Prototypes

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Prototypes are special Augments, acquired from rare side-areas called "Very Safe Labs". These Augs offer significant benefits in exchange for significant drawbacks. Greater benefits are granted when playing as a Revenant. The drawbacks can be removed if the player acquires System Restore

Unlike regular Augs, Prototypes do not need to be unlocked.

Available Prototypes

		Brutish Augmentation			The user becomes unable to use Powers, and loses all their Maximum Energy. The user gains a 1.5x damage multiplier to Primary attacks. If playing as a Revenant, the Attack multiplier is instead 2.0x.
		Cast your powers aside. Embrace your primal power.
		Brutish rage overcomes you. Powers Disabled. Maximum Energy set to 0.	Powers re-enabled! Restores Lost Maximum Energy.		The user can use Powers again, and restores their lost Maximum Energy.

		Consuming Fury			Grants +2 Attack Strength and +2 Power Strength every level. Reduces Maximum Health by 2 each level. If playing as a Revenant, Attack and Power Strength increases by 3 instead.
		The flame that shines brightest...
		+2 Attack Strength +2 Power Strength Agony on Level Up	The agony abates.		Maximum Health no longer reduces over time, but any lost Maximum Health is not restored.

		Contractor Beta			Adds a multiplier to your Attack and Power Strength, relative to how much health you currently have. At 0% health, the user deals 30% damage. At 100% health, the user deals 120% damage. Not affected by Armor. If playing as a Revenant, you get +3 to all stats and any bonus above 100% is doubled, up to 140%.
		Boosts all your abilities. Stay healthy, friend.
		+2 to All Stats! Damage scales with health!	Missing health penalty removed!		Damage no longer scales below 100%. If your health is high, you still get the bonus up to 120%.

		Defiant Decree			Bosses gain 50% extra health Bosses give 1 extra Boss Chest when defeated. No bonus effect if playing as a Revenant.
		Bosses gain +50% HP and grant 2 chests.
		No guts, no glory.	Glory is easily achieved.		Bosses lose their 50% extra health.

		Earthmetal Plating			Increases the user's Maximum HP and Maximum Energy equal to the sum of their Attack Strength and Power Strength. If the sum of the values is negative, Max HP and Max Energy is decreased instead. If playing as a Revenant, the HP and Energy effects are 1.5x normal (rounded down), regardless of whether they are positive or negative.
		Become one with the planet. May reduce output.
		Increases Maximum HP and Maximum Energy*. Attack Strength set to 0. Power Strength set to 0.	Restores lost Attack Strength. Restores lost Power Strength.		Attack and Power Strength is restored.

• Damage gained from Thorned Hull will grant bonus health but will NOT be removed upon picking up Earthmetal Plating

		Final Shell			For every pip of Maximum Health lost, the user gets 2 pips of Armor. If playing as a Revenant, gain 3 pips of Armor per Maximum Health lost instead.
		Incredible protection shields the frailest core.
		Grants Armor*. Maximum Health set to 1.	Restores lost Maximum Health.		Lost Maximum Health is restored.

		Focusing Sagelens			Grants the user a 2.0x Power Strength multiplier. Note that having -18 Attack Strength essentially means your Primaries deal 1 damage. If playing as a Revenant, the Power multiplier is instead 3.0x.
		Unlock true wisdom. Cast aside your savage nature.
		POWER OVERWHELMING. Attack Strength set to -18.	Restores lost Attack Strength.		Attack Strength is restored.

		Hysteria			Any future non-Prototype Aug the user picks up will be doubled. Causes the user to receive triple damage. If playing as a Revenant, Augs are tripled but damage taken is quadrupled.
		Gain dizzying powers from future augs!
		Uncontrollable might.	Controllable might!		The user no longer receives triple damage.

		Interesting Times			Every level, two random stats are increased and decreased relative to the current level number. Additionally, the effects of the previous level's changes are reset. No bonus effect if playing as a Revenant.
		Ebb and flow with the times...
		Interesting times...	Times become reliably good!		You no longer get the decreased stat on each level change - only the positive effect applies.

		Kingseeker			Health pickups no longer heal you. Augs that give you HP (like Blue Lander) no longer heal you either. Buggy - most other forms of healing still work. If playing as a Revenant, gain +2 Maximum Health per boss defeated.
		Boss kills heal to full. No other healing.
		Bathe in glory.	Bathe however you like!		Health pickups drop again, and healing from disabled sources now works.

		Patchwork Integrator			Set bonuses require only 2 Core Augments. Allows for 2 set bonuses at a time. Attack Strength and Power Strength is reduced to 0.6x. Does not stack with the effect of Patchwork Connector No effect if playing as a Revenant.
		Give of yourself, and become one with the Tapestry.
		Become the tapestry.	The tapestry becomes you.		Attack Strength and Power Strength is returned to normal.

		Sanity Converter			Grants the user a 2.0x Power Strength multiplier. Using a Power grants Power Strength by +1 and Maximum Energy -1. If Owlhawk's Focus applies, Maximum Energy is not consumed. With Powers which use a fraction of energy, they have a chance of reducing Maximum Energy relative to how much Energy they use. If playing as a Revenant, the Power multiplier is instead 2.5x.
		Powers consume maximum energy and deal immense damage.
		Your sanity slips.	Your sanity returns. The way is clearer than ever.		Maximum Energy no longer drains when Powers are used. Power Strength no longer increases when Powers are used.

		Uncharging Force			Attempting to charge your weapon will do nothing. Does not affect the Rippling Axe or Plasma Blender. If playing as a Revenant, gain 11 Attack Strength instead.
		Gain incredible strength. Never hold it in again.
		+7 Attack Strength Charging disabled!	Charging re-enabled!		Restores your ability to charge your weapon.

		Violence Enhancer			Causes the user to receive double damage. Attack and Power Strength boost is relative to the user's current stats (5 if less than 5, 10 if more than 10, equal otherwise) If playing as a Revenant, get 3 extra Attack and Power Strength.
		Damage massively increased. For everyone.
		+5-10 Attack Strength +5-10 Power Strength Violence consumes you.	The violent air abates.		The user no longer receives double damage.

		Vitality Partitioner			Maximum Energy increases by 3 for every 1 Maximum Health lost. If playing as a Revenant, Maximum Energy increases by 4 instead.
		Optimally partitions your vitality.
		Increases Maximum Energy* Maximum Health Halved.	Restores lost Maximum Health.		Maximum Health lost is restored.

		Zookeeper's Burden			Attempting to attack or fire a Power will do nothing. Repros granted aren't affected by Hysteria, but they are affected by Splintering Twinifier. If playing as a Revenant, also gain a Zookeeper's Sigil augment.
		All attacking and Powers are disabled. Gain one of each Repro.
		Behold, the menagerie!	Your attacks return!		Restores your ability to attack and use Powers.