Prestige
Prestige is a score-attack game mode in which players score points by sending home resources and surviving enemy waves. There are multiple prestige variants each with their own metas and unique characteristics of their strategies.
Score
The score system is divided in two parts: cobalt multiplier and base prestige. The score(or prestige) given to the player every wave is calculated like this: cobalt multiplier x base prestige. Both are displayed in the bottom-left HUD.
Cobalt Multiplier
The cobalt multiplier starts at 1 and can be increased by sending cobalt through the "send cobalt" upgrade from the dome tech tree.
Base Prestige
Base prestige also starts at 1 and can be increased by sending either iron, or water from the dome tech tree upgrade.
Variants
Variants(or modes) are different ideas for the prestige mode that were added instead of there only being the current Endless Mode. You can There are a total of 4 prestige variants: Countdown, Endless, Fixed Cobalt and Miner Mode.
Unlocking
By default, Countdown is the only unlocked mode. In order to unlock more, the player must purchase the "Leave this planet" upgrade in any of the already unlocked ones(excluding Minder Mode). Purchasing this upgrade is considered "winning" the prestige run.
Leaderboards
Each prestige variant has its own leaderboard. The leaderboard can be viewed from the "Prestige "button in the top-right of the Main Menu screen. The vanilla game shows the players name, keeper, main gadget and chosen dome, along with their score.
Seasons
As the game is updated and newer content is added, the "best" strategy for each variant changes. This is why seasons were introduced. Every major update, a new season is introduced that has its own separate leaderboard. The aforementioned can also be viewed from the "Prestige" button mentioned under Leaderboards.
Countdown
Countdown is the variant unlocked by default. In this variant, the players cobalt multiplier starts at 20 and goes down by one every cycle.
Strategies
- Leaving the planet if the multiplier reaches negative numbers.
Endless
Endless is the original prestige variant. In it, the player can go as long as they want or until they get overrun by the monsters.
Fixed Cobalt
Fixed Cobalt as the name suggests, gives the player a fixed amount of cobalt - 10, and no additional can be obtained from the mine(normal cobalt generation is disabled and the Cobalt Cave does not generate).
Miner Mode
Miner Mode is a relaxed version of Endless Prestige, where no monsters attack. Players try to maximize their score during the modes' duration of 20 waves. This mode allows the player to perfect their current mining strategy or try a new one.
Difficulty Scaling
temporary stuff
Formula:
weight += round(pow(2, ((cycle - 1) * 0.06)) * cycle * (13 + Level.loadout.difficulty) + 3)
weight += GameWorld.additionalRunWeight
weight *= 1.0 + Level.loadout.difficulty * 0.1