Pyroland

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The RED courtyard of 2Fort in Pyroland.
Enter a world of imagination that's so superior to the long-winded world of imagination in books that you'll want to put all of your books in a pile and light them on fire.
Pyroland publicity blurb

Pyroland, as it is officially named, is how the Pyro sees the world through its eyes. It was first seen in Meet the Pyro.

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Description

In the Meet the Pyro video, Pyroland is a stark contrast to the dark, deserted desert town it takes place in. Instead of a run-down desert town, Pyroland appears as a cartoonishly colorful land with big flowery meadows, a bright blue sky with giant pudgy kittens floating around, giant lollipops and candy sprouting out of the ground, and a little town full of candy shops and party decorations. The song "Do You Believe In Magic" by The Lovin' Spoonful plays in the background.

Through the Pyro's insane mind, the BLU team are seen as little winged babies, or Cherubs, having their normal heads on chubby diapered bodies. They gleefully coo and giggle at Pyro's seemingly innocent antics, when in reality they are being brutally hunted and killed- for example, in Pyroland, the Pyro blows bubbles at the Scout-baby, making him laugh and swat at the bubbles, while the real Scout is actually being hit in the face with the Scorch Shot. In both Pyroland and reality, the Pyro keeps an air of carefree, happy-go-lucky cheerfulness.

In-game, by equipping the Pyrovision Goggles, Rainblower, Lollichop, Infernal Orchestrina, Burning Bongos, Balloonicorn, or Reindoonicorn, the player is allowed to see certain maps through Pyro's eyes. Rockets and flares leave trails of bubbles, and explosions are replaced by confetti. When players take damage, they laugh instead of shouting in pain, and bleed balloons. Gibs are the same as those in Birthday mode and servers with sillygibs on. Health pickups appear as cake slices, and ammo boxes appear wrapped as gift boxes.

In the kill feed, Domination messages read, "[Player] is BEST FRIENDS with [Player]", while Revenge notices read, "[Player] BROKE UP with [Player]". Additionally, certain hats and miscellaneous items will appear to assist or be assisted by a player for unassisted kills, using the item's custom name, if it has one. If the player has more than one of these items equipped, one will be picked at random for the killfeed notice. Items that provide assists include:

Items that provide Assist kills in Pyroland
Misc Pocket Medic Deadliest Duckling
Pocket Medic Deadliest Duckling
Hats Triboniophorus Tyrannus Birdcage
Triboniophorus Tyrannus Birdcage
Misc Cremator's Conscience Scrap Pack Deadliest Duckling
Cremator's Conscience Scrap Pack Deadliest Duckling
Misc Bird-Man of Aberdeen Deadliest Duckling
Bird-Man of Aberdeen Deadliest Duckling
Misc Pocket Medic
Pocket Medic
Misc Teddy Roosebelt Pocket Purrer Deadliest Duckling Prize Plushy
Teddy Roosebelt‎ Pocket Purrer Deadliest Duckling Prize Plushy
Misc Scrap Pack Archimedes
Scrap Pack Archimedes
Misc Koala Compact Sir Hootsalot Deadliest Duckling Steel Songbird
Koala Compact Sir Hootsalot Deadliest Duckling Steel Songbird
Hats Alien Swarm Parasite Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect
Alien Swarm Parasite Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect
Misc Balloonicorn RoBro 3000 Boo Balloon Dead Little Buddy Unknown Monkeynaut Reindoonicorn Tux
Balloonicorn RoBro 3000 Boo Balloon Dead Little Buddy Unknown Monkeynaut Reindoonicorn Tux


Because some hats are not compatible with the Pyrovision Goggles, such as the Spiral Sallet, the Balloonicorn and the Reindoonicorn allow for classes to wear any hat and still view Pyroland. These items occupy a miscellaneous item slot, but hover behind the player, allowing for a second item to be placed on the character model and allowing for item sets to be used in Pyroland.

Certain items, like the Rainblower, Lollichop, and Balloonicorn can only be viewed while in Pyrovision; outside of Pyrovision, the Rainblower and Lollichop will be viewed as the stock Flamethrower and Fire Axe, respectively. However, all Pyrovision items are visible in deathcams, whether or not the player is in Pyroland.

Maps with differing textures while in Pyroland:

In-game features

Demonstration

Learn more about the Weapon Demonstration project.

Related achievements

BFF²
BFF²
Have 2 BEST FRIENDS at the same time.
Mass Hysteria
Mass Hysteria
Have 6 teammates using Pyrovision at the same time.
The Great Deflate
The Great Deflate
Kill 79 enemies who have the Balloonicorn pets.
A Fresh Pair of Eyes
A Fresh Pair of Eyes
Dominate a player using the Pyrovision Goggles and earn your own pair!

Update history

June 27, 2012 Patch
  • Added Pyrovision!
  • [Undocumented] Added 4 General Achievements related to Pyrovision.
  • [Undocumented] Brain Parasites are now credited as being assisted by the player on unassisted kills.
  • [Undocumented] Pocket Buddies are now credited with assists on unassisted kills.
  • [Undocumented] Added advanced multiplayer options to turn on Pyrovision while spectating and during replays.

June 28, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed seeing through Sniper fences in 2Fort when using Pyrovision.

July 2, 2012 Patch

  • Teddy Roosebelt can now get assists in Pyrovision.
  • Fixed Pyrovision sometimes activating in killcams for more than just weapons and cosmetics.
  • Fixed blood getting sprayed on the world in some cases in Low Violence and Pyrovision.
  • Fixed decapitations creating head gibs in Low Violence and Pyrovision.
  • Added team color to rainbow-showered players in Pyrovision.

July 5, 2012 Patch

  • Added options for Pyrovision to the Advanced Options dialog.
    • Added enable/disable for the HUD border.
    • Added the ability to make the HUD border static.
    • Added the ability to turn off the skybox depth of field.

September 4, 2012 Patch

  • The Birdcage, HOUWAR, and Scrap Pack can now get assists in Pyroland.

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)

  • [Undocumented] Items which are only visible in pyroland now have a Balloonicorn icon in the backpack view.

January 16, 2013 Patch

  • The Prize Plushy can now get assists in Pyrovision.
  • Fixed the achievement "The Great Deflate" not counting certain Balloonicorn and Reindoonicorn items.

February 22, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Tux now counts as assister in Pyroland

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