Daemon Protocols

Daemon Protocols

Daemon Protocols are passive account-wide bonus systems. They are not purchased; they activate from milestone unlocks and scale from tracked lifetime stats.

How they work

Each protocol:

• tracks one stat (like Gems owned or total waves)
• converts that tracked stat into a bonus %
• has a soft cap (full rate up to cap, reduced rate after cap)
• has a tier (I-V) based on milestone unlocks

Formula:

• If below soft cap: value = tracked × multiplier
• If above soft cap:

 value = soft cap + (excess tracked × softcap multiplier)

Final bonus is applied as (1 + value).

Unlock / Tier Milestones

Spoiler: Daemon Protocol unlock path

• Tier I unlock: EE10-Milestone-Wave100-Unlock-Daemon-Protocols
• Tier II: VV10-Milestone-Wave100-Daemon-Protocol-Tier-2
• Tier III: PP10-Milestone-Wave100-Daemon-Protocol-Tier-3
• Tier IV: ZZ10-Milestone-Wave100-Daemon-Protocol-Tier-4
• Tier V: CC10-Milestone-Wave100-Daemon-Protocol-Tier-5

Protocol list

Cache Daemon Protocol

• Tracks: Gems Owned
• Applies to: Coin gain (multiplies coin rewards)
• Active when: Daemon Protocols unlocked and Gems > 0

Tier values:

• I: +0.1% per tracked, soft cap 100%, post-cap +0.0%
• II: +0.2% per tracked, soft cap 200%, post-cap +0.05%
• III: +0.3% per tracked, soft cap 400%, post-cap +0.10%
• IV: +0.4% per tracked, soft cap 600%, post-cap +0.15%
• V: +0.5% per tracked, soft cap 1000%, post-cap +0.20%

Archive Daemon Protocol

• Tracks: Total Highest Waves (sum of max waves across cup tiers)
• Applies to: Damage boost
• Active when: Daemon Protocols unlocked and Gems > 0

Tier values:

• I: +0.01% per tracked, soft cap 100%, post-cap +0.0%
• II: +0.02% per tracked, soft cap 200%, post-cap +0.01%
• III: +0.03% per tracked, soft cap 400%, post-cap +0.015%
• IV: +0.04% per tracked, soft cap 600%, post-cap +0.02%
• V: +0.05% per tracked, soft cap 1000%, post-cap +0.025%

Endurance Daemon Protocol

• Tracks: Total Waves Played
• Applies to: Health boost
• Active when: Daemon Protocols unlocked and Total Waves Played > 0

Tier values:

• I: +0.0005% per tracked, soft cap 250%, post-cap +0.0002%
• II: +0.0010% per tracked, soft cap 500%, post-cap +0.0004%
• III: +0.0015% per tracked, soft cap 1000%, post-cap +0.0006%
• IV: +0.0020% per tracked, soft cap 1500%, post-cap +0.0008%
• V: +0.0025% per tracked, soft cap 2500%, post-cap +0.0010%

Notes

• These are fully passive once unlocked.
• Tier upgrades improve both growth rate and soft-cap behavior.
• Daemon Protocol panel is hidden until the Tier I unlock milestone is claimed.