How to distract?

[ChivasRx]

Noob here, never have played an MGS title. As the title says, how do,you throw empty magazines to distract guards? I've seen in guides to tap LMB when unarmed. Not working for me.

Also, while I'm here, how do you refill magazines with tranqs? Just rescued Paz in Ground Zeroes and guides say after take out a guard in the boiler room refill magazines. How?

Thanks guys.

[HolyBeer]

The empty magazine is an item you must equip before you can throw it.
In Ground Zeroes you can get more tranq rounds from small blue ammo boxes. They can be found in some of the locked storage sheds, watchtowers and shelves around the base.

[ChivasRx]

Thanks Holy, but how do you equip empty mags? I must be missing something. Primary, secondary weapons, grenade or night vision are the options I see.

[HolyBeer]

Hold 3 to switch the flare to the magazine

[Democracy Officer 0311]

you can also distract with your prosthetic arm. press Q to list the options. the "knock" option will make noise to where a nearby guard will investigate that area, usually after letting CP know. If he has a friend with him, they will both investigate.

Later down the road you csn research decoys that you can toss out and activate that will attract any of the guards in range as well. Also you can make your own distraction by shooting lights out. Knocking guards out with tranqs and leaving them in visible locations. Setting off explosions a ways from the guards that will cause them to investigate ( this will put the entire area on caution alert ) IF you have d-dog you can also get him to bark for you. have him wait in a specific area then bark. guards will investigate,giving you the distraction and at the same time they will just yell at d-dog to leave and go about their patrol.

[Deathraven13]

Originally posted by kordulus:

you can also distract with your prosthetic arm. press Q to list the options. the "knock" option will make noise to where a nearby guard will investigate that area, usually after letting CP know. If he has a friend with him, they will both investigate.

Later down the road you csn research decoys that you can toss out and activate that will attract any of the guards in range as well. Also you can make your own distraction by shooting lights out. Knocking guards out with tranqs and leaving them in visible locations. Setting off explosions a ways from the guards that will cause them to investigate ( this will put the entire area on caution alert ) IF you have d-dog you can also get him to bark for you. have him wait in a specific area then bark. guards will investigate,giving you the distraction and at the same time they will just yell at d-dog to leave and go about their patrol.

Originally posted by ChivasRx:

Just rescued Paz in Ground Zeroes

[ChivasRx]

Thanks guys. Appreciate the help. Replied to you Holy earlier which part is quoted above, but the post is gone. Any ways Thanks! Finished the mission but going to have to go back and improve on the E score. I guess 178 minutes and negative scores everywhere else was a bit too much for an S! LOL

[Deathraven13]

Originally posted by ChivasRx:

Thanks guys. Appreciate the help. Replied to you Holy earlier which part is quoted above, but the post is gone. Any ways Thanks! Finished the mission but going to have to go back and improve on the E score. I guess 178 minutes and negative scores everywhere else was a bit too much for an S! LOL

It's harder to get an S rank in GZ than in TPP and GZ is harder in many ways zam.

[Хела]

Also tranq rounds missfire wont alert guards. It serves as a distraction like the mag, but at long range.

[ChivasRx]

Good to know Andres. Thanks man!