I got tired of trying to guess how much gear to save up for the next Cradle evolution, so I made a tool that takes the guesswork out of it.
I started building this awhile back first as just an Excel sheet, then it just kept growing into what you see today. The tool allows you to enter your current Cradle level, Cradle Efficiency bonus, then the quantity of items you are saving up for the Cradle. The results screen then shows you what level you should end up at.
All the xp values for the items were collected by me by hand in-game, and some items seem to have some digits behind a hidden decimal point. so the numbers might be off by 100 or so XP when you enter a ton of gear.
I even built some logic into the system to tell you if you are better off buying the Cradle Efficiency.
(spoiler: it's almost always worth it in the long run)
It has been so fun to build out this tool, so let me know what you all think and what you would like to see added to the site. Or take a look at the FAQ to see a few hints as to what is currently being worked on!