Jarate
| “ | Wreak havoc on your opponent's mental state, psychological well-being and trust in the inherent goodness of his fellow man!
— Jarate publicity blurb
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Jarate, the "Jar-based Karate", is an unlockable secondary weapon for the Sniper. It is a standard mason jar filled with urine that is capped with a screw-on lid.
The item is a thrown weapon; the jar breaks and the liquid is splashed over a short distance, either upon immediate contact with the world or another player. Enemies caught within the splash radius will be covered in the contents of the jar for 10 seconds. During this period, all incoming damage is registered as mini-crits. The player's view is tinted yellow, and they shed yellow droplets. The liquid can be removed by the player jumping into water or being healed for an extended period of time. This weapon has a 20-second cooldown before it can be used again as indicated in the HUD, and a ding will play to alert the player it has regenerated. As a projectile, it can be deflected by an enemy Pyro.
Jarate has many other useful attributes. It can be used to reveal enemy Spies and short out their Cloaking devices, resulting in an automated voice response; a Spy who attempts to Cloak while under the effects of Jarate will be visible as a team-colored silhouette that reveals his current disguise, if any. Jarate-covered enemies take mini-crits from afterburn, bleeding, and Sentry Gun damage. Additionally, the weapon is not limited to offensive use, as it can be used to extinguish afterburn on oneself and teammates.
The effects of Jarate are removed more quickly when being healed by a Medic or Dispenser.
Jarate is automatically given to any player who obtains 11 Sniper achievements.
When playing in Colorblind mode, an icon of Jarate is shown above any player who has been sodden with the weapon.
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Function times
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| Effect | Any damage deal mini-crits to affected enemies. | |
| Recharge time | 20 s | |
| Effect duration | 10 s / 5 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
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As a crafting ingredient
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Strange variant
Related achievements
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Update history
- Jarate was added to the game.
- Fixed server crash related to this weapon.
- Fixed attackers seeing the mini-crit particle effect for full crits if the victim has the Jarate effect enabled.
August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
- An option to toggle a Jarate icon above affected players is added, so colorblind players can indicate players "busy accepting a terrifying existence where they have no dignity".
- Self-inflicted mini-crits are no longer possible with Soldiers and Demomen, and rocket/grenade jumps are now possible when affected by this weapon.
December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)
- Added recharge sound to abilities with a recharge bar.
- Updated this weapon's HUD indicator to stay on screen when full.
- [Undocumented] This weapon was added in the crafting blueprint for the Scotsman's Skullcutter.
September 30, 2010 Patch (The Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for Mad Milk.
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- Throwing this weapon now returns you to your previous weapon, instead of your primary.
May 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
- Updated this weapon's model with optimizations and new LODs.
- Added community contributed voice responses for Scout, Engineer, and Sniper when hit by Jarate
- [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- Added additional Jarate hit responses.
- Refined Jarate throw force
- [Undocumented] This item was added to the crafting recipe for the Cozy Camper
Bugs
- While the cvar
mp_usehwmmodelsis set to 1, player model heads will not be tinted yellow when coated with Jarate. - Similarly, when thrown at a Sentry Buster, the "bomb" part of the model will not be tinted yellow; only the legs will be tinted.
Trivia
- Jarate's first appearance in the Team Fortress 2 universe was in the Meet the Sniper video, appearing as a seemingly incidental background object. On April 1, 2009 (April Fool's Day), Jarate was revealed in a Sneak Preview as an unlockable weapon for the Sniper. Jarate was then visible in the Meet the Spy video in the background of the brawl between the Sniper and the Spy. On Day 7 of the Sniper vs. Spy Update, the final day of announcements, Jarate was revealed as the last Sniper unlockable.
- Unlike subsequent liquid-filled items, Jarate does not feature rendered jiggle bones to simulate the liquid's movement, causing it to remain at roughly the same level and angle no matter how the Sniper moves.
- The word "Piss" and its variants in tense are swear-filtered to "Jarate" on the Steam Users Forums.
- It is possible to assist oneself as a Sniper with Jarate but only under specific circumstances: the player must Jarate an enemy, shoot them, and then they must perform some method of suicide immediately afterwards (i.e. Failed Rocket/Sticky jump) without getting hit by a teammate. [citation needed]
Gallery
A Spy coated in Jarate.
See also
External links
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| unlock | Bonk! Atomic Punch | Buff Banner | Flare Gun | Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance |
Sandvich | Wrangler | Kritzkrieg | Jarate Razorback |
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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 | |
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