But how many skip level powers would u need to get that far (and to even clear the required levels to get there?)

I just tried the skip level superpower to get as far as possible into the new levels, hoping to reach hex earth, then got thoroughly humiliated… surely I must be missing something!

Assume you have 0 SLs left and none on the maps, you clear as many as you have to to unlock phase 3, invest in Skip Levels to level 10, and it gets quicker from there. Clearing levels & gaining AP will be quick b/c +400% AP & nice supporting artifacts.

Insane AcampB, Insane AcacheB, Insane TW will go a long way.

As for Smelt Double, yea assuming that is just fodder.

@L.L.
Just SAsc
Tutorial -> AD 1045
Advancement: Can SL 1 -> Hardened Old Town
Advancement: Can SL 8 -> China
Advancement: Can SL 10 + Superpowers SL -> Hex Earth (2 times)

@Mathematician
It is a reward from the battle

@ krinid
Just 2 times

Wow 134k in 1 ASC. And only playing one level doubled

here is officially the idle champ!

@here
What's the goal now? What "finishing" Idle mean to you now?

What's the goal now? What "finishing" Idle mean to you now?

Obviously he is waiting for Fizzer to implement his mind blowing super duper ascension.

@here what advancements do you get during a super-ascencion other then skip Level?

Mid-phase 2, just completed EH, 105% AM, 190% IACP, max AV and merc discount advancements. Should I ascend or try to go for hex earth?

@Darryl, Finish HEH first and if that goes ok, well unless you have a lot of Skips, it's a long way to Hex, but that's the way to go.

@Norman, Of course, silly me ... followed by Super Duper Califragilistic Ascension of course where you and all your clanmates lose all the artifacts you carried over in previous Super Ascensions, and you have to pay $50 cash only to reset again with all Advancements starting @ -100%. And of course mortars are still useless.

Edited 7/7/2022 17:00:27

Plot twist, everything becomes useless, but motars become overpowered like crazy

that would not be a plottwist, that would be a different game

Tbh, I predicted that there would be a Mortar meta coming at some point . . . but so far it has not come to pass.

But I tell you, it's coming! (;

Plot twist: The next update will be adding the feature where you get 1 coin every time you use mortar.

I ascended for my first time

@mathematican there still not be useful

@krinid I’ve decided to ascend instead of going for HT/HEH and then skipping to hex; I am going to farm some more AP from the earlier levels (since I can confidently clear them rapidly with the advancements I have) until I have enough to take down the extra levels (eg, by maxing skip levels advancement)

@Chow, Sounds like a good plan.

5th

When do you start running out of Skip Level and Inspire Mercs powers? Is there a “new level” (preferably in the #6-#10 range) that is comparatively playable to help ration SL powers?