One of the most intricate elements of *Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land* is the Synthesis mechanic, which is integral to nearly every aspect of gameplay. From the resources you gather to the weapons you craft, mastering Synthesis is key to maximizing your gaming experience. Here’s how to leverage it effectively.
Synthesis Types in Atelier Yumia
In Atelier Yumia, you'll encounter three distinct types of Synthesis:
Regular Synthesis: Conducted at an Alchemist’s altar, this is used for crafting weapons, armor, battle accessories, magical items, and the materials needed for further Synthesis. Early in the game, you unlock the Atelier, which serves as your primary Synthesis hub. You can also build Simple Altars in cleared manabound zones and campsites for regular Synthesis.
Simple Synthesis: Accessible through the radial menu outside of battle, this allows you to craft essential items like bandages, gauntlets for ziplines, and repair kits for treasure chests and ladders, provided you have the necessary resources.
Building Synthesis: Though not explicitly labeled as Synthesis, this mode, available via the radial menu on specific plots of land, involves creating storage chests and wall hangings, which the game often refers to as Synthesis.
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How to Synthesize Equipment in Atelier Yumia
The most complex aspect of Synthesis is the regular form, performed at altars. To craft, for instance, a gun staff for Yumia, follow these steps:
Find the Recipe: Discover recipes while exploring the game world. You can upgrade existing recipes using particles from mana fountains at a Recipe Recall Station.
At the Alchemist’s Altar:
- Select the type of gun staff you want to create.
- Choose Synthesis Skills, if unlocked from the skill tree.
- Select an initial Alchemy Core (Effects, Quality, or Trait) to build upon.
- Effects Alchemy Core enhances selected skills.
- Quality Alchemy Core boosts the item’s quality level.
- Trait Alchemy Core increases Trait Crystal slots.
- Fill each Alchemy Core's slots with collected resources.
- Collect mana fragments to further enhance quality.
- Synthesize the item.
To craft powerful items early in the game, prioritize unlocking Synthesis Skills from the skill tree. These skills offer damage and quality boosts, and allow item duplication to conserve resources.
Enhance item quality by adding resources to all three Alchemy Cores. Navigate through cores using the left or right bumper. Collecting mana fragments (yellow sparkles) for all cores significantly boosts item strength, which is advisable unless crafting quest-specific items.
When selecting resources, match them to the element type of specific slots, identifiable by a blue outline. Organize resources in the submenu to prioritize higher-quality items, though you might sometimes prefer to focus on effects.
For those who find the mechanic too complex, the auto-Synthesis option is available after selecting Synthesis Skills. This feature optimizes item creation, allowing you to tackle the final boss on Normal difficulty with ease.
And that's all you need to know to master the Synthesis mechanic in Atelier Yumia.
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is available now.
