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Pair it first with Subcutaneous Fat and Scales and test that relationship in the Vegan Pacifist route. Adaptation value depends on the biome and does not replace general defense.
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Fur public records: 3. Starting genetic coverage is 1/3, and numeric result coverage is 2/3. The most repeated related routes are Pressure 20 Complete, Smol Dodge, Endless Extinction.
Pair it first with Subcutaneous Fat and Scales and test that relationship in the Vegan Pacifist route. Adaptation value depends on the biome and does not replace general defense.
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A July 20 Reddit post adds a new Pressure 20 endless benchmark: the author says this best-ever run reached Extinction 24 over about five hours, was likely strong enough for Ex30, and only ended because they threw the run for mutagen while learning how to time Jaws against enemies with effectively infinite speed.
Read guideA source-linked Pressure 20 plus Extinction 4 clear record that points players toward a Prey survival shell: speed, dodge, terrain adaptation, smaller body, damage reduction, HP, regeneration, and poison resistance.
Read guideA Japanese post-clear note says Pressure 20 stopped rewarding big-body brute force and instead favored Ruminant economy, mushroom XP, poison uptime, terrain adaptation, Wings, and burrow-style final-boss survival.
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