Eureka Effect

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It fixes, it dents craniums it's the wonder tool of the century!
Wrenchmotron 600 publicity blurb

The Eureka Effect is a melee weapon for the Engineer. It was released in the Australian Christmas 2011 update.

Engineers using this Wrench are unable to haul buildings. Instead, using alt-fire they will teleport directly to their active respawn room.

Using the alt-fire ability of this Wrench will make the Engineer perform a taunt, followed by an immediate teleport to the team respawn room. The taunt is approximately 2 seconds long, and is characterized by the Engineer striking his Wrench in the air while being shocked.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Wrench
Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage 100% 65
Point blank 55-75
Critical 195
Mini-crit 75-101
Damage repaired per hit 105
Upgrade amount per hit 25
Metal cost per repairing hit 1 + damage / 5
Metal cost for reloading ammo 1 / bullet
2 / rocket salvo
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets
Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack
Item icon The Brainiac Pack Bundle.png
Effect

No effect

Trivia

  • The weapon's alt-fire ability bears resemblance to the instant teleport, a scrapped secondary weapon which would teleport the Enginner to his Teleporter exit.
  • The name is derived from the term Template:W, any sudden unexpected discovery, or the sudden realization of the solution to a problem.
  • This weapon is called the Wrenchmotron 600 on the Dr. Grordbort's website. The Eureka Effect is listed as an "electrifying taunt" there.[1]

References