Investigator profile
Investigators and Agents are a class of enemy agents, tasked with wandering around the base and taking photos of incriminating items and reporting back to their faction, generating heat, if successful.
Gameplay observations[]
Investigators and Agents are the first agents a player is likely to see, and come in four grades: Pathetic, Poor, Good and Exceptional.
If the Heat rating for a particular faction is at zero, Pathetic Investigators from that faction will regularly arrive on the island, either solitary (in the case of S.M.A.S.H. and A.N.V.I.L.) or in pairs (in the case of S.A.B.R.E., P.A.T.R.I.O.T. and H.A.M.M.E.R). A mild to moderate amount of heat with a particular faction will see it send higher level investigators, usually solitary but sometimes in as many as groups of four.
Poor Investigators and up will double as Burglars and/or Thieves. Though Poor Investigators tend only to steal gold from the Strongroom, Good and Exceptional Investigators will steal loot items as well if given the opportunity. Good and Exceptional Investigators are also particularly daring, and will attack armed Military Minions on sight. They will also sometimes be attacked by Investigators, Agents, and Soldiers and Veterans from rival factions if Objective 7 has been completed.
The amount of time an investigator will spend on the island and how much evidence they are willing to gather before attempting to escape is also determined by their level. While Pathetic Investigators will only be willing to take evidence of a couple of body bags before making a run for it, an Exceptional Investigator will attempt to get deeper into the base.