Death Stranding 2: All APAS Enhancements and What They Do

In this guide, we shall go over all the APAS Enhancements in Death Stranding 2 and discuss them in detail.

The world of Death Stranding 2 is bizarre, filled to the brim with dangers that can crush you like a bug. Sam is no super soldier either, and each job you take requires you to proceed with utmost caution. That is, until you start unlocking more and more of the APAS Enhancements.

APAS Enhancements are special upgrades that improve Sam’s overall performance and efficiency on the field. This allows Sam to do all of his tasks better, making the game easier overall. Death Stranding 2’s APAS Enhancements are spread across four different traits. These traits are Porter, Combat, Stealth, and Servicemanship. We shall discuss them in detail below.

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All APAS Enhancements in Death Stranding 2

As stated earlier, the APAS Enhancements are split across the following trees: 

• Porter: This tree is mostly concerned with your traversal skills. It allows you to analyze your terrain better, making journeys easier as you upgrade the tree.
• Combat: The second tree is the Combat skill. This skill, as its name suggests, is purely tied to your combat scenarios. By unlocking combat-related APAS Enhancements, you can improve your efficiency in combat by making your bullets stronger.
• Stealth: This tree affects your overall performance when sneaking around enemies. With skills under this tree, you can reduce your footstep noises and work more toward being a ghost on the field.
• Servicemanship: This tree allows you to improve your analysis and resource tools, better preparing you for the journey ahead.

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You’ll find the following enhancements under the aforementioned trees: 

APAS Skill	Type of APAS Skill	Effect
Augmented Terrain Scanner	Porter skill	Doubles the Odradek’s terrain scanner range.
Sensor Mode Change	Porter skill	Increases range but reduces entity detection range.
Improved MP Bullets	Combat skill	Increases the accuracy and damage of the MP-type bullets in the game.
Simple Noise Canceller	Stealth skill	Reduces the noise of your footsteps, allowing you to sneak better.
Augmented Motion Scanner	Stealth skill	Increased motion scanner result duration.
Faster Scanner Recharging	Stealth skill	Reduces the recharge time of the Odradek’s sensors.
Improved Water Filtration	Servicemanship skill	Allows the canteen’s water filtration to refill faster in rivers or when under timefall.
Weather Analysis Display	Servicemanship skill	This allows you to predict the weather and prepare accordingly.

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