Destiny 2 is out this week, introducing a cornucopia of storytelling and quality of life changes demanded by fans for the last three years. Players are still hurrying to uncover the game’s many secrets, like the special patrol activity discovered at The Farm. But the new shader system in Destiny 2 is confounding more players than Bungie would’ve prefered.
There are two major changes to the shader system in Destiny 2. First, shaders have a limited number of uses. The number varies -- we’ve yet to pin down an exact system -- but we’ve yet to see any that could be used more than five times (just enough for a full set of armor). And that’s the other big change. Shaders are applied to individual items now, instead of your entire outfit, making it easier than ever for fashion-loving Destiny fans to create unique looks for each of their Guardians. Just stop for a moment and think about insane the D2 music videos are going to be in a few weeks.
Applying shaders is also a slightly different process in Destiny 2. Rather than take up an individual slot on your loadout, shaders are applied directly to the items they’re modifying.
All you need to do is:
Open your inventory
Select any piece of armor that’s Rare quality (or higher)
Hit Triangle/Y to see that item’s details
Select your preferred shader from the armor mods on the left side of the screen
Now you’re all set. Just remember that shaders are limited-used items now. So maybe don’t blow all your best ones on the level 10 rares you’re going to be dumping within the hour. Save your best shaders for the gear you get attached to at level 20.
Destiny 2 is in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game heads to consoles on Sept. 6 before making the jump to PC in October.
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