TF2: 30 Days of ONLY Engineer

[@zenithzv]

Thank you all for watching! you did enjoy, subscribing is the best way to tell me im doing a good iob! See ya in 6 months! (Hopefully wont take that long again lol)

[@purpletea7933]

Oh my god i was your first subscriber back in 1998 do you remember me?

[@kinaer]

your voice is sexy

[@cuutcbr9038]

Man If you do some day you do a vídeo like this on pyro pls use the Dragon's Fury is the only Fun primery on pyro

[@UnethicalEthic]

Do 30 days as Demoman but you have to always be drunk

[@FlatterComb]

Its like the sequel to elmaxos overly aggresive engineering

[@quinneroni]

Playing monkey-neer for 30 days is absolutely bananas! It must've taken a lot of potassium to defend those trees for that long

[@MetaCanine882]

wtf lmao

[@nihao20]

⁠@@MetaCanine882He’ll tell you all about the story at 21:09.

[@MetaCanine882]

@@nihao20 I know just the comment is fucking hilarious

[@dani.2479]

blons twdr defens five

[@IglooCrafter1]

what does this mean

[@TheWhatShow]

Those darn banana stealing banana spies

[@bashdzy]

Not the bananas noooo

[@davetrap9403]

Hi thewhat i watched your overwatch vid yesterday

[@CrunchyCrumbles]

Hi thewhat i *DIDNT* watched your overwatch vid yesterday

[@smolbrendan5978]

should'a had a 020 village to see 'em

[@ThatNoobKing]

They're depriving us of our potassium!!

[@Wehungerfeedus]

16:59 ZENITH PREDICTED KSI'S NEW SONG???????

[@MiguelAntonioN.Peinado]

i had anxiety before i played tf2, but, after i discovered the engineer class, it turned into severe anxiety

[@martincan3]

Lmao

[@surrealtastic]

And then when I discovered Spy, I fucking died

[@marshmallowcream]

Anxiety premium

[@Spacepelican]

@@marshmallowcreamanxiety squared

[@SpedzterSpedy]

and when i discovered medic....i developed anxiety deluxe premium

[@thomifron]

21:17 I dont know if you did it on purpose, but theres literally an engineer monkey in btd6, so just using the dart monkey with a hat is 100x funnier

[@Jackomojo]

That absolutely floored me

[@surprisedlobsta8543]

Not only that, but the monkey engineer tower, BUILDS SENTRIES

[@SoldierMan755]

​@@surprisedlobsta8543oh wanna know something else? BTD5 Mobile has the engineer monkey too, and it's super sentry perk has sentries modelled after a Level One TF2 Sentry

[@cewla3348]

@@SoldierMan755 goofy ai generated response

[@Salted_Rice223]

​@@cewla3348 ?

[@interrobang5785]

Getting points over kills actually fits really well for engineer. Engie’s support, a lot of what he does for the team is in teles and dispensers.

[@Ross516]

Teleporting behind two snipers and building an entire sentry behind them has me in tears

[@fiona9891]

most aware sniper players

[@redmegarex]

@@fiona9891 most skilled sniper main

[@theclassyviking7351]

Engie is my second most played class just behind Heavy, so when I heard him say he'd stick to 1 set for 10 days before switching to another... wow I just- yea I knew he'd have a bad time. Glad Dane sorted him out and showed just how important it is to hot swap between all the tools in your loadout when the time is right.

[@nuggetsandclide]

The point counting over kills with the strange cosmetic makes a lot more sense for engie imo. Engineer is a support class, and as an engineer main my main goal is to use every tool in my kit to help my team win, keeping up teles and dispensers to assist and influence your team is incredibly useful, and you get points for effective use of both of them. If you're playing your support role correctly you can really rack up the points without getting near as many kills as the other top scorers, it feels good.

[@Wabbaaajack]

He should have gotten a strange PDA, it counts sentry kills, health dispensed, and teleports

[@nenethe0177]

41:20 Finally, someone actually talks about the impact of a tele. All the fancy clips are engies doing sentry jumps, winning huge fights, but the tele can literally be the difference between winning and losing. Not having a tele on some maps can basically be equal to DOUBLING your respawn timer, the spawn and the frontlines are just that far.

[@NegativeDumpster]

Insert joke about Mountain Lab here.

[@Casual_PKBeats]

I appreciate the Spy v Engi in Monkey Banana terms, I never really understood it until now :) I think you failing to reach your point goal is actually an important echo to playing Engi. That sometimes, things will go to shit, and what's important isn't making things work out all the time, but rather just how you deal with that to keep moving forward. This paired with Uncle Dane's thoughts on your reviews is honestly really interesting, I love that you included that, I'll probably watch the full thing later since hearing advice in that way is always super insightful Amazing video, you did great with it, now I'm going to tell everyone I know to subscribe :)

[@zenithzv]

Doing your part o7

[@DeadPerfection]

"If you're on Rescue Ranger, you're not a gamer, you- you can't game" is among the greatest TF2 sentences I've ever heard.

[@mythic9857]

As a learning spy main nothing feels better than shanking a farmer and stealing his bananas

[@wheeliebonus]

Its fascinating to hear your perception of engineer because its made me realize i dont habitually utilize the movement mechanics of tf2 despite it being a huge part of the game for other players. I can barely rocket jump and only do it to get high. IMO, the best parts of playing Engie is the RTS-esque gameplay (finding good spots to set your buildings and using the map to place your teammates in an advantageous position) AND being able to blast fools with a shotgun in first-person while you reel them into your sentry's line of sight.

[@wr3nche5]

as a (semi) competent engineer main, i am so proud. it's like watching my kid grow up. you did good, partner! the beginning days were hard to watch, but after ancle dan showed up and showed you the way of the engineer, the following days were SO fun to watch. those clips of the frontier justice gave me so much dopamine despite the fact i wasn't even the one playing xP engie really does require a totally different mindset than power classes (unless you're running FJ and Gunslinger), and after you learned that, you improved as an engineer drastically. i'd recommend this video to anyone looking to get into engineer but is struggling like you were, because it definitely opens your eyes with how engineer is supposed to be played. overall you get 5 mini sentries out of 5 mini sentries, and an official texan certification yippee-ki-yay, partner

[@martinmnagell2894]

Man learns that those who don't mainly fight have a million other things to manage. -Medic main

[@pikazilla6405]

After watching this and watching uncle danes ultimate battle engineer guide, that video of his almost seems TAILOR MADE for someone like zenith, practically every issue or things he found boring or unappealing about engineer was solved or addressed by that video alone

[@MrMax2191]

I respect your dedication to playing these classes for 30 days straight

[@Liam_The_Great]

this comment sounds like chatgpt

[@naveesomeone1583]

@@Liam_The_Great I respect your comment unreasonably angrily Liam The Great as I am not a ai.

[@regalblade8171]

​@@naveesomeone1583how many fingers does a hand have

[@naveesomeone1583]

@@regalblade8171 fingers?

[@trollosgaming7724]

In coding, a "'finger" is used to create presets for code, with a hand being a collection of fingers. The answer to how many fingers are in a hand is limitless.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

31:01 As a Medic/Engie main, I actually cheered out loud when Zenith said "I should stop locking my loadout". Yes! The variety of this game, its replayability, comes from the ludicrous amount of weapon options available. And as the gameplay shows, a weapon swap can turn the tide of battle.

[@Casual_PKBeats]

You sold me on the Kirby Air Ride mention already LOL ok lemme actually watch this

[@zenithzv]

They call me kirby air ride rungulo

[@That_Paperbag]

21:18 i like how you used the dart monkey and not the monkey that can litterally build sentry guns

[@anaceattorneyfangreatgame9770]

As an engi main I have 1 tip for you when playing as engi. Give up, you can't protect everything. Give up your sentry, give up your base, give up your location. Engi's about being the boot in the door that opens up the previously locked door for you team, don't get pissed at the enemy team for doing their job to stop your team. Just give up trying to be perfect.

[@IInferno]

Woah Zen. This was an INCREDIBLY well put together video, it's obvious you put WELL over a month into this, I, and all those who watch your stuff thank you for this near-hour presentaton of your journey through the circles of hell.

[@rianrafael7015]

One of the best tf2 videos I've ever seen, I absolutely loved everything about it, the editing, your beautiful voice, and mostly about the fact that this video has helped me improve playing as engineer.

[@Shotgun_Hamster]

Engineer is a class where certain loadouts work in certain times. Whenever I play engie i always go through 3-4 different loadouts in a game. It's very helpful to bind loadout to keys so you can get the right loadout in the right time!

[@MCToons918]

Hey Zenith, Your Engineer Video was absolutely phenomenally well done and shows what a LOT of Engineers are like and it's nice to see people show others why so many people complain or ask for help as Engineer. I've played for 9 years now playing as Engineer and honestly you have done well showing the people how Engineer can be hard to play and probably one of the hardest to master. But he's a huge factor in the game and can dominate if you have Proper Game Sense and knowing when to push in and push back. Seriously you have done well and take my hard hat off you to for working so hard and hopefully learning how to play as the small texan hard hat man.

[@DangStank]

I like that the thumbnail engineers progression involves removing the gibus, but not replacing it with anything.

[@SIothingAround]

This video is the personification of the feeling you get after watching an uncle Dane video.

[@infntnub]

17:50 there is a slight delay to the shield.. that's why you don't wait until the sentry is 1 hit away from death to use it :)

[@Pudding404]

Honestly, I've been playing engineer so much more lately, soley because of Tick Tock by Joji and Mimi sentry videos.

[@weaboo8141]

I don't know if this has been happening on all servers but lately, a lot of people has been kinda avoiding playing engie even in a payload defense, sometimes having more medics than engies. But i see how it feels, engie REALLY depends on the team to basically protect the nest, and in return engie provides a safe area for your team to either plan ahead or jump back into the fight. Problem is it's pubs, and you don't expect people to work together in pubs. One of the biggest example of this is the one time i was in a payload match, we were defending and no engie in sight. Our soldier starts berating the team for not placing sentries, someone then picked engie and he gets berated again for dying way too many times, failing to realize nobody was even protecting the engie and leaving him to fend for himself.

[@UnethicalEthic]

Do 30 days as Demoman but you have to always be drunk

[@nathanfivecoate5848]

No... That would destroy his liver and potentially cause alcoholosm

[@bubblegunsoldier7484]

@@nathanfivecoate5848 good

[@lolnt6103]

​@@nathanfivecoate5848you need to do so for the true demoman experience

[@thugkermit9999]

I love that it took him HALF THE FUCKING CHALLENGE to figure that sticking with one load out on engi is a bad choice

[@krakenofthesea106]

You know the thing that uncle dane has stated for YEARS.

[@ChiwyKun]

42:44 huh, that scout wasnt lying, his scatter gun does enduce rage!!

[@ArtZy08]

One of the first things I learned about engi: THE SENTRY IS DISPOSABLE Gun went down? Build another behind cover and let enemies walk into it.

[@ArtZy08]

I don’t know if boba is bubble tea, but it sounds like it and I’m assuming it is, try taro flavour it’s quite nice.

[@Bropower125Games]

As somebody with an absolutely insane amount of hours as Engineer, I live to play the weirdest battle engineer you will ever see, and if you see me its likely it'll be on 2fort. I use the stock shotgun, stock wrench, and the short circuit, truth is though I don't really have strategies. Its all about positioning, game knowledge, and knowing your enemy and where they are. Pretty much nothing else matters on a map like 2fort

[@purplehaze2358]

My jaw dropped to the floor seeing the price of a strange gunslinger. Like.. it's literally just pixels on a screen and code, it should not be more potentially expensive than the computer you use it on.

[@GameGuinAzul]

Honestly that banana tree segment of how the engi is weak to spy is somehow the most accurate depiction of the matchup I’ve seen on KZbin. (Except of course uncle Dane’s content)

[@arcticshocked]

funnily enough, i main battle engie, i find that learning when to pick fights and use my entire arsenal made me decent as a scout as well.

[@gt123_5]

Loving this series man. Mad respect for the grind!

[@SMG230]

I wonder what he’ll play next…

[@coffyturtle788]

how tf do you only have 26.600 subs the vids are great and hella entertaining and very good edited as well. i dont even play tf2 anymore but these vids give me a sudden urge to play it. Keep up the good work man love the work.

[@ckinggaming5bucketmadness766]

Swift water is one of my favorite maps in the game specially because of how easy it can be to just sneak behind them enemy team as engi Also heavy can be killed in like 3 shots from the panic attack

[@CrimsoniteSP]

I honestly picked up TF2 specifically because I watched ALL of Uncle Dane's videos like 3 times over, lol. He's not my most played class right now, but one of my most effective. I'm surprised how aggressive he's really able to be played, even without Lv3 sentries. Lv2s are really good on thier own. I also play on controller so he's easy. Putting his building binds on the D-pad was really handy.

[@psy-fi64]

How's controller work out for you? I've never actually heard of someone using controller full-time

[@CrimsoniteSP]

@@psy-fi64 I've grown up on controller and consoles so it's literally just because I'm so used to it that keyboard and mouse feels like rocket science. And back in my Cod days I turned off aim assist cuz it felt better. So all the downsides of playing controller on TF2 I've already been used to for years. You do have to use Steam's controller support to fix the god awful default sensitivity TF2 uses, but other than that it's completely fine.

[@deionel]

Dude, I was literally rewatching your soldier video when this one came out. What a pleasant surprise!

[@FORSCOTLAAND]

17:00 bro predicted the future 😭

[@jbomb06]

ah! pee surprise!'s speech had me heaving, so funny. I guess the rest of the video was cool to. As someone who mains engie, seeing you attempt to master him gave me flashbacks to when I was properly learning the class.

[@wizardsumo]

thank you! (i'm him)

[@alalalalsekkeke]

what i love about your channel is honesty. keep up the good work man

[@ex0r3t43]

how is this dude still sane bro, respect for this man

[@leobracken2316]

"The difference between genius and madness is whether or not it works, and this seems to work." -Me, probably. "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results." -That one guy from far cry... 5? zenith both is and isn't doing the same thing depending on how you look at it, but in my unprofessional opinion I'd say he's just.. driven. (Edit): Now having finished watching the video? Yes, *driven*.

[@Legorunner]

alternative description: uncle dane reskins have always been such a strange case to me. On one hand if you like uncle dane but hate that he doesn't upload much it's nice to have another option to choose from. But on the other hand, reskins usually do very different videos or aren't even that good engineer mains to begin with. And I've always thought it would be neat if cool engie youtubers like engineer gaming had more than "it's engineer gaming. A well known meme". So I took a large number of uncle dane reskins currently available in the web and became the ultimate uncle dane reskin, with videos from: "short review on ninjaneering" to "the ultimate guide to using the wrangler"

[@double2254]

Rescue ranger has the most satisfying sound on hit in the game and is too damn fun to use as a combat shotty… you aren’t alone in just giving up building to go DM people with it, my strange professional killstreak rescue ranger “The Cooler Pomson” is proof of my just wanting to kill people with the dumb thing lol

[@pinkguycomments69]

The "Uncle Dane" is a soft-spoken, sentry main from Bee Cave, Texas, USA with an interest in all mechanical things. He specializes in constructing and maintaining Buildings that provide support to his team, rather than fighting at the front lines, making him the most suitable for defense. The *Ankle Pain's* various gadgets include the Sentry Gun, an automated turret that fires at any enemy in range, the Dispenser, a device that restores the health and ammunition of nearby teammates, and Teleporters that quickly transport players from point A to point B. Because the "Uncle Dane's" ingenious devices are under constant threat from explosives and devious enemy MrSwipez1, a good "Uncle" must keep his gear under a watchful eye and under repair with his Wrench at all times. When the Uncle Dane needs to get his hands dirty, his trio of generic yet capable weapons, along with the assistance of his helpful hardware, make him more than capable of holding his own in a fight. If need be, the Dane can even pick up and haul constructed buildings to redeploy them in more favorable locations. While usually viewed as a defensive class, the Uncle has a selection of high-tech weapons that allow him to destroy projectiles or to build faster-deploying, less damaging Sentry Guns, which give him great utility at the front lines too. His Teleporters are also a key point to both the offensive and defensive team's success, allowing slower, heavier classes to reach the front-lines quicker. The Uncle Dane is voiced by the Engineer from Team Fort 2 by Valve in the game Team Four Trees 2, and by "Dane Kevin Cook" in the short film Perish Time.

[@DocAnnie]

As an aspiring IRL engineer I think now i know why my parents are advocating for me to do medicine instead

[@TRlCKSHOTER]

😂

[@donutonahole]

I just finished watching you Soldier 30 day challenge video and immediately saw this. I'm really loving your content, man. You're awesome!

[@lucas-rl7tv]

Watching 17:00 in october 2024 is giving me brainrot

[@Im_Thresher]

when i started playing tf2 my aim was trash, so i started playing engineer, i would die so many times because i was putting my sentry in the wrong spots, but dying teached me how to position my sentry and myself, and showed me that, you don't need good aim to kill or win, with positioning, experience and a little bit of luck, you can win all the games. And that is how I became an engie main.

[@The24thWight]

Engineer gaming.

[@shud713]

43:26 I love how you use KH music, The World That Never Was has some lowkey banging background music :P Edit: Watching the rest of the video, seeing u got 13k points.... Org. 13 would be proud of you

[@sarcastic2731]

Next challenge:play medic for month.

[@matthewmiller8297]

I actually respect for changing the goal you started the video with.... Only fools stay locked into foolish goals.

[@nogatonis]

where the weed sentry

[@ghost_ship_supreme]

Engineer is a support class for a reason. He’s strongest bringing up the rear, maybe holding a point. A lvl 2 is much better than a lvl 1 sentry, but a lvl 3 is literally the exact same as a lvl 2… but with rockets. Priority should be holding strategic areas with lvl 2 or higher usually

[@ContentCat-gf1gv]

the thick of it?

[@DangerDaniel-k5q]

Holy crap Lois KSI’s in TF2!

[@alexthrailkill]

I started as a Spy main as a kid in 2011/2012, then eventually switched to Medic. I’ve been an Engi main for years now though, I just love the playstyle. It’s funny because when everything is working he’s probably the chillest class to play. But when things go wrong, there’s so much to keep track of.

[@leafofyume7838]

i was gonna write a whole book wondering why youtube didint recommended me your videos because of 1. 2. 3. 4. so im just gonna say that you explaining why you love the hidden gem of an anime that is your profile picture brought my faith in humanity back for these 15 minutes. also, cool that i can relax watching a tf2 video for once.

[@salihnu]

As an engi you really need to know the map and the location and depending on the game mode and team you need to adapt. On payload as an attacker I like to use the rescue rangers, the short circuit, and either the jag or gunslinger. Staying close to the cart mitigates the metal hungry shirt circuit and helps your team against demo and soldier spam. Having teleports up and moving them to keep on the pressure is super important. And having a sentry guarding your back and creating some save gives for team room to breathe. Something to keep in mind is, that with your teleporter exit you can direct the flow of your team. Directing them into flanking makes it easier to push the cart etc. What helps me is thinking in zones that I can deny or push as the engi. Plus knowing where and how to sentry jump is a lot of fun. So try and challenge yourself and test where you can build everywhere, this gives the fun ideas and keeps the experience fresh. GL HF!

[@p33rky]

i'm so sorry you had to go through the torture that is the engineer class for a whole month, hope you get better.

[@sudarnotaufiq7059]

"and engineer is the worst class" Uncle Dane: *laughs*

[@aslegger]

zenith has harnessed the engineer gaming essence

[@CRT_Gaming_2011]

I recommend placing your dispenser right behind your sentry and superglueing yourself behind your sentry

[@zenithzv]

Thanks Landon

[@ZaTrapu]

Yo I can already tell that this video is gonna be sick af

[@TheNoiseOutside]

Only engineer in Casual: damn Engineer in Class Wars: GOOD GOD

[@kardinalchaos3932]

now play as hoovy for 30 days

[@twiddydinks7938]

29:02 " You're not a gamer." - Uncle Dane tf2, 2023

[@collinzimmer7831]

16:58 OmG kSi reference!1!!1

[@derps4days]

Broskie as a true Texan I fucking loved that accent that was amazing lol

[@radscorpion8]

the most satisfying class for me to play by far is the spy. Sometimes you just back stab the whole team. And then there are those other times when you drive certain players so paranoid and angry that they leave the game :DDD

[@cihloun]

Zenith spent 30 days trying to summon Uncle Dane

[@lainwiredangel]

17:00 fucking saw in the future wtf

[@eve_squared]

I cannot believe you referenced kirby air ride, me and my sibling used to play that all the time on the game cube together. I remember going in the volcano all the time for fun.

[@zenithzv]

I used to love the area under the woods with the little figurines. My sister and i would sit around in free ride for hours playing

[@jokingbing1032]

I think you should play as Medic for a month if you're continuing this series

[@itsduckietime4473]

Bro saw Mimi-sentry and mained engineer IMMEDIATELY

[@krobalt4099]

so like the wrangler?

[@zenithzv]

So like the wrangler?

[@megamerco]

so like the wrangler?

[@Svar3n2527]

so like the wrangler?

[@Styxin]

any engineer born after 1993 can’t fight… all they know is alcohol, hit dispenser, twerk, be lazy, play gee-tar & twerk

[@ruileite4579]

Engineer gaming

[@ultgamercw6759]

Not using the Short Circuit was a major mistake. It's the perfect counter for demo and soldier weapons. You can attack the enemy dealing decent damage, destroy there projectiles and take them off guard. As someone who hates getting one shot by a random crit rocket I always take the Short Circuit. It's so satisfying to shut down a cocky solider who thinks he can get a free kill on me.

[@joeyiglesias8914]

pls do 30 days heavy i do anything

[@charliebbananas]

Make a video about you doing 100 push-ups

[@chexo3]

19:05 The thing about engineer is you’re an easy target for cheeky pyros, demos, soldiers, and scouts who’ve jumped behind to fuck with your team. You’re not a medic with a pocket to protect you, you’re not cloaked like a spy or fast like a scout, and you’re not able to defend yourself quite like the other classes. Sometimes this just happens. It helps to pay attention and alert your team.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

Not entirely, Pyros lack range you have and dropping a quick sentry and pulling out your pistol can force them to waste time on your sentry letting you easily put them in shotgun kill range. Demo and Soldier will have taken explosive damage and be within 2-shot range which is enough to make the pistol threatening. Buildings can be used to block their shots as well. Scout is all about landing your shots, since you don't need to track them or predict it comes down to engagement as a quick sentry drop is incredibly threatening at long range where Scout needs to close the gap.

[@aleksa_420]

Your videos are the only reason im not going insane.

[@sotailija8688]

I think i just learned something new about rescue ranger. You take it at the start of the game and switch when you notice there is too many spies or enemies that focus you. Something i didnt realise even after watching nearly all Uncle Dane videos. Thanks non-engineer main.

[@armyant1242]

How do you only have 54 hours in spy come on man. You have an anime profile picture. You needed at least get those numbers up to a 100.

[@dandyspacedandy]

going to this video after the Spy for 100 days video is like switching storylines in Sonic Adventure 2

[@imthecoolestguyalive]

This video is a pain to watch while eating, I almost choked on my food, like, four times. Funny video. Good video. My throat hurts.

[@Morgoth714]

If you were going for points you should have definitely pushed the cart more on offense. Engineer does a lot of things - support, combat, but most importantly he lives and dies by the objective. If you have a teleporter, dispenser, sentry, and are pushing the cart at the same time you are absolutely farming points. Same goes for defending the cart - make sure your gun is defending the objective and you will get that extra point for stopping them as well as killing them. As someone with 1700 hours on engineer, it can still be rough sometimes but 90% of games you can make something work. It's difficult being a support class when your team is bad. Playing in a queue with friends who you can trust to do damage and carry the team while you support is the most fun time to play engineer IMO.

[@Ninjagojosh]

Glad to see the engi vid finally come out, funny to see a dps mind attempt it XD I’ve always been an engine main so my way of thought Is the other way around, can’t play scout at all

[@mrmedic7799]

Now only play Medic for 30 Years straight

[@stefsmurf]

Love the City of Tears music at 1:30; ah, chief's kiss. Beautiful. No matter the context.

[@solgamerworld2807]

21:23 you shuold have showed a picture of a bannana farm because its bloons

[@FamusJamus]

25:19 I miss the old team scramble days. You'd get two steamrolls, and then the teams would be mixed up and you'd usually have a couple of smoother games. It's like eating a banana. A solid banana can lead to choking and a bad time for all involved. But when you put the banana in a blender, you get a cool smoothie that goes down nicely. Unless the game and/or banana has a tryhard pubstomper and/or banana peeling knife inside.

[@KraZTheKid]

15:26 is one of the most hilarious clips I’ve seen in tf2