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Combat Tonic List
In the "first found" column, the abbreviation UI means you can make the tonic at U-Invent machines, starting in the game section listed. The abbreviation GGM works similarly, and refers to Gatherer's Garden machines. If a tonic is lying around, free for the taking, the "first found" column will list the game section name followed by the name of the goal you're working on when you find the tonic.
NOTE: I could never find the two Human Inferno tonics in any garden machine at any time during any of my playthrus of the game. I don't know why, but I think that only happens on the PC version for some reason.
Name First Found Effect ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armored Shell GGM Medical Pavilion Reduces melee damage done to you by 15%. Armored Shell 2 Reward for rescuing 15 Reduces melee damage done to you by 25%. little sisters rather than harvesting them Damage Research Hephaestus, Research damage bonuses are increased by 30%. "Search the workshops" Damage Research 2 Point Prometheus, Research damage bonuses are increased by 60%. "Look like a Big Daddy" Electric Flesh Fort Frolic, Reduces electric damage done to you by 75% and "Leave Fort Frolic" increases electric damage you do by 30%. Electric Flesh 2 Olympus Heights, Makes you immune to electric damage and increases "Get the Lot 192 remedy" electric damage you do by 60%. Frozen Field Fort Frolic, Reduces cold damage done to you by 15%. Wrench does "Finish Cohen's Masterpiece" extra 10 points of cold damage, and has a 10% chance of freezing an enemy. Frozen Field 2 Hephaestus, Reduces cold damage done to you by 30%. Wrench does "Go to Andrew Ryan's Office" extra 20 points of cold damage, and has a 10% chance of freezing an enemy. Human Inferno GGM Arcadia Reduces heat damage done to you by 20%, increases heat damage that you do by 30%, and burning enemies take damage 30% faster. Human Inferno 2 GGM Point Prometheus Reduces heat damage done to you by 40%, increases heat damage that you do by 50%, and burning enemies take damage 50% faster. Photographer's Eye Farmer's Market, Research photo scores increased by 10%. "Obtain 7 Enzyme Samples" Photographer's Eye 2 Second big daddy (rosie) Research photo scores increased by 15%. research bonus Static Discharge Medical Pavilion, Enemies that hit you with a melee attack take 30 "Get the key from Steinman" points of damage and have a 15% chance of being briefly paralyzed. Static Discharge 2 Fourth leadhead splicer Enemies that hit you with a melee attack take 50 research bonus points of damage and have a 25% chance of being briefly paralyzed. Wrench Jockey Medical Pavilion, Wrench damage is increased by 350%. "Find Telekinesis" Wrench Jockey 2 Second big daddy (bouncer) Wrench damage is increased by 550%. research bonus Wrench Lurker Neptune's Bounty, Wrench damage is increased by 150% vs. unaware or "Return to Fontaine shocked enemies. Also quiets your footsteps. Fisheries" Wrench Lurker 2 GGM Hephaestus Wrench damage is increased by 200% vs. unaware or shocked enemies. Also quiets your footsteps.
