# Not Earning Gems or XP From Simulated Games

**URL:** <https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/not-earning-gems-or-xp-from-simulated-games/9647>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Created:** [November 15, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/not-earning-gems-or-xp-from-simulated-games/9647 "2016-11-15T02:09:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![dedreous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.codecombat.com/dedreous/32/13849_2.png) [@dedreous](https://discourse.codecombat.com/u/dedreous)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.codecombat.com/t/not-earning-gems-or-xp-from-simulated-games/9647/35 "2020-05-08T13:50:49Z")

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The formula is: gems = sims ^ .4 \* 20

I did about 1.6 M sims and eventually got over 6000 gems. It is known that the volume trick does not work now. Instead, try completing a new level. See how these work for you: [https://codecombat.com/play/hoc-2018](https://codecombat.com/play/hoc-2018)

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