CRYSTALS (hotkey: "N" - Crystals)
Crystals can be found in chests when you explore. Collect five of each color and you can trade them for rewards:
If I don't trade in a crystal set will my chance of getting another color go up?
No. As kingk posted here, "If you have 5 and do not trade them in, chests will reward you coins instead when they contain that color. Your chance of getting other colors will not increase." Crystals may stack up to 9 at a time but it is only possible with the daily crystal and links from other players. This is so you won't lose a crystal in case your forgot you already have 5. Stacking does not happen when exploring.
Crystals can be found in chests when you explore. Collect five of each color and you can trade them for rewards:
- Blue - 20 energy
- Red - replenish your skill points
- Green - 45 energy
- Yellow - half the learning points you'll get when you level up
- Pink - 6 gems
- White - 20 gems
If I don't trade in a crystal set will my chance of getting another color go up?
No. As kingk posted here, "If you have 5 and do not trade them in, chests will reward you coins instead when they contain that color. Your chance of getting other colors will not increase." Crystals may stack up to 9 at a time but it is only possible with the daily crystal and links from other players. This is so you won't lose a crystal in case your forgot you already have 5. Stacking does not happen when exploring.
How can I share/take crystals from profiles?
Once a day you have the option to share the crystal you found from a chest. On the first time there will be a pop-up window from kongregate asking if you're allowing Dream World to post on your profile. After allowing it the crystal link will appear on your shouts. You can only share blue, red, green, and yellow crystals. Only 5 people can get crystals from you and you can get max of 8 crystals from other links per day. The player need not to be your friend, as long as his profile is public.
For first-time sharers, you might need to unblock Dream World first.
Go to http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/yourUsernameHere/blocked to manage your block lists.
There's a trick where you can change the color of the crystal you'll get. If a person doesn't have the color that you want just copy the link of the crystal, look for the color in the link and change it to whatever color you want (except pink and white of course).
Once a day you have the option to share the crystal you found from a chest. On the first time there will be a pop-up window from kongregate asking if you're allowing Dream World to post on your profile. After allowing it the crystal link will appear on your shouts. You can only share blue, red, green, and yellow crystals. Only 5 people can get crystals from you and you can get max of 8 crystals from other links per day. The player need not to be your friend, as long as his profile is public.
For first-time sharers, you might need to unblock Dream World first.
Go to http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/yourUsernameHere/blocked to manage your block lists.
There's a trick where you can change the color of the crystal you'll get. If a person doesn't have the color that you want just copy the link of the crystal, look for the color in the link and change it to whatever color you want (except pink and white of course).
GEMS
You can view your current gem count just below your energy, or in Home tab, under the Premium Items. Just to be clear, Crystals and Gems are not the same.
There are four ways to get gems:
- If you are a paying client of kongregate, you can purchase gems by bulk in the Guardian tab. We call people who buy gems in large amounts more than once to buff their accounts as "gemmers".
- Trade a set of pink or white crystals for 6 or 20 gems, respectively.
- Win in the King of Duels. You can get as much as 100 gems if you end in rank 1, or 5 gems on at least rank 50.
- Play Time World and complete chapter 10. There will be a personal claim link for 100 gems in the mission window after you've finished it.
For new players, the most common question (and the most common mistake if you didn't ask), is what to buy with gems. New accounts start with 20 gems. DO NOT use it right away. Save enough to buy the Bankers Guild. Next is the Protection Charm. Third is the Cap of Wisdom, or Magic Pick, or Puzzle Decoder; it depends on what you want more, some people doesn't like to level up fast, and some are annoyed with the chests/puzzle boxes. When you're done with them go ahead and buy the +3 stats items. Time and Skill Capsules can be found in mystery boxes, so you don't have to buy them with gems.
There are also the allies. Go to Allies section of this guide for the discussion, if you're not sure who to buy.
For high levels who have bought everything in their list, what now? You can save your gems for 1 week heroic-genius during a mega-event. Buying LP is not recommended. Here's why:
- For example, a level 90 can get 400 LP for 16 gems, which is not even enough for 1 point on stats. Or -
- You can get 3 MB's for 15 gems (1 MB = 5 gems) and hope for a pill. If you're lucky you can get 3 pills. Or -
- Refill your energy using 12 gems. Make sure you have your energy ring on. I have 292 max energy, and I can find more than 3 MB's in one energy run.