--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-recon-drone type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-recon-drone lang: en title: Recon drone summary: >- The player controls a drone’s remote camera to scout terrain and mark threats. The hero remains elsewhere during reconnaissance. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-recon-drone/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-recon-drone.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-recon-drone.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Camera & perception - Stealth sourceIds: - source-0b67ba09f898a1a9 - source-0ef9105f0908428b - source-ee5aabe38a25b8e2 sources: - id: source-0b67ba09f898a1a9 title: 'Game Mechanics: Recon drone' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone' verifiedAt: null - id: source-0ef9105f0908428b title: 'Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone/game/call-of-duty-warzone' verifiedAt: null - id: source-ee5aabe38a25b8e2 title: Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (2021) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2 verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-recon-drone title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-recon-drone' categoryIds: - gm-category-camera-perception - gm-category-stealth supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Recon drone description: >- The player controls a drone’s remote camera to scout terrain and mark threats. The hero remains elsewhere during reconnaissance. image: src: images/mechanics/combat-recon-drone.webp width: 500 height: 276 game: 'Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)' sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/cod_drone_s.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 8.07 credit: Activision; frame from clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. caption: A drone-camera view over a city block alt: >- A drone camera overlooks rooftops in Call of Duty: Warzone, with battery and device status in its interface. markers: - x: 54 'y': 35 label: A marked location among the buildings - x: 25 'y': 81 label: Drone battery indicator tips: - 'Show battery charge, link range and a return route.' - Communicate the hero’s vulnerability while scouting. examples: - title: 'Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Recon drone id: game-mechanics--gm-recon-drone type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-recon-drone lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-recon-drone/ The player controls a drone’s remote camera to scout terrain and mark threats. The hero remains elsewhere during reconnaissance. ## At a glance ![A drone camera overlooks rooftops in Call of Duty: Warzone, with battery and device status in its interface.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/combat-recon-drone.webp) [Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/cod_drone_s.webm), 8.07 s 1. A marked location among the buildings 2. Drone battery indicator - Show battery charge, link range and a return route. - Communicate the hero’s vulnerability while scouting. - [Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone) ## How it works A remote craft scouts an area on the character's behalf. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A remote craft scouts an area on the character's behalf. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Recon drone](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone) (id: source-0b67ba09f898a1a9) - [Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone/game/call-of-duty-warzone) (id: source-0ef9105f0908428b) - [Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (2021)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/recon-drone/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2) (id: source-ee5aabe38a25b8e2) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors