Pumpkin bomb
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Pumpkin Bombs are an environmental hazard unique to the event versions of Harvest and Mann Manor. They spawn in set positions on each map and will explode when damaged, causing high damage over a moderate radius. After a short amount of time they will respawn, ready to be blown apart again.
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Pumpkin Jump
A player can perform a 'pumpkin jump' by standing near a pumpkin bomb and jumping as it explodes. This will launch the player up into the air in a similar fashion to a rocket jump. While this carries the player an impressive distance, it is a highly damaging technique and often instantly kills weaker classes.
Using this technique with certain classes (such as the Scout) is difficult due to the low amount of health that those classes have when not buffed by a Medic. If a player is not killed by the blast itself, he or she will most likely die from the fall damage inflicted upon landing.
Exploding a Pumpkin
Any bullet, melee attack, or projectile may be used to explode a pumpkin (including undetonated Sticky bombs, Baseballs, thrown Jarate or Mad Milk), destroying the projectile used to detonate the pumpkin bomb. Fire however, will not trigger an explosion.
- See the projectile article for a full list.
Related Achievements
Scarechievements
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Attack o' Lantern Cause the deaths of 5 players by exploding nearby pumpkin bombs. |
Update history
- Fixed being able to attack teammates using pumpkin bombs and arrows fired by the Huntsman or the Crusader's Crossbow.
Bugs
- Standing in a pumpkin bomb's location when it spawns locks the player in place. Under normal play conditions, when a player is locked in such a manner, detonation of the pumpkin or dying is the only way to escape.
Trivia
- Having the Rocket Jumper or Sticky Jumper equipped will nullify the damage normally taken from the pumpkin, even if the damage affects someone else. However, should an enemy cause the explosion, damage will be dealt normally.
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