The Mindforce Guide

[Franck]

Source : Dreicc's Item Database, Mya's Mindforce Chart, PERC

Thanks to : Dinara, Kjetil, Knoop

Here's a new guide about a rather expensive profession which is somewhat old, but has been tweaked recently.

Basics

In order to become a MindForcer, you will need the following gear :
- NeoPsion Implant
- Payn-Inc Implant Inserter
- MindForce Chip
- Mind Essence

The Implant Inserter will help you to insert a new NeoPsion Implant in your brain. It contains a powerful disinfectant and its upkeep is very costly (roughly 2.00 PED per use)

The decay for NeoPsion Implants is rather low (roughly 0.01 PED)

11 NeoPsion Implants are known to exist. Each one supports a fixed chip level interval.
- NeoPsion Implant AA (Level 1-3)
- NeoPsion Implant AB (Level 3-7)
- NeoPsion Implant AC (Level 4-7)
- NeoPsion Implant AD (Level 4-8)
- NeoPsion Implant AE (Level 2-8)
- NeoPsion Implant AF (Level 4-10)
- NeoPsion Implant AG (Level 3-10)
- NeoPsion Implant BA (Level 1-3)
- NeoPsion Implant BB (Level 1-5)
- NeoPsion Implant BC (Level 1-7)
- NeoPsion Implant BD (Level 1-9)

There are 10 chip levels, but only 8 are known so far :
- Lesser (I)
- Minor (II)
- Medium (III)
- Moderate (IV)
- Good (V)
- Potent (VI)
- Strong (VII)
- Powerful (VIII)
- ???? (IX)
- ???? (X)

The higher the level, the higher the skills you will need in order to use the chip. And of course, a higher level chip needs a higher upkeep.

Each chip uses a fixed amount of Mind Essence. Mind Essence has a rather high market value (up to 400% at the present time) but can be refined if your skills are low enough (you must be able to gather Vibrant Sweat).
1 Mind Essence = 1 Vibrant Sweat + 1 Force Nexus

Specs

In order to increase efficiency and reduce costs, you should become a Mindforce specialist :
- Biotropy (healing, reviving)
- Psychotropy (mind-related spells)
- Pyrotropy (fiery spells)

Now here's a list of the (known) chips.
NOTE : As the decay was changed recently, you will have to find out by yourself...

Focus Chip (Psychotropy)

Type : Support Chip
Stats :

|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|  Focus Chip           | Range  |    Effect      |  ME  |  Decay   | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|  Lesser               |   10   |   2 Charges    |   1  | 0.04 PED | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|  Minor                |   10   |   4 Charges    |   1  | 0.04 PED | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|  Medium               |   14   |   8 Charges    |   1  | 0.04 PED | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|  Moderate             |   16   |  12 Charges    |   1  | 0.05 PED | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|  Good                 |   20   |  16 Charges    |   1  | 0.05 PED | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|  Potent               |   35   |  19 Charges    |   1  | 0.05 PED | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Recommended for cheap skilling. Each Focus Charge allows an avatar to keep concentrated while getting hit.

Heal Chip (Biotropy)

Type : Healing Chip
Stats :

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Heal Chip		| Range  |     Effect	 |  ME	|  Decay   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Lesser		|   10	 |    + 16 HP	 |   1	| 0.06 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Minor		|   15	 |    + 24 HP	 |   1	| 0.06 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Medium		|   19	 |    + 32 HP	 |   2	| 0.06 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Moderate		|   19	 |    + 38 HP	 |   2	| 0.07 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Good			|   20	 |    + 44 HP	 |   3	| 0.08 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Potent		|   35	 |    + 50 HP	 |   3	| 0.10 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Beginners, keep out. Its low range and its slow reload (which is characteristic of Mindforce) make a FAP way more useful.

Nerve Blast Chip (Psychotropy)

Type : Low-level Offensive Chip
Stats :

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|  Nerve Blast Chip	| Range  |     Effect	 |  ME	|  Decay   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Lesser		|   35	 |  16 Electric	 |   4	| 0.01 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Minor		|   50	 |  32 Electric	 |   5	| 0.01 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Medium		|   60	 |  36 Electric	 |   5	| 0.01 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Moderate		|   60	 |  39 Electric	 |   5	| 0.02 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Good			|   80	 |  42 Electric	 |   5	| 0.02 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Potent		|   80	 |  45 Electric	 |   5	| 0.02 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Recommended for Psychotropy skilling if you don't feel like bubbling noobs for ages. You will need a bigger load of Mind Essence, but you will get less decay, and at least you might get something back if you are planning to hunt with it.

Firestorm Chip (Pyrotropy)

Type : High-level Offensive Chip
Stats :

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|  Firestorm Chip	| Range  |     Effect	 |  ME	|  Decay   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Moderate		|  100	 |   140 Burn	 |  12	| 0.18 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Good			|  103	 |   168 Burn	 |  15	| 0.21 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Potent		|  105	 |   199 Burn	 |  19	| 0.2x PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Strong		|  1xx	 |   2xx Burn	 |  2x	| 0.2x PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Powerful		|  115	 |   296 Burn	 |  28	| 0.3x PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Very expensive, but very powerful as well. You will need good Pyrotropy skills in order to use it.

Revival Chip (Biotropy)

Type : Resurrection Chip
Stats :

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Revival Chip		| Range  |     Effect	 |  ME	|  Decay   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Powerful		|    3	 | Resurrection	 | 103	|  	   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

The Revival Chip allows you to revive a dead avatar whose corpse is still within reach. Its range is next to nil and it is very expensive. Make sure you have good Biotropy skills for this one as well.

Teleport Chip (Psychotropy)

Type : Teleportation Chip (d'oh)
Stats :

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Teleport Chip	| Range  |     Effect	 |  ME	|  Decay   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Lesser		|   800	 | Teleportation |   9	| 0.02 PED |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Minor		|  1600	 | Teleportation |  22	|  	   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Medium		|  3300	 | Teleportation |  56	|  	   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Moderate		|  4900	 | Teleportation |  82	|  	   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Good			|  7200	 | Teleportation | 118	|  	   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Potent		|  9900	 | Teleportation | 178	|  	   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Strong		| 14000	 | Teleportation | 234	|  	   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

The Teleport Chip is expensive and very unaccurate unless your Psychotropy skills are awesome. It might come in handy if you feel like you are tough, though.

Wormhole Chip (Psychotropy)

Type : Mass Teleportation Chip
Stats :

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Wormhole Chip	| Range  |     Effect	 |  ME	|  Decay   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  Powerful		|   N/A	 |    Vortex	 | 678	| 	   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

The Wormhole Chip is nothing more than a disguised Level 8 Teleport Chip. You will need an extremely large amount of Mind Essence in order to cast it. If you are successful, a vortex will spawn on another avatar for a few seconds. Anyone may travel using the vortex as long as it is active. Requires extremely high Psychotropy skills.

NOTE : You cannot open a vortex between two continents. With a whopping 3600 average in Mindforce skills, your CoS is still Poor... If you fail, you will not waste any Mind Essence. However, your Wormhole Chip will decay.

Skillgains

Attributes : Intelligence, Psyche
Domains : Biotropy, Psychotropy, Pyrotropy
Mindforce Skills : Anatomy, Bravado, Concentration, Courage, Dexterity, Inflict Ranged Damage, Ranged Damage Assessment, Serendipity
Sweat Gathering : Sweat Gatherer

Some info is still missing, feel free to add anything you know about this

[MindBuster]

For discussion, comments and more info please visit the original thread located here....

The Mindforce Guide