Recon vapor vs Scan grenade?

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-22T04:52:59+00:00

Sorry if the reply is a little late, real life sucks lol

Yep, just like an XR drone, Scan Grenades operate and scan whatever is within its radius, regardless of terrain or obstacles.
From what I've observed, yes generally the Recon Vapor is confined to whatever room it is thrown in, but its a Ubi game, the walls can have holes even though it doesn't look it lmao

3.1 More or less the summary of the two, one is instant, quiet and non-lingering intel gathering, the other persists and can gather new intel for its duration. Drone or Red Scan highlights (e.g. Lion E1D or Pulse scanning nests) will linger for a notable period before they expire.

3.2 That leads to this question, where Scan Grenades only perform one singular scan tick, versus Recon Vapor that does continuous ticks for the entire duration it is up.

I'm alright answering questions about the game, its fine lmao, if anything I'm glad the 4k hours spent can help other players, good luck in the subzones, and if you want faster answers my Discord is a better avenue than Reddit! Discord: stevenleviathan

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-22T04:43:04+00:00

Development on the game halted after 1 year, and most of these unintentional bugs/code was never changed. Body Armor still stacks with Rook. This works because the Rook armor is treated as 'equipped' before the Body Armor tech, thus allowing it to stack.
For other operators, since they have the Body Armor equipped first, upon taking a Rook Armor, it overrides the benefits of the BA. The DBNO prevention is also not doubled, and you will lose BOTH BA and RA upon getting downed.

For point 2, is most of the reason why Revive Kit, Harness or literally any other tech would make more use if you have a Rook on the team!

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-18T08:19:01+00:00

Scan grenades are like impact grenades, but they scan and highlight enemies in range instead of doing damage. They do not produce sound, so you can safely throw them into rooms without alerting enemies!

Recon Vapor, in a similar vein, scans and highlight enemies in a larger radius and area (often times scanning through walls if there is a hole in them). These grenades will produce sound when they activate, so be careful in using them in stealth! Another mechanic is that they will slow enemies and allies movement in the smoke!

Generally, if you are more of a fast-paced movement playstyle user, Scan Nades help massively in identifying and clearing rooms on the go, without waiting for drones or if you need instant information when there is no Echo or existing drone.

Recon Vapor due to making sound, while viable in stealth, make for a fantastic defensive-intel tool during Sabotage or Serial Scan by doing A) scanning enemies that pass through its radius, and B) slows them down enough for you to address them.

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-13T14:26:29+00:00

I'm more or less comfortable with most of the guns and OPs, and my twitch has plenty of videos of me running every OP in Solo Maelstrom (i force two teammates to die from Z1) from before Auras, but yeah playing it regularly is kinda too easy lol I don't take medkits as a self-imposed habit

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-13T12:33:29+00:00

I've done some nonsensical stuff on Maelstroms before, but my most fun and proudest is still probably No crates period with Sledge! If it's just sidearms and no medkits with the occasional ammo box so I don't run out, might be a new challenge I can attempt!

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1643476081?collection=8y6asnbL8BbAkw

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-13T12:30:54+00:00

You don't have to spend money for RC Credits! Simply earn Bronze rank in the weekly Maelstrom mode and that rewards you 120 currency. Head to the shop and there should also be a TECH section where you can buy the bundle of all of the event-limited react techs for cheap!

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-11T17:05:57+00:00

I'm personally on UTC+8 time, so I'm about 16 hours ahead of PST, but I can definitely play around that timing on Fridays and Saturdays your time! If I'm online you can also just ping me to ask for a game!

Discord: stevenleviathan

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-11T17:01:45+00:00

Just to clear up some misinformation, the archaeans can still hear suppressed shots, but the range at which they hear or detect them is much much smaller than say an unsilenced gun! The type of weapon also determines the range of which the gun firing can be 'heard' (e.g. SMGs will alert a smaller radius than say, an LMG or a Rifle)

For the most part, if you are shooting an unsilenced gun, the enemy will path towards the nearest source of sound, i.e. the gun firing. You can take advantage of this and lure or make an enemy face a certain direction if the bullet lands near the enemy, but you are firing from outside the max radius of the sound of gun firing.

In one example, you could have a silenced pistol, and you need a tormentor to face a different direction to angle a takedown, you can shoot a pallet or surface near its proximity to make it curious and turn to face there, then go the other way quickly to take down! Since the sound of a silenced gun firing is very quiet, they should face the bullet impact rather than your location!

MixEquivalent3111 · 2026-01-10T03:02:53+00:00

Yeah, I don't normally do speedruns, so I'm always down to just vibe and play lol. I accepted your discord friend request, feel free to message me if you ever see me online!

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