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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
 
| type              = weapon
 
| type              = weapon
| image              =
 
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors        = yes
| used-by            = [[Engineer]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Engineer}}
 
| slot              = primary
 
| slot              = primary
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561198057245700|701970973}}
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561198057245700|701970973}}
| released          = [[Australian Christmas 2011]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|12|15|2011}}
| availability      = {{Avail|Drop|Craft|Purchase}}
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| released-major    = Australian Christmas 2011
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|collectors}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 +
| marketable        = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
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| ammo-loaded        = 4
 
| ammo-loaded        = 4
 
| ammo-carried      = Unlimited
 
| ammo-carried      = Unlimited
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| reload            = Single
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | quality          = Unique
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Indivisible Particle Smasher}}
   | level           = Level 10 Indivisible Particle Smasher
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   | item-level       = 10
   | item-description = Being an innovative hand-held irradiating utensil capable of producing rapid pulses of high-amplitude radiation in sufficient quantity as to immolate, maim and otherwise incapacitate the Irish.
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   | item-description = {{item description|Pomson 6000}}
   | att-1-positive  = Does not require ammo
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   | att-1-positive  = {{attribute|EnergyWeaponNoAmmo}}
   | att-2-positive  = Projectile penetrates enemy targets
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   | att-2-positive  = {{attribute|EnergyWeaponNoDeflect}}
   | att-3-positive  = Projectile cannot be deflected
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   | att-3-positive  = {{attribute|SubtractVictimMedigunChargeOnHit|10}}
   | att-4-positive  = On Hit: Victim loses 10% Medigun charge
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   | att-4-positive  = {{attribute|SubtractVictimCloakOnHit|20}}
   | att-5-positive   = On Hit: Victim loses 20% cloak
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   | att-5-negative   = {{attribute|EnergyWeaponNoHurtBuilding}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{quotation|Pomson 6000 publicity blurb|Blasting out rapid pulses of high amplitude, cross spectrum radiation has never been so convenient}}
 
  
The '''Pomson 6000''' is a [[Weapons#engieprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a retro-futuristic ray gun with many team-colored portions.
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{{Quotation|'''Pomson 6000''' publicity blurb|Blasting out rapid pulses of high amplitude, cross spectrum radiation has never been so convenient!}}
  
The weapon fires an [[Compression blast|unreflectable]] [[projectile]] beam that consumes no ammunition and is capable of piercing through multiple targets in a straight line, similar to the [[Righteous Bison]]. Though this weapon does not use the traditional ammunition reserve used for most weapons, it still must be reloaded. This is done by pumping a slide on the right side of the weapon. The beam deals damage to any enemies that are touching it every 45 milliseconds and can hit the same target repeatedly. Shots from the Pomson 6000 can interfere with the signature abilities of [[Medic]]s and [[Spies]]; if struck, a Medic will lose 10% of his [[ÜberCharge]], while a Spy will lose 20% of his Cloak. The shots' multi-hit ability does not apply for this draining; each shot will drain its target once regardless of how many times it hits. In addition, the shot can also light [[Huntsman]] arrows on fire.
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The '''Pomson 6000''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#engieprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a retro-futuristic ray gun with many team-colored portions.
  
Although not listed in its stats, the Pomson 6000 suffers an 80% damage penalty to Engineer [[Buildings]], similar to the Righteous Bison. However, the energy blasts from this weapon are still able to penetrate buildings and deal damage to whatever other players or buildings might be behind them.
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The weapon fires, with a short delay, a projectile beam that deals damage and interferes with the signature abilities of [[Medic]]s and [[Spy|Spies]]. This projectile cannot be [[Compression blast|reflected]] or [[Short Circuit|destroyed]], and is fired slightly under the crosshair. Hitting a Medic subtracts 10% from his [[ÜberCharge]] meter if he is not actively using it, while hitting a Spy subtracts 20% from his [[cloak]] meter even if he is cloaked or [[disguise]]d. These values are maximums; the amount drained begins to fall off starting at a medium range of 512 [[Hammer unit]]s, with no drain at all at 1536 Hammer units (three times the distance). Drainage is applied after damage is dealt, so killing a Medic with full ÜberCharge counts as such, and Spies can successfully use the [[Dead Ringer]] on Pomson shots. Drainage victims hear a [[Media:Drg pomson drain 01.wav|distinctive sound]] to alert them of the loss.
  
Enemies killed by the Pomson 6000 suffer a distinctive death by vaporization: they turn black, hover in mid-air while performing a specific disintegration animation surrounded by team-colored particles, and then disappear into ashes.
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The Pomson 6000 does not require ammo, though it remains necessary to reload it after four shots. Its shots also deal only 20% damage to enemy [[buildings]], a feature shared across the game's other laser weapons.
  
The Pomson 6000 was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=6523 contributed] to game via the [[Steam Workshop]].
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Enemies killed by the Pomson 6000 suffer a distinctive death by vaporization: they turn black, hover in mid-air while surrounded by team-colored [[Particle effects|particles]], and then disappear into ashes while a loud, distinct vaporization sound plays. Like [[backstab]]s and [[headshot]]s, there is a 25% chance of opponents performing a specific disintegration animation if killed in this way. This vaporization effect is shared among the [[energy weapons]].
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The Pomson 6000 was later [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=6523 contributed] to the Steam Workshop, at [[Valve]]'s request.
  
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
{{Damage table
 
{{Damage table
| type             =  
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| type             = [[Projectiles|Projectile]]
| damage           = yes
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| damagetype      = Bullet
|  base             = <div style="float:left">Players:</div> 16<br/><div style="float:left">[[Buildings]]:</div> 4
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| rangetype        = Ranged
|  ramp up %        = 125
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|  ramp up          = 20
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| damage           = yes
|  fall off        = 12
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|  ramp up %      = 120
|  fall off %      = 75
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|  ramp up        = <div style="float:left">Players:</div> 72<br/>
|  point blank      = 17-63
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|  base           = <div style="float:left">Players:</div> 60<br/><div style="float:left">[[Buildings]]:</div> 12
|  medium range    = 11-42
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|  fall off       = <div style="float:left">Players:</div> 32<br/>
|  long range      = 11-42
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|  minicrit       = 81-97
|  minicrit         = 14-31
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|  crit           = 180
|  crit             = 36-60
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function times = yes
splash damage    =
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attack interval = 0.8 s
| splash min %    =
 
|  splash radius    =
 
|  splash reduction =
 
|  selfdamage      =  
 
selfdamage jump  =  
 
|  function times  = yes
 
 
|  damage interval = 0.045 s
 
|  damage interval = 0.045 s
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|  reload first    = 1.02 s
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|  reload more    = 0.53 s
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Crafting ==
 
== Crafting ==
 
{{See also|Crafting}}
 
{{See also|Crafting}}
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=== Blueprint ===
 
=== Blueprint ===
 
{{Blueprint
 
{{Blueprint
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}}
 
}}
 
{{Blueprint|autoresult = Engineer Primary}}
 
{{Blueprint|autoresult = Engineer Primary}}
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=== As a crafting ingredient ===
 
=== As a crafting ingredient ===
{{Blueprint
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{{Blueprint|autoresult=Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack}}
| ingredient-1 = Refined Metal
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| ingredient-1-amount = 4
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== Strange variant ==
| ingredient-2 = Pomson 6000
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{{Strange item info
| result = Brainiac Hairpiece
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| item-type = {{item kind|Indivisible Particle Smasher}}
| result-2 = Brainiac Goggles
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| rankson = kills
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  | item-description = {{item description|Pomson 6000}}
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  | att-1-positive  = {{attribute|EnergyWeaponNoAmmo}}
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  | att-2-positive  = {{attribute|EnergyWeaponNoDeflect}}
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  | att-3-positive  = {{attribute|SubtractVictimMedigunChargeOnHit|10}}
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  | att-4-positive  = {{attribute|SubtractVictimCloakOnHit|20}}
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  | att-5-negative  = {{attribute|EnergyWeaponNoHurtBuilding}}
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| can deal posthumous damage = yes
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| can deal long range damage = yes
 
}}
 
}}
  
== Achievements ==
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== Related achievements ==
=== {{class link|Engineer}} ===
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=== {{Class link|Engineer}} ===
 
{{Achievement table
 
{{Achievement table
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Texas Two Step}}
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Texas Two Step}}
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}}''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
 
'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}}''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
 
* The Pomson 6000 was added to the game.
 
* The Pomson 6000 was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|1|11|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|1|11|2012}}'''
* Added crafting blueprint for the Pomson 6000.
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* Added [[crafting]] blueprint for the Pomson 6000.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|2|16|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|2|16|2012}}'''
* Fixed a broken Engineer animation for The Pomson 6000.
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* Fixed a broken Engineer animation for the Pomson 6000.
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'''{{Patch name|8|15|2012}}''' ({{update link|Mann vs. Machine (update)}})
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* Removed player penetration from the Pomson 6000 and boosted the damage to compensate.
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'''{{Patch name|8|27|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
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* Changed attribute:
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** Uber and Cloak drain decreases over distance from target. Decreases start at 512 Hammer Units (Hu) from target and reach 0 drain at 1536Hu.
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'''{{Patch name|7|3|2015}}'''
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* Fixed dropped energy weapons not being able to fire after being picked up.
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'''{{Patch name|7|23|2015}}'''
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* Changed the Pomson 6000 ÜberCharge and cloak drain effect's distance fall-off.
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** Old: Drain 15 ÜberCharge at point blank and scale down to 0 at 1024 HU.
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** New: Drain 10 ÜberCharge from 0 to 512 HU and scale down to 0 at 1536 HU.
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'''{{Patch name|5|31|2016}}'''
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* Fixed energy weapons not reloading when using {{cvar|cl_autoreload}}.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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* Fixed an exploit with shooting through your own buildings.
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* Changed attributes:
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** Increased close-range damage to 72 (from 62).
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** Reduced long-range damage to 32 (from 42).
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** Updated projectile impact sounds.
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** {{Undocumented}} Added projectile impact particle.
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'''{{Patch name|7|8|2016}}'''
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* Fixed a dedicated server crash caused by projectiles from the Pomson 6000.
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'''{{Patch name|8|16|2016}}'''
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* Fixed an issue with the Pomson 6000 hit detection where projectiles were being removed when colliding with invisible entities.
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'''{{Patch name|8|29|2016}}'''
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*{{Undocumented}} Updated the Pomson 6000 to display its hidden negative attribute of "Deals only 20% damage to buildings."
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'''{{Patch name|10|21|2016}}'''
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* Fixed the Pomson 6000 playing the Shotgun reload sound.
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'''{{Patch name|3|28|2018}} #1'''
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* Fixed projectiles from The Pomson 6000 pushing players around.
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'''{{Patch name|11|15|2021}}'''
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* Fixed [[Dragon's Fury]], [[Short Circuit]], and {{code|tf_projectile_energy_ring}} projectiles colliding with {{code|func_lod}} entities.
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}}
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== Unused content ==
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* {{Painted variants unused/Notes|plural|The particle effects for the Pomson 6000}}
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
* Although the weapon functions as intended against uncloaked Spies, cloaked Spies will lose 20% of their Cloak per tick; as a result, a single shot can drain most of a Spy's Cloak.
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[[File:Pomson Inspection Bug,.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The missing slider pump on the side of the Pomson 6000.]]
* This weapon's projectile can pass through doors and deal damage.
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* The attributes '''-34% clip size''' and '''-28% slower firing speed''' are missing.
* The shots fired by the weapon are fired slightly below the reticule.
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* The attribute '''On Hit: Victim loses up to 10% {{botignore|Medigun}} charge''' has spelled Medi Gun incorrectly.
* This weapon will not set off [[pumpkin bomb]]s.
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* Rarely, after a moment of not firing, the Engineer automatically reloads the weapon's clip, regardless of the player's auto-reload setting.
* Rarely, after a moment of not firing, the Engineer will automatically reload the weapon's clip, regardless of the player's [[multiplayer options|auto-reload]] setting.
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* While holding down the primary and secondary fire buttons simultaneously, the Pomson is placed into a still loop of the reloading animation without actually reloading the weapon until both buttons have been released.
* The third-person reload animation will not appear to other players.
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* For about the first 128 Hammer Units of their flight, the weapon's small energy beam projectiles get intercepted, deviating from the expected projectile-based weapon [[friendly fire]] rule.
* All sound effects accompanying this weapon play alongside their corresponding [[Shotgun]] sound effect.
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* Rarely, when inspecting the Pomson 6000, the slider pump on the side of the gun disappears and is not on the weapon model, and can be seen in front of the gun.
* When quick-switching from the Pomson 6000 to another weapon, the weapon's ammo can be seen for a split second. The game lists it as 32 shots carried and 100 loaded, despite the weapon's infinite ammunition.
 
  
==Trivia==
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== Trivia ==
* The appearance of this weapon is based on that of 'The Pomson 6000 Sub Atomic Wave Gun', which can be purchased from the [http://www.wetanz.com/pomson-6000 online store] at Weta Workshop.
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* The appearance of this weapon is based on that of 'The Pomson 6000 Sub Atomic Wave Gun', which could be purchased from the online store at Weta Workshop.
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==Gallery==
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== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:BLU Pomson 6000.png|[[BLU]] variant of the weapon.
 
File:Pomson 6000 1st person red.png|[[RED]] first-person view.
 
File:Pomson 6000 1st person red.png|[[RED]] first-person view.
File:Pomson 6000 1st person blu.png|[[BLU]] first-person view.
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File:Pomson 6000 1st person blu.png|BLU first-person view.
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File:RED Pomson 6000 Beam.png|RED projectile.
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File:BLU Pomson 6000 Beam.png|BLU projectile.
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File:Steamworkshop tf2 c drg pomson reference thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Pomson 6000.
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File:Pomson 6000 early particle effects.jpg|Concept art illustrating Pomson 6000's early particle effects.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Basic Engineer strategy#Pomson 6000|Pomson 6000 strategy]]
 
* [[Basic Engineer strategy#Pomson 6000|Pomson 6000 strategy]]
* [[Australian Christmas 2011]]
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* [[Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack]]
* [[ÜberCharge]]
 
* [[Cloak]]
 
  
{{AustralianChristmas2011 Nav}}
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{{Australian Christmas 2011 Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Engineer Nav}}
 
{{Engineer Nav}}
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[[Category:Weapons using the CommunityWeapon material proxy]]

Latest revision as of 21:51, 20 February 2024

Blasting out rapid pulses of high amplitude, cross spectrum radiation has never been so convenient!
Pomson 6000 publicity blurb

The Pomson 6000 is a community-created primary weapon for the Engineer. It is a retro-futuristic ray gun with many team-colored portions.

The weapon fires, with a short delay, a projectile beam that deals damage and interferes with the signature abilities of Medics and Spies. This projectile cannot be reflected or destroyed, and is fired slightly under the crosshair. Hitting a Medic subtracts 10% from his ÜberCharge meter if he is not actively using it, while hitting a Spy subtracts 20% from his cloak meter even if he is cloaked or disguised. These values are maximums; the amount drained begins to fall off starting at a medium range of 512 Hammer units, with no drain at all at 1536 Hammer units (three times the distance). Drainage is applied after damage is dealt, so killing a Medic with full ÜberCharge counts as such, and Spies can successfully use the Dead Ringer on Pomson shots. Drainage victims hear a distinctive sound to alert them of the loss.

The Pomson 6000 does not require ammo, though it remains necessary to reload it after four shots. Its shots also deal only 20% damage to enemy buildings, a feature shared across the game's other laser weapons.

Enemies killed by the Pomson 6000 suffer a distinctive death by vaporization: they turn black, hover in mid-air while surrounded by team-colored particles, and then disappear into ashes while a loud, distinct vaporization sound plays. Like backstabs and headshots, there is a 25% chance of opponents performing a specific disintegration animation if killed in this way. This vaporization effect is shared among the energy weapons.

The Pomson 6000 was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Shot type Projectile
Damage type Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 120%
Players:
72
Base damage 100%
Players:
60
12
Maximum fall-off 52.8%
Players:
32
Critical 180
Mini-crit 81-97
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Reload (first) 1.02 s
Reload (consecutive) 0.53 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Item set

Main article: Item sets
Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack
Item icon The Brainiac Pack Bundle.png
Effect

No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal Righteous Bison Short Circuit Pomson 6000
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Righteous Bison.png + Item icon Short Circuit.png = Item icon Pomson 6000.png
Class Token - Engineer Slot Token - Primary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Engineer.png + Item icon Slot Token - Primary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Frontier Justice.png Item icon Widowmaker.png Item icon Pomson 6000.png Item icon Rescue Ranger.png
Item icon Panic Attack.png

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal Brainiac Pack weapon Possible Results
Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 + Item icon Pomson 6000.pngItem icon Eureka Effect.png =
Item icon Brainiac Hairpiece.png Item icon Brainiac Goggles.png

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

Texas Two-Step
Texas Two-Step
Use your shotgun to finish off an enemy recently damaged by your sentry gun.

Update history

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
  • The Pomson 6000 was added to the game.

December 21, 2011 Patch

  • Added draw/recoil/reload/crit forces for the Pomson 6000.

January 11, 2012 Patch

  • Added crafting blueprint for the Pomson 6000.

February 16, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed a broken Engineer animation for the Pomson 6000.

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine Update)

  • Removed player penetration from the Pomson 6000 and boosted the damage to compensate.

August 27, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

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

  • Changed attribute:
    • Uber and Cloak drain decreases over distance from target. Decreases start at 512 Hammer Units (Hu) from target and reach 0 drain at 1536Hu.

July 3, 2015 Patch

  • Fixed dropped energy weapons not being able to fire after being picked up.

July 23, 2015 Patch

  • Changed the Pomson 6000 ÜberCharge and cloak drain effect's distance fall-off.
    • Old: Drain 15 ÜberCharge at point blank and scale down to 0 at 1024 HU.
    • New: Drain 10 ÜberCharge from 0 to 512 HU and scale down to 0 at 1536 HU.

May 31, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed energy weapons not reloading when using cl_autoreload.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • Fixed an exploit with shooting through your own buildings.
  • Changed attributes:
    • Increased close-range damage to 72 (from 62).
    • Reduced long-range damage to 32 (from 42).
    • Updated projectile impact sounds.
    • [Undocumented] Added projectile impact particle.

July 8, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed a dedicated server crash caused by projectiles from the Pomson 6000.

August 16, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed an issue with the Pomson 6000 hit detection where projectiles were being removed when colliding with invisible entities.

August 29, 2016 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the Pomson 6000 to display its hidden negative attribute of "Deals only 20% damage to buildings."

October 21, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed the Pomson 6000 playing the Shotgun reload sound.

March 28, 2018 Patch #1

  • Fixed projectiles from The Pomson 6000 pushing players around.

November 15, 2021 Patch

Unused content

  • The particle effects for the Pomson 6000 are set up for paint to be applied, but the ability to do so is disabled.

Bugs

The missing slider pump on the side of the Pomson 6000.
  • The attributes -34% clip size and -28% slower firing speed are missing.
  • The attribute On Hit: Victim loses up to 10% Medigun charge has spelled Medi Gun incorrectly.
  • Rarely, after a moment of not firing, the Engineer automatically reloads the weapon's clip, regardless of the player's auto-reload setting.
  • While holding down the primary and secondary fire buttons simultaneously, the Pomson is placed into a still loop of the reloading animation without actually reloading the weapon until both buttons have been released.
  • For about the first 128 Hammer Units of their flight, the weapon's small energy beam projectiles get intercepted, deviating from the expected projectile-based weapon friendly fire rule.
  • Rarely, when inspecting the Pomson 6000, the slider pump on the side of the gun disappears and is not on the weapon model, and can be seen in front of the gun.

Trivia

  • The appearance of this weapon is based on that of 'The Pomson 6000 Sub Atomic Wave Gun', which could be purchased from the online store at Weta Workshop.

Gallery

See also