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==Bugs==
 
==Bugs==
* Standing in a pumpkin bomb's location when it spawns locks the player in place. Under normal play conditions, when a player is so locked, detonation of the pumpkin or dying is the only way to escape.
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* Standing in a pumpkin bomb's location when it spawns locks the player in place. Under normal play conditions, when a player is locked in such a manner, detonation of the pumpkin or dying is the only way to escape.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

Revision as of 05:45, 1 February 2011

Pumpkinbomb.png
KA-BOOM!
The Demoman on exploding pumpkins ...

Pumpkin Bombs are an environmental hazard unique to the event versions of Harvest and Mann Manor. They spawn in set positions on each map and will explode when damaged, causing high damage over a moderate radius. After a short amount of time they will respawn, ready to be blown apart again.

Pumpkin Jump

A player can perform a 'pumpkin jump' by standing near a pumpkin bomb and jumping as it explodes. This will launch the player up into the air in a similar fashion to a rocket jump. While this carries the player an impressive distance, it is a highly damaging technique and often instantly kills weaker classes.

Using this technique with certain classes (such as the Scout) is difficult due to the low amount of health that those classes have when not buffed by a Medic. If a player is not killed by the blast itself, he or she will most likely die from the fall damage inflicted upon landing.

Exploding a Pumpkin

The Pumpkin bomb kill icon

Any bullet, melee attack, or projectile may be used to explode a pumpkin (including Baseballs, thrown Jarate or Mad Milk), destroying the projectile used to detonate the pumpkin bomb. Fire however, will not trigger an explosion.

Related Achievements

Pumpkin.png Scarechievements

Attack o' Lantern
Attack o' Lantern
Cause the deaths of 5 players by exploding nearby pumpkin bombs.


Update history

January 19, 2011 Patch

Bugs

  • Standing in a pumpkin bomb's location when it spawns locks the player in place. Under normal play conditions, when a player is locked in such a manner, detonation of the pumpkin or dying is the only way to escape.

Trivia

  • Having the Rocket Jumper or Sticky Jumper equipped will nullify the damage you would normally take if you shot the pumpkin, even if it hits someone else. You take damage normally if an enemy caused the explosion.