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*[[Sentry Gun]]s are capable of killing their own Engineer during normal play. This can be achieved through the use of a [[Wrangler]] or the Engineer standing in the gun's path.
 
*[[Sentry Gun]]s are capable of killing their own Engineer during normal play. This can be achieved through the use of a [[Wrangler]] or the Engineer standing in the gun's path.
 
**Tricking Sentry Guns to do this is a viable tactic for a Scout using [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] or a cloaked [[Spy]].
 
**Tricking Sentry Guns to do this is a viable tactic for a Scout using [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] or a cloaked [[Spy]].
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*Puffing a flame or launching a [[Baseball]] at a teammate and the switching to "Spectrate" will make the projectile neutral and will damage, kill or stun the victim.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 10:43, 21 November 2010

What the hell is your guys' problem?
The Scout after being shot by a teammate

Friendly fire is the instance where a player can damage, or even kill, an ally on the same team.

The ability to inflict friendly damage was an option available to servers during the Team Fortress 2 Beta. This made setting up an ÜberCharge quicker and also benefited Spies as it discouraged Spy-checking. Valve removed the feature upon release as it was known to cause errors within the game's code, as well as harbor potential for griefing. The low focus on accurate shooting in the game also meant that friendly fire could become an impediment if several classes attempted to co-operate with one another.

Full friendly fire is still available as a server option but is rarely used in standard play. On such servers, it is impossible to damage friendly buildings or backstab teammates. Lighting your team on fire is also mostly impossible, with the exception of the Flare Gun after certain distances. "Jar-Based" weapons such as Jarate and Mad Milk also have no effect on teammates. It is also possible to dominate, and logically get revenge on, your teammates. Splash Damage from grenades and rockets still have an effect.

On some servers, friendly fire is temporarily enabled while waiting for enough players to join for the round to start, after the round ends, and during stalemate.

Console Command

mp_friendlyfire 0/1

Friendly fire in regular play

Even if friendly fire is turned off on a server, there are ways to trigger situations involving it.

  • If a Medic is healing an enemy Spy that kills a teammate or destroys a building, the Medic will receive an assist as if he were on the team of the Spy.
  • Triggering a pumpkin bomb with a Huntsman arrow, Jarate or Mad Milk will damage or even kill teammates if they are nearby.
  • Sentry Guns are capable of killing their own Engineer during normal play. This can be achieved through the use of a Wrangler or the Engineer standing in the gun's path.
    • Tricking Sentry Guns to do this is a viable tactic for a Scout using Bonk! Atomic Punch or a cloaked Spy.
  • Puffing a flame or launching a Baseball at a teammate and the switching to "Spectrate" will make the projectile neutral and will damage, kill or stun the victim.

Gallery

Examples

A Heavy killing a Scout on his team with friendly fire enabled.

Heavy Weapons Guy 
Killicon minigun.png
 Scout


An Engineer being killed by his Sentry Gun shooting at something else.

Killicon sentry3.png
 Engineer


A Medic getting an assist for healing an enemy Spy that backstabs a Sniper.

Spy + BLU Medic 
Killicon backstab.png
 Sniper

See also