[TF2] Flare gun and Manmelter inflict self-damage under a certain angle

[Churkinator]

If you are standing right next to a wall and shoot from the Flare gun or Manmelter under 40-50 angle you can damage yourself. Additionally, if you die from this, then the killfeed will show you the icon of Detonator, so it somehow related to it.

Team.Fortress.2.-.2025-05-18.14-33-08.mp4

Team.Fortress.2.-.2025-05-18.14-31-01.mp4

[JoriKos]

The videos don't work. It's likely that dying to your own flare in any circumstance just results in the Detonator icon because you're not supposed to be able to die to a non-reflected flare except to the Detonator's.

[NULLYUKI]

The videos don't work.

Both videos work on my end, so I would suggest that you check again if they are working now.

[KimmyTF2]

Nope videos don't load for me either

[JoriKos]

They don't seem to work on Firefox but work fine on Chrome

[gaelcoral]

They don't seem to work on Firefox but work fine on Chrome

It's because the OP uses Steam Game Recording and Steam uses the H.265 codec and that codec, at least in Windows, needs to be “purchased” in order to watch videos in that codec

[MendysIcarus]

Isnt that how detonator was created? They used a bug to create a weapon.