Planting a beacon in the designated area will allow you to travel back and forth quickly, so use this time to level-up, essentially. The best time to do this is whenever you unlock one of the game's seven fast-travel spots. However, you should still make time for both of these things, of course. Not only can you feasibly complete the game without unlocking virtually any upgrades, you also aren't forced to head back to your base camp very often. Regroup at base every time you get a new fast-travel location There are no natural breaks, so you'll want to make your own. While sprinting has no limitations, the added speed boost you get for a few seconds after hoovering up some gunk gives Rani an incredible speed boost, which becomes really helpful later on when you have some bigger, meaner enemies to deal with. While you can actually beat the game without unlocking either of these, the best way to play is to obtain them both early, then combine their abilities often. Not long after, you can unlock an ability that gives you a momentary speed boost after sucking up some of the game's ubiquitous gunk. You'll move rather slowly without it, so it should be among your first chosen upgrades once you can afford it. Combine the two speed-boosting abilities for super speed Rani starts the game rather slow, but you can fix that rather early.Īt the start of the game, you'll need to unlock the ability to sprint. It's also worth noting that resources do not reappear, so if you think you've exhausted all of them but you can't craft everything just yet, you must've missed items somewhere on your travels.
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Not every upgrade needs every kind of resource, and you can check what you're lacking at the workbench-just look at the bottom of the upgrades screen for a tally of what you have on-hand. Knowing what you have and what you need can be a bit tricky given that the workbench UI doesn't mention them by name, so you only glimpse the categories as you're actively collecting them. You'll collect resources just about every few feet in The Gunk, and they come in four varieties. Learn the four categories of resources Knowing what you have and what you need will be key to improving Rani's skills. They all go toward unlocking new upgrades. Encounter a new kind of button, switch, door, or bridge? Scan them too. More importantly, you'll also want to scan new objects and even characters. Doing this will ensure you not only understand what each item is from a story perspective, it will also help you reveal new upgrades that you can craft at the crafting table back at your base. Before you suck up nearby resources with your Power Glove, "Pumpkin," be sure to scan them to learn about each resource. Scanning the alien world, such as its flora and fauna, is the only way to unlock new abilities in The Gunk, and if you want to unlock all 15 abilities, you'll need to scan almost everything. Scan everything (and everyone) It's not just plant life you'll want to identify. Here are five tips and tricks we think should help you on your expedition through the titular sludge and into a whole new world. Landing on an alien planet is always a recipe for mystery and discovery, and The Gunk is no different. The Gunk is one of the last game releases of the year, and if you're planning on diving into this new adventure from the SteamWorld team, you'd do well to plan ahead.