
Have any questions or concerns? Tell us on Twitter. They are saturated with new and richer medium of utterance. It’s easy for new players to dismiss these plants the first time encountering them as the drops are kind of rare, and it’s hard to tell what they might contain without popping every one. Her return al fire, and a greater proportion of humor, to the poetic form of. If you make sure to destroy every one you will likely come across hidden parasites, resin, and obolites. Destroy every purple plant you see.Īnother secret of Returnal hides in groups of bulbous, purple plants that sometimes litter certain rooms. So make sure you don’t waste any precious ether in a region you are confident in so that you are able to spend them at the Cthonos. If you spend your hard earned ether on a reconstructor in the Overgrown Ruins and die in the Crimson Wastes, you will return to Helios and start your run over again. However, what the game doesn’t tell you is that reconstructors are only tied to the biome you use it in. This can be useful to save runs and continue making progress. The reconstructor is a xenotech that allows Selene to return to the reconstructor with all of her obtained gear after she dies instead of Helios. Only spend ether on a reconstructor in biomes you think you will die in. Just be careful not to risk obtaining any more malfunctions while you already have two afflicted, because this will trigger a critical malfunction, destroying a random item in your inventory. Aside from almost always having a simple way to remove them built in, you will likely find consumables and/or xenotype machines that will clear all of your malfunctions at once. Combined with the melee attack this combo can even help you defeat boss type enemies.Īt first it can seem annoying to have to deal with suit malfunctions, but they are usually worth the trouble. Returnal will chew you up and spit you out if you aren’t careful. The spaceship figurine turns your dash into a weapon, dealing significant damage to enemies you dash through. The beginners tips in this guide will help you make the most out of your time on Atropos.

You can also have the option to craft them at fabricators after you first obtain it, which is always worth the spent obolites. The astronaut figurine is used as a one-time revive once you die, picking you right back up and refilling your suit’s integrity bar.

The first time you obtain these artifacts you might be confused as to what they do, as their in-game descriptions are vague at best. The spaceship and the astronaut figurines. There are also a number of artifacts, consumables, and parasites which can make your melee even stronger. It can also be useful to quickly finish off stronger enemies while your weapon is reloading. Using your melee weapon to effectively one-hit these enemies can be useful to ensure you don’t miss any disappearing Obolites. This can be used to disable red barriers, but is more effective as a weapon, especially against the dog-like Kerberon and the flying Lamiadon. Your melee weapon is stronger than you think, especially early on.Īt some point during your first handful of runs you will eventually obtain a melee weapon resembling a sword.
