The Smoke Grenade is a Light, Medium and Heavy class thrown gadget that continuously produces a cloud of smoke in an area which obscures vision & enemy player outlines.
Usage
The Smoke Grenade can be selected as one of three gadgets for any loadout.
Holding the primary trigger will prepare a high-velocity overhand throw. Holding the secondary trigger will prepare a low-velocity underhand throw. While preparing a throw, the gadget's trajectory is indicated up to the point where it bounces off a surface. Swapping to a different item will cancel the throw. Releasing the trigger throws the gadget.
The Smoke Grenade can be deployed by throwing it. The first time it impacts on a surface or contestant, it bounces away. On its second impact, it becomes invisible and triggers to begin emitting a cloud of smoke that blocks vision in the area.
Once triggered, the Smoke Grenade itself becomes invisible and remains on surfaces for its duration. It (and the smoke it produces over its lifetime) can be moved by explosions such as from Frag Grenades, Gas Canisters, Glitch Canisters, RPG impacts, and more.
Like the Powder Canister, if a Smoke Grenade's smoke cloud is near an active fire, the fire will be put out by the smoke.
Properties
Gadget
Grenade — Can be thrown like a grenade, meaning overhand or underhand. The trajectory and impact point are shown as an indicator.
Multiple Charges — Can be used 2 times. When a charge is used, it automatically recharges over the cooldown time.
Projectile
Projectile — Gets affected by gravity and has a travel time.
Bounce — Bounces away when the projectile collides with a surface or contestant. For the Smoke Grenade, this happens exactly once.
Trigger on Impact — Can fly for any amount of time and triggers when the projectile collides with a surface or contestant. For the Smoke Grenade, this happens only on the second impact.
Interceptible — Can be removed by the APS Turret, nullifying its effects. This causes the turret to lose some health.
Reshapeable — Can be reshaped by the Data Reshaper into a piece of decor by opponents.
Destructible — Can only be destroyed by high explosive damage, such as from a Frag Grenade that is close to the Smoke Grenade's resting point.
Not Damaging — Hitting a contestant directly with the projectile does not deal damage.
Smoke
Usable by Opponents — Can be used by opponents to their advantage.
Visibility — Affects the line of sight of the user and/or opponents. The smoke cloud blocks vision.
Not Attached — Does not attach to a surface upon deployment. The smoke cloud will be continuously produced by the (invisible) Smoke Grenade.
Not Damaging — Does not inflict damage.
Guide
Strengths
The Smoke Grenade can provide cover when needed such as when stealing a Cashout or when reviving a teammate.
The Smoke Grenade puts out fires in the surrounding area, and prevents goo from burning.
The smoke grenade prevents gas from being destroyed when placed ontop of it.
Item Mastery
Item mastery XP for the Smoke Grenade can be earned by actively using it.
XP Breakdown
Source
XP Reward
Deploying the Deploying the Smoke Grenade
200
Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.
Updated the placement and duration of the smoke’s blocking volume, which hides enemy players. This should now better match the visual effects of the smoke
Increased ‘smoke entity duration’ from 15s to 17.5s. This means enemy health bars and outlines will not show through the smoke until the effect properly begins to disappear
