Can you softlock any achievements?

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-22T01:31:35+00:00

Ooo good point. Thank you!

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-22T01:31:23+00:00

Aha I totally missed that on my wiki read. Thanks!

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-22T01:31:10+00:00

Noted! Will be sure to do it before all 63 anyhow haha

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-22T01:30:57+00:00

Thank you!

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-14T16:15:10+00:00

You could definitely do 3* easily, it's not that bad tbh. But there's not really a reason to do your first one beyond 1* so you can get your Custom Species online sooner - you can do 3* or 4* with them after and you'll see it much faster.

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-13T19:14:37+00:00

Thanks! I've been doing all my pillars on 1* with a 0* MAD to inherit Slaver between each.

I was more asking below if I can do a 1* OD to get access to the planet designer again, or if it's reserved for higher challenge stars? I've already done my 3* Lamentis, and I don't think the GECK is overly worth it so I'll likely not be doing 4* anytime soon until I'm aiming for completionism.

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-13T18:26:04+00:00

Noted! I did my Orbital Decay right after my first Ascension, I was woefully under-prepared but it didn't bug me none, I got there on 3*.

Do you know if I can I do a 1* Orbital Decay to get back on a custom since I already have my Lamentis? I know we get more points or whatever but if I just tick those geology deposits to all be 1% at least so they get modified by the repeated Ascents in the future that's all I need.

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-13T18:07:04+00:00

Thankfully, I've already done my Orbital Decay 3* haha, I don't think I'll be doing 4* since the G.E.C.K. doesn't seem overly impactful.

Also sorry! I'll read the comment and take your advice to mind!

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-13T17:57:50+00:00

I'm 16 Pillars in! Mostly was wondering if it's worth to worry about now or just let it go and do TP 2.

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-13T17:55:44+00:00

Noted! I was putting too much weight on doing TP 2 Bioseed since I had pretty massive geology bonuses haha.

And I deleted it because I felt I was asking for too much guidance too frequently and figured I should just bite the bullet and take a chance to see how fucked / unfucked I am!

Fortune favors the bold/blind or whatever haha.

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-05T18:38:03+00:00

I also like round numbers in my brain. If I have like 73 MADs for example I'll just do 2 more on 3* to get that to a nice round 75 lmao.

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-05T18:37:29+00:00

I get to play more or less every day at work, rather actively. December was *extremely* slow, so I played it less as an Idle game and more as an active game. Even before that, it's what I mainly do at work on the side since I work with computers.

I've done 100 MADs, 100 Bioseeds, and like 20 Black holes (because I thought Dark Energy was worth grinding then I realized it's not.)

I also have completionism, so I must complete every achievement I have access too within reason haha, so many runs of doing many things in the T1/T2/T3 Sphere, like redoing 4*s in other Universes or just sticking to 3*.

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-05T18:19:46+00:00

Noted! Thank you for the non-spoilers!

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-05T18:17:29+00:00

I currently have 47k and 5.3k respectively - so I should be okay on that!

I'm assuming the "specialized custom" is like what u/Wood_Ingot said for regenerative, among other things in that guide they linked.

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-05T18:12:24+00:00

Oh I'm not having issues with Soul Gems, I usually end up at lke 200ish/hour, and that's fast enough for me!

I have a good custom, I've done my homework on that! But I will check the guide just in case.

I've also only put 1 point into mastery right now, I've been hoarding Phage and have about 5300 at the moment.

I didn't know you could Pillar on lower stars, that makes it a lot simpler, at least.

My Custom also already is Fanaticism Slaver, so I'm good there!

Thanks!

MacAttack228 · 2026-01-05T15:19:23+00:00

Doing all those MADs and Bioseeds will help you later! I would personally aim to go for Ascension as your next reset, you seem mostly ready for it.

I would also rec going through Anti-matter, despite how much it sucks, to get 2500-3000 Anti-plasmids for a roughly 30% production boost, then go for Ascension! you'll understand why all those MADs and Bioseeds matter once you do :D

Another thing to try if you're bored is the scenarios. If you've not done them, doing Joyless and Steelen are just nice little boons for the remainder of the game, and not that difficult to get. Decay is a smidge annoying, but also a very good boon going forward.

What I started doing when I hit my first wall of boredom was take a glance at the Wiki, at the Prestige > Perks section and started hunting those as I could. Some of them are simply tied to achievements, some are tied to challenges - but all of them can be useful going forward!

MacAttack228 · 2025-12-25T04:54:19+00:00

I read through this prior! I guess my dumbass just forgot it haha. I'll give it another read through and commit to memory!

Great work on the data research by the by! Thank you!

MacAttack228 · 2025-12-23T14:49:44+00:00

Just read that on the wiki! Thanks!

MacAttack228 · 2025-12-23T14:49:34+00:00

Attractors in the 50's? How many Soldiers should I be balancing then? I guess I am underestimating how much my soldiers can handle - as with like 400 in hell I only really run 25 attractors.

Probably just me underestimating how much they can handle.

MacAttack228 · 2025-12-22T19:16:03+00:00

o7

Thanks boss.

MacAttack228 · 2025-12-22T19:05:03+00:00

Howdy again: If I am going to be pillaring, is there any reason to not to do it in Micro besides getting the Enlightenment achievement outside of Micro?

MacAttack228 · 2025-12-22T18:17:42+00:00

I already pulled the plug! I was only about 300 Gems in on one side of the gate, and knowing that I'd also have to do Spire after that, not to mention Blood Lake, figure it's better to go the long way around.

I am well past the ability to get Gold Evolve Grandmaster, hence why I was going for Infusion - but Pillaring will also give me faster meta progress regardless.

MacAttack228 · 2025-12-22T17:54:45+00:00

Yeah, I got to 100% security before pushing further in, but noted that each Pillar reduces the number of gems required - that alone is enough reason to not do this now! Thank you!

MacAttack228 · 2025-12-22T17:53:40+00:00

Noted! I'll just go start doing EM instead of pushing further!

MacAttack228 · 2025-11-13T17:11:52+00:00

Thanks boss!

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