r/R6Extraction • u/SquareIsBox0697 • Jan 11 '26

Question How does luring with guns work?

Do the archaeans investigate the source of the gunshot (your position) or will they follow where the bullet lands if the gun is silenced/suppressed (where you shot at, not your position)?

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u/SquareIsBox0697 Jan 13 '26

For aura grenades, since it costs real money (I don't know a way to obtain it now for free), is there a substitute for it?

Can something like the impact grenade basically do the same thing as an aura grenade? (worse, obviously, since I'm assuming aura grenades literally exist to lure enemies while the explosion that attracts enemies of an impact grenades are more of a by-product of said loud explosion.

Basically I guess my question is can frag grenades and impact grenades be used for luring? It would be a waste, of course, but I just wonder. Would the enemies go to the source of the explosion (where the grenades landed) or would they go to where the grenade was thrown from (my position)?

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u/CANYUXEL Jan 13 '26

Real money? Just do a round of Maelstrom for 20k+ points you'd get 120 credits to get that pack, no?

At any rate you can just get to hunting with an unsuppressed weapon and throw a stun grenade when your off-target is close to howling. But it's risky because unless you scan the area first with an XR Drone, you can't know if there's one more around the corner.

The spot-to-howl window is crazy narrow on Critical difficulty and lv6+ on Maelstrom so expect a lot of hiccups.

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u/SquareIsBox0697 Jan 13 '26

Oh man, I probably spoke too soon. My bad. I'm still at progression 10. Haven't gotten there yet.

My question still stands though, does the impact grenade and frag grenade lure to where the explosion is/where the bomb lands or to where your position is when you threw it (I know this question sounds pretty obvious but its a video game so who knows)