Game Mechanics
Ongoing coverage on Game Mechanics.
Latest coverage
How To Increase Accessory Slots In The Adventures Of Elliot
This guide explains how to unlock additional accessory slots in The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. Players can acquire extra slots by completing challenges in the Temple of Trials, which rewards items like the Warrior's Mark and Seasoned Warrior's Mark.
Mega Raichu X and Y are going to be strong in Pokemon Champions – here’s why
The mobile game Pokemon Champions has introduced Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y, significantly boosting the competitive viability of Raichu. Mega Raichu X excels as a physical attacker with Electric Terrain support, particularly in doubles, while Mega Raichu Y is a powerful special attacker suited for singles play due to its No Guard ability and high stats.
How To Light Lanterns In The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
This guide explains how to light torches and lanterns in The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. Players must first meet and acquire the fairy companion Faie after a boss battle. Faie's 'Ignite' ability, unlocked after completing challenges in the Shrine of the Mystic - Ignite, is then used to light various objects, solve puzzles, and damage enemies.
How To Counter Jason In DBD With One Life-Saving Trick
This guide explains how to counter Jason Voorhees in Dead by Daylight by utilizing a crouch-walking tactic. Crouch-walking prevents survivors from leaving visible footprints or red clouds, which Jason uses to track players via his Omnipresent Evil ability. This method is particularly effective when paired with the Urban Evasion perk.
The Top Pieces and Where to Get Them – Expert Game Reviews
This guide breaks down the armor system in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, explaining how layers of gambeson, chainmail, and plate interact with different damage types. It details the best individual armor pieces for each slot, their locations, and optimal loadouts for heavy tank, stealth, and charisma-focused playstyles.
Expedition 33 Build Guide: How to Actually Break the Game (2025) | TAG
This guide for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 focuses on mastering the game's combat system by explaining the crucial Burn and Mark status effects and how to effectively utilize character abilities and Pictos. It details optimal strategies for each party member, including Lune, Gustave, Maelle, Sciel, Verso, and Monoco, to create powerful synergies and dominate encounters.
Old School RuneScape overhauls Trouver Parchment system in June 17th patch notes
Old School RuneScape has updated its Trouver Parchment system to change how untradeable items are handled upon death in the Wilderness. The rework categorizes untradeables into tiers, with higher-tier items now retaining their parchment permanently after a repair fee, rather than consuming it on each death.
Pokemon Champions gets full list of new Pokemon, items, and more for June 2026 update
Pokemon Champions received a major update for June 2026, adding approximately 40 new Pokemon, including several Mega Evolutions. The update also introduced new items, two abilities (Eelevate and Fire Mane), and significant balance changes to existing moves and abilities. The game is available on Nintendo Switch and mobile platforms.
How To Protect Your Garden in Grow a Garden 2
This guide for Grow a Garden 2 provides tips on protecting your in-game garden from other players. It covers strategies like garden layout, using defensive items such as Bamboo and Roleplay Crates, employing guard pets like Bees and Ice Serpents, and the option of playing on private servers.
Can You Get Gold Seeds in Private Servers in Grow a Garden 2?
This guide explains how Gold Seeds work in Grow a Garden 2, confirming they can be obtained on private servers, though with a lower drop rate compared to public servers. The Midas Event, which triggers Gold Seed drops, scales with player count, making fuller servers more advantageous. Gold Seeds guarantee a Golden crop, increasing its value tenfold, with rarer crops having a slimmer chance of mutating.
Does the Sprinkler Method Work in Grow a Garden 2?
The Sprinkler Method is functional in Grow a Garden 2, though it has a size cap of 100x regardless of how many or what type of sprinklers are stacked. This guide explains how the method works in the sequel, detailing the costs and effects of various sprinklers like Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, and Super Sprinklers, and recommends a combination for optimal results.
How To Get Pastel Crops in Grow a Garden 2 – Are They Decayed?
This guide explains that the 'pastel crops' in Grow a Garden 2 are actually decayed crops, not a distinct variant. Decay reduces crop value by 80%, and any crop can decay over time. The article also briefly touches on obtaining Gold and Rainbow Seeds during in-game events.
Gothic 1 Remake: Lockpicking Guide
This guide details the lockpicking mini-game in Gothic 1 Remake, which involves manipulating five plates to unlock chests and doors. It also explains how to improve the Lockpicking skill by training with Fingers in the Old Camp, which costs 10 LP and 100 Ore nuggets.
How Long Does It Take For Crop Decay in Grow a Garden 2?
In Grow a Garden 2, crop decay appears to be driven by a random chance rather than a strict timer, with some crops decaying on the same day they are planted and others remaining fresh for several days. Decayed crops lose 80% of their selling value, but can be restored during rainy weather or with a watering can, though the cost of the watering can may not always be profitable. The article also touches on other crop mutations and speculates that decay is a measure to prevent hoarding.
How to Get Rainbow Seeds in Grow a Garden 2
This guide explains how to obtain Rainbow Seeds in Grow a Garden 2, which are crucial for growing Rainbow plants that significantly increase a garden's selling value. Rainbow Seeds have a chance to spawn during nighttime Rainbow Moon events, which occur with a 6% probability. The article also notes a bug where seeds can spawn out of bounds and discusses the rarity and benefits of the Rainbow mutation.
Experimental Hogyoku Shard VV ULTIMATUM
This guide explains how to obtain and use Experimental Hogyoku Shards in the game VV ULTIMATUM. These shards are used to reroll a player's current weapon, providing a new random weapon stat distribution. They can be acquired through daily rewards, raid chests, crafting The Hogyoku, trading, or microtransactions.
Destiny 2 comes full circle as players honour the tradition of pushing bosses to their deaths—this time by becoming a porcupine and smacking them with a void football
Players are honoring an old Destiny tradition in Destiny 2 by using a specific game mechanic to push bosses to their deaths, effectively farming them. This method involves combining a Sentinel Titan's Ward of Dawn ability with a crossbow to create a 'porcupine' effect that sends enemies flying. This tactic is being used to farm the Pantheon raid gauntlet, which returned in the game's final update.
All Sulfur Cube archetypes and block absorption effects in Minecraft
This guide details the various Sulfur Cube archetypes and their block absorption effects within Minecraft. It explores the powerful possibilities these mechanics offer to players.
Can You Predict Grow a Garden 2 Weather?
This guide explains how to predict weather events in Grow a Garden 2, which are crucial for triggering plant mutations. While direct prediction is impossible, understanding spawn chances for regular, moon, and time events can help players anticipate them. The article details various weather effects, including Rain, Lightning, Snowfall, and different Moon events, along with their impact on plant growth and mutation chances.
Days of Honour Update Has Been Released news - Chronicles of Vaeltaja: In Search of the Great Wanderer
An update titled 'Days of Honour' has been released for Chronicles of Vaeltaja: In Search of the Great Wanderer, re-designing the Reputation/Honour system and including bug fixes. The developer plans to resume full-time development by July after a busy June.
