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| used-by            = [[Spy]]
 
| used-by            = [[Spy]]
 
| slot              = building
 
| slot              = building
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| released          = {{Patch name|3|12|2013}}
 
| availability      = {{avail|distributed|Purchase}}
 
| availability      = {{avail|distributed|Purchase}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
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| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
   | quality          = Unique
 
   | quality          = Unique
   | level            = Level 1-100 Sapper
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  | item-kind        = Sapper
   | item-description = Mann Co. had a great deal from a nice lady in an abandoned science facility on a warehouse full of slightly used, possibly mildly defective sappers. Unlike our other sappers, the Ap-Sap is sentient, and will provide hours of lively, one-sided conversation while you're trying to work.
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   | level            = 1-100
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   | item-description = Mann Co. got a great deal from a nice lady in an abandoned science facility on a warehouse full of slightly used, possibly mildly defective sappers. Unlike our other sappers, the Ap-Sap is sentient, and will provide hours of lively, one-sided conversation while you're trying to work.
 
}}
 
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[[File:Ap-Sap Sentry Silhouette.png|thumb|300px|right|The silhouette shows that the Ap-Sap can be applied to the building. Note the eye widens.]]
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[[File:Ap-Sap Sentry Silhouette.png|thumb|300px|right|The silhouette shows that the Ap-Sap can be applied to the building. Note that the eye widens.]]
 
[[File:Ap-Sap Sentry Sapping.png|thumb|300px|right|A level 1 Sentry being sapped.]]
 
[[File:Ap-Sap Sentry Sapping.png|thumb|300px|right|A level 1 Sentry being sapped.]]
  
 
{{Quotation|'''Wheatley''' on successful sapping|There you go. Once again, expertly hacked. Quite technical.|sound=Wheatley_sapper_hacked26.wav}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Wheatley''' on successful sapping|There you go. Once again, expertly hacked. Quite technical.|sound=Wheatley_sapper_hacked26.wav}}
  
The '''Ap-Sap''' is a [[Sapper]] replacement for the [[Spy]]. It is a flattened [[portal:Wheatley|Wheatley]] core, that has [[Wheatley responses|voice lines]] which are activated upon certain circumstances such as deploying a Sapper, death, and more. The eyelid of the Ap-Sap moves as it talks and widens when in range of a sappable building.  
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The '''Ap-Sap''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Weapons#spybuilding|building weapon]] for the [[Spy]]. It is a flattened [[portal:Wheatley|Wheatley]] core with a [[Self-illumination|glowing]] blue eye, that has [[Wheatley responses|voice lines]] which are activated upon certain circumstances such as deploying a Sapper, death, and more. The eyelid of the Ap-Sap moves as it talks and widens when in range of a sappable building.  
  
This weapon functions exactly the same way as the [[Sapper]].
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This weapon functions identically to the [[Sapper]].
  
The Ap-Sap is awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who opened a [[What's in the Portal 2 Soundtrack Box?]], which is included via promo code with the ''Portal 2: Songs to Test By'' CD.
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The Ap-Sap is awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who opened a [[What's in the Portal 2 Soundtrack Box?]], which was included via promo code with the ''Portal 2: Songs to Test By'' CD.
  
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
== Damage and function times ==
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==={{Class link|Engineer}}===
 
==={{Class link|Engineer}}===
 
{{Achievement table
 
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Get Along!}}
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Fistful of Sappers}}
       {{Show achievement|Engineer|Fistful of Sappers}}
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       {{Show achievement|Engineer|Get Along!}}
 
| 2 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Quick Draw}}
 
| 2 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Quick Draw}}
 
}}
 
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* Updated the Ap-Sap so it can be [[Gift Wrap|gift-wrapped]] and have custom [[Name Tag|names]]/[[Description Tag|descriptions]] applied to it.
 
* Updated the Ap-Sap so it can be [[Gift Wrap|gift-wrapped]] and have custom [[Name Tag|names]]/[[Description Tag|descriptions]] applied to it.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added the Ap-Sap to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added the Ap-Sap to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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'''{{Patch name|4|29|2015}}'''
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* Fixed the Ap-Sap causing stuttering on dedicated servers.
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'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
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* Decreased the damage penalty on Sentry Guns sapped by the Spy from -66% to -33% (i.e. shooting a Sentry the Spy sapped with a Revolver is now more effective).
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
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* The attribute '''Place on enemy buildings to disable and slowly drain away its health. Placing a Sapper does not remove your disguise''' is missing.
 
* There are no [[gibs]] when the Ap-Sap is removed from a building.
 
* There are no [[gibs]] when the Ap-Sap is removed from a building.
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* Upon a feigned death with the Dead Ringer, neither a model is dropped nor a death response is heard by the user or other players.
 
* When an Engineer removes this Sapper from a building, the Ap-Sap may respond as if the building was successfully sapped.
 
* When an Engineer removes this Sapper from a building, the Ap-Sap may respond as if the building was successfully sapped.
* Upon a feigned death with the Dead Ringer, neither a model is dropped nor a death response is heard by the user or other players.
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* The Ap-Sap does not glow when [[Critical hits#Crit boost|crit-boosted]].
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* In [[Mann vs. Machine]], after sapping a robot, the Ap-Sap will repeatedly continue to say [[Wheatley responses#Sapping-related responses|hacking voice lines]], once it has recharged.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* [[w:Stephen Merchant|Stephen Merchant]] reprises his role as the voice of [[portal:Wheatley|Wheatley]] for the Ap-Sap.
 
* [[w:Stephen Merchant|Stephen Merchant]] reprises his role as the voice of [[portal:Wheatley|Wheatley]] for the Ap-Sap.
 
* The name of the item is a portmanteau of "[[portal:Aperture Science|Aperture]]" and "[[Sapper]]".
 
* The name of the item is a portmanteau of "[[portal:Aperture Science|Aperture]]" and "[[Sapper]]".
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* The description mentions [[portal:GLaDOS|GLaDOS]], the main villain from the Portal franchise. It also mentions the Aperture Science facilities.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Spy strategy#Sapper + reskins|Ap-Sap strategy]]
 
* [[What's in the Portal 2 Soundtrack Box?]]
 
* [[What's in the Portal 2 Soundtrack Box?]]
 
* [[Portal 2]]
 
* [[Portal 2]]
 
* [[Wheatley responses]]
 
* [[Wheatley responses]]
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{{Promo nav}}
 
{{Promo nav}}
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{{Spy Nav}}
 
{{Spy Nav}}
 
[[Category:Reskins]]
 
[[Category:Reskins]]
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]

Revision as of 07:23, 31 March 2018

The silhouette shows that the Ap-Sap can be applied to the building. Note that the eye widens.
A level 1 Sentry being sapped.
There you go. Once again, expertly hacked. Quite technical.
Wheatley on successful sapping

The Ap-Sap is a promotional building weapon for the Spy. It is a flattened Wheatley core with a glowing blue eye, that has voice lines which are activated upon certain circumstances such as deploying a Sapper, death, and more. The eyelid of the Ap-Sap moves as it talks and widens when in range of a sappable building.

This weapon functions identically to the Sapper.

The Ap-Sap is awarded in Genuine quality to players who opened a What's in the Portal 2 Soundtrack Box?, which was included via promo code with the Portal 2: Songs to Test By CD.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Sapper
Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage 100% 25 / s
Function times
Recharge time
Normal:
N/A
MvM:
15 s
Building destroy time
Level 1:
6.00 s
Level 2:
7.20 s
Level 3:
8.64 s
Mini-Sentry:
4.00 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Related achievements

Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro

Firewall
Firewall
Ignite 5 Spies who have a sapper on a friendly building.

Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman

Spynal Tap
Spynal Tap
Kill 20 Spies within 5 seconds of them sapping a friendly building.

Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

Fistful of Sappers
Fistful of Sappers
Destroy 25 sappers on buildings built by other team members.


Get Along!
Get Along!
Manage to get to, and then remove, a sapper placed on your building while you were several meters away.
Quick Draw
Quick Draw
Kill a Spy and two sappers within 10 seconds.

Leaderboard class spy.png Spy

Joint Operation
Joint Operation
Sap an enemy Sentry Gun within 3 seconds of a teammate sapping another.


Sap Auteur
Sap Auteur
Destroy 1000 Engineer buildings with sappers.
Sapsucker
Sapsucker
Sap an enemy building, then backstab the Engineer who built it within 5 seconds.


The Man with the Broken Guns
The Man with the Broken Guns
Backstab an Engineer, then sap 3 of his buildings within 10 seconds.

Mvm navicon.png Mann vs. Machievements

Sly Voltage
Sly Voltage
As a Spy, sap 10 robots at once.

Update history

March 12, 2013 Patch

  • The Ap-Sap was added to the game.

March 19, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed the Spy not holding Sappers correctly in third person.

April 23, 2013 Patch

April 29, 2015 Patch

  • Fixed the Ap-Sap causing stuttering on dedicated servers.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

  • Decreased the damage penalty on Sentry Guns sapped by the Spy from -66% to -33% (i.e. shooting a Sentry the Spy sapped with a Revolver is now more effective).

Bugs

  • The attribute Place on enemy buildings to disable and slowly drain away its health. Placing a Sapper does not remove your disguise is missing.
  • There are no gibs when the Ap-Sap is removed from a building.
  • Upon a feigned death with the Dead Ringer, neither a model is dropped nor a death response is heard by the user or other players.
  • When an Engineer removes this Sapper from a building, the Ap-Sap may respond as if the building was successfully sapped.
  • The Ap-Sap does not glow when crit-boosted.
  • In Mann vs. Machine, after sapping a robot, the Ap-Sap will repeatedly continue to say hacking voice lines, once it has recharged.

Trivia

  • Stephen Merchant reprises his role as the voice of Wheatley for the Ap-Sap.
  • The name of the item is a portmanteau of "Aperture" and "Sapper".
  • The description mentions GLaDOS, the main villain from the Portal franchise. It also mentions the Aperture Science facilities.

Gallery

See also