Red Herring

Summary

After working on a generator, entering a locker triggers a loud noise at that highlighted generator before going on cooldown.

In-game description

You have noticed that people pay attention to whatever makes the loudest noise.

Effect

After repairing a Generator for at least 1 second, Red Herring triggers its primary effect:

The Aura of that Generator is highlighted to you in yellow.
The highlight persists until either of the following occurs:
- The Generator is completed.
- You start repairing a different Generator.
- You enter a Locker.

When entering a Locker, Red Herring triggers its secondary effect:

Red Herring has a cool-down of 25/20/15 seconds.

Quote

The news edit out what is burdensome and complex, which is the truth.

— Zarina Kassir

Red Herring Mini Guide

Red Herring mini guide: info-driven usage with explicit activation, pairing, and correction rules.

After repairing a Generator for at least 1 second , Red Herring triggers its primary effect: The Aura of that Generator is highlighted to you in yellow .
Practical effect: After repairing a Generator for at least 1 second , Red Herring triggers its primary effect: The Aura of that Generator is highlighted to you in yellow .
Tier values shown: 1 / 25 / 20 / 15
Convert each reveal into an immediate route change; delayed info is usually lost info.

First phase: force one clean trigger before committing to risky tempo lines.
Conversion phase: convert triggers into objective or survival stability.
If two activations are missed: fallback to your safest baseline pattern and re-enter later.
Role: Survivor (167 perks in role pool)

Common throw: Reading aura info but not changing macro decisions.
Fix: From each reveal, choose one action immediately: rotate, commit, or disengage.
Character: Zarina Kassir
Chapter source: 15: Chains of Hate
Tag profile: Aura, Generator, Locker, Cool-down, Loud Noise, Repair, Solo
Bloodpoint categories: Boldness