Chimes

Chimes are a currency used in the closed market on Waiko. They can be received by trading in resources such as bamboo, tarpon, and wushrooms. Chimes earned in this way cannot be transferred to Player-owned ports, but they can be used to purchase ports resources, which can be used there. They can also be found on the uncharted isles.

A maximum of 20,000 chimes can be earned per day through trade. This is increased to 30,000 after upgrades.

Collecting Chimes in the earlier stages
For many players' initial visit, early chime collecting is key to earlier exploration of uncharted islands. Potion boosts and player assists can be used in various skills if you don't meet the full requirements. Below are some ideas intended for collecting chimes in the early stages:

Bamboo (90 Woodcutting/96 Fletching)
Players with 90+ Woodcutting may decide to use a beaver familiar to increase the rate of bamboo collection.

You can then either sell the bamboo to Zhuka, although this is not advised as you will only get one chime per bamboo. With 96 Fletching, you can turn five piles of bamboo into a bundle, which can be sold to her for 10 chimes each. It is recommended to bundle it, even if you do not have the required level, as it is assistable and effectively turns each pile of bamboo into 2 chimes each.

Bamboo can also be found on the Uncharted Isles, although the player should not cut there unless it is very close to the boat. Golden Bamboo can also be found, which requires 96 Woodcutting rather then the usual 90. Two piles of golden bamboo are needed to turn it into a bundle of bamboo.

Tarpon (90 Fishing/91 Cooking)
One should consider using Summoning familiars such as a granite lobster to increase the rate of tarpon fishing. Since an additional chime may be earned for cooking tarpon into fish oil, one may decide to unlock a cooking range for either island. For people with 92+ Fishing, quicker chime-collecting can be realized if the bank depository is unlocked on Whale's Maw and the player banks the raw seerfish to later convert into fish oil on any range.

It is advised to cook the fish at portable ranges as it can occasionally double fish oil production, increasing profits.

Contracts (90+ Slayer, Hunter, Woodcutting, or Fishing)
If the player cannot or does not want to cut bamboo or fish for tarpon, they may also complete contracts. Talk to Sojobo on Waiko, Hubbub on Whale's Maw, or Lin on Aminishi to obtain a contract. The contract may require the player to kill Acolytes of Seiryu, hunt tortles, chop bamboo, or fish. Once the contract is completed, it must be handed back to its respective master on the beach to get chimes and experience. Only 3 contracts can be completed a day.

Hunting Tortles (90/96 Hunter and 91/92 Crafting)
On Whale's Maw, there is a hunting area on the west side that can be used to easily hunt normal tortles. However, both normal and ornate tortles can be found in the Uncharted Isles. You will only need to buy five tortle traps, which can be is free from Reggie. The tortle chippings stack up, allowing the player to stay there indefinitely. If there are too much people hunting at Whale's Maw, it is advised to either hop to another world or simply search for tortles at the Uncharted Isles.

Crafting the chippings is recommended as you will get more chimes from the resulting bowl compared to selling the chippings alone.

Mining crablets (91/97/98 Mining)
Crablets can only be found on Uncharted Isles, from salty, alaea, and idol crablets.

The resulting salt can then be sold to Yi Yan (salt merchant) for chimes, or used for arc gumbos or soup.

Wobbegongs (96 Fishing/Cooking)
Fishing spots for wobbegongs can only be found on the Uncharted Isles.

Gumbo and Soup (94/96 Cooking)
Arc gumbo and shark soup gives a little more chimes when previous resources are combined when in hand. By Cooking the value can be increased even further, but this shouldn't be done without using cooking gauntlets and a flameproof aura as you're able to burn the food, losing all items put in.

Increasing Output
The following items and perks may be used to increase chimes earned: Using any golem outfit (only mining)
 * Augmented tools with Honed and Polishing perks (only Bamboo and Fish)
 * Using any shark outfit (only fishing)
 * Any tier of Call of the sea, Lumberjack, Quarrymaster or Tracker auras (for each respective activity)
 * Perfect plus potion (or respective perfect woodcutting/fishing juju potions)
 * Wearing a Modified sous chef's toque and using a portable range while processing fish oil

Chimes per commodity
Resources gathered in the Arc can be sold for chimes in Waiko market area. Following is the table showing how many chimes per commodity can be earned. Unlocking Commodity sell price increase increases chimes earner by 11%. There are two tiers in total which can be bought.

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