Seeker Quill

The Seeker Quill is an Exor quill-type ammunition that exhibits limited homing behavior after being fired. It functions as a projectile with built-in target-seeking properties intended to improve hit probability against moving or evasive foes. In the game's item taxonomy it is used as ammunition for certain weapons that accept quill-type bolts.

Seeker Quills behave like physical bolts once fired but will adjust their trajectory to some degree toward targets; descriptions from multiple localizations describe the round as having “homing” or “self-locating” technology, and emphasize that the projectile shows interesting properties after launch. This homing behavior is the defining gameplay characteristic that distinguishes Seeker Quills from standard straight-shot bolts.

Seeker Quills are treated as recoverable ammunition when they remain lodged in an enemy corpse. Players can manually pick up quills from corpses to reclaim some ammo. Be aware that harvesting a corpse for loot via non-retrieval methods will destroy any quills stuck to it; use direct pickup or retrieval tools instead. The Vacuum tool (or equivalent automatic retrieval system) can pull quills off corpses even when a corpse’s position prevents a manual reach, making recovery safer and more convenient.

Practical notes and interaction details:

• Seeker Quills are compatible with weapons that accept quill/bolt ammo; check a weapon’s ammo slots to confirm compatibility.
• The built-in homing makes Seeker Quills effective against agile or partially obscured targets where pure aim may fail.
• Recover quills from enemy corpses by picking them up or using the Vacuum; do not harvest the corpse by other means if you intend to reclaim ammunition.
• Prior to patch 0.10.0.15324 (Hotfix), this ammunition was called “Quill Bolt” in earlier builds.
• Because Seeker Quills remain physical projectiles when lodged, environmental factors that affect corpses (movement, scavenging, or destruction) can prevent recovery; prioritize retrieval when feasible.

The Seeker Quill is therefore best used when you expect to face mobile enemies or when you want a higher chance of hit without sacrificing the ability to reclaim spent ammunition through careful recovery.