Mine Layer

Mine Layer
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Basic Information
Used by	Demoman
Slot	Secondary
Ammo
Ammo loaded	4
Ammo carried	24
Loadout Stats
The Mine Layer Proximity Mine Launcher Proximity mines explode near enemies Max charge time decreased by 50% Stickies fizzle on a detonation attempt -4 max pipebombs out -50% clip size "Aye, keep an eye out! Heh..."

The Mine Layer is an alternative secondary weapon for the Demoman. It appears similar to the Stickybomb Launcher, except with a cylindrical magazine, a circular ejection port, and a large metal chassis with yellow warning paint on its side. The paint appears yellow regardless of which team the user is on.

Instead of the Stickybomb Launcher's manually detonated stickybombs, the Mine Layer fires proximity mines that explode after 0.6 seconds when an enemy player, or its own wielder, exists within their detonation radius. This includes shooting mines at an enemy, whether or not the mines are in mid-air. If shot underwater, the mines will have significantly reduced velocity, but will explode as normal. The mines have the same damage and splash radius as regular stickybombs, and take 0.8 seconds to become active. The Mine Layer can also hold down its primary fire to charge, increasing the speed (and therefore distance) that mines can be shot at. This occurs 50% faster than the Stickybomb Launcher, reaching maximum charge in 2 seconds instead of 4. As a penalty, the weapon only holds 4 mines in its clip, and can only have 4 mines out at a time.

The weapon's alternate fire does not detonate the mines, instead causing them to fizzle out without an explosion. If the user shoots a fifth mine when four are out, the oldest one placed will fizzle. If the user dies, all mines placed will fizzle. Unlike the Stickybomb Launcher's stickybombs, the user can see their own mines through solid walls. The mines have a flashing light and make a quiet beeping sound, warning enemies of their presence, and make a louder beeping sound when they are about to explode. An enemy can avoid a mine explosion by walking into its detonation radius, then walking away before it explodes. Mines shot at enemies will not stick to them, bouncing off and landing on the ground.

Because the mines are triggered when the user walks into their radius, they can be used to explosive jump like regular stickybombs.

Properties

Properties
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Explosive
Ranged or Melee?		Ranged
Taunt		Twirl
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	120%	144
Base damage	100%	120
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	64
Critical		360
Mini-crit		144
Mini-crit (ramp-up)		190
Bullet count		1
Splash
Minimum splash	50%	146 HU
Damage reduction		1% / 2.92 HU
Self-damage		45-90
Ammo
Loaded		4
Carried		24
Reload type		Single
Function Times
Attack interval		0.6 s
Reload		1.133 s
First reload		1.09 s
Further reloads		0.67 s
Activation time		0.8 s 1.4 s
Charge fill speed		50% / s
Charge fill time		2 s
All values are approximate.

Achievements

Achievement		Description
	Turn a Blind Eye	Deal a total of 5000 damage with Mines you couldn't see.
	Prime of Your Life	Damage enemies with 16 Mines that are at least 5 seconds old in a single life.
	Like A Little Bunny	Trigger 8 enemy Mines that are at least 5 seconds old by walking near them without getting hurt.
	Disarmament	As a Heavy, safely trigger an enemy Mine that is at least 5 seconds old without walking near it.
	Bourbon Flight	Blast jump a long distance off an enemy Demoman's Mine.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Гранатомет с безконтактни мини	Non-contact Mine Grenade Launcher
Spanish	Lanzaminas	Mine Launcher
English	Mine Layer	-
French	Lanceur de mines	Mine Launcher
German	Minenleger	Mine Layer
Italian	Mortaio a mine	Mine Launcher
Brazilian Portuguese	Lançador de Minas	Mine Launcehr
Romanian	Lansator de mine	Mine Launcher
Russian	Миномёт	Mortar

Update history

2.0.0

• Added The Mine Layer

2.0.1

• Mines of losing team no longer detonate

2.0.2

• Increased clip size & max stickies to 4 (from 3)
• Max charge time decreased by 50%

2.1.0

• The player's mines are now highlighted through walls
• Mines will now fizzle out instead of exploding when placing more than four mines

Trivia

• The Mine Layer's model was originally submitted to Team Fortress 2's Steam Workshop in 2011.
• The beeping of deployed mines have a different pitch for each team, following the easily replicable formula Pitch = 86 + GetTeamNumber() * 4, where RED = 2, BLU = 3, GRN = 4, and YLW = 5. They have the lowest pitch on RED and the highest on YLW.
• Even though the model's magazine implies that 6 mines can be loaded, the final weapon only holds 4 at once.
• The Sandvich is able to detonate enemy mines.