Can you stop the Grandmapocalypse?
The Grandmapocalypse can be stopped by selling all of your grandmas, which causes the Grandmatriarchs’ status to disappear from the Stats page, or by purchasing the Elder Pledge upgrade, which becomes available after accumulating over 2 million cookies and temporarily halts the Grandmapocalypse. The Sacrificial Rolling Pins upgrade can also be used to double the time of peace, making it an hour long, and the Elder Covenant upgrade can be purchased to permanently halt the Grandmapocalypse, although this effect is reversible.
Understanding the Grandmapocalypse
To better understand the Grandmapocalypse and how to stop it, let’s dive into some frequently asked questions that provide more insight into this phenomenon and its implications on Cookie Clicker gameplay.
FAQs
1. What is the Grandmapocalypse?
The Grandmapocalypse is a game mechanic in Cookie Clicker that occurs when the player has accumulated a significant amount of cookies and grandmas, leading to a series of changes in the game’s background and the appearance of Wrinklers.
2. How do you stop the Grandmapocalypse?
The Grandmapocalypse can be stopped by selling all of your grandmas or by purchasing the Elder Pledge upgrade, and its effects can be permanently halted with the Elder Covenant upgrade.
3. What are Wrinklers?
Wrinklers are twitchy, leech-like creatures that appear during the Grandmapocalypse and initially seem to reduce CPS (cookies per second) but actually provide a massive boost to cookie production in the long run.
4. How do you get rid of Wrinklers?
Wrinklers can be gotten rid of by clicking on them three times, which will pop them and release the cookies they have accumulated.
5. Do Golden Cookies spawn during the Grandmapocalypse?
Yes, Golden Cookies can spawn during the Grandmapocalypse, specifically during stages one and two, where they randomly alternate with Wrath Cookies.
6. Is the Grandmapocalypse permanent?
The Grandmapocalypse itself is not permanent but can be temporarily halted with the Elder Pledge and permanently with the Elder Covenant, although the latter’s effect is reversible.
7. Should you pop all Wrinklers at once?
Popping all Wrinklers at once is beneficial because the cookies consumed by one Wrinkler make all others go up as well, maximizing the cookie boost.
8. How do you summon a Wrinkler?
Wrinklers can be summoned by purchasing the Bingo Center/Research Facility, achieving One Mind through grandma upgrades, and then spawning them during the Grandmapocalypse.
9. Do Wrinklers affect Click Frenzy?
Wrinklers are unaffected by Click Frenzy but are affected by Frenzy and Elder Frenzy, which can significantly boost cookie production.
10. Can you cheat in Cookie Clicker?
Yes, Cookie Clicker can be cheated using the developer console by pressing Control, Shift, and J on Windows or Command, Option, and J on MacOS.
11. Is the Grandmapocalypse good or bad?
The Grandmapocalypse has both good and bad aspects; it introduces Wrinklers, which can boost cookie production, but also changes the game’s background and introduces Wrath Cookies.
12. How many Grandmapocalypse upgrades are there?
There are 300 total building upgrades in Cookie Clicker, including those related to the Grandmapocalypse, with each building having its own set of upgrades.
13. How do you please the Grandmatriarchs?
The Grandmatriarchs can be pleased by purchasing the Elder Pledge or Elder Covenant upgrades, which return the game’s background to normal and halt the Grandmapocalypse.
14. Do Wrinklers drop eggs?
Wrinklers can drop eggs during the Easter season, although the base fail rate for this to happen is 98%.
15. What is the best strategy for using Wrinklers?
The best strategy for using Wrinklers is to wait until they are maxed out, then pop them when enough cookies have been accumulated to buy the next upgrade, ideally with Skruuia in the temple’s diamond slot for maximum benefit.