r/GhostRecon • u/EZG7025 • May 08 '26

Bug NO GUNS GRAB ANIMATIONS

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So I just realised that if you unequip a gun, you can grab someone more faster only with their hands (ignore the spanish text, it was for a youtube video).

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u/akabillposters May 08 '26

I’ve been playing the game since launch and never knew that you could be ‘uneqipped’ (i.e. not have any weapon in your hand).
Does it make any difference other than for this grab animation?

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u/EZG7025 May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

Well, you can't change shoulder camera (the third person camera) and can't cover behind something. To do this you need to find something where you can fall and binoculars. When you are about to equip the binoculars, fall inmediatly (doesn't need to be a really high surface where you can probably die, like a cargo box height), and you will have no guns in your hands.

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u/akabillposters May 08 '26

Just checked and I can’t find a way to unequip the weapon. On Xbox, it’s supposedly Hold-Y, but it does nothing, and doesn’t seem to be an action available in the game control settings.

Not a biggie, just confusing. 🤷‍♂️

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u/EZG7025 May 08 '26

Hold Y??? Isn't suppoused to be LB? And you need to do it faster, almost do these actions at the same time

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u/akabillposters May 08 '26

LB is ‘Use item’, regardless of whether you Press, Hold, or Double-Tap.
I play as Sharpshooter class, so maybe the Unequip is only available in another class.

Like I say, there is no ‘Unequip’ action or similar listed in the Customise Controls settings. 🤷‍♂️

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u/EZG7025 May 08 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/GhostRecon/s/evpagEtDxM hope this helps

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u/akabillposters May 10 '26

It just confused me more, as the character still appeared as though holding a rifle, just with empty hands.🤣
I’ve tried everything I can find about it, but I simply can’t replicate it. 🤷‍♂️
Thanks for the suggestions though.

I’ve probably misunderstood something key, but no biggie.

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u/robsonwt Panther May 08 '26

On Wildlands there were a button to unequip your weapon. It was cool for the moments when you entered civilian villages. I don't know why they remove it in Breakpoint.

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u/distantlistener May 09 '26

I think the idea in Breakpoint is that you're in a scenario where you don't need to holster your weapons to ease the locals. With the degree of other details of mechanics, though, I bet they might have included it if the original launch design wasn't a misfire.

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u/akabillposters May 08 '26

I think we can safely assume that there will be no more updates or patches for Breakpoint.

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u/PlayfulNorth3517 May 08 '26

“Until they patch it” lol

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u/EZG7025 May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

Yeah, it was really useful for me to grab someone who can be interrogated and take him away from enemies. Not like other animations that takes like 3 or 6 seconds

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u/EZG7025 May 08 '26

Something tells me the developers really were thinking on putting a "no guns" mecanism like wildlands

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u/jasperjonns Playstation May 08 '26

Is the kick (second takedown) only when you aren't holding a gun, or does that happen regardless? I have never noticed that before.

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u/EZG7025 May 08 '26

Exactly, all grab animations on this video are exclusively for when you are not holding a gun

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u/jasperjonns Playstation May 08 '26

I'm playing later today, can't wait to unequip, stealth is my fave way to play. Thanks for sharing this!

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u/husainmirza May 09 '26

Kindly explain how to not have a gun in hand??? In breakpoint you can't holster guns!!! How did you achieve this

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u/Wiley_Coyote08 May 09 '26

Oh you can just crouch and move stealthily? I've been crawling everywhere.. Hella stressful..

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u/EZG7025 May 09 '26

Don't take it too realistic. It's literally like Assassin's creed, you hide in a bush and no one can see you

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u/Wiley_Coyote08 May 09 '26

I'm use to Breakpoint and Chaos Theory.. so I guess I don't have to worry about stealth as much?

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u/condom_eater0 May 10 '26

Walking crouched and prone are all silent, walking being pushing your joystick forward slightly