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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Hold on, this isn't a missile...it's a rocket. A rocket full of '''guns'''.}}
 
{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Hold on, this isn't a missile...it's a rocket. A rocket full of '''guns'''.}}
  
'''Grordbort's rockets''' (also known as '''Grockets''') are crash-landed rockets, bent to one side, with smoke and flames billowing out. They appeared on [[2Fort]], [[Badwater Basin]], and [[Barnblitz]] following the {{Patch name|7|18|2011}}. Their appearance was ARG content promoting the release of items developed by [[Weta Workshop]].
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'''Grordbort's rockets''' (also known as '''Grockets''') are crash-landed rockets, bent to one side, with smoke and flames billowing out. They appeared in the game for a number of months in the year 2011. Their appearance was part of an ARG promoting the release of interdimensional cosmetics and space guns developed by [[Weta Workshop]].
  
The Grordbort's rockets are part of promotions for the releases of the [[Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack]], [[Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack]], and [[Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack]]. The Grordbort's rockets contain "alien" [[weapons|weaponry]] and [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic items]], according to the comic, ''[[Grordbort's Crash]]'', and the TF2 Official Blog, respectively.<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=5887 Fit for a King], July 20, 2011 Blog Post - TF2 Team (announcement of the release of the [[Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack]])</ref> 
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'''{{Patch name|7|18|2011}}'''<br>
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On July 18, black smoke could be seen rising from behind distant buildings and hills in the skylines [[2Fort]], [[Badwater Basin]], and [[Barnblitz]]. Spectators could explore and observe wrecked spacecraft.
  
The first new items introduced from this promotion were the [[Cow Mangler 5000]], [[Righteous Bison]], [[Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet]], and [[Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe]], which Soldier found.
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'''{{Patch name|7|20|2011}}'''<br>
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Two days later, the [[Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack]] was released ([[Cow Mangler 5000]], [[Righteous Bison]], [[Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet]], and [[Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe]]). The comic released with the Patch, ''[[Grordbort's Crash]]'', explained that the RED Soldier had found weapons, including the Righteous Bison, in a crash-landed rocket similar what was seen on the maps. The Offical Blog explained that the Weta Workshop had developed "some nifty-looking guns" for the game; the art of the post showing the Soldier with items from the pack and also showing the rocket that had crashed into the barn on 2Fort.<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=5887 Fit for a King], July 20, 2011 Blog Post - TF2 Team (announcement for the release of the [[Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack]])</ref>
  
Upon the {{Patch name|12|9|2011}}, the Grordbort's rocket model was updated to show three open doors with three ladders descending to the ground, where toolboxes are lying. It was later [[True Meaning|revealed]]<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=7022 Team Fortress 2 Presents: Australian Christmas], December 15, 2011 Blog Post - TF2 Team (announcement of the release of the [[Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack]] and the [[Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack]])</ref><ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=7008 Special offer from Dr. Grordbort's], December 14, 2011 Blog Post - TF2 Team (announcement of finding Grordbort's missing rocket)</ref> that the Engineer and Pyro had found a rocket crash-landed in Engineer's home and opened it, finding new items. On the {{Patch name|12|15|2011}}, which released the Engineer and Pyro item packs, the rockets were removed from the game.
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Weta Workshop had also published content related to the rockets on "Dr. Grordbort's website", reporting loss of a space ship delivery due to irregularities in the space time fabric somewhere north of Earth.<ref>[http://www.drgrordborts.com/news-reel/missing-shipment-update/ Missing Shipment - Update! page on the Dr. Grordbort's website.]</ref> A [http://drgrordborts.com/news-reel/know-your-rocketry/ Know Your Rocketry guide] suggests that the Grordbort's rockets were "Endangerer Class" transports. A [http://drgrordborts.com/assets/Uploads/IMGMissing-ShipmentManifestlg.png Missing Shipment Manifest] for a rocket named ''The Sperm Cudgel IV'' lists all of the items in the Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack, as well as "[[w:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress|Moon Mistress]] Brand Potato Chips" (Cleavage flavoured).
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'''{{Patch name|12|9|2011}}'''<br>
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In the second week of December, the Grordbort's rocket model was changed to show three open doors with three ladders descending to the ground, where the Engineer's toolboxes were seen lying.  
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'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}}''' '''([[Australian Christmas 2011]])'''<br>
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A week later, the comic ''[[True Meaning]]'' revealed that a Grordbort's rocket crashed into the Engineer's home where he and Pyro were celebrating the holiday season. Opening the crashed rocket, they found space guns inside and a note with greeting from another dimension (but no supper baby). This then was background for the release of the [[Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack]] and the [[Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack]] for the Engineer and Pyro, as announced in the Official Blog the same day.<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=7022 Team Fortress 2 Presents: Australian Christmas], December 15, 2011 Blog Post - TF2 Team (announcement of the release of the [[Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack]] and the [[Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack]] )</ref>  
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In this same Patch, the Grordbort's rockets were removed from the game.
  
 
== Locations ==
 
== Locations ==
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* The term "Grocket" comes from the filename of the prop in the GCF, <code>grocket_001</code>, and is an abbreviation of the full name "Grordbort's rockets".
 
* The term "Grocket" comes from the filename of the prop in the GCF, <code>grocket_001</code>, and is an abbreviation of the full name "Grordbort's rockets".
* According to the Missing Shipment Manifest, the rocket was also loaded with "[[w:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress|Moon Mistress]] Brand Potato Chips", noted for being "Cleavage flavoured".<ref>[http://www.drgrordborts.com/assets/Uploads/IMGMissing-ShipmentManifestlg.png Missing Shipment Manifest on the Dr. Grordbort's website.]</ref>
 
* At least one of Grordbort's rockets is named ''The Sperm Cudgel IV'', which departed from Venus.<ref>[http://www.drgrordborts.com/assets/Uploads/IMGMissing-ShipmentManifestlg.png Missing Shipment Manifest on the Dr. Grordbort's website.]</ref>
 
* The rocket appears to be an "Endangerer Class" transport, according to Dr. Grordbort's Rocket Recognition chart.<ref>[http://www.drgrordborts.com/news-reel/know-your-rocketry/ Know Your Rocketry! page on the Dr. Grordbort's website.]</ref>
 
* The rocket seems to have come from an alternate universe via irregularities in the space time fabric somewhere north of Earth.<ref>[http://www.drgrordborts.com/news-reel/missing-shipment-update/ Missing Shipment - Update! page on the Dr. Grordbort's website.]</ref>
 
* The rockets have been shown in two comics: ''[[Grordbort's Crash]]'' and ''[[True Meaning]]''. Both feature at least one class finding new weapons inside rockets from another dimension.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 05:28, 10 March 2019

The Grocket model
Hold on, this isn't a missile...it's a rocket. A rocket full of guns.
The Soldier

Grordbort's rockets (also known as Grockets) are crash-landed rockets, bent to one side, with smoke and flames billowing out. They appeared in the game for a number of months in the year 2011. Their appearance was part of an ARG promoting the release of interdimensional cosmetics and space guns developed by Weta Workshop.

July 18, 2011 Patch
On July 18, black smoke could be seen rising from behind distant buildings and hills in the skylines 2Fort, Badwater Basin, and Barnblitz. Spectators could explore and observe wrecked spacecraft.

July 20, 2011 Patch
Two days later, the Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack was released (Cow Mangler 5000, Righteous Bison, Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet, and Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe). The comic released with the Patch, Grordbort's Crash, explained that the RED Soldier had found weapons, including the Righteous Bison, in a crash-landed rocket similar what was seen on the maps. The Offical Blog explained that the Weta Workshop had developed "some nifty-looking guns" for the game; the art of the post showing the Soldier with items from the pack and also showing the rocket that had crashed into the barn on 2Fort.[1]

Weta Workshop had also published content related to the rockets on "Dr. Grordbort's website", reporting loss of a space ship delivery due to irregularities in the space time fabric somewhere north of Earth.[2] A Know Your Rocketry guide suggests that the Grordbort's rockets were "Endangerer Class" transports. A Missing Shipment Manifest for a rocket named The Sperm Cudgel IV lists all of the items in the Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack, as well as "Moon Mistress Brand Potato Chips" (Cleavage flavoured).

December 9, 2011 Patch
In the second week of December, the Grordbort's rocket model was changed to show three open doors with three ladders descending to the ground, where the Engineer's toolboxes were seen lying.

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
A week later, the comic True Meaning revealed that a Grordbort's rocket crashed into the Engineer's home where he and Pyro were celebrating the holiday season. Opening the crashed rocket, they found space guns inside and a note with greeting from another dimension (but no supper baby). This then was background for the release of the Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack and the Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack for the Engineer and Pyro, as announced in the Official Blog the same day.[3]

In this same Patch, the Grordbort's rockets were removed from the game.

Locations

2Fort

Badwater Basin

Barnblitz

Update history

July 18, 2011 Patch

December 9, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the texture and model of the Grordbort's rockets.

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

  • [Undocumented] Removed the crashed rockets from the maps they were on.

Trivia

  • The term "Grocket" comes from the filename of the prop in the GCF, grocket_001, and is an abbreviation of the full name "Grordbort's rockets".

Gallery

References

  1. Fit for a King, July 20, 2011 Blog Post - TF2 Team (announcement for the release of the Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack)
  2. Missing Shipment - Update! page on the Dr. Grordbort's website.
  3. Team Fortress 2 Presents: Australian Christmas, December 15, 2011 Blog Post - TF2 Team (announcement of the release of the Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack and the Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack )

External links