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Written mainly by /u/Steelsauce, with help from adventure-mode-chat on Discord, and the [[HCCO/Guide]].
== Preface ==
Adventure mode takes what you know about Melvor and turns it on its head! You start with only melee combat unlocked and must pay an increasing GP cost to unlock each skill. It means that the skills you choose will greatly affect the route you take through the game. Your non-combat skills will be locked to your combat level, so the skilling you can do is very limited at first.


This mode requires you to do more combat than the other modes, especially at the beginning. On one hand, it may be hard for new players to get a grasp of how all skills are connected without using them first. On the other hand, the Adventure mode reduces the number of early-game choices, which can help new players to get a feel of the game. It's all about tradeoffs!


== Preface ==
Speaking of tradeoffs, that is the name of the game in this mode. You can save time on one grind by picking another skill or targeting a different enemy, but it will likely cost you more time somewhere else. The trick is to pick aspects of the game that you like the most and focus your time and attention to those areas, then you can apply the time-reduction strategies to the areas you don't like as much. It's all about tradeoffs! We'll get into this more later. That said, there really are ways to hamper yourself pretty badly, so this guide is all about helping you dodge the big mistakes and apply your time where you want to spend it.
Adventure mode takes what you know about Melvor and turns it on its head! You start with only melee combat unlocked, and must pay an increasing GP cost to unlock each skill. This means that the skills you choose will greatly affect the route you take through the game. Your noncombat skills will be locked to your combat level, so the skilling you can do is very limited at first.
 
This mode requires you to do more combat than the other modes, especially at the beginning. It may be harder for newer players to get a grasp of how all the skills are interconnected without using them first, so a brand new player is not recommended to start on Adventure mode.


A rough strategy is given below, but don't let anyone dictate your <s>suffering</s> adventure!
A rough strategy is given below, but don't let anyone dictate your <s>suffering</s> adventure!
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== Starting out ==
== Starting out ==


First you need to do some basic melee combat to get some combat levels and cash for a first skill. Equip your {{ItemIcon|Bronze Sword}} and {{ItemIcon|Shrimp}} and start whacking some {{MonsterIcon|Plant|Plants}}. Remember to press the Loot All button to keep your potatoes! Use different fighting styles (Stab, Slash, Block) to keep your stats somewhat equal.  
First you need to do some basic melee combat to get some combat levels and cash for a first skill. During the tutorial you made a {{ItemIcon|Bronze Dagger|Bronze Dagger}}. This will be the strongest weapon you need until steel. Equip your that and your {{ItemIcon|Shrimp}} and start whacking some {{MonsterIcon|Plant|Plants}}. Remember to press the Loot All button to keep your potatoes! Use different fighting styles (Stab, Slash, Block) to keep your stats somewhat equal.  


After getting {{ItemIcon|Potatoes|qty=100}}, try killing a {{MonsterIcon|Cow}}. If it hits too hard, level up a bit more with {{MonsterIcon|Plant|Plants}}.
After getting about about 10|10|10 (Attack, Strength, Defense), try killing a {{MonsterIcon|Cow}}. If it hits too hard, level up a bit more with {{MonsterIcon|Plant|Plants}}.


After that, follow the [[HCCO/Guide]] for a smooth enemy progression, but note that some mobs require you to unlock {{Skill|Slayer}} first.  
After that, follow the [[HCCO/Guide]] for a smooth enemy progression, but note that some mobs require you to unlock {{Skill|Slayer}} first. Do note that this guide may be somewhat outdated, so I'll try to catch some of the basic changes below.


=== Early money making ===
=== Early money making ===
Your first money maker will be fighting {{MonsterIcon|Cow|Cows}}. Collect their {{ItemIcon|Leather}}, and then go to the shop and purchase as many {{ItemIcon|Green Dragonhide}} as you can, then sell the green hides. This gives an extra {{GP|50}} compared to just selling the plain leather.
Your first money maker will be fighting {{MonsterIcon|Cow|Cows}}. Collect their {{ItemIcon|Leather}}, and then go to the shop and purchase as many {{ItemIcon|Green Dragonhide}} as you can, then sell the green hides. This gives an extra {{GP|50}} compared to just selling the plain leather.


Once you have better gear and levels, killing {{MonsterIcon|Master Farmer}} and selling the seeds is more profitable than cows.
Historically, the {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Looting}} was a critical upgrade in this mode, but since thieving was updated and the combat loot box expanded, that can be your main money-maker very early (within a few hours of starting your character). I'll discuss more advanced tactics below (~4-6 hours to idle woman instead of 8+ for man), but if you just keep thieving from [[Man]], you will eventually reach a 100% success rate and be able to idle him without losing food. Before about 93% success, you will have to keep manually eating to prevent death in this phase.  
 
When you have {{ItemIcon|Mithril Helmet|mithril}} armor and an {{ItemIcon|Ice Sword}}, your next goal is the {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Looting}} from the {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}}. By getting the amulet and purchasing {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier I}} from the shop for {{GP|1000000}}, you will be able to idle combat and hence the GP production.
 
If you don’t want to keep hitting the collect loot button, you can earn money slowly offline by mining, fishing, woodcutting, or agility. However, pay attention that unlocking a skill without the money-making strategy in mind can put you in a very dire position. {{Skill|Mining}} and selling {{ItemIcon|Mithril Ore}} is a safe bet.
 
The best early game money making is mining ores using {{ItemIcon|Gem Gloves}}. You will need to unlock {{Skill|Mining}} as well as buy the gloves for {{GP|500000}}. After that hurdle, you will gain gems with an average value of {{GP|762500}} per 2,000 glove charges, resulting in a profit of {{GP|262500}}. If you are selling the ore, mine the highest tier ore you can.


=== Planning Ahead ===
=== Planning Ahead ===
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[[Combat Level|Read the wiki page on Combat Level.]]
[[Combat Level|Read the wiki page on Combat Level.]]


Your non-combat skills are gated behind your combat level, greatly restricting what you can do. Getting to 99 combat level is an important goal of this mode. Combat level factors in HP, defence, prayer, plus your highest style of combat: magic, ranged, or attack/strength. It's easier to get combat lvl 99 through attack/strength.
Your non-combat skills are gated behind your combat level, greatly restricting what you can do. Getting to 99 combat level is an important early goal of this mode. Combat level factors in HP, defence, prayer, plus your highest style of combat: magic, ranged, or attack/strength. It's easier to get combat lvl 99 through attack/strength.


The combat level formula means that if you have a high level in one combat style, picking up another one won’t raise your combat level until you surpass your other combat style’s level.
The combat level formula means that if you have a high level in one combat style, picking up another one won’t raise your combat level until you surpass your other combat style’s level.
It is meaningfully easier to reach 99 combat through melee than other means, and prayer can further speed this up. You will be aiming for stats (Attack, Strength, Defense, HP, Prayer) something around 79/79/76/78/75 to reach your goal, though feel free to play around with those numbers- they're very flexible.


==== Long Term goals ====
==== Long Term goals ====
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For instance:  
For instance:  
# Unlock Mining.
# Unlock Cooking.
# Get your combat level to 50.
# Kill cows and cook beef.
# Mine and sell {{ItemIcon|Mithril Ore}}.
# Unlock Thieving.
# Buy {{ItemIcon|Gem Gloves}} to sell gems from it.
# Get your combat level to 30.
# Unlock the skills needed for the production of {{ItemIcon|Dragon Javelin}}
# Thieve from Man, sustaining by manually eating Beef
# Progress through items that improve thieving- Thiever's cape from Bandit Thug or Marauder, Golbin Mask from Golbin Chief, Sneakers from anyone
# Unlock the skills needed for the production of {{ItemIcon|Jadestone Bolts|Jadestone Bolts}} (Note: There are several viable late and endgame money-making setups. Jade Bolts is currently the strongest endgame. Focus progression on things that improve global thieving first, as they improve any money-making build)
 
== Potential Skill Order ==
 
Choosing a skill order will greatly change your path through the Adventure Mode.<br>
Many skills are interconnected, so you will be limited by your combat level and the items you can't get.
 
If your goal is the 100% completion, then it is about getting the best money-making method as fast as possible.<br>
This section presents routes from zero to making money with some of the best methods in the game.
 
==== Example: Thieving ====
 
Unlock route: Cooking > Slayer > Fishing > Thieving > Mining > Smithing > Prayer > Combat level 99
 
Get {{ItemIcon|Potatoes}} from {{MonsterIcon|Plant|Plants}}. When you have 100 {{ItemIcon|Potatoes}}, switch to {{MonsterIcon|Cow|Cows}}.
 
Kill {{MonsterIcon|Cow|Cows}}, loot all including {{ItemIcon|Leather}}, buy {{ItemIcon|Green Dragonhide}} and then sell it.
 
Unlock {{Skill|Cooking}} to stop relying on {{ItemIcon|Potatoes}}. Use {{ItemIcon|Beef}} instead.
 
Unlock {{Skill|Slayer}} and get {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Strength}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Emerald Ring}} from {{MonsterIcon|Mummy}}.
 
Unlock {{Skill|Fishing}}. It will be the source of material for {{Skill|Cooking}}.
 
Sell fish to unlock {{Skill|Thieving}}.
 
It is not easy to figure out whom to pickpocket with {{Skill|Thieving}} to get the most of money. Use Nomeru's sheet on Thieving from [[Spreadsheets and Theorycrafting]] to decide whom to target. Keep in mind that the results in early game are ''drastically'' different from what is given on the sheet - you need to copy the sheet and enter your current situation.
 
Unlock {{Skill|Mining}} and {{Skill|Smithing}}. With them you can create your own armor and weapons.
 
Transition into {{ItemIcon|Mithril Helmet|Mithril}} and then {{ItemIcon|Adamant Helmet|Adamant}} armor. Trim your resulting armor up to Gold (G).
 
After that, you might want to get to Combat level 99 to upgrade your {{Skill|Thieving}} options. For that, unlock {{Skill|Prayer}} and level Melee together with prayers. Use the most expensive and relevant prayers you have. Chivalry and Piety are the best options to level up {{Skill|Prayer}}: the options that spend fewer prayer points have lower rate of prayer-xp-per-point and will slow down your combat.
 
Level up your Combat.<br>
Fight the following monsters:
* Attack Level 1-9 {{Icon|Cow|type=monster}}.
* Attack Level 10-49 {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}}.
* Attack Level 50-99 {{Icon|Giant Crab|type=monster}}.
You can check out the [[Combat Simulator]] to see which monster is the best for your situation. Don't forget to consider the food expenditure.
 
As an example of Combat Level 99, the following combination was enough: Attack 77, Strength 75, Defence 79, Hitpoints 77, Prayer 91.
 
The later upgrades of money-making with {{Skill|Thieving}} consist of {{Skill|Herblore}}, {{Skill|Agility}}, and {{Skill|Summoning}}. It's up to you to decide in which order to unlock them and the other skills they need. Nomeru's sheet on Thieving from [[Spreadsheets and Theorycrafting]] will come in handy to compare the improvements.
 
==== Example: Dragon Javelins ====
 
Unlock route: Cooking > Slayer > Fishing > Mining > Smithing > Rune > Magic > Prayer > Combat level 99 > Woodcutting > Fletching.
 
Most of the things are the same as in the ''Example: Thieving'', but we don't unlock {{Skill|Thieving}}, and we use {{Skill|Alt. Magic}} to get prayer points.
 
After you unlocked {{Skill|Smithing}}, unlock {{Skill|Runecrafting}}, {{Skill|Magic}}, and {{Skill|Prayer}}.
 
Get prayer points through {{Icon|Blessed Offering|type=spell}} from {{Skill|Alt. Magic}}.
 
Get your combat up to level 99.
 
Unlock {{Skill|Woodcutting}} and {{Skill|Fletching}}.
 
Level up the unlocked skills to start earning money with {{ItemIcon|Dragon Javelin|Dragon Javelins}}.


== Skills Pros/Cons ==
== Skills Pros/Cons ==
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Recommended to unlock: Late to End game, when you have unlocked one of the best money-making methods.
Recommended to unlock: Late to End game, when you have unlocked one of the best money-making methods.
== Potential Skill Order ==
Choosing a skill order will greatly change your path through the Adventure Mode. Many skills are interconnected, and you will be limited by items you can't get and your combat level. The skill descriptions above might help with grasping the connections. Plan ahead on what skills you will buy.
There is no best skill order. Your order depends greatly on how often you play actively and your priorities. The start of the game requires some manual action to progress efficiently, but you can still make some progress with idling.
==== Example: up to Dragon Javelins ====
This section presents a path from the very start to money-making with {{ItemIcon|Dragon Javelin|Dragon Javelins}}. Producing them is one of the most profitable money-making methods that don't require you to have the end-game gear. If your goal is the full completion, then the Adventure is about getting the best money-making method as fast as possible. The given strategy is one of the ways towards it.
TL;DR: Cooking to get to fighting lvl 50 > Slayer > Mining to get gem gloves > Smithing > Gem gloves till AE 2 > Autolooting > Rune > Magic > Prayer > Combat level 99 > Woodcutting > Fletching.
Get {{ItemIcon|Potatoes}} from {{MonsterIcon|Plant|Plants}}. When you have 100 {{ItemIcon|Potatoes}}, try {{MonsterIcon|Cow|Cows}}.
Kill {{MonsterIcon|Cow|Cows}}, then unlock {{Skill|Cooking}}. It will save you a ton of gathering and clicking because {{ItemIcon|Beef}} heals 16 times better than {{ItemIcon|Potatoes}}.
After you got {{ItemIcon|Beef}} by cooking drops from Cows, get {{ItemIcon|Bronze Battleaxe}} and {{ItemIcon|Bronze Shield}} from {{MonsterIcon|Golbin}}.
In general, if the mentioned monster is hard, use {{MonsterIcon|Cow|Cows}} to level up more before trying it again.
Get {{ItemIcon|Iron Platebody}} and {{ItemIcon|Iron Platelegs}} from {{MonsterIcon|Zombie Hand}}.
Get {{ItemIcon|Steel Platebody}} from {{MonsterIcon|Zombie}}.
Get the rest of the Steel armor and weapon set from {{MonsterIcon|Steel Knight|Steel Knights}}.
Unlock {{Skill|Slayer}} and get {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Strength}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Emerald Ring}} from {{MonsterIcon|Mummy}}.
Get {{ItemIcon|Ice Sword}} from {{MonsterIcon|Ice Monster}}. It will hit hard, but if you can survive it and deal damage at a decent rate, do it.
Set your character name to "witwix" and get {{ItemIcon|Chest of Witwix}} from {{MonsterIcon|Leech}}. If your name is "witwix", you will always get {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Calculated Promotion}} from this chest.
Unlock {{Skill|Mining}} and {{Skill|Smithing}}. With them unlocked, transition into Mithril and then Adamant armor. If you are strong enough, farm {{MonsterIcon|Master Farmer}} instead of Cows to sell the seeds. Trim your armor up to Gold.
At this point your Combat level should be more than 50, so you can farm {{ItemIcon|Mithril Ore}}. Farm it until you can buy {{ItemIcon|Gem Gloves}}, then keep them always active when mining and mine more to get Auto Eat 2. This step is aimed at the idle style of play. If you want to manually farm Spider Dungeon, you can do that instead.
Get {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Looting}} from {{ItemIcon|Spider Chest}}. Now you can idle your food production.
Unlock {{Skill|Runecrafting}}, {{Skill|Magic}}, and {{Skill|Prayer}} by mining with the Gem Gloves.
Get prayer points through Alt Magic. Use the prayers that are most expensive and useful: Chivalry and Piety are the best options to level up {{Skill|Prayer}}: the options that spend fewer prayer points are both slower and have lower rate of prayer-xp-per-point.
Level up your Combat. A {{MonsterIcon|Tentacle}} or a {{MonsterIcon|Giant Crab}} are good choices, but if you want the best option, check out [[Combat Simulator]] to see which monster is the best for your situation. Don't forget to consider the food expenditure.
Get your combat up to level 99. For instance, the following combination was enough for it: Attack 77, Strength 75, Defence 79, Hitpoints 77, Prayer 91.
Unlock {{Skill|Woodcutting}} and {{Skill|Fletching}} by mining the same Mithril Ore with Gem Gloves.
Level up the unlocked skills to create {{ItemIcon|Dragon Javelin}}.
The skill routes below are viable, but if you don't like suffering, you might want to do the math or ask people about how hard it would be because it is possible to lock yourself with months of dull grind if you make several wrong unlocks.
==== Early Game: Active Playing ====
Slayer > Farming > Mining > Gem Gloves > Auto Eat - Tier 1
With slayer, reroll easy tasks for free until you get the creature you want to fight, usually plants, cows, or farmers. Save slayer coins for auto slayer.
Once you have the money for farming, buy it and start farming. Kill farmers for seeds. It is slow at first, but soon will give you more food than you need. Harvest and plant new seeds whenever you can. Herbs and trees are less important for now, but are still good for xp.
Buy mining and save up for gem gloves. Mine some essence and use it to make weird gloop. Mine the highest tier ore and sell it if you have to afk and aren't saving for smithing.
==== Early Game: AFK Playing ====
Mining > Gem Gloves > Fishing > Cooking > Auto Eat - Tier I
This route will be significantly slower, but at least you can make some progress when you are not able to have the game running.
You will need to actively collect loot from combat and heal with potatoes at first. Soon your regen will be enough to outheal plants, and later cows.
After you kill enough cows to unlock mining, you can start earning some gp offline, but you will be greatly restricted by combat level. Work towards earning 500k so you can start earning good gp/hr offline. Then get fishing, cooking, and [[Auto Eat - Tier I]] so you can afk combat. When you get the drops, you can train strength through barbarian fishing and get prayer points from bone fish.
You will still want to buy slayer and farming soon!
==== Mid Game: Melee ====
Source of Prayer Points > Prayer > Smithing
By now you should have a good source of food and progressing through combat. Get prayer points from fishing (bone fish), RC+magic (blessed offering) or slayer (resupply). Train prayer and slayer as you do combat so you are prepared for the higher tier dungeons. You can trim Mithril armor, or wait until you can fight adamant knights and trim their armor.
==== Mid Game: Magic ====
Runecrafting > Magic > Prayer
After some essence mining, start training runecrafting. Craft a set of air robes and get a weapon, either create a [[Magic Wand (Basic)]] from 1k essence or fight [[fairy]] for a staff. Then start whacking melee mobs with wind strike! As your combat level increases, you can craft higher tier runes to use stronger air spells. You can use alt magic to earn xp while offline, and you will want to cast a lot of [[Blessed Offering]] to earn prayer points when you unlock it.
==== Next Steps ====
There are lots of ways to go from here. Getting slayer and farming is a must if you haven't already. Herblore makes your other skills more efficient, thieving gives you [[Chapeau Noir]] and carrot seeds, agility gives passives boosts. Try to train two combat styles, probably magic and melee. Working on getting to 99 combat level and being able to idle the late game dungeons!


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