How to Obtain Golden Rations in Hyper Light Breaker

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• What are Golden Rations For?

In Hyper Light Breaker, a variety of resources are crucial for players to master, and none are more sought-after than Golden Rations. These rare resources are essential for unlocking some of the game's most critical upgrades.

The game doesn't offer much in the way of explanations about its materials and resources, leaving players to discover them through trial and error, typical of roguelike games. However, if you're looking to bypass the guesswork and find Golden Rations more reliably, here's how you can do it.

Where to Get Golden Rations

As of the early access release of Hyper Light Breaker, there are two primary methods to acquire Golden Rations: exploration and cycle resets. During your runs, keep an eye out for chest icons on the map. These chests often contain resources that can be used for purchases or unlocking upgrades, and there's a chance they may hold Golden Rations. You'll recognize a Golden Ration-containing chest by the distinctive Golden Ration icon displayed above it.

Areas with Prisms, marked by a golden diamond icon on the map, are more likely to have chests with Golden Rations nearby.

The second method involves waiting for or forcing a cycle reset. A cycle in Hyper Light Breaker represents each instance of the Overgrowth and resets when your Rez count depletes. Once you're out of revives, you can choose to retry the map, costing you resources, or reset the cycle entirely at the Cursed Outpost. After a cycle reset, you'll be scored, and ranking up can reward you with Golden Rations.

What are Golden Rations For?

Golden Rations are key materials in Hyper Light Breaker, essential for player progression. 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 crucial for unlocking Sycoms, which define your chosen Breaker's stats and core passive abilities. Sycoms shape your Breaker's playstyle, making them highly valuable.

When you first obtain a 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 challenging combat system that penalizes mistakes.

If you die during a run, you'll retain any resources you've collected, but the weapons, amps, and perks you've equipped will suffer one pip's worth of damage, which could lead to their permanent destruction.