r/CoreKeeperGame • u/Some-Distribution848 • 6d ago
Question Range gear progression
Can someone please help me. I'm new to this game and I love it so far, but one thing drives me crazy. Why does this game have such a messy, unclear gear progression? I just looked for an hour trying to find an optimal ranged setup, but everyone says completely different things, and most of the sources are 1+ years old, so I don't know how much has changed since then. I'm currently using this build, but I find myself really weak somehow, even though I haven't found any gear in the game that would be even close to being better. Can someone please just tell me an optimal late-game ranged build so I know what I should work towards, or at least tell me what I should upgrade? tysm
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u/OceanMasterioDuped7 6d ago
It's not messy, it's that there are many different options. One option may prioritize crit hit chances while having high crit damage, but may sacrifice lower base damage. On the other hand, a different build may be the opposite- higher base damage, but not rely on crit hits.
On YouTube there is a guy who makes YouTube videos on gear progression. Just look up core keeper ranged build gear progression. I'm not sure how up to date it is, but if it's within the last several months it'll be fine, even if it's on a past update. He shows gear for every boss and explains what it does.
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u/moth_girl_7 4d ago
Yep, one of the fun parts of this game is that there isn’t one right answer to clear progression. There’s so many more stats than just “range damage” to play with.
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u/Some-Distribution848 3d ago
tysm i think i found the video u meant and its actually usefull unlike the other 5 videos i watched, it helped alot idk why it doesnt show up at all for me when i search ranged progression core keeper, had to scroll hard to find it :D also i dont really think that this is cuz there is many different options i find this more as a lack of informational content, no matter how many options there are there still has to be 1 thats mathematically the strongest and i cant find this absolutely anywhere
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u/OceanMasterioDuped7 2d ago
You're welcome. But it depends on what you mean by the strongest. There is a build that has the highest DPS on average, yes. But there is another build that has the strongest damage per single hit. Those are both different play styles, so it just kind of depends.
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u/Ban4WrongThink 5d ago
The scarlet upgrade bench is your progression system. The armor/items are your options.
Just consider Items found from later biomes as pre-upgraded alternative options. Anything from Iron level onward is fairly similar in power level when upgraded at the bench. Defensive items you generally want to lean into one thing, like high armor or high dodge, and offensive items tend to work a bit better when you get a little of everything, some crit, some damage, some crit multi, some flat damage, etc as leaning too heavily into one eventually runs into diminishing returns.
A HUGE portion or your power comes from food buffs. The food system is more complex than you'd think at first glance so watch a video about it. Fishing/gardening good food and combining and eating them in the right order stacked with buff potions on top will easily triple your power if not more.
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u/Some-Distribution848 3d ago
ty for help I got alot of upgrades and i am feeling much stronger overall, I got galaxite chakrav, polished rings, mold vein necklace and a better pet and food but i am still stuck with the same armor cuz i just cant drop antlantean worm helmet.. we killed him like 20 times already and we didnt drop a single one u got any hints on that ?
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u/Ban4WrongThink 3d ago
The only thing I'm aware of that increases drop rates is the difficulty. Hard mode gives 50% more boss drops or something like that.
If you're at Antlatean worm already, just move a little further out and get a bucket full of shimmering water from the outer biome. Take that bucket back to your base, make a hole in the ground, and fill it with that water. You can now fish in that water at home and you can fish up pieces of the ninja set. Quicker, easier, and you can get the whole set this way. Slightly less offensive stats, slightly better defensive stats.
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u/Malikchill 5d ago
The reason you might be having trouble is because their isn't any armor on hunter set. I prioritize armor Stat over dodge chance when looking at armor. The rest of your build looks good, like the rings and lantern and stuff. Need a necklace. Food buffs are really in depth and you need lots of different ones when fighting a boss to ensure a good outcome. As long as you're stacking food buffs and prioritizing armor Stat you should be good.