In *Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land*, the Synthesis mechanic is central to the gameplay, connecting every resource you gather and every weapon you craft. Mastering this mechanic is crucial for enhancing your gameplay experience. Here's a comprehensive guide to help you maximize your use of Synthesis in the game.
Synthesis Types in Atelier Yumia
*Atelier Yumia* features three distinct types of Synthesis:
- Regular Synthesis: Performed at an Alchemist's altar, this is essential for crafting weapons, armor, battle accessories, magical items, and materials needed for other Synthesis processes. You unlock the Atelier early in the game, allowing you to return and synthesize at any time. Additionally, in cleared manabound zones and campsites, you can build a Simple Altar for regular Synthesis.
- Simple Synthesis: Accessible through the radial menu outside of battle, this allows you to craft items like bandages, gauntlets for ziplines, and various repair kits for treasure chests, ladders, and more, provided you have the necessary resources.
- Building Synthesis: Available through the radial menu on specific plots of land, this involves synthesizing storage chests and wall hangings, though it's not explicitly labeled as Synthesis in the game. The story often refers to it as such, so keep that in mind to avoid confusion.
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How to Synthesize Equipment in Atelier Yumia
Regular Synthesis at altars is the most intricate part of the mechanic. To craft an item like a gun staff for Yumia, follow these steps:
- Find the Recipe: Explore the game world to discover the recipe for the item you want to craft.
- Upgrade Recipes: Use particles found at mana fountains at a Recipe Recall Station to upgrade your existing recipes.
- Select the Gun Staff Type: Choose the specific gun staff you wish to create at the Alchemist's altar.
- Select Synthesis Skills: If you've unlocked Synthesis Skills in the skill tree, apply them to enhance the item's effects.
- Choose Alchemy Cores: Select from Effects, Quality, and Trait Alchemy Cores to build your item:
- Effects Alchemy Core: Enhances the selected skills.
- Quality Alchemy Core: Boosts the quality level of the completed item.
- Trait Alchemy Core: Increases the number of Trait Crystal slots available for socketing.
- Fill Core Slots: Add resources to each core's slots to further customize and enhance the item.
- Collect Mana Fragments: Gather yellow sparkles around the Alchemy Cores to significantly increase the item's quality.
- Finalize Synthesis: Once you've completed the above steps, proceed with the Synthesis to create your item.
To craft strong items early in the game, unlock Synthesis Skills from the Synthesis section of the skill tree as soon as possible. These skills provide flat damage and quality boosts, and enable item duplication, conserving resources. Enhance the item's quality by adding resources to all three Alchemy Cores, using the left or right bumper to navigate between cores. Collecting mana fragments for each core will greatly strengthen your item, a step you should take unless crafting a quest-specific item.
When selecting resources, prioritize those that match the element type of the specific slots, identified by a blue outline. Organize your resources in the submenu to select higher-quality ones first, though you might want to prioritize effects over quality in some cases.
If the complexity of this mechanic is overwhelming, consider using the auto-Synthesis option after selecting your Synthesis Skills. The game optimizes the process to create the best possible item, enabling you to tackle even the final boss on Normal difficulty with ease.
That's everything you need to know to effectively utilize the Synthesis mechanic in *Atelier Yumia*.
*Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land* is available now.
