Enemy Drones
Future Systems has currently deployed two types of drones that may appear at random upon hacking a network tower; the Collector Drone and the Hunter Drone.
Collector Drones
Collector Drones harmless towards Operatives. It will go after scattered wallets one at a time, returning to the tower each time it retrieves a wallet. You do not require a weapon to defeat this drone. Simply collect the wallet that it is actively targeting to bring it down.
View an in-game preview of how a Collector Drone is taken down here:
Hunter Drones
Hunter Drones can be dangerous towards Operatives. It performs all of the tasks the Collector Drone does, however it moves at a faster speed and has the ability to actively pursue an Operative if they fall under its radar.
As you steal more wallets, you will produce a heat signal (denoted by the red circle around you). If the Hunter Drone comes into contact with you, you may find yourself receiving a harsh FCOIN penalty as well as having your active mask’s remaining energy levels be drained.
Fortunately, there are various ways in which you can handle an encounter with a Hunter Drone. They include:
- Evading via Increasing Wallet Upload Speed
- Evading via Dropping Wallets
- Destroying Drone via FPS Mode
Below is an in-game preview of the FPS Mode to take down a Hunter Drone: