melee weapon instead of using the last weapon setting after drinking.

January 24, 2011 Patch

March 15, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Crit-a-Cola was removed from the crafting blueprint for the Buffalo Steak Sandvich.

April 20, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a bug that allowed the Crit-a-Cola to be used repeatedly with no cooldown.

June 3, 2011 Patch

  • Added community contributed response rules to the Crit-a-Cola.

August 18, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Fixed the particle effect on the draw animation for the Crit-a-Cola not showing in censored version.

September 15, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed Natascha's bullets preventing Scouts from using Crit-a-Cola.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

  • Changed attributes:
    • Added +25% increased movement speed while active.
    • Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds.

July 10, 2013 Patch

  • Changed attributes:
    • Removed Damage taken mini-crits.
    • Added Damage taken increased 25%.

November 12, 2013 Patch

December 6, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

December 20, 2013 Patch

  • Changed attribute:
    • Reduced damage taken increased from 25% to 10%.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • Changed attributes:
    • Added Marked-for-Death debuff for 2 seconds after the buff effect expires.

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

  • Changed attributes:
    • Each attack while active adds Marked-For-Death debuff for 5 seconds. Effect does not stack.
    • Removed Marked-For-Death when effect expires.
    • Removed +25% move speed bonus.
    • Removed +10% damage taken penalty.

March 28, 2018 Patch #1

  • Fixed not being Marked-for-Death when doing a melee attack while under the effects of Crit-a-Cola.

Trivia

  • As with Bonk! Atomic Punch, Crit-a-Cola cans use a pull-tab opening mechanism, first invented in 1956, as opposed to a stay-on-tab mechanism, which was popularized in the 1970s and is used on most canned beverages nowadays.
  • Crit-a-Cola was designed and created one day before its release.[1] Upon its release, it had the same texture and particle effects as Bonk! Atomic Punch.
  • The weapon's name is a play on the popular soft-drink brand name Coca-Cola.
  • The labels for Crit-a-Cola and Bonk! Atomic Punch list the ingredients as water, radiation, and sugar. Several lines of random letters also appear on the label itself.

Gallery

  • First-person view

  • Bonk! Crit-a-Cola label

References

  1. ↑ PC Gamer,   "Valve on the future of TF2".      Published   August 20, 2010.      Retrieved   October 19, 2010.

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