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Revision as of 01:21, 30 January 2011
“ | Ah my God, you've been shot. Did you get a look at the handsome rogue who did it?
Click to listen
— The Sniper
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The DeathCam, also known as the Freeze Cam, is a gameplay feature that activates upon death. When you are killed, the camera zooms in on your killer (in the case of assists, the one that dealt the fatal blow) and freezes for several seconds. At this point, their name, health and whether or not they are your Nemesis are displayed. Their currently equipped weapon, miscellaneous item or hat may also be displayed in its own tab, along with custom names and descriptions. In addition to this, an 'On the bright side:' box may be displayed, detailing how your stats measured up to your personal records in that round. During the freeze-frame sequence, you may wish to take a screenshot (F5 by default), which will be accompanied by a flash and the sound of a camera shutter. The screenshots are located in (folders prior to Steam main folder)/Steam/steamapps/*steamname*/Team Fortress 2/tf/screenshots.
If your ragdoll appears in the shot, it may be marked with a "You!" label. If you were gibbed, your body parts are marked with humorous labels such as "Your arm!", "Your head!", "Your lungs!", "More bits!", and so on.
The function of the Deathcam in gameplay according to developer commentary is to allow the player to discern the location of their killer, allowing them to adapt their strategy upon respawn. This functions to lessen the frustration of being killed by an unseen or unexpected opponent and turn the player's demise into a learning experience. Some achievements also require you to taunt over the body of a fallen opponent.
Related Achievements
Soldier
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Pyro
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Demoman
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Heavy
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Engineer
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Medic
Autopsy Report Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you taunting above their ragdoll. |
Sniper
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Spy
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Update history
- Deathcam screenshots now move the player id panel to the lower right, and hide other hud elements until the freezecam fades.
- Made the freezecam item panel description easier to read.
- Fixed freezecam screenshots sometimes being saved outside the Screenshots folder.
- Implemented hud_freezecamhide 1/0 console command.
- When set to 1, freezecams no longer display "You have been killed by..." messages.
Trivia
- Certain environmental deaths may still result in a Deathcam sequence.