How can I get more out of my electropistol?

[SilkySmooth]

I want to either recharge faster or have it use up less energy. Is that in the shok skill tree?

[Salfaden]

in the energy management skill tree

[Vinnolo]

best way to get the most out of it is replacing it with the railgun

[Tsunero]

Honestly, all the energy weapons are kinda meh, even fully upgraded. (but this is mostly true for the stanard guns as well)

The only thing feeling genuinely strong is melee but even among that it's the sawblade stick.

[dgresevfan]

The main use for this thing is as an EMP explosion emitter.

Related question though. Is there any way to get more RECHARGING energy cells? I see that I can add more to my character, but the damn things don't recharge without using items to do so, which makes this a lot crapper than it should be.

[Mayakii]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

The main use for this thing is as an EMP explosion emitter.

Related question though. Is there any way to get more RECHARGING energy cells? I see that I can add more to my character, but the damn things don't recharge without using items to do so, which makes this a lot crapper than it should be.

If I remember correctly, they recharge over time and some melee weapon upgrades offer recharge increase based on attacks

[dgresevfan]

Originally posted by Mistwalker Mayakii:

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

The main use for this thing is as an EMP explosion emitter.

Related question though. Is there any way to get more RECHARGING energy cells? I see that I can add more to my character, but the damn things don't recharge without using items to do so, which makes this a lot crapper than it should be.

If I remember correctly, they recharge over time and some melee weapon upgrades offer recharge increase based on attacks

It seems to me that only three energy cells (the ones you started with) recharge over time. The others remain empty unless you use consumables.

Same thing happens in Deus Ex 3 and it's stupid.

[Mayakii]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

It seems to me that only three energy cells (the ones you started with) recharge over time. The others remain empty unless you use consumables.

Same thing happens in Deus Ex 3 and it's stupid.

In my Armageddon playthrough I used the Electro a lot and I never bothered with any consumables apart from healing, so not sure!

[Tsunero]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

The main use for this thing is as an EMP explosion emitter.

Related question though. Is there any way to get more RECHARGING energy cells? I see that I can add more to my character, but the damn things don't recharge without using items to do so, which makes this a lot crapper than it should be.

Get the polymer goo and fully upgraded shield. If you drop down some goo and fill it with electricity, activate the shield, then stand in it, it will recharge those other energy cells. I think this is the only way to charge them without any consumables since your glove abilities are on just cooldowns.

[Mayakii]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

It seems to me that only three energy cells (the ones you started with) recharge over time. The others remain empty unless you use consumables.

So I re-downloaded the game to double-check things because some things were bothering me - yes, the first 3 out of 5 cells will recharge automatically, but if you have the glove upgrade called "Energy containment" in the Energy management tree, it will continue to re-charge the other two as well.

• Pearl color - available & not recharging;
  
• Yellow color - used energy;
  
• Green color - the energy is currently actively recharging.

[dgresevfan]

Aha I'll look out for that upgrade since I want to be using the railgun and the energy machine gun.

[cl656]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Originally posted by Mistwalker Mayakii:

If I remember correctly, they recharge over time and some melee weapon upgrades offer recharge increase based on attacks

It seems to me that only three energy cells (the ones you started with) recharge over time. The others remain empty unless you use consumables.

Same thing happens in Deus Ex 3 and it's stupid.

the 4th and 5th bar require the passive regen perk to fill on their own. but even with the passive regen, energy regen is slow as hell. You want the regen on melee hit in energy management. If you want to use energy weapons, that perk is mandatory. That perk is located in energy management. There is also a regen perk in mass telekinesis, that regens your energy every time you use the power, but I find that one not too be that great.