
Augmentations deplete your energy on use, but energy will regenerate slowly over time, so you won’t have too long to wait before you can use your Augmentation abilities again. Speaking of augmentations….these give you massively boosted abilities that you can use around the world of Veles. You can find new augmentations in the world, from enemies or buy them from the Grafter. Doing it without the Grafter’s touch will deplete your Energy.
#THE ASCENT WEAPONS INSTALL#
Install augmentations via the Journal out in the field or by visiting the Grafter. They give you new abilities and work even better if they sync well with your skills and attributes. AugmentationsĪugmentations can be bought and found. Even if you sell all currently owned P1 Protectors, the game will remember your Mk. Weapon upgrades are persistent across all duplicates of that particular one.
#THE ASCENT WEAPONS UPGRADE#
Visit a Gun Smith to upgrade any weapon currently owned to the next Mk.-level. Upgrading WeaponsĪll weapons in The Ascent can be upgraded if you have the required components. This is useful for those larger enemies that charge at you quickly, and will allow you to manage your area a bit more easily. AimingĪiming your weapon doesn’t exactly increase your accuracy in this game, but rather just allows you to shoot over small enemies and obstacles, and also allows you to inflict Stagger on enemies while lifting your gun. You can upgrade your cyberdeck and increase its capabilities by finding Cyberdeck Upgrades in the world. Doors and Chests can even be protected by more and more complicated ICE and as such, require even more powerful cyberdecks.

You can find out what your cyberdeck can hack by reading the Journal’s Character screen, and most things that can be hacked in the world are indicated by the color yellow. Many objects in the world require a cyberdeck capable of hacking that particular type. You can hack everything within cyberdeck reach in The Ascent. This will make your life so much easier (and longer too!). I highly suggest upgrading your max health, grabbing a shotgun, and then just going to town on every enemy you see. Everything else comes after your health, because you will get absolutely torn up in the game. The very first thing that you’re going to want to do in The Ascent is upgrade your health! When you level up, you’ll earn a certain amount of skill points, and you’re going to want to dump all of that into upgrading your max health. So, what are some of the biggest beginner tips that I have to offer new players coming into The Ascent for the first time? While you go about your way through The Ascent, the game offers a few beginner tutorials that are pretty helpful on your journey through Veles. I have to say that I am absolutely loving this game (and my review will definitely be coming soon) and I highly recommend it. I’ve had my hands on the game for about a week before release, and I was able to get through a solid portion of the game before it released to the public, courtesy of PressEngine. Encounter colorful new characters like Ontario and Zell along the way, and fight against new enemies.The Ascent released earlier this week for all players on Xbox Game Pass as well as PC. Speaking of carrying, hope you have room to hold onto more weapons! Experiment with all-new weapons, including for the first time in The Ascent – Melee weapons! So now you can get up close and personal with the new Rock Crusher and Guillotine!ĭiscover and explore a brand new arcology owned by the Malhorst-Gelb group with breathtaking new locations and environments.Ĭontinue the story of The Ascent by completing new challenging main and side missions. Your squad has not caught up with you yet? No problem, as long as you as the host has completed the main campaign, your squad can join up and help! (We know you’ll be carrying them anyway.) Bring your friends with you to take on this new challenging contract. The Ascent: Cyber Heist can be accessed once you’ve completed the base game campaign. Explore brand new environments, fight your way against new enemies and experience new ways of fighting using melee weapons!

Put your skills to the test as you take on this new challenging job. There’s some new ground-breaking tech ripe for the taking, but you’re not the only one with sights on the prize. Kira, your former employer, has a new top-secret job, and as a newly independent contractor how could you refuse? Venture outside of your familiar arcology into a brand new arcology owned by the Malhorst-Gelb Group. The Ascent: Cyber Heist is set after The Ascent’s main story and is accessible for those who’ve completed the main campaign and want to take on a new contract!

Completed The Ascent but are itching for more? Cyber Heist is for you! Solo or in co-op with your friends, take on new challenging missions, explore brand new environments, fight your way against new enemies, and experience new ways of fighting using melee weapons!
