Pal Box congestion and Pal Essence Condenser quality-of-life

[kztm]

Currently, to get to 4 stars on a Pal, we need to prepare to have 64 slots in the Pal Box dedicated to storing the sacrifices for the last step.

This is fine if you play the game very strategically and only work on a couple of species at a time. But if you explore freely and capture freely, then very soon you fill up the Pal Box because higher star sacrifices still only count as only one sacrifice, so you tend to avoid doing unnecessary sacrifices.

But if higher star sacrifices count as more, then we could "pre-condense" the ones we know we want to use as sacrifices anyways, to free up space.

For example:
each 0 star counts as 1 sacrifice
each 1 star counts as 4 sacrifice
each 2 star counts as 16 sacrifice
each 3 star counts as 32 sacrifice

So when I want to go from 3 star to 4 star, I needed 64 slots to store sacrifice Pals before, but with the new system I'd only need 2 slots to store the two 3-star sacrifices I've already produced.

Yes there is some "waste" in the process, as the "base" used in the sacrifices are not counted. But I think it's not a big price to pay for alleviating Pal Box congestion without a complete overhaul of the system.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Agreed, it'd be much more reasonable that way.

[Iyasenu]

I'd super love that.
I'd love to be able to condense as I get them and have it still be effective in raising a Pal's star rating.
The Palbox congestion is quite stifling.

Though I'd also be down for a reduction in how many copies you need to increase star rating... It's quite a large amount.

But never mind that, it's really lame that even a 2 or 3 Star Pal counts as 1 sacrifice.
It makes me not want to even bother with the condensing system until I've found "THE PERFECT PAL".
For a system you can gain access to rather early, it's weird how wasteful it seems to actually make use of it until you're at the endgame and have found or bred a permanent team member.

I'd also be down for some sort of supplement to the system, like a... I dunno, "POWER SERUM!" made on the medicine bench that could boost how valuable a sacrifice's contribution is.
Or maybe a new Passive Trait that makes a Pal more valuable as a sacrifice.
Sort of like the Fusion EXP+ Seals in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

[J[Y]anin]

Hang about...with the limited space on the palbox and how many there are I'd already assumed (I haven't quite got to the stage of 2 staring anything) this was how it worked >.<
I think I've already buggered up being able to 4star anything...unless... *stars at the butchers cleaver

[neoacoya1]

There's an alternative: Just don't make us pay the entire "star up" price all at once. Why can't you just pay it incrementally?

[Moonlightfox]

When I first got the condenser I just kind of assumed it worked that way because it makes too much sense. I was very surprised when it didn't

[Slatepaws]

They need to consider already condensed pals in with that. so for example you condense 4 to get the first stage. that condensed pal should count as 4 for the 16 needed for the second stage.

[sh3riff]

i would like button FILL UP .. clicking 120 times one by one is kinda stupid

[Alluboy]

neoacoya1 の投稿を引用：

There's an alternative: Just don't make us pay the entire "star up" price all at once. Why can't you just pay it incrementally?

Yeah, this. Having to do it all at once just makes me not want upgrade past the first star or two.

[Lonesomepoet]

Gonna be honest I just downloaded the mod expands my Palbox as thats the easiest thing