I could't be bothered trying to find every orb, so I decided to farm them from enemies. I found that the two best farming levels are level 13 and level 14. It turns out that you can get 30,000 every time you play level 14. However, every time you play level 13, you can get between 70,000 and 80,000 orbs per play by defeating all the enemies at the end. Each time you play the level, it takes about 20 minutes.
I managed to get enough orbs looking for fairly obvious orbs and slightly hidden orbs on a regular playthrough of the game that I only had to replay level 13 twice to get enough orbs to buy everything. Hope this helps.
Edit: Apparently, there may have been an update limiting the number of orbs you can collect since I first posted it. I have no way to confirm this as I no longer have the game. However, I still imagine this remains the best level to farm for orbs.
18 Comments
Just played chapter 13 and only got around 40k. You have to do a lot of tedious platforming before the end fighting.
By ChernobylCow on 19 Jan 2011 06:36
That's odd. Both time I played it, I got at least double that. I played on the regular difficulty. Maybe if you didn't, it has something to do with that. I just am not sure why that would happen.
By Aegico on 20 Jan 2011 01:20
I got around 70 - 75k as well the second time around. There are so many enemies to get tech orbs from... ;-)
By FOX Inc 79 on 08 Mar 2011 16:44
If it helps anyone, I played the 13th level on normal and got 71,000 from the fight at the end. I'm not sure if difficulty plays a role in it but I played on normal and tha'ts how many orbs I got
By ljp0390 on 11 May 2011 14:55
Like a fucking idiot I tried it again on Hard and wasted 30 mins getting less than 4k orbs...WTF?!?!
By fatally cool on 25 May 2011 13:03
I'm sorry it doesn't work for you Snick. I really don't know what could have happened. The first person said they only got 40k too. I don't have the game anymore so, I can't re-test it. Hope you end up getting it.
By Aegico on 25 May 2011 15:08
Ditto. Definitely got less than 30k my first run through. A good amount for sure, but not the 70k I was hoping for.
By PBreezey on 05 Jul 2011 21:32
Ditto. Definitely got less than 30k my first run through. A good amount for sure, but not the 70k I was hoping for.
By PBreezey on 05 Jul 2011 21:33
The voting system drives me nuts. People never think they are the problem but the solution is no matter how many other people it works for. Where has personal accountability gone?
By Aegico on 05 Jul 2011 22:12
Was there an update that changed the amount you can get since November?
By Aegico on 13 Jul 2011 18:45
By Dalmater on 27 Jul 2011 17:35
I had no problem getting 70k on level 13 with the updates on. I played on easy if that helps. I also found that using the staff to melee produced more orbs than shooting them.
By phoem on 05 Jan 2012 03:25
a small tip for all who habe problems grinding. In my game after every grind I ended up with less orbs (pure melee), in the end I only got 7 Orbs per Kill. I started a new Journey, which did not help. Replaying levels i had not replayed yet did help. In level 7 i got 400 Orbs per kill. I tested it a bit and would recommend all who have problems grinding,mix it up :-).
By DragoKhan on 18 Jan 2013 21:41
Worked for me after beating on Hard using chapter select. Netted 60k easily. Thanks for the tip.
By wvu76 on 17 Aug 2013 13:48
So 7 years later, I'm not getting anywhere close to anybody else. Just did chapter 13 twice and got 6k each time
By Chronic Killer on 14 Aug 2020 21:21
I just played with the update on and off. I played on normal and there does appear to be a limit. I could only get 30k without the update though. The way to clear the update is to clear the cache on your hard drive.
By Meamgood on 10 Sep 2011 06:04
Great guide, got exactly 65000 tech points from almost exclusively using physical combat on easy on level 13 (except from the mechs you have to shoot).
Done with all updates and connected to live.
As said in previous comments, if you are having a problem, its probably because you are shooting the mechs and halving your tech points by doing so.
There is absolutely no problems with this guide.
By liiami on 14 Sep 2012 19:29
Okay listen, I fully believe that you guys got that amount of orbs per level. But for me I just completed my third run through of level 13. First time I got around 30k on easy, then LESS than that on Normal. My last run on normal I just got less than 10k!!!!!! Fucking ridiculous, and just a word of warning to anyone else. I am only 40k away so I'm going to try another level on hard.
By fatally cool on 25 May 2011 11:17