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Recharge adapter in socket while connected to DS + Corpseweed familiar + Rare Ring + Subterranean Hell(room west of save room) + Ghouls = a lvl 99 Soma Cruz
10/13 - 7:40PM = lvl44
10/13 - 8:54PM = lvl46
10/13 - 11:39PM = lvl50
10/14 - 1:13AM = lvl53
10/14 - 10:12AM = lvl62
10/14 - 12:09PM= lvl64
10/14 - 4:35PM = lvl67
10/14 - 10:02PM = lvl71
10/15 - 12:21AM = lvl73
10/15 - 10:09AM = lvl79
10/15 - 2:30PM = lvl82
10/15 - 5:00PM = lvl83
10/16 - 3:00AM = lvl84
10/17 - ?:?? (forgot to look)
10/18 - 12:48AM = lvl86
10/19 - 10/23 (was busy; forgot it was still on)
10/24 - 5:32PM = lvl97
I gained the last two levels the old fashioned way. I think the fact that my DS is still in perfect working condition(despite one stuck pixel, which I might add was there when I bought it) proves it's one tough cookie.
EDIT: I forgot to add. You need to equip the Tree-ent soul as well for mana regen or else the familiar will drain all your mana. You need a familiar that uses 3mp every few seconds. Maybe the more Tree-ent souls you collect, the more mana regen you can gain. I'm not sure, but I've collected a ton of bat souls and now I have three bats following me around instead of one. It might have to do with Soma's actual level though.
Recharge adapter in socket while connected to DS + Corpseweed familiar + Rare Ring + Subterranean Hell(room west of save room) + Ghouls = a lvl 99 Soma Cruz
10/13 - 7:40PM = lvl44
10/13 - 8:54PM = lvl46
10/13 - 11:39PM = lvl50
10/14 - 1:13AM = lvl53
10/14 - 10:12AM = lvl62
10/14 - 12:09PM= lvl64
10/14 - 4:35PM = lvl67
10/14 - 10:02PM = lvl71
10/15 - 12:21AM = lvl73
10/15 - 10:09AM = lvl79
10/15 - 2:30PM = lvl82
10/15 - 5:00PM = lvl83
10/16 - 3:00AM = lvl84
10/17 - ?:?? (forgot to look)
10/18 - 12:48AM = lvl86
10/19 - 10/23 (was busy; forgot it was still on)
10/24 - 5:32PM = lvl97
I gained the last two levels the old fashioned way. I think the fact that my DS is still in perfect working condition(despite one stuck pixel, which I might add was there when I bought it) proves it's one tough cookie.
EDIT: I forgot to add. You need to equip the Tree-ent soul as well for mana regen or else the familiar will drain all your mana. You need a familiar that uses 3mp every few seconds. Maybe the more Tree-ent souls you collect, the more mana regen you can gain. I'm not sure, but I've collected a ton of bat souls and now I have three bats following me around instead of one. It might have to do with Soma's actual level though.