Convrgence Tips — Loot, Insurance and Surviving the Night

CONVRGENCE tips come down to three habits: sell smart, insure the gear you cannot afford to lose, and respect nightfall. The game is an extraction shooter, so the raid only pays if you get out, and the Steam page says plainly that death costs all uninsured equipment. Around that rule the community loot table gives you the numbers you need to decide what to grab, the trader gives you a free first insurance policy, and the recorded tutorial shows the small preparation steps that separate a profitable run from a wasted one. This page collects the values, the habits, and the nightfall rules in one place.

This page is compiled from the official Steam store page, the community loot table on the CONVRGENCE wiki, and a recorded 1.0 launch session; single-source values are marked to confirm.

Convrgence Tips for a First Raid

The first raid should be treated as a scouting run rather than a jackpot attempt. Buy the essentials, take the free insurance, check the canteen, and enter a zone you can leave quickly if things go wrong. The recorded session shows the player buying ammo, skipping a second medkit to stay in budget, and then reassuring themselves that the canteen is full before heading out, which is exactly the level of preparation the game rewards. Because the zone is procedurally generated, you cannot memorise a safe route, so the reliable skills are inventory discipline and knowing where extraction is.

• Buy ammo and at least one healing item before you leave the hideout.
• Take the free insurance policy even if you think you will not die.
• Check your canteen before departure, because running dry mid-raid is avoidable.
• Take the artifact container only if you intend to hunt artifacts, since it is dedicated storage.
• Pick a zone you can exit quickly for your first few runs, and learn the extraction route.

Loot Values and the Selling Loop

Knowing what loot is worth changes what you pick up, and the community wiki provides the numbers. Altered items are the best single seller at 3,000 Rubles each, and the computer next to the merchant marks certain items as high priority, which pays double the listed Rubles, so checking that screen before you sell is the highest-value habit in the game. Weapons form the next tier, with the SVD at 5,000 Rubles and the Saiga-12 at 4,000, while attachments and utility items range from a few hundred to a couple of thousand. The parenting rule is simple: keep the highest-value items, sell duplicates, and never leave an altered item behind.

Item	Documented sell price
SVD	5,000 Rubles
Saiga-12	4,000 Rubles
AKM	3,000 Rubles
PP-91	3,000 Rubles
Altered items	3,000 Rubles each, doubled when marked high priority
APS Stechkin	2,500 Rubles
Hybrid Scope	2,500 Rubles
PMM	2,000 Rubles

Utility or food item	Documented sell price
Adrenaline	1,000 Rubles
Vodka	836 Rubles
Antirad	500 Rubles
Canteen	500 Rubles
Medical Syringe	500 Rubles
Condensed Milk	912 Rubles
Molotov	375 Rubles
Glowstick	175 Rubles

• Check the merchant's priority list every visit, because the doubled payout is free money.
• Prefer altered items over a backpack full of small goods when space is tight.
• Keep a Molotov or a lighter if you find one, since fire is useful and the items are cheap to replace.
• Do not sell your only working weapon to fund an upgrade; buy the upgrade first.

Nightfall, Demons and Extraction

Night is the raid's deadline, not an atmosphere change. The Steam store description warns you to extract before nightfall or face what lurks in the dark, and the recorded tutorial adds that demons are associated with particular areas and that a UV flash from your flashlight can save your life, while cautioning against taking risks without preparation. The zone map tells you where demons live, so a good raid plan routes around those areas during the day and treats getting home as the priority as the light drops. If you are caught out, the UV flash is the documented defensive tool rather than a weapon.

Night rule	What to do
Extract before dark	Treat sunset as your deadline, not a suggestion
Demons live in specific zones	Read the zone map and avoid those areas early on
UV flash is defensive	Use the UV light to save yourself rather than to fight
Fuel matters	The recorded session notes the gas station for refuelling, marked with a green light
Dog alerts	Your dog senses enemies and warns you, so watch for the alert

• Watch the dog's alert as an early warning, especially near demon territory.
• Keep your UV flash accessible rather than buried in your vest.
• Refuel before a long run, since the recorded session flags running out of gas as a real risk.
• Leave a margin for the walk back, because a full backpack slows your decision-making.

If you want the systems in full, the gameplay page explains the raid loop, the vr page covers headset setup and comfort, and the mods page lists convenience add-ons if you would rather lighten the preparation load.