Detonator

Detonator
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	Jman
Released:	June 23, 2011 Patch; (Über Update)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #43 (Strange), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or War Paint (Decorated)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	16
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
	Unique Strange Decorated Collector's
Loadout Stats
	Detonator; Level 10 Flare Gun; 100% mini-crits vs burning players; -25% damage penalty; +50% damage to self; Alt-Fire: Detonate flare.; This weapon will reload automatically when not active.

This article is about the Pyro secondary weapon. For the character, see Gang Garrison 2.

"Detonate" redirects here. You may have been looking for Stickybomb Launcher.

“

The concept THEY warned us was TOO HOT for the internet! The weapon THEY ordered us NOT TO SHIP! For the class THEY BANNED from EVERY SINGLE day of the Uber Update!

— Detonator publicity blurb

”

The Detonator is a community-created secondary weapon for the Pyro. It is a Flare Gun with a modified elongated barrel attached, an extra curved sight, and helical paint designs on the chamber. Tape appears to be holding the gun together.

This weapon fires unique firework "flare" projectiles which, upon contact with an enemy, deal slight damage as well as set them alight. The flare, when compared with the Flare Gun, deals 25% less damage and only deals mini-crit damage against lit opponents (through either direct contact or explosion). This also resets the enemy's afterburn duration.

The weapon's main trait, however, is its eponymous detonation ability. Pressing alt-fire (default key: MOUSE2) causes all flares in flight to explode, creating a small blast radius which damages and ignites nearby enemy players. This explosion additionally destroys enemy stickybombs in its radius. Enemies killed directly by the explosion (not by afterburn or a direct hit) are gibbed. Flares also cause a spark and a loud "bang" upon contact with the world, but this spark is purely aesthetic and does not cause any damage or knockback. However, the world impact explosion can be used to flare jump in a manner similar to rocket or sticky jumping. Because of the 50% extra damage to self, the Detonator deals more knockback to the user, allowing Pyro to jump greater distances in comparison to other flare guns. However, it deals more damage to the Pyro than the other flare guns, limiting the frequent usage of this technique without a supply of health.

Taunting with the Detonator equipped results in the Hadouken kill taunt.

The Detonator was previously tested in Team Fortress 2 Beta.

Damage and function times

Demonstration

Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Flare Gun		Detonator
x2	+		=

Class Token - Pyro

Slot Token - Secondary

Scrap Metal

+

+

=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Detonator		Manmelter
	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Detonator
Strange Flare Gun - Kills: 0
100% mini-crits vs burning players
-25% damage penalty
+50% damage to self
Alt-Fire: Detonate flare.
This weapon will reload automatically when not active.

Compatible Strange parts

Strange Part: Damage Dealt	Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived	Strange Part: Allied Healing Done	Strange Part: Allies Extinguished

Strange Part: Scouts Killed	Strange Part: Soldiers Killed	Strange Part: Pyros Killed	Strange Part: Demomen Killed

Strange Part: Heavies Killed	Strange Part: Engineers Killed	Strange Part: Medics Killed	Strange Part: Snipers Killed

Strange Part: Spies Killed	Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed	Strange Part: Low-Health Kills	Strange Part: Posthumous Kills

Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged	Strange Part: Defender Kills	Strange Part: Underwater Kills	Strange Part: Critical Kills

Strange Part: Gib Kills	Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping	Strange Part: Headshot Kills	Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed

Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills	Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge	Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills	Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills

Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills	Strange Part: Domination Kills	Strange Part: Revenge Kills	Strange Part: Full Moon Kills

Strange Part: Halloween Kills	Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time	Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack	Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed

Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed	Strange Part: Robots Destroyed	Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed	Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed

Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed	Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween	Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected	Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances

Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended

Related achievements

Pyro

OMGWTFBBQ
Kill an enemy with a taunt.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

The Detonator was added to the main game.
[Undocumented] Self blast damage increased to +25%.
[Undocumented] Maximum flare jump height greatly reduced.

June 28, 2011 Patch

Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Detonator.

August 23, 2011 Patch

Refined reload force for the Detonator.

November 10, 2011 Patch

Optimized the Detonator's materials to improve performance.

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

[Undocumented] Jumps made with the Detonator are now higher.

December 21, 2011 Patch

Fixed a problem that would sometimes allow the Detonator projectiles to crit on burning targets.

January 11, 2012 Patch

[Undocumented] The Detonator was added to the crafting blueprint for the Manmelter.

April 27, 2012 Patch

[Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

July 24, 2013 Patch

Medics using the Quick-Fix will now take jump force from Pyros using the Detonator to explosive jump.

November 12, 2013 Patch

[Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.
Changed attributes:
- Added text to describe 100% Mini-Crits on burning targets.
- Slightly increased blast jump height when doing a Detonator jump.
- Increased blast radius from 92Hu to 110Hu.
- Detonated explosions now also Mini-Crit burning targets.
- Increased damage penalty to -25%.
- Increased self-damage penalty from +25% to +50%.

December 21, 2017 Patch (Smissmas 2017)

Added Festivized variant.

Bugs

Being affected by the Detonation explosion (even by self damage) removes the visual effects of Jarate and Bleeding from the user's screen.
When an enemy is hit with a detonated flare, the blood particles come from where the flare was detonated, instead of the player.
Firing the Detonator underwater does not fire any flares or waste any ammo, but immediately plays the sound of a flare impacting a surface with no effect.
Reflecting a Detonator right before it is detonated causes 85-170 self damage to whoever reflects it, provided they are in the explosion radius. This usually happens if the player reflects the Detonator projectile into the ground as a direct reflect puts the projectile too far away.^[1]
Reload speed upgrades in Mann vs. Machine place the loaded flare outside of the Detonator's model.

Trivia

The Detonator's distinctive tiger-stripe paint job is a nod to the customized similarly-painted version of M79 "Thumper" grenade launcher featured in the movie Apocalypse Now.
In the Team Fortress 2 Beta, the jump height for the Detonator was much higher than it is now. The jump height was reduced greatly when it was added to the game, although it was eventually improved by two separate in-game patches.

Gallery

BLU variant of the weapon.
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
RED Festivized variant.
BLU Festivized variant.
RED projectile (viewmodel only).
BLU projectile (viewmodel only).
Detonating the projectile.
The Detonator hidden page in the Über Update.

References

↑ Self-damage bug

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[1] Self-damage bug

[1]

Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Dual-type (fire and bullet)
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Base damage	100%	23 Flare detonation: 11-21 Flare explosion: 23-42
Critical		68
Mini-crit		30
Afterburn		4 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		5 / tick 75 total
Splash damage
Minimum splash	50%	2.1m
Self-damage		23-44
Self damage (rocket jump)		23-44
Function times
Attack interval		2 s
Afterburn duration		7.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Detonator

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