Huntsman

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I'm gonna plant one right between your eyes, ya panzer!
The Sniper on arrows

The Huntsman is an unlockable primary weapon for the Sniper class. It is a hardwood longbow held together with black tape. When equipped, the Sniper will carry Arrows in the quiver strapped to his back.

In exchange for decreased damage at longer ranges as well as a smaller ammo count, the Huntsman requires less time to achieve a fully-charged, maximum damage shot and allows the Sniper to move at a faster speed while charging (45% compared to 27%). The weapon can be charged whilst the Sniper is falling or jumping, but he cannot fire until safely on the ground.

Since the Huntsman is not outfitted with a scope, the Sniper must get closer to his target to use it effectively. Pressing primary fire quickly will release the arrow rapidly, albeit with less power behind it, allowing the player to more easily hit faster classes such as the Scout. If the arrow is drawn for longer than five seconds however, the accuracy of the shot greatly decreases. This is shown by the Sniper's hands shaking with tension. If the shot is fired when the bow is drawn for longer than five seconds, the shot will always do minimum damage, cannot headshot the target, and will go wide of the crosshair. This can be avoided by pressing the alternate fire button, which brings the arrow back to its idle position allowing it to be drawn again. Arrows, being projectiles, have a tendency to arc over long distances, yet this effect is reduced based on the strength of the charge behind the shot. Arrows travel around 1875 Hammer units per second (about 80 miles an hour) in a snap-shot; fully charging the Huntsman for 1 second therefore increases speed by around 25%. Unlike the Sniper Rifle, the Huntsman cannot be fired underwater. Arrows embedded in objects or enemies cannot be retrieved for additional ammunition.

The Huntsman also has an added cosmetic effect. Enemies killed with an arrow, if near a map object, will be pinned to it via the arrow.

A friendly Pyro can set fire to the Huntsman's arrows with their Flamethrower, Backburner, or Degreaser. Doing so will give the arrow the ability to inflict fire on a successful hit. Pyros do not get kill assists for lighting a Sniper's arrow however. The Arrow can be lowered without losing the lit arrow, ready for a later shot.

A player taunting with the Huntsman equipped can perform the Skewer taunt attack.

Similar to most projectiles, a fired arrow can be reflected by an enemy Pyro.

Damage

See also: Damage
  • Base: 50 (0% charge), 120 (100% charge)
  • Bodyshot: 44-58 (0% charge), 103-137 (100% charge)
  • Headshot: 150 (0% charge), 360 (100% charge)
  • Mini-Crit: 67.5 (0% charge ), 162 (100% charge)
  • Critical hit: (humiliation or Kritzkrieg only): 150

Note: Distance from the target does affect the Huntsman's damage, except for on a headshot as Critical hits never have distance falloff. 100% charge damages are 0% charge damages x2.4. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

  • 100% Draw: 1.0
  • Inaccuracy starts: 5.0
  • Attack Interval: 1.94

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

As a Crafting Ingredient

Huntsman Reclaimed Metal Sydney Sleeper
Item icon Huntsman.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Sydney Sleeper.png


Dead Ringer Huntsman Tribalman's Shiv
Item icon Dead Ringer.png + Item icon Huntsman.png = Item icon Tribalman's Shiv.png


Reclaimed Metal Huntsman Crusader's Crossbow
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.pngx2 + Item icon Huntsman.png = Item icon Crusader's Crossbow.png

Related Achievements

Beaux and Arrows
Beaux and Arrows
Kill a Heavy & Medic pair with the bow.


Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
Kill an enemy with an arrow while you're dead.


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.
Pincushion
Pincushion
Hit an enemy with 3 arrows, without killing them.


Robbin’ Hood
Robbin’ Hood
Take down an intelligence carrier with a single arrow.


Shafted
Shafted
Stab an enemy with an arrow.


William Tell Overkill
William Tell Overkill
Pin an enemy Heavy to the wall via his head.

Previous changes

May 29, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed players killed by flaming arrows not showing the appropriate death icon.

June 8, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed the Huntsman drawing a muzzle flash under lagged conditions.

June 23, 2009 Patch

  • Critical arrows now have a trail and correctly deal enhanced damage.
  • The Huntsman now defaults to be right handed.
  • Friendly arrows will no longer trigger the near miss sound on you.

August 13, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed a couple of issues with the way critboosts affected the Huntsman.
  • Fixed an exploit where you could reload the Huntsman faster than intended.

September 15, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed Sniper using the reference pose if he has the Huntsman deployed when his team loses.
  • Fixed Huntsman not firing Crit arrows when the Sniper is Crit-boosted.
  • Fixed being able to fire the Huntsman under water if you jump into the water with the arrow charged.

December 18, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed a client crash related to arrows.

April 28, 2010 Patch

  • Removed restriction that arrows need to be aimed before they can be lit by a Pyro.
  • Bow can now be lowered without losing the lit arrow.
  • Changed bow so you can start charging it while you're jumping, but you can't fire until you're on the ground.
  • Fixed bug where flame effect would get stuck on if you change weapons with a lit arrow.

November 19, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed not being able to light arrows after the first arrow is fired unless they're drawn back.

December 17, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed the arrow burning effect getting stuck on if you changed class in a respawn room with your arrow lit.

Bugs

  • Teammates can receive damage from a Pumpkin Bomb explosion caused by a friendly arrow.
  • If a Pyro ignites your arrow and you switch to Sniper Rifle or Sydney Sleeper, the flame particles will stay on the primary and secondary weapons even if you change classes.
  • Should the Sniper be stunned with the Huntsman drawn, the arrow will be released as if normally fired and may injure or kill opponents.
  • Going underwater with a lit arrow will not extinguish it, however from the user's perspective the arrow will appear to go out.
  • Arrows that are stuck to an Engineer building will remain floating in midair if the Engineer begins hauling it.

Trivia

  • The Huntsman's view model was originally left-handed.
  • Arrows stick to any enemy, even Scouts under the effects of Bonk (although it will still cause no damage).
    • Arrows can also stick to friendly buildings without damaging them.
  • When first revealed, the Huntsman was to have eighteen arrows. It is unknown why five were removed. [1]
  • Due to the arrow's classification as a projectile, it has a large hitbox. Combined with player hitboxes, the Huntsman often scores hits on targets that it appears to miss.
  • Any corpse pinned to a surface by an arrow will be kept constant by all players, overruling any client ragdoll settings they may have in place.

Gallery

See also

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