I just got hit with the no string bug. Was really enjoying the game up until that point (level 20, I think), but not sure I want to start over and go through it all again after dumping so many hours into it. Resetting the game got it working again, but I had over 5k in gold, some of which was purchased through IAP (I picked up a couple 1k packs because I wanted a boost...sue me). All that gold was gone upon the reset...am I just out of luck? Not that $3 is a huge deal, but I'll be seriously irritated if I just flushed it down the drain. iPad 3, latest OS, 16gb, wifi model. Not sure if it makes a difference, but the bug hit when I started the game not connected to a WiFi connection (on a plane).
I've tried it in the mine but it never activates no matter what type of stone or dirt fills the screen. It just highlights then, nothing. I've got 21 TNT. I've never been able to use it once.
The Dynamite is only used after a gas explosion to clear the rubble. if you've not had a gas explosion, you'll have no rubble to clear and it wont work.
THANKS SO MUCH! It was killing me trying to find out why I couldn't use it. I always remove the gas before it explodes. That makes total sense. I appreciate the quick reply.
I'm not sure exactly how you 'win' I'm loving it and in no hurry of it ending. Its addicting because its simple to play and fun also you see your town growing which is nice. thankfully you don't need to use the iap's. I have almost 2000 gold and I earned it all. I've happily rated this game 5/5 in fact I've really not played anything else since I bought it.
My experience has been the same. I downloaded it immediately and haven't played anything else, not even pocket planes or hero academy, not even LOL! The game is relaxing and simple, but not easy. There is a little strategy involved, nothing too taxing. I really recommend it. And I have no need for IAPs, I can earn currency and progress as a reflection of time spent in the fields or the mine. It's a good game.
When you select it you can then place him wherever you want just like the workers that you get when you build houses.
At what stage approximately are you supposed to start matching higher-end items like cows or apples? For farming that has only 24 turns (with a few bonus rounds), I am finding it difficult to get enough matches to escalate the matching. Am I expected to have an easier time later on because these items will appear more often?
Cows and apples are required after mid teen levels for placement for more advance buildings. Once you are able to match the number of pigs required to make a cow, and same with carrots for apples, you get them and the tool that helps you to harvest them is available to build. And it does get easier to make matches for these things. Later when you have certain buildings, matching certain items on the board no longer advances the clock. Also, cows and apples can start appearing on the board without matches, and having more workers, number of matches need to get the advance items decreases. As you progress, you will also get more tools out of the new buildings for harvesting these items quickly .
In addition to what Ravenbkack said, I would actually avoid creating just one or two cows/apples/diamonds etc because if you can't gather them, they do a great job of clogging the board.
I'm at level 22 and this game is getting better and better each day. I've max out all farming workers and is halfway through the mining workers. I've build almost all buildings except extending the farm to 50 days and having wolves and rats eat less (you would not need this once you can farm wolves and rats together with trees and grass). Best of all, my gold is not climbing pass $2000. Do not think I'll need that earlier purchase of my that failed to load. How do I cancel it?
Is it me or does the game suck up battery quite quickly? I was playing it for around 3 hours the other day and the battery on my iPhone4 went from 100% to < 20%. Is it the fact that we have our finger constantly on the screen and the device has to track the movement?
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Unlimited? I have 87 workers at level 24, hired 12 extra workers with the food/carrot/silver requirements.
At what point (stage) am I supposed to see a message that the farming time is extended such that time lost during matching is not counted? I never got such a message. What building am I missing perhaps?
"Animal Pen" - collecting animals doesn't take up time. "Barn" - collecting crops (aka grain at first) takes up no time. I'm sure others come later, but I only have those so far.
