Rigs are special equipment that can significantly help you in The Outlast Trials. You unlock them when you reach level 2 and can purchase them from Cornelius Noakes, the Engineer, inside the Murkoff Facility. Four types of Rigs, Stun, Blind, Heal, and X-Ray, are available in the game, but you can only equip one at a time when playing. They can be further upgraded to get additional perks that will give you some valuable boosts during trials.
Given that you can’t use all Rigs during a match but must stick with one, you may be undecided about the best to equip. You can learn more about them in this guide.
Tier List of Rigs in The Outlast Trials
Each available Rig in The Outlast Trials must be unlocked before being equipped. Doing so, however, costs you green Vouchers, and you might want to save them for specific abilities and upgrades. To help you with that, you can check our tier list and learn about the best ones.
1. Heal
This Rig represents a great resource in The Outlast Trials because, when used, it will emit an aerosol gas that heals you and any teammate nearby. If you play in a group, it can save your characters’ lives multiple times. Trials get harder and harder as you progress through them, and some have special modifiers that will lower your chances of finding valuable items, including healing tools. With the aid of the Heal Rig, you can keep yourself and your teammates alive.
The Heal Rig has several upgrades that further enhance its effects. You purchase them with green Vouchers, and the price for each is listed under their menu at the Engineer workshop. The Detox upgrade, in particular, is quite helpful once unlocked, as the healing gas will also cure psychosis. In addition, Poison will activate another special effect. With this, the healing gas will slow foes down for a brief time.
2. Stun
Stun is another great Rig available in The Outlast Trials. As the name suggests, this device can temporarily stun and disorient enemies with an electric shock. Whether you’re playing alone or within a group, this can significantly help you get away from foes that are chasing you, especially if there are many of them and you don’t know where to run or hide. As for the other Rigs, this also has some great modifiers that will further enhance and expand its effects.
If you don’t hit any enemy by throwing the device, the cooldown of the Stun Rig will instantly be reduced with Restore. Electric Boost is another interesting upgrade because, with this, all your teammates within the radius of the blast will completely recharge batteries and stamina. The Prepared upgrade, instead, ensures the Rig is ready to use at the start of the trial.
3. X-Ray
This Rig almost gives you a superpower, letting you see through walls and quickly spot enemies around you. Suppose you want to progress further in the trial but fear making a step towards the objective because of any foe nearby. In that case, you can activate the X-Ray Rig and instantly know where they are, so you can easily avoid them and progress further.
The X-Ray Rig also has interesting upgrades to unlock. Resources Intel is indeed one of the best because it reveals the exact position of any consumable item near you. Moreover, Classified Intel highlights the location of sensitive objects near you. Battery Transfer, instead, recharges the battery of the Night Vision device when using this Rig.
4. Blind
With this Rig, you can place a landmine that enemies can trigger, generating a temporarily blinding explosion of smoke. The Blind Rig can indeed be a valuable resource, as it slows your foes down, but they must activate it by stepping on the mine. Otherwise, it will be pretty useless. You need to practice with it and learn how to position it properly, or you won’t get any benefit.
The Blind Rig has some cool upgrades. With Recharge, the landmine you have placed on the ground will be armed again after an enemy triggers it. Frenzy, instead, lets you benefit from an adrenaline boost if you walk through the smoke generated by the explosion.
If you need more help with The Outlast Trials, you can read our beginner’s tips and a guide on how to slide.
