Articles by James Billcliffe

In The Ascent, you’re nothing but a cog in the corporate machine. And when your life doesn’t matter, no one else is going to step in to protect it. To survive your journey to the top, you’re going to need the best weapons and augmentations The Ascent has to offer. Naturally, a lot of this […]

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Hacking might be as simple as pushing a button in The Ascent, but you’ll need the best cyberdeck hardware to crack the ICE protecting some of the game’s most desirable loot.Across your adventure through the Veles arcology, you’ll encounter locked doors and chests with an ICE rating from 1 to 3. The strength of your […]

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The Veles Arcology is rife with illicit substances, and during The Ascent’s Anabolic Express quest, you are the mule. Once you reach Cluster 13, on the southern side you’ll find a Skill Point in the gym and a side-quest giver. Watch on YouTubeHe’ll ask you to grab a package from the other side of the […]

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Life’s tough in the brutal dystopia of The Ascent. As you climb the corporate ladder leaving your enemies and allies in your wake, you’ll have to master all of the systems at your disposal to survive. To get you started on the right rung and ease you into the more overwhelming aspects of the Ascent […]

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As you begin The Ascent your character’s attributes start at nothing, but as you build your way to the top, your skills will rival the best. Crafting the best character build from the dizzying array of stats, points, skills and attributes can be a confusing task. Watch on YouTubeHow skill points affect your character is […]

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Alongside more familiar flora, the forests and fields of New World are full of intriguing ingredients to add to your potions, elixirs and tinctures. One such glowing fungus is the Fronded Petalcap, which can offer the key ingredients used in many different kinds of potions. Like other plants you can harvest, to gather resources from […]

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Since there are no NPC vendors in New World, you’re going to have to get thrifty with your clothes. Here’s where you can harvest fibers from hemp plants to craft cloth. Like most resources in New World, you’ll need a tool to gather fibers from hemp. To harvest plants, you need at least a flint […]

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As you traverse New World, it pays to keep your trusty musket loaded with cartridges. But to keep your bullet reserves high, you need a steady supply of Gunpowder, and for that, you need the raw material Saltpeter. Saltpeter is a mined resource in New World, meaning that you’ll need a least a flint pickaxe […]

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