Knowing how to use smoke bombs in Gotham Knights means you can quickly escape from combat if you're starting to feel overwhelmed, by stunning your enemies as you slip away to a safe location so you can compose yourself for another onslaught. However, it's not as simple as tossing out one of these distraction devices while you're fighting in Gotham Knights, as you'll need to combine it with your grapple if you want to get away clean. The method for doing this is far from intuitive, especially as it uses the same button that also controls something else, so I've got a full explanation below on how to use Gotham Knights smoke bombs.
How to use Gotham Knights smoke bombs
To use a Gotham Knights smoke bomb there needs to be a nearby ledge you can grapple to, though handily you'll find these pretty much everywhere so it shouldn't be something you have to actively look for. To trigger it, you just need to hold your usual grapple button instead of tapping it, which by default is L1 or LB. This will throw down a smoke bomb and grapple you away to safety, while your enemies are disorientated and lose sight of you. This gives you a break to refocus, and allows you to return to stealth so you can start performing sneak takedowns again. It's useful to know that you can only trigger Gotham Knights smoke bombs during combat, so you don't need to worry about accidentally wasting them while travelling around Gotham City.
You can always check how many Gotham Knights smoke bombs you have left by opening the Batcomputer menu, then selecting the Gear tab and looking in the bottom left corner of the screen. You start a Night Patrol with 10 of them, and your supply is replenished every time you return to the Belfry and end a patrol.
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