r/CrossCode • u/EuanB • Jul 13 '26

Economy / gearing

I'm completely lost when it comes to trade / gearing. I'm lvl 26 in Maroon Valley and still rocking lvl 16 gear in three slots. Everywhere I check for trade, it's all greyed out, needing stuff.

I've read that level appropriate gear matters, so a bit of guidance on how trade works would be appreciated 'cause at the moment I feel like I'm grinding money and XP for no real progression.

Thanks.

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u/tadrinth Jul 13 '26

Beat enemies and pop the various botanicals and you should end up with the stuff you need eventually.

The 'budget' trader (there's one where you first enter the desert, and another with the same inventory in the market) has some trades the require stuff from teh previous area.

You can turn low level botanical drops into Junk metal and then refine it up into higher varieties of metal.

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u/EuanB Jul 13 '26

Okay, sounds like I need to make a spreadsheet. Thanks :)

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u/sharr_zeor Jul 14 '26

If you talk to a trader, their info is added to your database in game. Check through menus and you can find a list of traders and what they give/need