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As you go throughThe Gnorp Apologue, you’ll have different upgrades and buildings to help you during runs. When you first start the game, you’ll encounter the Talent Tablet, which has multiple skill trees, but how do you gain Talent Points to put into it? That’s where your Prestige Levels come in as one of the most important resources available.
As you Prestige, you’ll gain more benefits that let you unlock more abilities to help you gain more Shards. You’ll want to spend time learning what Prestiges are, what they get you, and how you can get more of them. Doing so will let you unlock your Gnorps' potential and complete the game while discovering its secrets.
What Are Prestige Levels?
Prestige Levels refer to the levels you gain as you increase your Collection Rate. Each time you sreach a milestone, you’ll gain another Prestige Level, which are turned into Prestige Points.
Your currentPrestige Points are represented by the number to the right of the Prestige button. The Prestige Bar is to the right of the number, which shows how close you are to the next Prestige Level.
Resetting the game doesn’t change your Prestige Level, so you’ll need to reach that Collection Rate again, then surpass it.
Once you reset for the first time,your previous Prestige Level you reached will appear as the gray segmenton the Prestige Bar.
How To Use Prestige Levels To Gain Talent Points
Once you’re done with your current run, you’llhold down the Prestige button, which will reset the game. All the Prestige Levels you gained in that playthrough will be converted into Talent Points, which you spend on the Talent Tablet.
The Talent Tablet has skills you’ll unlock passivelythat are permanently applied and ones you can spend on the Talent Tree. The ones you choose are in the middle and can’t be chosen until the corresponding ones on the sides are unlocked.
To unlock the Passive Talents, you need toearn the corresponding Prestige Points, represented by the number above them. This updates each time you Prestige and reset, showing how many more you need.
For the skills you choose,your Prestige Level will be shown on the Talent Tablet when you start a run. you’re able to spend each point on your Tablet Tree, and since they’ll reset each time you start over, you can try new builds each time.
How To Get Prestige Levels
Youearn Prestige Levels every time you reach a Collection Rate threshold. For instance, if you reach 1,000 Shards a minute, you unlock the first Prestige Level.
Your Collection Rate appears as a box on the screen, showing you how many Shards you collect per minute and their sources. Most of your Shards will be collected by Runners at first, but you’ll have other great options, including Drones and Zygnorps.
How Damage And Compression Impact Prestige Levels
While gaining Prestige Levels may seem easy, you mustbalance your Collection Rate and Damage. Since you can only collect shards equal to the damage you deal, if your Collection Rate exceeds your Damage, it’ll eventually catch up and lower.
Balancing them also involves your Compression.Compression refers to the Shards that return to the stone,which increases as your Shard pile gets taller.
Even though you may have a lower Collection Rate,if the Compression gets large enough, you may not progress. If you want to improve your Collection Rate, you need to use various Talents and buildings to lower the Compression.
Compression will return to zero every time you complete a Compression Event. This occurs whenever you fill the meter at the bottom of screen.
Upgrades And Talents
Reclamation Nullification
It lowers your Compression by your Collection Rate.
Unlock the Rock Analysis Lab through the House of Shards, thenreach Compression Level Six.
Accord: Reversal
Half of the Compression Shards will returnto the pile.
Unlock Tier Five on the Talent Tablet, allowing you to build the Shrine building. You must then activateFind The Chosen to pull out Gnorpcalibur.
It’s intier four on the Talent Tablet.
How To Increase Your Collection Rate
Runners will always be important, so if you want to maximize your collection,increase the Capacity by one, then put upgrades into Speed. Delivery Rush! and Teleportation are also great for boosting your collection.
First, you shouldget Zygnorps, which you’ll unlock through the Academyin the House Of Shards. They cost a Zybellium, but are worth it, since they collect 40 percent of what your Runners collect.
If your Talent Tab is tier two, you canget 20 Runners and increase your Zygnorp’s collection by 80 percent. See if you can buy two Zygnorps, since they’ll collect 160 percent of what the Runners collect.
You couldget Mountaineers by building the Cocoa Cafe, and they’ll shovel Shards toward the Runners, increasing their Collection Rate. Go with theImproved Digging, King Of The Pile, and 25 Slammer inspirationupgrades.
You can get the Garden from the House Of Shards,use the red flowers to make Hulks, and get the Singular Shockwaveupgrade to push more Shards to the Runners.
You canexperiment with Drones, but they use some of the Shards as fuel, making them less efficient.
