The rank reflects the player’s progress in exploring each location. Pass locations to increase the rank progress %. When progress reaches 100%, the location’s rank will increase.
There are a total of 8 ranks:
I — Reader
II — Bookworm
III — Connoisseur of Genre
IV — Amateur Sleuth
V — Cryptographer
VI — Master of Deduction
VII — Expert on Mysteries
VIII — True Detective.
The current rank is displayed in the location entry window.
As the rank increases, some things also increase:
- energy consumption and number of items to enter
- number of items to search for in the location
- difficulty level of Match-3 puzzles
- exploration rewards.
The content of assemblers and collection items which can be obtained for successful investigation of the location also changes from rank to rank.