Black Box
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| “ | I am going to enjoy killing each and every one of you sorry sacks of scum!
— The Soldier on health benefits
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The Black Box is a community-made primary weapon for the Soldier. It is a black, rectangular rocket launcher with rounded edges, sporting two dark grey fastening bands near the front end and case coverings hanging open at both ends of the weapon. The rear case covering swings idly.
For every enemy successfully hit with the Black Box, the player will be awarded 15 health points per enemy hit, regardless of how much damage is dealt. The Soldier will not receive health if the target is a disguised Spy or an enemy under the effects of an ÜberCharge, however health will still be awarded if the target is a Scout under the effects of Bonk! Atomic Punch. A successful hit will not remove the effects of fire, bleeding, Jarate, or Mad Milk on the player. Unlike the Powerjack and Eyelander, health gained through Black Box hits cannot grant overheal. Health gains are indicated by the health counter in the Head-up display. The downside of this weapon is its amount of loaded rockets is reduced by one. This makes using the Black Box a good choice for improving survivability, at the expense of the amount of damage that can be dealt.
Should a Pyro successfully reflect a Black Box rocket in such a way that it collides with the shooter or another enemy, the health bonus will be given to the Pyro.
The kill icon for the Black Box was contributed by Psyke.
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Damage and function times
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| Shot type | Projectile | |
| Damage | ||
| Maximum ramp-up | 125% | 112 |
| Base damage | 100% | 90 |
| Maximum fall-off | 53% | 48 |
| Point blank | 105-112 | |
| Medium range | 50-90 | |
| Long range | 45-60 | |
| Critical | 270 | |
| Mini-crit | 122 | |
| Splash damage | ||
| Minimum splash | 50% | 9 ft |
| Damage reduction | 1% / 2.88 | |
| Self-damage | 27-89 | |
| Self damage (rocket jump) | 27-46 | |
| Healing | ||
| Healing amount | 15 on hit | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
| Reload (first) | 0.92 s | |
| Reload (consecutive) | 0.8 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Item set
| The Tank Buster | ||||
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| Effect |
+20% Sentry damage resistance on wearer | |||
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
| Direct Hit | Reclaimed Metal | Black Box | ||
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| Class Token - Soldier | Slot Token - Primary | Scrap Metal | Possible Results | |||||||||||||||
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As a crafting ingredient
| Refined Metal | Tank Buster weapon | Grenadier's Softcap | ||
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| Black Box | Reclaimed Metal | Liberty Launcher | ||
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| Black Box | Reclaimed Metal | Cow Mangler 5000 | ||
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Strange variant
Related achievements
Soldier
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Pyro
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Heavy
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Sniper
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Update history
- The Black Box was added to the game.
- [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Grenadier's Softcap.
- This weapon was given a unique kill icon.
- Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
- [Undocumented] Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.
March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
- Updated model with optimizations and new LODs.
- Fixed players getting a health bonus based on the weapon they're currently holding instead of the weapon that dealt the killing blow.
- [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Liberty Launcher.
- [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Cow Mangler 5000.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.
- Fixed damage to buildings applying on-hit effects
Unused content
- The Black Box has three unused explosion impact sound effects found in the GCF. These sounds also have their own soundscript found in
game_sounds_weapons.txt.
Bugs
- As with all rocket-using primary weapons, excluding the Rocket Launcher, the Rocket Jumper and the Original, the Soldier does not load any rockets while reloading.
- Hitting multiple targets with a single rocket will heal 15 HP for each player hit, but as this all happens at the same time, the HUD healing notification will only show one +15.
- If a long range rocket is fired, and the Soldier switches to his Equalizer and receives the health benefit, he will still stay at the same speed, even if he was injured beforehand.
Trivia
- The Black Box was originally based on the real world M202 FLASH incendiary rocket launcher. The four barrel holes were swapped for one due to gameplay issues.
- The Black Box was the name of an unreleased compilation of the new content in The Orange Box.
- An early concept of the Black Box shows that it originally had a scope attached to it, much like the Direct Hit.
- The term "black box" refers to any device with a known function but an unknown means of internal operations.
- It is also a common term for flight recorders, highly sturdy devices which are used to record what happens in a cockpit in case of a plane crash.
Gallery
See also
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| Slot 1 | stock | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | Revolver |
| unlock | Force-A-Nature | Direct Hit | Backburner | — | Natascha | Frontier Justice | Blutsauger | Huntsman | Ambassador | |
| craft | Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster | Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka | Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower | Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon | Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater | Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger | Crusader's Crossbow Overdose | Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker | L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback | |
| promotion | — | — | — | — | Iron Curtain | — | — | AWPer Hand | Big Kill | |
| Slot 2 | ||||||||||
| stock | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | Submachine Gun | Sapper | |
| unlock | Bonk! Atomic Punch | Buff Banner | Flare Gun | Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance | Sandvich | Wrangler | Kritzkrieg | Jarate Razorback | — | |
| craft | Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine | Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison | Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot | Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen | Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Family Business | Short Circuit | Quick-Fix Vaccinator | Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine | Red-Tape Recorder | |
| promotion | Lugermorph | — | — | — | Fishcake Robo-Sandvich | Lugermorph | — | — | Ap-Sap | |
| Melee | ||||||||||
| stock | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife | |
| unlock | Sandman | Equalizer | Axtinguisher | Eyelander | Killing Gloves of Boxing | Gunslinger | Übersaw | — | — | |
| craft | Holy Mackerel Candy Cane Boston Basher Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Bat Outta Hell | Pain Train Half-Zatoichi Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Bat Outta Hell | Homewrecker Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Bat Outta Hell | Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Ullapool Caber Claidheamh Mòr Half-Zatoichi Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Scottish Handshake Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell | Gloves of Running Urgently Warrior's Spirit Fists of Steel Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Bat Outta Hell | Southern Hospitality Jag Eureka Effect | Vita-Saw Amputator Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell | Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell | Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle | |
| promotion | Frying Pan Saxxy Freedom Staff Memory Maker Ham Shank | Frying Pan Saxxy Freedom Staff Memory Maker Ham Shank | Frying Pan Saxxy Freedom Staff Memory Maker Ham Shank | Frying Pan Saxxy Freedom Staff Memory Maker Ham Shank | Frying Pan Saxxy Freedom Staff Memory Maker Ham Shank | Golden Wrench Saxxy | Frying Pan Saxxy Freedom Staff Memory Maker Ham Shank | Frying Pan Saxxy Freedom Staff Memory Maker Ham Shank | Saxxy Black Rose | |
| PDA | ||||||||||
| stock | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit | |
| PDA 2 | ||||||||||
| stock | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
| unlock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer | |
| promotion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt | |
| Taunt | ||||||||||
| various | Home Run (Sandman/Atomizer) | Kamikaze (Equalizer/Escape Plan) | Hadouken (Shotgun/Flare Gun/Detonator/Reserve Shooter) Armageddon (Rainblower) Execution (Scorch Shot) | Decapitation (Eyelander/HHHH/Claidheamh Mòr/Half-Zatoichi/Persian Persuader/Nessie's Nine Iron) | Showdown (Fists/Saxxy/Apoco-Fists/Holiday Punch) | Dischord (Frontier Justice) Organ Grinder (Gunslinger) | Oktoberfest (Kritzkrieg) Medicating Melody (Amputator) Spinal Tap (Übersaw) | Skewer (Huntsman) | Fencing (Knife/Your Eternal Reward/Conniver's Kunai/Saxxy/Big Earner/Wanga Prick/Black Rose) | |
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