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Synduality: Echo of Ada is a mech-focused extraction shooter. Like most extraction shooters, co-op play is a part of the game, though to a significantly reduced degree compared to its peers. The game is still a primarily solo adventure, though other players will be never be far from you, with many of you sharing an instance of the world.
That said, not all of the cooperative actions you can engage in are based on organic interactions. The game has some pre-made systems for co-op, though they are not available from the outset, and aren’t completely in your control either. Here’s how to unlock co-op and how to get the most ouf of it.
How To Unlock Co-Op
When you initially begin Synduality,co-op is not available. The game wants you to come to grips with its basic systems before letting you team up with other players. There’s not a strict time limit on when it unlocks, either. Instead,you must complete a request, the Cooperation Permit.
There is no specific way of unlocking this request. You simplykeep doing requests until it unlocks. It is given by the Association HQ, though you may need to complete some requests from other organisations first before it becomes available. By the time you do unlock it, you should have a good idea of the game’s overall flow.
If a lock appears beside an organisation, this meansyou must complete other requests firstbefore it becomes available.
After you have completed Cooperation Permit, co-op is unlocked. Rather than being a separate system or one you can form a party for,you must still head out on solo sorties. If you do meet another player out in the world, you can send them a cooperation request from the Emotes menu.Up to three players can be in a single party, and this lasts until you complete your assigned mission, or choose to leave from the same menu.
Types Of Co-Op Missions
Synduality’s co-op doesn’t let you team up with others and do whatever you want. Rather,when players agree to work together, they are assigned a mission to perform. Once this mission is complete, the party is disbanded and a new one cannot be formed with the same players during the same sortie.you may still form a new co-op party with other playersyou meet in the same sortie, though.
There aretwo types of co-op missions, one of which is assigned randomly when you join a party:
The Special Ender ops can give you any form of Ender to battle, from Chasers to Incubators. The Mutated AO Crystal ops always task you with destroying a single crystal, and the time taken to destroy it (which is done by excavating it as normal) isreduced if the party all excavates at the same time.
After completing the co-op mission,you are given a random rewardthat is revealed when you return from the sortie. Most frequently, this is a pair ofa new title, and an exclusive piece of clothingthat can only be gained through these missions.
Limitations Of Co-Op
While this co-op is fun in the moment, it is important to know the limitations of the system. Synduality’s system is one of immediate mutual benefit, not one of long-form cooperation. When in a party together, theplayers within it can view each other’s HP and battery life, though do not gain any new ways to interact.
On top of this,it does not guarantee that the spoils will be shared for anything you do beyond your assigned mission. For example, if you hunt down a Bounty Target, your portion of the bounty is based on participation regardless of if you’re in a party. This also means someone can steal all the rare items from the Bounty Target and not have to share them.
Agreeing to a co-op request means you are agreeing to specifically that one task. The game does not track the players you have aligned with, nor does it give you any extra means of sharing rewards of forms of interaction. Therefore, viewco-op as a fun extra activity you may come across, rather than a dedicated way to play the game.
