💰 Apocalypter Resources

The currency is rusted nuts — collect them from loot and spend them with traders. Merchants buy and sell randomized stock, so the economy loop is: scavenge loot, sell what you do not need, buy the specific parts and gear you do. No auctions, no crafting benches — just rusted nuts changing hands in the wasteland.

• Income: loot you sell — surplus parts, duplicate gear, junk from every run
• Spending: car parts, character upgrades, ammo, healing items
• Golden rule: storage upgrades pay for themselves — bigger hauls every single run

The loop compounds through your car: more storage → longer loot runs → more rusted nuts → better parts and upgrades → safer, deeper runs. The trader's randomized stock is the pacing mechanism — sometimes the part you need simply is not for sale, which is what the save-and-reload reroll exists for.