Elin:Gene Engineering
The Gene Machine allows you to edit your pet's genes to give it various abilities.
Overview
The Gene Machine is a machine that can be purchased from Nino at Tinker's Camp, and in order to use it you need to obtain "Gene", which is primarily obtained at a low probability when you defeat enemies.
Genes contain memories about the monster's attributes, skills, body parts, AI, etc., and you can use the Gene Machine to incorporate them into your pet.
Genetic modification requires feat points, and generally costs more than when the player learns the feat.
For now, gene synthesis is a feature limited to pets, but according to the creator, there is a possibility that gene synthesis will be possible for PCs in the future.
Mechanism
Gene Insertion
The maximum number of genes that can be inserted differs for each race, and the races with fewer equipment slots tend to have more.
Each character has three slots, such as [Gene Slot A], [Gene Slot B], [Gene Slot C], etc., and you can set a gene in each slot.
If you combine genes with same effects, the effects will be combined.
Rare Race feat
Characters with the Rare Race feat reduce the gene slot cost of genes that require 2 or more by 1.
However, as a disadvantage, it reduces the gene slot limit of the feat owner by 2.
At the moment, genes with the Rare Race feat are not available. However, if it becomes possible to synthesize Rare Race genes in the future, this disadvantage will also be affected.
Deleting Genes
You can delete individual genes you have incorporated by using inferior genes.
You can then incorporate new genes into the slots that were previously occupied by the deleted genes.
The feat points you used will be returned, but the deleted genes will be destroyed and lost.
There is no limit to the number of times inferior genes can be used.
Inferior genes can be dropped by monsters in the same way as normal genes, and it is also possible to craft them using two other genes.
Acquiring Unlearned Skills
When you destroy a gene that contains an unlearned skill, if the skill level has increased by 1 or more after it was gene engineered, the gene will be destroyed and will only reduce the amount of skill levels it gave in the first place, so the skill will end up with a positive value (in other words, learned).
(Example) Inserting “Eye of Mind” (skill +10) into a pet without Eye of Mind.
→ If you delete the gene before the skill has grown, the skill level of the skill will return to 0 = unlearned state.
→ Delete the gene after it has grown to Eye of Mind 11: Eye of Mind 1 will remain, and it will continue to grow normally.
Time Required for Synthesis
Gene engineering takes several hundred to several thousand hours, depending on the required feat points.
You can reduce the time required for gene engineering by using the Syringe of ether solvent that you can buy from the Strange little girl in Little Garden on your pet while it is being engineered.
How to earn feat points
Leveling up
Feat points are usually earned when your pet levels up.
If your pet's affinity is high, the amount of experience points it gains when it levels up will increase (details unknown).
Feeding babies
For details, see Ally/Baby.
Secret experience of Kumiromi
By giving your pet the secret experience of Kumiromi, which you can get from ★Statue of Harvest, they will gain 4 feat points.
Unlike the player, NPCs do not have a limit on the number of times they can use it.
DNA
DNA is an item classification and is a general term for genes and brain cells.
For a list of feats, abilities, combat AI, and their owners that can be included in genes, see DNA List.
Genes
There are three types: superior (yellow), normal (blue), and inferior (grey).
Superior genes have more (roughly +1 minimum, +2 maximum) and rarer memories than normal genes. Inferior genes are used to delete memories.
Normal genes have a 33% chance to have a special (Spell, body part, feat, skill, see both tables below).
Superior genes have 1 guaranteed feat or ability and a 33% chance for a second one. A gene can only have 1 multi-slot feat, it's impossible for example to have both Frontline Commander and Celestical Fox on the same gene.
Included Memories
- Attributes
- Skills
- Feats (both innate and class)
- Abilities and spells
- Body parts
How to obtain
Genes can be obtained at a low rate (0,5%) by defeating enemies. Gene drops have a chance to be superior (20%), normal (72%) or inferior (8%). This is a universal chance for all NPCs, initially hostile or not.
The genes will be randomly selected based on the abilities of the monster that dropped them.
- Evolved monsters will always drop genes when defeated.
- Evolved monsters have random spells and abilities, so they may have combinations that would not normally be possible. In War Requests, evolved monsters tend to appear as hostile bosses.
- You can obtain Mani's superior genes from the★Statue of Machine.
- The contents are randomly selected from monsters based on the danger level at which the statue was created, and require only half the usual feat points.
- After synthesizing with a pet, it will be displayed as (selected monster name) genes.
- Normal genes can be changed with jelly material hammers, and superior genes can be changed with gold material hammers.
- The drop rate increase from cards will be reflected.
- The drop rate increase from anatomy will not be reflected.
Elixir of Gene
Elixir of gene can be obtained through Alchemy and Wishing.
The item itself, when thrown onto a target (including your own player character) will generate a normal gene.
Blessing the elixir of gene gives a superior gene. A cursed elixir gives a brain cell.
As you can use this on previously gene engineered allies, this allows allies' gene engineered abilities to appear alongside their own "natural" abilities. You can selectively gene engineer allies to create ideal genes should you ever feel the need.
Feat Point Cost
The number of feat points required is determined by the various memories that the character possesses.
The higher the value of an attribute or skill, the more feat points are required.
The numbers behind attribute and skill indicate the amount of bonus gained when synthesizing that gene.
- Any body part costs 20 feat points.
- Some feats require multiple gene slots.
Brain Cells
Brain cells, like genes, are DNA that can be used for Gene Engineering.
In addition to the combat type of the warrior or archer etc., the frequency of movement and the appropriate distance of the owner of the brain cells are also reflected.
Brain cells require 4 feat points and do not consume a gene slot.
Included Memories
- Combat AI (movement frequency, proper distance, combat style, spellcasting, etc.)
How to obtain
Sold by a Strange little girl in Little Garden. It's one of the few ways to obtain it.
Influence is used as currency, therefore you must rescue the Little Sisters and release them at Little Garden.
- She does not sell the brain cells of Apostles or unique NPCs.
- By using an amethyst material hammer to alter the genes, you can obtain the brain cells of the original monster.
- By throwing or making a NPC drink a cursed elixir of gene, you can get their brain cells.