Big Business - game discussion

[Rikmondo]

Hi

You have to visit their city and click the icon above the port. Then it tells you what is requested. If you have it in your warehouse, then you can gift it.

Hope this makes sense?

Not seen an icon on a friends port yet.....will keep looking. Thanks

Name: Rikmondo City name: Rikville Level:47. Needs: Drills, please.

 

[Havingfun99]

Alright, here is my plan if I decide to start the bridge quest tomorrow.


Meet 100 journos -- how hard could that be? Tap tap tap.
5 eclairs -- already in WH
Accumulate 100000 -- I assume you need to have at least 100000, not "to earn 100000" after you get the quest. In this case it makes sense to have a few expensive items in WH and postpone money collection from the buildings.
Plant 10 trees -- can build only 5 structures but have 3 free slots in storage and can demolish a couple of palm trees. Then I will plant/demolish the trees on a hill.
Build 4 bookstores -- I have more than that.
Increase pop 200 -- no problem
Hire 8 engineers -- I have 13 and keep training them.
Build lvl 2 solar plant -- I demolished one of my plants and built another one, ready to be upgraded to lvl 2. It takes 7 hrs. Speeding up is optional.
Produce 5 marble -- already in WH
Produce 10 scaffolds -- already in WH
Collect 10 hard hats -- I accidentally sold 10 apple pies yesterday so I am baking more today, have to use one farm for grain and fruit while 9 others produce cacao beans.
Upgrade admin one level -- being upgraded as we speak, 31 hours left. I will need to coordinate the solar plant upgrade with admin upgrade. Should not be a problem.
Produce 15 ad posters -- already in WH
Accumulate 1000 energy -- totally makes sense to invest credits to have more time for the tasks you cannot control
Extinguish 5 fires -- my city is burning non-stop after the upgrade.
Pay 10 engineers 10000 each -- no problem.
Produce 5 solvents -- already in WH
Have 10 welders -- I have only 6 now but I will have 10 by that time
5 hammers -- I have 35
8 business cards -- minimum 4 days, maximum -- who knows.
3 compasses from the bookstores -- luck
3 silver medals -- 2 days
Spend 100000 on gifts for the low-level friends -- hopefully doable

Now, it is all based on the assumption that all the required items can be produced in advance. The best case scenario: the last two stages take "only" 6 days to complete. It can take much longer. So, it looks like I should not spend more than 2 days on the first 3 stages.


Any comments? Suggestions? Advice?

{Summerville; the head honcho - Elloriana, lvl 55, Charleston, SC; need hammers and trowels PLEASE!)

Seems like the right plan. Would consider, however, having a few of the chiffoniers asmwell for the hard hats, as it seems they can be requested as well.

 

[Havingfun99]

How do you give gifts to someone else's commercial port? Anyone know. I have sent four requests but don't know how to help out friends....

Name: Rikmondo City name: Rikville Level:47. Needs: Drills, please.

I did it once for Jekstrom. In the friends list, sometimes, there is an icon on the players with a port. If so, then visit them, click on the port, and you can fill their containers with your cargo. However, suspect this to be bugged, as often the icon is not there.

 

[makoadef]

Seems like the right plan. Would consider, however, having a few of the chiffoniers asmwell for the hard hats, as it seems they can be requested as well.

I would agree it wouldn't hurt. While I did the task you had 2 people with icons at one time. Once I exchanged the pie took a little while(less than a minute and another icon would come up with the pie exchange) and did all 10 in 2 hours cause I only had 3 pies when I started this section. Anyway good luck.

city:mikeyville lvl60 id:makoadef anchorage,ak USA

 

[GAB IV]

Hahahahaha one of my lower lvl friends just spammed me back a bunch of billboards. Must of wondered *** did he spam me with those lmao.

city:mikeyville lvl60 id:makoadef anchorage,ak USA

Oh yeah, that feels terrible. I help people out by sending them gobs of billboards so they can cash them in. But they feel obligated to send them back. So no one wins because you each pay 1500 each but cashed in for only 150. The only winner here is GI

[ city name: Sprawlville level 56 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need free gifts ]

 

[GAB IV]

Would be nice - and it can help you on the selfless achievement. You have to visit me, go to the port, and click on it, then you can fill containers. However, for some reasons it does not always allow you to,do it.

I will give it a go

[ city name: Sprawlville level 56 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need free gifts ]

 

[SummerNight]

Love your plan. I would have enumerated the sequence so that it is easier to reference for comments.

The 100K. I think you just need to sell that much from your WH. Have like 10 rolls value 10000ea in WH to sell when needed.
On the trees build 1 then delete and build next. Check counter to see that it did not decrease. If not continue in this way to 10. Else plan B do the juggle
On the hats, you are assuming you have the choice pie or furniture, but what the hat you click has a specific choice. Can anyone speak to this. I was stockpiling 1/2 of each. To be covered either way.
You could also have a big hammer on the ready to finish an upgrade fast if necessary.
The energy is tough I would hold the credits until you have to complete per schedule.
The rest I can't comment on. But to troll FB for low level friends and get the friend connection in advance.

Quite the turnkey system. Is the flooring complete now?

[ city name: Sprawlville level 56 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need free gifts ]

Thanks for the suggestions, Gab.
The flooring is done, took a few days only. We bought a cute robot to clean the floors so I could spend more time with BB, lol. The only thing left is the staircase. The stair treads were actually delivered today.

{Summerville; the head honcho - Elloriana, lvl 55, Charleston, SC; need hammers and trowels PLEASE!)

 

[GAB IV]

Would be nice - and it can help you on the selfless achievement. You have to visit me, go to the port, and click on it, then you can fill containers. However, for some reasons it does not always allow you to,do it.

Yep, visited you but got nothing from your port. No icon anywhere. I sent you a hammer anyway just to see if that did anything.

[ city name: Sprawlville level 56 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need free gifts ]

 

[GAB IV]

On the hard hat I did mine with all apple pies.0

city:mikeyville lvl60 id:makoadef anchorage,ak USA

Thanks for that, well at least I have most of my 110k in the WH

[ city name: Sprawlville level 56 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need free gifts ]

 

[Havingfun99]

Yep, visited you but got nothing from your port. No icon anywhere. I sent you a hammer anyway just to see if that did anything.

[ city name: Sprawlville level 56 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need free gifts ]

Well, now I raised a ticket for this. Seems to be a bug!

Thanks for the hammer, need those. Returned the favor with a chisel

 

[GAB IV]

Not seen an icon on a friends port yet.....will keep looking. Thanks

Name: Rikmondo City name: Rikville Level:47. Needs: Drills, please.

I tried to fill your container, but I don't have soap. I have ore and varnish

[ city name: Sprawlville level 56 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need free gifts ]

 

[Mara68]

Just logged on and get a message saying I am banned from social features! Apparently I am cheating! All I've done is go out with a few work mates, had beer and a Chinese and then logged on to the game... and that is cheating! I knew we should have had an Indian!!

I will have to wait for a few days whilst they sort this out which means no silver medals :-(

Great game but the customer support is awful!





Sent from my iPad using iPF

 

[Mandalou]

Here is a new way of game frustration. II wrote a ticket because in my friends area it says I have 4 free gifts to give but I get an error trying to send one.

CS replied by closing my ticket and calling me a cheater. They implemented a system that tries to catch cheaters. One system monitors if you change your system time and date. Lol. I don't even know how to do that. But apparently their database says I have done that and my game was suspended. Furthermore they are happy to inform me that my suspension has been lifted. OMG are you kidding me? I bet whenever I change wifi or cellular locations my system clock is updated to the local network time. Thus activating that I am cheating and suspending my current activities.

Sooooo folks, I would advise closing the game down when you travel to avoid being called a cheater.

That might be why havingfun99 said try going offline for a few hours to help the drops.

To check if your in suspension mode test for free gifts to give and see if you can send one.

[ city name: Sprawlville level 56 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need free gifts ]

I just travelled from china to australia and did not adjust my time just for that reason. Luckily I don't have 3G! Means I tend to stay up much later playing BB because I keep forgetting my time is wrong

 

[Mandalou]

Looks good to me. I wish I was as prepared.

city:mikeyville lvl60 id:makoadef anchorage,ak USA

Looks good, that will be my plan as well, as soon as I get my steel details and purchase the last block of land. T will be save save save

 

[Havingfun99]

My next vessel will need:

-aluminum
-radio components
-wood beams

I cannot deliver the 2 first - vessel will arrive in a little over 3 hours.