Tribes: Ascend/Blackout Grenade
| Blackout Grenade | |
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| Loadout/Class | Medium Armor |
| Slot | Belt |
| Type | Grenade |
| Statistics | |
| Manual Reload Time | 0 seconds |
| Build Up Time | 0.7 seconds |
| Projectile Speed | 24 m/s |
| Projectile Live Time | 8 seconds |
| Projectile Hitbox | 0.4 meters |
| Splash Radius | 12 meters |
| Ammo | 2 |
| Upgrades | |
| Cost | |
| Gold | 120 |
| XP | 8,000 |
| Mastery Cost (XP) | Locked |
"Blackout Grenades disable enemy turrets and lower shields on base assets for a short time. They also disable HUD tracking icons on enemy players."
The Blackout Grenade is an unlockable belt item for the Medium Armor, and was originally the "Whiteout Grenade," a flashbang. The Blackout Grenade can knock out enemy players' HUDs, and shields on base assets for 5 seconds.
Damage Table
Below are the damage values for the Blackout Grenade.
| Base Damage | |
|---|---|
| Base Damage | 750 |
| Beowulf | 750 |
| Deployables | 750 |
| Generator | 750 |
| Grav Cycle | 750 |
| Player | 750 |
| Sensor | 750 |
| Shrike | 750 |
| Turret | 750 |
| Splash Damage | 375 - 750 |
Inheritance
The Blackout Grenade has a 20% speed inheritance when it is thrown. The base speed for the grenade is 24 m/s, with a maximum speed of 32 m/s, regardless of the inherited speed, and a terminal velocity of 140 m/s.
Kick Strength
The Blackout Grenade has an impulse strength of 52,000 m/s applied to players hit by the grenade.
Special Accolades
The following accolades can be earned with the Blackout Grenade.
| Explosive Spree | Demolitions Expert | Hurt Locker | Air Mail |
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