Cook Off XP Calculator

[Rodoto]

Hi everyone.

With the end of Crime Spree being a good source of XP to level up quickly, Cook Off remains one of the most efficient ways to farm XP (alongside Holdout).

I couldn't find a complete XP calculator online so I made one myself and I'm sharing it for those interested.

Only the parameter cells can be changed. If you have a google account you can go to "File" -> "Create a copy". This will create a copy in your google drive that you can edit. You will also not be bothered by other people logged in at the same time.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FsCzQwWjC-okhhBDqbJtpOfmPxdmzK0lwO0c1v1hvWk/edit?usp=sharing

Happy cooking !

EDIT: I made the link available in a guide, in case you want to give it a like or give me suggestions.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2292083021

[Father_Oaks]

That's awesome!

[Bab]

Super useful! Thanks for sharing.

[Dedkilla]

damn dude. thanks

[areudeadyet]

Epic thing, thanks for making it and sharing it with heisters !!

[Rodoto]

I added the locations of the Gage Mod Packages to make things easier.

[=Blahaj$= C0mPpL3x]

If you just want to rush to D-100 and don't care about grinding 1 or 2 hiests then in my opinion the best grind would be big bank ecm rush and shadow raid ecm rush.
I've had a few friends already reach 50+ and saw a few claim to reach C in under 50h.

[=Blahaj$= C0mPpL3x]

But if you just wanna grind cook off or don't have a coordinated group to ecm rush then a good build for DW cook off is Gl40+China puff grenade launcher with 4x turrets.
Take zipline up to roof and put 2x on front and back.

[Rodoto]

Originally posted by C0mPpL3x.Lft:

If you just want to rush to D-100 and don't care about grinding 1 or 2 hiests then in my opinion the best grind would be big bank ecm rush and shadow raid ecm rush.
I've had a few friends already reach 50+ and saw a few claim to reach C in under 50h.

Yeah Cook Off has the advantage of being doable solo. As you mentionned you need a coordinated group to ECM rush and grind XP in stealth or you need to play well enough to survive in Holdout.

Once infamy 25+, Holdout can bring you level 100 in 2 hours but a safer Mayhem Cook Off can bring you level 100 in 2 hours and a half, 3 hours max.

Running med bags with Anarchist is enough to safely win a Mayhem Cook Off solo with any weapon if you don't act stupid when going outside the house. Bots will do most of the job. With most XP boosts active, running DW vs Mayhem will not reduce significantly the amount of bags needed but will make the game way easier.

Overall, Cook Off is probably the safest and easiest way to grind XP but there are better alternative if you can get a group of player to cooperate.

[Xenomorph63]

What builds do you find best for Cook Off? And what difficulty do you find easiest to solo?

[Rodoto]

Originally posted by Dr.DragonMan:

What builds do you find best for Cook Off? And what difficulty do you find easiest to solo?

I am personally confortable solo on Mayhem difficulty. I would only advice Death Wish with other players or if you know what you are doing (even then the difference of bags required is probably not worth the extra difficulty). Go Overkill if you are struggling on Mayhem. Playing under Overkill is a waste of time XP wise.

I personally wait to reach level 51 to prevent the 10% XP penalty of being level 50- and to have some points to invest.

I go for a sniper build with the Nagant and the Mark 10 as secondary. I go full Medic tree to get Inspire and two med bags to play it safe. I then take the mobility skill of artful dodger and resilient Aced + bullseye in the tank tree. The few points left go toward improving my weapons performances. I finally take the Anarchist perk deck as it works very well for everything, requires no point investments and I can play with the suit.

If you are careful enough when going outside you can still allow yourself to go down from time to time because of all the med bags you have. The bots will also kill and tank a lot of enemies which will also drop free ammo for you so it shouldn't be a problem.

EDIT: snipers are my favorite and I'm really used to the aim and feel confident with them. A shotgun build would probably work better (as they often do). You should mostly focus on survival IMO as the bots will do most of the killing.

[Gandalf360one]

Could you also make one for Santas Workshop, White Xmas, Boarder Crossing and prision nightemare pls ?

IF not does the formular you have standing there count for every xp per bag calculation ?

[Rodoto]

Originally posted by Gandalf360one:

Could you also make one for Santas Workshop, White Xmas, Boarder Crossing and prision nightemare pls ?

IF not does the formular you have standing there count for every xp per bag calculation ?

I will work on adding the other maps. I didn't bother at first because they give less XP per bag but it won't be too much work.

The formula written in the lower part of the first page is the one applied for every heist where bags land XP. Any XP gained per heist (through bags secured but also through objectives completed for certain maps) goes through the same process of calculation presented in the document. Just change the base value accordingly.

[Gandalf360one]

Originally posted by Rodoto:

Originally posted by Gandalf360one:

Could you also make one for Santas Workshop, White Xmas, Boarder Crossing and prision nightemare pls ?

IF not does the formular you have standing there count for every xp per bag calculation ?

I will work on adding the other maps. I didn't bother at first because they give less XP per bag but it won't be too much work.

The formula written in the lower part of the first page is the one applied for every heist where bags land XP. Any XP gained per heist (through bags secured but also through objectives completed for certain maps) goes through the same process of calculation presented in the document. Just change the base value accordingly.

Thank you!
Dont give up this greate pice of cake! :D

[Rodoto]

Originally posted by Gandalf360one:

Could you also make one for Santas Workshop, White Xmas, Boarder Crossing and prision nightemare pls ?

IF not does the formular you have standing there count for every xp per bag calculation ?

I finally won't add those heists considering that they produce so little amount of XP in comparison to Cook Off.

I specified the different values in my guide for the sake of it but I don't believe it is worth adding to the spreadsheet.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2292083021

[Gandalf360one]

Edited your file so heisters can also calculate for the other heists the needed bags to level up:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ThQL2wHIeTMppLTQL3AFXrpTRTnS9QFTFJOXxmL2Ev0/edit#gid=0