Guide

Cleaning up what a run leaves behind

How cleaning works in an R.E.P.O. level, given that cleaning has its own director and effect, that a clean spot is identified by the game, and that the level's pieces carry a clean state of their own.

Applies to

0.4.0 (see the sources page)

Before you start

• Something to clean with
• A level you have already been through
• A moment when nothing is chasing you

Steps

1. Treat cleaning as a short piece of the game rather than as a menu action.
   cleaning has a director and a clean effect of its own
2. Watch the surface rather than the tool: the sparkle is what tells you it worked.
   the clean effect is drawn from a sprite sheet of its own
3. Go back over a spot the game has not registered as clean yet.
   a clean spot has an identifier of its own
4. Look for the cleaning cupboard rather than carrying everything yourself.
   the museum keeps cleaning supplies of its own, a mop among them
5. Expect a cleaned wall or corner to look different from an untouched one.
   the level's wall and corner pieces carry a clean version beside them

Common mistakes

• Walking past a mess because the tool is not in your hand.
• Cleaning a surface the game has already marked clean instead of moving on.
• Hunting for the mop in the shop when the level keeps supplies of its own.
• Assuming a cleaned room means a safe one.

Related entries

Gear and itemsThe cleaning tools and effectsCleaning has a director and a clean effect of its own.ValuablesMoving loot and gear aroundAt least one valuable is packaged in a box you can move.

Sources

A local copy of the game, read only. Grounding for each step is on the technical reference pages; no number is estimated.