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The story ofControlsees its main character, Jesse Faden, exploring the Oldest House to unlock the mysteries of the Federal Bureau of Control, also known as the FBC. Along the way, she will not only uncover where her brother has been taken, but alsoobtain various powersthat she will use to destroy the Hiss that are invading the headquarters. Even more, each power that Jesse unlocks can be upgraded and madeeven more powerful through the use of Ability Pointsthat can be invested in the game’s skill trees.
There area total of eight skills treesthat players can upgrade to make Jesse more powerful throughout the game, each of them corresponding to a different power or part of Jesse’s character. These categories are Health, Shield, Energy, Melee, Launch, Seize, Levitate, and Ground Slam. Progressing through these trees will also help unlock the game’s varioustrophies and achievements. But players are going to want to know how to unlock Ability Points to invest in each of these categories to help them build out Jesse in the most efficient way possible.
How To Unlock Ability Points In Control
There are two ways for players to unlock Ability Points in the game, with the first beingdiscovering the hidden locations around the map. The Oldest House holds a lot of secrets, and as players unlock more of their powers, they can then use these to access previously inaccessible areas in the vein of other Metroidvania-type games.
But the easiest and more surefire way to unlock Ability Points is tocomplete missions. Finishing both the main story missions and the numerous side quests will give players various amounts of Ability Points that they can invest in their Skills Trees.
Once the player has finished the game’s opening missions, every story mission they complete willnet them four Ability Pointsto use. With 10 total main missions, that’s 40 Ability Points to be earned over the course of the story.
Theside missions are where the bulk of Ability Points can be earned, as the base game alone has 18 side quests to dive into (19 for PlayStation users). But while the main story missions have a steady amount of 4 Ability Points as rewards, each side mission has varying amounts that can be unlocked.
Here is a breakdown of every side mission (including the game’s DLC) andhow many Ability Points they can unlock, from lowest to highest:
Side Missions That Reward Four Ability Points
Skill Trees & Skill Costs In Control
Having all of these Ability Points is useful, but it’s also important to knowhow many are needed to invest in each of the eight skill trees. Here is the breakdownfor each one— and how many Ability Points are needed to unlock each level.
