Vampire Survivors: How To Find the Ars Gouda And Unlock The Bestiary

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Many long-time players of Vampire Survivors have wished the game kept track of how many enemies the player has killed in total. The results screen for a stage shows how many enemies were killed for that run, but there isn't a results page for the game. The results screen also fails to show how many of each type of enemy was killed. As of the last update, there is a Bestiary feature that can be unlocked, which provides information on specific enemy types — including how many of each type the player has slain.

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This Bestiary is a Pokedex (of sorts) and keeps track of how many of each type of enemy the player has killed. Accessing the Bestiary requires it to be unlocked first. Fortunately, unlocking this useful feature is not difficult.

To unlock the Bestiary, the player must find the relic known as the Ars Gouda. This relic is located in the Dairy Plant stage far to the south of the starting location — beyond the Gold Ring. If a player has unlocked the Red Death character, it should be used for this task since Red Death is extremely fast. Beginner players might want to hang around the starting area and gain about five levels, as well as some additional weapons.

The Garlic is always a smart pick for the Dairy Plant due to its ability to stop enemy projectiles — and there are numerous enemies in the Dairy Plant that shoot projectiles at the player. It might also be tempting to go south-west and get the Wings passive item for a speed boost, but this will not help the player reach the Ars Gouda any faster. There isn't a guardian protecting the Ars Gouda. When players reach this relic, they should just go ahead and grab it.

After this, the player can exit the stage and end the run; however,