Weapon and Armor upgrades area a mechanic that has been wiped in the second game to give focus to existing stats, Rank, and Trinket effects. Weapons and Armor are unique to each of the Heroes. Virtuous in particular decreases 100 stress points to 45.Prioitizing stress inducing enemies will reduce the chances of receiving stress.Curios with positive effect may also heal stress.Camping skills may also reduce stress received in combat or heal existing stress.Positive Trinket effects with buffs reduce stress received.Some abilities can also take the time to relieve team stress.Īside from healing stress and decreasing stress, there are was to reduce amount of stress the Heroes receive.Camping skills can relieve stress during an expedition.Heroes left behind can recover 15 stress points per week with the Puppet Theatre.Heroes left behind can recover 5 stress points per week.Reaching an Inn and taking a rest will help reduce a Heroes' Stress.The Tavern and Abbey will relieve a great amount of stress at a cost, while holding the hero for a week.There are other ways to relieve a Hero of stress, including the facilities built specifically to reduce stress.

Completing expeditions will cap stress levels at 100 rather than resetting stress. A meltdown now also brings their health down, stresses out other Heroes and all relationships will be reset.Ĭompleting missions does not heal stress like it combat damage and health. Previously a heart attack would occur when the stress meter reached the maximum bringing their health down to 0 and on the verge of death and a debuff for the rest of the quest. Meltdowns have several undesirable effects.: the hero suffers immediate AFFINITY loss with all other heroes and, then the hero also drop to low HP.' This mechanic replaces the heart attack that happens when a Stress meter is maxed out. 'If a hero's STRESS bar fills up completely, that hero will suffer a MELTDOWN. Stress can be affected through the following ways: Some enemies can specifically deal stress damage. This is also accumulated by fighting during expeditions. Stress is affected by various events and instances in the game. In Darkest Dungeon 2, stress no longer triggers a heart attack, but instead triggers a meltdown. Try to keep stress low in order to promote a harmonious party.

'As stress mounts, a hero will become more irate and this increases the chances of NEGATIVE AFFINITY changes with other heroes.

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