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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* This item's name is a portmanteau of "[[W:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]", an instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation, and [[W:H. R. Giger|H. R. Giger]], a surrealist artist who heavily influenced science fiction art and designed the [[W:Alien (film)|Alien]] creature, among other things.
 
* This item's name is a portmanteau of "[[W:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]", an instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation, and [[W:H. R. Giger|H. R. Giger]], a surrealist artist who heavily influenced science fiction art and designed the [[W:Alien (film)|Alien]] creature, among other things.
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* The design of the weapon appears to be based on the [http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/M314_Motion_Tracker M314 Motion Tracker], a fictional tool that appears on the 1986 movie [[W:Aliens (film)|Aliens]].
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 06:14, 22 December 2015

Analyzes and slightly irradiates your enemies!
Giger Counter publicity blurb

The Giger Counter is a community-created secondary weapon for the Engineer. It is a joystick attached to a radar and emits a team-colored light that glows in the dark.

This weapon functions identically to the Wrangler.

The Giger Counter was contributed to the Steam Workshop.


Strange variant


Update history

October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)

  • The Giger Counter was added to the game.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

  • Added inspect animations for the Giger Counter

Trivia

  • This item's name is a portmanteau of "Geiger counter", an instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation, and H. R. Giger, a surrealist artist who heavily influenced science fiction art and designed the Alien creature, among other things.
  • The design of the weapon appears to be based on the M314 Motion Tracker, a fictional tool that appears on the 1986 movie Aliens.

Gallery

See also