Challenges and endings
Print Error Challenge Walkthrough
In Print Error, the printer produces the tickets. Low ink causes misprints, and an empty printer ends the run. Refills start around $10,000 and jump to about $400,000, so the challenge is a race between printing enough value and paying for ink. Tickets cost half price and pay three times; the target is 50 trillion.
Rules and refill figures come from a community recording and the official 1.2.61d notes. Ink drain rate and a verified speedrun route are not documented.
At a glance
- Failure
- Printer ink runs out
- First refill
- About $10,000
- Next refill
- About $400,000, rising after that
- Ticket economics
- Half price, three times payout
- Goal
- 50 trillion
Rules and failure
Tickets come from the printer rather than a normal purchase. Low ink produces misprints, and a fully empty printer ends the run, so watch the gauge before a long scratch.
Dishwashing is still available and does not consume printed tickets, which makes it the fallback income when ink is low.
Ink and refill rhythm
The first refill costs about $10,000; the next jumps to about $400,000 and keeps rising. The practical rule is to refill before the gauge empties and only when the next batch of tickets can repay the cost.
Because tickets are half price and pay three times, a printed batch is efficient, but the refill price means you cannot print endlessly without selling the results.
What 1.2.61d changed
Patch 1.2.61d made each printed ticket roll its own symbols and misprints, and kept scratch progress when the run is reopened. That makes a bad print less punishing than before.
The sources do not give an ink drain rate or a proven speedrun route. Treat any step-by-step route as a recommendation, not a guarantee.
Quick answers
- What happens when ink runs out?
- The run fails. Refill before the gauge empties, ideally when you can afford the next price.
- Can I use dishwashing?
- Yes. It is available in the challenge and does not consume printed tickets.
Facts checked: 2026-11-07