Salt and Sacrifice, the sequel to Ska Studio's Salt and Sanctuary, is finally out. The long-awaited follow-up delivers on the promise of more 2D Souls-like gameplay and mechanics. In order to help you out through the opening hours of the game, here are a handful of tips to keep in mind while you hunt mages through the Altarstone Kingdom. From ways to improve your discovery rate to seeking out vendors, and more, these tips will keep you standing upright in an unforgiving world.

Boost your discovery rate

Early on, resources aren't necessarily dismal, but you will be sort of running on fumes. It's well worth grinding out the beginning areas, especially Bol Gheran for XP and resources. In order to make your grinding less of a chore, you could spec into Luck on your skill tree which will incrementally boost (more on that in just a second) your item discovery. If that process is a bit too slow, there are artifacts that you should be on the lookout for that will raise it more drastically. Specifically, artifacts that go in your Utility Artifact slot, like an Engraved Box or Emerald Feather, will work wonders for your item discovery.

Item discovery will boost the amount of loot and resources enemies drop throughout the game, which will really help you during mage hunts, where you'll be fighting countless mobs of enemies who will drop elemental materials. You can use these materials to build unique armor and weapons, as well as upgrade them. Early on, when there are only named hunts to do, this will make item discovery very valuable.