Most of the gear you get in comes from Hub vendors, but you can make the items they sell far cheaper. By giving these NPC vendors gifts, you can unlock more features in their shops and reduce the prices of their wares. By making different gear cheaper, you can easily craft a stronger build before you go back into the Overgrowth.
Some vendors appear in the Overgrowth itself as you explore. While these characters tend to sell strong items in exchange for Bright Blood in , you can never predict where vendors in the Overgrowth will show up. Much like the world itself, the placement of vendors will change between runs, making it impossible for you to increase affinity with them.
Vendor Affinity is the rate of friendship between you and a vendor in. These vendor characters are unlocked over time as you get the right resources to open their shops in the Hub world preceding the Overgrowth. Thankfully, both of the shops that aren't available at the beginning of the game only cost 12 Material to open, which can easily be obtained on your first few runs.
Material is a type of currency in that you can get to improve your character's stats and unlock new abilities as well. You can find this material in Stashes or by collecting four Core Shards, which automatically turn into a full Core when gathered.
When you interact with a vendor, you can check their wares, their prices, and their affinity. The vendor affinity starts at 0 and resets between Cycles, also known as the times when the Overgrowth resets after you lose all your Rezes. Since you only get four Rezes, or your affinity with a particular vendor could be reset much faster than you think.
After many delays during its early development, Hyper Light Breaker is finally here; here are a few ways to ensure your survival in the Overgrowth.
Having 0 Vendor Affinity with an NPC means that their prices will be high for any item they sell. To get some gear, weapons, or upgrades, it will cost you a lot of Bright Blood and Material
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