Feral Instincts

Feral Instincts is a Team Support item that appears in Call of Duty: Ghosts, mode Extinction. It allows the player to see cryptids through walls. The upgrades are very useful for mobility and health regeneration, in addition to longer perception.
Upgrading Feral Instincts will give recipients bonus effects, such as movement speed buffs, as well as extend the effect of Feral Instincts.
Due to the ability to see cryptids through walls, it is extremely valuable to use when the player(s) needs to find the Leper, since it will be highlighted and its oddly timid behaviour will give itself away to the player(s).
There is seemingly no limit on the distance which players can see cryptids through walls. It is very common to see cryptids spawning in areas that are not normally accessible to the player. It also makes it possible to see Gargoyles that have gotten themselves into a wall, which would otherwise make them hard to see. Phantoms will have their outline remain even if they are in mid-air, which makes it easier to track a Phantom's movements.
The enhanced movement benefits of Feral Instincts, in addition to the heavy assistance it provides on Leper challenges, make it one of the more popular team support options, nearly on par with the Team Booster in term of popularity. It is especially popular for use with Weapon Specialists, since they have little need for Team Booster, and there usually is another player providing Armor. Feral Instincts are very helpful when running to the extraction point on Point of Contact or Awakening, as it allows users to get to pivotal points more quickly, as well as just escape the maps more quickly. The ability to see Cryptids through walls allows users to better prepare for incoming enemies and single out high-priority targets.
The movement speed increase of Feral Instincts overrides the movement speed reduction of Stand Your Ground, allowing players with the relic active to move at the same pace as other players using Feral Instincts. However, as soon as Feral Instincts wears off, the reduced movement speed of Stand Your Ground will apply. This allows a player to use Feral Instincts as a means to circumvent the effects of the Relic.
There exists a glitch concerning Feral Instincts on maps with easter eggs such as "LOL" and "Zap!!". When the effect of the easter egg is active, if a player injects a Feral Instincts booster, the effects of Feral Instincts will last infinitely on any players that inject it, even after the effect of the easter egg wears off. The Feral Instincts in this case will only wear off if the affected player is downed, bleeds out, uses the Weapon Specialist Upgrade, or injects another Feral Instincts booster after the easter egg has worn off.
There is also another glitch concerning using the Weapon Specialist Upgrade while under the effect of Feral Instincts. Weapon Specialist Upgrade also provides the effect of seeing Cryptids through walls, but if the effect of Feral Instincts wears off while the Weapon Specialist Upgrade is active, the user's ability to see Cryptids through walls will wear off even while the Weapon Specialist Upgrade is still active.
==Upgrades==
*Team boosters for heightened vision and hearing. See enemies through walls.
**+1 (Cost: 1): Move 20% faster while boosted.
**+2 (Cost: 1): Regenerate health faster.
**+3 (Cost: 1): Increases the booster's duration by 2x.
**+4 (Cost: 1): Increases the booster's duration by 3x and adds increased sprint endurance.
==Trivia==
*Previously when activated, Feral Instincts would cause the player's screen to gain a yellow tint for the duration of the item's effects. This tint was later removed but can still be seen on the Wii U version of the game as it has not received the update.
*On Nightfall, when entering the area in which the player(s) fight the Breeder for the final time, near where David Archer enters the utility vehicle, Feral Instincts will highlight an otherwise not visible body that is laying face up that is under the map. As the utility vehicle escapes, the body will eventually move away and eventually de-spawn.
==Gallery==
Feral_Instincts_effects_Extinction_CoDG.png|Pre-Patch Effects of Feral Instincts
Feral Instincts Menu Select Extinction CoDG.png
Category:Call of Duty: Ghosts Extinction Team Support