{"id":318,"date":"2018-04-29T16:15:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T20:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lennycheng.com\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2019-04-23T23:36:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T03:36:31","slug":"idle-miner-tycoon-tips-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lennycheng.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/29\/idle-miner-tycoon-tips-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Idle Miner Tycoon: Tips &#038; Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Idle Miner Tycoon is a simulation-based mobile game in which you earn money by constructing mines and upgrading them to earn more money. Even when you\u2019re not running the game, your mines still accumulate money (1\/10<sup>th<\/sup> of what they would be accumulating if the game were running in the foreground, which explains the word \u201cIdle\u201d in its name. I presume that every time the game is closed, it logs the datetime, and every time it is opened, it calculates the time interval difference to determine how much idle money you\u2019ve accumulated since)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been playing Idle Miner Tycoon for two months and found a number of tricks. Here they are!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-328 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/lennycheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/miners_multipliers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lennycheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/miners_multipliers.png 320w, http:\/\/lennycheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/miners_multipliers-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Almost always use Prestige because it increases your mines\u2019 earning multiplier by large numbers and offers 200\/400 Super Cash. I say \u201calmost always\u201d because there are occasional instances when using Prestige isn\u2019t worth the cost, such as if you already have mines with higher earning multipliers than if you were to use Prestige on a new mine, or if after applying Prestige, you won\u2019t have enough money to unlock the mine shafts<\/li>\n<li>At the start of the game, almost always prioritize getting deeper mine shafts and unlocking mines (which have higher earning multipliers)than upgrading past mines<\/li>\n<li>If you have lots of cash to spare, a quick way to trade them for Super Cash is to upgrade shafts 1-10 to MAX and upgrade the elevator and warehouse managers<\/li>\n<li>Save your Super Cash to purchase the Legendary Chest. It\u2019s worth it. Try to resist the urge of using Super Cash to reduce wait times or to purchase Skillpoints<\/li>\n<li>Play the Mainland mines to earn enough Gems to purchase the \u201c-90% Upgrade Cost\u201d Super Manager<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-329 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/lennycheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/miners_research.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lennycheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/miners_research.png 320w, http:\/\/lennycheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/miners_research-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Apply your Skillpoints judiciously because the cost of successive ones increase a lot. My strategy is to first unlock all the bonuses, and then boost selective ones. For the Green bonuses, I typically boost \u201cAll your Mines generate XX% more income\u201d because its effect applies to all the mines (the max is 56.5% per bonus, and there are three such bonuses in total). For Blue bonuses, I tend to boost \u201cAd Boosts generate XX% more income\u201d (the max ad boost is 56.5%), \u201cYou collect XX% more Idle Cash after watching an Ad\u201d (the max is 82.5%), and \u201cRock Barriers are removed XX% faster\u201d (the max is 28.5%. There are two in total). For Red bonuses, I aim to boost \u201cThe Upgrade Cost Reduction of your Elevator\/Warehouse\/Mine Shaft Managers is XX% stronger\u201d (the max is 28.5%. However, if you already use the Upgrade Super Manager for the Warehouse, then there\u2019s no need to boost it)<\/li>\n<li>Watch the 30s ads to boost your income. I hear you\u2026I also don\u2019t like watching ads. To save data and only use wifi to watch the ads, you can change your phone settings to prevent Idle Miners Tycoon from using data<\/li>\n<li>For Event Mines, you can get up to the silver medal by playing regularly. But to go beyond it, you need to either pay for a bonus pack (not recommended) or use the cheat to get crazy earning multipliers<\/li>\n<li>When upgrading your mine shafts\/warehouse\/elevator, aim to upgrade in Boosts. For mine shafts, the typical boosts are at levels 10, 25, 50, and 100. Crossing a boost doubles your current earning\/transportation rate. Usually, a 10x increase in mine shaft level is at least double the mining rate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cheat to get crazy earning multipliers for extended durations.<\/strong> First, watch an add boost, and then apply a 20x and a 10x multiplier bonus. Afterwards, change your phone\u2019s date to a couple days in the past. Now you have at least a 2x(10+20) = 60x multiplier for several days. I recommend using this cheat to get the gold medals for the Event Mines because they are time sensitive. However, don\u2019t set your phone\u2019s date to be before the start date of the Event. I don\u2019t recommend using this cheat for the other mines because it can take the fun out of the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for now! If I find other tips, I&#8217;ll update this page. Happy playing!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Idle Miner Tycoon is a simulation-based mobile game in which you earn money by constructing mines and upgrading them to earn more money. 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