A brass hourglass half-drained, set on a mossy stone, with two companion feather charms on either side of it; teal sand glowing as it falls.
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Q14 · Chapter 02 · Controls & party

Switching has a price

What should switching companions cost or risk?

Selected direction

The direction

Switching should have a cooldown and a meaningful cost. Slower power recharge, possibly twice as long, was suggested rather than fixed. Exact penalty, timing and early reserve availability remain open.

Recorded as: Selected + tuning open

Still to decide in this chapter

Shared versus separate health, companion safety, aiming, exact bindings, carried-party capacity and switch penalties still need decisions. Several simultaneous companions remain a possible late-game unlock.

Read “The feel of combat” in the artbook

In this chapter