Photon Sphere

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Tool icon.pngPhoton Sphere
フォトンスフィア
Rare super pure crystal Photon.
There is someone who needs this...
Type
:
Photon
Max Stack
:
99
Hex
:
031001


Tool icon.pngPhoton Sphere (commonly abbreviated as "PS") is a rare tool. It can be used in the quest Quest icon.pngGallon's Shop to add 30% to a given attribute percentage on a weapon.

Uses

Global flag
WT Paganini (ATTRIBUTES)
Type
:
Unlockable
Flag (Hex)
:
2
Flag (Dec)
:
2
Bitmask (Hex)
:
00000040
Bitmask (Dec)
:
64

If the player brings Paganini the data from the terminal in Seabed during Quest icon.pngThe West Tower quest, the "Enhance weapon's Photon" option will be available in Paganini's exchange in Quest icon.pngGallon's Shop for the character that completes this sidequest (which can be completed on any difficulty).

The "Enhance weapon's Photon" option allows the player to increase attribute percentages on their weapons in exchange for set amounts of Tool icon.pngPhoton Drops, at the following rates:

Cost Increase
Tool icon.pngPhoton Drop x4 +1%
Tool icon.pngPhoton Drop x20 +5%
Tool icon.pngPhoton Sphere x1 +30%
Note: The Photon Sphere option cannot be used if the attribute to be increased is higher than 70%.

The following restrictions apply to adding attributes:

  • A weapon cannot have more than three attributes
    • Sealed weapons and their unsealed counterparts may not have more than two, including Hit%
  • Attributes cannot exceed 100%
  • Hit% cannot be added to a weapon
  • ES Weapons cannot have attributes

To unlock this option, a character must have already collected Quest icon.pngThe East Tower data for Paganini (refer to adding specials to ES weapons for directions), then follow these steps:

  • Start the quest Quest icon.pngThe West Tower
  • Talk to Hopkins in the lab (he is in the same place you would find him in Quest icon.pngGallon's Shop to access Paganini)
  • Traverse the Seabed Upper levels until you find and access the terminal containing the Research Data (you will receive a Quest Board item)
    • Unlike the previous sidequest, you do not have to continue onto the Control Tower to complete this sidequest. You may simply access the terminal and return to Pioneer 2 via Tool icon.pngTelepipe or Ryuker.pngRyuker
  • Return to the lab and talk to Hopkins before ending the quest

Note: Unlike The East Tower, there is no easy way to check through Hopkins if you have already completed The West Tower sidequest, as Hopkins in Gallon's Shop will say the same "My father is working on a huge project right now." line, both before completing the previous sidequest as well as after completing this one. Using a Photon Sphere to boost an attribute by 30% saves 21 Photon Drops in value, as doing so with PDs alone would cost 120.

Availability

Quest Reward

Photon Sphere may be purchased from Paganini in Quest icon.pngGallon's Shop for 99 Tool icon.pngPhoton Drops.

Events

Photon Sphere could be obtained as a top 5 prize from the Time Attack competition during 2015's Christmas Event.

Photon Sphere could be obtained from the 2016 Summer Badge Shop and 2017 Anniversary Badge Shop for 60 1st Anniv. Gold Badges and 2nd Anniv. Gold Badges, respectively.

Photon Sphere could be obtained from a Present on Ultimate difficulty in 2016, 2017, and 2018. 2018's Presents also had a chance to contain 3 Photon Spheres.

Photon Sphere could be obtained by collecting all of the section ID badges during 2017's Summer Scavenger Event.

Photon Sphere could be obtained from the 10-Egg gamble in the 2017 and 2018 Egg Shops.