Ullapool Caber
| Ullapool Caber | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Demoman |
| Slot: | Melee |
| Contributed by: | Xavier |
| Released: | Australian Christmas |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #10 or Uncrate #30 (Strange) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | Yes |
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 The Ullapool Caber |
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| “ | There's a long tradition of brave, kilted men running into battle with naught but a large stick and dangerous amounts of alcohol in their bloodstreams. Now you can keep this glorious custom alive and add a modern twist by attaching explosives to your improvised weaponry!
— Ullapool Caber publicity blurb
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The Ullapool Caber is a community-made melee weapon for the Demoman. It appears as a disproportioned World War-era German Template:W Stielhandgranate "potato masher" grenade, with a white Mann Co. logo stamped on the head and black wrapping tape around the stick.
With this weapon, the first hit on any solid object or enemy (including a disguised Spy) will cause the explosives in the head to detonate, dealing massive explosive damage to both the Demoman and surrounding enemies. The Demoman will be propelled directly upwards by the explosion and will likely suffer fall damage upon landing. This weapon will not explode if struck against an ally or a friendly building.
After the Caber explodes, the Demoman will be left with only the remains of the grenade stick, which deals less damage than other Demoman melee weapons. Respawning or visiting a Resupply locker are the only ways to restore the grenade to its original state.
The kill icons for the Ullapool Caber were contributed by Template:Steam profile link.
Contents
Damage and function times
See also: Damage
| Damage and function times | ||
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| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | Melee: 35 Explosion: 149 Total: 185 |
| Point blank | Melee: 30-40 Explosion: 144-150 Total: 174-190 | |
| Critical | Melee: 105 Explosion: 300 Total: 405 | |
| Mini-crit | Melee: 40-54 Explosion: 192-202 Total: 232-256 | |
| Self-damage | Explosion: 100 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Item set
Main article: Item sets
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Demonstration
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
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Related achievements
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Update history
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- The Ullapool Caber was added to the game.
- The item was added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable, and included in random drops.
- This weapon was given two unique kill icons.
- [Undocumented] This weapon's kill icons were updated.[1]
- [Undocumented] If the player suicides with this weapon it displays the Caber's kill icon.
- Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).
- Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
- [Undocumented] The crafting blueprint for the weapon was changed from two Reclaimed metal + Sandman to two Scrap Metal + Pain Train.
- All Ullapool Cabers crafted using the previous recipe have been upgraded to Vintage quality.
April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)
- Replaced the no-crit attribute with -25% damage on the Ullapool Caber.
- Replaced the -25% damage attribute with no-crit.
- Added new community contributed response rules to this weapon.
- [Undocumented] Added an explosion sound effect for a successful hit.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- Added a taunt for The Ullapool Caber
- [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.
- Fixed some cases where strange Ullapool Cabers would fail to correctly count kills.
Bugs
- The Ullapool Caber may sometimes appear detonated when it is not. This can occur after hitting a friendly building or the Resupply doors as they open. Additionally, switching to another weapon after detonating the Ullapool Caber may result in it appearing undetonated.
- When striking an enemy, the Ullapool Caber will sometimes not deliver the explosive damage. It still deals full explosion damage to the Demoman, but it only deals melee damage to the struck enemy. While the Caber appears broken after such an event has occurred, striking an object, wall, or enemy again causes a second explosion even without returning to a spawn cabinet.
- The weapon does not currently mini-crit when used with the Chargin' Targe or Splendid Screen.
- If the command
mp_usehwmvcdsis set to 1 the taunt animation will not play and the player will be stuck in the idle pose for the duration of the taunt. - The Ullapool Caber clips with the Demoman's hand in First-person view.
- If two enemies are killed in a single swing by the explosion and the player is launched skyward, the achievement Double Mauled Scotch can be earned.
- Attacking Pumpkin bombs does not explode the Ullapool Caber. However, the model will appear to have exploded.
- Killing yourself with the caber at the same time as being hit will show the kill icon as a caber instead of it saying you were finished off by the other person.
Trivia
- Template:W is a town in the Ross and Cromarty area in the Scottish Highlands where the Demoman was born.
- A caber is a long wooden pole (usually a section from the trunk of a tree) that is thrown as a feat of strength during the Template:W event of the Scottish Highland Games.
- The description "High-yield Scottish face removal" was taken directly from the promotional artwork that Swizzle created for his entry in the Polycount contest.
- Damage from the Ullapool Caber is spread across two rounds in quick succession. Melee damage is first dealt when the grenade hits the opponent while explosive damage is dealt as the grenade detonates. Therefore, if an attacked target has very little health, it will display the killicon associated with the Caber's melee damage, not explosion damage.
- The taunt used for the Ullapool Caber was present in game files and unused since the WAR! Update. This taunt was originally for the Bottle.
Gallery
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
RED first-person view after detonation.
BLU first-person view after detonation.
The Ullapool Caber after detonation.
See also
References
- ↑ The Caber's old explosion and non-explosive icons, and the new explosion and non-explosive killicons
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