Scout Build: what's your build?

[DavidKli]

What's your Scout build?

Share your scout builds below, it's interesting to see how someone likes to play

Originally posted by DavidKli:

Good night, dwarves!

ROCK AND STONE

[6h0$t942]

I like playing with the m1 specced for sniper, with the sidearm being the 2 smgs specced with the OC that elimates weakpoint dmg but massively increases base

[Anti]

I used to go with semi-auto rifle and uzis, but recently switched to assault rifle and db shotgun due to some new unstable overclocks I got. OC for the assault rifle eliminates recoil entirely and buffs weakpoint damage, while OC for DB shotgun shoots both rounds at once and buffs the shockwave. I also use the boomerangs to deal with small enemies like swarmers or jellyfish.

[zverozvero]

Drak 11312 with Aggressive venting.
Nishanka 12111 with Cryo bolt.
And boomerang.
Can freeze, shock, stun, lure and ignite (or at least temp shock). Looks like joke mix and was planned as one originally but its surprisingly strong and ammo efficient against waves, can crush anything big that can be frozen side from dreads off course and croud controll of freeze, Venting fear and Pheromone bolt is incredible. Stun sweeper can paralyze flock of Macteras too.

[JeanneOskoure]

Drak with Shield Battery Booster.
Boomstick with Special Powder, only because I heavily dislike the other two secondaries.

Yes, Kestrel will get an aneurysm reading this.

[Ittrix]

Pick any combination of single target and generalist (scout doesn't really have 'crowd') weapon builds for primary/secondary and sub a grenade in for what I feel is weakest in that combo, or for a mandatory synergy.

Good chunk of my "go-to's":

222XX AI Stability GK (G-ish, can flex)
22213 BoM GK (G-ish, can flex)
2112X Supercooling Chamber M1K (ST)
23223 Hipster M1K (ST, but one mod change can make it G)
211X2 Overtuned/Shield Booster DRAK (G-ish)
2112X Impact Deflection DRAK (G)
11313 Shaped Shells/Special Powder Boomstick (G)
13232 Embedded detonators Zhukovs (ST)
13211 Cryo Minelets Zhukovs (G)
X11X3 Bodkin points Nishanka (G)
X211X Cryo Bolt Nishanka (G)


Grenade is usually IFG, because IFG is nasty. Stops enemies, offers electric synergies, offers big damage bonus to single targets- even targets who'd usually be immune like dreads.
Cryo is heavily overrated IMO. I almost never use it. You are the class with the highest single target in the game. If you want the damage bonus just shoot the enemy in the weak point. You'd have to for the biggest targets anyways. If you want it to stop the horde then just use IFG. It's just as good at it with some forethought and there's more of them.
Pheremones is pheremones. Probably not great but it's not bad.
Boomerang is good to actually kill swarmers or stop spread out crowds if your generalist weapon is particularly enh. It has a place in some builds, but I wouldn't bring it every time.

[Muscles]

I have 6 different loadouts but GK2/Bullets of Mercy combined with crossbow built for maximum exploding poison bolts might be my favourite. Just turn any grunt I want into an exploder, execute it, and then watch the corpses fly

[Chibbity]

I did one of these for Driller before, so I'll do one for Scout as well I suppose lol.

Working Schlub
"Let's get tha' job done."
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3021767628
M1k-Hipster
Zhuks-Minimal Magazines
I.F.G.
(Good all rounder build.)

Corporate Goon
"Bravo-6 going dark."
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3021767592
Drak-Shield Battery Booster
Boomstick-Special Powder
Voltaic Stun Sweeper
(Long range Drak build, high mobility.)

Janitorial Squad
"Someones gotta' clean dis' mess up."
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3021767678
Drak-Overtuned Particle Accelerator
Zhuks-Cryo Minelets
Cryo Grenade
(Short range Drak build, overall a defensive setup with lot's of freezing power.)

Home Guard
"Honor the ancestors."
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3021767704
M1k-SuperCooling Chamber
Zhuks-Gas Recylcing
Voltaic Stun Sweeper
(High damage specialist, typically run it on Elims.)

The Lost
"Sunlight? I ain't seen sunlight in 35 cycles."
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3021767489
Gk2-Bullets Of Mercy
Boltshark-The Specialist(Phero)
Phero Grenades
(Phero on the crossbow as well, very fun build; you'll have the bugs fighting each other more than your team.)

Rvial Contractor
"Wut can I say lads? They offered me a betta' deal."
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3021767525
Gk2-AI Stability Engine
Boltshark-The Specialist(Taser)
I.F.G.
(Area denial focus, works well on Escort/Salvage.)

Universal
All my Scout builds run:

Perks (Passive)
-Deep Pockets
(Self explanatory I hope.)
-Veteran Depositor
(Also self explanatory, I would hope.)
-Sweet Tooth
(Gotta go fast! Also, Scout has the easiest time grabbing Red Sugar.)

Perks (Active)
-Field Medic
(Scout has the best mobility to reach anyone who is down, and to kite bugs to make space for a rez; if he's the last alive.)
-Beast Master
(Scout seems the most "hunter-ish" to me I guess? So lore reasons.)

Flare Gun specced for max ammo.
(I find more/weaker flares is typically better than less/better ones. Teams tend to move fast on higher difficulties.)
Grappling Hook specced for max range/overcharged winch/faster cooldown.
(You'll never catch this spoodlerman!)

[Rayalot72]

I've experimented with quite a few build ideas, and these are the setups that I've come to enjoy after some refinement:

M1K 21222 SCC + Boltshark 12111 FB + Rang
GK2 32212 BoM + Boltshark 32111 CB + IFG
M1K 23211 Hipster + Zhukovs 13212 CM + IFG
DRAK 21212 SBB + Boltshark 31111 Specialist + IFG
M1K 23121 ASS + Boomstick 21313 Compact Shells + Cryo
GK2 21222 AISE + Boomstick 12231 DB + Cryo
M1K 13211 EFS + Zhukovs 13211 GR + IFG
GK2 32112 ER + Boltshark 22112 Trifork + Phero

Always some good general coverage, but the occasional overlap or weak spot.

I do try to avoid having multiple builds that are too similar to each other, simply because I want to play more things, so for cryo or elec synergies I try to optimize for the best pairings rather than only building one or the other (only one Hipster blowthrough, only one Trifork, etc.).

[kestrel]

im currently enjoying electric reload GK2 + trifork volley boltshark
ER is basically the only overclock that has any reason to exist besides AISE on the GK2 (please nerf that overtuned garbage it's so busted) and there's a lot you can do with ER that can't be done with any other scout primary. blind-fire into a crowd, hit reload, and any grunt that gets shocked dies. you really don't have to aim all that much since 1 bullet, even on an armour hit, guarantees a kill thanks to the DoT. the only other competitor is DRAK T4A, but that's a projectile weapon and the mod is chance-based. ER is much more reliable and extremely efficient, despite its ammo penalty. it's like NTP autocannon, except not stupidly overpowered

naturally a primary which shocks enemies is gonna be excellent with boltshark's magnetic shafts, and the logical extension there is trifork volley. it's not the most consistent overclock in the world, it seems to not register weakspot hits sometimes for some reason (possibly due to the homing), but when it works it absolutely annihilates HVTs. it's like jumbo shells boomstick, but at unlimited range, it's so good dude
the only downside with this build is that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid resistance to piercing damage that praetorians and oppressors have, WHY does this exist it's so infuriating, why would you give the two most common HVTs in the game a resistance to what is supposed to be an HVT killing weapon

[Mason]

Drak with TEF, Boomstick with Double Barrel, and IFGs. Use your IFGs to slow swarms and group em together, then bring out the Boomstick to blow em up. Very good build for me anyway, and actually makes it so Scout can hold his own in a swarm, and won't need to rely on others to clear out big swarms of bugs.

[Detective Useless]

I've recently been using an OC that I think has been slept on for a while: Gas Rerouting for the GK2. 32111 is the build I've been using, but if you want you can go 32112. The RoF boost and the double-boosted reload speed make it a great choice for sustained DPS.

[Zargothrax]

Here's my builds listed by most to least used.

The slayer scout. (Not affiliated with Slayer Stout™.)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024268458
Drak: 21232, SBB.
Boomstick: 12133, Double Barrel.


The plumb standard scout.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024268338
GK2: 22113, BoM.
Boltshark: 12111, Fire Bolts.


The old geezer scout.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024268386
M1K: 12122, Active Stability System.
Boomstick: 11312, Compact Shells.


The shock scout.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024268492
GK2: 22212, ER.
Boltshark: 12112, TV.


The rival scout.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024268525
M1K: 22112, EFS.
Zhuks: 13211, GR.


The mactera(?) scout.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024268426
M1K: 23122, Hoverclock.
Boltshark: 21111, Quick Fire.

[tcpl]

I always play scout solo (because he's my main and I get tired of mining in coop). For most missions I run m1k with minimal clips, nishanka with fire bolt and IFG. For salvage I swap the crossbow for a double barrel boomstick and take phero nades. For extraction I take the gk2 with AI stability engine, nishanka with cryo bolt and IFG.

Basically, crossbow phero bolts are OP.

[Bookslayer10]

AI Stability Engine and Embedded Detonators

[Dollop of Mayo]

I usually run DRAK like a shotgun (high damage high spread OC), pheromone bolts on the crossbow

But I started running M1K with the quick-focus OC and exploding reload Zhukov, both with boomerang

I do Haz 3/4 solo and it works great, don't @ me