Hyper Light Breaker: Farming Golden Rations - A Guide
Hyper Light Breaker features several resources, with Golden Rations being the rarest and crucial for vital upgrades. This guide clarifies their acquisition.
Where to Find Golden Rations
Golden Rations are primarily obtained through two methods in the early access version:
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Chest Exploration: Explore the game world, searching for chest icons on the map. These chests often contain resources, and some hold Golden Rations (indicated by a Golden Ration icon above the chest). Areas containing Prisms (golden diamond icons) frequently have nearby Golden Ration chests.
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Cycle Resets: Each Overgrowth instance constitutes a cycle, resetting when your revives (Rez count) deplete. Upon running out of revives, you can retry the map (losing resources) or fully reset the cycle at the Cursed Outpost. Successful cycle resets, yielding a high enough score for rank advancement, reward you with Golden Rations.
What are Golden Rations Used For?
Golden Rations are essential for progression in Hyper Light Breaker:
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Home Base Upgrades: Spend Golden Rations to unlock permanent character upgrades and new vendor services at your base.
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Sycom Unlocking: Unlock Sycoms, which define your Breaker's stats and passive abilities, significantly impacting playstyle.
Prioritization: Upon acquiring your first Golden Ration, prioritize purchasing the extra medkit upgrade from Pherus Bit. This significantly improves survivability, mitigating the game's harsh penalty for combat errors.
Important Note: While resources are retained upon death, equipped weapons, amps, and perks sustain damage (one pip), potentially leading to permanent loss.
