Hyper Light Breaker: Guide to Obtaining Golden Rations

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• Where to Get Golden Rations

• What are Golden Rations For?

In Hyper Light Breaker, players encounter a variety of resources crucial for progression, with Golden Rations standing out as the rarest and most essential for key upgrades. However, the game provides minimal guidance on acquiring these materials, leaving players to navigate through trial and error. For those eager to bypass the guesswork, here’s a clear guide on how to obtain Golden Rations more reliably.

Where to Get Golden Rations

In the early access version of Hyper Light Breaker, there are two primary methods to secure Golden Rations: exploration and cycle resets. During your runs, keep an eye out for chest icons on the map. These chests often hold resources useful for purchases or unlocking upgrades, and you might just find Golden Rations inside. You'll recognize a chest containing Golden Rations by the distinctive Golden Ration icon hovering above it.

Areas with Prisms, marked by a golden diamond icon on the map, are particularly promising as they frequently contain chests with Golden Rations nearby.

The second method involves waiting for or inducing a cycle reset. A cycle in Hyper Light Breaker refers to each instance of the Overgrowth, resetting when your Rez count depletes to zero. Upon running out of revives, you have the option to retry the map, trading resources, or reset the cycle entirely at the Cursed Outpost. Upon resetting a cycle, you'll receive a score, and ranking up can earn you Golden Rations as a reward.

What are Golden Rations For?

Golden Rations are pivotal for advancing in Hyper Light Breaker. They are primarily used at the home base to unlock permanent upgrades for your characters or to access new services from vendors.

Moreover, Golden Rations are essential for unlocking Sycoms, which define your chosen Breaker's stats and core passive ability. These items are crucial as they shape your Breaker's playstyle, making them highly valuable.

Upon obtaining your first Golden Ration, we highly recommend investing in the extra medkit upgrade from Pherus Bit. This upgrade can significantly ease future runs, especially given the game's harsh penalties for combat errors.

If you die during a run, rest assured that any resources you've collected, including Golden Rations, will remain in your inventory. However, the weapons, amps, and perks you've equipped will suffer one pip's worth of damage, risking permanent destruction.