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Overview
Machinery‑dense interiors with moving platforms and timing checks. Mind conveyor pacing and rotating elements that punish greedy movement.
Map Highlights
- Benches: Near lift hubs for dependable respawns.
- Via Bells: Connect to adjacent industrial layers to skip slow corridors.
- Merchant: Shakra may appear in side bays to sell the area map—listen for humming.
Get the Cogwork Core Map (Shakra)
- Approach: Enter from Citadel interiors (e.g., Choral Chambers).
- Find Shakra: A side bay off a lift junction; purchase the map and rest to update.
- QoL: Quill/Compass help with stacked shafts and loops.
Hazards & Traversal
- Rhythm: Move with platform cycles; don’t rush multi‑gear jumps.
- Crushing/heat: Respect timings and budget repairs for hazard rooms.
- Shortcut logic: Unlock doors/lifts for faster returns to benches.
Route Tips
- Tiered exploration: Clear a level and bank progress before upper detours.
- Boss prep: Expect mechanical set‑pieces; bring survivability tools.
- Linking: Often connects to High Halls, Whispering Vaults, and Underworks.
Related Guides
- /guides/tutorial/map-locations-early-game
- /guides/currencies/rosaries
- /guides/routes/100-percent-map
FAQ
- Where is Cogwork Core? A mechanical hub within the Citadel, linked to nearby halls.
- Where is the map? In a side bay near a lift hub; buy from Shakra and rest to update.
- Any bosses here? Expect mechanical encounters; see boss guides for patterns and loadouts.
Sources
- YouTube — Cogwork Core map location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8Ukfw-gLM