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  • How To Earn And Spend Silk While Completing Marathon

    How To Earn And Spend Silk While Completing Marathon

    Marathon challenges players right from the start. Your credits increase, gear drops, enemies hit harder, and somewhere amidst all this, a currency called Silk begins filling up your menu. The issue is, the game doesn’t clearly explain what Silk is or why it should matter to you.

    If you’ve noticed a suspicious cap or a bright red notification, you’re not alone. Silk is connected to Marathon’s overall progression system, but its role isn’t obvious during the Server Slam. Here’s what Silk is, how you earn it, and why it will be more important once the full game launches.

    ### How To Get And Use Silk

    Silk functions as the currency linked to Marathon Reward Passes, which are similar to seasonal battle passes in other live-service games. Think of it like the Deck system in Arc Raiders, the Battle Pass in Fortnite, or Warbonds in Helldivers 2.

    In the full version of Marathon, Silk will be used to unlock items and tiers within these Reward Passes. These passes are expected to include cosmetics and other rewards for your Runner Shells, though details will become clearer once the full game is out.

    During the Server Slam, Silk has no real use. There are no active Reward Passes available, so there’s nothing to spend Silk on. Even if you hit the maximum amount, you can’t redeem it for rewards. Plus, progress made during the Server Slam won’t carry over to the full game, meaning any Silk earned now won’t transfer when Marathon officially releases.

    ### Earning Silk

    Most Silk is earned mainly through your Season Level. Each time you boost your Season Level, you gain ten Silk. To level up, you gain experience points (XP) by fighting enemies, completing contracts, finishing challenges, and successfully extracting from matches. The faster you level up, the more Silk you accumulate.

    There’s also a limit to how much Silk you can hold. The maximum balance is 140, with a small overflow that pushes the total possible to about 200. When you hit that limit, the UI will show a red indicator to flag your cap.

    Since Silk can’t be spent during this testing period, reaching the cap simply means you won’t earn more Silk until the full game releases.

  • Fast Guide to Completing Silk Rope in Grounded 2: Solving the Puzzle

    Fast Guide to Completing Silk Rope in Grounded 2: Solving the Puzzle

    Building and crafting are essential parts of surviving in Grounded 2. As you defend yourself against the bugs in Brookhollow Park, it’s smart to gather enough Silk Ropes for your crafting projects. Having a good supply of Silk Ropes on hand will save you time and effort later.

    To make Silk Rope, you’ll need to collect certain materials. The area outside the Ominent Onboarding Facility in Snackbar Front has everything you’ll need nearby.

    What do you need to make Silk Rope?
    The first step is to craft a Wheel Spinner, a device that quickly turns Web Fiber into Silk Rope.

    You can also use the Wheel Spinner to make Crude Rope from Plant Fiber.

    Materials needed to craft a Wheel Spinner:

    • 4 Red Ant Parts
    • 4 Crude Ropes
    • 4 Clay
    • 3 Sap
    • 2 Acorn Tops

    Once you’ve built the Wheel Spinner, start harvesting Web Fiber. This fiber can be found on spider webs around the yard, and you can locate them using the Resource Finder map tool.

    How to gather Web Fiber:

    • Hunt and defeat spiders in Brookhollow Park.
    • Attack stray webs or destroy Web Sacs near spider nests.

    Warning: Destroying a Web Sac will summon a Spiderling and draw other spiders’ attention, so be ready to defend yourself. It’s advisable to wear anti-Venom armor and use mutations or smoothies when hunting spiders to increase your chances of survival against Wolf Spiders.

    How to make Silk Rope quickly:
    After crafting your Wheel Spinner and collecting Web Fiber, return to your base. Activate the Spinner, select the Silk Rope option, and it will start converting your Web Fiber into Silk Rope automatically.

    You can also find Web Fiber stored in nearby chests, so you don’t have to carry all of it in your backpack.

    Maximizing Silk Rope production:
    To gather Silk Rope efficiently, craft multiple Wheel Spinners and fill each to capacity. Each Spinner makes six Silk Ropes at a time. For example, using three Spinners can produce 18 Silk Ropes in a short period.