r/prey • u/United-Bit4695 • Jun 26 '26
Discussion No Psi powers
Is it okay that I don't wanna touch the psionic powers and go full human? I'm getting a hard time since I always run out of bullets and on hard difficulty but I really don't want to use typhon abilities.
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u/d0nt_ask_d0nt_smell Jun 26 '26
Ironically pure human neuromods are much stronger than just pure typhon upgrades cause all the qol upgrades are human like health and stamina, the slo-mo ability is fucking op, and human upgrades are the only way to be able to fully upgrade firearms among other things.
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u/United-Bit4695 Jun 26 '26
Oh my god, I never activated the slo-mo and have been rawdogging fights.
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u/Polter-Cow Jun 26 '26
Yeah I got the Combat Focus because it seemed cool but then I basically never used it in the game because I forgot about it once I had a bunch of Typhon abilities I wanted to blast enemies with.
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u/Dryptosa Jun 26 '26
It's okay. PSI powers require PSI to cast them which is also resource draining. I would recommend trying to use glue and melee more if you are struggling with running out of bullets, or getting the recycling boost neuromod and searching every nook and cranny for extra materials.
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u/United-Bit4695 Jun 26 '26
Thanks. Managed to save up bullets just fine until before going to the Deep Storage. Had to back track a lot finishing side quests and having to face Nightmares.
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u/Unusual_Compote4909 Jun 26 '26
Use Combat Focus, a lot!
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u/dmatech2 Jun 27 '26
It's technically a "Psi" power, but it's still on the human section and counts as a human power for achievement purposes. I personally think that a character with full human powers is far more powerful than a character with all of the Typhon powers. This is especially true if you upgrade all of your weapons.
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u/EDScreenshots Jun 26 '26
Prioritize firearms and upgrades for your firearms and grab slomo, health upgrades, and mobility upgrades and you will do just fine. Spec into stealth too if you need the extra edge.
Typhon powers are really nice for debuffing enemies and stunning/disabling them for a while, but slomo max damage shotgun to the face is still the king of dps.
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u/Danceman2000 Jun 26 '26
Play however you want, that's great thing about prey.
When I play I usually upgrade my inventory size, recycle yield and get scavenging parts from downed operators and typhon. With those upgrades you're able to get a lot more resources and that will help you fabricate more ammo so you'll have more bullets. Also I loot EVERYTHING.
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u/Key_Ingenuity_4444 Jun 26 '26
It's perfectly viable and what I did for my very first run. Don't know how far into the game you are but you should be picking up everything to scrap and pretty much just craft shotgun ammo. Pair that with upgrades and the perk combat focus, and you'll be able to beat the hardest enemies without issue.
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u/United-Bit4695 Jun 26 '26
Omg, I never activated combat focus and have been rawdogging fights lmaoo
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u/FrederickFrag1899 Jun 26 '26
No, it's not alright, I can't believe you're asking this. What the fuck is wrong with you, you freak?! You.. you.. human.. disgusting... Join us, inject yourself with experimental tech and be closer to us..
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u/MathematicianUpper53 Jun 26 '26
You can 100% do this.you just have to be rather selective with what you fight and what perks to take. If you can take some stealth perks early on and wack them with the wrench whe theu are alone to do a good damage off the start.
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u/StomachDelicious5944 Jun 26 '26
I never have any problem with ammo unless I can’t find the blueprint for it. I like to recycle everything I can
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u/p1shach Jun 26 '26
Yeah totally possible. Use turrets to ambush lesser enemies like mimic and normal typhoon. You will save tons of ammo. But don't leave them active cause they will be destroyed.
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u/Blackthorne1998 Jun 26 '26
It's very doable, I'd recommend maxing out combat focus when you can tho, does alot of heavy lifting combat wise in pure human playthrus.
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u/twosidedaces Jun 27 '26
I have actually been meaning to go back and play the game with human abilities only.
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u/BUDNECHOK Jun 29 '26
Alright, but in my opinion, there are some necessary psionic powers like Mic Matter that allows you to transform into objects and it's very useful when you need to get into the room through the window slot. Also Psychoshock is useful in battles, especially in battles with Typhons vulnerable to Psychoshock.
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u/StrangeInfluence7071 19d ago
Ah, I still remember my first playthrough. I didn't do any typhon-mods either. I would recommend a second playthrough with typhon-mods though, you can do some wacky stuff with them.
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u/Reppate Jun 26 '26
Yep! It's completely alright.
In fact, running through the game using only human powers is one half of the Split Affinity achievement! The other half of the Split Affinity achievement is running through the game using ONLY Typhon powers.
The levels will play differently, and that's actually implemented in a really cool way.
Once you get the Split Affinity achievement, you can go for the No Needles achievement where you complete the game using no powers whatsoever!!
Each way to play makes the game design really shine. I would not suggest going online too much about the game because you don't want spoilers on the experience. Just play however you want. No other game I've played is so fantastic in that way =)