Pheromone Canister
 Unlocked through a level cap.
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| Requires Scout 10
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| “ | Any creature covered by the substance within becomes an irresistible target to any kind of Hoxxes wildlife. Handle with extreme care. The boys in R&D are very proud of this one. |
| — Item Description |
The Pheromone Canister is an unlockable Throwable for the Scout. It is a light yellow canister loaded with a pheromone mixture which causes native Hoxxes creatures to attack one another, regardless of species.
When thrown, the canister bursts and showers all enemies within its radius, inflicting them with unique version of the Pheromone status effect. Enemies who are painted with the spray become targets for each other to attack, which will cause mass infighting. Each effected creature will attract up to 4 other creatures to attack them.
When a creature damages a creature effected by a Pheromone grenade with a melee attack they are inflicted with the Pheromone Propagation status effect. This status effect causes them to also attract creatures, as if effected by Pheromones, though when attacked they will not inflict the Pheromone Propagation status to their attacker.
This means a single creature effected by a Pheromone Canister can attract up to 12 total creatures, 4 from the Pheromone status, and 8 from Pheromone Propagation.
Enemies attracted stacks if multiple status effects are applied. For example if a creature is both effected by a Pheromone Grenade and Pheromone Propagation they will attract a total of 6 enemies. Though notably, only 4 of those enemies will be inflicted with Pheromone Propagation, as only enemies attracted by a Pheromone status effect are inflicted with Pheromone Propagation.
Although, some creatures ignore the pheromone effect like Loot Bugs and other passive creatures.
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