How to Buy a Slot in Bioshock

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Bioshock is a 2007 first-person shooter video game set in a 1960s underwater dystopia. The game was developed by 2k Games and offers versions for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3, also for the PC. You can buy either of two kinds of ability slots -- plasmid (special power) or tonic (passive ability) --that allow you to use many talents simultaneously. There are three types of tonic slots -- physical, engineering, and combat -- while there are a range of plasmid types, including elemental attacks, telekinesis, and insect swarms. Plasmids and tonics are essential to surviving against most enemies in the game. The guide below tells you how to purchase slots and select abilities to put into them.

Steps

Buying Slots from Gatherer's Gardens

Travel to a "Gatherer's Garden" vending machine. These machines are pink and have statues of Little Sisters on either side. A recurring jingle plays every time you are near one. If you access the map in the Pause menu, Gatherer's Garden locations are marked by "Little Sister" icons. You can find Gatherer's Gardens in most sections of the game, including Arcadia, Fort Frolic, Medical Pavilion, Neptune's Bounty, Olympus Heights, Apollo Square, Point Prometheus, and Proving Grounds.

Access the Gatherer's Garden menu and purchase slots from the item list. Choose from Plasmid, Physical Tonic, Combat Tonic, and Engineering Tonic slots. Plasmid slots cost 100 ADAM, while tonic slots cost 80 ADAM. These prices never increase throughout the game. Players can purchase up to 6 plasmid and 12 tonic slots throughout the game.

Equipping Purchased Slots

Choose an available plasmid or tonic. When you first acquire any plasmid or tonic, you can place it in a slot on the Slot Selection menu. You can also access the menu later by using a Gene Bank. Gene Banks are marked by "double helix" icons on the map in the Pause menu.

Place the plasmid or tonic in an empty slot, or swap it for a previously equipped ability. Extra plasmids and tonics are stored in Gene Banks, allowing you to access them later.