Why are there shards going back into the rock?

[Rifle]

It's a red bar I'm assuming and they are keeping my compression event from happening it appears. I don't see a mechanic clearly where I can change that.

[PinkGlassesGaming]

The rock passively regains shards after the first compression - There is a tooltip about it. :) You can have multiple compression events just need to up your damage

[Zanaki]

so is it just about making more shards than it can reclaim?

[Lukas]

pretty much there are also a couple upgrades and prestiges that stop the reclaimation of shards from being as bad. The game is heavily about managing your shard generation and your shard gathering.

[NightCabbage]

I have done my first compression event. Now getting pinks shards.
So I figure, I'll go for the second compression event...
I buy Breaktime at The Express.
All of my Runners now have stopped.

But the amount of shards going back into the rock out-pace the amount I'm generating... so my pile is not getting any taller :(

I feel like this equates to a bug... or at least a design-flaw...

I am no longer earning any money... so I can upgrade anything...

I think the game is dead for me?

[[MNI] Kisune]

Originally posted by NightCabbage:

I have done my first compression event. Now getting pinks shards.
So I figure, I'll go for the second compression event...
I buy Breaktime at The Express.
All of my Runners now have stopped.

But the amount of shards going back into the rock out-pace the amount I'm generating... so my pile is not getting any taller :(

I feel like this equates to a bug... or at least a design-flaw...

I am no longer earning any money... so I can upgrade anything...

I think the game is dead for me?

You can always just Prestige to reset.
All in all yhea that probably is the only thing that can stuck you completly

[akralion]

Originally posted by NightCabbage:

I have done my first compression event. Now getting pinks shards.
So I figure, I'll go for the second compression event...
I buy Breaktime at The Express.
All of my Runners now have stopped.

But the amount of shards going back into the rock out-pace the amount I'm generating... so my pile is not getting any taller :(

I feel like this equates to a bug... or at least a design-flaw...

I am no longer earning any money... so I can upgrade anything...

I think the game is dead for me?

You only put your runners on break time just before a guaranteed compression event. Otherwise, you may just get yourself stuck, which seems like what you just did.

EDIT: This is not a bug, by the way. That is how Break Time is supposed to work. Either use it early or just before a guaranteed compression event.

[RawrKitteh]

Originally posted by NightCabbage:

I think the game is dead for me?

Climbers can also put resources in your stash if you can at least manage to get the piles stacked enough to get them close enough to the right side.