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Pay at least 5 times the tribute requirement.
Keep the Change
Pay at least 5 times the tribute requirement.
Evidence: 2 official · Last verified: 2026-11-14 · Sources: 1
Keep the Change requires you to pay at least five times the tribute requirement in ForgeTax. Focus on the amount you actually pay: meeting the ordinary tribute requirement is not enough for this task.
How to Complete
Use the tribute requirement as your baseline and multiply it by five:
Minimum qualifying payment = tribute requirement × 5
“At least” means that paying exactly five times the requirement satisfies the stated objective; a larger payment also meets that threshold. It does not mean paying the requirement plus five more times its value, which would total six times the requirement.
Step-by-Step Walkthrough
1. Establish the tribute requirement
Before working toward the payment, identify the tribute requirement you need to cover. Base your calculation on that amount rather than choosing an arbitrary payment target.
The supplied sources do not describe the tribute interface or explain where its requirement appears, so there is no verified menu-by-menu route to include here.
2. Calculate your target payment
Multiply the requirement by five. Keep that result as your minimum target when preparing to pay.
The important distinction is between having enough to pay and actually paying: the objective explicitly requires a payment. Simply holding resources worth five times the requirement does not, by itself, fulfill the stated condition.
3. Build value through forging
ForgeTax’s official description presents sword forging as a way to build value while preparing to pay tribute to the dragon. The documented forging sequence is to heat a blade, bring it to the anvil, and strike it; successful strikes increase its value, but a sword can shatter. [src-4d2e93b2d8]
Use that risk-and-reward loop with your payment target in mind. The supplied material does not explain how sword value is converted into tribute, so it does not support a specific selling route, conversion rate, or number of swords needed.
4. Pay at least the calculated amount
Make a tribute payment that reaches or exceeds five times the requirement. Paying only the normal amount falls short, even though it covers the tribute itself.
For a straightforward attempt, aim for the full qualifying amount in one payment. The available sources do not establish whether several smaller payments are added together for this task, so do not rely on cumulative payments as a verified completion method.
Forging Tips
- Balance additional value against the risk of shattering. Successful strikes raise a sword’s value, but further forging can also destroy it. The official description gives no success percentages or guaranteed safe upgrade level. [src-4d2e93b2d8]
- Use the documented Frenzy opportunity. Forging the same sword 10 times charges Frenzy. You can then unleash it on the next hit for a brief period of hammering without fear of shattering. [src-4d2e93b2d8]
- Keep the payment threshold separate from sword milestones. Keep the Change is defined by the tribute payment, not by reaching a particular sword upgrade level. The official achievement list treats forging a sword to +10 as a separate achievement. [src-9a24f3ac8e]
Completion and Rewards
Keep the Change appears in ForgeTax’s official Steam achievement list with the requirement to pay at least five times the tribute requirement. [src-9a24f3ac8e]
The supplied sources do not specify an additional in-game reward, a required sword type, or an exact unlock-notification timing. The verified goal is the qualifying tribute payment; no further completion steps are documented.
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Pay at least 5 times the tribute requirement.
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