![]() ![]() ![]() Virulence's total damage uses the following expression when accounting for Ability Strength and Mutation stacks:Īmplified Damage = Base Damage × (1 + Ability Strength rank bonus + Ability Strength) × (1 + Number of Stacks).Damage is affected by Ability Strength.Enemies struck by fungal growth are staggered, dealt 150 / 160 / 175 / 200 base damage amplified by the number of Mutation stacks accumulated, as well as refunding energy to Nidus for each enemy hit. Nidus ruptures the ground to unleash a linear growth of fungal infestation 10 / 11 / 13 / 16 meters long and 4 meters wide toward the targeted location.When stacks fall below the required triggers, Nidus' appearance will revert to the appropriate stage.At 10 stacks, the tendrils extend to cover his entire face and thighs. ![]() At 7 stacks, the right side of his fleshy body becomes covered in a black mass as the golden metallic spikes on his right arm protrude outward, while tendrils form on his lower body.At 5 stacks, the tendrils extend to cover his chest and back.At 3 stacks, black tendrils form on the left side of his face, as well as his entire left arm.At 10 stacks, his face becomes covered with a crown-like visor.At 7 stacks, his forearms are lined with a curved blade that extends two large spikes.At 5 stacks, a large curved blade appears on each of the shoulder pad spikes.At 3 stacks, he gains protective armor on his thighs, and his shoulder pads are covered in a cage-like armor with a protruding spike on the top.With the Nidus Myxini Helmet, the helmet opens up down the middle to reveal a monstrous mouth-like face.With the Nidus Prion Helmet, the "mouth" and the ligature open up, revealing Void-like energy underneath.With the base helmet, the sides of his head extend outward to form a pair of horns, also exposing many more tendrils.At 10 stacks, certain sections of his currently-equipped helmet will open up.At 5 and 7 stacks respectively, the carapace around his thighs and arms will open to reveal more infested flesh and tendrils beneath.At 3 stacks, tendrils will protrude from his neck and upper spine, while the carapace around his ribs will open.Nidus' appearance changes as more stacks are collected:.Ravenous costs 3 stacks to activate instead of using energy.Parasitic Link costs 1 stack to activate instead of using energy.Increases the damage of Virulence and Ravenous' maggot explosion.The amount of Mutation stacks stored benefits Nidus' abilities:.Each Mutation stack causes the gauge to gradually appear more infested, and upon reaching 100 stacks the counter is hidden and the gauge is overlapped by Virulence's ability icon colored in red and black.Ability-nullifying enemies such as Nullifier Crewman will drain 1 Mutation stack every 2 seconds, ramping up the drain rate the longer Nidus remains in their radius.Stacks will not disappear in the event of a host migration. Mutation stacks are stored until used by the player.This can be bypassed by briefly switching to the Operator, as this will instantly refresh to the current amount of stacks.When gaining or losing large numbers of stacks, the gauge only changes one at a time, making it difficult to estimate the actual count.Abilities are not required to deal damage to enemies, only ability contact is needed to increase Mutation stacks.Each enemy killed from any source while held by Larva at a 50% chance.Each enemy hit by Ravenous' maggot explosion.The following abilities generate 1/5th of a Mutation stack: Once all 5 sections have lit up, the gauge completes a cycle and the sections become unlit again, while the counter increases by 1 Mutation stack. When generating Mutation, the sections light up clockwise.The gauge is divided into 5 sections which represent the number of hits dealt to enemies via Nidus' abilities, while the counter at the center of the gauge keeps track of the number of Mutation stacks up to a maximum of 100.Mutation Stacks are a resource unique to Nidus, indicated by the Mutation counter and gauge displayed in the lower-right on the HUD, above the ability icons. ![]()
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