Skill magazines and NG+

[momopovich]

How does it work exactly ? I've read contradicting stuff on reddit and other sites.

As I understand, each time you pick a magazine from a certain set, you progress through a list of bonuses. Once you reach the end of that list, magazines from this particular set stop giving any bonus.

For example, if I only pick "Constellation guide 1" on my first playthrough, and then pick that same "Constellation guide 1" 4 more times until NG+ 5, without picking any other constellation guide, I should end up with all 5 possible bonuses from constellation guide and any magazine from this set I pick after this should not add anything. Am I correct ?

Are there exceptions for certain sets too ? If you pick every existing magazine in the first playthrough, is there any practical reason to pick more magazines during NG+ ?

[HeyYou]

Do those bonuses carry over to the new game?

[Knottypine]

Yes they carry over. For example, if you get +1 to ammo capacity, it will keep counting up from what the capacity was before jumping to ng+.

Magazines that offer recipes will not provide anything though. They will lack any description because you already have whatever the magazine provided.

[momopovich]

Originally posted by Knottypine:

Yes they carry over. For example, if you get +1 to ammo capacity, it will keep counting up from what the capacity was before jumping to ng+.

Magazines that offer recipes will not provide anything though. They will lack any description because you already have whatever the magazine provided.

So if I understand, for example you can pick "Nova galactic manual 01" 2 times on first playthrough and first NG+. Each time you get 1% fuel reduction on grav jump. You can keep picking "Nova galactic manual 01" or any other nova galactic manual until you reach the end of the bonus list associated to that set of manuals ( a total of 10% fuel reduction in that case)

However, if you pick "Neon night 01" 2 times, it provides nothing the second time because you already know the recipe (which does carry over after each NG+).

Correct ?

[Knottypine]

Originally posted by momopovich:

Originally posted by Knottypine:

Yes they carry over. For example, if you get +1 to ammo capacity, it will keep counting up from what the capacity was before jumping to ng+.

Magazines that offer recipes will not provide anything though. They will lack any description because you already have whatever the magazine provided.

So if I understand, for example you can pick "Nova galactic manual 01" 2 times on first playthrough and first NG+. Each time you get 1% fuel reduction on grav jump. You can keep picking "Nova galactic manual 01" or any other nova galactic manual until you reach the end of the bonus list associated to that set of manuals ( a total of 10% fuel reduction in that case)

However, if you pick "Neon night 01" 2 times, it provides nothing the second time because you already know the recipe (which does carry over after each NG+).

Correct ?

AFAIK, yes, that is correct. I have not confirmed whether or not you can go beyond those numbers though. So if you collect all 10 Nova Galactic magazines in your first playthrough, and then continue in ng+, I don't know if that number will go beyond 10%.

I just checked my game to confirm, currently I have collected UC Defense Manual 1, 2, and 3. I also collected the same three in my last playthrough. My ammo count for my Breach is at 11, original in brand new game it's only six. Since there are only five magazines for this, I would say it will continue to count until the limit is reached.

[momopovich]

Originally posted by Knottypine:

Originally posted by momopovich:

So if I understand, for example you can pick "Nova galactic manual 01" 2 times on first playthrough and first NG+. Each time you get 1% fuel reduction on grav jump. You can keep picking "Nova galactic manual 01" or any other nova galactic manual until you reach the end of the bonus list associated to that set of manuals ( a total of 10% fuel reduction in that case)

However, if you pick "Neon night 01" 2 times, it provides nothing the second time because you already know the recipe (which does carry over after each NG+).

Correct ?

AFAIK, yes, that is correct. I have not confirmed whether or not you can go beyond those numbers though. So if you collect all 10 Nova Galactic magazines in your first playthrough, and then continue in ng+, I don't know if that number will go beyond 10%.

I just checked my game to confirm, currently I have collected UC Defense Manual 1, 2, and 3. I also collected the same three in my last playthrough. My ammo count for my Breach is at 11, original in brand new game it's only six. Since there are only five magazines for this, I would say it will continue to count until the limit is reached.

Thanks, looks like we are correct then.