Rank Roadmap

The Rank-Up Cost Formula (Live)

The cost to rank up is not read from ranks.yml - it is computed live in RankManager.calculateRankUpCost() as a smooth polynomial:

cost(rank → rank+1) = 16000 × (rank + 1)2.0 × (1 + prestige × 0.5)

The prestige multiplier (1 + prestige × 0.5) is what makes each prestige cycle progressively harder - without it, every P0→P10 climb would cost the same, and prestiging would be trivially fast. It is tuned at a 2:1 ratio against the prestige income bonuses, so prestiging always stays worth doing.

The Full Rank Ladder

Below is the ladder with the live cost at Prestige 0 and at Prestige 7 (the standard endgame cycle - ×4.5). Costs shown are cost to rank up TO that rank, not cumulative. Multiply the P0 column by (1 + prestige × 0.5) for any other prestige tier.

The Eight Tiers of the Cursus Honorum

The 100 ranks are grouped into eight thematic tiers, each representing a phase of the Roman political career. Tier names match the section comments in cursus_honorum.yml:

The Sell-Multiplier Curve

Each rank grants a sell multiplier on all mined-block income. The curve is set in ranks.yml multipliers: map and roughly tracks 1.0 + (rank-1) × 0.015:

The sell multiplier stacks multiplicatively with prestige, Sarcina, and booster multipliers - a Rank 100, Prestige 10 player with a +50% prestige multiplier and a Sarcina Lv 10 (+10%) gets 2.49 × 1.50 × 1.10 = 4.11× on every sell before boosters and enchants.

What Unlocks at Each Rank

Prestige - The Reset Ladder

At Rank cap, you can /prestige to reset rank to 1 in exchange for a permanent multiplier and a new Roman title. The ladder is authored all the way to Summus Deus (P25), with the first 8 tiers active today. Cost scales by 1,000,000 × 1.8^(level-1) Denarius plus 100,000 × 2^(level-1) Auctoritas. Aureus is NEVER minted by gameplay - only the cursus-honorum milestones award it.

Prestige Multiplier Formula

Each prestige tier grants five multipliers, all linear in the tier level:

Multipliers are applied to the gross value before tax. See Prestige for the full effects list per tier.

The Cursus Honorum Milestones

cursus_honorum.yml defines bonus rewards at prestige 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 - each fires a server broadcast and grants currency:

The Prestige Reset - What You Keep and Lose

/rankskip - Bypass with Aureus

You can skip the entire prestige cycle (Rank 1 → cap → prestige) with the /prestige skip command, paying Aureus:

skip_cost(level) = 15 × 1.15^(level-1)

There is a 30-second cooldown between skips. Skip is silent - no server broadcast - so it doesn't spam chat if you chain multiple tiers.

Recommended Roadmap for New Players

1. R1 → R2 first (~$64k at P0). Mine Silvanna Quarry, sell everything, rank up the moment you can afford it. Early ranks are minutes apart.
2. R2 → R7: buy the early enchants. Fortuna's Favor ($500) → Opulentia's Blessing ($1,000) → Midas' Tollunt ($2,000) → Denarius Boost ($5,000) → Auctoritas Boost ($10,000). This enchant stack pays for the rest of the ladder.
3. R7 → R25 in week one. Every rank unlocks a richer mine, ending at Mine XXV - The Alpine Fief, the current content cap.
4. Past R25: keep ranking anyway. Mine content holds at XXV, but sell multipliers (up to 2.49×), titles, and high-gate enchants (Vulcan's Precision at R26/P7, Usurer's Compound at R43/P7) keep paying.
5. First prestige at Rank 100. Don't rush - you want solid levels on your core enchants so the next climb is faster.
6. Each prestige cycle gets easier. Costs rise ×1.5 per prestige, but income multipliers (+5% money, +4% tokens, +3% mining per level) claw half of that back.
7. P5 unlocks pet rewards + 1,000 ⬡. A natural milestone for the mid-game.
8. P10 unlocks Aureus rewards. Save for /rankskip on later cycles.
9. P25 = Summus Deus. The eternal endgame. Expect months of play.

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