FAQ

General

Can I stack enchantments?

No, enchantments do not stack, the highest level one will be the one that is picked.
(ex: wearing a Protection 5 helm and a Protection 3 chest, only the Helm is counted for 5 Protection)

How many actions does this game have?

Idlescape has Infinite actions. The only limitation we have is when you are offline, progress stops after 12 hours.​

Does this game have offline progress?

Yes, Idlescape has up to 12 hour offline progress!​

What does the number after my name in chat mean?

This is your total level of all your skills combined.​​

Does fish bonus stack with items?

Yes, fish bonus enchantments stack with item enchantments​

What is the highest level I can obtain?

The maximum level obtained in each skill is 99.​

After level 99, there are mastery levels. Each mastery level is incrementally harder to obtain and adds one effective level. There is no realistic limit of mastery levels.​

How do I obtain heat?

Burn logs, coal or sticks. Alternatively, pyre logs give more heat, but require crafting, cooking and fishing to obtain.

How do people change the name of their items eg. Fork and Spoon instead of Ladle in the marketplace?

You can change the name of an item through Augmenting. When you put the item into the augmenting interface, you can double-click the name above the item to change the name.

How did you get x chat icon?

There are multiple ways to get chat icons. When you have one you can choose it in your settings.

1. Donate to the game. There a different icons for 5$/20$/50$/100$/250$/500$/1000$ USD.
2. Finding bugs. You can get a special bug finder icon if you find lots of bugs.
3. Be a moderator/admin.
4. Play the game for a year and you get a cake!
   

Talismans

How do I obtain Talismans?

Currently you can only obtain them from the rare drops from Gathering: Geodes from mining, Birds nests from gathering, Sunken treasures from fishing and Satchels from combat. Alternatively, they can be a rare drop from combat.​

I opened a Geode/Bird nest/Sunken treasure/satchel but didn't get a talisman!

There is a 20% chance to get a talisman from a Geode/Bird nest/Sunken treasure.

Enchanting

Does the Superheating enchantment give smithing xp?

No.​

Does the Superheating enchantment require all the ore and heat it normally requires to make an bar?

No additional ore or heat required. You mine one ore and produce one bar.

Does the Superheating enchantment require smithing level to smelt bars?

No. It can smelt any bar you can mine.​

Does the Gathering enchantment work with Superheating?

Yes, if it activates at the same time it'll produce 1 bar and 1 ore of the ore you're currently mining.