Bioelectric Energy (DX)

Bioelectric energy (or simply bioenergy) is a gameplay resource in Deus Ex that is used to power the player's augmentations. While all nanotechnologically augmented agents rely on bioelectric energy from a narrative perspective, only the player character (JC Denton) has a gameplay system for this resource.

Gameplay
The player can hold a maximum of 100 bioelectric energy at any given time. When an augmentation is activated, the augmentation will steadily drain the player's energy reserve. When energy is at zero, any activated augmentations will automatically be deactivated. Different augmentations drain bioelectric energy at different rates. The Power Recirculator augmentation can be used to reduce the power drain of all activated augmentations.

The player will also lose bioelectric energy when hit by EMP damage. The amount of bioenergy that is lost is equal to the amount of EMP damage that is received. The player can also lose energy by being detected while hacking a computer system.

In Deus Ex, there are only two ways to restore bioelectric energy:


 * Consuming a bioelectric cell restores 25 points of bioelectric energy.
 * Repair bots provide an inexhaustible supply of bioelectric energy. A repair bot that is fully charged restores up to 75 points of bioelectric energy.