Does the fading onyx chip have any positive effect?

[271828]

It seems it only increase the damage that Kai takes. Does it have any advantages? If not, why do you design this chip?

[DomAnt]

Does it have any advantages? Nah.
Why design it? If someone wants to make the game a little more difficult.

[271828]

Originally posted by DomAnt:

Does it have any advantages? Nah.
Why design it? If someone wants to make the game a little more difficult.

Thank you for the answer! I also think you want to make the difficulty higher. So is the earliest time to equip this chip exactly after the opening stage?

[DomAnt]

You don't have to use it, though you can acquire and equip at it any time. You can also opt to not use it at all, and that's fine.

[271828]

Originally posted by DomAnt:

You don't have to use it, though you can acquire and equip at it any time. You can also opt to not use it at all, and that's fine.

I think one cannot equip it in the opening stage and the electric stage. After these two stages, it can be equiped all the time. Is it correct?

[DomAnt]

You can acquire and equip it as soon as you clear the opening stage. Prim appears after talking to Kernel in the Mission Room for the first time. Before 1.1.0, Prim appeared by rescuing four or more rescues from Power Plant, but this is no longer the case. Instead, something else happens with Prim once you have rescued enough civilians.

[271828]

Originally posted by DomAnt:

You can acquire and equip it as soon as you clear the opening stage. Prim appears after talking to Kernel in the Mission Room for the first time. Before 1.1.0, Prim appeared by rescuing four or more rescues from Power Plant, but this is no longer the case. Instead, something else happens with Prim once you have rescued enough civilians.

I see, thank you very much for your detailed answer!