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Engineer
Engineer.png
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Engineer.png
Basic Information
Icon: Leaderboard class engineer.png
Type: Defensive
Health: 125 / 185
150 / 225 with the Gunslinger equipped
Speed: 100%
75% while hauling a building
Meet the Engineer
EngineerVidSplash.png
Hey look, buddy. I'm an engineer—that means I solve problems.
Not problems like 'What is beauty?' because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.
I solve practical problems.
The Engineer on his profession.

The Engineer, real name Dell Conagher, is a soft-spoken, amiable Texan with an interest in all things mechanical, and chooses to construct and maintain Buildings that benefit the team rather than engage in much direct combat. The Engineer's various gadgets include the Sentry Gun, an automated turret that fires at any enemy in range, the Dispenser, a device that replenishes the health and ammo of nearby teammates, and Teleporters that quickly transport his teammates to the fray.

However, the Engineer's ingenious devices are under constant threat from explosives and devious enemy Spies; a good Engineer must keep his gear under a watchful eye and in good repair with his Wrench at all times. When the Engineer needs to get his hands dirty, his trio of generic yet capable weapons, combined with the assistance of his helpful hardware, make him more than capable of holding his own in a fight.

The Engineer is also capable of hauling buildings which he has already constructed and redeploying them in new locations at the cost of a lower footspeed and the inability to use weapons while carrying them. Buildings are vulnerable during the hauling process, as they will be destroyed if the Engineer is killed; they also need some time to redeploy after being hauled.

The Engineer is voiced by Grant Goodeve.

Bio

Basic strategy

Main articles: Engineer tips, Engineer strategy
Engineerava.jpg
  • Use the build tool to place Sentry Guns, Dispensers, and Teleporters.
  • You need metal to build, repair, and upgrade your Buildings. Collect fallen weapons to get more metal.
  • Hit your Sentry Gun with your Wrench to upgrade it with metal. Each level adds more health and firepower.
  • Build Dispensers to provide your teammates with health and ammo. They also generate metal for you to use.
  • Build Teleporters to help your team reach the front line faster.
  • Keep an eye out for enemy Spies attaching Sappers to your Buildings. Use your Wrench to remove Sappers.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

Primary

Weapon Kill Icon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Shotgun
Stock
Shotgun
Killicon shotgun.png 6 32 Base: 60

Crit: 180
[6 dmg. × 10 pellets]

Frontier Justice
Unlock
Frontier Justice
Killicon frontier justice.png 3 32 Base: 60

Crit: 180
[6 dmg. × 10 pellets]

Pictogram plus.png Stores 2 guaranteed critical shots for every Sentry Gun kill.

Pictogram plus.png Stores 1 guaranteed critical shot for every Sentry Gun assist.

Pictogram info.png Stored critical shots (up to 35) are granted only upon Sentry Gun destruction/demolition.

Pictogram minus.png Has half the normal clip size.

Pictogram minus.png No random Critical hits.

Secondary

Weapon Kill Icon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Pistol
Stock
Pistol
Killicon pistol.png 12 200 Base: 15

Crit: 45
[6 rounds / sec.]

Lugermorph
Promotional
Lugermorph
Killicon lugermorph.png 12 200 Base: 15

Crit: 45
[6 rounds / sec.]

Pictogram info.png Same as the Pistol's specs.

Wrangler
Unlock
Wrangler
Killicon wrangler.png N/A N/A N/A

Pictogram info.png Enables manual control of own Sentry Gun.

Pictogram plus.png The Sentry Gun gains double firing rate and a laser pointer to assist in aiming.

Pictogram plus.png The Sentry Gun gains a shield which blocks 66% of incoming damage.

Pictogram minus.png Upon switching to another weapon or death, the Sentry Gun remains shielded but deactivated for 3 seconds.

Melee

Note that all the Engineer's melee weapons are capable of building, repairing and upgrading buildings, as well as removing Electro Sappers.

Weapon Kill Icon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Wrench
Stock
Wrench
Killicon wrench.png N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Golden Wrench
Promotional
Golden Wrench
Killicon golden wrench.png N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Limited item from the Engineer Update.
Pictogram info.png Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).

Gunslinger
Unlock
Gunslinger
Killicon gunslinger.png N/A N/A Base: 65 1

Crit: 195 1

Pictogram info.png Replaces standard Sentry Gun with Combat Mini-Sentry Gun.

Pictogram plus.png Increases maximum health by 25 points.

Pictogram plus.png Guarantees a Critical hit on a third consecutive punch.

Pictogram minus.png No random Critical hits.

Killicon gunslinger triple punch.png
Southern Hospitality
Craft
Southern Hospitality
Killicon southern hospitality.png N/A N/A Base: 65
Crit: 195

Pictogram plus.png On hit causes opponent to bleed for 5 seconds.

Pictogram minus.png Raises fire vulnerability by 20%.

Pictogram minus.png No random Critical hits.

Jag
Craft
Jag
Killicon jag.png N/A N/A Base: 49
Crit: 146

Pictogram plus.png +30% Faster construction rate.

Pictogram minus.png -25% Damage done.

Saxxy
Distributed
Saxxy
Killicon saxxy.png N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Limited item from the Replay Update.
Pictogram info.png Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).

Taunt Attack

EngyGuitarSmash.png Associated item DescriptionKill Icon
Main article: Dischord

The Engineer takes out his trusty guitar, plays a chord, then smashes the area in front of him.

(Smash sound 1)
(Smash sound 2)
(Smash sound 3)
  • Killicon guitar smash.png
EngyGunslinger.png Associated item DescriptionKill Icon
Main article: Organ Grinder
The Engineer revs his Gunslinger which starts spinning, then thrusts it forward.
  • Killicon arm blender.png

PDA

Weapon Notes / Special abilities
PDA Build
Standard
Primary PDA

Build Tool

Pictogram info.png Allows player to build the Engineer's buildings.

PDA Destroy
Standard
Primary PDA

Destroy Tool

Pictogram info.png Allows player to demolish one's own Engineer buildings.

Buildings

Main article: Buildings
Image Building Level Cost Health Damage Per Second/Replenish/Recharge
Sentries.png
Slot one
Sentry Gun One 130 150 Bullets average DPS: 64
No rockets
Two 330 180 Bullets average DPS: 128
No rockets
Three 530 216 Bullets average DPS: 128
Rockets (on direct hit): 100
Red Mini Sentry.png
Slot one
Combat Mini-Sentry Gun N/A 100 100 Average DPS: 48
Dispensers.png
Slot two
Dispenser One 100 150 Health: 10/sec
Ammo: 20%/sec
Metal: 40/5 sec
Two 300 180 Health: 15/sec
Ammo: 30%/sec
Metal: 50/5 sec
Three 500 216 Health: 20/sec
Ammo: 40%/sec
Metal: 60/5 sec
RED Teleporter.png
Slot three & four
Teleporter Entrance
Teleporter Exit
One 125 150 Recharge: 10 sec
Two 325 180 Recharge: 5 sec
Three 525 216 Recharge: 3 sec

Hats

Main article: Hats

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set RED ÜberCharged set BLU ÜberCharged set
Engineerava.jpg Buffed red engineer.jpg Buffed blu engineer.jpg
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Achieved.png
Main article: Engineer achievements

Bugs

  • The Engineer's gloves will always be orange in First Person view whatever the team is (orange for RED, yellow for BLU.).

Trivia

  • The Engineer is the shortest class in the game.
    • The Beta Engineer was previously designed to be much taller.
  • The Engineer wears his default helmet backwards; however, this is not an uncommon practice among construction workers.
  • The Engineer rarely removes his welding goggles. In fact the only official time his naked eyes were revealed was in the "Loose Canon" comic.
    • The character model actually has the goggles as part of his face. There are no official modeled eyeballs underneath them.
  • The Engineer designed and built the Sentry Gun under contract from TF Industries in 1965. The PDF manual for the game that is listed in Steam shows a blueprint and promotional guide to using the Sentry Gun.
  • The Engineer's favorite equation is in fact part of the equation that governs character lighting in-game, known as Phong on the Valve Developer Community.
  • The Engineer's counterpart in the original team of mercenaries BLU hired was supposedly Template:W, armed with a bag of blueprints instead of a PDA.
  • The song the Engineer plays during Meet the Engineer is titled "More Gun", which is based on "Someone Else's Song" and was originally written by Jeff Tweedy of the American Country band Template:W.
  • A photograph on the Engineer update page displays a young boy (presumably the Engineer) trying on his first pair of goggles, as the Engineer from Team Fortress Classic looks on proudly and pats him on the shoulder. This picture does create an inconsistency, as the Team Fortress Classic takes place in a more futuristic setting, whereas Team Fortress 2 takes place in 1968.
  • The Engineer makes an appearance as a large cutout upon one of the forts in Template:W. The rest of the fort is comprised of recognizable parts of 2Fort. The Engineer's hardhat and goggles are also a selectable hat for the player's worms.
  • The Engineer's voice actor and the Soldier's voice actor have both voiced the character Template:W from Nintendo's Template:W series: Grant Goodeve (the Engineer) in Template:W, and Rick May (the Soldier) in Template:W.
  • The Support class of Monday Night Combat has a promo item of the Engineer's hardhat and the Medic's backpack named "Doctor Dispenser".


Related merchandise

See also

References

  1. a b Team Fortress 2 Trailer 2, released in September 2006.

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