Atomic Heart: Best Glove Abilities And Upgrades

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One of the first things players will notice in Atomic Heart is their talking glove companion, Char-les. This A.I. character provides P-3, the game's protagonist, with some more-than-natural abilities, which can be utilized for loot collection, puzzle solving, and combat special abilities. While there are only limited abilities to choose from in Atomic Heart, each contains a tree of skills that can be customized to the player's will and offers a diverse range of modifications to each ability.

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In Atomic Heart, glove abilities and upgrades can be purchased at NORA robot stations. These are located fairly frequently throughout the game, usually nearby to a save point; however, players should be prepared as these robots can be more than mere workstations at times, and they sometimes have aloof and promiscuous personalities of their own. Abilities and upgrades can be purchased with the currency of Neuropolymers, which can be found throughout in loot-able chests, draws, and desks as well as fallen enemies.

The basic ability in Atomic Heart, Shok allows Char-les to deliver a small electromagnetic bolt toward enemies or objects. This can be best used to stop charging enemies, buy extra time to heal, and interact with a variety of objects such as blocked doors and CCTV cameras, which may require this ability to be used in order to pass them.

Shok can be upgraded to include «Chain Lightning» and «Extended Topology.» These upgrades turn it into a powerful area-of-effect weapon that deals heavy damage against multiple enemies at once, with bonus damage to robots — who make up the majority of the enemies P-3 faces throughout the campaign. Shok is, therefore, essential, which is probably why