Golbin Raid

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The Golbin Raid is the first permanent minigame added to Melvor Idle. It is intended to be a fun distraction for those who want to take a break from the grind, offering unique rewards exclusive to the minigame.

The minigame is specifically designed to be fair for everyone, at any level of the game, as such there is no advantage to having high level stats or items.

How to Play

• Defeat infinite waves of Golbins, progressing in difficulty and Combat Level each wave.
• You start at Level 1 Combat Skill Levels (
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  Level 10) which increases by 1 at the end of each wave.
• Start with only a Bronze Scimitar (or an Adamant Scimitar if
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  Jerry the Giraffe has been unlocked), 200 Bronze Arrows, 500 Air Rune, 500 Water Rune, 500 Earth Rune, 500 Fire Rune, 500 Mind Rune, and 10 Shrimp.
• At the end of each wave you can select the desired item you wish to equip, chosen at random.
• Get as far as you can with the best build possible.
• Visit the Raid Shop to purchase upgrades that will assist in the Raid.
• Running or dying in the Raid will reward you with Raid Coins based on what Wave you got up to. You cannot earn Raid Coins prior to Wave 4.
• Everyone attacks twice as fast in the Raid.

Important Information

• All Skills, including Combat, are placed into "Offline Mode" during a Raid. Once a Raid is finished, you will be rewarded with progress for the Skill.
• Running out of Runes or Ammo during Combat or selecting a weapon that isn't compatible with your existing Ammo will replace your weapon with a Bronze Scimitar.
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  Auto Eat - Tier II is active throughout the Raid.
• There are no
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  Summoning, Potions, or passive Pet Bonuses.
• No Combat XP is gained during the Raid.
• You are limited to only 1 Equipment Set, and 1 Equipped Food. Choose wisely.
• The Weapons and Gear you can select are gated behind Wave requirements. Check the selections screen for info.
• All Runes acquired during the Raid are stored. Check the My Runes page in Combat to see what you have.
• All
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  Magic Spells are unlocked from the start.
• Combination Runes cannot be obtained while raiding. Players should ensure that the "Use Combination Runes" option is disabled when using Magic, otherwise spell casts will fail and the player will be reverted back to their starter weapon.
• Combat Triangle Modifiers for Standard & Hardcore characters still apply here (Including no
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  Hitpoints regeneration for Hardcore).
• This is a safe minigame.
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  Hardcore Characters are safe if you die.
• All Golbins killed during the raid count towards unlocking the
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  Golden Golbin pet. Assuming no existing Golbin kills and doing it all in one raid, 575 waves must be defeated to unlock the pet.
• Golbin Raids can be Paused and Resumed at any time.

Development Plan

• Stage 1 Initial Release & Basic Game Mechanics Implemented
• Stage 2 Raid Shop, Increased Variance of Enemies, & Tuning for Ranged and Magic
• Stage 3 (current) Finalise Mechanics & Focus on Feedback
• Stage 4 Finished Minigame

Difficulty

You can select from three difficulties for the Golbin Raid.

• Easy
  • Uses the Standard Mode Combat Triangle
  • Earn 0.5x Raid Coins
  • Golbins have 0.75x Hitpoints

• Medium
  • Uses the Standard Mode Combat Triangle
  • Earn 1.0x Raid Coins
  • Golbins have 1.00x Hitpoints
  • You gain 1 positive modifier and 1 negative modifier at the start and every 10 waves.

• Hard
  • Uses the
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    Hardcore/ Adventure Mode Combat Triangle
  • Earn 1.5x Raid Coins
  • Golbins have 1.25x Hitpoints
  • You gain 1 positive modifier and 2 negative modifiers at the start and every 10 waves.
  • Golbins have 1.1x Accuracy Rating, Maximum Hit and Evasion

Modifiers

On Medium and Hard difficulties, you will select a set of modifiers at the start, and every 10 waves. A Positive modifier will globally boost your stats, or globally reduce the stats of all Golbins. A Negative modifier will do the opposite. Below is a list of all modifiers and their ranges. Modifiers will stack additively with one another.

Modifier
+5% Accuracy Rating +5% Accuracy Rating
+5% Melee Accuracy Rating +5% Melee Accuracy Rating
+5% Melee Max Hit +5% Melee Max Hit
+5% Melee Evasion +5% Melee Evasion
+5% Ranged Accuracy Rating +5% Ranged Accuracy Rating
+5% Ranged Max Hit +5% Ranged Max Hit
+5% Ranged Evasion +5% Ranged Evasion
+5% Magic Accuracy Rating +5% Magic Accuracy Rating
+5% Magic Max Hit +5% Magic Max Hit
+5% Magic Evasion +5% Magic Evasion
+50 Max Hit +50 Max Hit
+5% Max Hit +5% Max Hit
+5% Damage Reduction +5% Damage Reduction
+50 Flat HP Regen
+0.25s Attack Interval +0.25s Attack Interval
+5% Attack Interval +5% Attack Interval
+5% Maximum Hitpoints +5% Maximum Hitpoints
+50 Maximum Hitpoints +50 Maximum Hitpoints
+5% Reflect Damage
+50 Reflect Damage
+0-50 Reflect Damage
+5% Lifesteal
+5% Melee lifesteal
+5% Ranged lifesteal
+5% Magic lifesteal
+5% Bleed lifesteal
+5% Burn lifesteal
+5% Poison lifesteal
+5% Melee critical hit chance
+5% Ranged critical hit chance
+5% Magic critical hit chance
+5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit
+50 Minimum Hit +50 Minimum Hit
+5% more Damage taken +5% more Damage taken
+5% of remaining HP taken as damage on a successful attack (once per turn, capped at 10K damage) +5% of remaining HP taken as damage on a successful attack (once per turn, capped at 10K damage)
+5% Global Evasion +5% Global Evasion

Gear Unlocks

As you progress through the waves of the Golbin Raid, more powerful gear will be unlocked.

• Wave 1-9: Gear that normally requires level 70 and under
• Wave 10-19: Gear that normally requires level 84 and under
• Wave 20+: All Gear available

Shop

The Golbin Raid minigame has its own shop, from which the player can purchase various upgrades in exchange for Raid Coins. All purchases made within this shop will only impact the minigame, and will have no effect on other areas of the game.

Purchase		Type	Description	Cost	Buy Limit
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Reduce Wave Skip Cost	Upgrade	Reduces the cost of Wave Skipping by 1% per purchase	2,500	50
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Food Bonus	Upgrade	+5 to Minimum Food Qty per purchase	1,500	Unlimited
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Ammo Gatherer	Upgrade	+5% to Maximum Ranged Ammo Qty possible.	1,500	Unlimited
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Rune Pouch	Upgrade	+5% to Maximum Runes Qty possible.	1,500	Unlimited
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Prayer	Upgrade	Unlocks the Prayer Skill to be used within Golbin Raid	25,000	1
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Increase Prayer Level	Upgrade	+1 Prayer Level for Golbin Raid	2,500	98
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Increase Prayer Points gained per Wave Completion	Upgrade	+5 Increased Prayer Points granted per Wave Completion	2,500	Unlimited
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Increase Starting Prayer Points	Upgrade	Start with +20 Prayer Points per purchase	2,500	Unlimited
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Unlock Combat Passive Slot	Upgrade	Unlocks the Combat Passive Slot to be used in Golbin Raid. A passive item may be rolled every 5 waves.	50,000	1
	Yellow Party Hat	Item	+1 Bragging Rights	500,000	Unlimited
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Preston the Platypus	Pet	Raid Shop +1,000% Starting Runes in Golbin Raid	100,000	1
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Jerry the Giraffe	Pet	Raid Shop Start with Adamant Scimitar in Golbin Raid	100,000	1
Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Faster Golbin Spawns	Upgrade	-0.10s Monster Respawn Timer for Golbin Raid	20,000 +20,000 for each purchase	5
	Golbin Crate	Upgrade	Unlocks a new item for Golbin Raid	1,000 +1,000 for each purchase	38

Golbin Crate

The Golbin Crate contains 38 items of equipment unique to raids, with one item unlocked each time the upgrade is purchased. The first purchase costs 1,000 with the cost increasing by 1,000 each time the crate is purchased, therefore purchasing the crate 38 times costs a total of 741,000.

The item unlocked with each purchase is random, and the same item cannot be unlocked more than once.

Item		Rarity		Slots	Description
	Enchanted Sapphire Bolts	Common	35	Quiver	Sapphire Shots (30%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform a regular attack. On a hit, gives the enemy +20% Attack Interval for 2 of the enemy's turns (Avoidable).
	Enchanted Topaz Bolts	Common	35	Quiver	Topaz Shots (30%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform a regular attack that does 100% of your normal damage and 75 damage (Avoidable).
	Frostburn Arrows	Common	35	Quiver	Frostburn (20%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, gives the enemy Frostburn for 2 of the enemy's turns.
	Frostburn Ring	Common	35	Ring	Frostburn (20%) - (MELEE ONLY) Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, gives the enemy Frostburn for 2 of the enemy's turns.
	Frostburn Wand	Common	35	Weapon ( Error creating thumbnail: File missing )	Frostburn (20%) - Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, gives the enemy Frostburn for 2 of the enemy's turns.
	Throwing Dragon Sword	Common	35	Weapon ( Error creating thumbnail: File missing )
	Amulet of Burning Leech	Uncommon	20	Amulet, Passive
	Amulet of Healing	Uncommon	20	Amulet	Heal (10%) - Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). Gives Regen that heals 150% of your max hitpoints over 2s.
	Amulet of Poison Leech	Uncommon	20	Amulet, Passive
	Bloodthirst Amulet	Uncommon	20	Amulet, Passive
	Enchanted Emerald Bolts	Uncommon	20	Quiver	Emerald Shots (30%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform a regular attack that gives the enemy -30% Ranged Evasion for 2 of the enemy's turns (Avoidable).
	Enchanted Ruby Bolts	Uncommon	20	Quiver	Ruby Shots (30%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform a regular attack that heals you for 25% of the damage dealt (Avoidable).
	One Layer Shield	Uncommon	20	Shield
	Poison Arrows	Uncommon	20	Quiver	Poison (20%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, Inflicts Poison that deals 10% of the enemy's max hitpoints as damage over 10s.
	Poison Ring	Uncommon	20	Ring	Poison (20%) - (MELEE ONLY) Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, Inflicts Poison that deals 10% of the enemy's max hitpoints as damage over 10s.
	Punching Bag Platebody	Uncommon	20	Platebody, Passive
	Ring of Balance	Uncommon	20	Ring, Passive
	Stonewall Shield	Uncommon	20	Shield	Stone Barrier (20%) - Put up a barrier that gives you +20% Damage Reduction for 2 of your turns. If the buff is already active, perform a regular attack instead.
	Sword of Some Reliability	Uncommon	20	Weapon ( Error creating thumbnail: File missing )	Triple Damage (25%) - Perform an attack that does 300% of your normal damage (Avoidable). No Damage (25%) - Perform an attack that does no damage (Avoidable).
	Almighty Ring	Rare	10	Ring
	Burning Ring	Rare	10	Ring	Burn (20%) - (MELEE ONLY) Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, Inflicts Burn that deals 15% of the enemy's current hitpoints as damage over 2.5s.
	Burning Wand	Rare	10	Weapon ( Error creating thumbnail: File missing )	Burn (20%) - Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, Inflicts Burn that deals 15% of the enemy's current hitpoints as damage over 2.5s.
	Enchanted Diamond Bolts	Rare	10	Quiver	Diamond Shots (30%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform an attack that deals 200% of your normal damage (Avoidable).
	Fire Arrows	Rare	10	Quiver	Burn (20%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, Inflicts Burn that deals 15% of the enemy's current hitpoints as damage over 2.5s.
	Heavy Gloves	Rare	10	Gloves
	I Can't See Helmet	Rare	10	Helmet
	Magic Critical Amulet	Rare	10	Amulet, Passive
	Melee Critical Amulet	Rare	10	Amulet, Passive
	Precision Gloves	Rare	10	Gloves
	Tilted Crossbow	Rare	10	Weapon ( Error creating thumbnail: File missing )	Tilted Shot (100%) - Perform a regular attack (Avoidable). On a hit, gives you -20% Global Accuracy and +20% Maximum Hit each time you successfully hit, stacking up to 3 times (Stacks reset on a miss)
	Warding Shield	Rare	10	Shield, Passive
	Dragon Head Helmet	Ultra Rare	4	Helmet	Firebreathing (20%) - Breath fire on the Enemy, dealing 300% of your max hit damage over 3s (Unavoidable). On a hit, Inflicts Burn that deals 15% of the enemy's current hitpoints as damage over 2.5s.
	Enchanted Jadestone Bolts	Ultra Rare	4	Quiver	Jadestone Shots (30%) - (RANGED ONLY) Perform an attack that deals 100% of your normal damage, plus 12.5% of the enemy's max hitpoints as damage (Avoidable).
	Flying Cape	Ultra Rare	4	Cape
	Ultimate Speed Boots	Ultra Rare	4	Boots, Passive
	Impossible Longbow	Bugged Rare	1	Weapon ( Error creating thumbnail: File missing )	Impossible Shot (100%) - Fire 3 arrows at once, dealing 75% of your normal damage each (Avoidable).
	Mystery Wand	Bugged Rare	1	Weapon ( Error creating thumbnail: File missing )	Brute Force (20%) - Perform an attack that deals up to 200% of your normal damage.
	Ultimate Slapping Gloves	Bugged Rare	1	Gloves	Unlimited Slapping Power (100%) - (MELEE ONLY) Slap the Enemy 15 times dealing 20% of your normal damage each slap (Avoidable).

Wave Length

The total number of Golbins within a wave is [math]\displaystyle{ \lfloor 2 + \frac{\text{wave}}{4} \rfloor }[/math].

Raid Coins

The number of Raid Coins earned increases with the number of cleared waves. The amount of coins earned for a raid is given by: [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Raid Coins} = \begin{cases} \text{difficulty} \times 3.6 \times \text{wave} \times \left \lfloor 2 + \frac{\text{wave}}{4} \right \rfloor \times \left \lfloor 1 + \frac{\text{wave}}{15} \right \rfloor & \text{if wave} \ge 3 \\ 0 & \text{if wave} \le 2 \end{cases} }[/math]

Where:

• [math]\displaystyle{ \left \lfloor x \right \rfloor }[/math] is the floor function
• [math]\displaystyle{ \text{difficulty} }[/math] is:
  • 0.5 on Easy
  • 1 on Normal
  • 1.5 on Hard
• [math]\displaystyle{ \text{wave} }[/math] is the number of waves cleared

Waves Cleared	Difficulty
	Easy	Normal	Hard
5	27	54	81
10	72	144	216
15	270	540	810
20	504	1,008	1,512
30	1,458	2,916	4,374
40	2,592	5,184	7,776
50	5,040	10,080	15,120
75	16,200	32,400	48,600
100	34,020	68,040	102,060
125	66,825	133,650	200,475
150	115,830	231,660	347,490
175	170,100	340,200	510,300
200	262,080	524,160	786,240

The cost of skipping waves also increases with the number of waves, where the cost of skipping wave number [math]\displaystyle{ \text{wave} }[/math] is given by: [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Skip Cost} = \left \lfloor 100 \times \text{wave} \times \left ( 1 - \text{Skip Cost Reduction} \right ) \right \rfloor }[/math]

where: [math]\displaystyle{ \left \lfloor x \right \rfloor }[/math] is the floor function.

Where [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Skip Cost Reduction} }[/math] is 0.01 multiplied by the number of times the "Reduce Wave Skip Cost" upgrade has been purchased, up to a maximum of 0.5.

Ammo

If Ammo is chosen during the selection phase, two random options will be offered alongside an option to increase your existing ammo. The quantity of Ammo offered increases with the number of cleared waves, can be increased by purchasing the Ammo Gatherer upgrade within the raid shop, and is a random amount between [math]\displaystyle{ 1 }[/math] and the maximum quantity:

[math]\displaystyle{ \text{Ammo Max} = 25 \times \text{wave} \times \left ( 1 + \text{Raid Shop Multiplier} \right ) }[/math]

Where [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Raid Shop Multiplier} }[/math] has an initial value of 0, increasing by 0.05 for each time the Ammo Gatherer upgrade has been purchased.

Runes

If Runes is chosen during the selection phase, two random options will be offered, and an option to increase your existing runes. The quantity of Runes offered increases with the number of cleared waves, can be increased by purchasing the Rune Pouch upgrade within the raid shop, and is a random amount between [math]\displaystyle{ 10 }[/math] and the maximum quantity:

[math]\displaystyle{ \text{Runes Max} = 25 \times \text{wave} \times \left ( 1 + \text{Raid Shop Multiplier} \right ) + 9 }[/math]

Where [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Raid Shop Multiplier} }[/math] has an initial value of 0, increasing by 0.05 for each time the Rune Pouch upgrade has been purchased.

Food

If Food is chosen during the selection phase, three random options will be offered. The quantity of Food offered increases with the number of cleared waves, can be increased by purchasing the Food Bonus upgrade within the raid shop, and is a random amount between [math]\displaystyle{ \text{wave} + \text{Raid Shop Bonus} }[/math] and the maximum quantity:

[math]\displaystyle{ \text{Food Max} = 12 \times \text{wave} + \text{Raid Shop Bonus} - 1 }[/math]

Where [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Raid Shop Bonus} }[/math] has an initial value of 0, increasing by 5 for each time the Food Bonus upgrade has been purchased.

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