In Skate, “rips” commonly refers to two systems: your Rip Score (account‑wide progression) and Rip Chips (an earnable currency). Knowing what each one does—and how to grow or spend them—streamlines progression, unlocks fast travel points, and gets you cosmetics without paying real money.

What “rips” means in Skate

Here’s how the game uses the terms and why they matter.

  • Rip Score. A global progression score that increases as you complete challenges and gates certain unlocks. It reflects overall progress across San Vansterdam.
  • Neighborhood Score. A region‑specific track for areas like Hedgemont, Gullcrest Village, and Market Mile. Raising it unlocks local fast travel points and access to Product Boxes in the shop.
  • Rip Chips. An orange, free currency awarded from challenge goals and missions. You spend Rip Chips to open neighborhood Product Boxes for randomized cosmetics.
  • San Van Bucks. A pink premium currency purchased with real money. It’s used for most shop bundles and individual items and is not earned through regular gameplay at this time.

Increasing your Rip Score

Prioritize challenge goals across the map. Your Rip Score moves when you complete goals, not from free‑skating. Focus on a mix of Amateur, Semi‑Pro, and Pro challenges so you’re always pushing progression.

Use co‑op to unlock the extra goal on most challenges. Starting a challenge with other players adds an additional objective that counts toward progression, speeding up Rip Score growth compared to solo play.

Build the multiplier quickly by mixing trick types. String flip tricks into grinds, manuals, and grabs to climb toward a 4x multiplier, which makes score targets more attainable and reduces retries.

Quick Drop objects to extend your line when a spot is sparse. Press Right on the D‑pad, or hold it, to place rails or ramps and keep your sequence alive for score‑based goals.

Reposition with parkour mid‑sequence when the terrain bottlenecks you. Mantling, wall‑runs, and ledge hangs can move you to better features without breaking your line, which preserves the multiplier and raises final scores.

Work through Tours (purple flag missions) to learn systems and unlock more content. Tours introduce mechanics like prewinding spins and bail‑control that make meeting challenge criteria more consistent.

Earn Rip Chips consistently

Target higher‑payout Pro challenges first when available. Community reports indicate Pro goals award more Rip Chips, so clearing these early accelerates your currency gains for Product Boxes.

Replay completed challenges in co‑op to earn the extra co‑op goal. This adds another source of Rip Chips on objectives you already understand, improving completion rate and payout per minute.

Use session markers to iterate faster. Set a marker by holding Up on the D‑pad at your start point so you can instantly reset and retry after a bail rather than skating back, cutting downtime between attempts.

Unlock and use fast travel as your Neighborhood Score rises. Jumping directly to bus stops and key spots reduces commute time, letting you clear more challenges each session.

Track daily rotations and spread your efforts across neighborhoods. Challenges refresh regularly, so rotating between Hedgemont, Gullcrest Village, and Market Mile keeps your Rip Chips flowing when one area’s goals are tapped.

Spectate and teleport to active sessions to find good spots. Press Left on the D‑pad to view players, spectate a skater at a promising location, then teleport to them to join productive lines and complete nearby goals.

Spend Rip Chips wisely

Open the in‑game shop and scroll to the Product Boxes section. These boxes are grouped by neighborhood and accept Rip Chips instead of premium currency.

Invest where you’re actively playing. Open boxes for the neighborhood you’re progressing in; you’ll earn new Rip Chips there faster, replenishing your budget for additional pulls.

Plan for rising costs and rarity. Subsequent boxes require more Rip Chips, and higher‑tier options have rarer cosmetics. Decide whether you prefer more frequent low‑cost pulls or saving for better odds.

Avoid spending Rip Chips you’ll need for upcoming rotations. If you know a daily refresh is imminent, hold off so you can chase new challenge goals and restock quickly.

Key mechanics that help you hit score goals

Prewind spins for bigger rotations on demand. While setting up a trick, pull the left stick diagonally with the right‑stick wind‑up to store spin, making 540s and beyond more achievable for specific challenge criteria.

Use bail control to preserve momentum during bail‑centric challenges. Shoulder buttons, triggers, and directional inputs let you steer your body, which helps complete objectives that require specific bail behaviors.

Hippy Jump and Coffin where appropriate. A Hippy Jump clears obstacles without breaking the line, and Coffin (triggers plus face buttons) increases downhill speed, both reducing time to reach the next feature.

Troubleshooting: Rip Score not changing or Rip Chip challenges not resetting

Complete new challenge goals rather than repeating free‑skate lines. Rip Score advances from challenge completions; doing the same open‑world lines without goals will not move the needle.

Check the challenge rotation schedule and difficulty tiers. Daily goals refresh regularly, but Pro‑tier objectives that pay more Rip Chips may not rotate as frequently, so confirm timers before waiting on resets.

Distinguish between Rip Score and Neighborhood Score. Some unlocks (like fast travel) are tied to local Neighborhood Score; verify which meter you’re progressing so expectations match the reward track.

Use co‑op to unlock extra goals on completed challenges. If you’ve exhausted solo goals in a region, starting the same challenge in a party adds another goal that can move Rip Score and earn additional Rip Chips.

Quick reference: common controls that speed up progress

  • Set session marker: Hold Up on the D‑pad.
  • Spectate players and teleport: Left on the D‑pad to open the player list.
  • Quick Drop an object: Right on the D‑pad (tap or hold).

The fastest way to grow “rips” is to clear rotating challenge goals, leverage co‑op for extra objectives, and use movement tools to hit score targets quickly. Spend Rip Chips on the neighborhoods you’re actively playing, and revisit after each refresh to keep the loop moving.