Manmelter

Manmelter
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	Weta Workshop
Released:	December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	Unlimited
Reload type:	No reload
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Manmelter Level 30 Indivisible Particle Smasher +50% projectile speed Does not require ammo Alt-Fire: Extinguish teammates to gain guaranteed critical hits Extinguishing teammates restores 20 health No random critical hits This weapon will reload automatically when not active. Being a device that flouts conventional scientific consensus that the molecules composing the human body must be arranged "just so", and not, for example, across a square-mile radius.

“

Ideal for atomizing moon soldiers or neighborhood dogs at your earliest convenience! Click to listen — Manmelter publicity blurb

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The Manmelter is a secondary weapon for the Pyro. It is a grey, retrofuturistic laser pistol, with a small vial that contains team-colored liquid.

The weapon fires flaming bolts of energy that are similar to the flares fired by the Flare Gun, but travel 50% faster. Unlike the other flare guns, the Manmelter's energy bolts do not inflict additional damage to ignited players. The Manmelter itself has unlimited ammo, and cannot fire random critical hits. It requires reloading, but lacks a reload animation; instead, the Manmelter plays a distinct but quiet sound, similar to that of the Machina when it is fired without scoping, and produces a small spark slightly after it is ready to be fired again. When holding the primary-fire button (or firing as fast as possible), this sound and spark effect do not play.

Holding the alt-fire button (default key: MOUSE2) activates a vacuum-like function, pulling up dust from the ground and extinguishing teammates that are on fire. It extinguishes at roughly the same interval as continually airblasting with a flamethrower, although the player is required to press and hold alt-fire again to keep the vacuum going after they have extinguished a teammate. For each ally extinguished, the Manmelter grants the user 20 health (similarly to a compression blast) and stores a guaranteed critical hit for later use, similarly to the Frontier Justice and Diamondback. Up to 35 crits can be stored in this fashion, all lost upon death. Firing a crit from the Manmelter shoots a burst of fire from the gun.

Enemies killed by the Manmelter suffer a distinctive death by incineration, wherein they disintegrate into smoldering orange cinders that quickly fade away.

Taunting with the Manmelter equipped results in the Hadouken kill taunt. As the taunt kill shares the properties of the Manmelter, enemies hit by the Hadouken also disintegrate into cinders.

This item was named the "Manmelter 3600 ZX" in promotional materials from the Official TF2 Blog and Weta Workshop.

The Manmelter was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Dual-type (fire and bullet)
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Base damage	100%	30
Critical		90
Mini-crit		41
Afterburn		4 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		5 / tick 75 total
Function times
Attack interval		2 s
Afterburn duration		7.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack
	Phlogistinator Manmelter Third Degree Bubble Pipe Moonman Backpack
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Detonator		Manmelter
	+		=

Class Token - Pyro		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal		Moonman Pack weapon		Possible Results
x4	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Manmelter Strange Indivisible Particle Smasher - Kills: 0 +50% projectile speed Does not require ammo Alt-Fire: Extinguish teammates to gain guaranteed critical hits Extinguishing teammates restores 20 health No random critical hits This weapon will reload automatically when not active. Being a device that flouts conventional scientific consensus that the molecules composing the human body must be arranged "just so", and not, for example, across a square-mile radius. Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Pyro

OMGWTFBBQ Kill an enemy with a taunt.

Update history

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• The Manmelter was added to the game.

December 16, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Manmelter getting crits from 'Mmmph' bar.

December 16, 2011 [Item schema update]

• Updated the description of the weapon.

December 21, 2011 Patch

• Added particle effect on muzzle that appears when ready to fire.
• Increased projectile speed while maintaining the same travel arc.
• Increased extinguish range.
• Added draw/recoil/crit forces for the Manmelter.

December 23, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Manmelter idle effects showing on other flare guns.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Added crafting blueprint for the Manmelter.

March 22, 2012 Patch

• Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the Manmelter to display incorrect kill icons.

May 17, 2012 Patch

• Fixed the Manmelter using the wrong muzzle flash effect.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• Improved visual and audio cues for when the Manmelter is ready to fire.
• Fixed the Manmelter being able to earn crits via friendly Pyro self-damage.

March 19, 2013 Patch

• Removed some description text from the Manmelter that incorrectly stated its projectiles could not be deflected.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

August 13, 2014 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

August 21, 2014 Patch

• The Manmelter can now accept Allies Extinguished strange parts.

January 7, 2016 Patch

• Changed attribute:
  • Updated the Manmelter so extinguishing a teammate will return 20 health to the Pyro.

July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)

• Removed (hidden) 20% fire rate penalty.

September 26, 2022 Patch

• Fixed duplicate reload sound entries in the tf_weapon_flaregun_revenge weapon script

Unused content

• There is a unique projectile impact for the laser hitting a wall.

Bugs

• When this weapon's projectile is reflected, it is reflected as a Flare Gun flare.
• The critical hits counter does not show when the active weapon is not the Manmelter.
• Firing at least one time causes the weapon to not fully go back to its resting position.
• While holding down alt-fire after having saved up charges, trying to fire while still holding alt-fire instantly depletes the Manmelter of all its saved charges, and the crits counter is reset to 0. The weapon does not actually fire anything while this happens.
• Occasionally the ash-suck particle effect may not appear.
• If a friendly Pyro is inflicted by afterburn from the Gas Passer, and the Pyro extinguishes the friendly Pyro, they receive points and health, but not a stored critical.

Gallery

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  BLU variant of the weapon.

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  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

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  RED projectile.

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  BLU projectile.

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  A first person view of the Manmelter's ash-sucking visual effect.

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Manmelter.

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  Concept art showing an early idea for the Manmelter's particle effects.

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  The launched RED projectile accompanied by its particle effects.

See also

• Manmelter strategy
• Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack