If you are comparing fake an egg Upgrades, start by asking what is slowing your loop: low Pet income, a slow Hatch cycle, limited Pen capacity, or a food effect you have not verified. The game evidence supports a priority method, but not a complete table of upgrade levels, prices, maximums, or fixed multipliers. Use the live upgrade panel for those values.
Upgrade types and what they change
These systems do not all solve the same problem. Use the distinction below before spending Cash.
| Upgrade or system | What it is for | How to judge it | Evidence boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Income | Raises the ongoing Cash produced by equipped Pets | Equip the candidate Pet, then compare the displayed total | A Pet must be active; ownership alone is not enough |
| Equip Best | Quickly fills active slots with a selected high-income lineup | Review every changed slot and the new total | It is a convenience tool, not a guarantee of the best lineup |
| Pen upgrade | Improves the base that holds the income setup | Compare its Cash cost with the income increase you can observe | The available records do not form a complete price or level table |
| Hatch Speed | Shortens the Egg opening or Hatch wait | Measure the wait or compare the current panel | Some records connect it to Rebirth, but no full unlock or multiplier list is verified |
| Feeder: Carrot or Apple | Adds a food-related effect to the Pen setup | Record income before and after using only one food | Price, stock, fill, and reported values conflict across evidence |
| Luck-related purchase | May support better Egg or Pet outcomes | Use only the live description and cost | Named upgrades, prices, and odds are not documented here |
| Carry or movement speed | May reduce the time spent transporting an Egg | Time the same route loaded and unloaded | Do not merge it with Hatch Speed without a matching game panel |
The best upgrade order for your current loop
Use this route rather than buying every available option in menu order.
- Make one Pet active. Open the Pets menu and use
EQUIP BESTif you have several candidates. Then manually inspect the result. A new Hatch, Mutation, event effect, or similar displayed rate can make a manual choice better than the automatic one. - Confirm the income change. Record the total Pet Cash rate with the old lineup and again with the new lineup. If the total does not change, check whether the Pet is stored, whether a slot is active, and whether the game requires a separate placement in the Pen.
- Fix the largest bottleneck. Choose a Pen upgrade when the base setup is limiting your configuration; choose a stronger Egg or Pet when the available income jump is clearer; choose Hatch Speed when waiting is the part of the loop you repeat most.
- Test food separately. Put one Carrot or Apple into the Feeder, keep the active Pets and other conditions unchanged, and compare the displayed income. Do not stack foods during the first test.
- Recheck before Rebirth. Rebirth can reset part of your accumulated progress while opening longer-term progression. Keep the resources needed for your next loop and confirm that the upgrade's benefit survives the reset conditions shown in game.
This order favors repeatable income over a small, unverified boost. It also keeps the Hatch-to-Equip-to-Income loop intact while you decide whether a Pen purchase or a new Egg has the better practical return.
How to compare an upgrade's payback
The game records do not provide enough verified prices and rates for a universal payback table. You can still make the comparison from your own display values:
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Fake an Egg session income and route calculator
Turn observed income, cost, and same-route timings into comparable session results.
Estimated result
- Adjusted income per second
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- Earnings over entered time
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- Break-even time
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- Route travel-time increase
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- Measured same-route speed loss
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Assumptions and sources
Assumptions
- The observed rate stays constant for the entered earning interval.
- Payback excludes downtime, losses, route changes, and changing boosts.
- Loaded and unloaded timings represent the same distance and otherwise comparable conditions.
- No verified weight-to-speed or treadmill-level formula is assumed.
Sources
- https://fakeanegg.wiki/calculator · reviewed 2026-10-29
- Write down the purchase cost.
- Measure the old income for a short, consistent interval.
- Buy or apply one upgrade.
- Keep the active Pets, Feeder state, and route unchanged, then measure the new income for the same interval.
- Estimate payback as
cost ÷ measured income increase. Treat the result as an observation, not a promise: downtime, failed steals, changing boosts, and Rebirth can change the result.
For a Carry or movement upgrade, use the same route twice instead. Record unloaded time and loaded time. A loaded Egg may slow the earning route even if the Pet income number itself does not change, so compare the complete loop rather than only the Pen display.
Feeder upgrades: Carrot, Apple, and the safe test
The Feeder applies food to the Pen's current income configuration. The evidence mentions Carrot income improvement and Apple values of 5% and 12%, but it does not establish which level or state those numbers represent. Another record also disagrees about whether Carrot is free or paid.
Use the current Pet Food stall and Feeder panel as the authority for:
- the food's current price and stock;
- whether it is available at your present progression;
- its displayed fill or effect;
- whether the effect is active on the Pets currently in the Pen.
To avoid double-counting, capture the active Pets, total income, Feeder label, and food state before the test. Change only one food, wait for the same readable income display, and then remove or replace it before testing the next food. Do not treat an Apple's reported percentage as a guaranteed permanent multiplier without a matching current panel.
Test Carrot's income effect
This moment supports the Carrot test by showing three Carrots being bought before the income is reported as boosted.
Hatch Speed, Pen, and Rebirth decisions
Hatch Speed helps when your loop repeatedly waits for Eggs. The supplied records associate speed or incubation effects with Rebirth progress, but they do not prove that Hatch Speed, Carry speed, and ordinary movement speed share one level. Check the exact label before buying.
Pen upgrades are more directly tied to the base income setup. A recorded gameplay segment shows a Pen purchase and a later upgrade cost, but that is not enough to publish a complete level list. Compare the current cost with the measured increase in your own setup instead of assuming the next level has the same ratio.
Check a Pen upgrade cost and result
This moment supports the Pen comparison by showing an upgrade purchase, its next cost, and the upgraded Pen result.
Rebirth should be treated as a reset decision, not as an ordinary income purchase. Before using it, check the current requirements, keep enough Cash or Pets to restart your loop, and ask whether the next cycle will recover faster because of the newly available progression. The exact Rebirth-linked unlocks and food requirements remain version-sensitive in the supplied evidence.
When an upgrade appears not to work
- Check Owned versus Active. A Pet in your inventory is not proof that it is earning. Confirm its active slot and Pen placement.
- Re-run Equip Best, then inspect manually. Automatic selection may not account for a Mutation, event state, or two similar displayed rates the way you expect.
- Remove competing effects. Test without a second food or an unrecorded temporary boost so the before-and-after result has one clear cause.
- Check the live panel. Prices, stock, unlocks, and effect text can change; do not rely on a remembered Carrot or Apple value.
- Separate the timer from the route. If Hatch is faster but carrying still takes the same time, that does not prove a Carry or movement upgrade failed.
- Do not infer offline behavior. The supplied evidence does not confirm that AFK or offline income inherits every Pet, Feeder, or upgrade effect. Compare a short controlled interval if that matters to your plan.
FAQ
What should I buy first?
Start by making your best verified Pet lineup active and measuring its income. Then buy the upgrade or Egg that addresses the largest delay in your loop. Prefer a clearly observed Pen or income improvement over a food value whose current rule is unclear.
Is Equip Best always optimal?
No. It is a quick starting point. Review the selected Pets and displayed total after using it, especially after a new Hatch, Mutation, event effect, or similar-rate comparison.
Is there a complete Fake an Egg upgrade list?
The supplied evidence does not support one. It identifies Pet Income, Equip Best, Pen upgrades, Hatch Speed, Feeder foods, and possible Luck or speed systems, but it does not verify every level, price, maximum, or multiplier.