Zenless Zone Zero currency guide: Dennies, Gacha currencies, W-Engine upgrades, Plating Agents, and more

Zenless Zone Zero has a lot of currencies for players to manage. Like any other HoYoverse games, the new action-packed gacha titles leave no room for compromise, especially in item management. From materials required for characters and their weapons to Gacha currencies, everything must be kept in check by the community.

This article will guide you through the details of each currency in Zenless Zone Zero, and explain things concisely.

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Dennies in Zenless Zone Zero

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Dennies are equivalent to Mora in Genshin Impact, Credits in Honkai Star Rail, or any standard currencies from other games. Players can also compare Dennies with basic "Gold" from RPG games.

How to get Dennies in Zenless Zone Zero

Dennies can be farmed from almost anything in the game, from story missions to commissions, Combat Simulations, and more.

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Investigator Logs in Zenless Zone Zero

Investigator Logs (Image via HoYoverse)

Investigator Logs are currencies used to upgrade a character in the game. It is equivalent to Hero's Wit from Genshin Impact or Traveler's Guide from Honkai Star Rail. Like the aforementioned games, players will find three rarities of these upgrade materials.

How to get Investigator Logs in Zenless Zone Zero

Investigator Logs can be farmed from Combat Simulations. A higher tier of this currency can be obtained from Residual Signal Exchange, unlockable with mission progress.

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W-Engine upgrade materials in Zenless Zone Zero

W-Engine upgrade module (Image via HoYoverse)

W-Engines are equivalent to weapons from Genshin Impact or Light Cone from Honkai Star Rail. Hence, these gear pieces also have three tiers of upgrade materials, each granting increased EXP. The lowest tier is called Battery, with the other two rarities being Power Supply and Module.

How to get W-Engine upgrade material in Zenless Zone Zero

W-Engine upgrade materials can be farmed from Combat Simulations or Residual Signal Exchange.

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Plating Agents in Zenless Zone Zero

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Plating Agents are materials used to upgrade Disc Drives in the game. Disc Drives are equivalent to "Artifacts" from Genshin Impact or "Relics" from Honkai Star Rail. They usually come with set bonuses, allowing a character to grow more powerful with additional stats.

How to get Plating Agents in Zenless Zone Zero

Plating Agents can be farmed from Rally Commissions, Driver Validations, and destroying Disc Drives.

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Gacha currencies in Zenless Zone Zero

Limited gacha page (Image via HoYoverse)

There are three main Gacha currencies that players must keep track of. Much like HoYoverse standard banner procedure, Zenless Zone Zero also has a standard banner, a weapon banner, a limited banner, and a beginner's banner. Here's what each banner requires from the player:

• Limited banner and weapon banner: Encrypted Master Tape (equivalent to Star Rail Special Pass from Honkai Star Rail, or Intertwined Fate from Genshin Impact)
• Standard banner and beginner's banner: Master Tape (equivalent to Star Rail Pass from Honkai Star Rail, or Acquaint Fate from Genshin Impact)

All Master Tapes can be converted from Polychromes, where 160 Polychromes equals a Master Tape of choice.

Encrypted Master Tape (Image via HoYoverse)

How to get Gacha currencies in Zenless Zone Zero?

Since all Master Tapes eventually come from Polychromes, the latter is the premium Gacha currency, equivalent to Stellar Jades from Honkai Star Rail, and Primogems from Genshin Impact. Sources to acquire Polychromes include mission completions, Inter-Knot levels, daily tasks, weekly goals, and 24-hour shop.