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Pursuit Tech Summary

By Wet Valley Mayor

A summary of each of the pursuit tech, their characteristics, and what (directly) counters them.

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Category: Gameplay Basics, Weapons

Languages: English

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19 Aug, 2024 @ 9:01am

20 Aug, 2024 @ 1:07am

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Guide Index

Overview

Electrostatic Field (ESF)

Shockwave/Shock Ram

Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)

Stun Mine

Spike Strip

Roadblocks

Helicopter

Jammer

Turbo

Comments

Electrostatic Field (ESF)

Traits:

Generates protective field around the car.
Inflicts EMP-like damage when colliding with another car.

Counters:

EMP: takes the blow when EMP strikes.
Stun Mine: destroys the mine when run over.
Turbo

Countered by:

Spike Strip
Jammer

Shockwave/Shock Ram

Traits:

Physically pushes anything with a force.
Shockwave: weaker, but 360⁰ range. Racer only
Shock Ram: stronger, but front range only. Police only.

Counters:

Spike Strips, by pushing them away.
Roadblocks

Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)

Traits:

Locks-on to a target within the range.
Inflicts damages when fired.

Counterd by:

Jammer
ESF
Spike Strip
Turbo (if activated early enough)
Evasive maneuver

Stun Mine

Traits:

Plants mines firmly into the ground.
Delivers EMP-like damage when run over.
Shocks spread to nearby vehicles.

Counters:

EMP
Turbo

Countered by:

ESF
Jammer

Spike Strip

Traits:

Dropped from a police car or helicopter.
Punctures tires and inflicts damage.
Deflated tires affect performance and handling.
Semi-durable: they do not immediately despawn after being run over.

Counters:

ESF
EMP
Turbo

Countered by:

Jammer
Shockwave and Shock Ram: by pushing them away.

Roadblocks

Traits:

Blocks the road ahead with barriers, police cars and/or spike strips.
Anything that rams into the police car will crash.
Higher levels are multi-layered.
Near intersection, blocks the road in the direction of the player.
No cooldown between request.
If request was denied, the "ammo" will be refunded.

Breakouts:

Which racer will prompt roadblock units to begin chase.

Hot Pursuit: after the last racer.
Interceptor: after the target. Will ignore other freeroaming racers.
Freeroam: after any racer.

Counters:

Turbo

Countered by:

Shockwave and Shock Ram (requires proper timing)
ESF (somewhat)
Slowing down
Driving off-road

Helicopter

Traits:

Blinds racer with its spotlight.
Spotlight is visible from far distances.
At level 3, drops spike strips.
Patrol: follows the police car briefly, then preemptively drops spike strips.
Freeroam chase: prioritizes the racer being actively chased.
Hot Pursuit: follows the route and prioritizes the racer in 1st place.

Counters:

Turbo (delays the racer from entering the cooldown mode of the pursuit)

Countered by:

Avoiding its spotlight.
Wrecking the police unit that calls it.
Jammer (spike strips only).
Shockwave and Shock Ram (spike strips only).

Jammer

Traits:

Disables all pursuit tech and minimap.
Blurs the vision of vehicles.

Counters:

Everything, except already deployed roadblocks and helicopters (still jams the spike strips).

Countered by:

Attentiveness: checkpoints, healthbars, heat levels, and GPS green road arrows will still be visible during the jam. Radios will still work.
Map knowledge: dispatch will announce any racer that triggered a nearby speed camera. Nearby police units may announce the name of the road they are at.
Helicopter: it will still follow the racer with its spotlight.

Turbo

Traits:

Provides sudden and very rapid acceleration.
Cannot be manually stopped when activated.

Counters:

Any close-range pursuit tech, by evading them.

Countered by:

Primarily Roadblock and Helicopter
Any pursuit tech except Jammer
Any hard impact