Progression

The reset ladder that powers the entire game, from your first Tick, through Time Leaps, up to Eras and the four Alignments that define your late game.

The Progression Ladder #

Timelords is built on layered resets. You generate currencies by clicking, then wipe them to fuel a bigger, more permanent layer, and every reset converts your effort into a lasting multiplier. Nothing you own is ever truly lost.

The steps you'll climb, in order:

Ticks and Moments are the currencies you generate by clicking. They aren't resets.
Seconds is your first reset, then Chrono Dust is a boost resource that sticks through the lower resets.
Temporal Power is a passive gauge that gates your Time Leap (the major prestige reset) but resets nothing itself.
Eras are the highest reset, and from the Stone Age onward you pledge to an Alignment that reshapes your whole playstyle.

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One value never drops: your best-ever Time Leap tier. It only ratchets up, and it's what gates your gear, so armor and weapons stay usable even after an Era reset lowers your current tier. And your items are never lost to any reset.

🕑 Ticks

The core clicking resource: the first thing you'll ever earn.

Eras & Alignments #

The endgame layer. Erasing up the Era ladder is a pure upgrade, and from the Stone Age onward each Era lets you pledge to one of the four Timelords for a set of randomly rolled boosts, a unique mechanic, and a private area. You can hold only one Alignment at a time, and switching triggers a full Era reset so choose the specialist that matches your playstyle.

🌌 Eras

The highest reset: Origin, Stone Age, and Bronze Age.

Automation #

Once you'd rather not press the Time Leap button by hand, the Scientist can build you a machine that leaps automatically the instant you qualify.

🤖 Automation

Auto Time Leap, unlocked through the Scientist's research quest.

Reset Summary #

At a glance: which steps are resets, and what each one wipes. Full details live on each page below.

Step	Reset?	What it does
Ticks	No	The core resource you generate by clicking.
Moments	No	Bought with Ticks; spent on your earliest upgrades.
Seconds	Yes	Wipes Ticks and Moments for a permanent multiplier back.
Chrono Dust	Yes	Resets Ticks, Moments, and Seconds; Chrono Dust then sticks through the lower resets.
Temporal Power	No	A passive gauge that gates your Time Leap.
Time Leap	Yes	Resets the resources above for a permanent multiplier on everything, but keeps ores, stats, and items.
Eras	Tier-up: no	Erasing up is a pure upgrade; only changing an Alignment forces a full Era reset.

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Your pickaxes, swords, armor, relics, artifacts, accessories, charms, runes, and potions are never lost to any reset.