Surges
Surges are a Game Mechanic in Sixty Four.
Surges spawn randomly on a field within the players view and can either be harvested by hovering over them or harnessed using a Stabilizer.
There are different types of surges, each related to one of the Stones in the game.
Surge Abilities[edit | edit source]
Surges appear in 3 different tiers, 1-Star, 2-Star and 3-Star. They differ in size and value upon harvesting/harnessing them.
The first surge to appear takes 30s-150s of active digging to summon. Every surge after that takes 20s-100s of active digging to summon.
There is a 75% chance of a surge being 1-Star, a 15% chance of a surge being 2-Star, and a 10% chance of a surge being 3-Star.
When stabilized, the surges produce the following effects:
Charonite: Boosts a random channel for a short amount of time.
Elmerine: Tries to refill a random building.
Qanetite: Hits a random cube with the force dependant on the surge grade
Beta-Pylene: Hits a random cube containing Beta-Pylene, knocking it out of the cube and leaving mostly Charonite. Damages the cube.
Hell Gem: Boosts a random converter.
Chromalit: Spawns a surge. Just one Chromalit surge can be stabilized.
Celestial Foam: Forces immediate annihilation of one Hell Gem with one cube of Celestial Foam.
Hollow Stone: Spawns a Hollow Stone.
Void: Recharges one second-grade stabilizer and dies out shortly after.
Reality: Recharges all the symbols to some degree, depending on the grade of the surge.
Surge Ability Timers[edit | edit source]
Upon stabilization, it takes roughly 1.5 times longer to activate the ability than normal. The length of time it takes for a surge ability to activate can be found in the table below, assuming the stabilizer is first grade:
| Type | ★ | ★★ | ★★★ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charonite |
12s | 4s | 2s |
| Elmerine |
32s | 16s | 6s |
| Qanetite |
4s | 1.5s | 0.5s |
| Beta-Pylene |
4s | 1.5s | 0.5s |
| Hell Gem |
36s | 24s | 16s |
| Chromalit |
96s | 64s | 48s |
| Celestial Foam |
8s | 4s | 2s |
| Hollow Stone |
48s | 36s | 24s |
| Void |
36s | 24s | 16s |
| Reality |
96s | 64s | 48s |
*These timers also have a variation upon triggering, and can be triggered up to 1.5x faster or slower than normal.
Second grade stabilizers have these timers halved, and the 
Shattered Stabilizer has these timers quartered.
Additional Information[edit | edit source]
The following audio plays when a surge is collected:
The following audio plays when a surge ability activates: