Elixir Collector

• Home Village
• Builder Base

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For the Builder Base version, see Elixir Collector/Builder Base.

"Elixir is pumped from the Ley Lines coursing underneath your village. Upgrade your Elixir Collectors to maximize elixir production."

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Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5

Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10

Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15

Summary

• The Elixir Collector collects Elixir from an unlimited underground reserve (a.k.a Ley Lines) and stores it until collected by the player and placed into an Elixir Storage. When the collector is full, production will be stopped until it is collected (or raided by an enemy player).
• The production rate and capacity depends on the level of the Elixir Collector. Players can get an idea of how much Elixir the collector is storing by how full the tank appears.
• The Elixir Collector takes up a 3x3 tile space.
• Tapping on the collect icon collects all Elixir from all Elixir Collectors.
• When you choose to upgrade an Elixir Collector, it will automatically collect any uncollected Elixir. Note that if your Elixir Storages are full at that time, the uncollected Elixir will be lost! During the upgrade the collector temporarily stops producing Elixir.
• Once the Elixir Collector is level 5, you can temporarily boost its production with Gems or a Resource Potion. Spending Gems will double the Collector's production for one day, while using a Resource Potion will double all Home Village resource collectors' production rate for one day. When you click to boost the Elixir Collector, a clock appears for a few seconds.
  • Level 1-4 Elixir Collectors cannot be boosted with Gems, but can still be boosted using a Resource Potion. However, you can only use the potion if you have a collector that can be boosted with Gems (either a level 5 or higher Gold Mine or Elixir Collector, or any level of Dark Elixir Drill).
  • If you upgrade the Elixir Collector while a boost is active, the boost will end prematurely, even if the upgrade is later cancelled (or completes) at a time where the boost would have been active.

Strategy

Defensive

• It is a good idea to put your Elixir Collectors outside of your Walls, so they can act as a distraction to units such as Barbarians and Archers.
• Attackers can steal up to 50% of the uncollected Elixir in the collectors. Having too many uncollected resources will make you a more attractive target.
• High Leveled Elixir Collectors can stall certain troops or parts of the army for quite a while. Use it to stall and stifle funnels and other important things in attacks that need to be quickly and properly executed.
• If an Elixir Collector is destroyed in an attack while it is being upgraded, no Elixir will be lost as the collector is empty during this time.

Offensive

• Pay careful attention to the location of Elixir Collectors when planning your attack, as Elixir Collectors are usually only marginally protected and can be quite lucrative, especially at high levels. Many times a single Archer can be placed in such a way that it can destroy an Elixir Collector while standing clear of any defenses. Alternatively, if you are Town Hall 11 or higher, a single Sneaky Goblin can often destroy an Elixir Collector without getting detected.
• If you see a round number of Elixir in a raid, it is most likely going to be in the Elixir Collectors rather than in the Elixir Storages (example 90,000). Although round numbers can occur in Elixir Storages, they happen much more often when Elixir Storages have been emptied by a previous raid and the resultant shield has allowed the Elixir Collectors to completely fill up.
• When raiding for Elixir, you can tell if the Elixir Collector is full or not by looking at how filled the tank is. Due to the large tank visuals, it is easier to tell if Elixir Collectors are full than Gold Mines, so use that fact to your advantage even when farming Gold (Elixir Collectors will fill at the same rate as same-level Gold Mines).

Upgrade Differences

• Elixir Collectors undergo significant visual changes at levels 5, 7, 8, 10 and 14.
  • When initially constructed, the Elixir Collector consists of a large, transparent cylindrical vat standing vertically on a wooden base. A long, narrow metal tube extends from the top of the vat and bends down to a small brass pump with shutoff valve embedded in the ground. Elixir periodically bubbles out of the air vent on the top of the vat.
  • At level 2, a second narrow metal tube appears, and the brass pump grows larger. Additional tubes are added at levels 3 and 4, with the pump also increasing in size.
  • At level 5, the four narrow metal tubes are replaced with one much larger diameter tube, and the brass pump and shutoff valve moves to the opposite side of the collector. The shutoff valves' wheel grows much larger, too. A flat metal skirt appears around the base of the collector as well.
  • At level 6, a second, smaller metal tube appears, connecting to a smaller (valve-less) pump on the opposite side of the collector. The level 7 Elixir Collector adds another smaller tube.
  • At level 8, the two smaller tubes on the left side of the collector are replaced with a single large-diameter tube, which joins the original tube at the top of the collector. The second pump on the left side of the collector receives a small shutoff valve wheel as well.
  • At level 9, the wooden cap on the cylindrical vat is replaced with brass. The collector gets a third large tube coming from the back and a brass reinforcing bar appears on the front of the vat.
  • At level 10, the top of the collector receives a large brass junction where all the tubing enters. Two additional large-diameter tubes are added as well, for a total of five. Shutoff valves are visible on three of the tubes as well as on the top of the junction. Additional reinforcing bars appear on the front of the vat, along with more organized/neat tube placement.
  • At level 11, the shutoff valve on the top of the vat disappears, replaced by still more tubing. The reinforcing bars are replaced with wide brass reinforcing plates that nearly cover the entire vat. The shutoff valves change into a gear like shape.
  • At level 12, the tubes on the sides and back become larger, and spikes are added to the top. The small pipe in front of the collector is moved to the back. On the top, there are now three tubes instead of two, and more bolts are added to the top and the front.
  • At level 13, the 3 tubes merge into 1 big tube and the 3 thinner front brass supports are abandoned as they merge into 2 very thick brass supports. The skirt at the bottom loses its golden bolts and becomes thicker. The shutoff wheels become black and smaller.
  • At level 14, the four tubes at the bottom are replaced with a single, larger tube on the left side of the collector. The tube at the top becomes larger and no longer sports a golden ring. The golden brass supports on the front are completely removed. The metal skirt on the bottom is replaced with a rough stone skirt. The small wooden pipe moves to the right of the collector. Behind the skirt, a red base can be seen.
  • At level 15, the stone skirt is now a smoothly cut skirt with five visible gold supports that surround it. An additional thick tube can be seen behind the wooden pipe, and the existing tube now splits in two and has a golden bolt where it splits.

History

Patch	Type	Description
August 2, 2012	Game Release	Introduction of the Elixir Collector, with 10 levels and 5 of them to build.
August 10, 2012	Update	Added the sixth Elixir Collector available at Town Hall level 6.
October 27, 2012	Update	Added the level 11 Elixir Collector.
November 19, 2012	Update	Elixir Collectors can now be boosted at level 5 using Gems.
April 17, 2013	Update	Reduced build times at level 5-11. Level 5: 4h -> 2h Level 6: 12h -> 6h Level 7: 1d -> 12h Level 8: 2d -> 1d Level 9: 3d -> 2d Level 10: 4d -> 3d Level 11: 5d -> 4d
June 24, 2013	Maintenance Break	Added the seventh Elixir Collector available at Town Hall level 10.
August 9, 2013	Maintenance Break	Reduced the boost cost of the Elixir Collector and increased its duration. Level 5: 10 -> 4 Level 6: 12 -> 5 Level 7: 14 -> 6 Level 8: 16 -> 7 Level 9: 17 -> 8 Level 10: 19 -> 9 Level 11: 20 -> 11
October 22, 2014	Update	Slightly reduced boost cost for level 11 Elixir Collector from 11 to 10.
December 11, 2014	Update	Added the level 12 Elixir Collector. Decreased hitpoints at level 2-6. Level 2: 450 -> 440 Level 3: 500 -> 480 Level 4: 550 -> 520 Level 5: 590 -> 560 Level 6: 610 -> 600 Increased hitpoints at level 7-11. Level 7: 630 -> 640 Level 8: 660 -> 680 Level 9: 680 -> 720 Level 10: 710 -> 760 Level 11: 750 -> 800
April 30, 2015	Update	Reduced build times at level 1 and 2. Level 1: 1m -> 10s Level 2: 5m -> 1m
July 1, 2015	Update	Increased hitpoints at level 10-12. Level 10: 760 -> 780 Level 11: 800 -> 860 Level 12: 840 -> 960
May 24, 2016	Update	Changed the sound effect of collecting Elixir from this to this.
May 22, 2017	Update	Moved the seventh Elixir Collector to Town Hall 9 Elixir can now be collected from all Elixir Collectors at once by tapping on just one (rather than needing to individually tap all of them).
June 26, 2018	Balance Changes	Reduced build times at level 5-12. Level 5: 2h -> 1h Level 6: 6h -> 4h Level 7: 12h -> 8h Level 8: 1d -> 16h Level 9: 2d -> 1d 12h Level 10: 3d -> 2d Level 11: 4d -> 2d 12h Level 12: 5d -> 3d
June 29, 2018	Balance Changes	Increased production at level 10 to 12 Elixir Collector. Level 10: 2500/hr -> 2800/hr Level 11: 3000/hr -> 3500/hr Level 12: 3500/hr -> 4200/hr
October 23, 2018	Update	Added the level 13 Elixir Collector.
April 2, 2019	Update	Reduced build times at level 7-13. Level 7: 8h -> 6h Level 8: 16h -> 8h Level 9: 1d 12h -> 10h Level 10: 2d -> 12h Level 11: 2d 12h -> 16h Level 12: 3d -> 1d Level 13: 6d -> 3d
March 30, 2020	Update	Added the level 14 Elixir Collector.
April 12, 2021	Update	Doubled Storage Capacity at lvl 1-4 so they don't cap out after 3 hours. Reduced build times at level 3-14 (except for levels 7, 8, 9 and 10). Level 3: 15m -> 4m Level 4: 1h -> 10m Level 5: 1h -> 40m Level 6: 4h -> 3h Level 12: 1d -> 20h Level 13: 3d -> 1d 16h Level 14: 5d -> 3d 8h Reduced upgrade costs at level 10-14. Level 10: 84,000 -> 75,000 Level 11: 168,000 -> 100,000 Level 12: 336,000 -> 200,000 Level 13: 504,000 -> 400,000 Level 14: 840,000 -> 800,000
June 15, 2021	Update	Reduced the cost of the level 5 Elixir Collector to 3,000 Gold from 3,500, resolving a discrepancy between its upgrade costs and that of the Gold Mine.
December 9, 2021	Update	Added the level 15 Elixir Collector.

Gallery

Animation

Elixir Collector, as it appeared in the shop (old).

Elixir Collector, as shown in a promotional image of level 11 resource buildings update.

Elixir Collector, as shown in the promotional image of 2014 Winter update.

Elixir Collector, as shown in the promotional image of resource boost and donation refund. It can be seen in the left side.

Trivia

• The word "Elixir" comes from "al iksir", which is the Arabic word for miracle substances. Dating back to the third century BC, Elixir was rumored to change base metals into gold and prolong life indefinitely.
• The community refers to the Elixir Collector as "pump", because it obviously pumps out Elixir.
• Although directly selecting an Elixir Collector with an Elixir bubble above it automatically collects any resources it has stored, there is a way to check how much Elixir has been stored without collecting it. This can be done by moving any other building to an invalid spot on your map (e.g., off the edge of your map, or fully or partially occupied by an obstacle, decoration or another building) and releasing it while its surrounding square has turned red. Then select the desired Elixir Collector and choose the "Info" option to display the amount of Elixir gathered by the collector to that point.
• Many players criticized the level design of the level 14 Elixir Collector, stating that it look like "downgrade".
  • According to Darian on Reddit, the reason the level 14 Elixir Collector look like the way it is is because they didn't want it to look more gaudy like previous levels.
• The Elixir Collector can be seen in the 9th Clashiversary scenery on the bottom right of the map.
• A bug introduced in July of 2018 caused the Elixir Collector to look the same on level 1 and level 2, making it the first building that doesn't always change its appearance after it is upgraded. This was fixed in the Winter 2019 update.
• In Clash Royale, the Elixir Collector resembles a level 5 Elixir Collector from Clash of Clans.

Comparisons

• The Elixir Collector is one of the 8 buildings that you are automatically set with at the beginning of the game.
• The Elixir Collector is the only resource-related building to be a card in Clash Royale.
  • The Elixir Storage also appears in Clash Royale, but only in a special game mode (it does not appear otherwise).
• The Elixir Collector, along with the Archer Tower, Crusher, and Inferno Tower are the only buildings to appear in a scenery. In its case, the Elixir Collector appears in the 9th Clashiversary Scenery.

Icon Descriptions

	Tapping this icon displays information about the Elixir Collector, such as Level, Capacity, Production and Hitpoints.
	Tapping this icon begins upgrading the Elixir Collector to the next level, if you have enough resources and a free Builder. When the Elixir Collector is at maximum level, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon instantly upgrades the Elixir Collector to the next level, at the cost of one Hammer of Building if you have one. When the Elixir Collector is at maximum level, or if the Town Hall requirements for the next level are not met, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of the displayed number of Gems.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Building. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Everything. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Everything but do not have a Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, boosts all your Builders for 1 hour by a factor of ten, at the cost of one Builder Potion. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Builder Potion.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, cancels the current upgrade and refunds half of the upgrade cost.
	Tapping this icon boosts your Elixir production for 1 day at the cost of the displayed amount of Gems.
	Tapping this icon boosts your Elixir production of all the Elixir Collectors for 1 day at the cost of the displayed amount of Gems.
	Tapping this icon boosts the production of all the Resource collector buildings for 1 day at the cost of one Resource Potion. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Resource Potion.
	Tapping this icon collects the uncollected Elixir from the Elixir Collector.
	This icon informs you that you don't have Elixir to be collected from your Elixir Collector.

Gold Pass modifiers

Input Gold Pass boost to modify the statistics in the tables below accordingly

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Town Hall Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Number Available	1	2	3	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

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Level	Capacity	Production Rate	Hitpoints	Boost Cost	Time to Fill	Build Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Catch-Up Point*	Town Hall Level Required
1	1,000	200/hr	400	N/A	5h	150	10s	3	N/A	1
2	2,000	400/hr	440	N/A	5h	300	1m	7	1m	1
3	3,000	600/hr	480	N/A	5h	700	4m	15	8m	2
4	5,000	800/hr	520	N/A	6h 15m	1,400	10m	24	30m	2
5	10,000	1,000/hr	560	4	10h	3,000	40m	48	2h 40m	3
6	20,000	1,300/hr	600	5	15h 23m 5s	7,000	3h	103	10h	3
7	30,000	1,600/hr	640	6	18h 45m	14,000	6h	146	1d 2h	4
8	50,000	1,900/hr	680	7	1d 2h 18m 57s	28,000	8h	169	1d 18h 40m	4
9	75,000	2,200/hr	720	8	1d 10h 5m 27s	56,000	10h	189	2d 15h 20m	5
10	100,000	2,800/hr	780	9	1d 11h 42m 52s	75,000	12h	207	1d 20h	5
11	150,000	3,500/hr	860	10	1d 18h 51m 26s	100,000	16h	240	2d 16h	7
12	200,000	4,200/hr	960	10	1d 23h 37m 9s	200,000	20h	268	4d 4h	8
13	250,000	4,900/hr	1,080	11	2d 3h 1m 14s	400,000	1d 16h	379	10d	10
14	300,000	5,600/hr	1,180	11	2d 5h 34m 18s	800,000	3d 8h	536	23d 8h	11
15	350,000	6,300/hr	1,280	11	2d 7h 33m 20s	1,200,000	6d	720	48d	12

* The Catch-Up Point is the time at which the newly upgraded Elixir Collector has equaled the total production of the collector had it not been upgraded - this does not consider recovering the cost of the Gold required to perform the upgrade.

Caveat: The Catch-Up Point calculation assumes that the player collects all resources from the Elixir Collector without allowing it to reach its storage capacity, as resource production ceases at that point. This is more of a concern at lower levels where the capacity is limited and Time to Fill is relatively short. If the player is unable to regularly collect and achieve the full potential of the collector, the Catch-Up Point is actually shorter and performing the upgrade becomes more advantageous. Or, in easier to understand terms, the catch-up point is the amount of time it would take to get the resources it would have collected if it wasn't being upgraded.

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For the Home Village version, see Elixir Collector/Home Village.

"Elixir is pumped from Ley Lines coursing underneath your village. Upgrade your Elixir Collectors to maximize elixir production."

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Ruin	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9

Summary

• The Elixir Collector produces Builder Elixir though an unlimited resource called Ley Lines.
• The Elixir Collector can store a certain amount of Elixir before it stops producing. Its capacity is related to its production rate in such a way that it takes 24 hours to fill up at all levels.
• The Elixir Collector takes up a 3 by 3 space.
• When you upgrade your Elixir Collector, uncollected Elixir will be automatically collected (the Elixir will be lost if you don't have space for it). The Elixir Collector will stop producing Elixir when upgrading.
• The Elixir Collector is unlocked at Builder Hall level 2.
• The Elixir Collector is built and upgraded using Builder Gold.
• Like with other resource buildings in the Builder Base, attackers will not be able to steal loot directly from the Elixir Collectors.

Upgrade Differences

• Elixir Collectors undergo significant visual changes at levels 1, 5, 7, 8, and 9.
• Before being repaired by the upgrade to Builder Hall level 2, it appears as a shattered glass container leaking Elixir, with a bent pipe attached to the ground and foliage grown on top.
  • At level 1, it appears to be a glass container with wooden base and ceiling in which a pipe extends out into a pressure gauge to the ground. It fills up with purple Elixir as it collects Elixir over time.
  • At level 2, an additional pipe is added on top. The gauge is also bigger.
  • At level 3, a third pipe is added. The gauge gets bigger to accommodate the change.
  • At level 4, a fourth pipe is added and the gauge also gets bigger.
  • At level 5, the base turns to stone and all the pipes combine into a bigger one that extends right. The valves' wheel is bigger and it is moved to the right.
  • At level 6, another tube is added to the left of the container. The side of the base is bolted to the ground with golden bolts.
  • At level 7, more tubing is added to connect the second tube to the container. A second golden bolt can be seen on the base.
  • At level 8, the tubes on top were replaced by two wide tubes on top. A third gold bolt can be seen on the base of the Collector.
  • At level 9, the wooden cap on the cylindrical vat is replaced with brass. The Collector gets a third large tube coming from the back and a brass reinforcing bar appears on the front of the vat. Three metal rectangular prisms jutting upward can be seen in between the golden bolts.

History

• The Elixir Collector in Builder Base was added on May 22, 2017 update, with 5 levels.
• The June 27, 2017 update added the level 6 Elixir Collector.
• The September 27, 2017 update added the level 7 Elixir Collector.
• The March 5, 2018 update added the level 8 Elixir Collector and added an additional Elixir Collector available at Builder Hall level 8.
• The June 18, 2019 update added the level 9 Elixir Collector.
• On October 16, 2019 update, Elixir Collectors now have double the storage capacity (so now fills in 24 hours rather than 12 hours).

Trivia

• The word "Elixir" comes from "al iksir", which is the Arabic word for miracle substances. Dating back to the third century BC, Elixir was rumored to change base metals into gold and prolong life indefinitely.
• The Builder Elixir pumped is of a darker shade than regular Elixir from the Home Village.
• The community refers to the Elixir Collector as a "pump", because it obviously pumps out Elixir.
• Although directly selecting an Elixir Collector with an Elixir bubble above it automatically collects any resources it has stored, there is a way to check how much Elixir has been stored without collecting it. This can be done by moving any other building to an invalid spot on your map (e.g., off the edge of your map, or fully or partially occupied by an obstacle, decoration or another building) and releasing it while its surrounding square has turned red or by tapping on any wall segments. Then select the desired Elixir Collector and choose the “Info” option to display the amount of Elixir gathered by the collector to that point.
• The amount of time needed to upgrade the Elixir Collector in Builder Base is higher than that of the Home Village.
• The Elixir inside the ruined Elixir Collector has the same color as the Home Village Elixir, though when it is built or repaired it turns to a darker purple.
• Due to the different resource balance in the Builder Base, the Elixir Collector has a greater production and storage compared to an equivalent level Elixir Collector in the Home Village. However, when fully upgraded, the Home Village one produces and stores more Elixir.
  • In general, the Home Village can produce and store more Elixir from Elixir Collectors due to having more Collectors, and ones that produce and store more as well. However, the ones in the Builder Base are more important due to players not being able to obtain loot from an unlimited amount of Versus Battles at once.
• Despite the Elixir in Builder Base being purple, the Collector creates pink Elixir particles when tapping them and also produces pink Elixir out of the tube.
• The Elixir Collector is the only resource-related building to be a card in Clash Royale.
  • The Elixir Storage also appears in Clash Royale, but only in a special game mode (it does not appear otherwise).
• In Clash Royale, the Elixir Collector resembles a level 5 Elixir Collector from Clash of Clans.

Icon Descriptions

	Tapping this icon displays information about the Elixir Collector, such as Level, Capacity, Production and Hitpoints.
	Tapping this icon begins upgrading the Elixir Collector to the next level, if you have enough resources and a free Builder. When the Elixir Collector is at maximum level, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon instantly upgrades the Elixir Collector to the next level, at the cost of one Hammer of Building if you have one. When the Elixir Collector is at maximum level, or if the Town Hall requirements for the next level are not met, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of the displayed number of Gems.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Building. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Everything. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Everything but do not have a Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, boosts all your Builders for 1 hour by a factor of ten, at the cost of one Builder Potion. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Builder Potion.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, cancels the current upgrade and refunds half of the upgrade cost.

Gold Pass modifiers

Input Gold Pass boost to modify the statistics in the tables below accordingly

ApplyReset

Builder Hall Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Number Available	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3

Size
3x3

Level	Capacity	Production Per Hour	Hitpoints	Time to Fill	Build Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Catch-Up Point*	Builder Hall Level Required
1	24,000	1,000	300	1d	1,000	10m	24	N/A	1
2	28,800	1,200	345	1d	5,000	20m	34	1h 40m	3
3	36,000	1,500	397	1d	10,000	40m	48	2h 40m	3
4	43,200	1,800	457	1d	30,000	2h	84	10h	4
5	50,400	2,100	526	1d	60,000	5h	134	1d 6h	5
6	60,000	2,500	605	1d	100,000	8h	169	1d 18h	6
7	72,000	3,000	696	1d	200,000	10h	189	2d 2h	7
8	84,000	3,500	800	1d	300,000	12h	207	3d	8
9	96,000	4,000	840	1d	400,000	14h	224	4d 2h	9

* The Catch-Up Point is the time at which the newly upgraded Elixir Collector has equaled the total production of the mine had it not been upgraded - this does not consider recovering the cost of the Builder Gold required to perform the upgrade.

Caveat: The Catch-Up Point calculation assumes that the player collects all resources from the Elixir Collector without allowing it to reach its storage capacity, as resource production ceases at that point. If the player is unable to regularly collect and achieve the full potential of the collector, the Catch-Up Point is actually shorter and performing the upgrade becomes more advantageous.