Stickybomb Launcher

Stickybomb Launcher
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Basic Information
Used by	Demoman
Slot	Secondary
Ammo
Ammo loaded	8
Ammo carried	24
Loadout Stats
Stickybomb Launcher Stickybomb Launcher Alt-Fire: Detonate all Stickybombs "KA-BOOOM!"

The Stickybomb Launcher is the default secondary weapon of the Demoman. It is a pneumatic bomb-launching device which fires glowing, team-colored, spherical bombs with spikes on them, featuring a large underbarrel drum magazine, a bolt-action loading mechanism, and wooden handles.

The Stickybomb Launcher fires stickybombs, also known as "stickies", which attach to map geometry, bouncing off other entities like enemies and the Payload. They can be remotely detonated after 0.7 seconds with the alternative fire key, dealing splash damage that scales off with distance. The stickybombs do not explode on contact with enemies, nor do they deal damage when stepped on. Up to 8 stickybombs can be placed at a time, and all armed stickies will explode at once when detonated, stacking their damage on any enemy within range.

Unlike every other weapon, stickybomb damage is affected by both distance and time, suffering damage fall-off based off the user's distance if detonated within 5 seconds of launching, and no damage fall-off if detonated after 5 seconds. Stickybombs are destroyed by enemy bullets (and melee attacks, for the brave), and are pushed back by enemy explosions and airblasts. The user can charge the Stickybomb Launcher up to 4 seconds to increase the velocity, and therefore distance, the stickies are launched at. Stickybombs have significantly reduced velocity when fired underwater.

Because the user takes damage and knockback from their own stickybombs, they can be used for a highly potent explosive jump that outpaces any other form of movement in the game. Each sticky detonated under the Demoman will lead to an increase in velocity. However, the Demoman does not have the damage reduction from explosive jumps that the Soldier has, and so ambitious jumping will lead to the user's immediate death.

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		8
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		0.7 s 0.7135 s
Charge fill speed		25% / s
Charge fill time		4 s
All values are approximate.

Related achievements

Achievement		Description
	Aged Like Wine	Get 30 kills using Stickybombs you placed more than 5 seconds ago.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Гранатомет за лепкави бомби	Stickybomb Grenade Launcher
Spanish	Lanzabombas Lapa	Stickybomb Launcher
English	Stickybomb Launcher	-
French	Lanceur de bombes collantes	Stickybomb Launcher
German	Haftbombenwerfer	Stickybomb Launcher
Italian	Mortaio a bombe adesive	Stickybomb Launcher
Brazilian Portuguese	Lança-stickybombs	Stickybomb Launcher
Romanian	Lansator de bombe	Bomb Launcher
Russian	Липучкомёт	Stickybomb Launcher
Ukrainian	Липучкомет	Stickybomb Launcher

Update history

2.0.0

• Updated the Sticky Launcher:^(sic)
  • Added damage ramp-up over time
  • Immediate detonations do half damage
  • Full damage is reached 2s after firing (1.3s after arming)
  • Self-damage and Sticky Jumping are unchanged
  • Damage ramp-up period starts when charging instead of upon fire.
  • Updated Viewmodel animations to include the other arm.
• Fixed an issue causing sticky bomb^(sic) detonation sound to rapidly play multiple times in a row.
• Added unique HUD icons for Stickybombs, Proximity Mines, the Kritzkrieg, and the Medigun.^(sic)
• Improved the Stickybombs GRN and YLW textures.
• Fixed the Stickybomb pulse effect to properly follow the entity.

2.0.1

• Fixed being able to push stickybombs only once

2.0.2

• Updated the Stickybomb Launcher:
  • Now consistent with live TF2's stickies
  • Fixed stickies not suffering from damage falloff
  • Damage rampup changed to 100% (from 70%)
  • Explosion radius rampup to 100% (from 80%)
  • Projectiles no longer bounce off friendly buildings

2.1.0

• Stickybombs now fizzle properly on death

2.1.3

• Fixed Stickybombs and proximity mines becoming invincible against bullets if they get moved without becoming airborne

Trivia

• Unlike in Team Fortress 2, stickybombs can be detonated while taunting.