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• What are Golden Rations For?

Hyper Light Breaker boasts a variety of resources, but Golden Rations stand out as the rarest and most crucial for significant upgrades. Unfortunately, the game doesn't clearly explain these resources or their acquisition. This guide clarifies how to reliably obtain Golden Rations.

Where to Get Golden Rations

Currently, two primary methods exist for acquiring Golden Rations: exploration and cycle resets. During your runs, keep an eye out for chest icons on the map. These often contain resources for upgrades or purchases, and sometimes, Golden Rations. A Golden Ration icon above a chest indicates its presence.

Areas containing Prisms (marked by golden diamond icons) frequently have nearby Golden Ration chests.

Alternatively, utilize cycle resets. A cycle represents an Overgrowth instance, resetting when your revives (Rez count) reach zero. After depleting your revives, you can retry the map (at a resource cost) or completely reset the cycle at the Cursed Outpost. Successful cycle resets yield a score; ranking up after a reset rewards Golden Rations.

What are Golden Rations For?

Golden Rations are essential for progression in Hyper Light Breaker, primarily used to unlock permanent upgrades at your home base. Spend them to enhance your character or access new vendor services.

Furthermore, Golden Rations unlock Sycoms—items defining your Breaker's stats and passive abilities, thus shaping your playstyle.

Upon obtaining your first Golden Ration, prioritize the extra medkit upgrade from Pherus Bit. This significantly aids future runs, mitigating the game's harsh penalty for combat errors.

Remember, while death results in lost weapons, amps, and perks (suffering one pip of damage, potentially destroying them), any collected resources, including Golden Rations, are retained.