[PC Gamer]

I noticed the update removed the "tf_weapon_sword" weapon class from several weapons (Scotsman's Skullcutter, Persian Persuader, etc.).

Does anyone know what weapon class, if any, these weapons are now using?

[Powerlord]

The item schema says the Scotsman's Skullcutter and Persian Persuader are still tf_weapon_sword.

Where exactly are you getting this information?

[PC Gamer]

1. I may be interpreting it wrong, but patch notes on 20 October update (https://steamdb.info/patchnotes/2217263/) show:

Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Removed attribute item_class tf_weapon_sword
Eyelander Removed attribute item_class tf_weapon_sword
Nessie's Nine Iron Removed attribute item_class tf_weapon_sword

2. Viewing items_game.txt show that weapons that used to show "item_class tf_weapon_sword" now do not show item_class at all (such as Persian Persuader). Instead, it shows up as "prefab weapon_sword"

3. I use the Uber Upgrades plugin which uses the weapon class to determine upgrade eligibility, and just recently noticed that I can't upgrade swords. I'm assuming this changed in the Inferno update, but I could be wrong.

[Powerlord]

When a weapon references a prefab, it takes on all the properties that the prefab has.

They changed a lot of weapons to use prefabs now in order to prevent mistakes when they modify one version of an item, but not a different version of the same item. Had they properly used it for the Fishcake (which is a Dalokahs Bar reskin) they could have avoided the bug where the Fishcake used different attributes than the Dalokahs bar.

But yes, anything referencing the "weapon_sword" prefab (including items referencing the "weapon_eyelander" or "weapon_battleaxe" prefabs) uses the tf_weapon_sword item_class.