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September 2010 Version Update Notes

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Synergy is a new form of Synthesis involving up to six crafters and a special apparatus called a Synergy Furnace. In order to participate in Synergy, you must complete the quest Synergistic Pursuits.

Synergy Furnace Overview

Synergy is a far more complicated and involved process than regular crafting, even an overview of the process is complex. Once a player has a Synergy crucible Key Item, he or she may begin a synergy session. A player may examine a Synergy Furnace to claim it to initiate a session and install his or her synergy crucible, then trade ingredients to the Furnace to begin the Synergy process. Once the process has begun, examining the Synergy Furnace will show the following options.

• Select an action.
• Feed fewell.
  • Consumes a fewell to alter the elemental balance of the Synergy process.
• Operate furnace.
  • Performs special actions upon the furnace. You cannot perform these actions if you have a status effect from an overload.
• View furnace readings.
  • Tells you the elemental energy, internal pressure, impurity level, and synergy status of the furnace.
• End synergy.
  • Allows you to stop the process and retrieve the finished product.
• Review objective.
• Toggle command confirmation [off/on].
• Close menu.

Feed fewell

• Feed which fewell?
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• Cancel.

Feeding a fewell will consume one of the fewells from the active synergy crucible in order to increase the energy of that element in the furnace. Fewells can be replenished in one of three ways. First, you may speak to a Synergy Engineer and have the fewell completely restocked for a less-than-nominal gil fee. Secondly, you may trade crystals of that element to a claimed Synergy Furnace to increase that element's fewell supply by one. Thirdly, you may craft elemental fewell items and trade them to a claimed Synergy Furnace to increase that element's fewell supply by fifty. When trading crystals or fewell items, the fewell supply of the active synergy crucible will be refilled regardless of which player trades the item.

Operate furnace.

Option Name	Descrition	Cost
Thwack furnace.	Apply a measured thwack to the furnace to prevent explosion. (Use this when it's overloading. About a 10%~ chance of success at level 0. Each level increase should be about a 10% increase? )	Reduction in furnace durability.
Operate pressure handle.	Operate the pressure handle to lower internal pressure and reduce the likelihood of an explosion.	3 Dark Fewell
Operate safety lever.	Operate the safety lever to purge impurities from inside the furnace and reduce the likelihood of an explosion.	6 Dark Fewell
Repair furnace.	Restore the furnace's durability.	6 Light Fewell
Recycle strewn fewell.	Gather and feed explosion-strewn fewell fragments to the furnace. Increases the quantity of cinder obtained as a by-product.	Nothing
Fishing: Lunar Smarts. *	Temporarily increase the likelihood of an elemental surge. Effect varies depending on the moon phase.	Fewell
Fishing: Precision Thwack. *	Apply a precisely aimed blow to the furnace to prevent an explosion, with results superior to the standard thwack.	Slight reduction in furnace durability.
Woodworking: Cyclical Smarts. *	Deftly manipulate the furnace's internal elemental balance to temporarily mitigate the rate of wear.	Fewell
Woodworking: Earth Affinity. *	Keenly observe the flow of elements to prevent -based explosions.	Fewell
Smithing: Combustive Smarts. *	Temporarily improve fewell combustion rate.	Fewell
Smithing: Fire Affinity. *	Keenly observe the flow of elements to prevent -based explosions.	Fewell
Goldsmithing: Engraver's Touch. *	Evenly disperse the furnace's internal stress to delay a looming explosion.	Fewell
Goldsmithing: Wind Affinity. *	Keenly observe the flow of elements to prevent -based explosions.	Fewell
Clothcraft: Restorer's Touch. (Weaver's Smock) *	Restore furnace durability by a significant amount.	10 Light Fewell
Clothcraft: Lightning Affinity. *	Keenly observe the flow of elements to prevent -based explosions.	Fewell
Leathercraft: Pressurization Smarts. *	Temporarily suppress fluctuations in internal pressure.	Fewell
Leathercraft: Ice Affinity. *	Keenly observe the flow of elements to prevent -based explosions.	Fewell
Bonecraft: Carbonization Smarts. *	Temporarily increase the likelihood of an elemental surge.	Fewell
Bonecraft: Dark Affinity. *	Keenly observe the flow of elements to prevent -based explosions.	Fewell
Alchemy: Alchemical Smarts. *	Temporarily suppress the force of explosions.	Fewell
Alchemy: Light Affinity. *	Keenly observe the flow of elements to prevent -based explosions.	Fewell
Cooking: Heating Smarts. *	Gradually purge the furnace of impurities.	Fewell
Cooking: Water Affinity. *	Keenly observe the flow of elements to prevent -based explosions.	Fewell

Note: Actions marked with a * are only available when wearing certain equipment.

These actions are meant to improve the chances of a successful synergy by staving off explosions by clearing out impurities and lowering the damage of explosions by reducing pressure. The craft-specific abilities apparently are accessed by wearing the cuffs or smocks for that craft.

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