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Pair it first with Muscular Tissue and Jaws and test that relationship in the Physical Predator route. The bonus weakens when the draft leaves the Predator affinity.
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Sharpen public records: 2. Starting genetic coverage is 0/2, and numeric result coverage is 1/2. The most repeated related routes are Physical Predator, Endless Extinction, Pressure 10 Clear.
Pair it first with Muscular Tissue and Jaws and test that relationship in the Physical Predator route. The bonus weakens when the draft leaves the Predator affinity.
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A July 3 post-patch run pushed a Pressure 10 opener all the way to Extinction 43 by surviving an early Outlier pivot, using Horns for safer melee spacing, leaning on Burrow for execution, and letting the new Spur specialization scale into a 999 HP and plating shell.
Read guideA Steam achievement guide gives a playtested Pressure 1 clear route using Jaws, Spur, Sharpen, Muscular Tissue, Scales, Carnivore, Legs, Arms, and Wings.
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