Summary of "Cursed Gear Starter Guide + How To Get Cursed Technique"

Quick starter guide — Cursed Gear

A compact guide for getting cursed techniques, basic gameplay flow, and practical tips for early runs.

Choose from multiple classes (five variants per class). Classes play differently — watch showcases for builds and playstyle ideas.
Gameplay is mission- and extraction-based: enter map zones, complete objectives, loot crates, then reach the extraction point (Veilbird) to keep rewards.
Cursed techniques are crafted from shards found during runs. The game is grindy, with roughly 90 techniques to collect.

Pick a class you like. If unsure, watch class showcases to learn builds.
Complete the in-game tutorial.
Hop into Training mode to learn combos and mechanics.

Training tip: open training (press K), practice M1 combos and the special M1 combo that uses E — it’s a strong stun combo and a base for extensions as you unlock gear moves.
Make a party before starting missions. Consider disabling PvP in party settings (there’s also a world PvP toggle — behavior can be inconsistent).
Run your first mission: follow yellow/exclamation objective markers, clear hostiles, loot crates, then go to the map’s extraction point.
Extract at Veilbird to keep technique shards and other loot. If you die before extraction you can lose shards.

Loot types:
- Cybernetics: equipment that grants stat bonuses. Unwanted cybernetics can be converted into “Time.”
- Time: the game’s stat points/currency used to boost attributes (physical, defense, durability, main/max level, etc.).
- Technique shards and technique orbs: collect shards and orbs to craft or upgrade cursed techniques.
Crafting techniques:
- You need 3 identical technique shards to craft a cursed technique.
- Techniques can be freely switched or unequipped (no Robux required).
Inventory and equips:
- Press M → Attributes to spend Time into stats (example: invest into Durability).
- Equip cybernetics at the academy terminal to get their stat bonuses.

Use Training mode to practice combos and unlock combo extensions as you acquire gear moves (gear moves are unlocked by doing missions).
Hunger/rations/food:
- Traveling between areas consumes rations/hunger.
- Some zones have vendors that sell food/rations (known vendors: Windswept Cove, Haven Point, Neo Shabuya).
- When moving between zones you’ll sometimes get prompts (choices to take HP or continue). These choices may still consume a ration.
Grab mechanic: “Grip” / grab is clunky — there’s no dedicated hold/grab button; you must repeatedly hit to force a grab.
Opponent scaling: killing opponents raises a hidden “hay rating” (or similar) which matches you against harder players — opponents scale up as your rating increases.
Domains are rare/advanced systems and not well-documented — few players have them.

Training controls: use M1 combos and E for the strong stun combo (practice in Training).
Inventory/attributes: press M to access inventory and allocate Time.
Parry macro: enable “parry macro” in settings and bind it to F (or the shown key). This automates parrying with curse energy and is strongly recommended for PvP and 1v1s — without it you’ll lose many fights.
Technique management: you can switch techniques freely without spending Robux.

Convert unwanted cybernetics into Time to level attributes faster instead of hoarding useless gear.
Focus runs on areas where you can reliably extract — prioritize finishing the mission and reaching Veilbird extraction.
Expect to farm many runs to collect 3 identical shards for a technique — RNG plays a big role.
Use the newer map (added after launch) to plan routes between districts (Pale, Boom Beach, Windswept Cove, etc.).

11-minute run result: earned 179 Time and collected two extra technique shards (railgun shard, sea king shard).

Some useful settings (like the parry macro) are tucked into settings and must be enabled to avoid needing external macros.
PvP disable behavior can be buggy (party/world PvP toggles may not always work as expected).
Domains and some advanced systems remain obscure and are limited to a few experienced players.

The video referenced gear-location videos and showcases from “Theatrics” and “Yaser.” No other named gamers or external sources were explicitly featured.