What is a power up?

[hinti21]

Many weapons have certain abilities that need to be unlocked. Some say "power ups used x/x" or something like that. What are power ups?

[Psojed]

This
http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/537378015366424394/0544E12A1514BED2C40BFE14F6D17EA5ACE48D1B/

I hate how steam can't show pics in discussions other than emoticons

You have to invest 1 skill point into any of these.
They can be charged to level 1, 2 or 3.
Each charge will add a better bonus, for example the bonus on the screenshot gives 2/4/6 seconds of paralyze effect on enemies.
Using them costs RAGE points. You gain RAGE points automatically each time you kill any enemy without using a powerup.

[hinti21]

Ah, I see.
Thank you.

[Gubi_SPG]

Psojed gave you a detailed description.

But also feel free to check our video about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hATKbbDgyw8

[hinti21]

Thanks, Valkyrie_Neocore :)

[⎝Wyrd Deofol⎠]

The way power-ups work and the laboratory. I have no idea what i'm doing even though i'm right at home with Grim Dawn and Diablo. This system is simply so obscure... I'm not sure i can keep playing without feeling powerful.

[HiFive]

Originally posted by Apostate:

The way power-ups work and the laboratory. I have no idea what i'm doing even though i'm right at home with Grim Dawn and Diablo. This system is simply so obscure... I'm not sure i can keep playing without feeling powerful.

It's a little confusing, at first, yes.

On a lot of games there is a charge bar. When the bar fills, the game gives you perks until the bar is emptied. On Van Helsing, you also have a charge bar, but it's shaped more like a vessel that is filled up (in the center of your UI), and it's called Rage, and when it fills up, you get to use the perks that come with having that filled up. The difference is that on Van Helsing, you get to choose which perks you will get, and how much attention will be given to each perk, and you can even choose when to use each perk.

However, if you don't want to deal with that much detail, you can simply choose your perks for each skill and let the game automatically use the perks when your Rage meter is full. This is what I do. I'm not a min/max player. I'm not looking for perfection in my setup. Whatever works is fine for me (most of the time), so I activate the perks that I want and let the game do it's auto-perk thing. Try doing that for a while until you understand the system better.

Also, in these Discussions pages, do a search on the word "Rage". The resulting threads will maybe help you clarify things.

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how much rage cost for each point of power-up?
My powerups constantly resets themselves while rage bar fills and epties itself at the same time