Invention System
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Overview
Planned for release with Issue 9, players will use the Invention System to craft Enhancements, costume pieces, temporary powers, inspirations and other items for their characters using recipes and new invention salvage dropped by defeated foes.
Game developers stated that the long-rumored "Legacy System", which would allow for additional improvements of level 50 characters, has evolved/been wrapped up into the Invention System. [1]
The University
The Steel Canyon campus of the University is the place where heroes learn to use the Invention System. Players can take a series of tutorial missions to learn about the system; the first contact is Admissions Officer Lenk.
All campuses (Steel Canyon, Croatoa and Founders' Falls) also hold many Invention Worktables at which inventions may be created.
Entryway
Library
Laboratory
Inventing animation
Inventing in General
Inventions are created by combining salvage, influence/infamy and a recipe at a worktable.
There are currently four types of inventions:
Specific Inventions
Enhancements
Main article: Invention Origin Enhancements
The core of the Invention System is the creation of Invention Origin Enhancements.
Costume Pieces
Main article: Invention Made Costumes
A number of animated costume pieces will be able to be crafted with the system. Known initial pieces include:
- Tech Wings
- Dragon Wings
- Burned Wings
- Bone Wings
- Bat Wings
- Cherub Wings
- Insect Wings
- Fairy Wings
- Rocket Boots (animate while Flying)
- Piston Boots (animate while Jumping)
- Winged Boots
Temporary Powers
Main article: Invention Temporary Powers
There are a small number of temporary powers craftable with the inventions system.
Badges
From early developer comments about the Invention System, it was revealed that the system would allow for the crafting of any type of reward in the game, including crafting of badges. No badges are directly crafted in the initial implementation of the system, however. A large number of badges are, however, linked to the system, as seen below.
Inspirations
The are currently no Inspirations that can be crafted.
Base Items
The are currently no base items that can be crafted.
Other
The are currently no other items that can be crafted.
Invention System Badges
General Crafting Badges
Tutorial Badge
Accolade
Memorization Badges
Invention Debuff badges (ToHit Debuff, Defense Debuff, Confuse, Taunt)
Invention Heal badges (Heal)
Invention Mitigation badges (Defense Buff, Dam Resist, Intang)
Invention Mez badges (Fear, Hold, Immob, Sleep, Slow, Stun
Invention Endurance badges (End Reduc, End Mod)
Invention Rate of Fire badges (Recharge Reduc, Interrupt)
Invention Accuracy badges (Acc, ToHit Buff)
Invention Damage badges (Damage, Knockdown)
Invention Travel badges (Fly, Run, Range, Jump)
More Information
Screen Captures
- Cutaway of university under the map
- Admissions Officer Lenk, and his syllabus
- Professor Boram
- Campus Supply Room 1, Campus Supply Room 2, Campus Supply Room 3
- Salvage Kit (12 pieces)
- Professor Taylor, and his recipes tutorial
- Professor Chandler, and her workbench tutorial
- Accessing Professor Chandler 1, Accessing Professor Chandler 2
- Professor Topffer, and his inventions tutorial
- Guidance Counselor Jones, and the Wentworth's advertisement
- Schedule A Enhancements
- Schedule B Enhancements
- University Workbench
- Creating a new enhancement
- Enhancement Created!
- Invented Recharge Enhancement, Invented Disorient Enhancement, Run Speed Enhancement
