Aniimo · movement and combat

Twining: become your Aniimo

29 September 2026

Press the Twine button and your character takes the form of an Aniimo: you move as it moves and fight with its skills. Press it again to untwine. It is the game's whole movement system (no mount, no board) and one of its two combat modes, the other being Command Mode. Everything below is the game's own Help screen, word for word.

Twine

2 combat modes3 Pathfinding abilities3 levels each45 Aniimo with an ability

Twine Mode or Command Mode

The Help screen puts the two ways of fighting side by side. Twined, you are the Aniimo; in Command Mode, you point and it fights.

The game's Help screen: Twine — **Twine**
“Press the Twine button to enter Twine Mode with your Aniimo. Press the Twine button again to untwine. In Twine Mode, your character takes the form of an Aniimo and can move and use skills as that Aniimo.”

**Twine**
“Press the Twine button to enter Twine Mode with your Aniimo. Press the Twine button again to untwine. In Twine Mode, your character takes the form of an Aniimo and can move and use skills as that Aniimo.”

The game's Help screen: Command Mode — **Command Mode**
“In Command Mode, if there is an attackable locked-on target ahead, use the to give a command. Your active Aniimo will then fight automatically in the direction you command.”
“After Switching targets, press again to issue a command. The deployed Aniimo will then fight automatically according to the Pathfinder’s new command direction.”

Attack

“In Twine Mode, you can control your Aniimo directly and attack enemies to deal damage.”

Climb, Swim, Fly: the three Pathfinding abilities

Twined with the right Aniimo, you climb, swim or fly with it. Each ability has three levels, and the higher the level, the faster you move. The Aniimo that carry each one, from the creature records:

The game's Help screen: Climb/Swim/Fly — “Climbing, swimming, and flying are three common Pathfinding abilities. They can be used in the following ways: Pathfinders can swim while in a non-twined state. Some Aniimo can use climbing, swimming, or flying abilities while deployed and twined or when equipped for Pathfinding.”

Climb

Level 12 Aniimo
Level 22 Aniimo
Level 31 Aniimo
Swim

Level 19 Aniimo +1
Level 26 Aniimo
Level 32 Aniimo
Fly

Level 114 Aniimo +6
Level 210 Aniimo +2
Level 32 Aniimo

The game's Help screen: Fly — **Fly**
“After obtaining a Celestis, you gain the ability to fly. Follow the button prompt that appears while airborne to start flying, then press it again to stop. Press Jump to use "Rise," quickly rising upward at a high Stamina cost.”

Who moves when the game decides

When climbing, swimming or flying triggers on its own, the game picks the most suited character in this order:

Climb/Swim/Fly

“When using an Aniimo equipped for Pathfinding to climb, swim, or fly, exiting the corresponding Pathfinding ability will not immediately end twining. During this short delayed exit window, you can press the button shown in the lower-right corner to exit early manually and return to regular character control.”