Guide

Spending tokens without regretting it

How to approach the cosmetic machine in R.E.P.O. so a token is a decision rather than a reflex.

Applies to

0.4.0, read from the copy of the game this site was built from (see the sources page)

Before you start

• A shop with the cosmetic machine in it
• Currency to spend
• A rough idea of which part of your avatar you want to change

Steps

1. Treat the machine as a dispenser with a sequence rather than as a shelf.
   it is run by an animator that points back at the machine, so what it does is a sequence with a beginning and a payoff
2. Expect a token at one of four grades rather than a named item.
   the game keeps cosmetic tokens in four grades, each with its own colouring
3. Judge the pull after the display has come to rest, not while it is spinning.
   the screen spins and then settles on a separate transform with its own curve
4. Look at what you already own before spending again.
   a cosmetic can be hidden again rather than only collected, so owning one is not the same as wearing it
5. Check which part of the avatar the cosmetic lands on.
   the avatar is split into parts such as the head, the body, an arm and a leg, each carrying a default surface
6. Pick cosmetic objects up from the floor through their own interface.
   cosmetic objects in the world have an interface of their own, and tokens have one as well

Common mistakes

• Spending for a named cosmetic when the machine hands over a token at a grade.
• Judging a pull before the display has settled.
• Buying a second copy of something you already own and have only hidden.
• Forgetting that a cosmetic is laid over one part of the avatar rather than the whole figure.

Related entries

Gear and itemsCosmetics and the token machineThe shop contains a machine that gives out player cosmetics.Gear and itemsThe token machine's showThe machine is run by an animator that points back at the machine.Gear and itemsYour avatar and where it is shownThe avatar is built from named parts, including a left arm, a right arm and the eyelids.

Sources

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