Escape Plan
“ | If you know what's good for ya, you will run!
— The Soldier on the correct usage of the Escape Plan
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The Escape Plan is a melee weapon for the Soldier. It is a weathered and well-used pickaxe.
Once this weapon is equipped, it has the unique ability to increase the movement speed of the player as their health is diminished. However, the player receives 90% less healing from all Medic weapons while it is being wielded (healing from health kits and Dispensers is unaffected). While this weapon is deployed, players are marked for death, and remain so for a short period after holstering.
Its critical hit animation is a backhanded swing, striking the enemy with the pick end of the weapon.
Taunting with the Escape Plan out results in the Grenade kill taunt. A variation of the taunt is available to players who equip the Lumbricus Lid.
The Escape Plan was originally added to the Team Fortress 2 Beta as the Beta Split Equalizer 1, and was consequently added to the game in the June 27, 2012 Patch.
The Escape Plan is automatically given to any player who owned an Equalizer prior to the June 27, 2012 Patch, with the same quality as the aforementioned Equalizer. In addition, if the Equalizer was customized with a Name Tag or Description Tag, the Escape Plan inherits that customization.
Contents
Damage and function times
Damage and function times | ||
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Damage type | Melee | |
Ranged or Melee damage? | Melee | |
Damage | ||
Base damage | 100% | 65 |
Critical | 195 | |
Mini-crit | 88 | |
Function times | ||
Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
Values are approximate and determined by community testing. |
Speed
Speed values are based on player's current health. For reference, the standard movement speed is 100%, which is 300 units per second—the speed of the Sniper, Engineer, and Pyro—whilst the Scout moves at 400 units per second, 33% above the standard movement speed.
Health range | Speed (units per second) | Relative speed increase | Notes |
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330-161 | 240 | 0% | No speed increase |
160-121 | 264 | 10% | Slight increase in speed |
120-81 | 288 | 20% | Faster than the Demoman |
80-41 | 336 | 40% | Faster than the Medic |
40-1 | 384 | 60% | 96% as fast as Scout |
Healing
Healing sources | Healing rate | ||||
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In combat | Out of combat | ||||
While Equalizer or Escape Plan is not being used | While Equalizer or Escape Plan is being used | While Equalizer or Escape Plan is not being used | While Equalizer or Escape Plan is being used | ||
Crusader's Crossbow | Point blank | 75 | 8 | 75 | 8 |
Medium range | 113 | 11 | 113 | 11 | |
Long range | 150 | 15 | 150 | 15 | |
Medi Gun / Kritzkrieg | 24 / s | 2.4 / s | 72 / s | 7.2 / s | |
Quick-Fix | Healing | 33.6 / s | 3.4 / s | 100.8 / s | 10.1 / s |
ÜberCharge | 100.8 / s | 10.1 / s | 302.4 / s | 30.2 / s | |
Vaccinator | Healing | 24 / s | 2.4 / s | 72 / s | 7.2 / s |
Overheal | 8 / s | 0.8 / s | 24 / s | 2.4 / s | |
Amputator | 105 / 4 ticks | 11 / 4 ticks | 315 / 4 ticks | 32 / 4 ticks |
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
Scrap Metal | Disciplinary Action | Escape Plan | ||
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Strange variant
Related achievements
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Update history
- The Escape Plan was separated from the Equalizer and was added to the game.
- All owners of the Equalizer will be automatically granted the Escape Plan.
- Fixed not seeing team colors on the sleeves for the Equalizer and the Escape Plan.
- Fixed the Escape Plan allowing Medic calls.
- [Undocumented] Fixed the Escape Plan appearing like the Equalizer on BLU team.
- Fixed Strange Escape Plans not counting kills.
- Fixed the Escape Plan not using the same taunt as the Equalizer.
- Changed attribute:
- Players receive the Marked-For-Death effect after deploying, and for a short period after holstering.
- Fixed the Crusader's Crossbow healing teammates with the Equalizer or the Escape Plan deployed.
- Strange Part: Kills While Ubercharged can no longer be applied to Strange Equalizers and Escape Plans
- [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.
- Fixed Medics seeing the incorrect string when trying to heal a target with the Escape Plan equipped.
July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)
- Changed attribute:
- Changed no healing penalty to 90% less healing from Medics while active.
[Unknown Date]
- The Escape Plan has been removed from store.
[Unknown Date]
- The Escape Plan has been re-added to the store.
[Unknown Date]
- The Escape Plan has been removed from store.
Gallery
See also
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Weapons | ||||||||||
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Slot 1 | stock | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | Revolver |
Unlock | Force-A-Nature | Direct Hit | Backburner | — | Natascha | Frontier Justice | Blutsauger | Huntsman | Ambassador | |
Craft/Drop | Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter |
Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike |
Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower |
Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber |
Brass Beast Tomislav |
Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack |
Crusader's Crossbow Overdose |
Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Hitman's Heatmaker Classic |
L'Etranger Enforcer | |
promotion | — | Original | Nostromo Napalmer | — | Iron Curtain Huo-Long Heater |
Widowmaker | — | Machina AWPer Hand Fortified Compound |
Big Kill Diamondback | |
Uncrate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shooting Star | — | |
Contract | — | — | Dragon's Fury | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Slot 2 | stock | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | SMG | Sapper |
Unlock | Bonk! Atomic Punch | Buff Banner | Flare Gun | Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance |
Sandvich | Wrangler | Kritzkrieg | Jarate Razorback |
— | |
Craft/Drop | Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol |
Gunboats Battalion's Backup Mantreads Reserve Shooter B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack |
Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack |
Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher |
Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Family Business Panic Attack |
— | Quick-Fix Vaccinator |
Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine |
— | |
promotion | Lugermorph Flying Guillotine |
Concheror Righteous Bison |
— | — | Fishcake Robo-Sandvich |
Lugermorph Short Circuit |
— | — | Red-Tape Recorder Ap-Sap | |
Uncrate | Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R |
— | — | — | — | Giger Counter C.A.P.P.E.R |
— | Self-Aware Beauty Mark | Snack Attack | |
Contract | — | — | Gas Passer Thermal Thruster |
— | Second Banana | — | — | — | — | |
Melee | stock | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife |
Unlock | Sandman Necro Smasher |
Equalizer Necro Smasher |
Axtinguisher Necro Smasher |
Eyelander Necro Smasher |
Killing Gloves of Boxing Necro Smasher |
Gunslinger Necro Smasher |
Ubersaw Necro Smasher |
Necro Smasher | — | |
Craft/Drop | Holy Mackerel Candy Cane Boston Basher Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Bat Outta Hell |
Pain Train Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Bat Outta Hell |
Homewrecker Powerjack Back Scratcher Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Bat Outta Hell |
Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Scottish Handshake Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell |
Gloves of Running Urgently Warrior's Spirit Fists of Steel Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Holiday Punch Bat Outta Hell |
Southern Hospitality Jag Eureka Effect |
Vita-Saw Amputator Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell |
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell |
Your Eternal Reward Big Earner Wanga Prick Spy-cicle | |
promotion | Frying Pan Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Apoco-Fists Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Prinny Machete | Frying Pan Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Conniver's Kunai Sharp Dresser Black Rose Prinny Machete | |
Distributed | Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Golden Wrench Saxxy Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Golden Frying Pan | |
Uncrate | Crossing Guard Batsaber |
Crossing Guard | Crossing Guard | Crossing Guard | Bread Bite Crossing Guard |
— | Crossing Guard | Crossing Guard | — | |
Contract | — | — | Hot Hand | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
PDA | stock | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit |
PDA 2 | stock | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch |
Unlock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer | |
promotion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt | |
Taunt | various | Grand Slam (Sandman/Atomizer) |
Grenade (Equalizer/Escape Plan) |
Hadouken (Shotgun/Flare Gun/Detonator/Reserve Shooter/Manmelter/Panic Attack/Gas Passer/Hot Hand) Armageddon (Rainblower) Execution (Scorch Shot) Gas Blast (Thermal Thruster) |
Barbarian Swing (Eyelander/HHHH/Claidheamh Mòr/Half-Zatoichi/Persian Persuader/Nessie's Nine Iron) |
High Noon (Fists/Saxxy/Apoco-Fists/Holiday Punch) |
Guitar Smash (Frontier Justice) Arm Blender (Gunslinger) |
Oktoberfest (Kritzkrieg) Uberslice (Ubersaw) Medicating Melody (Amputator) |
Arrow Stab (Huntsman/Fortified Compound) |
Fencing (Knife/Your Eternal Reward/Conniver's Kunai/Saxxy/Big Earner/Wanga Prick/Black Rose/Golden Frying Pan) |
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