Target Lock Transfer

Target Lock Transfer
Class	Intelligence Perk
Attribute	Intelligence
Tier	Phenom (15)
Levels	3
Requires	Acquisition Specialist
Affects	Only affects Smart Weapons

Target Lock Transfer makes a smart weapon's lock almost unbreakable. It widens the reticle again, holds the lock on headshots and weak spots when V drops from aiming to the hip, and finally carries the lock from one smart weapon to another. It is the upper pick of the smart weapon branch of the Intelligence tree. Two smart weapons become one continuous weapon.

Effect

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The second level solves a real problem. Switching between aimed and hip fire normally drops a lock, which is exactly what happens when an enemy moves and V has to react.

The third level is the one that changes a loadout. A lock held across a weapon swap means an empty smart weapon can be replaced mid engagement without starting again, so the pair are fired as if they shared a magazine.

Level	Effect
1	+10% larger target reticle for Smart Weapons.
2	Switching from aiming to hip-fire does not disengage target-lock on Headshots and Weakspots.
3	Switching from one Smart Weapon to another no longer interrupts target lock.

How to Unlock Target Lock Transfer

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It sits behind the Phenom gate of the Intelligence tree. Acquisition Specialist comes first, and all three levels are worth buying since each one removes a different interruption.

Perk Tree

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Target Lock Transfer is bought from Acquisition Specialist in the Intelligence tree.

Name	Image	Tier	Effect
Acquisition Specialist		-	+10% larger target reticle for Smart Weapons.

Buying Target Lock Transfer opens the perks below.

Name	Image	Tier	Effect
Smart Synergy		Legend (20)	When Overclock is active, Smart Weapons gain instant target lock, and +25% damage if the enemy is affected by a quickhack.
Targeting Prism		Phenom (15)	Enables multiple target locks when aiming and increases the number of simultaneous targets for all Smart Weapons by 1.
Terminal Velocity		Phenom (15)	Increased projectile velocity and lock-on range for 10 sec. after neutralizing an enemy with smart weapon. Stacks 3 times. New stacks reset duration. All stacks are removed when duration ends.

Character Builds

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The build is a smart weapon build carrying two smart weapons, since the third level carries a lock between them.

Buy all three levels at the Phenom gate, then Targeting Prism for the extra target and Terminal Velocity for the speed. Smart Synergy at the Legend gate needs this perk bought, and so the branch runs straight through it.

Notes

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Targeting Prism and Terminal Velocity are both bought from it, and Smart Synergy at the top of the tree needs it as well.

No Escape lower in the branch keeps a lock alive while V is hitting the target.

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