Escape Plan
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The Escape Plan is a melee weapon for the Soldier. It is a weathered and well-used pickaxe.
Once this weapon is equipped, it has the unique ability to increase the movement speed of the player as their health is diminished. Consequently, the weapon blocks healing from all Medic weapons while active. Players wielding it are also unable to call for Medic. Its critical hit animation is a backhanded swing, striking the enemy with the sharp end of the weapon.
Taunting with the Escape Plan equipped will perform the Kamikaze kill taunt. A variation of the taunt is available to players who equip the Lumbricus Lid.
The Escape Plan was originally added to the Team Fortress 2 Beta as the Beta Split Equalizer 1, and was consequently added to the game in the June 27, 2012 Patch.
The Escape Plan is automatically given to any player who owned an Equalizer prior to the June 27, 2012 Patch with the same quality as the aforementioned Equalizer. In addition, if the Equalizer was customized with a Name Tag or Description Tag, the Escape Plan will inherit that customization.
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Damage and function times
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| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 65 |
| Point blank | 55-75 | |
| Critical | 195 | |
| Mini-crit | 75-101 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Speed
Speed values are based on player's current health. For reference, the standard movement speed is 100%, which is 300 units per second — the speed of the Spy, Sniper, Engineer and Pyro — whilst the Scout moves at 400 units per second, 33% above the standard movement speed.
| Health range | Speed (units per second) | Relative speed increase | Notes |
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| 300-161 | 240 | 0% | |
| 160-121 | 264 | 10% | |
| 120-81 | 288 | 20% | Faster than Demoman |
| 80-41 | 336 | 40% | Faster than Medic |
| 40-1 | 384 | 60% | 96% nearly as fast as Scout |
Crafting
Blueprint
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Strange variant
Related achievements
Soldier
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Update history
June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
- The Escape Plan was separated from the Equalizer and was added to the game.
- All owners of the Equalizer will be automatically granted the Escape Plan.
- Fixed not seeing team colors on the sleeves for the Equalizer and the Escape Plan.
- Fixed the Escape Plan allowing Medic calls.
- [Undocumented] Fixed the Escape Plan appearing like the Equalizer on BLU team.
- Fixed Strange Escape Plans not counting kills.
- Fixed the Escape Plan not using the same taunt as the Equalizer.
Bugs
- Soldiers wielding the Escape Plan can still be healed using the Crusader's Crossbow.
- Medics looking at a Soldier wielding the Escape Plan will see the message "Equalizer blocks healing".
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 |
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| 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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