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Hyper Light Breaker features numerous valuable resources, with Golden Rations standing as the most elusive and crucial for essential upgrades.
Like many roguelike games, Hyper Light Breaker doesn't explicitly explain its resource systems. While trial and error eventually reveals most mechanics, here's a definitive guide to locating Golden Rations efficiently.
Where to Get Golden Rations
During exploration runs, prioritize chests marked on your map - indicated by chest icons. These often contain upgrade materials and occasionally hold Golden Rations, visibly marked by the ration icon above them.
Areas containing Prisms (visible as golden diamond map markers) frequently include Golden Ration chests nearby.
The secondary method involves cycle resets. Cycles represent complete Overgrowth iterations that reset when your Rez count depletes. After exhausting revives, choose between resource-spending map retries or full cycle resets at the Cursed Outpost. Successful cycle completions with sufficient score ranking rewards Golden Rations.
What are Golden Rations For?
Golden Rations serve two critical functions:
1) Permanent home base upgrades, including:
- Character enhancements
- Vendor service unlocks
2) Unlocking Sycoms - gameplay-defining items that determine:
- Breaker stat allocations
- Core passive abilities
For optimal progression, prioritize Pherus Bit's extra medkit upgrade from your first Golden Ration. This safety net significantly improves run survivability in Hyper Light Breaker's punishing combat system.
Note: While death preserves gathered resources, equipped gear suffers durability loss with potential permanent destruction.
