Field radio

[chavZ]

So I'm still at the very early stages of the game where I just received the field radio. I was exploring and tried to use it without knowing that it disappears if I exit the game.

Does this affect the following missions?

[Uber Conan]

No, using or not using a field radio does not affect missions. There are a couple collectibles which seem almost necessary to use the field radio to get, but otherwise it's just a convenience feature to save time traveling back to a place after you died or needed to leave it. Field radios show their best value in coop games.

[flick]

Field radios are just a consumable to mark a point for fast travel (three uses). It's not mission critical.

[SniperGirl]

If you are trying to get to a mission but can't fight off all the machines, deploy a field radio (FR) so you can die , spawn at a safe house, restock supplies and fast travel back to the battle. You get to fat from looting to much, deploy a FR with enough of the extra loot so you can fast travel to a locker, get rid of the extra junk and fast travel back to the other loot.

I also like to sneak around a large target, deploy a radio or 3 and take a quick shot at target, fast travel away before the machines can go into combat mode and then go to one of the other FR and take another shot. The first shot location will cause runners and hunters to head in the direction the first shot was so you can take on the big target solo.

You can not pick up a FR once deployed but yes, you can fast travel to it 3 times before it goes away.

Co-op, they bring all squad members to the location of the radio. Players sometimes deploy FRs everywhere.

[chavZ]

Thanks guys! I thought I messed up