Maps

[Helghast]

I wonder if anyone knows. Is there a day/night cycle, or are just maps, sorta, locked in time?

Also, what does red skull icon on you compass mean?

[FIN]

Also interesting about the red skull icon

[Liobuster]

red skull is a Hunterkiller within fighting range
they spawn when specific loot is touched or enough units of a faction were killed by you or in your vicinity

[Helghast]

Originally posted by Liobuster:

red skull is a Hunterkiller within fighting range
they spawn when specific loot is touched or enough units of a faction were killed by you or in your vicinity

In my vicinity? Well, that's no good. What if I'm just enjoying the show? Can you shake them off, or are they just glued to you?

[Galatyne]

Not exactly. There appears to be two different versions of the maps, one that is an active battlefield and well lit and another that is basically a dead battlefield that is more gloomy, foggy, and dark.

I think the red skull is related to marked enemies and are of high threat relatively close. Or at least, that’s the only time I paid attention to them.

[👁️⃤Singu ꧅🥲⃤⃞⃟]

Originally posted by Helghast:

Originally posted by Liobuster:

red skull is a Hunterkiller within fighting range
they spawn when specific loot is touched or enough units of a faction were killed by you or in your vicinity

In my vicinity? Well, that's no good. What if I'm just enjoying the show? Can you shake them off, or are they just glued to you?

I was afk behind a boulder for 30 min, they only appear when you loot specific items / value.
Also killed over 25 people and no Hunter Killers.

[Liobuster]

they always know where you are and will engage you as priority targets.
them getting engaged by enemy units can distract them but never for long (especially since they always carry very heavy weaponry) and killing them will just spawn more again and immediately so

[Liobuster]

so dont pick up too many or the wrong data items, neuralinks or loot their storages and ammo caches those ive all confirmed to spawn them, the kill count is just a suspicion

[Robzilla]

Originally posted by Helghast:

I wonder if anyone knows. Is there a day/night cycle, or are just maps, sorta, locked in time?

Also, what does red skull icon on you compass mean?

There's a varient of every map that spawns a boss. It happens at random.

[Liobuster]

its not random

[Brisket]

I dunno about the red skulls being hunter killers. Ive had several runs mostly all different scenarios playing out on the same map. One with a hind helicopter that spawned on the start and it has a red skull on it. Also seen mechs right around the corner of my spawn that had red marks no looting no killing. I think red skull just means an elite mob.

But yes to answer your night cycle question. On scored enclave. I have spawned into a completely darkened zone. Smoke everywhere. No longer a red color everything was grey. No soldiers fighting just the mindless zombies everywhere. It was an interesting mission. I think there are several map scenarios per map. But since ive only played scorced enclave repeatedly the most it seems to be the one where im seeing the most different landscapes.

[Liobuster]

Originally posted by Brisket:

I dunno about the red skulls being hunter killers. Ive had several runs mostly all different scenarios playing out on the same map. One with a hind helicopter that spawned on the start and it has a red skull on it. Also seen mechs right around the corner of my spawn that had red marks no looting no killing. I think red skull just means an elite mob.

But yes to answer your night cycle question. On scored enclave. I have spawned into a completely darkened zone. Smoke everywhere. No longer a red color everything was grey. No soldiers fighting just the mindless zombies everywhere. It was an interesting mission. I think there are several map scenarios per map. But since ive only played scorced enclave repeatedly the most it seems to be the one where im seeing the most different landscapes.

yeah you either get basic conflict (mostly infantry, some exosuits)
hot conflict (mechs, tanks and heavy weapons squads)
and aftermath (corpse collectors with extreme escorts and eurasian cyborgs roaming)

[Helghast]

Originally posted by Brisket:

I dunno about the red skulls being hunter killers. Ive had several runs mostly all different scenarios playing out on the same map. One with a hind helicopter that spawned on the start and it has a red skull on it. Also seen mechs right around the corner of my spawn that had red marks no looting no killing. I think red skull just means an elite mob.

But yes to answer your night cycle question. On scored enclave. I have spawned into a completely darkened zone. Smoke everywhere. No longer a red color everything was grey. No soldiers fighting just the mindless zombies everywhere. It was an interesting mission. I think there are several map scenarios per map. But since ive only played scorced enclave repeatedly the most it seems to be the one where im seeing the most different landscapes.

I see. It makes sense that red skull can mark an elite. I had some runs with red skulls on my compass, but nothing specific was after me.
Well, if scorched enclave have different versions of it, it's safe to assume that other maps might too. The question now is, are those map states picked at random.

[Helghast]

Originally posted by Liobuster:

so dont pick up too many or the wrong data items, neuralinks or loot their storages and ammo caches those ive all confirmed to spawn them, the kill count is just a suspicion

Thanks, bro, for your involvement with this topic, and for providing some valuable insight. I appreciate that.

[Overlorb]

Originally posted by Liobuster:

its not random

What determines the scenario you get? I keep getting the same exact scenarios.

[robochicken42]

Im not sure how or what each might mean but i know that there is an eclipsed version which looks really cool and may change what spawns so there is some different versions/scenarios or a cycle of some kind.