Scientist

The Scientist
"'This psychotic scientist uses all sorts of tools and gadgets to trap and kill his victims.'"

The Scientist is one of the first hunters revealed for Hide or Die, listed as one of the three initial hunters on the game's Kickstarter page back in 2018.

Besides his electrified bat as his melee attack, the Scientist can regularly activate his portable radar, showing the rough location of nearby survivors. His special ability is a holodome, which expands to cover a small area and prevents passage by survivors.

With the game's release on the 01-08-2019, The Scientist was the first unlocked of the three killers, being unlocked at survivor level 1. With the games release, The Scientist's perk "Closing Fate" got reworked, from initially killing survivors on touch of his Holodome, to shrinking over time.

Speed Sensor
Sprinting survivors pinged by radar will be highlighted for 2 seconds

Two Bad
When two or more survivors are trapped inside the same holedome, they are highlighted for 3 seconds, unless they are in a hideable

Sentient Sphere
Holodome automatically disables after it is fully deployed if no survivors are caught inside. The holodome

cooldown is reduced by 50% once the dome is disabled

Encryption
Extractors require 4 switch stages instead of 3

Zoned Target
Holodomes are smaller

Big Game
Holodomes are larger

Lightning Strike
Holodome causes lightning strikes that deal 2 ticks of damage

Closing Fate
Holodomes shrink to 65% of original size until deactivation. Holodomes deal 2 ticks of damage the first time a survivor touches it, but survivors can leave the dome. increases the base holodome cooldown 1.5x

On Your Feet
All scaffolding within the dome is damaged 50%

Shocked
Survivors caught in holodome lose 50% stamina

Upgraded Accelerator
Holodomes deploy 1.5x faster

Transient Domes
Holodomes have a shorter duration with a shorter cooldown

Pocket Ping
Start radar ping immediately instead of waiting until fully deployed

Protracted Dome
Holodomes have a longer duration with a longer cooldown

Silent Deployment
Sounds generated by the deployment of the holodome are reduced by 100%

Pinpoint
Radar pings are 100% accurate

Advanced Chip
Reduced radar ping time