
The alternative, Synthetic Heart, burns 100 energy per minute (which is a full charge) in exchange for boosting the performance of your other augs (but not beyond their max level) which in my mind is not worth it. Power Recirculator is again personal preference I'd rather save my biocells. Aggressive Defense System can detonate explosives and (I think) plasma bolts, and enemies with flamethrowers are very uncommon. Regeneration is mostly personal preference to me, and the alternative aug in that cannister (Energy Shield) is good too, but I'd rather be able to heal than take less damage from energy. Aqualung is more useful than Environmental Resistance because there's a LOT more situations where you can swim and there's no rebreather than there are situations where you need to cross an environmental hazard and there's no HazMat suit. Torso: Aqualung, Regeneration, Power Recirculator. I'll admit it's really cool to see detailed information on enemies, but I prefer being able to see through walls (at Tech 3 and 4.)

Run Silent just doesn't do that much, and you can crouch with Speed Enhancement on to move quickly and silently.Įyes: Vision Enhancement.

Being able to lift heavy objects is a lot more useful than doing melee damage, especially with the awesome melee weapon you'll get as part of the storyline. Also, I personally don't like Spy Drone it drains way too much power for what it does.Īrms: Microfibral Muscle. Explosives are a huge danger to you, and them detonating early is a huge plus. This gives you the widest range of usefulness almost all enemies use ballistic weapons, and the majority of enemies you can't sneak around are human.Ĭranial: Aggressive Defense System. Subdermal: Ballistic Protection and Cloak. Once you've done that, you MIGHT want to upgrade Pistols to Advanced the jump in power is very noticeable.Īfter that, I'd suggest plowing toward Master level in Rifles as soon as you can once you reach that, the Sniper Rifle has enough power to destroy cameras and turrets, and can also take down MJ12 Commandos (which are big brutes with wrist-mounted cannons and rockets) in one headshot.įrom there, it's basically personal preference. You may want to upgrade Computers to Advanced later in the game, to give you more time to read e-mails, but otherwise that's all you need for those three. The first two will get you 25% off a lock or electronic device with a lockpick or multitool respectively, and the latter will allow you to hack computers and security terminals, which basically eliminates the need to find passwords ever. When you start the game, upgrade Lockpicking, Electronics, and Computers. Any build is viable, some will just have more trouble than others. And let me preface this by saying, there is no wrong way to build your JC Denton. It's been a long time since I played without a gameplay mod, but here are my suggestions from what I remember.
