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[[File:Grandmapocalypse3example.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Typical occurrence of the Grandmapocalypse during the final stage, version 2.0.]] |
[[File:Grandmapocalypse3example.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Typical occurrence of the Grandmapocalypse during the final stage, version 2.0.]] |
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| − | The '''Grandmapocalypse''' |
+ | The '''Grandmapocalypse''' is an in-game event that affects both the [[Update History|1.0 Update]] of the game, as well as the pre-update version. It affects the background as well as the appearance of the game window and causes spawning of [[Wrinkler]]s and [[Wrath Cookie|Wrath cookies]]. |
| + | [[File:New One Mind warning message.png|alt=|thumb|220x220px|Warning message that shows up when you're about to buy the One Mind upgrade.]] |
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==Starting the Grandmapocalypse== |
==Starting the Grandmapocalypse== |
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| − | To start the Grandmapocalypse, you must have at least seven |
+ | To start the Grandmapocalypse, you must have at least seven [[Upgrades#Grandma_types|Grandma types]], and at least six [[grandma]]s. You will then have access to the [[Upgrades#Bingo Center.2FResearch Facility|Bingo center/Research facility]]. This will allow you different research/upgrades and eventually the "One Mind" Upgrade. This will give you a warning message, and if allowed will start the Grandmapocalypse. |
===Stage 1=== |
===Stage 1=== |
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| − | Once "One Mind" is purchased, the Grandmapocalypse begins. The Grandmas are now considered " |
+ | Once "One Mind" is purchased, the Grandmapocalypse begins. The Grandmas are now considered "Awoken". Wrath cookies will appear 33% of the time, and [[Wrinkler]]s will appear as well. The [[Grandmatriarch]]s will lose their teeth and become more wrinkled. |
===Stage 2=== |
===Stage 2=== |
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| − | To get to the next stage, follow the Research Upgrades until you buy the "Communal Brainsweep" Upgrade. The Grandmatriarch Status will change to "Displeased." Wrath cookies will appear 66% of the time, and |
+ | To get to the next stage, follow the Research Upgrades until you buy the "Communal Brainsweep" Upgrade. The Grandmatriarch Status will change to "Displeased." Wrath cookies will appear 66% of the time, and [[Wrinkler]]s will appear faster. The Grandmatriarchs are tinted red and have glowing eyes and sharper teeth. |
===Stage 3=== |
===Stage 3=== |
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| + | To get to the Final Stage of the Grandmatriarch form, you must follow the Research Upgrades up until you buy the "Elder Pact." Another warning message will appear. The [[News Ticker#Grandmapocalypse_Based|news broadcasts]] will turn into reports of the world ending, and the Grandmatriarch Status will change to "Angered." [[Golden Cookie]]s will be entirely replaced by Wrath cookies at this stage. [[Wrinkler]]s appear even faster. The Grandmatriarchs show their true form as demonic masses of flesh in the background. |
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| − | There is no stage three if you get here your game will restart and npt allow you to use backup saves |
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==Halting the Grandmapocalypse== |
==Halting the Grandmapocalypse== |
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| − | Once Elder Pact is purchased, the [[Elder Pledge]] switch is unlocked. Elder Pledge puts a |
+ | Once Elder Pact is purchased, the [[Elder Pledge]] switch is unlocked. Elder Pledge puts a temporary hold on the Grandmapocalypse and unlocks the [[Upgrades#Research_and_Grandmapocalypse|Elder Covenant]] switch. When the Grandmapocalypse is halted or ended, the Grandmatriarchs' state of mind becomes "appeased". This changes the background into the original blue, makes only Golden Cookies appear, pops all [[wrinkler]]s, and reverts the news ticker to normal messages. |
| − | The '''Elder Covenant''' is worth exactly {{hover|66.6 trillion|66,666,666,666,665}} cookies. It puts an indefinite hold to the Grandmatriarchs' wrath. This purchase |
+ | The '''Elder Covenant''' is worth exactly {{hover|66.6 trillion|66,666,666,666,665}} cookies. It puts an indefinite hold to the Grandmatriarchs' wrath. This purchase costs 5% of your CPS, and locks the Elder Pledge switch. In order to return to the chaotic state of the Grandmapocalypse and restore your CpS, the Elder Covenant can be revoked at a cost of {{hover|6.66 billion|6,666,666,666}} cookies. |
| − | The '''Elder Pledge''' will put the genocidal grandmas to rest for 30 minutes. Every time an Elder Pledge is bought, the price goes up by a factor of 8, capping at |
+ | The '''Elder Pledge''' will put the genocidal grandmas to rest for 30 minutes. Every time an Elder Pledge is bought, the price goes up by a factor of 8, capping at {{hover|4.4 trillion|4,398,046,511,104}}. After pledging 10 times, [[Upgrades#Bingo_Center.2FResearch_Facility|Sacrificial Rolling Pins]] is able to be researched. It doubles the time of peace, making it an hour long. |
The Grandmapocalypse can also be stopped by selling all of your grandmas. Doing this causes the Grandmatriarchs' status to disappear from the Stats page. Buying at least one grandma will restart the Grandmapocalypse at the stage you left off. |
The Grandmapocalypse can also be stopped by selling all of your grandmas. Doing this causes the Grandmatriarchs' status to disappear from the Stats page. Buying at least one grandma will restart the Grandmapocalypse at the stage you left off. |
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==Background changes== |
==Background changes== |
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| − | As the Grandmapocalypse goes on, the Grandmatriarchs grow increasingly angry with each Bingo Center/Research Facility related upgrade. This is reflected in the backgrounds: |
+ | As the Grandmapocalypse goes on, the Grandmatriarchs grow increasingly angry with each Bingo Center/Research Facility related upgrade. By using the background switcher unlocked in the ascension upgrades, you can switch the wall paper to the different stages of grandmas without having started the grandmapocalypse. This is reflected in the backgrounds: |
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| + | By using the [[Upgrades#Switches|background selector]] unlocked during [[Ascension]], you can switch the background to the different stages of Grandmatriarchs without angering them. |
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==Research Upgrades== |
==Research Upgrades== |
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| + | ==Why should I trigger the Grandmapocalypse?== |
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| + | The Grandmapocalypse seems a bit scary (tyrannical end-of-the-world jokes aside), but it's really not all that bad, and has the potential to usher in a new era of prosperity for you and your cookie business. |
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| − | To get the most CpS, upgrade through One Mind but do not take Communal Brainsweep. If you idle most or all of the time, or if you leave the golden switch turned on, then buy all of the Bingo upgrades. |
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| − | Upgrading through One Mind gives you a 6x increase in CpS |
+ | Upgrading through One Mind gives you a 6x increase in CpS because of [[Wrinkler]]s. [[Wrinkler]]s are red, eldrich beasts which will leech a small fraction of your CpS and eat it. Fortunately, you can pop them to make them explode, giving you your cookies back along with a little interest. |
| − | The reason wrinklers |
+ | The reason why wrinklers offer such a big boost is because they help each other. Popping a wrinkler will give you an amount of cookies equal to 1.1x the cookies eaten by '''ALL wrinklers''' while that wrinkler was present, not just the cookies eaten by that ''particular'' wrinkler. |
| + | If you're still confused, here's a grossly oversimplified example. Let's assume you make exactly 10 trillion cookies per second. Since each wrinkler will eat 5% of your CpS, 10 wrinklers will halve your CpS, lowering it to 5 trillion cookies. After 10 seconds, those 10 wrinklers have eaten a total of 50 trillion cookies, so '''each wrinkler''' will give you 1.1x those 50 trillion cookies when popped. Multiplying that 55 trillion cookies by 10 wrinklers gives a total yield of 550 trillion. Adding in the 50 trillion cookies from your unwithered production gives a grand total of 600 trillion cookies, exactly 6x the amount of cookies you'd otherwise get. However, you have to actually ''pop'' the wrinklers before getting those bonus cookies, but doing so will force you to wait for more wrinklers to spawn, which can take a while. (Wrinklers can also be spawned manually by the "Resurrect Abomination" spell from the [[Grimoire]], which can significantly speed up the process.) |
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| − | If you play actively enough to click an occasional golden cookie, it's not worth it to go further into the grandmapocalypse except to help with achievements. Later phases have faster spawning wrinklers, but they still max out at 10, so they don't help much more for normal play. Later phases also have the downside of turning golden cookies into wrath cookies. |
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| + | True, One Mind also come with the downside of turning some of your golden cookies into wrath cookies, but it's not really all that big of a downside. Not only do wrath cookies result in ''positive'' outcomes nearly as often as they do negative ones (and are the only way to encounter Elder Frenzies), you can also just choose to ignore them if you want to. (Doing so is not recommended.) |
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| − | If you aren't clicking golden cookies, either because you leave the game idle or because you have the golden switch turned on, then there's little harm to going to later phases. You'll get wrinklers faster, which is helpful for hunting collectibles, and you'll also get a 5% passive CpS bonus from Arcane Sugar. |
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| + | == To Pledge or not to pledge? == |
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| − | Since the 2.002 update, it has become even more beneficial to remain in Stage 1 Grandmapocalypse (One Mind without Communal Brainsweep) than proceeding to Stage 3. The primary draw of Stage 3 is the higher occurrence of Elder Frenzies. Originally, triggering an Elder Frenzy would cancel and replace any Frenzy or Clot effect already active, meaning that the prevalence of Wrath Cookies alone determined the relative effectiveness of Elder Frenzies. With 100% Wrath Cookies, Stage 3 had 3 times the benefit from Elder Frenzy than Stage 1 did. Since the update, however, Elder Frenzy will now stack with Frenzy and Clot. Assuming that these effects are active about half the time during the Stage they are most common in, we have: |
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| + | If you are an active player, pledging is generally considered the better option due to the benefits of easier golden combos. In the grandmapopcalypse, golden cookie frequency is reduced, making it not worth it. However, if you are a player who usually relies on idle cookie production, the benefits of occasional Elder Frenzies and boosts from Wrinklers exceeds the benefits of an extra frenzy you get every once in a while. |
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| − | *In Stage 3, half of all Elder Frenzies will overlap with a Clot and be cut in half, while the other half will go as normal. This leaves<math>0.5E + 0.5(0.5E) = 0.75E</math>, with E being a full Elder Frenzy. This means that Elder Frenzies are now only three quarters as effective in Stage 3 as they were before the update. |
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| − | *In Stage 1, Wrath Cookies only appear 1/3 of the time, so start at 0.33E instead of E; after that, half of all Elder Frenzies will overlap with a Frenzy and be multiplied by 7, while the other half will go as normal. This gives<math>0.5(0.33E) + 7(0.5(0.33E)) = 1.33E</math>, meaning that Elder Frenzies are now 4 times as effective in Stage 1 as they used to be, overall being almost twice as effective as Stage 3 Elder Frenzies in the long run, despite being so much rarer an occurrence. |
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| − | Subtle variations can be made for Clot occurring occasionally during Stage 1 and the presence of Dragon Harvest with [[Krumblor]]'s Reaper of Fields aura, but will not alter the proportional effectiveness significantly. |
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| + | It is recommended to fully complete the Grandmapopcalypse, because of the benefits to your cookies per second through upgrades such as Arcane Sugar. Both idle players and active players should complete the Grandmapocalypse, because idle players benefit from the extra cps and faster Wrinkler spawn rates, and both playstyles benefit from the CPS multipliers. |
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| − | Later phases of the grandmapocalypse are bad for CpS but can help with [[Achievement]]s. |
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| + | Subtle variations can be made for several outstanding factors (e.g. [[Krumblor]]'s Dragon Harvest, the various stock market loans, etc), but will not alter the overall effectiveness by much. |
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| − | There are achievements for the grandmapocalypse itself. To get them, you have to go through all phases, pledge 5 times, and issue a covenant. |
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| ⚫ | The later phases are also good for collecting all Halloween cookies and Easter eggs. Since you'll be popping wrinklers instantly when you are looking for these collectibles, you'll benefit from the faster spawn rate |
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| + | You need to play the Grandmapocalypse through to its end to get the related achievements. More specifically, you need to issue 5 Pledges, and declare a Covenant, on top of popping at least 200 wrinklers (although this can be done even in stage 1). |
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| ⚫ | The later phases are also good for collecting all Halloween cookies and Easter eggs. Since you'll be popping wrinklers instantly when you are looking for these collectibles, you'll benefit from the faster spawn rate, and in the event you are simply going for collectibles, the potential negative downsides of having exclusively Wrath Cookies won't be as painful to your cookie production. |
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| − | If you've gone to the end of the grandmapocalypse, then you might want to pledge for active play. By pledging, you'll lose the wrinklers, but all cookies will go back to being golden cookies instead of wrath cookies. If you can get more benefit from the golden cookies than from the wrinklers, then this can be worth it. It's not clear which is better, but you can try. |
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| + | Elder Pledge is recommended over Elder Covenant due to the %5 CPS penalty, and Elder pledge is extremely cheap, as it takes 512 Quadrillion to finish to the Grandmapocalypse, and at that stage of the game, the prices to pledge are worth less than 1% of your bank at any given time. |
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| − | Using covenant is worse than pledging. You don't want to make a covenant and then go idle, because you will be giving up wrinklers to gain golden cookies that you aren't there to click. You also don't want to use a covenant while active, because covenant has a CpS penalty that pledging does not, and while active you can keep refreshing the pledge. |
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| − | That said, |
+ | That said, the Covenant is useful as an indirect way to cancel out of a pledge early. If you are about to go idle and want to cancel a pledge, you can't do it directly. However, you can replace the pledge with a Covenant, and Covenants can be cancelled. |
== History == |
== History == |
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The Grandmapocalypse returned alongside various other [[grandma]]-related updates in version "1.03", which was then quickly updated once again with only Grandmapocalypse-related updates in version "1.031". It is triggered after buying the "One mind" upgrade from the [[Research Facility]], and is furthered by buying "Communal brainsweep" and finally "Elder Pact". |
The Grandmapocalypse returned alongside various other [[grandma]]-related updates in version "1.03", which was then quickly updated once again with only Grandmapocalypse-related updates in version "1.031". It is triggered after buying the "One mind" upgrade from the [[Research Facility]], and is furthered by buying "Communal brainsweep" and finally "Elder Pact". |
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| ⚫ | Known effects of this event include the background changing into a painting of grandmothers slowly acquiring a demonic appearance and Wrath Cookies occasionally (or once angered enough, always) appearing instead of Golden Cookies. Once the Grandmapocalypse begins, the "special" segment of the Stats page will indicate the [[grandmatriarch]]'s mood, from "Awoken", "Displeased", to finally "Angered". Starting with Version 1.0393, the Grandmas in the Store section will distort as the Grandmapocalypse advances, and [[Wrinkler]]s, leechlike creatures that decrease [[CpS]] until popped, begin appearing. |
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| − | [[File:Baddaboom.png|thumb|178x178px|A typical occurrence of the Grandmapocalypse in version 1.031, during the final stage.]] |
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| ⚫ | Known effects of this event include the background changing into a painting of grandmothers slowly acquiring a demonic appearance and |
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===In Cookie Clicker Classic=== |
===In Cookie Clicker Classic=== |
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[[File:Grandmapocalypse.png|thumb|An example of the first stage of the Grandmapocalypse]] |
[[File:Grandmapocalypse.png|thumb|An example of the first stage of the Grandmapocalypse]] |
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[[File:Menesbonsgranda.png|thumb|When you hit 1,000,000,000 cookies, the final stage will be activated]] |
[[File:Menesbonsgranda.png|thumb|When you hit 1,000,000,000 cookies, the final stage will be activated]] |
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| − | The Grandmapocalypse starts once you've accumulated over 1,000,000 cookies. The screen becomes covered in a shaking, flashing, tiled background of grandmas. As you gain more cookies, the Grandmapocalypse becomes more intense, with more images of different grandmas of various sizes and intensity |
+ | The Grandmapocalypse starts once you've accumulated over 1,000,000 cookies. The screen becomes covered in a shaking, flashing, tiled background of grandmas. As you gain more cookies, the Grandmapocalypse becomes more intense, with more images of different grandmas of various sizes and intensity beginning to show up. |
===The Elder Pledge=== |
===The Elder Pledge=== |
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| − | The Grandmapocalypse can be temporarily halted by purchasing the [[Elder Pledge]], an upgrade which becomes available after accumulating over 2 million cookies. |
+ | The Grandmapocalypse can be temporarily halted by purchasing the [[Elder Pledge]], an upgrade which becomes available after accumulating over 2 million cookies. The first iteration of this upgrade costs 666,666 cookies and increases the effectiveness of your clicking, and boosts the CpS of your grandmas based on your number of portals. |
| − | The boost in CpS from purchasing the |
+ | The boost in CpS from purchasing the Elder Pledge can be a huge gift in the beginning of the end game of Cookie Clicker. Players can increase their clicking output by over 100x with enough cursors which can give a huge boost to cookie output when saving for additional Portals or Time Machines. |
[[File:D.png|thumb|Skull Grandmas later in the grandmapocalypse]] |
[[File:D.png|thumb|Skull Grandmas later in the grandmapocalypse]] |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* Sometimes, switching windows can cause the grandma background to get 'stuck' in its current state until you buy another upgrade that changes it. (Does not work anymore in version 1.0375) |
* Sometimes, switching windows can cause the grandma background to get 'stuck' in its current state until you buy another upgrade that changes it. (Does not work anymore in version 1.0375) |
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| + | * Elder Covenant used to cost 666 trillion cookies, and cut CpS by 20% instead of 5%. |
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| − | * Elder Covenant used to cost 666 trillion, and trillions back in the day were really hard to obtain and instead of 5% CpS loss it was 20%, so it was a lot harder to get it and get more cookies with it. |
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[[File:Grandmapocalypse glitch.jpg|thumb|If the bug occurs, this is the result. It's zoomed out for the best effect.]] |
[[File:Grandmapocalypse glitch.jpg|thumb|If the bug occurs, this is the result. It's zoomed out for the best effect.]] |
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Revision as of 15:37, 20 April 2022
Typical occurrence of the Grandmapocalypse during the final stage, version 2.0.
The Grandmapocalypse is an in-game event that affects both the 1.0 Update of the game, as well as the pre-update version. It affects the background as well as the appearance of the game window and causes spawning of Wrinklers and Wrath cookies.
Warning message that shows up when you're about to buy the One Mind upgrade.
Starting the Grandmapocalypse
To start the Grandmapocalypse, you must have at least seven Grandma types, and at least six grandmas. You will then have access to the Bingo center/Research facility. This will allow you different research/upgrades and eventually the "One Mind" Upgrade. This will give you a warning message, and if allowed will start the Grandmapocalypse.
Stage 1
Once "One Mind" is purchased, the Grandmapocalypse begins. The Grandmas are now considered "Awoken". Wrath cookies will appear 33% of the time, and Wrinklers will appear as well. The Grandmatriarchs will lose their teeth and become more wrinkled.
Stage 2
To get to the next stage, follow the Research Upgrades until you buy the "Communal Brainsweep" Upgrade. The Grandmatriarch Status will change to "Displeased." Wrath cookies will appear 66% of the time, and Wrinklers will appear faster. The Grandmatriarchs are tinted red and have glowing eyes and sharper teeth.
Stage 3
To get to the Final Stage of the Grandmatriarch form, you must follow the Research Upgrades up until you buy the "Elder Pact." Another warning message will appear. The news broadcasts will turn into reports of the world ending, and the Grandmatriarch Status will change to "Angered." Golden Cookies will be entirely replaced by Wrath cookies at this stage. Wrinklers appear even faster. The Grandmatriarchs show their true form as demonic masses of flesh in the background.
Halting the Grandmapocalypse
Once Elder Pact is purchased, the Elder Pledge switch is unlocked. Elder Pledge puts a temporary hold on the Grandmapocalypse and unlocks the Elder Covenant switch. When the Grandmapocalypse is halted or ended, the Grandmatriarchs' state of mind becomes "appeased". This changes the background into the original blue, makes only Golden Cookies appear, pops all wrinklers, and reverts the news ticker to normal messages.
The Elder Covenant is worth exactly 66.6 trillion cookies. It puts an indefinite hold to the Grandmatriarchs' wrath. This purchase costs 5% of your CPS, and locks the Elder Pledge switch. In order to return to the chaotic state of the Grandmapocalypse and restore your CpS, the Elder Covenant can be revoked at a cost of 6.66 billion cookies.
The Elder Pledge will put the genocidal grandmas to rest for 30 minutes. Every time an Elder Pledge is bought, the price goes up by a factor of 8, capping at 4.4 trillion. After pledging 10 times, Sacrificial Rolling Pins is able to be researched. It doubles the time of peace, making it an hour long.
The Grandmapocalypse can also be stopped by selling all of your grandmas. Doing this causes the Grandmatriarchs' status to disappear from the Stats page. Buying at least one grandma will restart the Grandmapocalypse at the stage you left off.
Background changes
As the Grandmapocalypse goes on, the Grandmatriarchs grow increasingly angry with each Bingo Center/Research Facility related upgrade. By using the background switcher unlocked in the ascension upgrades, you can switch the wall paper to the different stages of grandmas without having started the grandmapocalypse. This is reflected in the backgrounds:
By using the background selector unlocked during Ascension, you can switch the background to the different stages of Grandmatriarchs without angering them.
Research Upgrades
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Bingo center/Research facility | "Elder" achievement earned
At least 6 grandmas owned |
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Grandma-operated science lab and leisure club. Grandmas are 4 times as efficient. Regularly unlocks new upgrades. "What could possibly keep those grandmothers in check?... Bingo." |
64 |
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Specialized chocolate chips | 1st research project completed | 1 quadrillion
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Cookie production multiplier +1%. "Computer-designed chocolate chips. Computer chips, if you will." |
65 |
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Designer cocoa beans | 2nd research project completed | 2 quadrillion
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Cookie production multiplier +2%. "Now more aerodynamic than ever!" |
66 |
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Ritual rolling pins | 3rd research project completed | 4 quadrillion
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Grandmas are twice as efficient. "The result of years of scientific research!" |
67 |
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Underworld ovens | 4th research project completed | 8 quadrillion
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Cookie production multiplier +3%. "Powered by science, of course!" |
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One mind [note 1] | 5th research project completed | 16 quadrillion
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Each grandma gains +0.02 base Cps per grandma. Note: the grandmothers are growing restless. Do not encourage them. "We are one. We are many." |
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Exotic nuts | 6th research project completed | 32 quadrillion
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Cookie production multiplier +4%. "You'll go crazy over these!" |
70 |
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Communal brainsweep | 7th research project completed | 64 quadrillion
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Each grandma gains another +0.02 base Cps per grandma. Note: proceeding any further in scientific research may have unexpected results. You have been warned. "We fuse. We merge. We grow." |
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Arcane sugar | 8th research project completed | 128 quadrillion
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Cookie production multiplier +5%. "Tastes like insects, ligaments, and molasses." |
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Elder Pact | 9th research project completed | 256 quadrillion
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Each grandma gains +0.05 base CpS per portal. Note: this is a bad idea. "squirm crawl slither writhe today we rise" |
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Sacrificial rolling pins | "Elder Pledge" purchased 10 times | 2.889 trillion
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Elder pledges last twice as long. "These are mostly just for spreading the anti-aging cream. (And accessorily, shortening the chicken's suffering.)" |
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Switches
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Elder Pledge [note 2] | "Elder Pact" purchased | 64 x 8n (cap: 64 × 812) |
Contains the wrath of the elders, at least for a while. "This is simple ritual involving anti-aging cream, cookie batter mixed in the moonlight, and a live chicken." |
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Revoke Elder Covenant
Elder Covenant
[click to switch]
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"Elder Pledge" purchased at least once | 6.667 billion 66.667 trillion |
You will get 5% of your CpS back, but the grandmatriarchs will return. "we rise again"
Puts a permanent end to the elders' wrath, at the price of 5% of your CpS.
"This is a complicated ritual involving silly, inconsequential trivialities such as cursed laxatives, century-old cacao, and an infant. Don't question it." |
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Achievements
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Grandmapocalypse | Trigger the grandmapocalypse for the first time. | 594 |
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Wrath cookie | Click a wrath cookie. | 595 |
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Elder nap | Appease the grandmatriarchs at least once. "we are eternal" |
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Elder slumber | Appease the grandmatriarchs at least 5 times. "our mind outlives the universe" |
80 |
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Elder calm | Declare a covenant with the grandmatriarchs. "we have fed" |
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Wrinkler poker | Poke a wrinkler 50 times without killing it. "Also the name of a card game popular in retirement homes." |
598 |
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Itchscratcher | Burst 1 wrinkler. | 105 |
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Wrinklesquisher [note 3] | Burst 50 wrinklers. | 106 |
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Moistburster [note 3] | Burst 200 wrinklers. | 107 |
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Last Chance to See (shadow achievement) |
Burst the near-extinct shiny wrinkler. "You monster!" |
262 |
Why should I trigger the Grandmapocalypse?
The Grandmapocalypse seems a bit scary (tyrannical end-of-the-world jokes aside), but it's really not all that bad, and has the potential to usher in a new era of prosperity for you and your cookie business.
Upgrading through One Mind gives you a 6x increase in CpS because of Wrinklers. Wrinklers are red, eldrich beasts which will leech a small fraction of your CpS and eat it. Fortunately, you can pop them to make them explode, giving you your cookies back along with a little interest.
The reason why wrinklers offer such a big boost is because they help each other. Popping a wrinkler will give you an amount of cookies equal to 1.1x the cookies eaten by ALL wrinklers while that wrinkler was present, not just the cookies eaten by that particular wrinkler.
If you're still confused, here's a grossly oversimplified example. Let's assume you make exactly 10 trillion cookies per second. Since each wrinkler will eat 5% of your CpS, 10 wrinklers will halve your CpS, lowering it to 5 trillion cookies. After 10 seconds, those 10 wrinklers have eaten a total of 50 trillion cookies, so each wrinkler will give you 1.1x those 50 trillion cookies when popped. Multiplying that 55 trillion cookies by 10 wrinklers gives a total yield of 550 trillion. Adding in the 50 trillion cookies from your unwithered production gives a grand total of 600 trillion cookies, exactly 6x the amount of cookies you'd otherwise get. However, you have to actually pop the wrinklers before getting those bonus cookies, but doing so will force you to wait for more wrinklers to spawn, which can take a while. (Wrinklers can also be spawned manually by the "Resurrect Abomination" spell from the Grimoire, which can significantly speed up the process.)
True, One Mind also come with the downside of turning some of your golden cookies into wrath cookies, but it's not really all that big of a downside. Not only do wrath cookies result in positive outcomes nearly as often as they do negative ones (and are the only way to encounter Elder Frenzies), you can also just choose to ignore them if you want to. (Doing so is not recommended.)
To Pledge or not to pledge?
If you are an active player, pledging is generally considered the better option due to the benefits of easier golden combos. In the grandmapopcalypse, golden cookie frequency is reduced, making it not worth it. However, if you are a player who usually relies on idle cookie production, the benefits of occasional Elder Frenzies and boosts from Wrinklers exceeds the benefits of an extra frenzy you get every once in a while.
It is recommended to fully complete the Grandmapopcalypse, because of the benefits to your cookies per second through upgrades such as Arcane Sugar. Both idle players and active players should complete the Grandmapocalypse, because idle players benefit from the extra cps and faster Wrinkler spawn rates, and both playstyles benefit from the CPS multipliers.
Subtle variations can be made for several outstanding factors (e.g. Krumblor's Dragon Harvest, the various stock market loans, etc), but will not alter the overall effectiveness by much.
Strategy for achievements
You need to play the Grandmapocalypse through to its end to get the related achievements. More specifically, you need to issue 5 Pledges, and declare a Covenant, on top of popping at least 200 wrinklers (although this can be done even in stage 1).
The later phases are also good for collecting all Halloween cookies and Easter eggs. Since you'll be popping wrinklers instantly when you are looking for these collectibles, you'll benefit from the faster spawn rate, and in the event you are simply going for collectibles, the potential negative downsides of having exclusively Wrath Cookies won't be as painful to your cookie production.
Elder Pledge is recommended over Elder Covenant due to the %5 CPS penalty, and Elder pledge is extremely cheap, as it takes 512 Quadrillion to finish to the Grandmapocalypse, and at that stage of the game, the prices to pledge are worth less than 1% of your bank at any given time.
That said, the Covenant is useful as an indirect way to cancel out of a pledge early. If you are about to go idle and want to cancel a pledge, you can't do it directly. However, you can replace the pledge with a Covenant, and Covenants can be cancelled.
History
Cookie Clicker v1.03
The Grandmapocalypse returned alongside various other grandma-related updates in version "1.03", which was then quickly updated once again with only Grandmapocalypse-related updates in version "1.031". It is triggered after buying the "One mind" upgrade from the Research Facility, and is furthered by buying "Communal brainsweep" and finally "Elder Pact".
Known effects of this event include the background changing into a painting of grandmothers slowly acquiring a demonic appearance and Wrath Cookies occasionally (or once angered enough, always) appearing instead of Golden Cookies. Once the Grandmapocalypse begins, the "special" segment of the Stats page will indicate the grandmatriarch's mood, from "Awoken", "Displeased", to finally "Angered". Starting with Version 1.0393, the Grandmas in the Store section will distort as the Grandmapocalypse advances, and Wrinklers, leechlike creatures that decrease CpS until popped, begin appearing.
In Cookie Clicker Classic
An example of the first stage of the Grandmapocalypse
When you hit 1,000,000,000 cookies, the final stage will be activated
The Grandmapocalypse starts once you've accumulated over 1,000,000 cookies. The screen becomes covered in a shaking, flashing, tiled background of grandmas. As you gain more cookies, the Grandmapocalypse becomes more intense, with more images of different grandmas of various sizes and intensity beginning to show up.
The Elder Pledge
The Grandmapocalypse can be temporarily halted by purchasing the Elder Pledge, an upgrade which becomes available after accumulating over 2 million cookies. The first iteration of this upgrade costs 666,666 cookies and increases the effectiveness of your clicking, and boosts the CpS of your grandmas based on your number of portals.
The boost in CpS from purchasing the Elder Pledge can be a huge gift in the beginning of the end game of Cookie Clicker. Players can increase their clicking output by over 100x with enough cursors which can give a huge boost to cookie output when saving for additional Portals or Time Machines.
Skull Grandmas later in the grandmapocalypse
Trivia
- Sometimes, switching windows can cause the grandma background to get 'stuck' in its current state until you buy another upgrade that changes it. (Does not work anymore in version 1.0375)
- Elder Covenant used to cost 666 trillion cookies, and cut CpS by 20% instead of 5%.
If the bug occurs, this is the result. It's zoomed out for the best effect.
Notes
- ↑ Purchasing the One mind upgrade triggers the beginning of the Grandmapocalypse.
- ↑ Elder Pledge is unavailable while Elder Covenant is in effect.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Unlike most "number of actions" achievements, the Wrinkler and Reindeer achievements are counted in a single game, not all time: Ascending will reset the counter.
| Cookie Clicker game mechanics | |
|---|---|
| Cookies | Cookie Clicker • Clicking • Buildings |
| General | Achievements • Golden Cookies • Milk • Sugar Lumps • News Ticker • Options • Cheating Cookies per Second (CpS) • Cookies per Click (CpC) |
| Upgrades | Upgrades overview Multipliers: Flavored Cookies • Kittens Research: Grandmapocalypse • Wrath Cookies • Wrinklers • Shiny wrinklers |
| Ascension | Ascension • Heavenly Chips • Challenge Mode |
| Seasons | Seasons overview Valentine's Day • Business Day • Easter • Halloween • Christmas |
| Minigames | Minigames overview Garden • Stock Market • Pantheon • Grimoire |
| Further reading | Gameplay |