EXP materials are crucial in Zenless Zone Zero for leveling up your agents and equipment. However, the vast array of items in the game can make it difficult for beginners to gather these materials. This guide aims to solve this issue by presenting reliable methods for farming all EXP materials, including those needed for Agent, Bangboo, and W-Engine upgrades.

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Zenless Zone Zero: How to Get Ether Batteries

Ether Batteries can charge your battery up in an instant and allow for additional farming in Zenless Zone Zero; here’s how to get them.

All Agent EXP Materials

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You need Investigator Logs to upgrade Agents in Zenless Zone Zero. There are three types of these logs, each respectively rarer and more valuable: Trainee Investigator Log, Official Investigator Log, and Senior Investigator Log.

Agent EXP Item

How to Get

Effect

Trainee Investigator Log

  • Combat Sim
  • Convenience Store

100 Agent EXP

Official Investigator Log

  • Combat Sim
  • Fading Signal Exchange

600 Agent EXP

Senior Investigator Log

  • Combat Sim

3,000 Agent EXP

You can purchase a bundle of two Official Investigator Logs for six Fading Signals at the Signal Shop.

All Bangboo EXP Materials

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Upgrading Bangboos requires Software Patches, Algorithm Modules, and System Widgets. You can earn all these EXP materials by progressing through the Hollow Zero missions. But there are alternative methods for getting them as well.

Bangboo EXP Item

How to Get

Effect

Bangboo Software Patch

Hollow Zero Rewards

100 Bangboo EXP

Bangboo Algorithm Module

Hollow Zero Rewards

600 Bangboo EXP

Bangboo System Widget

  • Hollow Zero Rewards
  • Bangbuck Exchange

3,000 Bangboo EXP

You can get one Bangboo System Widget for eight Bangbucks at the Signal Shop.

All W-Engine EXP Materials

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You can upgrade W-Engines with Batteries, Power Supplies, and Energy Modules. All these items are available as Combat Simulation Rewards at the HIA center. But one is also purchasable at the Signal Shop.

W-Engine EXP Item

How to Get

Effect

W-Engine Battery

Combat Simulation

100 W-Engine EXP

W-Engine Power Supply

  • Combat Simulation
  • Fading Signal Exchange

600 W-Engine EXP

W-Engine Energy Module

Combat Simulation

3,000 W-Engine EXP

You can purchase two W-Engine Power Supplies for six Fading Signals at the shop.

All Drive Disc EXP Materials

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The primary materials for upgrading Drive Discs are Plating Agents. The game has three types of agents, each contributing a specific amount of EXP to your Drives.

Drive Disc EXP Item

How to Get

Effect

Molded Plating Agent

  • Routine Cleanup
  • Combat Sim
  • Convenience Store
  • Drive Disc Dismantling

100 Drive Disc EXP

Crystallized Plating Agent

  • Driver Validation
  • Drive Disc Dismantling

200 Drive Disc EXP

Ether Plating Agent

  • Routine Cleanup
  • Combat Sim
  • Convenience Store

Drive Disc Dismantling

2,000 Drive Disc EXP

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Zenless Zone Zero
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Released
July 4, 2024
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Platform(s)
PlayStation 5, PC, Android, iOS
Genre(s)
Action RPG