Loopmancer: The Best Upgrades to Get First
Correct upgrades are key to surviving Loopmancer. The main hero Xiang Zixu can cheat death by reliving the previous day, but losing all of his saved money. However, funds already invested on upgrades will be retained during the next loop.
As a rogue-like style game, Loopmancer is designed around dying many times before mastering everything. Players will likely lose many of their unspent e-Coin currency in unforeseen situations. But with subsequent runs, it will be possible to turn Xiang Zixu into a powerhouse cop.
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Players can gain bonus e-Coins by speaking to the Director in his office after each successful mission. However, players can only accept either e-Coins or Cores. This can at first lead to a delay in gaining more Loopmancer skills or cosmetic items. However, by purposely dying and investing one can eventually purchase many powerful upgrades.
There are two types of upgrades in Loopmancer: personal ones Xiang Zixu can pick up, and e-Coin investments for weapons, gear, and chips. Due to each level being randomly generated, the exact location tends to change. However, they tend to always spawn in the same relative region, such as near a boss encounter or a friendly NPC like Mona and Funk.
Xiang Zixu UpgradesIn each stage, players can access direct upgrades hidden around. Note that these types of upgrades only last for a single loop. If players are killed they will lose every boost, but can subsequently make new choices while repeating Loopmancer. There will have two options for which of Zixu’ stats to enhance. Below is a priority list of which to go for, if both happen to appear for the particular upgrade module:
Weapon and Gear UpgradesA more permanent form of
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