Hitman's Heatmaker

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You better hold on to your head, mate!
The Sniper on gruesome decapitation

The Hitman's Heatmaker is a primary weapon for the Sniper. It is a slightly stubby Sniper Rifle, fitted with a sleek scope, a wooden stock with a brown leather rest, and a suppressor attached to its barrel.

The Hitman's Heatmaker's Focus system is similar to the Bazaar Bargain's Headshot system, but the bonus is simply gained on kills or assists, rather than successful headshots. In addition, successful headshot kills will decapitate the target. However, scoped bodyshots deal 20% less damage, and fully-charged bodyshots will not be able to one-shot any class, dealing only 120 damage.

The weapon requires 3 kills (or 9 assists, or any combination of those) in order to fill the Focus bar entirely. It triggers automatically if it is filled with a killing shot. While focused, the weapon will charge 25% faster, fire tracer darts similar to the Machina, and will not unscope after firing. This does not increase rate of fire, but the user still charge while reload.

The Hitman's Heatmaker was contributed to the Steam Workshop under the name "Feather Duster".

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal Machina Bazaar Bargain Hitman's Heatmaker
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Machina.png + Item icon Bazaar Bargain.png = Item icon Hitman's Heatmaker.png
Class Token - Sniper Slot Token - Primary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Sniper.png + Item icon Slot Token - Primary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Huntsman.png Item icon Sydney Sleeper.png Item icon Bazaar Bargain.png Item icon Machina.png
Item icon Hitman's Heatmaker.png Item icon AWPer Hand.png Item icon Fortified Compound.png Item icon Classic.png

Related achievements

Achieved.png General

Grey Matter
Grey Matter
Get 25 Headshots as a Sniper.

Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro

Firewatch
Firewatch
Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in.

Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper

Be Efficient
Be Efficient
Get 3 kills with the Sniper Rifle without missing a shot.


Dropped Dead
Dropped Dead
Kill a Scout in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman.


Jumper Stumper
Jumper Stumper
Kill a rocket or grenade-jumping enemy in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman.
The Last Wave
The Last Wave
Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you waving to them.


Trust Your Feelings
Trust Your Feelings
Get 5 kills with the Sniper Rifle without your scope.

Update history

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
  • The Hitman's Heatmaker was added to the game.

June 28, 2012 Patch

  • Headshot kills now properly decapitate.
  • Bodyshot damage penalty is properly applied.
  • Fixed sound issues while in focus.

July 2, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed Hitman's Heatmaker headshot not properly getting counted on the scoreboard
  • Fixed Croc-o-Style Kit’s set bonus not properly protecting against Decapitating Headshots.
  • Fixed tracers being fired for other weapons while in focus.
  • Fixed decapitations creating head gibs in Low Violence and Pyrovision

July 5, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed The Hitman's Heatmaker bodyshot damage penalty affecting the Sniper's other weapons.
  • Added new recoil forces for The Hitman's Heatmaker

Bugs

  • The Focus bar does not reset when one switches their primary weapon, and attributes, such as a faster charge rate and tracer fire, are still present when another Sniper Rifle is used.
  • Focus mode can be activated by firing a shot whilst unscoped. It is currently unknown whether this is a bug, or intentional.
  • The bodyshot damage penalty is not applied to unscoped shots. This might simply be due to unclear wording in the item attributes.
  • The kill icon has a black line on the top.

Trivia

  • The Hitman's Heatmaker combines the stock of the WA2000 with the general shape of the VSS Vintorez.
  • The item's description, "Heads will roll," is an idiom meaning that someone will be punished. The phrase alludes to decapitation as a historical punishment.

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