Halloween 2015 - Merchant Shop

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09-08-15 07:59 am
Magenta_old

Halloween 2015 - Merchant Shop

Just a look at the merchant offerings currently shown on the test server for Halloween 2015. Please remember that this is from the test server, and may change prior to reaching the live servers.

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The first group of item are the pumpkin cemeteries that are available for placement on the island, that provide pumpkins. Further information regarding these will be available in other posts. As shown, players can purchase three of each type, and the cost is in game resources.

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The next group of items are gem items for purchasing pumpkins and gift boxes, with the prices shown. There are no limits listed.

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Other items are special items, with individual limits. There are some new offerings this year, specifically the Lord Dracul general, the Conscientious Geologist, and the Improved Farm.

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Other items are returning from last year, such as the grim reaper and village schools

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The fish farms, regular silos, improved storehouses are also available this year, with a limit of 3 each. These items are identical to the normal shop offerings except they can be purchased using pumpkins.

The last group of items are unlimited purchases, including resources, buffs, refills, and decorations. New this year is a barracks buff, Nash Williams. Grout is also shown as available in the shop.

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More information should be published soon, including the upcoming Sneak Peaks and Developer's Diary. Other information regarding the event quests should be coming soon as well. Please remember that the information here and on the test server may change prior to release on the test server and make game decisions accordingly.
09-08-15 10:13 am
CoffeeCat

It would be really helpful if one of the bigger generals (MMA, Vet) could be made available for pumpkins, or allow pumpkins to be convertible to gems. The Grim Reaper and Lord Dracul are nice, but they are no better than a BH gen.
09-08-15 12:53 pm
Gwalben

If he were fast and could find two deposits that both take into account his books or a double of one deposit, I would see the potential in the geologist, but I'm not seeing what this guy brings to the table.
09-08-15 04:05 pm
tomsb1176

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoffeeCat

It would be really helpful if one of the bigger generals (MMA, Vet) could be made available for pumpkins, or allow pumpkins to be convertible to gems. The Grim Reaper and Lord Dracul are nice, but they are no better than a BH gen.

MMA and VET were available during the easter event.
09-08-15 06:22 pm
CoffeeCat

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Originally Posted by tomsb1176

MMA and VET were available during the easter event.

I didn't start playing until April.
09-09-15 07:12 am
Troll-Phu

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoffeeCat

I didn't start playing until April.

they were also available this last conversion summer event
09-09-15 08:38 am
CoffeeCat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troll-Phu

they were also available this last conversion summer event

Again, this is an old discussion. For those who started at the end of or after the Easter event, the summer whatever-it-was, was a non-event. That isn't meant as a whine, just a statement of reality. Event resources come from events, the largess of high level players, or trades. No event = no event resources = nothing to convert for the summer thing. Those who have been playing for 6 months or less have not had the time to build up the gems for the stuff we need, hence the reason all of us who have started since April were pinning a great deal of hope on the Halloween event. The upcoming event looks great, but I and others just wish there was a chance to get a good general or trade event resources for gems.
09-09-15 12:09 pm
Evil_J

you will never trade any resource for gems
next easter you should be able to get a vet and a mma
also dont need to buy the stuff you need with gems
09-09-15 04:14 pm
Raubhautz

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoffeeCat

[...] Those who have been playing for 6 months or less have not had the time to build up the gems for the stuff we need, hence the reason all of us who have started since April were pinning a great deal of hope on the Halloween event. The upcoming event looks great, but I and others just wish there was a chance to get a good general or trade event resources for gems.

I hear you - but in the last 2 Halloweens that I have been part of, the only general available was the Grimm (BHG with 'fluff'). It is Christmas and Easter that are the normal events where other Specialists are available (Geos, Explorers and Generals [idgaf if they ever offer Marshalls... but that is another story]). I hope for the sake of all you newer players, that BB breaks trend. As you probably have figured out by now, purchase (using event resources - not gems) all of the offered specialists. It is unlikely that there will be another event like this Summer where people with 'resources' can take advantage of missing an item.

PS - Great pic for your avatar!
09-09-15 06:40 pm
Koshko

So the improved farm looks exactly like a silo ...

So for this new geologist, you are potentially getting 2 deposits at once. What happens when you add the skills that allow the possibility of 2 deposits at once? Does this mean he will possibly find 3 deposits at once or just a greater chance of 2 deposits at once?
09-09-15 06:47 pm
Gwalben

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Originally Posted by Koshko

So the improved farm looks exactly like a silo ...

I skipped right over that. I thought it was a typo in the graphic. This could be a good way to free up some space and licenses for the new buildings. I don't think I have very many compared to some people, but still I have 18 farms. Now I await a more improved silo.
09-10-15 05:26 am
Evil_J

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koshko

So the improved farm looks exactly like a silo ...

So for this new geologist, you are potentially getting 2 deposits at once. What happens when you add the skills that allow the possibility of 2 deposits at once? Does this mean he will possibly find 3 deposits at once or just a greater chance of 2 deposits at once?

ofcourse that graphic is just a placeholder, the building itself already has graphics for all the 6 levels
09-10-15 06:25 am
CoffeeCat

This isn't specific to the upcoming release, but I just want to give kudos to the graphics designers. The buildings are great and I get a kick watching the little settlers waddle around -and into- each other.
09-10-15 07:44 am
Wimpy

After visiting the Test Svr. I find this Holloween Program really scary.
09-11-15 12:44 pm
Troll-Phu

the new gen is a first strike gen with 999 hitpoints, so now it's looking better than last week, but it went up in price.
10-30-15 09:43 pm
CrazyOol

The new geo doesn't seem to be working, or the description is in error. My island has a depleted iron deposit in S8 and a depleted marble deposit in S9 that it takes skill (and luck) for my Jolly Geo to find. I thought this new geo would find these other deposits automatically, otherwise what is his reason for being, given that he is only half as fast as a Jolly Geo? But no matter how many times I have sent him out looking for iron or marble deposits, he finds the usual ones but he stubbornly refuses to find the difficult ones. Is the new geo only supposed to have a small random chance of finding those deposits? If so, that's not what his description says.
10-31-15 04:41 am
Ceruhe

It finds 2 of the same kind, aka searching Iron will find another iron mine, not a marble.

I haven't fully paid attention to him yet, but I can see a few merits, though dropping books on him will still happen AFTER Explorers.
10-31-15 04:55 am
SweaterPuppies

CrazyOol is talking about the lucky find skill. That is not what this geologist is about. If you want to find the "bonus" deposit you still have to train him in that skill.
10-31-15 07:48 am
Hexe

idk - looks like the 2nd is guaranteed if it is available. Saving for general first, this geo next.
10-31-15 08:17 am
Gwalben

I bought the new geo because why not, but I don't have any immediate use for him either. I bought another jolly to use for now instead. I think he might be more useful at later levels when the searches take 3 hours fully booked, but I'm not really sure because even if he's finding two at once he's still slow.
10-31-15 11:50 am
Koshko

Since this geo is only half-speed compared to the Jolly, I find him more useful for marble than iron, unless I need to find a bunch of mines at once. I'm not sure if he automatically finds 2 of the same if available or not. I haven't paid close enough attention. It does work at least sometimes though.