The world ofDragon’s Dogma 2is expansive—there are tons of places to explore, secrets to find, and corners to poke through. During this time, you’ll be picking up a ton of items, which will quickly weigh down your pack.

Being weighed down in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is something of a death sentence - the more you have in your pack, the slower you can move and the quicker your stamina will drain when you attempt to do anything that isn’t a slow walk. For this reason, it’s quite important to do all you can to lighten your load.

Opening a chest on a cliffside in Dragon’s Dogma 2

How To Increase Your Carry Weight

Your carry weight is determined by three things:

There are other, more temporary ways to alter your carry weight:

In short, the temporary methods to increase encumbrance are good for the short term (if you have found some very heavy but good weapons or armour, or need to make a long trip with lots of items), but the best way to ease your burden is tolevel up and hunt for Golden Trove Beetles.

A Golden Trove Beetle in your inventory in Dragon’s Dogma 2

How To Find Golden Trove Beetles

Golden Trove Beetles are found throughout the world. They are very large beetles thatglow in the darkand are very often found onrocks and trees. If hunting specifically for these precious items, it’s best togo exploring during nighttime, as this is when they’ll glow the most - you’ll be able to spot them from quite a distance.

Each Golden Trove Beetle consumed willincrease your maximum carry weight by 0.15kg. We do not yet know if there is a maximum number of Golden Trove Beetles that you’re able to consume.