How to regenerate your body in NieR: Automata

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Death penalty in NieR: Automata explained

Restoring your body in NieR: Automata

NieR: Automata It may not seem like it, but it features very strict Rouge-like mechanics that can set you back greatly if you die in the wrong situation. Dying can result in the permanent loss of items, which can take a long time to find and upgrade, which can lead to later playthroughs.

When you die, all is not lost immediately, as you have the chance to regain what you lost before it is gone for good. Here's exactly what happens when you die and how to restore your body to ensure the damage isn't permanent.

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Death penalty in NieR: Automata explained

Dying in NieR: Automata will have you lose all XP earned since your last savebut you will too you will lose all of your currently equipped plug-in chips. You will always be able to find more plug-in chips and get the same equipment back when you die. However, some chips are rarer and you can spend a lot of money investing in powerful chips. When you respawn, the plug-in set you equipped will now be empty, requiring you to equip a new loadout or select one of your other presets.

The plug-in chips lost through death are not gone forever You have one life to return to the place of your death and recover these chips and possibly the XP. If you die again before restoring your body, any preset chips you originally equipped will be permanently lost.

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Restoring your body in NieR: Automata

When you respawn after a death, your first and only goal should be to restore your body. A A small blue body icon will appear on the map Marks your body's location and can be selected to place the tracker at its location. When you approach your body, simply interacting with it is enough to get all your plug-in chips back, but you also have two options as to what you want to do with your body:

Repair	You don't get any XP back, but your old body becomes an AI companion that follows you until it dies.
Retrieve	You will get back any lost XP earned since your last save before your death.

No matter which option you choose, you can also populate your old plug-in chips exactly as they were, overwriting your current chip setup. You can also choose not to do this and any recovered chips will simply be placed back into your inventory.