One of the most intricate elements of *Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land* is the Synthesis mechanic, which is deeply integrated into the game's core systems. Every resource you gather and every weapon you craft is connected to this feature. Here's how you can master it.
Synthesis Types in Atelier Yumia
In *Atelier Yumia*, you'll encounter three distinct types of Synthesis:
- Regular Synthesis - This is performed at an Alchemist's altar and is essential for crafting weapons, armor, battle accessories, magical items, and materials required for other Synthesis processes. You unlock the Atelier early in the game, allowing you to return at any time to Synthesize. Additionally, in areas where you can build, such as plots of land cleared of manabound zones and campsites across various regions, you can construct a Simple Altar to enable regular Synthesis.
- Simple Synthesis - Accessible outside of battle via the radial menu, this allows you to craft practical items like bandages, zipline gauntlets, and various repair kits for treasure chests, ladders, and more, provided you have the necessary resources.
- Building Synthesis - Available through the radial menu on designated plots of land, this involves creating storage chests and wall hangings. Though not explicitly labeled as Synthesis, the game's narrative often refers to it as such, so be mindful not to get confused.
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How to Synthesize Equipment in Atelier Yumia
Regular Synthesis at altars is the most complex form of Synthesis in *Atelier Yumia*. For instance, crafting a gun staff for Yumia requires finding the recipe during your exploration. You can also enhance existing gun staff recipes at a Recipe Recall Station using particles from mana fountains. Here's how to proceed at an Alchemist's altar:
- Choose the type of gun staff you want to create.
- Select Synthesis Skills if they're unlocked in the skill tree.
- Pick the initial Alchemy Core to start with:
- Effects Alchemy Core enhances the selected skills.
- Quality Alchemy Core boosts the quality level of the finished item.
- Trait Alchemy Core increases the number of Trait Crystal slots available for socketing.
- Fill the slots of each Alchemy Core with your collected resources.
- Collect mana fragments to further increase the quality of your item.
- Complete the Synthesis process to create the item.
To craft powerful items early on, it's crucial to unlock Synthesis Skills from the Synthesis section of the skill tree as soon as possible. These skills not only provide boosts to damage and quality but also allow you to duplicate items, conserving resources.
Enhancing the quality of your item involves adding resources to all three Alchemy Cores. Use the left or right bumper to navigate between cores while filling the slots. Collecting mana fragments—the yellow sparkles around an Alchemy Core—for all three cores will significantly boost your item's strength. This is recommended unless you're crafting a quest-specific item.
When selecting resources, pay attention to the element type of the slots, which you can identify by the blue outline around matching resources. Organizing your resources in the submenu to prioritize higher-quality ones can be beneficial, although you might sometimes prefer to focus on specific effects.
If the complexity of this mechanic feels overwhelming, you can opt for the auto-Synthesis feature after choosing your Synthesis Skills. The game is designed to produce the best possible item, enabling you to tackle the final boss on Normal difficulty without much difficulty.
And that's everything you need to know to maximize the Synthesis mechanic in *Atelier Yumia*.
*Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is available now.*
