Items

[ChunkyBear]

After buying the game, i came across 2 videos, and in both of them they have the truck filled to the brim with all this equipment.

When you reach the rank to be able to buy an item, is it permanent after you get it, or are these people just super rich in the game?

[WolfLink0370]

It's a bit of both - as long as you don't die... the only items you'll ever lose is anything with the "Consumable" tag, and that's only if you actually use them during the contract.

The only items you will never lose upon death is the Default Items (The starting flashlight, dots, etc. that is always loaded into the truck loadout) - It should also be noted that the Default Items respect your tier unlocks (so if you equip the T2 flashlight you will have one by default)

Speaking of tier unlocks - the items cost the same regardless of the equipped tier level, and all items you have in storage will all be on that same equipped tier level. So there is no extra risk involved for taking in higher tier items over lower tier ones.

A death can be as costly as a couple grand... but that's at the extreme maximum; on easier difficulties you get a small refund in the form of item insurance.

[Magos Flibble]

There are also weekly challenge modes that will give you all the T3 stuff for free for that specific challenge, no loss to yourself. Very nice.

[Knee]

by the time you've unlocked the higher tier items, you'll be swimming in cash

[halflife2]

Once you work up to Professional level, a couple of successful missions will get back enough cash for a full loadout - so as long as you’re successful 2 out of 3 missions cash usually isn’t a problem.

If you get out alive but don’t manage to identify the ghost then you don’t lose anything except any “consumables” you used. If it’s all going to hell, get out rather than sticking it out and becoming dead.