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Token farming

Drain the Lake Tokens

Token income depends on your current bucket, route, and Skill Tree. Use the calculator for session-specific estimates.

Farm the shortest reliable loop

A nearby route that finishes quickly can beat a deeper route with too much walking.

Upgrade the slowest part first

If filling is slow, improve collection. If returns are too frequent, improve capacity.

Push depth after income stabilizes

Deeper routes are worth testing when the added travel still produces better tokens per minute.

Re-check after every major upgrade

One Skill Tree purchase can change the best route, so update your numbers often.

Before changing routes

Did the deeper route increase tokens per hour, not only tokens per trip?
Is your bucket capacity high enough for the longer path?
Does collection speed still feel slower than walking?
Can one affordable Skill Tree upgrade improve the current loop first?
Open Token Calculator