I have 5 hearts and 9 defense from my armor. My strongest weapon has 20 damage. I noticed I'm too unequipped for most stuff. I get 1 shot by any miniboss and boss bokos.
I don't have much of the map. Only the first tower and a tiny bit of depths. Any advice? Where can I get decent early-mid game loot?
There is a large, secret explorable zone accessible via Lookout Landing that has a full set of high defense armor hidden throughout it. I found that set very useful for early and mid game.
Make sure you're always fusing, especially decayed weapons + monster parts, drastically increases durability and damage.
And cook!
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