Reforge Rebalance
1.3.0
10 August 2026
9 changes in this update
Gemsmith: Beyond Earth
Released
Break gems on a lamplit workbench, automate the work, then melt the whole run down to start again stronger.
Reforge Rebalance
A changelist for Gemsmith: Beyond Earth.
Added
1 change-
The Reforge panel now shows the current price multiplier on permanent upgrades, so you can see why every price moves when you buy one.
Improved
3 changes-
Arcane Essence from a reforge now tapers off past Diamond. A single very long run can no longer pay for most of the permanent tree in one sitting.
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Permanent upgrades are priced on how many levels you own across the whole tree, not just how deep a single line goes. Spreading wide now costs what spreading wide is worth.
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Your first reforge is completely untouched. Sapphire pays exactly what it always paid.
Fixed
3 changes-
A run that reached the top of the gem ladder could bank enough Essence to buy around 50 permanent levels at once, which ended prestige progression far earlier than intended.
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Runs already in progress when you update keep their previous Essence payout until you next reforge, so nothing you already earned is lost.
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Saves holding out-of-range permanent upgrade levels no longer produce broken damage values and unaffordable prices.
Known Issues
2 changes-
Reforges from Obsidian onward now pay roughly half the Essence they used to. This is deliberate, but it is the number most likely to need another pass. Feedback welcome.
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Because prices scale with your total level count, buying expensive upgrades before cheap ones is very slightly more efficient.