Ultimate Mining Tycoon Prestige Medal Calculator

Prestiging at the wrong cash threshold costs hours of Ultimate Mining Tycoon progress. Reset at exactly $20M and you earn 1 Medal. Save until ~$80M and you earn 3 Medals — enough for the Ore Upgrader that transmutes any ore one tier higher. This calculator previews Medal counts so you prestige with intent, not regret.

Full strategy: Prestige and Medals. Upgrade rankings: Prestige Upgrades Tier List.

Interactive calculator

Enter your current cash balance below. The calculator estimates Medals earned on prestige based on v0.5.13 prestige formulas (minimum $20M, doubling threshold per additional Medal on first prestige path).

How prestige Medals work

Concept	Detail
Minimum prestige cash	$20,000,000
First Medal	Earned at $20M threshold
Multiple Medals	Save more cash before resetting
Cost scaling	Prestige cost doubles per Medal tier
Ore Upgrader	Costs 3 Medals — priority purchase

After your first prestige, subsequent prestige thresholds increase — the calculator adjusts for prestige level when configured.

Medal cost table (Medals 1–10)

On the standard first-prestige path, each additional Medal costs double the previous threshold. Use this table to plan multi-Medal resets before you confirm prestige:

Medals earned	Cumulative cash needed
1	$20,000,000
2	$40,000,000
3	$80,000,000
4	$160,000,000
5	$320,000,000
6	$640,000,000
7	$1,280,000,000
8	$2,560,000,000
9	$5,120,000,000
10	$10,240,000,000

These numbers apply to the first prestige cycle before repeated resets raise scaling further. The calculator widget above adjusts when you enter your prestige count. Full strategy context: Prestige and Medals.

First-run priority: Stop optimizing at Medal 4 unless you have a specific machine purchase planned. 3 Medals → Ore Upgrader remains the community consensus first reset.

Post-prestige rebuild tips

Prestige deletes your cash and cash-purchased factory parts, but your layout knowledge survives. Rebuild faster with this order:

1. Unloader level 2 ($1K) before any vanity machines — level 1 (12 items) chokes even modest hauls.
2. Straight spine from unloader → furnace → stamper → sell — same template as pre-prestige; see Plot and Build Mode for unloader tiers through level 5 ($8M).
3. Copper → Iron → Steel pickaxe ladder — do not skip tiers if depth ores require higher strength.
4. Super Crawler ($200K) before XL backpack ($1.5M) unless you walk-mine exclusively.
5. Ore Upgrader online first — feed Tin, receive Copper-tier output; redesign inputs around transmutation.
6. Factory save slots — load a saved layout only if you still own every machine in the snapshot; missing purchases simply do not spawn.

Cash upgrades that reset on prestige: unloader levels, output belt tiers, standard machines, pickaxes, cash backpacks, and explosives. Items that persist: Medals, Rolijok upgrades, prestige machines, XXL Robux backpack (399), and Automatic Vehicle Unloader (229 Robux).

Budget Starting Money Rolijok upgrades (+$250/level) if you prestige frequently — the bonus stacks across all future runs. Walk Speed and Jump Height are lower priority than Pickaxe Strength/Speed.

Common post-prestige mistakes: loading an old save without rebuying machines, prestiging with a full vehicle (lost haul), and rebuilding decorative belts instead of functional conveyors. FAQ quick answers: FAQ.

Recommended targets

First prestige (critical)

Target: $80M cash → 3 Medals → Ore Upgrader

Do not prestige at $20M unless you intentionally want a slow second run. The Ore Upgrader fundamentally breaks early economy — feeding Tin and receiving Copper-tier output accelerates every later prestige.

Second prestige and beyond

After Ore Upgrader:

1. Stack Pickaxe Strength and Pickaxe Speed (1 Medal each early levels)
2. Add Vehicle Power when running Super Crawler or Exa-Drill
3. Consider Starting Money if you prestige frequently

Each Medal opportunity cost: one permanent upgrade level vs saving for next multi-Medal reset.

What resets on prestige

Calculator helps timing — remember what you lose:

Lost	Kept
Cash	Total Medals earned
Standard machines	Prestige machines (Ore Upgrader)
Pickaxes, backpacks	Prestige store upgrade levels
Standard vehicles	Medal count toward future buys

Budget rebuild time — Steel and Diamond pickaxe repurchases after reset — into your prestige decision.

Sample scenarios

Cash balance	Typical Medals (prestige 1)	Recommendation
$15M	0 — cannot prestige	Keep grinding
$22M	1	Wait — Ore Upgrader needs 3
$45M	~2	Wait unless emergency reset
$80M	3	Prestige now — buy Ore Upgrader
$120M	3+	Prestige if thresholds cap Medals

Exact numbers vary by prestige count — use the calculator widget above for live estimates.

Common mistakes the calculator prevents

1. Single-Medal prestige — 33% of optimal first reset value
2. Prestiging with full vehicle — unload ores first; lost hauls hurt
3. Prestiging before unloader upgrade — same bottlenecks second run
4. Ignoring rebuild cash — $0 after reset with no Starting Money upgrades

Patch notes affecting calculator

• v0.5.0 — Rebirth/Souls renamed to Prestige/Medals; behavior unchanged
• v0.5.0 — Starting Money upgrade added (+$250/level)
• v0.5.13 — No prestige formula changes reported

Monitor Updates Hub for rebalance alerts.

Related pages

• Prestige and Medals Guide
• FAQ — codes, Obsidian, complexity, co-op quick answers
• Plot and Build Mode — unloader tiers and post-reset rebuild
• Early Game Money — reach $80M efficiently
• Factory Chain Reference — maximize sell values pre-prestige
• Tools Hub — all wiki tools

Run the numbers, then reset — Ore Upgrader waits for players who save.