The 3rd Birthday - All About OE

Over Energy Primer
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1. Acquire Over Energy Chips randomly through Overdive and/or Overdive Kills.

2. To use an OE Chip, go to a Mission Terminal and choose Over Energy Settings, then Over Energy Install.

3. Choose a Chip and use the D-Pad to place it somewhere on the Board. Press X to Set it, then press X again to Add it to your Board. To cancel, press O. To see a list of OE and their effects on a Chip, press △; this can also be done in the main Over Energy Settings menu.

4. To level up or synthesize OE, after you Set an OE Chip as the previous step indicates, press □ to refresh until the desired result is achieved. This step is optional, but highly encouraged.
   - OE can level up or level down upon refreshing.
   - While refreshing, OE can mutate, turn malignant, or gain a detrimental "limiter" that prevents it from achieving as high of a level as it should.
   - OE have soft level caps that expand as Aya levels up. Each soft cap is roughly 1/4 of Aya's current level.
   - The maximum level for an OE is 25, but that likely won't be achieved until New Game+ on harder difficulties as Aya approaches LV 99.
   - Following this section is a list of valid OE synthesis combinations. To synthesize the OE you want, first Add half of the valid synthesis combination. Next, Set the other half. Now you must simply refresh until it mutates properly.

5. If two or more of the exact same OE are Added next to each other, they can "Link" to artificially increase their level. For example, a LV 3 Healing Linked to a LV 4 Healing will result in a combined LV 7 Healing. A Link is made apparent by a line of energy connecting the linked OE.

Boost Fire LV 1     - empty               - empty
empty               - Energy Defense LV 1 - empty
empty               - Healing LV 3        - Healing LV 4 ← Totals to LV 7 Healing.

However, if two or more of the exact same OE are placed in nonadjacent slots on a DNA Board, they will not Link and the higher level OE will take precedence. Using the prior example, Aya will only receive LV 4 Healing, and the LV 3 Healing will be rendered dormant as "Dead DNA." This does not produce a harmful effect, but it does waste a slot on your Board that could be devoted to another OE.

                      ↓ Currently Dead DNA, essentially a wasted slot.
Boost Fire LV 1     - Healing LV 3        - empty
empty               - Energy Defense LV 1 - empty
empty               - empty               - Healing LV 4

Slots with Dead DNA should be "resurrected" by replacing the Dead DNA with another OE, or Linking it to another of its kind. Dead DNA is not to be confused with Malignant DNA (red), which produces detrimental effects.

6. After the OE Chip has been Added, it will be in effect. There is no need to select "Equip" afterward unless you are changing between different DNA Boards.

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Additional OE Notes
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- Red OE are malignant and will give debuffs until removed.

- Passive-type OE require no activation.

- Proc-type OE will activate randomly after a condition has been met.

- Active-type OE requires some form of player input. There is only one active-type OE.

- Passive-type OE cannot be activated at the same time as a Proc-type OE. For example, while Haste is activated, Kill Boost is shut off; when Antibody is activated, Energy Defense is shut off.

- Only one Proc-type OE can be active at a time.

- If Energy Shot is in use on a DNA Board, Barrier and Regeneration will be temporarily shut off once a single shot is fired. However, this ONLY applies while in Liberation. It's more desirable for Barrier to activate while not in Liberation, so there is no practical conflict to using Barrier and Energy Shot on the same Board. (Regeneration is a different story, as it means the player can never regen LIFE and have increased Liberation damage at the same time.)

(Thanks to coldsushi for discovering the last 3.)

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OE Synthesis List
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(Combinations reported by lester2020, who found the data on Japanese fan sites.)

BATTLE OE (BLUE DNA):
Energy Defense - [Passive] Grants a constant Defense boost.
- Aya starts with it on the middle-center of DNA Board 1
- Antibody + Barrier
- Antibody + Pre-Raise
- Antibody + Critical Shot
- Cross Healing + Odds Up
- Cross Healing + Regeneration
- Slow Recharge + Pre-Raise
- Slow Recharge + Critical Shot
- Slow Recharge + Healing
- Haste + Lowered Evasion

Barrier - [Proc] When damaged, there's a chance Aya will temporarily become invincible. Activates more frequently at low LIFE. Lower chance to activate on Insane Mode.
- Energy Defense + Boost Fire
- Pre-Raise + Energy Shot
- Pre-Raise + Restock
- Power Surge + Rapid Link
- Critical Shot + Lowered Evasion
- Energy Shot + Illness
- Antibody + Slow
- Illness + Disease

Pre-Raise - [Proc] Chance Aya will revive with a bit of LIFE upon dying. Works once per Episode!
- Energy Defense + Haste
- Cross Healing + Healing
- Antibody + Slow Recharge

Power Surge - [Proc] After Aya kills an enemy, chance of temporarily increased shot damage.
- Cross Healing + Slow Recharge
- Slow + Restock
- Slow Recharge + Restock

Critical Shot - [Proc] Chance of discharging an Energy Shot when Aya fires a handgun.
- Impact Wave + Pre-Raise
- Restock + Healing
- Cross Healing + Illness
- Illness + Restock

Odds Up - [Passive] Improves quality of obtained Over Energy Chips. Frequency of gaining OE Chips is NOT increased.
- Inferno + Healing
- Antibody + Illness
- Cross Healing + Restock


LIBERATION OE (PURPLE DNA):
Energy Shot - [Passive] Increases firing power while in Liberation.
- Healing + Barrier
- healing + Pre-Raise
- Healing + Kill Boost
- Healing + Slow
- Healing + Odds Down
- Antibody + Rapid Link
- Antibody + Slow
- Cross Healing + Energy Defense
- Cross Healing + Slow

Regeneration - [Passive] Restores LIFE while in Liberation as long Aya's not taking damage, or shooting with Energy Shot active. (Movement and dodging are OK.)
- Rapid Link + Healing
- Healing + Illness
- Slow + Healing
- Kill Boost + Antibody
- Antibody + Illness
- Cross Healing + Rapid Link
- Cross Healing + Illness
- Power Surge + Barrier

Inferno - [Active] While in Liberation, press <Grenade Button> to sacrifice current host's body in an explosion, damaging enemies in a large area. Enemies killed by Inferno give more EXP.
- Healing + Disease
- Restock + Antibody
- Barrier + Cross Healing


CROSSFIRE OE (GREEN DNA):
Boost Fire - [Passive] Boosts Crossfire damage.
- Aya starts with it on the upper-left of DNA Board 1
- Healing + Odds Down
- Odds Down + Antibody
- Energy Shot + Cross Healing
- Cross Healing + Haste
- Cross Healing + Odds Down
- Energy Defense + Power Surge

Cross Healing - [Proc] Chance of restoring the LIFE of Aya and participating troops during a Crossfire.
- Healing + Regeneration
- Antibody + Energy Defense
- Antibody + Odds Down

Rapid Link - [Passive] Speeds the rate at which the Crossfire Gauge fills.
- Antibody + Cross Healing
- Antibody + Disease
- Boost Fire + Cross Healing


OVERDIVE OE (ORANGE DNA):
Healing - [Proc] Chance of restoring some LIFE after an Overdive.
- Aya starts with it on the lower-right of DNA Board 1
- Power Surge + Inferno

Antibody - [Proc] Chance of temporarily increasing Defense after performing an Overdive. While active, Energy Defense is shut off.
- Healing + Haste
- Cross Healing + Pre-Raise

Restock - [Proc] Chance to refill all guns' ammo a bit after performing an Overdive.
- Healing + Power Surge
- Slow Recharge + Healing
- Antibody + Boost Fire
- Antibody + Slow Recharge
- Cross Healing + Slow Recharge
- Cross Healing + Odds Down
- Energy Defense + Slow Recharge
- Slow Recharge + Energy Shot

Impact Wave - [Proc] Chance of creating a damaging shock wave when Aya Overdives into another host.
- Energy Shot + Healing
- Antibody + Regeneration
- Kill boost + Cross Healing
- Barrier + Odds Down


OVERDIVE KILL OE (YELLOW DNA):
Kill Boost - [Passive] Increases the power of Overdive Kills.
- Antibody + Healing
- Healing + Disease
- Antibody + Disease
- Cross Healing + Disease

Haste - [Proc] After performing an Overdive Kill, there's a chance the world may slow down around Aya while she keeps her normal speed.
- Boost Fire + Healing
- Antibody + Inferno
- Slow + Cross Healing
- Energy Shot + Power Surge
- Energy Defense + Slow Recharge