Time is a spendable resource
Pickups extend the loop. Healing, trading and opening routes draw from that resource. Route knowledge matters alongside movement.
Plan a small experiment
Our suggestion: choose a destination and write down the steps to reach it. On the next attempt, change only one step. Comparing those attempts is more useful than trying to optimise an entire unfamiliar area at once.
Record costs you actually observe
Use your notebook for the costs shown by your own game version. This guide does not provide an unverified table of gate prices or claim that every route behaves identically.
A route log you can compare
Use the same starting point for two attempts and change one choice. In the notebook, record: starting point; intended destination; actions taken; time shown before and after; outcome; next question. Those fields make your own results comparable without relying on an unverified cost table.
For example, “I tried a different approach and still could not pass” is an observation. “This route needs an upgrade” is a hypothesis until the game supports it. Keep both, but label them differently.
Before another loop
- What did you learn?
- Which part can you repeat reliably?
- Which question should the next attempt answer?