Tips for people picking up the game again/money farming in the very early part of game

[Ynd]

So I bought this a long time ago and had problems with it running on my potato of a laptop. Seems now that it is running better. Glad I kept it. Anyway I didn’t get very far only got the compass charm and the start of the map. Where should I be heading to and where is a good easy place to farm money in the game in the early part of it? Time to progress in the game now that it’s playable

[Fluffiest Princess]

Don't bother farming money. The best way to get rich is to explore. There are these rocks with fossils all over them - attack them and they'll give you lots of Geo before they break. Boss fights also tend to reward you with Geo.

The most important things to buy early on are the Quill (so you can extend your maps) and the Stalwart Shell charm (because a longer mercy invulnerability period is amazingly useful).

For the first couple of areas, you want to buy the map from Cornifer, then head for whichever room on the map looks the most interesting.

Resist the urge to buy the "simple key" and the "lumafly lantern" early on. They're very expensive and you're better off spending your early Geo on almost anything else. The lantern is required eventually, but you can take your time over buying it. The simple key is handy but it can, in theory, be ignored completely. Let me know if you want spoiling on what it does.

[arceus03]

Explore the map for the Forgotten Crossroads section fully, there'll be one boss fight and a new ability you'll get that allows for further progression. You don't really need to farm; as long as you don't leave any Geo deposits and simply kill enemies on screen, you should get enough Geo. But if you do want to farm, there are 2 Husk Guards in the Forgotten Crossroads you can kill for 45 Geo each. They are also quite near to a save bench, which helps respawn them.

Also, for early game helps, the Quill and Gathering Swarm charm are the two more important items, so you might want to get those first before buying other things, aside from maps and the Compass (which you've already got).

[Fluffiest Princess]

Above post is wrong; there are two boss fights in the Crossroads.

[arceus03]

Originally posted by Self-rescuing Princess:

Above post is wrong; there are two boss fights in the Crossroads.

The second of which you can't access until you get the Mantis Claw, unless you pogo on the wall spikes, which seems unlikely for first time players. I myself forgot about the Borrding Mawlek until I have upgraded my nail twice. So no, I don't see that worth mentioning now.

[Ynd]

I just bought the quill and I’m going to explore more. Trying to find a boss or two. Got to false Knight . I assume I need to get his head open a few times to beat him.

[Omegatherion]

Originally posted by arceus03:

Originally posted by Self-rescuing Princess:

Above post is wrong; there are two boss fights in the Crossroads.

The second of which you can't access until you get the Mantis Claw, unless you pogo on the wall spikes, which seems unlikely for first time players. I myself forgot about the Borrding Mawlek until I have upgraded my nail twice. So no, I don't see that worth mentioning now.

Gruz Mother is also a boss. In total even four if you count Failed Champion

[Clockwork]

This is the most relevant post, ignore the people trying to pick it apart.

Originally posted by arceus03:

Explore the map for the Forgotten Crossroads section fully, there'll be one boss fight and a new ability you'll get that allows for further progression. You don't really need to farm; as long as you don't leave any Geo deposits and simply kill enemies on screen, you should get enough Geo. But if you do want to farm, there are 2 Husk Guards in the Forgotten Crossroads you can kill for 45 Geo each. They are also quite near to a save bench, which helps respawn them.

Also, for early game helps, the Quill and Gathering Swarm charm are the two more important items, so you might want to get those first before buying other things, aside from maps and the Compass (which you've already got).

The Most important early charms are compass and gathering swarm.
You should explore everywhere and everything, but dont be afraid to move on.

The lantern is a progress bottleneck so expect to buy it sooner rather than later.
learn to pogo. you can even do it on some spikes.

[arceus03]

Originally posted by Omegatherion:

Gruz Mother is also a boss. In total even four if you count Failed Champion

Oh... yeah her. I forgot XD

[Fluffiest Princess]

Yeah, I meant the Gruz Mother. Sorry, I should have been more clear. Failed champion is in the room that's marked with a big horned mask symbol on the map; that's the one you need to fight to progress.

You can skip out of the fight part-way through by attacking the wall after the False Knight does its temper-tantrum move, but don't because you'll miss out on a lot of money and an important item and have to go back for them later (unless you take a really weird route through the game).

[Ynd]

I beat false knight and bought more map related items since I had a pile of geos to spend .

[Ynd]

Thanks for the tips

[Kuraeshin]

You never really have to farm for money, you should be earning enough just by exploring. Knowing what items to spend it on is helpful though.
Map items are always good, though you can ignore the Hot Springs pin pretty much. Vendor pin is useful, but they are so few and far in between.
For Charms, I recommend Gathering Swarm (because it allows you to keep moving and not have to stop to pick up every Geo) and Charm Notches whenever you can get them. The Fragile charms are not worth the money until you have it to spare.