M1000 Classic
Nishanka Boltshark X-80
Grappling Hook
Flare Gun
Light Scouting Suit
Pickaxe
Loadout Guide
M1K classic:
Use for single target enemies e.g. Prae, Opp, Spitters, Spreaders, etc. Since we have both damage buffs, it can: (ON HAZ 5) - 1 tap web-spitters (no focus, anywhere) - 1 tap acid-spitters (focused headshot) - 1 tap septic-spreaders (focused shot to sack) ||^^ Shoot these first, less hassle for everyone ^^|| - 1 tap grunts (no focus, headshot) - 1 tap slasher & guards (focused headshot)
Use hoverclock to save you from fall dmg, especially when reaching for things on the ceiling (Great for when there's no Engie). Make sure to cancel your grab or pickaxe smash animation by pulling out your Laser Pointer for a split second so you can hoverclock faster. Then just cancel your hoverclock with the Laser Pointer again to save your ammo. You can also Idle with the hoverclock. (Might be leaf lover behaviour) 1. Grapple up into the air, 2. Wait until you are at the apex of your trajectory, 3. Use hoverclock until you start to fall, 4. Cancel hoverclock and repeat from step 1. || There should be enough time to grapple back up in time ||
You can even climb out of the drillavator hole using this technique, if you run out of ammo or if a Bulk spawns. (Make sure you have one bullet to activate the hoverclock.)
Boltshark X-80:
Use for swarms and waves. Best paired with phero bombs. With the phero-bomb + firebolt combo, you can wipe out 100+ grunts as long as they are all clumped up from a well placed phero bomb. 1. Pherobomb the largest swarm, (you can also kite them together) 2. Wait for everyone to clump together, 3. Shoot the GROUND around the enemies, (NOT the actual enemy) 4. Watch them BURN. :D || IMO, this combo makes scout a great CC for solo games. ||
Also amazing for Glyphid Spawns, just shoot a fire bolt down at your feet and watch them start to burn around you. When you see a swarmer nest, walk close to it until it starts spawning, then shoot 1 firebolt at the center of the nest to clear them down.
Use the** taser bolts** for Tanky single target enemies e.g. Opp, Breeder, Static enemies, etc. Triggering the electric fence effect by shooting 2 taser bolts on them also slows down the enemy a bit so you have an easier time shooting its weakpoints.
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Everything else in the build is up to you. If you can kite like a pro, you can even replace the phero-bomb with something else you like but I like the phero-bomb because you can revive your teamates safely aswell.
I'm mainly showing off the primary and secondary combo of:
M1k: Ranged, High DMG, Single Target, Hoverclock
B-Shark: Ranged, Electric Fence, Great for clearing swarms
I think that this Primary and Secondary Combo works the best overall to defeat all enemy types in Hoxxes.
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Bonus, it even has the upside of negating fall DMG, the Scout's greatest enemy.