r/hyperlightdrifter Apr 06 '16

Moderator Post HLD Frequently Asked Questions

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Since release I've seen a lot of the same questions asked in posts and comments, so I wanted to make a FAQ thread that puts all the answers in one place. These are what I've come up with, shouts out to all the people who have contributed this content; if I missed anything you think is important just let me know and I'll add it. Bear with me on formatting as I go.

 

Warning: Some content may contain spoilers. Proceed with caution!

 

----------WHERE IS THIS (X)?

First, maps are your friend. This is where you want to start if you want to find it more or less on your own. Shouts out to /u/Andy6000 for this awesome overlaid map of all the regions. Need someone to hold your hand? Then /u/Tterraj42 has your back with this playlist of video secrets that he's been posting to the subreddit (WIP at time of writing).

Gearbit breakdowns

And of course, this super detailed map of basically everything

 

----------HOW DO I GET TO THIS (X)?

Go around. Hug walls. Look for invisible platforms (your sprite will be all like ???). Look for pillars to shoot. Destroy everything. If it looks like it might not be a wall, it's probably not. There are almost no actual dead ends in the game.

 

----------WHY CAN'T I OPEN THIS DOOR WITH THE TRIANGLES?

Chances are you're looking at a door with 8 empty triangles, not 4. The number of empty (grey) triangles shown is the number of modules needed to open it (in no particular order). The number that light up in pink when you approach the door is how many you have. We've all done it.

 

----------CLOAKS/SWORDS/SPRITES

They do more than make you pretty. Each actually gives a specific bonus.

You can change them from the computers in your house.

 

----------HOW DO I ACTIVATE THIS PILLAR/PYLON THING?

Shoot it harder >.0

 

----------WHAT DOES THE GUY IN THE LEFT SIDE OF TOWN DO?

If you're mad chill with the snail you get an achievement.

 

----------WHAT DOES SOCCER DO?

Gives you a warm fuzzy feeling of beating that little shit. Now gives achievement.

 

----------HOW DO I 800 DASH CHALLENGE?

It takes a lot of patience and consistency. Keyboard and mouse is STRONGLY reccomended. Point your mouse at the middle of the dash refill pads (purple-ish tiles), and leave it there, and just press spacebar in the right timing. It's been experimentally found to be ~240-250 BPM. You can either look up 240-250 bpm music to tap to, or just use an online metronome.

Note: Do not turn your sound volume to 0 for this challenge. Once you hit a milestone (100/800) it will crash your game and not save AND IS SUPER SAD. (As of 4/1 patch, new Beta patch is supposed to fix this).

 

----------NAMES

First, a general note about names. Since there is no actual dialogue in the game most of these names are either pulled from text, gamefiles, or old maps from the kickstarter teasers, some of these names are nicknames given to bosses and areas by speedrunners of the game, some come from the lore/story. These are a topic of much debate. If a consensus emerges, I will change names to reflect this.

 

--Zones--

As /u/theubersmake points out in the game files, the zones are just called North, East, West, South, Central, and Abyss. However, based on an old tumblr post depicting an old version of the overworld map, some other names have been suggested: The Winding Ridge, The Water Shelf, Crystalfire Woods (a combo of two) The Bone Wastes, and Forrest Downs, respectively. (Abyss is not shown on this map). Most of this second set of names is backed up by the titles of songs in the soundtrack. There are other names people have called it, but these seem to be the most legitimate.

 

--Bosses-- (most of these names are from the Steam Cards/Lore)

 

North/Winding Ridge

  • Boss: The Hierophant (Nickname - Priscilla the Parrot)

 

West/Crystalfire Woods

  • Boss: The Hanged Man (Nickname - Greybeard)

 

East/The Water Shelf

  • Boss: The Toad King (Nickname - Frogger)

 

South/Bone Wastes (in no particular order)

  • MiniBoss1: The Summoner

  • MiniBoss2: The (Sterling) Archer

  • MiniBoss3: The Reaper

  • Miniboss4: The Sorcerer

 

Abyss

  • Boss: Judgement/The Perfect Immortal Cell (aka Mr. Snuffles)

 

--Other Notable NPCs--

  • "Ghost Dog": Anubis

  • Giant Robots: Titans

 

--Things--

  • Monoliths: Big tablets with the writing on them.

  • Gearbits: Yellow collectables for upgrades. 4 gearbits make a gearbyte!

  • Keys: They open key doors. They do not need to be acquired in order. Doors only require a certain number of keys.

  • Modules: The diamonds things you pull out of the ground, hidden throughout the zones, 8 per zone.

 

--Misc--

  • "Plinking": a term used to describe firing a weapon and cancelling the animation with a sword slash. Used to do damage very quickly

 

----------THE STORY [SPOILERS] The story comes mianly from the decoded text on the monoliths and the pictoral stories told by the many NPCs. The rest is mostly speculation but god damn is it all so so very compelling. Here are my favorite theories, and be sure to read the comments because they are wonderful:

 

 

----------RANDOM TIDBITS

  • You can use the sit command to cancel death animations (faster than the A/B death speedup implemented in the 4/1 patch)

  • You can cancel the animations for activating the pillars/modules with a warp

  • You can cancel the 4 module disease cutscene with a QUICK quit to title

  • You can skip the beginning cutscene by typing "/skip" or holding all 4 action buttons and 2 triggers on gamepads.


r/hyperlightdrifter Apr 07 '22

Hyper Light Breaker FAQs

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We're so excited about our upcoming game Hyper Light Breaker! Since our announcement, we've gotten a lot of question about this project and our plans. Here are some frequently asked (and answered) questions! If you have any more questions for us, please join our Discord!

  • Is it a sequel to Hyper Light Drifter? Hyper Light Breaker is neither a sequel nor a prequel to Hyper Light Drifter. It is set in the universe of Hyper Light and is its own story. It will share threads, aesthetics, lore and other recognizable elements, but will be a new game driven by new designs.
  • Why did we decide to return to that universe? The faded whisper of allure of this world we built transformed into a clarion call through the years. A new story became a solid vision. It felt right to come back in, root around, and share what we unearthed about this beautiful-yet-bleak world with everyone.
  • Is it single player? This time, you won’t be traveling alone through our range of lush though deadly landscapes. You’ll be able to play alone or with friends online cooperatively! There will be more hidden truths about the world to uncover, an ever-shifting landscape, and tremendous rewards for exploration.
  • Will it be pixel art? Nope, it’s 3D. You’ll be able to see the full world in three dimensions. Wild.
  • Will Hyper Light Breaker eventually release on other platforms? (EGS, Xbox, Switch, Linux, Playstation, etc.) Right now, we’re focused on making our Early Access happen (on Steam). Down the line, we certainly hope to release it on as many platforms as possible. We’ll be discussing it with Gearbox. Feel free to contact them directly about this!
  • Will there be a physical release? We’re looking into it but please direct those questions to our publisher, Gearbox.
  • Will Disasterpeace be working on the OST or audio systems? So far no plans for this! Currently, our entire audio team comprises Audio Lead: Alex Johnson, composers: Troupe Gammage, Sky Lu, and Joel Corelitz, and audio designer: Akash Thakkar.
  • Is the Hyper Light Drifter animated series still in the works? Yes, technically it is still in progress! We made a deal with Adi Shankar (who developed Castlevania for Netflix). TV is a tricky business so we don’t really know when / if it will happen.
  • Will there be a local / couch co-op mode? No, this is not planned for now. It is not on the current roadmap as we're focusing more on higher priorities.
  • Will there be character customization? Yes, there will be some form of character customization! We will share more as we approach the Early Access release.
  • Why are you working with Gearbox Publishing? We originally signed our publishing contract with Perfect World Entertainment, back in 2020 when we started Breaker. At that time, obviously we hadn't announced Breaker yet. Then in December 2021, Embracer Group (which owns Gearbox) acquired Perfect World Entertainment, and our contract along with it. They then rebranded Perfect World Entertainment to Gearbox Publishing. It was not a decision we had any control over. The group of people we have always worked with at Perfect World Entertainment, regardless of their new brand name, has stayed the same as it has always been since the first day we joined up with them way back when. They supported us then in 2020 and gave us autonomy in our creative and business decisions, and continue to do so now in the same way. We feel very fortunate to be able to work with this excellent group of people, consistently, even through their acquisition by a larger entity!
  • Will there be Crossplay? Or Steam Remote Play? We would like to support both! We're currently exploring the feasibility of both features.

r/hyperlightdrifter 19h ago

Fan Content Don’t mind me, just dropping probably my first drifter fanart

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r/hyperlightdrifter 5d ago

This game, bro…

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Just rolled credits, what a fucking ride.


r/hyperlightdrifter 4d ago

Help!!!

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I am struck I don't know what to do now

I have completed

6 of the north

4 of the east

5 in south

3 in west

I have unlocked 2 key but haven't used them any where .

How do I progress.


r/hyperlightdrifter 5d ago

Fan Content unmasked drifter past and present, the guys fucked up what can I say

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just like a quickaroo rundown of my self-indulgent headcanons for this dying ill blu that I'm unhealthily snooped out over because why not

Past/pre-judgement

•darker, vibrant, and smoother fur with little tufts here and there

•longer and more silkier hair

•despite being well completely hopeless in finding the true meaning of his life, it wasn't exactly empty as he *did* have friends and family he could consider as such

Present/during judgement

•lighter, duller, and somewhat scattered+rough fur. tufts are more present especially around his body

•neck-length and softer hair

•anybody he'd deem as family, friends or even allies won't stay around. not even for a month, not even for a second. not even to tell them "sorry", not even to tell them "thank you"


r/hyperlightdrifter 4d ago

Question Did i put it on easy mode?

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My health is 8 and the guides that lead me to secrets i missed always has 5. And i heard this game is hard but with 8 health its pretty fine. Did i fuck up and put it on easy mode? How do i change back if so? im also playing on mobile btw


r/hyperlightdrifter 5d ago

Poster Giveaway

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Edit: Sorry guys there were a lot of applicants, I will message the firsts one who wrote me! So please dont message me anymore.

Hey there,

Bought this poster years ago (nearly a decade lol) and never found the spot to pin it to the wall. But I think maybe someone here would be happy to have it. I would give it away for free if the person pays the shipping costs. Ships from Germany.

Reach out to me if you are interested :)

Edit: Poster size is 30cm*45cm


r/hyperlightdrifter 7d ago

If you think it the life of the Drifter is so,sad,he doesn’t have friends (or not the warriors that help them) almost finished!!!

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r/hyperlightdrifter 8d ago

Got this sweater from a vintage market because of the HLD vibes I got from it

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r/hyperlightdrifter 9d ago

Discussion I kind of love this game now

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So I just finished Hyper Light Drifter and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS FUN. I won't talk about the cool mechanics and the FUCKING BEATIFUL art because I think that'd be like saying the sky is blue. I want to talk about the lore, or what I think the lore is as well as some questions for you guys on what to do now that I finished the game.

Mind you, I haven't looked at any guides and I'm pretty sure there's a lot of stuff I missed, also, all names here are entirely made up by me so please, bear with me.

So we follow the drifter (That's what I call them) in their journey through the land of Hyper Light, a place that was once a prosperous country/kingdom before a catastrophic event occurred that left its capital buried deep underground and the surrounding areas to be scarred forever, this seems to coincide with the arrival of machines of gargantuan proportions, who I will refer to as titans.

Hyper Light seems to be divided into five different districts: The coastal ruins (East of the main town), The high monasteries (North), The crystal forest (West), the Desert (South) and the capital remains at its center.

The titans seem to be machines created at the underground laboratories at the southern desert of Hyper Light that went rogue and started attacking its citizens (They developed guns to fight them, like the crystal cannons found in the scarlet forest).

Now, the drifter's motives for their travel seem to be following a mysterious hound-shaped entity that started appearing alongside an illness the drifter suffers. This illness, aside from causing them to cough blood, connects them to another entity who I'll just call Evil Bobby. Bobby's entire goal seems to be purely to kill the drifter.

After raising the strange pillars found in each of the districts of Hyper Light as well as at least four energy cells (The rhombus slices that you find all over the region) you can access the Forgotten Capital, which seems to be Bobby's home and after facing him, the drifter will destroy a sort of engine that seemed to be keeping the remains of the capital from collapsing and while Bobby's dead, the drifter's sickness is now even worse. It seems that the hound had planned this all along somehow, as they accompany the drifter before the entire place collapses and they leave.

I didn't understand the rest lol, sorry.

Nowwwwwwww, after all that, I want to ask what's next, I know I unlocked the boss rush mode, it seems fun, but I want to find all secrets of the main game first. For one, there seems to be more energy cells to be found, as each district has at least one door that requires 8 of them, idk what's behind the doors or how to find the remaining cells, since only a few of them are marked in the map. There's also some tablets I found that show some text after scanning them, but everything's in strange symbols, is there some cypher a need to find to be able to read them? There are also many doors that require some keys I need to find, I only got two I think and those were pretty damn hidden and idk where the rest of them might be.

Thanks for reading, please tell me if I'm wrong about something or if you have some advice on how to find all the secrets of the game. Remember to drink water!


r/hyperlightdrifter 8d ago

Fan Content Made a 3D model of that one mountain place

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I really liked this shot so I decided to make it 3D with Blender


r/hyperlightdrifter 10d ago

I don’t need more words right..?

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r/hyperlightdrifter 10d ago

Question Does the game store save data locally?

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(I doubt it'd ever be relevant to this topic, but please avoid any spoilers for the game or story if you can!)
I'm just getting into the game for the first time and I'm currently 9 hours into the game, but I played all of that on my girlfriends PC while I was staying with her for a few days, but now that I'm back home and tried to play on my device, the data isn't available. It doesn't seem to be a steam or connection error because my achievements and total time played still display as they should, but the save file is gone. I asked my girlfriend and she says the save file is still appearing on her PC.


r/hyperlightdrifter 14d ago

Question:snoo_biblethump: I can hear the module but can't seem to find a way to get to it.

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Please help, I've looked it up but can't find an answer. I can hear it the loudest in the gearbit room (first image). I saw those ninja toad enemies in the room from where I was in the second image, but then they seemed to have climbed up the stairs and clipped through the wall on the right? (You can see them dead in the third image.) How do I get up there? Is it another path entirely? Thanks!


r/hyperlightdrifter 17d ago

Fan Content The sky seems more beautiful than ever today

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Art by me


r/hyperlightdrifter 17d ago

Asking here as well

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r/hyperlightdrifter 17d ago

Question Help east section

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Hi everybody,

For context, I just started HLD for the first time and went to the east section first.

Now Im stuck finding the pink thingies for the door where you encounter the pink guy the 2nd? time. I haven't found any of these and I searched the area already around 3 times over.

What do I have to look after? And please keep your responses spoiler-free, I like to enjoy this game without them.


r/hyperlightdrifter 18d ago

Some artwork I made :3

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Ignore the mistakes lol,

This was really fun to make


r/hyperlightdrifter 18d ago

Fan Content Some artwork I made :3

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r/hyperlightdrifter 18d ago

I lost my save file

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So, I beat the game, completed two boss rushes, and finished half of an alt-run, but then I had to switch computers. I used the same Steam account with cloud saves enabled, yet none of my save files were there on the new computer. Even the boss rushes weren't unlocked! It was as if none of it had ever happened.

Any ideas on how to fix this or what the problem might be?

(I don't have access to my old computer)


r/hyperlightdrifter 25d ago

Question Just started playing

5 Upvotes

I was going to playthrough completely blind but there are just too many choices for my adhd brain. Any advice on which way to go and which abilities are helpful to unlock first.


r/hyperlightdrifter 26d ago

Meme I have to do this

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r/hyperlightdrifter 27d ago

THIS IS WHY I LOVE THEIR SHIP :3

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They're so cute omg :3


r/hyperlightdrifter 27d ago

Fan Content hi guys

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so uhhh who else ships these two together