
NieR: Automata: Optimizing Your Inventory and Spending
Almost every item in NieR: Automata can be sold, but selling indiscriminately can be detrimental. This guide highlights the best items to sell for maximum profit and the most efficient ways to spend your hard-earned credits.
Best Items to Sell in NieR: Automata
The key indicator for sellable items is the in-game description: "Can be exchanged for money." This signifies high value and lack of alternative use. Prioritize selling:
- Fish and Junk (Fishing Rewards): These yield significant returns with no other purpose.
- Jewelry: Another readily sellable high-value item.
- Masks: These decorative items are purely for sale.
- Animal Meat: Unnecessary unless you're specifically using it for a recipe.
Many other items serve as upgrade materials for weapons and pods. Avoid selling these unless you have a surplus beyond your upgrade needs. The abundance of weapons means focusing upgrades on your favorites is more efficient than repeatedly farming materials.
Best Ways to Spend Money in NieR: Automata
While maximizing income is important, strategic spending is equally crucial. Focus your credits on these three key areas:
| Method |
Explanation |
| Upgrade Plug-In Chip Capacity |
Increase your chip storage at the Resistance Camp's Maintenance Shop. This upgrade benefits all three loadouts, even after death. |
| Fuse Plug-In Chips |
Combine lower-tier chips to create significantly more efficient higher-tier chips. This process requires many identical chips and substantial credits per fusion. |
| Upgrade Weapons & Pod |
Weapon and pod upgrades are relatively inexpensive compared to other investments, preventing resource bottlenecks in build optimization. |
By strategically selling unnecessary items and prioritizing these key upgrades, you can optimize your gameplay experience in NieR: Automata.