Combat

DySoon is a turn based action RPG. When the player attacks on their turn, they must hit the attack key at the right time to deal the most amount of damage. Attack too early, and the attack will be weak. Attack too late, and the attack will fail entirely. Attacking right before the attack would fail will result in the most amount of damage.

Enemy attacks on the other hand can be parried. Parrying at the right time will reflect all damage back at the attacker.

Salvage

Luwall does not get stronger through typical RPG means. Enemies do not drop XP. Instead they drop salvage. Salvage can be used to increase Luwall's stats. However, as such, enemies do NOT respawn, so salvage is limited. Killing enemies of specific types will result in getting arm salvage, which can either unlock, or allow Luwall to enhance an arm which can be used in combat.

Salvage can be found scattered throughout the levels, but only stat increasing salvage.

Skill Tree

Luwall has a skill tree. Getting 1, 5, 10, and 20 salvage of any given arm will unlock levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. Aside from level 1, an ability of the previous level must be unlocked to unlock a skill below it. Only one ability can be unlocked per level for any given arm. The player can freely switch which skill they unlock at any time. 

Parry

Ability Description: Pressing R will make Luwall enter a Parry Stance. If they are attacked withing .15 seconds, Luwall will parry the attack, dealing 100% strength damage to the attacker. It does not reflect any secondary effects.

Maintenance

Ability Description: Heals 10% of Luwall's max health and removes 1 debuff currently applied.

Crushing Arm

Ability Description: Winds up for a punch that deals 200% damage to the target.

Usage: Deal damage. Good at dealing consistent damage to enemies. Has the highest base damage.

Beat Down

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Crushing Arm, apply a stack of Beat Down. Crushing Arm will deal an extra 50% base damage for each stack of Beat Down the target has. Only one target may have stacks of Beat Down.

Usage: Deal more damage the longer the fight goes. Good when going against 1 enemy with high amount of health.

Here Comes the Big One

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Crushing Arm, deal an extra 200% damage to them and apply Crushed to them. Enemies that are Crushed have their defense lowered by 50% but do not take the extra 200% damage from this skill.

Usage: Deal a lot of damage once and lower defense. Good at dealing a lot of damage upfront or to apply a defense down debuff while still dealing good damage. Good against a lot of enemies with a small amount of health or big enemies that need to be debuffed.

They're Already Dead

Ability Description: When attacking a target that has their defense lowered with Crushing Arm, the final damage dealt to them is multiplied by 1.5.

Usage: Deal more damage to debuffed enemies. Has good synergy with "Here Comes the Big One".

Not on the Carpet!

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Crushing Arm, apply Breach to them. When attacking targets with Breach, apply a stack of Leakage. If the enemy already has a stack of Leakage, double their current stacks of Leakage. Targets lose .1% of their current health per stack of Leakage at the start of their turn.

Usage: Deal a % of the enemies health. Good when attacking one target with a high health pool a lot. Also works when parrying.

It's Even Funnier the Second Time

Ability Description: When using Crushing Arm, attack twice.

Usage: Attack twice. Good for stacking damage buffs like Beat Down and Leakage.

Get a Load of This Guy

Ability Description: When attacking a target that does not have any status effects with Crushing Arm, the final damage dealt to them is multiplied by 3.

Usage: Deal a large amount of damage. Good to get a big chunk of damage while applying debuffs from "Here Comes the Big One" and "Not on the Carpet!" Can also be used with Freezing Arm's "Hard Reset" to deal a large amount of damage again.

Rusting Arm

Ability Description: Prepare to launch rusting fluid that deals 25% base damage to the target. When the attack connects, inflict the the target with a stack of Rust. Each stack of Rust will deal 50% damage to the target at the start of their turn.

Usage: Deal damage over time. Ramps up damage the longer the fight goes. Good against enemies that take a lot of turns. Has the lowest base damage.

I'm Melting

Ability Description: Each stack of Rust will additionally lower the target's defense by 5%.

Usage: Lower enemy defense. Good when attacking multiple times with "Rusting Arm" to further lower enemy defense or to add a defense down buff to activate "They're Already Dead"'s activation conditions.

Clinical Trial

Ability Description: The first stack of Rust on a target will deal an additional 100% damage.

Usage: Make the first Rust stack deal more damage. Good when "Rusting Arm" is a supporting attack just meant to apply debuffs or to make "Rusting Arm" deal more damage upfront.

Overdose

Ability Description: When inflicting a stack of Rust onto a target, inflict an extra stack.

Usage: Apply more debuffs. Good for either dealing more damage or applying more supportive debuffs.

Increased Dosage

Ability Description: All stacks of Rust will deal an additional 75% base damage.

Usage: Deal more damage. Good when "Rusting Arm" is the main damage source.

Remote Poison

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Rusting Arm, all of the target's status effects that deal damage at the start of their turn will also deal damage after this attack connects.

Usage: Deal DOT damage immediately. Good when a majority of the damage dealt is through Rust.

Food-Drug Interaction

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Rusting Arm, deal an additional 10% base damage for every status effect the target has.

Usage: Deal more damage based on the number of debuffs. Good when stacking a lot of debuffs, especially if they have Leakage applied.

Freezing Arm

Ability Description: Charge a freeze ray that deals 100% base damage to the target. Upon connecting, delay the targets next action by 50%.

Usage: Delay the enemy's next action. Good at allowing a wider damage window while still dealing decent damage.

Crevasse

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Freezing Arm, apply a stack of Brittle. For every stack of Brittle the target has, decrease their defense by 15%.

Usage: Lower enemy's defense. Lowers defense more than "I'm Melting" resulting in more damage quicker.

It's Cold as Balls

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Freezing Arm, apply Weakness. Enemies with Weakness have their damage dealt reduced by 25%

Usage: Decrease enemy damage. Good if the player is not confident in parrying enemy attacks.

Dinosaur Killer

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Freezing Arm, deal an extra 100% damage.

Usage: Deal more damage. Good when "Freezing Arm" is the main damage arm.

Below Zero

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Freezing Arm, apply Fracture. When attacking a unit with Fracture with any arm, deal an extra 200% damage and remove Fracture.

Usage: Deal delayed damage. Good when using "Freezing Arm" as a supportive arm.

Frostbite

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Freezing Arm, apply a stack of Chill. When a target has 5 stacks of Chill, remove all stacks and deal 2500% damage.

Usage: Deal massive delayed damage. Good when "Freezing Arm" is the main damaging arm.

Hard Reset

Ability Description: When attacking a target with Freezing Arm, remove all of their status effects. For every status effect stack removed, Freezing Arm will deal an additional 25% damage.

Usage: Deal damage based on number of status effects applied. Also removes status effects. Good when trying to finish off enemies with a lot of status effects or to clear status effects to enable "Get a Load of This Guy" to deal more damage again.

Rat Stomp

Damage: 100% Strength

Secondary Effects: None

Family Jewels

Damage: 100% Strength

Secondary Effects: None

Helicopter Helicopter

Damage: 100% Strength

Secondary Effects: None

Neglect

Damage: 50% Strength

Secondary Effects: Inflicts a stack of Rust which deals damage equal to 50% strength at the start of the player's turn. This effect lasts until the end of combat or until the player performs "Maintenance".

Think Fast

Damage: 100% Strength

Secondary Effects: Delays the player's action next action by 50%.

Frozen Pipe

Damage: 200% Strength

Secondary Effects: Delays the player's action next action by 50%.

Core Mining

Damage: 100% Strength

Secondary Effects: None

Tetanus

Damage: 100% Strength

Secondary Effects: Inflicts a stack of Rust which deals damage equal to 50% strength at the start of the player's turn. This effect lasts until the end of combat or until the player performs "Maintenance".

Flash Frost

Damage: 100% Strength

Secondary Effects: Delays the player's action next action by 50%.

Big Blambo Blast

Damage: 200% Strength

Secondary Effects: None

Step 1

Find and fight an enemy in combat and get salvage after coming out victorious

Step 2

Find salvage scattered throughout the space station

Step 3

Upgrade character's stats and skills with salvage gathered throughout the space station and from combat

Step 4

If not repeating gameplay loop from Step 1, fight the boss of the area and then take the teleporter and move to the next area