Strobe

The Strobe is a new throwable added in the forth Desert Rain event on February 22, 2019 also known as "", and was brought back again during the v0.7.2 "" 50v50 update on March 14, 2018. It is available in the fourth Throwables slot. They can be found in Grenade Crates. Upon throwing, it flashes a yellow light a few times and summons an Air Strike where it lands. When the Air Strike has been called, the strobe will explode causing some damage if on top of it. Air Strikes, the Stone Hammer, and the Air Drop are the only things that can break the Aged Faction Statues and the Hardstone Boulders. The strobe can be randomly equipped during the Rotato Potato event upon killing a player or destroying a potato obstacle with a throwable.



Technical

 * Calls an Air Strike to it's location 2.5s after being thrown. Air strike goes in direction thrown.
 * All kills go to the player who threw the strobe.
 * Can damage the player who threw the strobe, but not their teammates.

Strategies

 * Great for destroying large crowds of enemies, as the Air Strikes deals massive damage in a very large range.
 * It is ideally used in a situation where an opponent cannot see you throw it and does not have time to evacuate the area.
 * Great for annihilating opposing squads, due to its large range and damage and has the added bonus of being able to outright kill opponents, not knock them down.
 * This grenade, like the Smoke Grenade, can be cooked indefinitely.
 * It can break stone plated things, so use it to reveal the Statue Underground underneath each Aged Faction Statue, break Hardstone Boulders, etc.
 * If an airdrop is close by, you can throw the strobe in the direction of it, likely killing the players looting it.
 * The Strobe can be used as cover if one of your teammates are reviving another.
 * If there are one other survivr remaining, wait till the circle is about to close, then throw the strobe at the center, and then run to the red zone. You will sustain less damage in the red zone.

Trivia

 * It added to the game as of 2/22/19.
 * It brings back the Air Strike feature from the update.
 * It's the fifth Throwable in the game, as well as the third throwable in the game to be introduced via events.
 * It is referred to as the "IR Strobe" in all other languages than English.
 * The Strobe explodes after the Air Strikes, but only deals 1 damage (5 to obstacles) with 3 shrapnel that deal 3 damage a piece).
 * The strobes was first leaked during the 22 February by Justin Kim (developer).
 * It can be thrown indoors in certain places, even though the airstrikes would be outside.