Field Skills are actions that can be performed by the party out of battle that affect how they traverse the envirioment. The party must learn new skills as they progress through the game to reach new areas. Skills can be performed by pressing the CANCEL button on the field.
Some field skills can stun enemies outside of battle for a few moments. Approaching a stunned enemy and starting the battle will grant an extra action to the current party leader.
Field skills can also trigger Ancient Crystals, allowing the party to save the game.
This is a list of all field skills in the demo:
Vi's Skills
| Skill | Function | Unlocked At |
|---|---|---|
| Beemerang Toss | Used to hit far away switches or retrieve out of reach items. Press CANCEL once. Can first strike. | After checking the bridge in the first room of Snakemouth Den. |
| Beemerang Halt | Used to turn crank continuously. Press CANCEL once, wait until Vi throws the beemerang, then hold CANCEL. Can first strike. | After completing the Whack-a-Worm mini-game in Chapter 2. |
| Bee Fly | Used to fly across gaps too big to jump over. Hold CANCEL. Lasts for a short time. | After reaching the broken bridges in the Forsaken Land |
Kabbu's Skills
| Skill | Function | Unlocked At |
|---|---|---|
| Horn Strike | Can be used to cut some grass bushes, hit switches, push some rocks or frozen blocks. Press CANCEL once. When near an object which can be interacted with, a green ! will appear on top of the leader's head. Can first strike. | After helping Chuck on Snakemouth Way. |
| Beetle Dig | Can be used to dig under obstructions, hide from enemies or dig up burried items. Hold CANCEL to dig underground, realease to surface. Dig up item by surfacing while on the same spot as the dirt pile. | After examining the bars in Bandit Lair prison. |
| Horn Dash | Can be used to break big cracked boulders. Double tap CANCEL. Can first strike. | After examining the big cracked boulder in the Wild Swamplands. |
Leif's Skills
| Skill | Function | Unlocked At |
|---|---|---|
| Freeze | Using this skill on enemies or dropplets will freeze them, allowing Beetle to push them with the Horn Strike. Frozen blocks can be used as platforms or to hold down certain switches. Press CANCEL once. Frozen enemies cannot be stunned. | As soon as Moth can be used in battle. |
| Shield | Used to walk across dangerous floors and protect the party from first strikes. Hold CANCEL. Can first strike. | After reaching the electrified platforms in the Honey Factory |
| Icicle | Used to make platforms to jump across large bodies of water or hit switches below you. Double tap CANCEL. | After reaching the river in the Roach Lab |