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Tonic List
In the "First Found" column, the abbreviation GGM means you can buy the tonic at Gatherer's Garden machines, starting in the game region listed. If a tonic is lying around, free for the taking, the "First Found" column will list the game region name followed by the name of the goal you're working on when you find the tonic.
Combat Tonic First Found Effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armored Shell GGM Ryan Amusements Reduces all physical damage. Armored Shell 2 Fourth brute splicer Reduces all physical damage even more than Armored research reward Shell. Drill Lurker GGM Pauper's Drop Drill damage, including from melee attacks, is increased vs. unaware or shocked enemies. Also quiets your footsteps. Drill Power Ryan Amusements, Drill damage, including from melee attacks, is "Find a Little Sister in increased. the El Dorado" Drill Power 2 Fontaine Futuristics, Increases drill damage even more than Drill Power. "Destroy the Signal Relays" Drill Specialist Dionysus Park, Cost of plasmids is decreased, but you can only have "Rescue or Harvest Three the drill, hack tool, or research camera out. Little Sisters" Drill Vampire Fourth big sister You gain small amounts of health and EVE when research reward attacking enemies with the drill. Electric Flesh GGM Siren Alley You take no damage from electricity, and deal more damage with electrical attacks. Electrical Storm Dionysus Park, You sometimes emit a burst of electricity when hit "Rescue or Harvest Three by melee attacks. Little Sisters" Elemental Storm Fourth alpha series You sometimes emit a random burst of fire, frost, or research reward shock damage when hit by melee attacks. Fire Storm Pauper's Drop, You sometimes emit a burst of fire when hit by melee "Clear the Rubble at the attacks. Sinclair Deluxe" Freezing Drill Pauper's Drop, You freeze enemies longer, and all drill attacks "Go to Grace's Apartment" have a chance of freezing enemies. Headhunter GGM Pauper's Drop Head shots do more damage. Ice Storm GGM Dionysus Park You sometimes emit a burst of frost when hit by melee attacks. Machine Buster GGM Pauper's Drop You do more damage when attacking security devices. Walking Inferno GGM Siren Alley You take less damage from fire, and deal more damage with fire attacks. Health/EVE Tonic First Found Effect ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Booze Hound Ryan Amusements, You gain EVE from alcohol instead of losing it. "Buy the Incinerate! Plasmid at the Hall of the Future" Cure All Siren Alley, Health stations also refill your EVE. "Enter Pumping Station #5" Elemental Sponge Inner Persephone, You gain a small amount of EVE when taking fire, "Find the Keycode" frost, or shock damage. Elemental Vampire Inner Persephone, You gain health from hitting enemies with Electro "Find the Keycode" Bolt 3, Winter Blast 3, and Incinerate! 3. EVE Expert Dionysus Park, You can carry up to six EVE hypos. "Meet Stanley in the Train Station" EVE Link GGM Ryan Amusements Using a first aid kit also gives a bit of EVE. EVE Saver GGM Pauper's Drop Your plasmids will use less EVE. EVE Saver 2 GGM Fontaine Futuristics Your plasmids will use even less EVE than with EVE Saver. Extra Nutrition GGM Ryan Amusements You get a bit more health from snacks and bandages. Fountain of Youth Fourth spider splicer Stand in water to slowly restore health and EVE. research reward Medical Expert GGM Siren Alley You can carry up to six first aid kits. Hacking Tonic First Found Effect ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Careful Hacker GGM Ryan Amusements Hacking minigame needles move a bit slower. Careful Hacker 2 Fontaine Futuristics, Needles move even slower than with Careful Hacker. "Destroy the Signal Relays" Deadly Machines Fourth security device Hacked bots and turrets do more damage. research reward EZ-Hack GGM Siren Alley Green zones are a little bigger, but some blue zones may actually be smaller. Hacker's Delight Pauper's Drop, Successful hacks give you a little bit of health "Go to the Sinclair Deluxe and EVE. Hotel" Hacker's Delight 2 Siren Alley, Bigger health and EVE gains than with Hacker's "Defeat Daniel Wales" Delight. Handyman Siren Alley, You can repair hacked bots and turrets after "Find Pumping Station #5" they're damaged, though it costs you some EVE. Hardy Machines Dionysus Park, Hacking bots and turrets raises their max health. "Rescue or Harvest Three Little Sisters" Hurried Hacker GGM Fontaine Futuristics Stopping the needle in a blue zone always ends the hacking minigame. Quik-Hack GGM Dionysus Park Hacking minigames have fewer stages. Security Tonic First Found Effect ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security Evasion GGM Siren Alley Unhacked security cameras and turrets take longer to see you. Short Circuit GGM Pauper's Drop Electro Bolt disables security devices longer. Short Circuit 2 GGM Fontaine Futuristics Electro Bolt permanently disables security devices. Shorten Alarms Pauper's Drop, Reduces the length of hostile security camera "Research Brute Splicers" alarms. Shorten Alarms 2 GGM Dionysus Park Reduces alarms even more than Shorten Alarms. Research Tonic First Found Effect ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Damage Research Fontaine Futuristics, Increases the damage bonuses you get from research. "Break into Fontaine Futuristics" Extended Reel Dionysus Park, Increases the amount of time in each research "Rescue or Harvest Three session. Little Sisters" Keen Observer Pauper's Drop, Increases your research scores. "Find Grace's Hiding Place" Keen Observer 2 GGM Dionysus Park Increases your research scores even more than Keen Observer. Other Tonic First Found Effect ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arms Race Fourth big daddy You get more ammo from bodies and containers. research reward Demanding Father Reward for rescuing eight Little sisters gather ADAM from corpses faster. little sisters Natural Camouflage Fourth houdini splicer You become invisible when standing still. research reward Proud Parent Reward for rescuing four Little sisters gather a bit more ADAM. little sisters Scrounger Fourth thuggish splicer You can re-search containers once to possibly find research reward different items. Sports Boost Ryan Amusements, You move a little faster. "Find a Little Sister in the El Dorado" Thrifty Hacker Fourth leadhead splicer Prices on hacked vending machines are even lower. research reward Vending Expert Siren Alley, Reduces prices with all vending machines. "Enter Pumping Station #5" Vending Expert 2 Fontaine Futuristics, Reduces prices even more than Vending Expert. "Destroy the Signal Relays"
