How to shock open Essence Generators in Avowed
Across the various maps in Avowed, you'll come across gold, rectangular Essence Generators. These generators can be on walls or separate from anything, but they're always connected to some sort of power source. In order to get the generator working and restart its power, you need to shock them open with electricity. But if you're not playing as a wizard in Avowed, how can you do that? Ways to shock generators open in Avowed Opening an Essence Generator with a lightning spell. Screenshot by Destructoid There are a couple of different ways to provide a shock to the Essence Generators and get them working again. However, one of the methods isn't going to be available to you until you reach the second map in Avowed, which unlocks after the events unfold in Paradis. So, to start, I'll go over the first and often best way of shocking Essence Generators. Use the Grimoire Book of Elements While you might think only players who want to play as wizards can wield a Grimoire Book of Elements, that's not the case in Avowed. Regardless of what abilities you unlock or weapons you use, you can use a Grimoire Book of Elements as a secondary weapon, giving you access to all of its spells. The only caveat is you'll need to at least grab the level 5 Wizard ability, "Grimoire Mastery." This allows you to use basic spells in the books. The Grimoire Mastery ability allows you to use basic spells. Screenshot by Destructoid With that ability, you can use a common Grimoire book and it will usually have some kind of lightning spell that you can use on the Essence Generator. All you have to do is bring up the Grimoire book's spell hotbar, aim at the generator, and unleash the lightning spell. If you're using a basic book of elements, the lightning will likely be a direct bolt that can travel fairly far, so it can be used to shock generators from a solid distance. However, rarer Grimoire books use more advanced lightning spells that might not be able to shock generators from as far away. So, you want to always keep a common Grimoire Book of the Elements in your inventory to quickly equip when you have to shock open a generator that's not close to you. You can loot common Grimoire books quite frequently in Avowed or simply purchase them from various vendors around Paradis or any of the other maps. It's also important to remember you don't have to use a wand when using the book as a secondary weapon; you can use any other one-handed weapon and still unleash the spells from the book. Giatta's Companion Ability The second way you can shock Essence Generators is through a companion named Giatta. Giatta isn't a companion option until you reach Fior mes Iverno in the Emerald Stair map of Avowed. Once you get there and go through some story events, though, you can recruit Giatta to be a companion that travels with you. The maximum number of companions you can have is two, however, so if you're traveling with Kai and Marius at this point, you have to send one of them to camp to make room for Giatta. With Giatta in your party, you can take advantage of her companion ability called " Spectral Jolt." This allows her to shock open any generator that you come across. All you have to do is bring up your Ability Radial (E by default on PC) and choose Giatta's ability while aiming at a generator. From there, she'll take care of the rest and power on the generator for you. Giatta's Spectral Jolt ability. Screenshot by Destructoid This method only works once you reach Emerald Stair and as long as Giatta is in your party in Avowed. So, to ensure you never get stuck, it's still safe to always have a Grimoire book as a backup. What do Essence Generators do in Avowed? Now that we've covered how to shock open Essence Generators, what do you actually accomplish by powering them on? For the most part, Essence Generators are used to open locked doors. You'll often a see glowing orange symbol above a door or generator. The orange color means the door or generator is not being powered. However, when you shock the generator, the symbol turns blue to indicate it's powered on. Some doors only open by powering on Essence Generators. Screenshot by Destructoid Sometimes, you'll see two symbols above a door, which means you have to find and power two generators. The generators aren't always close to the door they open, though, so you have to look in some strange spots to find them. You'll also have to get creative with how you power them on, as your lightning spell might not have the distance to reach the generator. The key thing to keep in mind with Essence Generators is they always need to be shocked and they usually open a door nearby in Avowed. The post How to shock open Essence Generators in Avowed appeared first on Destructoid.
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Across the various maps in Avowed, you'll come across gold, rectangular Essence Generators. These generators can be on walls or separate from anything, but they're always connected to some sort of power source.
In order to get the generator working and restart its power, you need to shock them open with electricity. But if you're not playing as a wizard in Avowed, how can you do that?
Ways to shock generators open in Avowed
There are a couple of different ways to provide a shock to the Essence Generators and get them working again. However, one of the methods isn't going to be available to you until you reach the second map in Avowed, which unlocks after the events unfold in Paradis. So, to start, I'll go over the first and often best way of shocking Essence Generators.
Use the Grimoire Book of Elements
While you might think only players who want to play as wizards can wield a Grimoire Book of Elements, that's not the case in Avowed. Regardless of what abilities you unlock or weapons you use, you can use a Grimoire Book of Elements as a secondary weapon, giving you access to all of its spells. The only caveat is you'll need to at least grab the level 5 Wizard ability, "Grimoire Mastery." This allows you to use basic spells in the books.
With that ability, you can use a common Grimoire book and it will usually have some kind of lightning spell that you can use on the Essence Generator. All you have to do is bring up the Grimoire book's spell hotbar, aim at the generator, and unleash the lightning spell. If you're using a basic book of elements, the lightning will likely be a direct bolt that can travel fairly far, so it can be used to shock generators from a solid distance.
However, rarer Grimoire books use more advanced lightning spells that might not be able to shock generators from as far away. So, you want to always keep a common Grimoire Book of the Elements in your inventory to quickly equip when you have to shock open a generator that's not close to you.
You can loot common Grimoire books quite frequently in Avowed or simply purchase them from various vendors around Paradis or any of the other maps. It's also important to remember you don't have to use a wand when using the book as a secondary weapon; you can use any other one-handed weapon and still unleash the spells from the book.
Giatta's Companion Ability
The second way you can shock Essence Generators is through a companion named Giatta. Giatta isn't a companion option until you reach Fior mes Iverno in the Emerald Stair map of Avowed. Once you get there and go through some story events, though, you can recruit Giatta to be a companion that travels with you. The maximum number of companions you can have is two, however, so if you're traveling with Kai and Marius at this point, you have to send one of them to camp to make room for Giatta.
With Giatta in your party, you can take advantage of her companion ability called " Spectral Jolt." This allows her to shock open any generator that you come across. All you have to do is bring up your Ability Radial (E by default on PC) and choose Giatta's ability while aiming at a generator. From there, she'll take care of the rest and power on the generator for you.
This method only works once you reach Emerald Stair and as long as Giatta is in your party in Avowed. So, to ensure you never get stuck, it's still safe to always have a Grimoire book as a backup.
What do Essence Generators do in Avowed?
Now that we've covered how to shock open Essence Generators, what do you actually accomplish by powering them on?
For the most part, Essence Generators are used to open locked doors. You'll often a see glowing orange symbol above a door or generator. The orange color means the door or generator is not being powered. However, when you shock the generator, the symbol turns blue to indicate it's powered on.
Sometimes, you'll see two symbols above a door, which means you have to find and power two generators. The generators aren't always close to the door they open, though, so you have to look in some strange spots to find them. You'll also have to get creative with how you power them on, as your lightning spell might not have the distance to reach the generator.
The key thing to keep in mind with Essence Generators is they always need to be shocked and they usually open a door nearby in Avowed.
The post How to shock open Essence Generators in Avowed appeared first on Destructoid.