TF2 Engineer Update Second Payload Map Revealed, Moveable Sentry Teased [Update]

July 8, 2010 2:04 PM

[Update: 4:05pm] Shacknews tipster Obesity discovered another hidden image on the Engineer subsite (found by clicking the bullseye) featuring a metallic claw hand, dubbed "Handyman" in the image URL.

[Original Story] Valve continues to teasingly dribble tidbits of information on Team Fortress 2's Engineer class update, revealing another new Payload map and a brutal new community-made wrench replacement plus what appears to be a transportable turret.

A page hidden--as Valve love to do--on the Engineer Update subsite shows what certainly appears to be an engineer packing up a turret and moving it to a new location.

A gruesome wrench replacement by TF2 player 'WatchMaker' will also arrive with the update, though Valve notes that this "isn't the only melee slot item the Engineer's getting...just a bonus!" A guitar is looking a likely candidate for the true melee slot item.

The Engineer Update is due to be released on PC and Mac later today.

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ShadowRam

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July 8, 2010 5:47 AM

Build a level 3 at home, and then drag it to a new spot?
Sounds awesome.

You probably walk "Heavy Shooting" speed while carrying it thou
- ClawHammR
  
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  July 8, 2010 5:55 AM
  
  you're probably right about that, makes sense 'n good balance wise
- mrseldowski
  
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  July 8, 2010 6:09 AM
  
  I have a feeling that you will only be able to move a max level 2 sentry, make sense from the pics and probably for balance issues.
  Also he couldn't carry a level 3 sentry lol
  - atom519
    
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    July 8, 2010 6:14 AM
    
    yeah I could see them limiting it to level 2. although this would be enough for me and a welcomed change.
- Juvantei
  
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  July 8, 2010 8:21 AM
  
  Heavy spinning speed you mean? Hell no. Not that slow.
- Juvantei
  
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  July 8, 2010 8:24 AM
  
  And why the heck would they limit it to level 2 sentry? How dumb would that be? It would be useless. Most people level it up to level 3 so fast that making it immobile would make being able to move the lesser two around be absolutely POINTLESS. 90% of the game it would be useless and only 10% useful at the start of the match.
  - Teleporting Muffins
    
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    July 8, 2010 8:31 AM
    
    Well, there has to be a downside to this new sentry carrying skill.
    - Magnetsrhard
      
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      July 8, 2010 8:38 AM
      
      possibly a high metal cost. Like it requres 200 metal to replace a pre-built sentry, that prevents people from building at spawn, traveling and then dropping a sentry on offense and then building a quick dispenser.
    - mobmasterdx
      
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      July 8, 2010 8:43 AM
      
      A slow move rate and the inability to shoot could work, also the re-set-up time of the sentries could be longer per level
  - HockeyJohnston
    
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    July 8, 2010 12:02 PM
    
    If you make level 3s able to move at the same speed as Heavies, you have officially killed the fat man's raison d'etre.
    - warthog
      
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      July 8, 2010 12:14 PM
      
      The sentry can't fire while it's being moved. If you look at the pictures, you'll see that the engie packs the sentry into a big toolbox, which he caries on his shoulder. He's appears to be completely defenseless while on the move.
      
      I'm guessing that setting up and breaking down the sentry has some sort of time penalty involved, too.
      - Dyllers
        
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        July 8, 2010 12:16 PM
        
        lol, of course it can't fire while you move it. If you could do that I would just run around carrying a level 3 sentry on my back everywhere and destroy everyone. A man can dream though... a man can dream