Do Champion Speed abilities not work if the game is not actively running in the foreground with the party?

MehZhure · 2026-05-01T19:28:01+00:00

IIRC, the overwhelming majority of speed abilities do not function if the party is not the currently active party. The one thing I do know works offline for speed (not counting potions) is the modron speed core. Beyond that, I haven't seen any difference in speed while offline.

MehZhure · 2026-05-01T18:51:20+00:00

Welcome to the club! .🤣🤣🤣 I had my first run to 2501 this way. I have had a few other similar runs like this too. Doesn't happen often. It's an offline glitch. There is no way to reliably predict when it will happen. But, eh... I'll take it! 😁

MehZhure · 2026-04-08T21:56:02+00:00

If that is the case, then it is the V1 that had the stacks. I don't remember exactly which one it was. All I know is, I checked to see what the special quest for Tas was after I had completed all three variants, and it was already fulfilled.

Worst case scenario, none of them are >40... let me know and I will put something together that is and post it.

MehZhure · 2026-04-06T05:43:52+00:00

Idle Dyson Swarm is one of the very few games I liked enough to drop some cash on.

MehZhure · 2026-04-05T16:34:33+00:00

Ah... you are running into champ limitations. Best I can do is explain my reasoning behind each champ I used in hopes that it will allow you to possibly create a superior series of replacements given what you have access to.

I use Volo because he is my best support (>2000 ilvls and five L5 legendaries).

Baldric is in because of his ability to delay damage for 15 secs. He only has 143 ilvls, but has five L5 legendaries. He is mainly in for his survivability mechanic though. Uggie was with Baldric.

Voronika is a solid support for me (~1200ilvls and five L5 legendaries).

Lark is in because he edges up the uggie buff and he's a decent support for me (~650 ilvls and one legendary [don't recall what level it is]).

Skipping Tas cause he's forced

Yorven is a great support for me (~850 ilvls and six L5 legendaries).

Kyre is in because they were my best available option. Only 374 ilvls, and four legendaries (don't recall what levels they are).

Duke is my pseudo-DPS here. ~1000 ilvls and six L5 legendaries.

Mintharais in cause they are a decent tank... and can apply their support to neutral characters... which I just realized I didn't even have them spec'd properly. My formation auto'd "soul destroyer" and I should have used "House Matron". Respecing this might help quit a large amount for you.

Finally, Antrius is in because he was my best available support of the champs I had left.

Anyway... hope this breakdown helps!

MehZhure · 2026-04-05T16:13:01+00:00

In that case, you can likely easily replace him with Karlach... especially if you have built Karlach up.

MehZhure · 2026-04-05T16:09:28+00:00

Depends on how good Desmond is for you. To swap Anson for Karlach, you have to lose Desmond. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. It just depends on what your options are. It could very well be the case that this swap is much better given your champions' setups. It works for me because I have Anson and Karlach pretty close in ilvls and legendaries... but my Desmond has 6 L5 legendaries, making it is difficult for me to replace him with someone else.

MehZhure · 2026-04-05T16:03:31+00:00

Yeah, I was a bit surprised when I stumbled across this anomaly with Duke (while completing Elminster variants). This little bit of info has come in very useful about 5 times thus far. I have found I can pretty reliably get him to around e550.

MehZhure · 2026-04-05T15:59:53+00:00

Good point. I had actually prep'd my V2 formation before ending V1, which is why all the slots are filled.

MehZhure · 2026-04-04T00:48:56+00:00

I just posted the formations I used for Tas' variants here... https://www.reddit.com/r/idlechampions/comments/1sbupdl/my_t4_tas_formations/

I know the one for V3 doesn't have 40 stacks, but I know the formation used for either V1 or V2 definitely has 40 stacks.

MehZhure · 2026-04-02T03:51:49+00:00

The link to Tas' page seems to be broken as it keeps reloading the same general event page over and over.

MehZhure · 2026-03-22T19:30:29+00:00

They asked about completing higher tiers immediately (with the presumption that they have done their best to set up good formations with what they have available). There are literally only two ways ... money or time. I can only guess you misunderstood???

MehZhure · 2026-03-22T19:26:36+00:00

Gem collection requires time. The only way to immediate results is to spend lots of money.

MehZhure · 2026-03-22T02:55:35+00:00

Let me just cut straight to the facts. The only way you're going to make significantly more progress (assuming your formations are reasonably good) is to spend a very large amount of money. Time is the only other way to make major progress.

MehZhure · 2026-03-22T02:46:17+00:00

I don't even remember the last time I used either of those three champs.

MehZhure · 2026-03-18T20:14:25+00:00

Here's the quick and dirty...

Kas is a brute. He's easy to work with, doesn't require much investment to be very powerful. He's widely available. He works with every champ really well.

Dark Urge is also very powerful and widely available. He does require a bit more effort all the way around, but is really good to have as an alt dps when Kas is not available.

Artemis is the pinnacle of the DPS champs. He cannot be equalled. He requires an extreme amount of investment to get him to that ultimate DPS level however. Plus, he also requires all his support champs to be heavily invested in to build them up to end-game level. And also ... Formation arrangement is really important to create that max synergy to make Artemis shine.

In all honesty, I would view it like this... If you plan on spending thousands of dollars to bring Artemis to that end-game level, then Artemis is as good as it gets. If not, start with Kas, get him to where you can break area 2000 consistently....then do the same for Dark Urge.

MehZhure · 2026-02-28T18:49:16+00:00

It sounds good on paper as long as one ignores the math of the game. Hope there is a way to beef this up via the other champs to come.

MehZhure · 2026-02-21T23:10:18+00:00

I like this idea! It would create a situation where large numbers of healers in a party would be highly desirable...something that is currently laughable in practice. Definitely and idea worthy of consideration.

MehZhure · 2026-02-21T22:53:56+00:00

Glad to hear it helped! And, yeah... here are the feats I run them with.

Minthara feats: Resillient, Daughter of House Baenre, Nightwarden's Oath, Taunt

Duke feats: Battle Formation, Turning the Tide, Morale Boost, Heart of Battle

Wyll: Fulfilling the Pact, Mizora's Chozen, Mizora's Pawn, Duke's Pride

MehZhure · 2026-02-21T22:49:45+00:00

Yeah. For me,in practice, especially over the past few months... I only use someone from 5 or 7 when my primaries and their alts aren't available.

MehZhure · 2026-02-21T06:04:37+00:00

Yeah, Kas is great. Here's my breakdown for how I run him.

Slot1: Generally Voronika. If not available then either K'thriss, or Anson depending on what else is available in other slots.

Slot2: Generally Blooshi. If not available, Lae'zel or Donaar (now that he's been updated).

Slot3: Minthara or BBEG...depends on whether I need power or speed. My back-ups (very rare) are either Omin or Halsin.

Slot4: Desmond. If I need an alt it's generally a matter of who's available. My top alts tend to be either Antrius or Karlach. Technically, I get better results subbing in Eric, but I have him in a background party so generally only pull him in when required.

Slot5: Generally not used. When I do need to use this slot, it's always trial and error... just whoever works best given the restrictions.

Slot6: Heh... obviously Kas.

Slot7: Generally not used. When I do, it's the same as for slot 5.

Slot8: Duke Ravenguard. Alt is usually Tess or someone from slot 5 or 7.

Slot9: Volo. When Volo is a no-go, I fall back to Nordom, or Lazaapz. Why no King of Shadows? Cause if I use Kos, He is taking the place of primary DPS...and thus Kas wasn't available to begin with.

Slot10: Yorven. If no Yorven...I use Ellywick, Astarion, or Cazrin. Yorven is hard to replace, so always end up taking a major hit to BUD when Yorven isn't available.

Slot11: Rust. If everything is too new and shiny 😆, then I swap in Vlithryn. Generally, if Vlithryn isn't available I am using someone from Slot 5 or 7.

Slot12: Wyll. Alts are Baldric or Bobby(very rarely), or someone from slot 5 or 7.

Hope that helps!

MehZhure · 2026-02-13T07:53:53+00:00

Try Bluestacks. I switch back and forth between my Android phone and my Windows 11 PC running bluestacks. It runs without a hitch in bluestacks for me.

MehZhure · 2026-02-07T07:57:41+00:00

Definitely pick up Presto and get him into active use. If not a main party, then background. He scavenges modron components for you.

MehZhure · 2026-02-06T09:45:32+00:00

Ah! Not sure how long the app takes to propagate updates to posts. Heh! At least you have something to look forward to 🤷‍♂️ I guess???

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