When a run through Have a Nice Death ends in failure, not everything is necessarily lost. While player do lose all of their weapons, Curses, and upgrades to their health bar, they get experience toward the next level. With each level, players will get upgrades that will make future attempts easier and more manageable.
One of the things that players do get with each run, depending on their performance rating, is Ingots. No matter what, players will always retain all the Ingots they have acquired while playing the game. But of course, Ingots can be acquired through other methods. Here is how Have a Nice Death players can get Ingots along with what they are used for.
How to Get Ingots
As mentioned above, one of the main (and guaranteed) methods of getting Ingots is through attempts to clear the game. Of course, Have a Nice Death players will acquire significantly more Ingots if they manage to beat the game as opposed to if they get killed by the first boss. When a run ends, players will be evaluated based on the amount of enemies that they killed, how many bosses and mini-bosses they defeated, along with many other metrics. So the higher the rating, the more Ingots that players will acquire (along with more experience toward the next level).
Beyond performance rating, players can also obtain Ingots while exploring the various departments. In some cases, Ingots will drop when players kill some of the bigger and tougher minions that roam around on each floor. In addition to getting Ingots from enemies, Have a Nice Death players can also find Ingots just randomly as an item while going through one of the many procedurally generated floors during an attempt in this roguelike game.
What Are Ingots Used For?
Ingots are the equivalent of currency in the game. While there are several different kinds of currency, Ingots are the only ones that players get to keep regardless of if they succeed or fail on an attempt. For the most part, Ingots are used between attempts. In the CEO's Office, players can use Ingots to customize and decorate the office space of Death himself.
Beyond that, Ingots can also be used to unlock new weapons and food items that players can encounter and use during a run. The interesting thing about a lot of the items and weapons that can be acquired is that they start off being ludicrously expensive. However, as players complete certain objectives they will unlock discounts that allow them to purchase items for significantly cheaper than the original price.
Even while making yet another attempt to beat Have a Nice Death, players can use Ingots to reroll Curses when they pick one. Ingots can also be used to reroll available contracts at the start of a new attempt.
Have a Nice Death is available now on Nintendo Switch and Steam.