How to progress in Dark Age/Ice Age?

[Rotdhizon]

Just reached the point of getting e10,000 ice and unlocked Ice Age. I've tried it out but the explanations aren't good and I'm pretty lost. I get that it severely hinders energy income but I can't even make it past the beginning red flask. I don't really get it. I bought the 1st dark flask tube that costs the e10,000 energy required to unlock it but what does that do? I see that staying in Ice Age for even a few minutes significantly boosts energy income but is that it? Are you supposed to just do nothing in these features and let energy build up?

[pocketdimension]

unlock the first tier of dark flask producer then just ignore that side of the game until you can just brute fore the penalty enough to auto red flasks. Remember to toggle ice age off to check if you can get an ice maker or dark flask tier

[BustedHipGaming]

Originally posted by pocketdimension:

unlock the first tier of dark flask producer then just ignore that side of the game until you can just brute fore the penalty enough to auto red flasks. Remember to toggle ice age off to check if you can get an ice maker or dark flask tier

I didn't understand any of what you just said LOL I am such a scrub. I need a strategy guide that explains how all this stuff interacts, for real

[maydayMage]

Basically, existing in Ice Age applies a penalty to your energy production as an exponent. It starts off extremely heavy, but it gets lighter the longer you stay in Ice Age, and the timer won't reset when you exit Ice Age. Currently, I'm at 4 days total of Ice Age, and the penalty is practically negligible now (^0.99999).

The Dark Flasks work similarly to the Ice Makers. The lowest tier generates Dark Energy, which acts as a multiplier to regular energy production. The higher tiers generate the next lower tier of Dark Flask, so a Tier 2 makes Tier 1s, Tier 3 makes Tier 2s, and so on. Instead of upgrading the Dark Flasks like you would with Ice Makers, they are improved by spending time in Ice Age. While in Ice Age, you gain Dark Matter, which increases Dark Flask crafting speeds.

Basically, just stay in Ice Age. Maybe you can work on Tubes or something in the meantime. Exit Ice Age every now and then to check if you can afford a new Dark Flask or Ice Maker with your newfound production multiplier, then go back into Ice Age to keep the timer ticking up, so that your production penalty gets lighter.

[Neferneith]

Is Dark Ice Age inside of Ice Age ?
This part is weird, no tolltip (like most of the game) using the same generic names for most of the boni.

[maydayMage]

Originally posted by Neferneith:

Is Dark Ice Age inside of Ice Age ?
This part is weird, no tolltip (like most of the game) using the same generic names for most of the boni.

It's just Ice Age. It comes with the Dark Flask/Matter/Energy package.