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Ticks

The very first resource you'll earn and the beating heart of the whole game. Every multiplier you ever collect eventually feeds back into your Ticks.

Overview #

Ticks are the core currency of Timelords and the first thing you'll generate. Stand on the Ticks button (the gray one) in The Origin and it fires automatically about once per second, banking Ticks with every press, no frantic clicking required.

Ticks are a currency you generate, not a reset. You spend them to buy Moments, and both are eventually wiped when you cash out for your first real reset, Seconds. From there the ladder keeps climbing, but it all starts here.

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New here? /guide opens this wiki in your browser. Start with the Core Loop to see where Ticks fit in the bigger picture.

How you earn them #

Simply step onto the Ticks button and stay there. Roughly once per second it activates on its own and pays out your Ticks Fortune: the amount of Ticks you gain per press.

Ticks Fortune
The payout per press. Almost every boost in the game, including upgrades, Seconds, Chrono Dust, Time Leaps, ores, artifacts and more, ultimately feeds into this number, so it grows astronomically as you progress.
Press speed
The button fires about once per second by default. The Moments II upgrade speeds it up, so later presses come faster.
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With the Clockworker passive active, generating Ticks also generates Moments at the same time (and vice versa), effectively doubling your button's value.

Perks & rare drops #

  • VIP members get a second Ticks button in the VIP Cave that pays out ×5 the normal amount.
  • Every press has a 1 in 2,000,000 chance to drop the Pocket Watch artifact, a Common artifact that multiplies your Ticks Fortune (roughly ×1.05 to ×5 depending on its roll).
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The spinning analog clock beside the buttons visualizes your press speed. It's purely cosmetic, and it won't change how many Ticks you earn.

What Ticks are for #

Ticks are your starter fuel. They power the earliest steps of the reset ladder:

  • Buy Moments. The Moments button costs 5 Ticks per press. It spends Ticks, it doesn't reset them.
  • Reach your first reset. Your first Seconds requires a big pile of Ticks (and Moments). Overshooting the requirement grants more Seconds, which then multiply your Ticks back even higher than before.
  • Feed Temporal Power. Ticks are one of the inputs that scale your XP, which build the Temporal Power that gates your Time Leap.
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Ticks reset, your gear never does. A Seconds reset, Chrono Dust reset, or Time Leap wipes your Ticks, but never your pickaxes, swords, armor, relics, artifacts, accessories, charms, runes or potions. Every reset just converts your Ticks into a permanent multiplier that makes the next climb faster.

Tips #

  • Don't hoard early. Spend Ticks on Moments upgrades as soon as you can, since compounding multipliers beat sitting on a raw balance.
  • Before pressing Seconds, overshoot the Ticks and Moments requirement, since every ×5 above it grants ×1.3 more Seconds.
  • Struggling to progress later? The answer is almost always more Seconds and Chrono Dust, which both loop straight back into your Ticks Fortune.