Coilgun

Coilgun
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Basic Information
Used by	Engineer
Slot	Secondary
Ammo
Ammo loaded	8
Ammo carried	16
Loadout Stats
The Coilgun Coilgun Alt-Fire: Charge up for more damage Fully charged shots ricochet off walls, and explode in your hand when overcharged "No steak, but a whole heap o' sizzle."

The Coilgun is an alternative secondary weapon for Engineer. It's a futuristic laser pistol with a glass window revealing an energy coil inside.

Unlike the pistol, the Coilgun fires laser projectiles instead of bullets. By default, holding the primary fire button shoots a series of low-damage lasers that disappear on contact. When they hit a target, they deal 25 damage regardless of distance. By holding the alternate fire button, a user can charge up the Coilgun's next shot, up to 1.5 seconds, increasing its damage up to 75, its accuracy up to 100%, and its projectile speed by 1.6 times. A charged shot can be released early for increased damage, accuracy, and projectile speed, scaling linearly between 0% charge and 100% charge. Any charged shot, regardless of percentage, will delay the user's next Coilgun shot.

A fully charged shot will also ricochet the beam off walls. The beam will ricochet three times until it disappears, reducing its base damage by 15 for each ricochet. In addition, the gun can be charged past its maximum amount, up to 3 seconds. Charging the gun for too long will result in the weapon overcharging, causing an explosion at the user's position. When the Coilgun explodes, the user takes 60 damage and deals up to 50 damage to any enemies nearby. The user is also knocked into the air, which can be used as an explosive jump if timed correctly. This allows the Engineer to get to positions that would otherwise be impossible.

Properties

Properties
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee?		Ranged
Taunt		Gunspinning
Damage
Base damage	100%	25
Charged damage	300%	75 50
Critical		75
Critical (charged)		225 150
Mini-crit		34
Mini-crit (charged)		101 68
Bullet count		1
Splash
Minimum splash	60%	2.8m
Damage reduction		1% / 2.88
Self-damage		60
Ammo
Loaded		8
Carried		16
Reload type		Clip
Function Times
Attack interval		0.4 s 0.6 s
Reload		1.5 s
Activation time		0.025 s
Charge fill speed		75% / s 33.33% / s
Charge fill time		1.5 s 3 s
All values are approximate.

Related achievements

Achievement		Description
	Texan Predictability	Kill an enemy you can't see with a ricocheted Coilgun shot.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Бобинен пистолет	Coilgun
Spanish	Bobiductor	Coilductor
English	Coilgun	-
French	Pistolet à induction	Induction Gun
German	Spulenpistole	Coilgun
Italian	Pistola a bombina	Coilgun
Brazilian Portuguese	Pistola Espiral	Coilgun
Romanian	Pistol de lazere	Laser Gun
Russian	Пушка Гаусса	Gauss Gun

Trivia

• The Coilgun is loosely based off of the Railgun from Team Fortress Classic. That game's version did not have a ricochet function.
• The Coilgun overcharge can actually deal up to 60 damage, but since this requires being physically inside an enemy player, this is unlikely to be achieved in normal gameplay.
• When a charged laser hits an ÜberCharged enemy, it will impact them as normal instead of bouncing off.
• The Coilgun can randomly crit on an overcharge.

Gallery

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  Coilgun concept art