Confirmed ways to get Elios
- Narrative-driven quests.
- Fallen enemies.
- Extraction from your own wounded crew when you choose that path.
Why Elios decisions compound
Spending Elios is not just a combat choice. The same resource is tied to keeping the caravan moving and to the game’s darkest roster decision. That makes “can I afford this ability?” a weaker question than “what future option am I trading away?”
Demo-era observation: off-route cost
A safe decision order
- Keep the caravan’s next travel decision in view.
- Ask whether terrain manipulation can prevent more damage than it costs.
- Only then compare the value of preserving a wounded role versus extracting Elios.
Patch 22 Sep — the Elios Avatar's new abilities
The Elios Avatar gained two abilities in the 22 September patch: Blink and Attack of Opportunity. The Avatar's Adaptive Resonance bug was also fixed, so behaviour tied to that ability now matches its description instead of failing silently. Treat footage recorded before 22 September as a version where the Avatar had fewer tools, and re-test any turn plan that relied on its old movement.
Rewards from the encounter were tuned down in the same patch: the reward for Breaking a character and the reward for Converting a character were each reduced.
