Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2

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How to aim pipes as demoman
By the second tower
Today I am going to teach you how to exactly calculate the trajcectory of your pipes
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Introduction
Hi!
I'm your local demoman and I have something to teach you. It is going to be complicated, it is going to be useless so
just ƒucking shoot and don't think

Anyway, if you are as mentally defficient as I am, continue.
The formula
So, as you might know, pipes are projectiles and your mother is a ωhore. And the pipes are ωhores as well, y'know.

Now let us start with equations of motion:
x = Vx * t
y = h + vy * t - g * t² / 2
There are three vectors that form a right triangle, those are V0, Vx and Vy

the horizontal velocity component vx is equal to V0 * cos(α)
the vertical velocity component Vy = V0 * sin(α)

Then we combine the equations of motion and velocity components into one formila:
x = Vx * t => t = x / Vx
y = h + Vy * t - g * t² / 2 = h + x * Vy / Vx - g * (x / Vx)² / 2
y = h + x * (V₀ * sin(α)) / (V₀ * cos(α)) - g * (x / V₀ * cos(α))² / 2

As we know, sine over cosine is the definition of a tangent, so the formula is expressed as:¨
y = h + x * tan(α) - g * x² / 2 * V₀² * cos²(α)
Usefulness of this guide
None. You are never going to use this. Nor are you going to remember it. Just stop playing Team Fortress 2 and go get yourself some ♭itches on your team.
Grenade Launcher
The grenade launcher fires pipes at cca 1065 Hu/s, or Hammer units per second. All of the following trajectories will be calculated at a starting angle of 15 degrees, as that is the norm more or less. The player model is 83 Hu tall when standing and the demoman shoots from about 55 Hu. Which is still probably taller than you.
In the end, the trajectory should look something like this:
Iron Bomber
The iron bomber is not really even a sidegrade too much and it shoots at 1065 Hu/s as well, so the graph looks the same
Loch-n-Load
Now the Loch-n-load shoots it's projectiles at the velocity of 1522 Hu/s, which is about the speed at which I shoot ℂum into your mum. As such it has a straighter and longer trajectory.
Loose Cannon
Now surprise surprise, you were adopted the Loose cannon shoots at 1065 Hu/s as well. As such the trajectory is the one of the grenade launcher, but the projectiles explode 2 seconds sooner by default. If you charge it up, that time goes even lower. The graph still looks like your face, so weirdly deformed and really ƒucking long
Closing Words
Maybe you are a bit smarter. Maybe you are still really dumb, I dunno. But I just wasted a few minutes of your life and I am really, genuinely happy about that.
Go do something better, my final message
Goodbye
71 Comments
mamak warrior 21 Jul, 2021 @ 8:37pm 
easily the best guide i've ever seen here lol
pluhg 18 Apr, 2021 @ 8:39pm 
too much math
telezet 6 Mar, 2021 @ 2:10pm 
what the fuck
meowscarada 3 Mar, 2021 @ 4:00pm 
what the heck
my neck my back 27 Feb, 2021 @ 4:22pm 
The velocity for all these grenade launchers is incorrect
Jbrns♥ 27 Feb, 2021 @ 10:52am 
very useful, thanks!
I Lᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ 27 Feb, 2021 @ 10:46am 
This is the most useful guide i have found in my time on steam
KarmaDio 27 Feb, 2021 @ 8:20am 
i want to die now
RedDevil0507 26 Feb, 2021 @ 10:58pm 
i love ashley0507
literally him 26 Feb, 2021 @ 6:22pm 
holy shit this actually works i managed to become ultra demoman after this