Keys can be pretty important for your progress through the game. Proficiency determines the minimum level that you will find weapons. CalibratorsД¬alibrators are blue pick ups that give a boost to your Weapon Proficiency during a run. All guns come with their own core stats, a randomised Alt-Fire mode, and Traits вЂ“ bonus effects that you can unlock by mastering each weapon over a period of time. The quality of the weapons you find will depend on SeleneвЂ™s Weapon Proficiency level. Starting off with a standard service pistol, Selene will acquire new alien weapons through weapon rooms, from chests, prior to boss battles and from defeating powerful enemies. Weapons are a regular pick up to find through Returnal. Your Ether persists between runs, but it is a rare pick up and should be used with some consideration. There are also small Obolite chunks that can be tucked away in the environments, and large Obolite chunks that need you to unlock the melee attack before you can break them down.Д®ther is a game-wide currency that can be spent at certain alien machines and cleanse other items of their malignancy.

Enemies sprinkle them on the ground when killed, and these disappear after a few seconds. The yellow Obolites are the most common pickup by far in Returnal, acting as the basic currency for interacting with some mysterious alien fabricators in the game.

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