How to access "Special mode in focus"?

[paul1jameson]

Several of the skills say to use a "special mode in focus" to do things, and the video that goes along with the skill shows Aloy accessing something that allows her to change whatever she's about to do. I've tried typing all the keys, whatever, to bring this up while in focus. Nothing like this. Anyone figure out how to use special mode in focus?

[ThreeG]

Those are valor surge skills, first you need to pick one from skill tree (after unlocking ofc), then when your valor bar is full you can activate valor surge skills by pressing weapon wheel button and then space

[Thornok]

select one of them in the skill tree by pressing r

later then in combat press f & space


only one can be active

[paul1jameson]

Ah, I see, not at all like in the video. In the middle of combat you need to press i to get to the menu including skills, pick a valor surge skill, hold down R to equip, then escape back to the combat (hoping nothing happened while you were busy in the skill tree), then press f and then space. I'll try that next time something comes up that may need it.

[Redlegoguy1]

“Special mode in focus” is mostly flavor text and doesn’t actually mean anything for mechanics directly. It’s more just to describe what’s happening conceptually. All the valor surges are one of 5 things as far as I remember, mainly corresponding to the animation that plays:

• Special mode in focus
  
• Module on spear
  
• Face paint
  
• Big potion
  
• Gauntlet tech

Aside from the actual stats they all work the same way though, this is just the in-world explanation.

[Thornok]

yes you have active and passive skills of course

the ones in this circle you can pre select
you just need to know which is active

the one that is active has a green circle

and then by pressing f (weapon wheel) and space the skill will be active for a while :)