# Getting Started Welcome to **Mebula Legends**, a creature-collection RPG where you build a team of cute Mebulis, lead them through turn-based story battles, and grow an idle Gold empire on the side. ## How you start 1. You begin with your first Mebuli **Sproutly** and a first **story mission**. 2. **Win mission 1‑1**, afterwards **Flambini** joins you and you have a team of two. 3. Work your way through **Chapter 1 (Misty Forest)**. Every mission you win gives XP to your team, gems, and unlocks the next mission. 4. More parts of the game open up step by step (see below). > Battles run **automatically** at first. Losing costs you **nothing**; level up your team and try again. ## Starter path: 10 days of Mebula Plus To get you going, Bit gives you **3 days of [Mebula Plus](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/shop/)**. Under **Quests** in the **Starter** tab you also find a checklist with six steps: 1. Finish chapter 1 2. Own 5 different Mebulis 3. Build 25 buildings in your empire 4. Complete 5 quests 5. Raise a Mebuli to level 10 6. Finish all [daily tasks](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/quests/) on 3 days Tick off all six and you get **7 more days of Mebula Plus**. If you still have time left, they are added on top. The tab disappears afterwards, the path exists only once per account. ## What unlocks over time | Area | Unlock | |------|--------| | [**Story battles**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/combat/) | From the start | | [**Quests**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/quests/) | From the start | | [**Dungeons**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/dungeons/) | From the start (individual dungeons from chapters 2–5) | | [**Empire**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/buildings/) (buildings/gold) | From chapter 2 | | **Manual battle mode** | After winning mission 2‑2 | | [**Arena**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/arena/) | From chapter 2 | | [**Equipment**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/items/) | From chapter 3 | | [**Storage and upgrades**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/storage/) | From chapter 3 (first actual refine step from chapter 4) | | [**Shop**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/shop/) & [**Marketplace**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/marketplace/) | From chapter 3 | | [**Resonance Chamber**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/resonance-chamber/) | From chapter 3 | | [**Prestige**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/prestige/) | Once your 5th building stands 50× | | [**Elemental Realms**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/realms/) & [**Shadow Journey**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/shadow-journey/) | Story 1 fully completed | | [**Prism Rift**](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/prism-rift/) | All 3 Elemental Realms completed | [Guild](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/guild/), [friends](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/social/), [VIP](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/vip/), the leaderboard and the [Endless Tower](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/tower/) are open to you from the start. ## The empire (from chapter 2) From chapter 2 your **empire** opens up: here you buy **buildings** that automatically produce **gold per second (GPS)**. New accounts (and every restart after a prestige) begin with **10,000 gold**. - Buy lots of cheap **Monster Dens** first, then the **Gold Mine** (100 gold), and so on. - **Rule of thumb:** always buy the most expensive building you can afford. - Past a certain count, each building unlocks the next one. ::: tip Welcome gold rush The moment you open the empire for the **first time**, a **gold rush starts right away: ×10 gold for 15 minutes**. It is granted exactly once per account. After the empire tutorial, Bit also mails you **5 gold rushes (×10 for 5 minutes each)**. You start them one by one with the gold rush button in the empire, whenever it suits you. ::: Details: [Buildings](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/buildings/). ## Key concepts | Term | Explanation | |------|-------------| | **Mebuli** | Your collectible battle units. A team consists of up to 5 Mebulis. | | **GPS** | Gold per second, the most important metric of your empire | | **Combat power** | Your team's total value from levels, equipment and transcendence | | **Gems** | Universal premium currency (from battles, achievements, arena, quests); used for shop, marketplace **and** skills | | **Mebulit** | Hard premium currency from top-ups and big milestones, for Mebula Plus and Mebulit offers | | **Mebula Plus** | Premium pass with a duration, bought with Mebulit. More comfort, no combat stats | | **VIP** | Eight permanent tiers from Mebulit top-ups with comfort and economy perks, see [VIP](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/vip/) | | **Energy** | Spent on missions (base 100, +5/hr, only deducted on a win). The energy display tells you when it will be full again. | | **Shards** | From salvaged equipment, used to upgrade your best pieces | | **Transcendence crystal** | Opens a Mebuli's transcendence path **or** refines an equipment piece | | **Fragments** | Puzzle pieces of a Mebuli; 50 of them unlock it | | **Mebuli dust** | Made from surplus fragments and found in quests and chests | | **Prism seals** | Second currency of the prestige tree, only from played progress | | **Prestige** | Reset mechanic with a permanent skill tree | ## Offline production By default, up to **8 hours** of offline production are credited. With the *Diligent Sleepers* skill, this value can be extended to up to **13 hours**. [VIP](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/vip/) adds up to **5 more hours**. ## Help inside the game ::: tip The Compass Want to know **where to get something**? A specific equipment piece, a Mebuli, a currency? Open the **Compass** (Ctrl + F). It lists every source in the game for every item, with its actual odds. ::: ## Next steps - [Story Battles](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/combat/): turn-based battles, energy, rows & ultimates - [Mebulis & Levels](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/mebulis/): combat stats, leveling and experience - [Getting Mebulis](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/getting-mebulis/): all the ways to new Mebulis - [Buildings](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/buildings/): overview of all 10 buildings with production values - [Equipment](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/items/) and [Storage and upgrades](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/storage/): slots, stats, refining - [Quests & daily tasks](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/quests/): what to pick up every day - [Prestige](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/prestige/): when and why you should prestige - [Player level & profile](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/player-level/): your identity in the game - [VIP](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/de/guide/vip/): permanent perks from top-ups