Round Rewards

Rare reward selection marker

Finish a Wave and the game stops to ask one question: "Choose a reward." That screen is the Round Reward pick — a short, three-option menu of consumable and permanent boosts that ride into your next Wave, Shop, or stretch of the Monolith. It is the steady drip of power between the build-defining node picks, and it fires after every Wave.

It is also the system the docs most often blur, so let's draw the line up front.

Round Rewards ≠ node rewards

There are two different "rewards" in Hyper Bullet, and they are not the same thing:

Round Rewards (this page) — the post-Wave "Choose a reward" screen. You're offered 3 options (NUM_REWARD_OPTIONS = 3) drawn from a big pool of consumables and one-shot boosts — extra time, Combo Saves, Shop discounts, mod guarantees, Socket levels, Refresh Tokens, and more. Each comes in a rarity: COMMON / RARE / EPIC.
Node rewards — the Augment / Hack / Super Socket / Curse / Permanent picks you grab by routing to a specific node on the map. Those are build-defining and live on the Monolith, Augments, Hacks, Sockets, and Curses.

This page is only about the post-Wave Round Reward screen.

Quick facts

What it is: the post-Wave "Choose a reward" picker (Game.GameStateRoundRewards → UiRoundReward). Internally each option is an UpgradeManager.RoundReward.
How many options: 3 every time (UpgradeManager.RoundRewardSelection.NUM_REWARD_OPTIONS = 3).
Rarity tiers: COMMON, RARE, EPIC (RoundReward.RoundRewardRarity). Rarer = stronger — the same reward family usually has a Common / Rare / Epic version that scales the number up (e.g. Patience → Endurance → Tranquility for extra time).
When it applies: each reward has a fixed trigger point (RoundReward.ApplyPoint): IMMEDIATE, SHOP_START, MAP_START, IN_GAME, NEXT_REWARD_START / NEXT_REWARD_END. Most "next Shop…" rewards fire at the start of the next Shop; most "next Wave…" rewards apply in the next Wave.
~30 distinct effects: the RoundReward.RoundRewardEffect enum lists 30 effects, but many map to a family of three rarity-named picks — so the screen draws from roughly fifty named rewards in total.
Some are Tool-specific: a RoundReward carries a m_weapon (GunId) and an optional m_requiredGameTweak, so a few picks only appear for the right Tool or Augment.
Not Shop Mods: Round Rewards are consumables and one-shot boosts. They don't occupy a Mod slot and you don't buy them — you pick one of the three offered.

Rarer is stronger

When a reward forces a value (extra seconds, mag size, mod guarantees, Socket levels), the EPIC version is simply the bigger number. Two rewards even let you force the rarity of the next pick: Rare Selection makes the next Rewards all RARE, Epic Selection makes them all EPIC.

How the screen works

When a Wave ends, the run enters Game.GameStateRoundRewards, which builds a RoundRewardSelection of three RoundReward options and hands them to the UiRoundReward picker. You choose one; the rest are discarded.

Each RoundReward is a small object:

public class UpgradeManager.RoundReward
{
    RoundRewardRarity m_rarity;       // COMMON / RARE / EPIC
    GunId             m_weapon;       // Tool restriction, if any
    GameTweak         m_requiredGameTweak; // Augment/trait gate, if any
    RoundRewardEffect m_effect;       // what it does
    ApplyPoint        m_applyPoint;   // when it fires
    float             m_value;        // how much (seconds, levels, %, …)
}

The two enums that matter to a player are rarity (how strong) and apply point (when it kicks in):

Apply point	When it fires	Typical rewards
IMMEDIATE	The instant you pick it	Extra Life, Combo Saves, Ratchet Up, Refresh Tokens, Socket levels
SHOP_START	Start of the next Shop	Discounts, mod guarantees, Freebie, Bull Market, category-only shops
MAP_START	When the map opens	Map-shaping rewards (e.g. bonus nodes)
IN_GAME	During the next Wave	Extra time, extra mag, extra Glitches, Coin Drop
NEXT_REWARD_START / END	Around the next reward screen	Rarity-forcing picks (Rare/Epic Selection)

Read the timing

"Next Shop…" doesn't mean now — discounts and guarantees wait until you actually reach the next Shop. "Next Wave…" picks (time, mag, Glitches, Coin Drop) apply to the very next 30-second Wave. Plan your pick around what you're about to do.

The rewards, by purpose

Every name and description below is taken verbatim from the game's English text. Most families have a Common / Rare / Epic version; the rarity column shows which.

Survival & time

Buy yourself breathing room in the next Wave, or a second chance at the whole run.

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Patience	Common	"+5 seconds in the next Wave."
Endurance	Rare	"+10 seconds in the next Wave."
Tranquility	Epic	"+15 seconds in the next Wave."
Extra Life	—	"Add an extra life."

Combo Saves

A Combo Save absorbs a single miss so your streak — and the multiplier riding on it — survives. These reward picks are the same one-time consumables already covered in Scoring → Combo Saves; they're listed here for completeness, not re-explained.

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Combo Keeper	—	"Gives 5 combo saves."
Combo Stash	Common	"Adds 3 combo saves."
Combo Haul	Rare	"Adds 5 combo saves."
Combo Hoard	Epic	"Adds 10 combo saves."

See Scoring, Combos & High Scores for how Combo Saves interact with the leveled Combo Saver Shop Mod.

Economy & Shop

Rewards that change your next Shop trip — cheaper mods, guaranteed picks, free buys, and better sell prices. Almost all of these fire at SHOP_START.

Discounts — a flat cut on every mod in the next Shop:

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Sale!	Common	"20% off all mods in the next Shop."
Bargain!	Rare	"30% off all mods in the next Shop."
Stocktake Madness!	Epic	"40% off all mods in the next Shop."

Mod guarantees — force a number of mods you already own to appear, so you can keep leveling them:

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Sure Thing	Common	"Next Shop contains 1 mod you own."
Twin Fates	Rare	"Next Shop contains 2 mods you own."
Triple Threat	Epic	"Next Shop contains 3 mods you own."

Unique guarantees — force UNIQUE mods into the next Shop:

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Unique Find	Common	"Next Shop contains 1 Unique mod."
Unique Pair	Rare	"Next Shop contains 2 Unique mods."
Unique Trio	Epic	"Next Shop contains 3 Unique mods."

Meta / Rainbow guarantees — force the multi-colour Meta (RAINBOW) mods into the next Shop:

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Rainbow	Common	"Next Shop contains 1 Meta mod."
Double Rainbow	Rare	"Next Shop contains 2 Meta mods."
Triple Rainbow	Epic	"Next Shop contains 3 Meta mods."

Warped guarantees — force Warped mods (mods whose category has been shifted) into the next Shop. Added in update 0.9.9.

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Weird One	Common	"Next Shop contains 1 Warped mod."
Dubious Duo	Rare	"Next Shop contains 2 Warped mods."
Twisted Trio	Epic	"Next Shop contains 3 Warped mods."

Category-only shops — restrict the next Shop's offering to a single mod colour (named after the eyewear that "filters" what you see):

Reward	Category shown	In-game description
Red Sunglasses	ADD only	"Only ADD mods will appear in the next mods shown in the Shop."
Blue Goggles	MULTIPLY only	"Only MULTIPLY mods will appear in the first mods shown in the next Shop."
Green Spectacles	UTILITY only	"Only UTILITY mods will appear in the first mods shown in the next Shop."
Gold Monocle	COIN only	"Only COIN mods will appear in the first mods shown in the next Shop."

Buying & selling — free buys and better sell prices:

Reward	In-game description
Freebie	"Next mod you buy in the Shop is free."
Bull Market	"In the next Shop, sell mods for 3x their normal value."

Stack a discount with a guarantee

Because most economy rewards trigger at the start of the next Shop, a guarantee and a discount taken on consecutive Waves both land in the same shop — e.g. Twin Fates to surface two of your carry mods, then Bargain! to buy both at 30% off.

Build & level-ups

Push mods past where the Shop alone would take them.

Reward	In-game description
Ratchet Up	"Adds a level to one of your mods."
Wildcard	"Levels up a random mod you own."

In-Wave boosts

Make the next Wave itself easier or richer.

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Glitch Gathering	Common	"Spawn 1 extra Glitch in your next Wave."
Glitch Party	Rare	"Spawn 2 extra Glitches in your next Wave."
Glitch Rave	Epic	"Spawn 3 extra Glitches in your next Wave."
Coin Drop	—	"On the next Wave, all targets drop +1 Coin."
Spare Bullet	Common	"+1 mag size in next Wave."
Bullet Glut	Rare	"+2 mag size in next Wave."
Bullet Storm	Epic	"+3 mag size in next Wave."

More Glitches = more loot

Extra Glitches means more chances at Coins, score, time, Tokens, and the rare Heart — but the Bomb Glitch still punishes you, so the usual rule holds: shoot every Glitch except the Bomb.

Sockets

Add levels to your Socket enhancements straight from the reward screen — the same four Socket rewards documented on the Sockets page. (Round Rewards and node rewards both feed the Socket system.)

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Super Socket	Common	"Add 1 level to a random Socket."
Mega Socket	Rare	"Add 2 levels to a random Socket."
Ultra Socket	Epic	"Add 3 levels to a random Socket."
Hone Socket	—	"Adds +1 level to an existing enhanced Socket."

See Sockets for how levelBuff lets a Socketed mod scale past the level-5 Shop cap, and when to take Hone Socket over the random ones.

Refresh Tokens

A Refresh Token lets you re-roll the Shop's offering. These rewards top up your token stash; see Mods → Shop for how refreshing works. (Refresh Tokens become essential under the Token Trouble Trial, where refreshing costs tokens — see Game Modes.)

Reward	Rarity	In-game description
Refresh Rations	Common	"Adds 1 Refresh Token."
Refresh Resupply	Rare	"Adds 2 Refresh Tokens."
Refresh Air Drop	Epic	"Adds 3 Refresh Tokens."

Rarity forcing

Two rewards don't power your build directly — they upgrade the quality of your next reward screens.

Reward	In-game description
Rare Selection	"Next Rewards will all be RARE."
Epic Selection	"Next Rewards will all be EPIC."

Snowball the rewards

Because rarer rewards are simply bigger numbers, Epic Selection is a force-multiplier: take it when you expect to keep picking rewards (a long climb or an Endless run), and every following screen offers the strongest version of whatever's on it.

How to pick

Behind on time? Grab extra time (Patience / Endurance / Tranquility) or Extra Life to stay alive.
Building an engine? Sure Thing / Twin Fates / Triple Threat force your carry mods back into the Shop so you can keep leveling them; stack a discount the Wave before or after.
Going wide on one mod? Feed your Socket with Super / Mega / Ultra Socket, then tighten with Hone Socket to break the level-5 cap.
Combo-reliant build? Top up your Combo Saves (Combo Stash / Haul / Hoard) so a single miss doesn't wipe your multiplier — details on Scoring.
Want it all? Epic Selection when you're deep in a run turns every future reward into its strongest form.

Round Rewards ​

Quick facts ​

How the screen works ​

The rewards, by purpose ​

Survival & time ​

Combo Saves ​

Economy & Shop ​

Build & level-ups ​

In-Wave boosts ​

Sockets ​

Refresh Tokens ​

Rarity forcing ​

How to pick ​

See also ​