Golbin Raid

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, Nature Runes, and Spirit 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.

Development Plan

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

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

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:
- .75 on Easy
- 1 on Normal
- 1.5 on Hard
[math]\displaystyle{ \text{wave} }[/math] is the number of waves cleared

Waves Cleared	Difficulty
Waves Cleared	Easy	Normal	Hard
5	40	54	81
10	108	144	216
15	405	540	810
20	756	1,008	1,512
30	2,187	2,916	4,374
40	3,888	5,184	7,776
50	7,560	10,080	15,120
75	24,300	32,400	48,600
100	51,030	68,040	102,060
125	100,237	133,650	200,475
150	173,745	231,660	347,490
175	255,150	340,200	510,300
200	393,120	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 \left ( \text{wave} + 1 \right ) \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 a option to increase your existing ammo. 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.