The main factor in determining how much cash you gain, at least in Double or Nothing mode is, surprisingly not how many damage you take or how many beer you drink.

It's just time elapsed.

The exact formula for the initial run is as follows:

In simple terms, with a starting value of $70,000, you lose ~$66.67 per second.

Just for context, this is how the Godot engine handles t in the equation.



See get_process_delta_time()[docs.godotengine.org].

It's not necessarily framerate dependent, so t will be mostly consistent no matter the framerate!

Sidenote:
Since the game keeps track of the seconds (t) with decimal precision, when the score (s) is calculated, the end result would have the numbers after the decimal point removed since score is an integer / whole number.
AKA It is always "Rounded Down"

I don't know the specifics on like, the triggers like when it starts, pauses and stops.
My guess is that the timer starts after you sign the contract, at the blinking dot scene, so you don't have to worry about rushing that part. But maybe it also pauses at every slowdown?

I find keeping time in mind a pretty reliable way to gauge what initial score you'll get to double!

It caps off at around 17m28s I think, the lowest the game will ever give you is 10, would've been funny if it actually went to 0 but I get why, since you can't really double 0.

Point of references:


After the initial scoring in the first cycle, subsequent cycles is just doubling the score as expected.

What this means is that you need to become a "speedrunner" in the first cycle to maximise your initial points that you can double.

Consider the time cost of using items carefully and think quickly.
Like for example: If you know you can just end the round right there, why would you waste time getting a charge back with a cigarette animation?

And if you're tryna go for that 1000K achievement, maybe consider resetting if you know you spent a lot of time already.


I consider past 10 minutes to be the dead zone since past that, you need more than 5 round cycles of doubling to get to 1M.


Well, technically it is 9:41, but rounding up to 10 minutes sounds a lot better and easier to remember in my head.

The most I've gotten so far is ~50K! It really really depends on RNG...

If you somehow always get handsaws, in a 2 charge round, and you know the chamber is live, 3 rounds in a row, then you're absolutely golden!
Rip, you can't get handsaws in the first turn of 2 charge rounds anymore...

Thanks for reading! Hope this helps!

Check out this awesome guide by Cartoon if you wanna Double or Nothing better:
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3214773699