What Are Exospines?
Exospines in Stellar Blade are specialized pieces of equipment designed to significantly influence Eve’s combat approach. Each Exospine offers distinct abilities that enhance specific playstyles, making them crucial for adapting to various combat scenarios. Whether you aim to boost your combo attacks, reduce incoming damage, or improve your perfect parry and dodge timings, equipping the right Exospine can fundamentally alter how you engage with enemies. These modules provide innovative features, effectively acting as AI upgrade devices for Eve.
The development of Exospines involved collaboration between Eidos Company and Tetrastar, aiming to create devices that allow for higher-level modifications and a customizable combat experience. Early on, their production was limited due to poor yields of Tetrastar’s quantum semiconductors, making them expensive and marketed as luxury items. Over time, as improved models were launched, Exospines evolved into true AI upgrade devices.
How to Acquire Exospines
The primary method for acquiring Exospines in Stellar Blade is by locating them within the game world. While specific detailed instructions for each Exospine’s location are not universally provided in the available sources, they are found by exploring various areas. Players can utilize interactive maps, which often highlight key points of interest and collectible locations, to pinpoint where Exospines might be hidden.
For example, an interactive map feature allows users to select specific collectibles, like Exospines, and view their pins on the map. Clicking on a pin reveals its name and description, and sometimes includes an image or video to help with identification. Once an Exospine is collected, players can mark it as acquired on the interactive map, which updates its icon and adds to a counter for that specific item type. This functionality helps players track their progress in collecting all available Exospines.
New Game Plus Exospines
Upon completing Stellar Blade and starting a New Game Plus run, players will encounter enhanced versions of Exospines. These “Mark 2” versions offer more powerful traits and perks compared to their base game counterparts. Importantly, you won’t need to search entirely new locations for these improved Exospines. They are found in the exact same spots where you acquired the original Exospines during your first playthrough.
To obtain a Mark 2 Exospine, you must have already collected its base variant in your initial run. When you open a chest that previously contained an Exospine, Eve will receive the upgraded Mark 2 version, provided the original was already in your inventory. This system encourages thorough exploration in the first playthrough to ensure access to all enhanced Exospines in New Game Plus.
List of Known Exospines
Here is a list of some known Exospines in Stellar Blade, detailing their grades, primary abilities, and descriptions:
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Beta Trance-Type Exospine
- Grade: ★★★
- Abilities: Increases Beta Energy recharge by 12%. Boosts Attack Power of Beta Skills by 12%. Successful Beta Skill hits have a chance to trigger a Trance, during which Beta Skills consume no Beta Energy.
- Description: Specialized for improving Beta Skills. Its modules were expensive due to poor quantum semiconductor yields, marketed as a luxury item.
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Burst Trance-Type Exospine
- Grade: ★★★
- Abilities: Increases Max Burst Energy by 600. Boosts Burst Skill Attack Power by 30%. Recharges 50 Burst Energy when Combo Attacks at Level 4 or higher are used.
- Description: Designed to enhance Burst Skills. This Exospine reflects equipment from the Final War, focusing solely on combat capability despite ignoring standard design philosophy.
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Camouflage-Type Exospine
- Grade: ★★★
- Abilities: Decreases enemies’ field of view. Increases melee Attack Power by 17.5% for 10 seconds after a successful execution. Restores 15% of Max HP upon a successful execution.
- Description: Specialized for stealth movement and executions. Its neural code was not human-written, suggesting a unique origin.
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Chain-Type Exospine
- Grade: ★★★
- Abilities: Increases Attack Power of Combo Attacks Level 2 or higher by 27%. Critical Damage increases by 23%. Increases Critical Rate of Combo Attacks Level 4 or higher by 30%.
- Description: Focuses on improving combo attacks. Developed by Eidos Company and Tetrastar to allow for higher-level modding, with the motto “Change everything that can be changed.”
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Eagle Eye-Type Exospine
- Grade: ★★★
- Abilities: Ranged Attack Power increases by 10%. Increases the maximum capacity of all owned ammo. Has a chance to recover ammo from successful hits when attacking an enemy’s weakness from a distance.
- Description: Specialized for enhancing ranged attacks. Utilizes Tetrastar’s ultra-fine quantum nerves to extend artificial intelligence capabilities.
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Grenadier-Type Exospine
- Grade: ★★★
- Abilities: Increases the Damage and Effect of Combat Consumables (Powerful Naytibas are unaffected). Increases the Area of Effect of Combat Consumables. Combat Consumables deal increased Damage and have a greater Effect when hitting enemies from behind.
- Description: Improves Combat Consumables. This Exospine represents makeshift equipment created during the Final War due to supply shortages.
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Impact-Type Exospine
- Grade: ★★★
- Abilities: Critical Rate increases by 9.5%. Unleashes unstable energy upon a Critical Hit, dealing chained damage to nearby enemies.
- Description: (Partial description available from source)
FAQ
What are Exospines used for in Stellar Blade? Exospines are equipment that provide Eve with unique abilities and enhancements, allowing players to customize her combat style to suit different playstyles or challenges.
Do Exospines have different grades? Yes, Exospines have grades, indicated by stars (e.g., ★★★), which signify their rarity and power.
How do I get stronger versions of Exospines? Stronger versions, known as Mark 2 Exospines, are acquired in New Game Plus by revisiting the same locations where you found their base variants in your first playthrough. You must have collected the base variant previously.
Can I track which Exospines I’ve collected? Yes, interactive maps often include a feature to mark collectibles as acquired, allowing you to track your progress and see how many Exospines you’ve found.