Settings & Optimization Tips

TBH's default settings will get you started, but the difference between default and optimized settings is hours of wasted idle time. Here's exactly how to configure the game so your heroes keep grinding while you sleep, work, or play other games.

3 Settings You Must Change Immediately

Change these three settings immediately after installing TBH:

Auto-Retry Explained

This single setting determines whether TBH is an idle game or a game you have to babysit.

How It Works

When your party wipes (all heroes die), Auto-Retry waits a few seconds and restarts the stage automatically. Without it, the game stops and waits for you to click "Retry." If you're sleeping or at work, that's 8+ hours of zero progress.

How to Use It Effectively

• Enable it and forget it. There's no downside. If you're stronger now, your heroes won't wipe. If they do wipe, they'll try again automatically.
• Pair with Stage Select awareness. If your heroes wipe on every single attempt, you're on a stage too hard for your current gear. Drop down one difficulty tier — surviving with lower drop rates beats dying with higher ones.
• Check your wipe count. TBH tracks how many times your party has wiped. If you see the number climbing rapidly, your party needs upgrades or a stage change.

How Offline Mode Works

TBH's offline progression is one of the most misunderstood mechanics in the game. Here's exactly what happens when you close the game:

What Offline Mode Gives You

• Gold and experience — at a reduced rate (~50-70% of active play)
• Capped at 8 hours maximum — after that, you earn nothing

What Offline Mode Does NOT Give You

• Zero chest drops. This is the big one. If you want equipment, the game needs to be running — even if it's minimized.
• No quest progress. Story and event quests only advance during active play.
• No Cube crafting progress. Timed crafting operations pause when the game is closed.

Bottom line: Close the game when you're done for the day and want to collect some passive gold/XP. Keep the game running (minimized is fine) when you want to farm gear. Chest drops = active play only.

Quick Decision: Online AFK vs. Offline Mode

Core rule to remember: offline mode drops ZERO chests. If your goal involves getting any items at all, the game must stay online. Minimized counts as online.

Best Display Settings for Idle Farming

Window Size

TBH's window is designed to sit above your Windows taskbar. The default compact size works well for most monitors. You can:

• Resize freely: Drag the window edges to any size. Larger = easier to read. Smaller = more discreet.
• Always on Top: Enable this if you want TBH always visible above other windows. Good for monitoring progress at a glance. Disable if you find it distracting.
• Lock to Taskbar: When enabled, the window snaps to sit just above the Windows taskbar. This is TBH's signature feature — recommended for the full "taskbar hero" experience.

Graphics Quality

TBH uses pixel art — graphics settings have minimal visual impact and negligible performance differences. Set to Low if you're on a laptop or concerned about battery. Set to High if you want the crispest pixels (the difference is subtle).

How to Reduce CPU & RAM Usage for TBH

CPU & Memory Usage

TBH is extremely lightweight. At idle with the game window visible, it typically uses:

• CPU: ~1-3% on modern processors
• RAM: ~150-300 MB
• GPU: Negligible (pixel art rendering)

Reducing Resource Usage Further

• Minimize the window. When TBH is minimized, rendering stops entirely. CPU usage drops to near zero while the game logic keeps running.
• Lower the frame rate cap. In Settings, you can cap TBH's FPS as low as 10. Combat animations become choppy but the underlying simulation runs at full speed. Good for laptop battery life.
• Disable combat animations. Some players report that disabling flash effects and damage numbers reduces CPU usage slightly. The impact is small but cumulative on older hardware.

System Requirements Reality Check

TBH's official minimum specs say "any dual-core CPU, 2 GB RAM." In practice, the game runs on essentially any Windows 10/11 machine. If your computer can run Windows, it can run TBH.

Which Notifications to Enable

TBH can notify you when certain events happen. The key is configuring notifications so they're helpful, not annoying:

• Legendary Drop: ON — you want to know when a gold item drops so you can check its stats immediately
• Party Wipe: ON — if your auto-retry team keeps wiping, you need to know so you can adjust
• Level Up: OFF — too frequent, not actionable
• Quest Complete: OFF — you'll check naturally
• Steam Market Sale: ON — instant gratification for your farming efforts

Best Rune Tree QoL Upgrades to Get First

Several Rune Tree nodes fundamentally change how you interact with the game. Prioritize these after hero slots: