Tribes: Ascend/Blackout Grenade
| Blackout Grenade | |
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| Loadout/Class | Raier |
| Slot | Belt |
| Type | Grenade |
| Statistics | |
| Manual Reload Time | 0.15 seconds |
| Projectile Speed | 24 m/s |
| Projectile Live Time | 8 seconds |
| Projectile Hitbox | 0.84 meters |
| Splash Radius | 13 meters (14.3 meters) |
| Ammo | 1 (2) |
| Upgrades | |
| Upgrade 1 | +1 ammo |
| Upgrade 2 | +10% radius |
| Upgrade 3 | +25% blackout duration |
| Cost | |
| Gold | 240 |
| XP | 42,000 |
| Mastery Cost (XP) | 15,000 |
"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 Raider, and was originally the "Whiteout Grenade," a flashbang. The Blackout Grenade can knock out enemy players' HUDs, and shields on base assets.
Damage Table
Below are the damage values for the Blackout Grenade.
| Base Damage | |
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| Base Damage | 50 |
| Beowulf | 25 |
| Deployables | 50 |
| Generator | 25 |
| Grav Cycle | 25 |
| Player | 50 |
| Sensor | 25 |
| Shrike | 25 |
| Turret | 25 |
| Splash Damage | 15 - 50 |
Inheritence
The Blackout Grenade has a 20% speed inheritence 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 1,040 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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