How to level up and become stronger?

[Metal Maniac]

I find better gear and i can craft Potions.... but i don´t know how to become skill points and level up?
I found a Boss, but i´m to weak to get him down.
Is there a Guide wheer to go and how the game works?

[laykra]

There is no level-up system. The only way to get stronger without killing any bosses is to equip better gear and upgrade it. You get gear by killing enemies. If you need a better bow, kill enemies that have a bow and they will drop it. If you need a better sword, etc. Additionally, when you kill a boss you get a perk essence which, when taken back to a Terminal (the teleporters), you can use to unlock a perk or perk upgrade, some of which also make you do more or take less damage.

But more importantly, the question is what you mean by "too weak". Generally in a game like this you can beat the entire game with no armor and a stick if you have the patience, dodging, spacing and kiting capabilities. If you get hit by too many attacks then a level-up system would not save you, you need to learn to space your character, dodge and block with a shield.

[rasabt]

a) bosses drop perk essence, get that essence to a checkpoint and it becomes a perk-point which you can then use to aquire pretty substantial changes to your character (permanent).
some of the stuff is just bonkers (in a good way). do not forget to click on a perk to see the upgrades it offers (you won't "buy" it just by clicking on it), they can vary drasticaly; each upgrade costing another perk-token
b) ability tokens are loot you can find in the levels; you will probably swim in ability points mid game. some of the abilities you can initialy buy can make live a lot easier. not even build dependand
c) there's weapons, armor, trinkets, coats/capes and items everywhere
weapons and armor can be upgraded at the handler (you will know when you meet this npc), which increases the base stats of the upgraded items and further unlocks more slots to embed "gems" in which also can offer a myriad of boni. enemies also drop a lot and i do mean a lot of items and gear, the U.I. in the bottom right just often can't keep up, so check your inventory for new stuff
d) the crafting in this game can be very helpfull. beeing it "gems" or potions, some of the stuff is close to beeing an i-win-button. with a perk even semi-permanennt.

the starting area gives of the wrong impression. the game opens up after this alot.
for the boss i'd recommend jumping when he does his aoe-groundslam and staying on his side..i mean it helps if you can recognize if his attacks are vertical or horizontal, but you can play it save, wait till his animation ends->attack, rince repeat. don't get greedy, even slight pokes will widdle him down.

[Metal Maniac]

Thanks, that helps much.

In Games like this , i´d like to grind and level up fast , if i die too much at a Boss , i came back stronger.
So i have to find better Gear.