Shops
Shops are one of the main ways to obtain Items, and the only way to obtain Pickups.
Functionality
Every 12th wave of each zone, a shop will spawn. An unnamed NPC (tentatively Shopkeeper) will fly onto the screen, and spawn 6 collectibles. The middle two of these collectibles are guaranteed to be an item, while the other four collectibles have a 40% chance to be an item and a 60% chance to be a pickup.
| Items | Pickups | Probability for Exactly # of Items | Probability for At Least # of Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6 | 0% | |
| 1 | 5 | 0% | |
| 2 | 4 | 12.96% | 100% |
| 3 | 3 | 34.56% | 87.04% |
| 4 | 2 | 34.56% | 52.48% |
| 5 | 1 | 15.36% | 17.92% |
| 6 | 0 | 2.56% | 2.56% |
Paperclips and Payment
All collectibles must be paid for using paperclips. Certain enemies will drop paperclips when defeated. The amount varies from enemy to enemy, with some enemies dropping none at all. There is also a multiplier on how many paperclips are given, based on combo. Origami Clover will give all enemies a chance to drop bonus paperclips[needs testing].
| Combo | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| 0-9 | 1x |
| 10-29 | 2x |
| 30+ | 3x |
In a shop, the regular Selector Bullets are replaced with an attack that fires a stream of paper clips unaffected by stats. Fired paper clips will begin to gravitate towards the player and will be returned back to the player's paperclip counter once they come into contact with the planet itself.
Fired paperclips are used to purchase items from shops. Each collectible has a given price, which can be reduced by 40% using Bag O' Bribes. Firing paperclips into a collectible will reduce the number listed above it, before releasing the paperclips momentarily afterwards. If the listed value reaches 0, the collectible is obtained and the paperclips are spent.
This process is unaffected by any item, such as Prism Buddy.
Shopkeeper
The shopkeeper is canonically Zenith's brother. He looks like Zenith because of his cape and black face, but he wears a light gray hat and bandanna and a white cape.
Apart from selling you items during runs, he also sells new items for you to unlock in the shop menu in between runs.
Also, there is a boss theme for the shopkeeper so get ready for that update... Maybe.