Pay attention to the color of your damage numbers. Red indicates high effectiveness, White is neutral, and Gray means the enemy is resistant.
High aiming deals increased stagger damage to enemies, making it useful even in open areas. 🛠️ Essential Features & Tips
Instead of paying for vending machines, you can hack them (with a high-enough Cyberdeck) or simply shoot them to force them to drop health, energy, or tactical charges for free. The Ascent
While crouching behind low obstacles, aiming high allows you to shoot over the cover without standing up, keeping you safe from return fire.
Hold LT (Left Trigger) on a controller or the corresponding key on PC to aim higher. Pay attention to the color of your damage numbers
A highly useful and often overlooked feature in is the Vertical Aiming System . Unlike many isometric shooters, this game allows you to manually raise your weapon to clear cover or target enemies on higher ground. Combat Mechanics
You can "respec" your skill points at any Grafter NPC if you want to try a different build, though the cost increases as you level up. 🛠️ Essential Features & Tips Instead of paying
This is your primary hacking tool. Upgrade it by finding "Cyberdeck Upgrades" in the world to hack higher-level chests ( ICE levels ) and even environmental turrets to fight for you.
