How Search For The Needle progression fits together: Cash for upgrades, Gems for classes, tools like Dynamite, Pitchfork, Vacuum and the Hay Drone.
Collect hay and sell it for Cash; Cash buys run upgrades and tools; finishing runs and chapters pays Gems; Gems buy class spins (40 each) and permanent upgrades. Master that chain and every other page here is a refinement of it.
Gem sources and amounts (labelled): run completions, Chapter 2 (+25 Gems observed), codes, and daily rewards - spent at 40 Gems per class spin or on permanent upgrades. Tool section: what the Vacuum does and its unlock context - the developer confirmed the shop's '???' was the Vacuum - plus the full tool roster below.
Two focused pages cover the economy questions players ask most.
Progression feeds directly into class decisions, badge completion and personal bests.
Cash buys run upgrades and tools; Gems buy class spins (40 each) and permanent stats.
Dynamite, Pitchfork, Vacuum and the Hay Drone change clearing speed; the Vacuum appeared as '???' in the shop before its developer reveal.
Yes - stat upgrades keep between rounds; per-round tools reset unless owned permanently.
Run completions, Chapter 2 (+25 observed), codes and daily rewards - see the Gems page for labelled amounts.
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