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do I need to get 1,000,000 points in one level or across multiple levels?you don't need to get 1,000,000 points in a single level, you just have to obtain 1,000,000 as a current cumulative score across all levels. for example, with highscores like this,

The Workmen Ward - 100,000

The Melting Pot - 200,000

Cinderbrick Fort - 200,000

Kid's Who Knows Where, Kid - 500,000you will get that achievement

where I can see my current score?pause -> leaderboards -> Score Attack Mode

like this:

what affects the received amount of points?foe's power (a little Gasfella gives less points than an Ura warrior)

activated idols (the more you have the longer combo meter will stay)

combo meter (killing enemies increases the combo meter)

received damage (every piece of damage decrease the combo meter)so in theory you should activate as many idols as you can, take as little damage as possible, kill enemies as fast as you can (to keep combo meter up), and, ideally, finish the level with a single combo meter without breaking it (tho it might be very difficult or plain impossible on some levels)

what potential high-score is possible to get?I believe 7,000,000 is theoretical maximum you can get, but you must never lose your combo meter, take no damage, be very fast and know every single enemy spawn in every level

score of 5,000,000 - 6,000,000 is more possible (my high-score is 5,866,697), if you don't want to be super grindy

...but remember you only need 1,000,000 for that achievement

what levels give the best and highest score?here is a rounddown of my high-score for every level:

Wharf District - 58,330

The Workmen Ward - 125,127

The Melting Pot - 324,133

The Sundown Path - 118,961

The Hanging Gardens - 5,297

Pyth Orchard - 101,200

Cinderbrick Fort - 192,105

Langston River - 103,353

Prosper Bluff - 9,365

The Wild Outskirts - 41,863

Jawson's Bog - 143,566

Roathus Lagoon - 35,909

Point Lemaign - 42,355

Colford Cauldron - 398,262

Mount Zand - 154,252

Burstone Quarry - 45,412

Urzendra Gate - 22,991

Zulten's Hollow - 322,059

The Tazal Terminals - 509,016

Kid's Who Knows Where - 1,079,025

Zia's Who Knows Where - 585,964

Zulf's Who Knows Where - 569,389

Rucks's Who Knows Where - 853,972

what is the easiest way to get 1,000,000 points?Kid's Who Knows Where grants you, with a right strategy, about 1,000,000 points (and you can finish the Hard Bargain achievement with no further hustle). check that guide for the details

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=526458977

what are other levels that give a good score? The Melting Pot is the easiest place to get 200,000-300,000, most probably the less grindy area possible

Pyth Orchard is another good spot for no-sweat 100,000 points

Colford Cauldron is a great level where you can get your combo straight from the start to finish and obtain nice 300,000 - 400,000 points. the only downside is the level is quite long and you need to remember lots of spawns

the very last level - The Tazal Terminals - is a gold mine in which you can get 500,000 points. it is also overly easy to beat (especially the last part of level with a Battering Ram)

what are best weapons for getting high-scores in the levels?first weapon of choice is Brusher's Pike with the following upgrades (has a damage boost and ignores armor)

the second weapon is either Fire Bellows with Burning Carousel secret skill and with the following upgrades (we don't care about Fire Bellows itself, but we boost up its great AOE secret skill):

or Fang Repeater with Bolt Burst secret skill and with the following upgrades (again, we don't need the weapon itself, but we do need its enemy-seeking AOE skill):

what are the best idols?use this:

Olak is out. no excuses. because of enemies' invulnerability - it messes with a combo meter and makes losing it easier

Acobi its an optional candidate to be out, because of his little red bombs that break your combo meter quite fast. I have played without it

what are the best spirits (Distillery drinks)?to be fair, anything will do, I believe the following spirits are must:

Leechade - helps to survive

Bastion Bourbon - compensates Leechade negative effect)

Cham-Pain - easier to kill enemies

Bull Brandy - more defense

Squirt Cider - more health

Whale Ale - makes Burning Carousel & Bolt Burst stronger;other spirits could be whatever you like, I prefer

Dreadrum

Werewhiskey

Black Rye

Doomshineand so, my setup is

if you want to thank me......then check my guide about fixing various game issues: launching, crashing, optimization, stuttering, gamepads, etc. the guide is huge, but the topic is broad to begin with

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1935376439

Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1889781771

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