Smoke Bolt

The Smoke Bolt was an ammo type available to the Hunter QCX. It was unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

The Smoke Bolt changed the Hunter's bolt to a very low damage bolt that instantly deployed a cloud of smoke. Unlike the Smoke Grenade, the Smoke Bolt was infinitely replenishable, and instantly deployed upon hitting a surface, though this prevented the smoke from being bounced round corners.

While equipped, the Smoke Bolt reduced the magazine size of the Hunter to two bolts, and the ammunition reserve to six bolts. Similar to the Detect Bolt's current effect, equipping the Smoke Bolt reduced the damage of the Hunter to 100 per shot, retaining the same 1.5x headshot multiplier.

This attachment was replaced in the June 17, 2020 Update with the Incendiary Bolt, a lower-damage bolt that instead applies a damage-over-time burn on impact. The intention was to lower the ubiquity of smoke by removing an infinite source of the effect.

History

 * June 17, 2020 Update
 * Smoke Bolts have been replaced with Incendiary Bolts, which ignite enemy infantry to deal damage over time.
 * Dev Note: We've done some cleanup on the Hunter crossbow's attachments. Explosive Bolts' unnaturally high damage against certain targets is brought to be more in line with the weapon's intended functions. Additionally, we're stepping away from the spammability of smoke on this weapon to encourage the use of alternatives.