Tripods are used to mount video cameras, essentially acting as a portable surface for them.
Usage[]
Picking up a video camera and placing it on top of the tripod will mount the camera on the tripod. Carrying the tripod afterwards will bring the camera along as well, so the player does not need to carry both an empty tripod and an unmounted video camera. The video camera can be removed from the tripod by grabbing it.
A tripod can be placed by dropping it, making it drop below the player in the direction they are facing. Tripods can also be placed via the Secondary Use key; holding this key will show a translucent outline of its placement, which can be adjusted by moving the mouse left or right. Tripods are bulky items, and thus take up your hand slot while carrying it; they cannot be stored in your inventory, and switching to another item or hand while carrying a tripod will automatically drop the tripod. Additionally, tripods will hinder player movements when walked through, forcing player to more carefully chose where to place them.
The tripod will allow players to position video cameras in places where no suitable surface is available, but will also reduce the likeliness of the ghost knocking over the camera than if it was placed down on its own. The stability of the tripod against ghost tampering will depend on its tier.
Additionally, Tier II and III tripods have a motorized mount, allowing to rotate the camera left or right by using the arrows in the bottom right corner of the computer in the truck.
Strategies[]
- The rotation feature of the Tier II and III tripods may allow players to observe the entirety of the room with a single camera, allowing to more easily find Ghost orbs or track the ghost during a hunt.
Trivia[]
- The Kinetic Games logo can be spotted on the back side of the tier III tripod.
History[]
| Early Access Alpha | |
|---|---|
| 19 June 2020 | Tripods are now level-locked. |
| 17 September 2020 | Tripods can no longer be placed on the VR inventory belt. |
| Early Access | |
| 0.7.0 | Tripods can now be rotated or placed. |
| 0.9.0 | Divided into three upgrade tiers. |
| Ghosts can now knock over tripods. | |
| 0.10.0 | Tripod I knockdown chance increased from 20% to 30 % and Tripod II knockdown chance increased from 10% to 20% |