Corydon Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Hi all, new player here. I've been fumbling around with Geneforge 4 for a couple of days. Some of the stuff is familiar-- I played Exile and Blades of Exile, oh, ages ago, so I know the basic setup-- but other stuff has me confused. In particular, I'm flummoxed by how essence works. I figured that, to give the game a go, I'd try a character who relied mainly on spells, so I built an infiltrator. I have one little fyora following me around. What I've discovered is that, while I have tons of spell energy, I have almost no essence. This makes spellcasting... difficult, as many spells require essence. What am I missing? Is there a way to recharge essence? As it stands, I fear that this character is close to unplayable. Any advice would be greatly appreciated; thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dikiyoba Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Your fyora is tying up some of your essence and you can't get it back until it dies or you reabsorb it. (Fyoras are pretty cheap but low-level characters don't have a lot of essence and improving any of the fyora's skills increases its essence cost.) Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilith Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I wonder if Jeff could make this more explicit by making the portion of your essence bar that's semi-permanently tied up in creations a different colour than the portion of the essence bar that's simply been expended by casting spells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corydon Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Quote: Originally written by Dikiyoba:Your fyora is tying up some of your essence and you can't get it back until it dies or you reabsorb it. (Fyoras are pretty cheap but low-level characters don't have a lot of essence and improving any of the fyora's skills increases its essence cost.) Right-- I knew that the fyora was tying up some, so I absorbed it. But I'm still only at 31/53 essence. I know that I can get essence back through pods; is there a way to regenerate it in a similar way to how you can get health and magic points back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dikiyoba Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 You need to find an essence pool or return to a friendly town. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corydon Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Ah, okay. For some reason, I thought it worked differently from the other stats. Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomizer Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Essence is the only stat that doesn't comeback with time. Spell energy returns. Although if you are doing a lot of spellcasting you might want to occasionally use essence pods to speed up the process in major fights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilith Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Quote: Originally written by Randomizer:Essence is the only stat that doesn't comeback with time. Spell energy returns. Well, health doesn't either, although you can of course heal it by expending spell energy and essence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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