Focus Enhancement

Focus Enhancement is an experimental augmentation in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided that gives the perception of slowing down time for better reaction times.

This augmentations also synergies well with Remote Hacking by slowing down the firewall cursor.

Description

 * The Focus Enhancement augmentation is lodged within the user's nervous system. Activation coupled with the Regulated Nervous System supplement guarantees a brief increase in accelerated awareness. In a similar fashion to the Reflex Booster, the system jolts the user's parasympathetic nervous system for a brief time to make quick decisions.


 * Accelerate core augmentations to improve reaction time.


 * Warning: This augmentation is experimental. Unlocking it will add to the Overclock.
 * Activation cost: 2 Praxis
 * Activation: manual
 * Energy consumption: high

Regulated Nervous System

 * The Hummingbird-9 Regulated Nervous System is a precautionary mechanism for the Focus Enhancement augmentation, guaranteeing the user does not enter a critical state. The system applies back-up safety protocols in the event of overexertion. As a fail-safe, the system feeds on the user's bio-electric capacity cells. Expending them overrides user manual activation and immediately terminates the system.


 * When active, the R.N.S. appears to slow the user's surroundings, while in truth, their reaction time has been nominally increased. Most regular actions are permissible within this mode.


 * The Hummingbird-9 is the 9th and only iteration of R.N.S. prototypes which did not immediately cause the test subject's heart ventricle valves and artificial heart to overheat and burst on activation.


 * Monitors and regulates the user's overclocked sensory feeds, giving the perception of slowed time.
 * Upgrade Requirement: Focus Enhancement
 * Activation cost: N/A
 * Activation: manual
 * Energy consumption: high

Trivia

 * This is the only augmentation whose energy consumption is High even with upgrades. All other augmentations have energy-reducing upgrades or are capped at Medium (e.g. P.E.P.S).
 * Hummingbirds in real-life require large amount of energy to fuel their flights. Up to 100% of their metabolic needs come from sugar. In comparison, human athletes max out at around 30%.
 * Curiously, the activation energy/biocell limit consumed by activation of this augmentation is low.