This part is an introduction to the game. The beginning is fairly active as you don't have much automation,
so one has to focus on buying these upgrades manually. After that however, it gets increasingly idle.
Working through this area of the game should be relatively simple, and there aren't many things you can do
to significantly slow down or speed up your game, though I'm sure the "What to do if you're stuck" section
will help at least one person who doesn't know what upgrades are.
Have fun!
Disclaimer: This is a simplified version of the guide. The guide will skip over things, and is not completely optimal. Click here for a more polished, in-depth, and optimal guide.
A few days to a week
If you are stuck for more then a few days you are probably going something wrong. Are you:
Determining when to prestige is based on db/b growth. How much higher is db compared to b? 10x, 100x, 1 million x? If the amount this is growing
is slowing down drastically, you are probably at the end of a prestige, and should consider prestiging
There is a more in depth look in the
guide.
This includes an optional look at dmu growth, and can make your prestiges more efficient
When spending stars, what you should buy, from highest priority to lowest is:
accel (if you use it) > autobuyers = variable > automations speed >>> permanent levels.
Variable vs Autobuyer priority is affected by how active you are but I weight them the same
When saving up for a star upgrade, remember you can buy and sell anything at anytime so don't let your stars go unused! Buy permanent levels while your waiting, and than sell them to buy the thing you're saving up for.
With permanent levels, you want to use the i button to see which variable has the highest power. Put all your stars into that variable. If you want, with leftover stars, you can put that into your second best variable.
This is not optimal but is simple. for a better strat, if you have all the variables, you can use the star calculator
here, if you don't, consult the guide actually,
I couldn't find anything about it on the guide, so you should ask on the discord server or use the (i) strat mentioned above
Minigames provide stars when completed. Read here for how to solve them
Minigames are completely optional. It is possible to get through the entire game without them. However, the extra stars can really make you faster
If you are mostly idle, the best strat is to not buy them. Minigames only provide rewards when played, and cost stars to purchase
If you are active, your priority is to play the 15 puzzle to get stars to buy and solve the arrow puzzle. a few games of hard arrow or 1 game of expert will earn you a full refund. This can get you more stars which means more variables, for more speed. If you get auto-prestige, the section about auto-prestige is in the next section.
With harrow, usually the first few times you solve you may run into some problems (it took me like 7 tries to solve my first one!) but practice makes perfect so just keep at it.
Autoprestige is a powerful tool that can do prestiges for you with perfect precision, no matter if you're online or offline. Buying auto-prestige is of high value, although selling variables for it is a bad idea. There are 2 autoprestige formulae. This first one works for progress 0 to ee2000, and the second one works for all stages of the game. Right now you can use either, but you probably want to use the second one, so you don't have to switch later. To use these formula, set autoprestige to equation mode (tap the "mode button")
Formula 1
timer(d(ln(db/b+1)/pt) < 0)> 3 * tr && db > b
Formula 2
((timer(pt * d(ln(ln(db / b + 1))) < 1)> 3 * tr && db > b &&((d(smooth(10^10^10^(phi * tau), 1)) > 1)&& timer(abs(d(log10(phi + 1))) < 50) > 15)) && phi > 1) ||((timer(pt * d(ln(ln(db / b + 1))) < 1)> 3 * tr) && db > b &&((phi >= 1 && phi <= 1) ||((0.8 * log10(log10(lf)) > log10(log10(gf))) ||(0.8 * log10(log10(gf)) > log10(log10(sf))))))
Autoprestige explanation in the actual guide:
Formula 1
Formula 2
(builds off formula one so read that first)
WARNING: Formula 2's explanation contains spoilers for post 2k content
Supremacy is the 2nd level of prestige. It resets all normal and prestige upgrades for some psi. psi does NOT give any boost by itself, it is just a currency. Therefore there is almost no reason to supremacy when you can't afford something with your psi. There are exceptions. For example, there is an upgrade that costs 1000 psi. It is actually more efficient to do 2 supremacies at 500 dpsi each to get the 1000 required psi.
Important! If you are ever wondering when you supremacy, the rule of thumb is whenever you would be able to afford a new upgrade with the dpsi you get. This applies the moment you unlock it. Upon reaching ee50, you should immediately supremacy.
There is an exception to the rule. When you reach ee200, you will be forced to supremacy whether you want to or not. Thus, for what should be your third supremacy at f(t) = ee140, to afford \(y ^ {1.6}\), you should instead wait till you have to do a supremacy at ee200
For a more in depth supremacy guide, click here
This costs an enormous amount of stars. So do not fret if you don't get it here. You are expected to get it in the next section. That said, if you do get it here, here it is!
timer(d(ln(db / b + 1) / pt) < 0)> 3 * tr && db > b&& dpsi + psi > min(min(costUpS(1),costUpS(2)), costUpS(3))&& ln(1 + max(1, log10(sf)) /smooth(max(1, log10(gf)),(st > tr) * ee99)) / max(1, st) <smooth(ln(1 + max(1, log10(sf)) /smooth(max(1, log10(gf)), (st > tr)* ee99)) / max(1, st), (pt > tr) * ee99)
Remember to set your mode to equation
IMPORTANT! After you input this, do a manual supremacy. Anytime you enter the edit expression field (the place where you put this in) you have to do another manual supremacy or this will break Also, you have to have you autobuyers set to x1 or xMax