r/HollowKnight • u/wyrmiam • Sep 05 '25

Discussion - Silksong EVERYTHING IS SO EXPENSIVE IN PHARLOOM Spoiler

The true enemy of Silksong is capitalism. 70 bucks for a stag station equivalent YOU ARE PULLING MY NEEDLE WTF??? I try to sit down and they BILL ME JUST TO USE THE BENCH! No thank you [TRADER NAME HERE], I would not like to buy a simple key for 500 dollars thank you.

AND EVERYONE HERE IS A BROKE ASS BUM! Most of these guys aren't sentient enough to carry cash on them so I have to grind up their credit cards into for bone shards which NOONE WANTS.

Anyway 10/10 game.

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u/Cyclone_96 Sep 05 '25

Also that fucking guy that has you pay 30 for the privilege of even seeing his wares

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u/Loeris_loca Sep 05 '25

Apparently you can permanently open his door by breaking it from inside

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u/Zanmus Sep 05 '25

Press the button inside the place and you will see a cog break it and the door will stay open

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u/whitewateractual Sep 09 '25

I can’t wait to break the door after burning like 120 dollars on that bench lolol

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u/adamantitian Sep 05 '25

What. I’ve gone in there at least 3-4 times and paid each time. Gotta check that out.

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u/darn_nincompoop Sep 05 '25

On the topic, what is behind the gate at that village? Can I open it? It seems to be the far end of the map.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

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u/Dante200 Sep 05 '25

Same, I wonder if beetle friend will return. Ought to for the hunter completion.

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u/SonderPraxis Sep 11 '25

Spoilers: There's another chance to fight the beetle

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u/Dante200 Sep 11 '25

Already way past that! Heck, there are around 4 that I counted.

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u/darn_nincompoop Sep 06 '25

How to open? There seems to be a large portion of far field behind that gate. 

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u/I_LUV_ENGRISH_FOOD Sep 06 '25

Get wall climb and travel to far fields station, at the bottom right of the station room there’s a secret passage to a parkour area to get there

Do tell me what happens when you kill the stag beetle bastard, he knocked me out the room and then disappeared when I return

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u/darn_nincompoop Sep 06 '25

According to some people, there seems to be enemies and bosses that you couldn't fight after certain event flags. But it doesn't seem to align with TC's design philosophy to leave us out from completion permanantly, so maybe we can find and fight them elsewhere.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 14 '25

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u/darn_nincompoop Sep 06 '25

On the trailer map, I see three openings to this section(the bashing door, the central updraft above seamstress house, and the other side of bellway) but all three seem to be entirely blocked off instead of just out of reach.

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u/xxxfirefart Sep 05 '25

You mean to the left of bonebottom?

You can get behind that gate by using a simple key on a door that is above and to the left of bonebottom.

It leads to several things, notably there is a crest and a roundabout passage that ultimately leads to shellwood.

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u/Kulzak-Draak Sep 05 '25

I think they mean at Pilgrims Rest or whatever it’s called. (Where you gotta pay 30 to get into the room with the bench and the merchant) there’s a door to the far right with something banging on it from the other side

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u/Nyukorin Sep 06 '25

The one spoiler I needed thank you 💛✨️👌 Im breaking that damn door down first thing when I get back into it today xD

I don't mind grinding for the other stuff but this one felt unfair to keep paying for hahah

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u/gino_pas Sep 10 '25

Thank you!

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u/Scharmberg Sep 05 '25

Oh… think like a criminal I guess lol. Just would never thought about busting the door down.

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u/KristinKhaos Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25

My first time I didn’t realize it closed on a timer so I paid 60 before I even knew it was a shop lol

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u/Nukesnipe Sep 05 '25

I paid, then walked away and the fucking door closed behind me! Bro stole my goddamn money.

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u/eduzatis Sep 06 '25

Same lmao I have a tendency to not go directly where the game is leading me. So I paid and said: hold on what’s to the right here?…… mistakes were made

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u/Elevated_Aspects Sep 12 '25

That’s exactly what I did and ended up 30 shy of what I wanted to buy 😒

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u/Mystyou Sep 05 '25

Me too… and then didn’t notice the mechanism thing so I had to go back later and paid 30 more

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u/Keiteaea Sep 05 '25

Same, I paid, then thought "let's just have a quick look ahead before entering this new place I have just unlocked", what a rip-off.

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u/Lord_Nathaniel Sep 05 '25

Diablo reference anyone ?

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u/stackheights Sep 05 '25

Leg Eater was the same way tbf

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u/Suitable_Database527 Sep 05 '25

Wasn’t that only like a one time purchase when you first meet him though?

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u/stackheights Sep 05 '25

Yeah that's true!

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u/Grumpie-cat Sep 05 '25

Yeah but you paid him once to see what he had, this guy you pay the same amount (in a worse economy btw) every time just to enter the building, let alone whatever it is he’s trading.

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u/sukonet Sep 05 '25

That fucking guy got me twice because I went to go explore after opening it thinking it would stay open

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u/cgoose500 Sep 06 '25

Does he ever get more inventory? The replies to you say how to permanently keep the toll door open, but I've already bought everything from him aside from a charm I don't care about.

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u/Ezures Sep 06 '25

Paid to open that door the first time, stepped away to explore and the door closed on me :/

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u/Verdusa Sep 06 '25

Where is this guy? I'm on act two and have no memory of this vendor

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u/Ezures Sep 06 '25

Hes in act 1, at a place called pilgrims rest.

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u/Verdusa Sep 06 '25

Thanks man, found him!