Naturally, its swarming with enemies, bosses, and all manner of environmental traps.
But, its also peppered with hidden treasures and weapons as well.
Navigating it with ease is key to your success.
Hyper Light Breaker breaks genre conventions, but does that make for a better experience?
What should you prioritize?
And, more importantly, what should you avoid?
But,your loadout will determine the bang out of runyoure going to do in the Overgrowth.
Strategically speaking,your runs should fall into one of three categories.
As you start Hyper Light Breaker, prioritize resource-gathering runs first before throwing yourself into heavy combat situations.
Heres a breakdown of all the iconsand what youll find at each location.
Icon
Location
What You’ll Find
Extraction
Escape the map here after fighting through waves of enemies.
Crown
One of the map’s bosses.
Prism
Enemies or traversal puzzles guarding a Prism.
Shrine
Exchange Medigems for Medkits here.
Vendor
Buy supplies like Amps, Armor, or Medkits here.
Blade
New melee weapons.
Rail
New ranged weapons.
Utility
New amps and more for your loadout.
Equipment
New armor and more for your loadout.
Stash
Typically, Materials or other resources.
What Should You Do First?
Though Prisms are important, you shouldnt head straight to them.
While some Prisms are earned simply through exploring, most Prisms are earned after a difficult combat challenge.
Usually, these items are guarded by the most fearsome enemies on the map.
That means, going in empty-handed to earn a Prism is never a good idea.
So, what should you prioritize?It all depends on your loadoutand what you’re struggling with.
Depending on what your Breaker already has, heres what you should prioritize.
Breaker Loadout
What To Prioritize
Prioritize locations like Equipment to find new Armor to shore up your defense.
Or, hunt down Medigems and converting them to Medkits at Shrines.
This will help ensure your survival.
Look for new weapons at Rail and Blade icons.
you’re able to also head to Utiltity areas to find Amps which can aid you in combat.
Head to Stashes to find Materials and other Resources to help upgrade your Breaker back at the Cursed Outpost.
When Should You Head For Crowns?
Each Crown has a certain Prism prerequisiteto access it.
to defeat all of the maps Crowns, youll need to get every Prism.
In boss fights, there are often additoinal smaller enemies running around the arena.
It’s a good idea to have an Amp that offers backup firepower to deal with these enemies.
check that you havea good Rail, a good Blade, and a decent Holobyte loadoutas well.
Its also a good idea tomake sure you have at least one Medkit on you.
When To Extract
Real heroes know when to throw in the towel.
Thats why its important toextract early and extract often.
Runs can be only a few minutes long if you desire.
Here are someexamples of times when it’s a good idea to extract.
The higher this meter goes, more enemies will spawn in addition to random events.
This one depends a lot on personal skills.
