Ability Tree Glitch

The community on a few platforms is kind of working to silence these bugs, I assume out of fear they will get removed, but this one is something I think actually

really benefits the restart cycle of perma death / hard, and I feel a sense of duty to share it, since anyone playing perma death repeatedly probably is ready to skip pre reqs on some abilities :-) anyway, posting the video. Explanation will be settled in right here:

Whenever Nameless, Second Soul, or your Main Character learn an ability, the pre reqs will sometimes become erased on the playable characters you did not learn the ability for. This works for any ability in the game. Sometimes, it won't work, if you learn too many abilities in succession, without a pause, and I assume this is because the game cannot register multiple breaks quickly enough, or there is some RNG (at least 80% success rate by my estimate) involved in when this will happen.

Never CLOSE the game if the bug is active, or it fixes it, like all bugs in 9th Dawn III, except for the Hard Mode Damage Removal Glitch. Save and Exit, and you can pass on any ability tree break to a new file, or existing file. It's actually super cool when you restart perma death mode, because it makes it more like some other rogue likes I really enjoy playing. Dead Cells being one that comes to mind.

A mage with max Intelligence can now learn recovery magic, as well as benefit from it's slightly higher scaling, without ever using a single point of wisdom investment, beyond what is naturally available through game progression. You can also reach the mobility cap with the starting 5 dex stat, but will still need it for bows, crossbows, and daggers (very underappreciated and overpowered weapons, that really shine in hard mode, as do a few other builds and weapon types).

This isn't necessary, once you get to the point where you have your start up just the way you like, as speed run mode will let you level up skills at a rate far beyond the Tea consumables, available in the game through Rena, later.

I hope this helps you guys figure out how to unlock the bug on your file, if you want to mess around with a few more playthroughs :-)