Changes: Inspiration

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This article is about the Invention mechanic. For other uses, see Inspiration (disambiguation).

Inspiration is a mechanic of the Invention skill. Inspiration is used to unlock blueprints of equipment and upgrades in the skill. How optimised the blueprint is during the research process determines how much inspiration is used, with poorly optimised blueprints consuming the most (up to 220% of minimum) and perfectly optimised blueprints consuming the least.

Mechanics

Inspiration can be earned by:

Advancing an Invention level
Earning experience in any skill (including Invention); a limited amount of inspiration can be earned this way on each level (resets each time an Invention level is advanced and is equal to 50% of the current level's initial inspiration gains)
Dismantling a level 10 or higher augmented item
- The Inspiration cap every level affects both the inspiration gained by training any skills and the inspiration gained from dismantling a level 10 weapon/armour.

The total pool of inspiration earned for every level is fixed at the total needed to research everything and will eventually be entirely earned by a player. If levels are skipped (as they often are at low levels due to the large amount of experience granted by dismantling levelled-up augmented items), the earnable inspiration at those levels is not lost, but earnable later. If a project is researched without perfect optimisation, the excess inspiration used is returned to the pool to be earned again later. If new research projects are released, the pool size is increased and the additional inspiration can be earned by all, even those that had previously earned all available inspiration.^[1]

You can check the amount of inspiration you have by:

Clicking "Check inspiration" on the Invention pouch in the Inventory interface, next to the bond pouch
Mousing over the Invention pouch
Clicking Inventor's Tools on the tool belt
Saying the quick chat phrase "I have <amount> inspiration."

Research

Bonus experience is used in discoveries.

Discovery	Level	Cost	Experience	Cumulative cost
Device: Charge pack	1	10	200	10
Research: Apply Augmentor to weapons	2	10	250	20
Device: Gizmo	3	10	400	30
Research: Augmented item maximum level 5	4	40	107	70
Research: Divine charge	4	40	107	110
Device: Gizmo dissolver	8	40	161	150
Device: Equipment dissolver	16	110	628	260
Research: Augmented armour				370
Device: Augmentation dissolver				480
Research: Magic golem outfit	20	0	1198	480
Research: Fury shark outfit	20	0	1198	480
Research: Ethereal outfit	21	0	1362	480
Device: Junk refiner	22	150	1,541	630
Research: Maximum charge improvement 1				780
Material: Refined components				930
Research: Augmented hatchet				1,080
Research: Augmented pickaxe				1,230
Device: Fishing rod-o-matic				1,380
Device: Pyro-matic				1,530
Device: Hammer-tron				1,680
Device: Tool gizmo				1,830
Device: Urn enhancer ^{[reqs 1]}	24	150	1,541	1,980
Device: Soul-in-a-box^{[reqs 1]}	24	150	1,541	2,130
Device: Equipment siphon	27	200	2,675	2,330
Research: Augmented item maximum level 10	27	200	2,675	2,530
Research: Charge drain reduction 1	34	750	5,446	3,280
Research: Junk chance reduction 1				4,030
Material: Knightly components				4,780
Research: Maximum charge improvement 2	40	900	9,184	5,680
Material: Corporeal components^{[reqs 2]}		675		6,355
Material: Pestiferous components^{[reqs 3]}		675		7,030
Material: Harnessed components	45	900	12,726	7,930
Research: Augmented leg armour				8,830
Material: Culinary components				9,730
Research: Junk chance reduction 2	49	900	16,114	10,630
Material: Dragonfire components				11,530
Material: Explosive components				12,430
Research: Charge drain reduction 2				13,330
Device: Sprinkler MK1^{[reqs 2]}	50	1200	18,257	14,530
Device: Mining accumulator^{[reqs 2]}				15,730
Device: Woodcutting accumulator^{[reqs 3]}				16,930
Device: Mechanised chinchompa^{[reqs 3]}				18,130
Material: Brassican components	54	1,550	22,600	19,680
Material: Fortunate components				21,230
Material: Undead components				22,780
Material: Fungal components				24,330
Device: Crystal tool siphon^{[reqs 4]}				25,880
Material: Clockwork components	55		23,779	27,430
Material: Faceted components	55		23,779	28,980
Research: Augmented item maximum level 15	60	1,750	32,284.5	30,730
Device: Fishing accumulator		1,750		32,480
Device: B.A.N.K. Stander^{[reqs 3]}		1,325		33,805
Device: Calorie bomb^{[reqs 2]}				35,130
Device: Monkey mind-control helmet^{[reqs 3]}				36,455
Device: Book switcher^{[reqs 2]}				37,130
Research: Maximum charge improvement 3	64	1,750	38,610	38,880
Research: Charge drain reduction 3				40,630
Research: Junk chance reduction 3				42,380
Device: Discover the Lab coat outfit	69	1,750	47,562	44,130
Research: Junk chance reduction 4				45,880
Research: Charge drain reduction 4				47,630
Material: Shifting components				49,380
Device: Auto-sanctifier^{[reqs 2]}	70	1,725	52,591	51,105
Device: Dungeoneering lock melter^{[reqs 2]}				52,830
Device: Dungeoneering party simulator^{[reqs 3]}				54,555
Device: Electrified box trap^{[reqs 3]}				56,280
Device: Kinetic cyclone^{[reqs 2]}				58,005
Device: Oldak coil^{[reqs 3]}				59,730
Material: Zamorak components	74	2,300	61,347	62,030
Material: Saradomin components				64,330
Material: Armadyl components				66,630
Material: Bandos components				68,930
Research: Charge drain reduction 5	78	2,300	70,981	71,230
Research: Junk chance reduction 5	78	2,300	70,981	73,530
Research: Junk chance reduction 6	83	4,500	89,273	78,030
Research: Charge drain reduction 6				82,530
Material: Ancient components				87,030
Material: Seren components				91,530
Materials: Zaros components		1,750		93,280
Device: Discover the Lightbulb hat item	87	4,500	101,703	97,780
Research: Maximum charge improvement 4				102,280
Material: Oceanic components				106,780
Material: Silent components				111,280
Material: Resilient components				115,780
Material: Avernic components^{[reqs 5]}	89	4,500	108,310	120,280
Material: Cywir components^{[reqs 6]}				124,780
Material: Ilujankan components^{[reqs 7]}				129,280
Material: Shadow components^{[reqs 8]}				133,780
Research: Charge drain reduction 7	91	6,000	121,584	139,780
Research: Junk chance reduction 7				145,780
Device: Pogo stick				151,780
Research: Charge drain reduction 8	95	6,000	136,962	157,780
Research: Maximum charge improvement 5				163,780
Research: Junk chance reduction 8				169,780
Research: Professor title				175,780
Research: Augmented item maximum level 20	99	6,000	153,526	181,780
Material: Noxious components				187,780
Material: Rumbling components				193,780
Material: Ascended components				199,780
Research: Charge drain reduction 9	105	11,000	190,188	210,780
Research: Junk chance reduction 9	105	11,000	190,188	221,780

Additional requirements

^ ^a ^b Requires completion of Nomad's Elegy.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Requires unlocking the dwarven tech tree. Unlocked by exchanging dwarven currency.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Requires unlocking the cave goblin tech tree. Unlocked by exchanging goblin currency.
^ The ability to make this item has to be unlocked with chimes and taijitu from Boni (rewards).
^ Also requires 2,500 Zamorakian reputation in the Heart of Gielinor.
^ Also requires 2,500 Serenist reputation in the Heart of Gielinor.
^ Also requires 2,500 Zarosian reputation in the Heart of Gielinor.
^ Also requires 2,500 Sliskean reputation in the Heart of Gielinor.

References

^ Mod Moltare. [suggestion] Remove inspiration cap after 120.. RuneScape subreddit. 3 March 2016. "Inspiration is capped at 100% of the inspiration it takes to unlock everything; and if you overspend on a thing, that extra goes back in the available pool. As we add new stuff we increase that pool to fit."*

[elegy-2] Requires completion of Nomad's Elegy.

[dwarven-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Requires unlocking the dwarven tech tree. Unlocked by exchanging dwarven currency.

[goblin-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Requires unlocking the cave goblin tech tree. Unlocked by exchanging goblin currency.

[5] The ability to make this item has to be unlocked with chimes and taijitu from Boni (rewards).

[6] Also requires 2,500 Zamorakian reputation in the Heart of Gielinor.

[7] Also requires 2,500 Serenist reputation in the Heart of Gielinor.

[8] Also requires 2,500 Zarosian reputation in the Heart of Gielinor.

[9] Also requires 2,500 Sliskean reputation in the Heart of Gielinor.

[1] Mod Moltare. [suggestion] Remove inspiration cap after 120.. RuneScape subreddit. 3 March 2016. "Inspiration is capped at 100% of the inspiration it takes to unlock everything; and if you overspend on a thing, that extra goes back in the available pool. As we add new stuff we increase that pool to fit."*

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