Introduction
Timelapses are an item that can be purchased in the Ruby Shop. They progress through zones, refresh skill cooldowns, award 
Gold and Hero Souls and fast-forward mercenary quests. You are considered to be idle during a timelapse. There are 4 options:
| Duration | Cost | Maximum number of zones |
|---|---|---|
| 8-Hour Timelapse | 10  Rubies
| 36k |
| 24-Hour Timelapse | 20 Rubies
| 108k |
| 48-Hour Timelapse | 30 Rubies
| 216k |
| 168-Hour Timelapse | 50 Rubies
| 756k |
Why do 8-hour timelapses only give 36k zones?
In normal game, if you are at 2 monsters per zone and instakilling with Progression Mode on, then the last frame of every zone is skipped. However, during a Timelapse, the last death animation of every zone is not skipped.
History
- In patch 0.17c, Timelapses were introduced, but there was only an 8-hour option, costing 20 Rubies.
- In patch 1.0e2, Timelapses were reworked to progress through zones.
- In patch 1.0e10, 8-hour Timelapses were reduced in cost to 10 Rubies, and options for 24-hour and 48-hour timelapses were introduced.
- The 168-hour Timelapse was added in patch 1.0e11.
