Frequently Asked Questions

The goal of Idle Industry is to simply make money. Use this guide to help you understand the mechanics of the game.

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Frequent Questions

  1. How do I get started?

    • Check this page for information how to get started playing.


  1. How do I prestige?

    • Check this page for information on how to prestige.


  1. How much percent do the upgrades increase?

    • Energy Upgrades increase the selected upgrade by 2%.

    • Factory/Raw Material cash upgrades upgrade the selected resource by 1%


  1. How much do I need to earn a prestige point?

    • You need 100k pottery and clay to start. You also need 1.5 Billion in cash. Each subsequent point adds additional requirements.

    • Please see the page How To Prestige for more details


  1. What do I lose when I prestige?

    • You will keep your Plutonium and the Energy Upgrades purchased with Plutonium. Your achievements won't reset either. Everything else is reset.


  1. What should I do for my first prestige?

    • Try saving up at least 2 prestige points. Spend them both on the last two options.


  1. When will new factories/mines appear?

    • New factories and mines will appear when you have 1/2 the cash required to purchase it. You can decrease the cost of mines and factories with energy.


  1. Where are the Google Leader Boards?

    • Leaderboards are located in the settings menu. (The gear on the bottom left.)

    • You must be logged into google play games to record your scores

    • Scores are logged every 5 minutes, or when you exit the game.


  1. Where are the Google Achievements located?

    • Google Achievements are located in the settings menu. (The gear on the bottom left.)

    • You must be logged into google play games to unlock an achievement.


  1. How do I increase the stockpile size?

    • The stockpile size increases automatically when you earn a prestige point. Please see How To Prestige for more details.


Did you Know?

  1. Button Holding

    1. You can hold down most buttons continuously to repeat its action. For example, increasing the resource stockpile size in the Warehouse Page can be purchased repeatedly simply by holding down the button.

  2. Buy Multiply Button

    1. There is a button at the top of the game that will toggle how many of a resource/upgrade to buy. This button applies to resource levels, as well as cash and energy upgrades.

  3. Closing Dropdowns

    1. Clicking outside of any dropdown will close that dropdown.