From EncyclopAtys
Elyps (or time ellipses) are a role-play term to call your character involvement with other homins. You rise your social credit (gain Elyps) towards others and you can use your that reputation (spend Elyps) to get various services from some homins (mostly merchant NPC). It is a form of currency, a role-play alternative to PvP and nation/faction points. It was called Involvement in the past.
How to gain?
To see how high your Elyps is, see a merchant window or open your character Identity profile (press P) and switch to Advanced stats tab. Click the refresh icon at bottom right to update. There exists several ways how you can rise your "social credit", gain Elyps:
- from Dynamic events like Kitin invasions
- from Daily missions as additional optional reward for each completed daily mission
What can you pay?
There are several services how you can use your reputation, pay with Elyps. Each NPC that offers any services payable with this currency is marked with Elyps icons by his/her name.
- rename your animals by Stable boy in capital cities
- buy services to reduce Death penalty
- buy Generic Raw Materials of various colours (Patch 00803)
- buy Experience Catalyzers of various qualities
- buy Sap Recharge crystals of various qualities
- get Role-play tag by your allegiance
Custom animal name
There are several services related to your animals you can use by spending Elyps. These services are available by a Stable boy in each capital city or Marauder camp and will register your mount, packer or zig (pet) by the National Registry.
- Register one of your animals with custom name of your choice for 2,577 Elyps
- Register one of your animals under your name for 100 Elyps
- Register one of your animals under random name for 50 Elyps
- Remove name of one of your animals for 50 Elyps
Recent changes
- Involvement points were introduced on November 2019
- Patch on December 22th, 2019 brings name change from Involvement to Elyps followed by currency reform
- Since Patch 803 on March 19th, 2020 merchants sell coloured Generic Raw Materials for Elyps
