Hyper Light Breaker: A Comprehensive Guide to Resource Acquisition and Usage
Hyper Light Breaker features seven crucial resources vital for gear acquisition, permanent upgrades, enhanced survivability, and character roster expansion. This guide clarifies their acquisition and usage. Resources are conveniently stored within the inventory's items tab.
1. Bright Blood:
This common resource is earned by defeating enemies, destroying objects, and opening Overgrowth crates. Selling gear to Hub vendors also yields Bright Blood. Its uses include:
- Acquiring Blades and Rails from Overgrowth corpses.
- Opening Overgrowth Stashes and crates.
- Purchasing gear from Overgrowth and Hub vendors.
- Upgrading gear at Hub vendors.
2. Gold Ration:
Obtained by completing Cycles (typically by depleting all four Rezes and interacting with the Telepad NPC in the Hub after providing requested materials). Gold Rations are key to meta-progression:
- Unlocking permanent upgrades via Pherus Bit in the Hub.
- Accessing new vendor services in the Hub.
3. Abyss Stone:
Earned by defeating Crowns (challenging bosses accessed through Overgrowth gates after obtaining Prisms, marked by yellow diamonds on the map). Like Gold Rations, Abyss Stones facilitate meta-progression:
- Upgrading Sycom stats.
- Unlocking new characters (during loadout confirmation before entering the Overgrowth).
4. Key:
Occasionally found in unmarked small containers within the Overgrowth. Keys are used to:
- Bypass Overgrowth barriers leading to Stashes and other containers.
- Access Labs (subterranean areas with enemies and loot).
5. MediGem:
Acquired by interacting with glowing flowers in the Overgrowth. Crucially, MediGems are exchanged for Medkits:
- Upon deploying from the Hub's Telepad.
- At Overgrowth Shrines. (Medkit capacity must be expanded first using a Gold Ration at Pherus Bit).
6. Core:
Found in Overgrowth Stashes (marked by chest icons) or crafted by combining four Core Shards (obtained from Prism-rewarding enemies and unmarked objects). Cores are used for:
- Upgrading Sycom stats during loadout confirmation, enhancing Breaker stats.
7. Material:
Primarily earned by opening gem-marked chests in the Overgrowth using Bright Blood. Selling gear in the Hub also provides Material. Its primary use is:
- Purchasing gear from Hub and Overgrowth vendors.
This comprehensive guide provides a clear understanding of Hyper Light Breaker's resources, enabling players to effectively manage and utilize them for optimal gameplay.
