Character Instructions

[Adabiviak]

Valve seems to be known for giving very little instructions for how to play their characters. It'll either be explained by way of game progression, or the game laid out such that you can't not figure it out with a little trying. However, I learned several things that I never knew about the game the other night, so I thought it would be a good idea to put together a thread about everything that each class is capable of. Not playing other classes besides medic much, I didn't know that you could rotate your equipment before placing it as the engineer. I didn't know you could speed up the construction of your dispensers by wrenching them. I didn't know there was a 'quick re-disguise' button for the spy. There are a bundle of 'strategy' videos for some of the classes, but that focuses more on technique as opposed to covering everything that's available. This might be better for the Wiki section though. Should something like this be in the Wiki? I'll contribute if I may.

 

[morgs]

There's a quick re-disguise button??? :O

 

[Nibwoddle]

You can rotate the buildings!?!

MADNESS!

 

[monkeyclass]

Theres a dispenser??!! :O

 

[average_d]

There's a quick re-disguise button??? :O

Yep, F10

 

[morgs]

Uhh, yeah I'm not that stupid.

 

[Que-Ever]

Yep, F10

They re-mapped it, it's actually shoot-yourself-in-the-temple. Or B, I can't remember which.

 

[Gray Fox]

how do you rotate that shit

 

[Pesmerga]

You fire crit rockets more often if you enable the Gem in battle.net.

 

[Omnomnick]

how do you rotate that shit

Secondary fire while holding the Equipment box in your arms.

 

[Pesmerga]

Which also changes the direction characters will face when they come out of a teleporter. Useful for getting others oriented as soon as they've exited.

 

[f_combineftw]

Yep, F10

i dought with every inch of my soul and body that there is no one that dosent know that one......but its still funny

 

[ubermensch]

Hope springs eternal, f_combineftw.

 

[ríomhaire]

Isn't there some sort of manual you can get off your Steam menu by right-clicking on TF2?

 

[Adabiviak]

i dought with every inch of my soul and body that there is no one that dosent know that one......but its still funny

I had to learn that one the hard way.

Isn't there some sort of manual you can get off your Steam menu by right-clicking on TF2?

Kind of. It mentions some basics about upgrading Sentries. Maybe there's more? It's actually a pretty funny piece of work.

 

[Mahalis]

i dought with every inch of my soul and body that there is no one that dosent know that one......but its still funny

But... but it's not.

Yeah, there are a few classes that have subtleties like that. Right-click detonates demoman stickies regardless of what weapon you have out; B is quick re-disguise; - switches team in the disguise menu; right-clicking with the toolbox out rotates whatever you're building. That's really about all I can think of. Probably not worth wiki-entry - it's pretty easy to figure out in-game - but hey, whatever.

 

[Headcrab Pie]

Right clicking makes teh spy invisible.

I honestly did not know this until a week after i got the game.

 

[_-_-SELAS-_-_]

As spy you can disguise as one of ur own. So if your a blue spy and u pull out disguise kit and press + (I think) u can disguise yourself as a blue medic for instance.

Very very very usable in about 1 or 2 situations.

 

[Jintor]

Trying to think of other button thingies nobody knows about.

It is possible to get telefragged on teleporters, so don't bloody crouch on top of them meleeing the bloody things.