“ | EQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to set locations where Brimstone's smoke clouds will land. ALT FIRE to confirm, launching long-lasting smoke clouds that block vision in the selected area.
— In-game description
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Sky Smoke is a signature ability for Brimstone.
Description[]
Sky Smoke is a Vision Blocker ability that Brimstone has to equip before casting. Upon doing so, a tactical display of the map he is on will appear. This display is centered on Brimstone's location and will adjust as he moves but it has a maximum radius and will not display the entire map. Once the display is set up, Brimstone can select a location to place a circular marker, showing where a smoke will land and how much of an area it will cover at most.
Once Brimstone confirms the locations of his smokes, they will begin to deploy from the sky for a short amount of time. During this time, all players will see a visual indicator of the position the smoke will land in and hear an audio cue. Upon landing, a smoke will rapidly expand. Vision within the smoke is obscured. The smoke will play audio and visual cues shortly before it is about to expire. Once it expires, the smoke will instantly dissipate.
Stats[]
Stat | Value | Confirmed value? |
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Equip time | 0.8 seconds | Game files |
Max cast range | 55 meters | v4.04 |
Unequip time | 0.7 seconds | Game files |
Deploy time | 1 seconds | v4.04 |
Radius | 4.15 meters | v8.09 |
Duration | 19.25 seconds | v2.0 |
Expiration warning at 17.75 seconds | v7.08 |
Update History[]
- Can now ping and see additional icons on maps used for ability targeting
- Radius increased 410 >>> 415
- UI targeting size updated so that outer edge properly reflects the size of the smoke
- Smokes play an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before they are about to fade.
- Updated the size of targeting reticles so that they match their size before the update that shipped in patch 6.08.
- Removed the mouse cursor that was displayed
- Updated targeting visuals to help players with precision placement on the map.
- Fixed a bug where Killjoy's Alarmbot and Chamber's Trademark were creating large white circles on the targeting map
- Deploy time decreased 2 >>> 1 second
- Deploy radius increased 5000 >>> 5500
- Smoke height increased to match other Controllers
- Fixed Yoru's Gatecrash icon showing up as a big white circle on Brimstone's targeting map
- Fixed smokes from blocking flashes even when you are not fully inside them
- Fixed an issue where casting Sky Smoke right after picking up an Ultimate orb would result in ability charges lost, and smokes not deployed
- Cast range increased 4200 >>> 5000
- Duration increased 14.25s >>> 19.25s
- No longer makes a sound that enemies can hear when confirming the location of his smokes
- Fixed one-way smokes when the player’s camera was around the top of the smoke
- Fixed smokes on Haven spawning offset of where intended
- Added Agent-specific cursor curve settings for map ability controls.