Quark
Quark[edit | edit source]
A new feature unlocked after your first Big Bang.
Quarks are a new resource obtained whenever you buy a 1-time upgrade for the first time, you then use them in a new tab to boost various game stats. From SN#2 and onward, the Black Matter Upgrades in the "Black Hole Tab" give Quarks too.
They can also be freely added and removed from said boosts to let you focus on whatever you are currently working on in the game at that moment.
Quark Upgrades Upgrades[edit | edit source]
Quark Upgrades have multiple levels that can be bought and offer a variety of incremental in-game upgrades. The base maximum level of each upgrade is 3, but can be upgraded with the Special Upgrades and from the AM Upgrades#2 Tab. The maximum level you can achieve is 10 in SN#6.
Tab 1 - Gameplay Upgrades[edit | edit source]
| Upgrade Name | Description | Level 5 Effect | Level 10 Effect | Unlock requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase Movement Speed | Makes you ship move faster (works with auto-move too) | - | - | ? |
| Increase Golden Drop Chance | Increases the chance of getting a "Golden Drop" whenever you
drop Junk/Plasma/Energy/XP/Scrap, each Golden Drop gives twice as much resources |
- | - | ? |
| Increase Crit Chance | Increases your Crit chance, a critical hit does x3 damage by default | Your Clone Ship can crit | Your Mechs can crit | ? |
| Increase Proximity Radius | Increases the radius and damage of the Proximity bubble around your ship (the purple circle). Enemies take up to x2 damage and one Proximity laser will get fired at them | Fires a second laser | Disables Laser of all enemies inside the Proximity Radius | ? |
| Increase Enemies | Increases the amount of enemies in each stage.
Stacks additively with the Increase Enemies from SN2+ |
- | - | ? |
| Extra Kills to Mech Upgrades | x% chance to get +1 kill on the Mech upgrade you currently farming | - | - | ? |
| Chance to get an Extra Item | Whenever an item drops, there is an x% chance to drop another | - | - | ? |
| Increase Damage to Shields | Increases damage to Shields, applies to ALL projectile types and lasers (=OP) | - | - | ? |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | Complete Nightmare Universe |
Tab 1 - Smoke Trail[edit | edit source]
You unlock these upgrades when you buy the "Unlock Passive: Smoke Trails" Special upgrade in the Level tab. You can only invest Quarks into one of these three at a time. Smoke Trail is by default 30s long, then goes on a 30s cooldown. You only gain these buffs if the Smoke Trail is active (you can see smoke coming out of you ship, and there is a small display of the active timer/cooldown in the bottom bar of the main game, next to your shield and clone ship timer).
| Trail Name | Description/Basic Effect | Level 5 Effect | Level 10 Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense/Defence | Increases your HP by x% (multiplicative) | +10% dodge chance | -10% Corrosive Dust Damage |
| Utility | Increases Junk/Plasma/EXP/Energy/Scrap/Prisoners by x% | Freezes the Hard+ Meteorite Timer | Doubles ALL damage to Shields |
| Damage | Increases your DMG and Smoke Trail Damage | Triples the Smoke Radius and Duration | -0.1s Projectile Intervals (makes you shoot faster) |
Tab 2 - Dmg/HP - Resources[edit | edit source]
In this tab, you can invest Quarks into either increased DMG/HP or increased resources. Whenever you buff one side of the upgrade, you "debuff" the other side. You can swap points at any time. Increasing the effect of Quarks (with either the AM upgrade or the SN#5 BH#20 perk) makes these buffs stronger, but the downside gets multiplied too.
| Left Side | Right Side | Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Damage | Junk | Unlocked with the tab |
| Damage | Experience | ? |
| Damage | Plasma | ? |
| Damage | Garbage | Reach SN#1 |
| Damage | Energy | Reach SN#2 |
| Damage | Scrap | Reach SN#5 and Hell Difficulty |
| HP | Junk | Unlocked with the tab |
| HP | Experience | ? |
| HP | Plasma | ? |
| HP | Garbage | Reach SN#1 |
| HP | Energy | Reach SN#2 |
| HP | Scrap | Reach SN#5 and Hell Difficulty |
Tab 3 - Enemy Skin Upgrades[edit | edit source]
This is a decent Quark sink when you have some to spare. Once you have 50.000 Kills of a specific Enemy, you unlock the Skin boost for that Enemy. Whenever you kill an Enemy, you have a x% chance to get another Kill towards increasing the bonus of that skin. It does not increase Kills for Mechs, only Skins.
Special Upgrade Improvements[edit | edit source]
| Upgrade Name | Requirement | Max Level |
|---|---|---|
| Increase Quark Cap (Meteorite) | ? | 1 |
| Increase Quark Cap (Minerals) | ? | 1 |
| Increase Quark Cap (Radiation) | SN#1 and 100M Radiation | 1 |
| GIC game systems | |
|---|---|
| Main Tabs |  Junk and Plasma •  Energy •  Skill Points •  Inventory and Items •  Prisoners and Citizens Army and Garbage •  Mechs •  Scrap •  Cosmic Dust •  Antimatter
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| Prestige Layers |  Light Year •  Black Hole •  Supernova • Big Bang
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| Minigames |  Meteorite •  Minerals •  Radiation
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| Useful Pages |  Quests ・ Active Codes
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| Guides | Beginners Guide • Progression Guide • Achievements Guide |