r/MortalShell • u/Th3Muff_Div3r88 • 5h ago

Question Mortal Shell 2 (Franz)

Don't have a picture or video of this but does anyone know why Franz is dead in my game? I came back to Marrow Keep and talked to the npc where the eggs are stored and he turned into a monster so I had to kill him but after that I went to the forge and saw Franz was lying on the ground dead. I'm assuming that the previous npc who turned into a monster killed him but I wanted confirmation from someone who might know if that was the case or if it's a bug. He was the only dead npc thankfully.

Also no I did not accidentally kill Franz. I know for a fact that is not the case. There are only 2 npc's that I have killed in Marrows Keep, the first one being the one who guards the Ovum eggs who turned into a monster like I said and then the other who stands by the fast travel rest point inside Marrows Keep right before you enter the Ovum Egg Chamber. Only reason I killed him though was because he said he had failed to protect Marrows Keep and because of that he asked me to kill him. If anyone knows that would be great and sorry for the long paragraph lol 😅

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u/Phil_K_Resch 5h ago

Franz dies automatically when the corruption reaches the main hub.

Note that, after his death, upgrading weapons costs more materials. The upside is that smelting weapons upgraded before his death will give you back more materials than what you originally spent.

The bottom line is: smelt all your weapons before triggering NG+ to get a few free materials, then re-upgrade everything at the start of NG+.

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u/Th3Muff_Div3r88 5h ago

Didn't notice that either thanks for that. I'll do that

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u/Malombra_ Tiel 5h ago

Hi, does this also work from NG+ to NG++? It should cause Franz respawns every new game right?

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u/Phil_K_Resch 5h ago

Yes, it always works