Lockout — xdefiant

"Prevent enemies from using their Ability & Ultra in an area of effect."
— In-game Description

Lockout is an Ultra for DedSec available in XDefiant.

Overview

Lockout is a program that shuts off the capabilities to use any Activated Ability and Ultra. When used, Lockout will immediately cancel all active enemy ultras and activated abilities, as well as destroy any Proximity Mines, and award the user with points for doing so. Players are affected in a radius of effect, and affected players have an affected HUD and communications with their faction announcer. The effect will last 20 seconds, regardless if the original user died. The effect will last through deaths of victims.

Switching weapons during the activation of Lockout will make the animation play faster, and allow use of weapons faster.

Patch Notes

September 25th, 2024 Patch

Spiderbot deployment is no longer canceled if the deploying DedSec player immediately activates their ultra. Also, Spiderbot movement sounds have undergone a tune-up to address player complaints that the little facehuggers were getting the drop on them because they couldn't hear them coming. To that end, we've increased the volume of Spiderbot footsteps, as well as the radius within which the footsteps are audible.
Decreased the duration of DedSec's Lockout ultra from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.
Death no longer offers a release from DedSec's Lockout ultra. Although the duration of Lockout has been reduced to 20 seconds, it now affects enemies who die and respawn during that period.