Endless Curse · Beginner's Guide

Town: What Every Person and Building Does

Part 7 of 8

After every run you return to the town in Endless Curse. This is where you get stronger: switching heroes, changing gear, spending talent points and taking on quests all happen in town. Just walk over and interact.

01Town overview

Overhead view of the town center: the campfire, the chest, the notice board, the Jeweler's stall and a few houses — Walk out from the campfire: every place has its name floating above it.

Walk up to a person or building and press E (tap on mobile) to interact. The town is single-player only.

Place	Where	What it does
Campfire	Dead center	Switch heroes; the town reloads with your new hero
Chest	Southwest of the campfire	Opens the gear screen and your stash
Notice Board	Southeast of the campfire	Town quests, daily/weekly quests and leaderboards
Jeweler	The stall northwest of the campfire	Buy rings and amulets
Mentor	East of the campfire	Learn talents
Blacksmith	The smithy on the west side of town	Reforge gear affixes
Weaponsmith	Inside the Weapon Shop	Buy weapons, helms, armor and boots
Innkeeper	In the tavern north of the campfire	Hand him the letter from the prologue; chat with him afterwards
Minstrel	In the tavern	Replay the prologue, "The Burned Letter"
Map of the region	On the wall of the explorer's hut	See how far you've gotten in each stage
Militia	At every exit	Guards the exit and shoots zombies; once a hero has joined, lets you relive that chapter
Red portal	Top right of town	Appears once you clear all five stages on a difficulty; leads to the Secret Cow Level

The other villagers just chat, but they often drop hints about what to watch out for in the next stage.

02Talking to NPCs

Talking to the Jeweler: his portrait, his line and three options at the bottom of the screen, "Browse the jewelry", "Anything else?" and "Goodbye" — The dialogue box: people with a shop give you options, and the first one is their service.

NPCs with a service say a line, then give you three options: their service, "Anything else?" to hear more, or "Goodbye". Choose with the arrow keys or numbers; Esc says goodbye straight away.

03Five exits

Walk to the end of a road out of town and the difficulty selection pops up (Normal / Nightmare / Hell), or you can choose "Stay in town".

Exit	Stage
East	Shady Forest
South	Deep Cavern
West	Frozen Plains
North (left)	Forgotten Ruins
North (right)	Burning Crypt

Stages and difficulties you haven't unlocked can't be selected.

04Upgrades: permanent boosts bought with coins

Upgrades are in the main menu (not a building in town), and each hero upgrades separately. Each level costs more than the last.

Upgrade	Per level	Max	First level
Vitality	+8 max HP	10	60 coins
Strength	+4% damage	10	80 coins
Stride	+3% movement speed	8	70 coins
Reflexes	−3% cooldown	8	90 coins
Armor	+2% damage reduction	8	80 coins
Synthesis	+0.2 HP per second	5	120 coins
Magnet	+12% pickup radius	6	50 coins
Wisdom	+5% experience	8	100 coins
Fortune	+8% coins	8	120 coins
Repertoire	Start every run with 2 skills	1	1500 coins
Critical Hit	+3% critical chance (crits deal ×1.5 damage)	10	90 coins
Card reroll	+1 reroll per run	5	150 coins
Ban	Ban 1 skill so it never shows up on level-up cards	3	300 coins

When you're stuck, putting points into Vitality and Strength makes the biggest difference. Repertoire costs 1,500 coins once and lets you start every run with 2 skills, which makes the early game much easier.

05Mentor: talents

Talent screen: three branch columns, Swordplay, Shield Wall and Warlord, with four talents each and the hero level at the top — The Knight's talents: three branches matching his three skill schools.

Your hero earns 1 talent point per level, up to level 31, for 30 points in total: exactly enough to fill the whole tree.
Each class has three branches, each tied to one skill school (for the Knight: Swordplay, Shield Wall, Warlord).
Each branch has four talents taking 3 / 3 / 3 / 1 points; you need a point in the previous talent before the next one.
Resetting is free and refunds every point, so experiment all you like.
You earn hero experience every run (even when you fall): the longer you survive and the more kills and bosses, the more you get.

06Notice Board: quests and leaderboards

Town Quests: main story progress. For example, once you clear a stage on Normal, that stage's hero moves into town.
3 daily quests and 2 weekly quests: claim the rewards by hand once they're done; rewards are gacha tickets and coins. Once a day you can swap out a daily quest you haven't claimed.
Leaderboards: one per stage per difficulty, split into weekly and all-time. You need an account, and only solo runs lasting 60 seconds or more count.

07Reliving the story

Once the hero from a story chapter has joined your town, talk to the militia at that chapter's exit for a new "Relive" option: the next time you leave through that exit, you play the whole chapter again on Normal, solo. For the prologue, talk to the Minstrel in the tavern. For what the story is about, see Main story, or go back to the Endless Curse home page for the full overview.

08FAQ

How do I switch heroes?

Walk to the campfire in the center of town, press E (tap on mobile), and pick the hero you want.

Are upgrades separate for each hero?

Yes. Upgrades, talents and equipped gear all belong to each hero; coins and the stash are shared.

I spent my talent points wrong. What now?

Press "Reset" at the Mentor and get every point back for free.

What's the red portal?

Once you clear all five stages on a difficulty, a red portal appears in the top right of town. It leads to the Secret Cow Level.

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