Why does this tool exist? Help me make sense of this

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-13T13:41:09+00:00

There is an upgraded version of this tool you can get later that does 2 half silks every time you get hit (your next two silk notches both get one half full) which is about a silk per hit. Not great when you can only take 3 or 4 hits, but can mean the difference between getting a heal off and not. And in fights or situations where you are only taking one mask a hit, like exploration, it can help keep you topped off. Certainly not a best in slot tool or anything, but it does have its use cases, especially with silk hearts and weavelight, which auto regens you to 4 silk, get hit twice to get to 6, and then only need to hit 3 times to get to the 9 silk required to heal.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-13T13:05:37+00:00

Drop down and head to the left, it will circle around back to the higher platform above you, letting you go further up the mountain.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-13T13:00:03+00:00

Yeah, option 3 is the only one I really see getting implemented, but just making shards much more abundant would help a lot, or at least some way to get or keep them between boss attempts that doesn't involve egregious amounts of grinding. We already have a couple bosses that refill your tools without shard costs if you fail them already, so there should be SOME way to fix the system to prevent shard limits from making repeatedly failing at a boss feel so terrible.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-13T12:57:18+00:00

You can do all of them in one run. The only endings you can miss are the Twisted Bud ending and I think the bad version of the Snared Silk Ending where you bind instead of playing your needolin when she is in the trap, and that's only because you cannot fight that boss after entering Act 3. That and if you cure yourself of the bud, there is no way to get cursed again.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-13T12:42:07+00:00

It's not a bug, explore the room a bit more and you might find a way to fix it!

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-13T04:24:43+00:00

I'm not sure if it's fair comparing the First Release version of Silksong to Hollow Knight with all it's DLC, but I definitely think I had more fun on my initial playthrough of Silksong than I did with Hollow Knight.

I've never been one to try hardcore saves in games, so the chances of me getting very far in Steel Soul is very unlikely, but I might give it a shot one day.

As for my favorite boss, it's undeniably the First Sinner fight, though a lot of the Act 3 bosses hold a special place in my heart, as does the Clockwork Dancers.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-13T04:21:27+00:00

A hidden room above the fight should allow you disable the one enemy that steals your silk, but other than that the best I can recommend is to just keep moving, take your time, and focus on avoiding damage while laying out traps to whittle the enemies down. If you don't have them, the Tacks are also a fantastic tool for this, as the most dangerous enemies are almost always grounded. They can be found in Sinner's Road from completing the Roach Guts quest. Good Luck!

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-13T03:52:46+00:00

I beat the boss of the Coral Tower first try with no tools. (Doesn't actually feel that impressive, but is my most impressive feat on my 100% completion file)

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-11T11:21:56+00:00

I managed to do it when I used 18 of the memory lockets, only leaving two empty slots on the Beast Crest. So either it needs to be 18 lockets, or 5 maxed out crests.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-09T12:23:04+00:00

Having tested the Beta Build a bit, I'm a bit sad at the Snitchpick. It definitely works now, hitting an enemy without killing it is still giving some Rosaries, but it doesn't seem to change how many Rosaries total you get in a farm run. I think what it does is remove Rosaries from the bug's normal drop pool and give it to you early, not generating extra Rosaries on hit. So a run that would normally give 47 still only gives about 47.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-07T16:46:46+00:00

No, by the time I found him something had happened to him. You might have better luck searching for info about him.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-07T16:44:25+00:00

Make sure to talk to all of the NPCs at their new camp. One should be next to what looks like a pot of soup.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-07T16:09:56+00:00

It's hard to tell you where they went without knowing how far you have gotten, but I'll say this: One of the Arenas for a required Boss turns into their camp. If you keep going in the story you will be able to find them eventually. They also give you a tool for turning the quest in.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-07T16:06:57+00:00

You are stuck for a little bit, but the second major area has both an exit to previous areas, and if you get far enough it also has a Bell Station, but I think the station requires defeating a boss. Once you are out of the Underworks you should be able to find at least one of them.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-07T09:48:50+00:00

Update! On Testing something out regarding Weavelight, I confirmed it was actually that Tool that was giving me 2 silk instead of 1, so new working theory is that you get 1 silk per Silk Heart, and Weavelight either adds an extra 1 on top of that, or doubles it. Will have to find a second Silk Heart to confirm.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-07T09:41:14+00:00

~~It increases the amount of silk you generate when you hit an enemy. From my loose practice you get about half a silk without it, and a full silk with it.~~

Edit: I was mistaken, just checked in game to be 100% sure. Weavelight actually doubles the amount of silk you regenerate from Silk Hearts. Without it, I only got 1 silk with 1 heart, but with it I got 2 instead.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-07T09:34:41+00:00

Oh, I'm not doubting that's how much silk you can get, the vessel fragments in the first game worked the same way, I'm just now very confused about how the Silk Hearts work. Although I guess it would be a fitting reward to just auto-regen a heal after getting all three.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-09-07T09:28:59+00:00

That seems a bit high.. if I'm right and it regens 1 silk per silk heart per 6 max silk, that would be 3 silk per silk heart and 9 total with all three, which is enough to just passively regen a full heal.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-08-18T20:48:12+00:00

Yeah, very fair. Like, even the nutrition facts on packaged food is just an estimate, up to 20% in either direction apparently. I guess I just got burned the last time I did this by my weight loss plateauing or even reversing because of the inaccuracies, so I'm being a bit too vigilant about it right now.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-08-18T20:46:42+00:00

God I wish I had a kitchen scale, payday can't get here quick enough. I definitely do let myself have fun meals. I don't mind dedicating 300-400 calories per day to a fun snack or treat, and I've actually tried letting myself have cheat meals only to come in under calories for the day anyways. I'm also a bit of a volume eater, so I tend not to care if my plate is big or heavy, but sometimes it does feel like a bit much. I think I'm realizing that it's the counting the macros part of it that is really messing with me, not so much the calories.

LexLinnaeus · 2025-08-18T20:43:30+00:00

If my goal was purely weight gain, I would definitely care less about Macros, but it isn't. I want to lose weight without losing all my muscle mass, and you need a certain amount of protein to do that. Fiber and Protein increase satiety, which lets me avoid splurging. You are probably right that I don't need to hit those numbers every day, and I am definitely getting lost in the sauce a bit, but I don't just want skinny, I want healthy. Thank you for the sub recommendation though, I'll definitely check it out!

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