Phantom Genesis

Phantom Genesis is a Typhon ability gained through use of Neuromods in Prey (2017) and Prey: Mooncrash. It branches off from the Phantom Shift ability.

Overview[]

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Phantom Genesis allows Morgan to turn human corpses, even headless ones, and unconscious humans into non-elemental Phantoms to fight by their side and follow them around. The ability is learned by researching Weavers. After further research, Phantom Genesis can also be upgraded to create more powerful Phantoms.

Tiers[]

Tier I[]

Neuromods required: 4

Scannable targets: Weaver

Tier I of Phantom Genesis allows Morgan to resurrect a corpse as a standard Phantom to fight as an ally.

Tier II[]

Neuromods required: 5

Scannable targets: Weaver

Tier II of Phantom Genesis allows Morgan to resurrect a more powerful, elemental Phantom of random type (voltaic, thermal, or etheric) to fight as an ally.

Tips[]

Phantom Genesis costs 50 psi with each use, making it one of the most psi-draining ability in the game.
You can sustain damage (suit and health) when in range of your own phantom's voltaic, thermal, or etheric aura, as can other organisms and machines, so stay out of range when your advanced phantom detects a threat, as that is when their auras become activated.
- If your advanced phantom is voltaic, be mindful of when it is on a conductive surface like metal or water, as it can damage you if you are on the same surface.
- In Mooncrash, friendly thermal phantoms can cause extensive damage, even burn trauma, when near you, regardless of whether or not there is something threatening them.
Friendly phantoms can still harm and/or disrupt nearby entities, such as mines, friendly or otherwise, or control modules. This can be a major inconvenience in Mooncrash, where a friendly phantom walking near the tram terminal can unintentionally disable that section of rail.
Morgan's phantoms have the same vulnerabilities as their Typhon-generated counterparts, including the nullwave. Be wary of this, as having your own phantom caught in the crossfire can decrease their maximum effectiveness.
Morgan can only have one live phantom per map. In the event a new phantom is created in the same area as a live one created previously, the older one will die, sometimes leaving behind a corpse to loot. Possible reasons include Morgan not being able to focus enough to keep two allied phantoms alive within their line of sight, simply to avoid excessive confrontations due to the game engine limitations, or to avoid putting the Typhon at a numerical disadvantage.
Upon their deaths, Morgan's phantoms may drop different loot from what they originally carried while human.
This skill cannot be executed in zero-G environments such as the Exterior or the G.U.T.S.
Turning live unconscious humans into phantoms kills them before their transformation, and counts as an intentional kill.
To prevent dissatisfaction with your randomly generated advanced phantom's subspecies, quick-save right before creating it, and do not quick-save afterwards until you are satisfied with the phantom type. After creating it, you can quick-load to the moment before you created it, and try again. This is not very immersive, but it is something you can do if you want Morgan to have more control over what type of advanced phantom they create. This can only be done in Prey (2017), as Mooncrash lacks quick-saving/loading.

Trivia[]

The phantoms you generate retain the name of their original human body, both when looked at and looted.
While friendly phantoms' passive behavior is similar to that of their hostile counterparts, they may sometimes not cause nearby lights and electronics to flicker in their presence.
The security officers in the Talos I Cargo Bay deem all types of Phantom as a threat, even if they are allies of Morgan Yu. However, allied phantoms will not attempt to defend themselves, unless the security officers turn hostile to Morgan. Furthermore, if the officers see Morgan creating a phantom in front of them, they will turn hostile towards them both.
Friendly phantoms do not attack mind-controlled hostiles, and can even charge or set fire to mind-controlled mimics if they are of the right types. The upgrades of these mimics remain even after Morgan's influence over them has ceased.
Friendly phantoms will attack Luka Golubkin on sight even if he is not hostile to the player.