How grenade cooldowns work?

[Smig]

The wiki says: "Frag grenades share their cooldown with other types of standard grenades"

Does that mean that there are non-standard grenades that don't share cooldowns and therefore I can throw multiple grenades per turn? What are the different grenades that don't share cooldowns?

[Legion66]

I believe it is the difference between utility and damage grenades. For example you can throw a frag grenade and a flashbang in the same turn.

[Der durch die Scheibeboxxxer]

frags/he grenades and molotovs, flashes and stingballs and gas grenades each have a seperate cooldown, means you can throw one of each class in one turn

[cypherusuh]

The rule of thumb is damaging grenade has separate cooldown with non-damaging grenade (including stingball).
Also, Spec Ops, Grenadier and Limited Temporal Increment's Psi ability is one hella combo

[WalrusJones]

Gas grenades also seem have a their own cooldown from other tactical grenades in my experience, however, in practice, I find it incredibly difficult to find a use for them outside of stealth scenarios.

(At least, cryo gas grenades didn't put my damaging grenades or tactical ones on cooldown when I used them in one specific area, before ruling them out as kinda garbage.)

[Der durch die Scheibeboxxxer]

why use cyro gas grenades normal gas grenades are way better

[WalrusJones]

It was my first playthrough when I tested gas grenades, and I had a huge excess of cryo stuff and thought "The crowd control would be appreciated."

[Der durch die Scheibeboxxxer]

yeah but the 10% more damage is just so op

[WalrusJones]

I now find that I don't even have time for the gas to spawn before my enemies die, hence why I don't really bother with gas anymore.

[Der durch die Scheibeboxxxer]

psi build?

[WalrusJones]

Commando+Spec Ops+Metathermics

Very fast action times (~10 AP,) free actions (Extra bursts+Premeditation,) and bonus action points (Specialties.)

Combine that with a special bullet damage multiplier that is high, all the trash enemies die on an early turn to AOE and almost free burst firing, and then the elite enemies get knocked out in one or two shots.

[cypherusuh]

The great way to utilize gas grenade is involving tight room, bear trap, and re-enactment of infamous scene back in the WW2 days.
Ironically, it works better on certain seemingly European military base.
It also works really damn well to cheese Foundry quest, since it's bypass bladeling high mechanical DT.

[WalrusJones]

Fair enough, I haven't really toyed with traps yet.

[cypherusuh]

Traps and grenade is low key the most broken things in the game, but it's kinda un-nerf-able because if it becomes worse than now, it'll be complete ♥♥♥♥.

[WalrusJones]

Grenades I know well, just because they are pretty vital to escaping tough spots.