Bolts

Bolts are the currency for the game with which you can purchase your weapons, gadgets, and other necessary items.

Where You Can Find Them
Bolts can be collected from many, many places. The first and most common is by simply destroying enemies which will give you an amount based on the level of difficulty. The second is by breaking things such a crates, or breakables like lamps, vases, some machinery, glass, and even a few plants. You'd be surprised how much you can get by simply swinging the wrench around and discovering what items are breakable. Another method is by completing tasks, winning battles, or races. There are a number of ways to earn bolts in the respect in all four Ratchet and Clank games. Still, doing things once won't get you enough bolts to purchase some of the more expensive items in the game, like the R.Y.N.O series. You'll often need to go back and repeat missions on a lot of the planets to gain the proper amount.

Bolt-High Planets and Missions
These planets and missions are great places to earn a lot of bolts if you're saving up for an expensive item or just trying to test the bolt limit.

Planets marked by an astrik (*) are some of the best places to earn bolts

Ratchet & Clank -

• *Eudora - This breakable-heavy planet is a nice place to earn because you can use the Suck Cannon and wrench to take out all the enemies without even wasting a bolt on ammo. Don't miss the breakable machinery flying around!

• Hoven - as annoying as Hoven can be, there are a lot of boxes and little enemies that don't require a whole lot of effort here.

• Kerwan - not only are there a ton breakables here, but there's a pretty large horde of enemies, even in the second time around.

• Novalis - though the amounts are small compared to later in the game, you can earn a pretty nice amount just going through the three paths on this planet.

• Pokitaru - this place is filled with little low-effort enemies that can be taken out with the Pyrocitor, Suck Cannon, or wrench. Not to mention a gold bolt path with more enemies and the underwater boxes.

• *Rilgar - re-doing the hoverboard race is a great way to gain bolts and perfect your skills with a board, but don't forget about the many enemies here that all can be easily defeated with the Pyrocitor.

Going Commando -

• Oozla - just repeating this planet over and over will get you enough to perchase some of the earlier weapons. Don't forget about the breakables either!

• Barlow - re-doing the hoverbike race a few times and going around the two paths will get you an pretty nice amount.

• *Boldan - this is a great spot to earn up, second to Dobbo. There are pleny of breakables as well as many well-paying enemies.

• Damosel - lots of breakables, lots of little enemies, and a few enemies that are hard enough to supply you with an adequate amount of bolts by the end.

• *Dobbo - this is probably th best spot in the game to earn quickly. The TONS of breakables, easy and well-paying enemies, and many crates make this planet the perfect bolt collector's planet.

• Grelbin - though the Yeti are tough, the Moonstones fetch a pretty penny with the New Age Mystic. Not only the moonstones, but the little bots and the crates hold a lot of bolts.

• Maktar Nebula - the casino has too many breakables to count, and slot machines that, with luck, will give up to 300 bolts.

• Tabora - again, the crystal collecting ears you a lot. But, don't foregt about the enemies gaurding the crystals. Defeating the Dune Monsters with the Seeker Gun or Plasma Coil is another effective way to earn blots.

Up Your Arsenal -

• *Anihilation Nation - try going as far as you can in the battles and gauntlets. And destroy the cameras hovering around, they're breakable.

• Aquatos - collecting the sewer crystals for The Plumber will earn you a lot. Just make sure you have a weapon that doesn't need more ammo constantly.

• Aridia - repeating the missions on Aridia will get you a lot of bolts, even if the amount does decrease.

• *Koros - if you haven't realized jut how much you can earn on this planet, you haven't been there yet. the enemies earn you a ton, yes, but the breakables are the main bolt-earning medium here. Make sure you have the Box Breaker fron the Zeldrin Starport and start hyperstrikin' all over this place 'cause this planet will have thousands flying at you all at once!

• Marcadia - there are quite a few breakables on this planet, but what will earn you the most is repeating the missions at the Presidential Palace.

• Kerwan - the increased strength of the robotic Tyrranoids will earn you a lot here, not to mention the breakables.

• Rilgar - once again, the missions here on Rilgar will earn you plenty.

Deadlocked -

There really isn't a best place to earn bolts, save for the battle below, but the best method is not to skip many enemies. They give out a lot of bolts in DreadZone, so take advantage of it! Complete most of the missions, and win as many battles as you can.

• *Endzone (DreadZone Station) - this battle is fun, easy with the right weapons, and earns you a TON. Simply equip the Shock Mod to your Dual Vipers/Raptors and run back and forth in front of the Endzone, shooting two or three bullets at an enemy at a time and letting the Shock Mod take care of the rest. When a larger enemy crashes in, focus on shooting it until it's gone, then return to your previous pattern. Should you begin to run out of ammo, run closer to the enemies and the opposite edge, whilst turned to the side to shoot a few enemies and let the Shock Mod do the work. Repeating this method works like a charm for getting thousands of bolts at a time.