Game Mechanics (24)

Guarding just before an enemy attack would connect executes a Perfect Guard. Executing a Perfect Guard does not consume guard energy and builds the enemy Break Meter.

Press [Active Block] just before getting struck to Perfect Guard

Consecutive Perfect Guards will Break the enemy, leaving them vulnerable to a Riposte.

Press [Parry] just before getting struck to Parry an attack

When Broken press [Light Attack] to Riposte an enemy

Some enemies are more vulnerable to certain attacks. Try experimenting with attack types such as Light, Heavy, and Ranged against your adversaries.

When dropping down from great heights press [Light Attack] to perform a Plunge Attack which prevents fall damage

By default, ranged weapons will lock on to enemy targets while aiming. Free Aim is available as an option in the game menu. When toggled, aim is unrestricted unless an enemy has been manually locked on to.

Your connection to the Shell has been severed. Wound your enemies with Melee attacks to reclaim it. You can track the progress on your Seal.

When you've dealt enough Melee damage you can reclaim your Shell.

Press [Shell Ability] to revive a reclaimable Shell.

Hold [Aim] to Aim then press [Sidearm Primary] to Fire

Hold [Aim] to Aim then press [Sidearm Secondary] to trigger

While aiming press [Weapon Buff] to infuse your Sidearm

Equipping different Seals dramatically alters your Character's capabilites.

When equipped, the Vatra's Seal allows you to Harden.

When harden is broken by damage, your current attack quickly resumes.

Sidearms will deal Break Damage, exposing enemies to Riposte attacks.

It restores some Health and Resolve on performing a Riposte attack.

The Slayer Seal reduces the difficulty of combat by granting abilities that enhance both ranged attacks and ripostes. Equipping the Slayer Seal will disable achievements on this save file.

A substance documented by the disciples to grant great visions of prophecy, but also death. You recognize it as fuel for your kind, spilled from Undermether. The disciples have a device which can refine Gloom to strengthen the Harbinger.

You have found a permanent pickup (PP) item. PP Items can be equipped in the active or passive PP slots found in the inventory menu. Acitve PP items share consumed charges, which restore on rest.

Acquiring more stacks of PP items builds familiarity with them, increasing their active powers and unlocking new passive capabilities.

The disciples have left offerings meant to lure in the Ovum thieves. If you want to claim the reward, you must dispatch the thieves in time. If you stray far enough from an offering, it will also be forfeit and the thieves will not follow you.

Welcome to New Game Plus. Although Mether has sent the Ova on their way, many will not survive. Recover more Ova, that we may bolster our odds of survival. The foul passenger has returned, growing ever stronger.

Powerful resource consumed to fire sidearms and trigger abilities.

Deal sufficient damage of this type to make the victim stagger.

Some opponents can take evasion actions which will render them untargetable by lock-on for a brief duration.

Tarcore is a material used to level up tarstones from level 2 to level 3. This material can be obtained by leveling up other tarstones.

After leveling up tarstones, tarcores will be dropped at it's mouth. Interact with the front portion of the Tarforge to claim acquired Tarcores.

Try using and leveling up different tarstones to get Tarcores. You can then use those Tarcores to level up more Tarstones.

When consuming Gloom to level up you will aqcuire Shell Points, also known as <img id="SP"/>. You can spend <img id="SP"/> to improve your Shells and obtain new Abilities.

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There are multiple ways to improve the strength of the Harbinger and Shells. Spending Gloom to level up will improve stats for both the Harbinger and your Shells

The upgraded stats from leveling up with Gloom are automatically selected based on the level of the Harbinger.

You have inhaled a potent vapor from the lungs of the Undermether, awakening a strength you did not know you had. Mether's Breath is now available as an option from Beacons. It allows you to quickly travel between any revitalized Beacon you have visited.

Mether's Breath can cleanse corruption, revealing hidden paths and opening areas that were once beyond reach.

Warning: Using Mether's Breath will spend all your gloom. Do you understand this?

Enter the Beacon to attempt the challenge of cleansing it of all corruption.

Cleansing this Beacon will grant access to a nearby Gate.