Natascha

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Now Sasha - Don't be jealous.
— Natascha publicity blurb

Natascha is an unlockable primary weapon for the Heavy. Similar in appearance to the default Minigun, this weapon boasts a jet black ammunition carrier and additional chain belt.

Each bullet fired by Natascha greatly slows hit enemies for a brief period of time, potentially stacking until the victim's speed is reduced to approximately 113 Hammer units per second (normal walking speed is approximately 300 HU a second) or less as determined by the distance of the victim from the firing Heavy. However, the bullets are 25% weaker than those of the default Minigun and the weapon has a marginally increased spin up time. It is best to fire the weapon at medium to close range, as the weapon's slowdown does not stack well at longer ranges due to its spread and slowdown fall-off. The slowdown can keep enemies from retreating around corners to reload or prime for retaliation damage. Agile classes such as Scouts and Medics suffer greatly against Natascha, as do enemies who rely on close range attacks such as Pyros and Spies. Conversely, it not as effective against classes who can deal sufficient damage at long range. Natascha makes a noticeably quieter yet distinct sound when spinning, making ambushes from around corners easier.

Natascha is automatically given to any player who obtains 16 Heavy achievements.

Damage

See also: Damage
Range Damage per 1 ammo Critical damage Damage per second
Point Blank 32-36 72 320-360 (Crit: 720)
Medium 3-20 18/36/54/72 30-200 (Crit: 360)
Long 3-6 18/36 30-60 (Crit: 180)
  • Base: 6.75 per bullet
  • Max Ramp Up: 150% (10.125 damage per bullet)
  • Max Fall Off: 50% (3.375 damage per bullet)
  • Bullet Count: 4 per ammo
  • Mini-Crit: 9 per bullet
  • Critical hit: 20.25 per bullet

Note: The critical hit DPS; long range assumes 1 Crit bullet hits per 1 ammo, medium range assumes 2 Crit bullets hit per 1 ammo, point blank range assumes all 4 bullets hit per 1 ammo. Medium range is defined as the main resupply door to the opposite wall on the upper level of 2Fort. Long range is defined as battlement to battlement on 2Fort. Base damage is the damage done at 512 units before damage variance or bullet spread. Ramp up maxes out at 0 units. Fall off maxes out at 1024 units. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

  • Attack Interval: 0.1
  • Windup Time: 1.16

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

As a crafting ingredient

Natascha Reclaimed Metal Brass Beast
Item icon Natascha.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.pngx2 = Item icon Brass Beast.png

Related Achievements

Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy

Don't Touch Sandvich
Don't Touch Sandvich
Kill 50 Scouts using Natascha.


Heavy Industry
Heavy Industry
Fire $200,000 worth of minigun rounds in a single life.
Marxman
Marxman
Kill 10 enemies in mid-air with the minigun.


Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution
Kill 5 enemies without spinning down your gun.

Update history

January 28, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed Natascha not getting the proper 75% of damage and slightly increased the strength of Natascha's slowdown.

February 2, 2009 Patch

  • Rewrote Natascha's slowdown code to be more consistent.

February 16, 2009 Patch

  • Removed Natascha's ammo belt in first person view model.

March 5, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed a bug that caused Natasha's slow on hit effect to be inverted from 75% to 25%.

March 13, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed Natascha's chain not being drawn on the view model.
  • Fixed stun code regression that resulted in a subtle reduction of Natascha's slowdown effect.

November 19, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed a Heavy exploit that let him run at full speed while shooting.

December 17, 2010 Patch

  • The weapon is modified due to Beta feedback.
    • Spin-up time increased.
    • Slowdown-on-hit effect is reduced over distance.

Beta Participation

See also: Team Fortress 2 Beta

Natascha was one of the first weapons tested in the beta. There were three different variants tested, with the first variant being incorporated into the main game in the December 17, 2010 Patch.

Weapon Icon Weapon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Item icon Natascha.png
Beta
Natascha1 200 N/A Base:
340 / sec.
Crit:
720 / sec.

Pictogram plus.png  On Hit: 100% chance to slow target
Pictogram minus.png  Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance
Pictogram minus.png  -25% damage done
Pictogram minus.png  30% slower spin-up time

Item icon Natascha.png
Beta
Natascha Variant 1 200 N/A Base:
312 / sec.
Crit:
648 / sec.

Pictogram plus.png  On Hit: 100% chance to slow target
Pictogram minus.png  Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance
Pictogram minus.png  -35% damage done

Item icon Natascha.png
Beta
Natascha Variant 2 200 N/A Base:
340 / sec.
Crit:
720 / sec.

Pictogram plus.png  On Hit: 100% chance to slow target
Pictogram minus.png  Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance
Pictogram minus.png  -25% damage
Pictogram minus.png  -20% (60) max health on wearer

Bugs

  • When a Heavy dies wielding Natascha, he will drop the Minigun instead.

Trivia

  • Natascha is referred to as both the Minifun and Ludmila within the game files.
  • The ammo belt is on the right on the world model, but on the left on the view model. This is probably because it was difficult for the player to recognize which Minigun they were using.
  • Bullets fired by Natascha that hit an opponent will prematurely end any taunt that they were performing, including the use of lunchbox items.

Gallery

See also

External links