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10 years ago

How to quickly complete Silver and Gold projects

A lot of people seem to be struggling with Epic Projects, so I thought I would type something up to save me replying to people one at a time.

Tips:

  • Increase your storage as high as possible.
  • Stock up with items before you begin. Typically with items that are hard to find in GTHQ, and items that take a long time to build (eg, 3-5x cream, beef, cheese etc) 
  • Keep 50-100k coins on hand for shopping in GTHQ.
  • Start a project in a specialization you have the most 3 token buildings with. I recommend 6-8 x 3 token buildings. Note: you can move the epic building within range of a specialization and refresh the plans until you get your specialization of choice.
  • Try and ignore the 1-2 token buildings. The tasks weigh the same, but give less points in return.

Bronze projects are very easy, anyone at any level should be able to complete them.

Silver is also very achievable, providing you plan ahead, otherwise be prepared to shop til you drop!

Gold is achievable by anyone with enough planning and coins for shopping. Alternatively you could use a lot of speed-up tokens. If you only just unlocked Projects, don't expect to be able to achieve this. You're meant to build your way up to this level by building Bronze projects, then using those speed-up tokens to help you achieve Silver, then later Gold (once you have the storage and coins).

Here's what you can expect to get from tasks as you near 160 points: 5x Fire Pits / Cherry Cheesecake / Burgers / Cheese / Milk etc. Expensive items to buy, and lengthy build times. It ain't gonna be cheap!

The key to obtaining any of those levels is always going to fall back on what specialization buildings you have. I can't stress enough the importance of having a lot of 3 token buildings. 1 & 2 token buildings have the same tasks as the 3 token buildings, they are not easier to complete.

Note: Although you may have 16 specialization buildings, only 8 tasks will be active at any one time. So if you had 8x 3 token buildings, and 8x 1 token buildings, the task bubbles may all eventually be on the 1 token buildings after you complete the 3 token tasks, which would force you to complete more 1 token tasks in order to get the task bubbles to appear on the 3 token buildings again. It's best to limit your number of 1 and 2 token buildings to the bare minimum, and have at least 8x 3 token buildings to make it easier to complete.

Which specializations did I build?

Education: University (25 keys, the only building worth 3 tokens). I only kept 1x Community College since it's required to build more universities.

Transportation: Heliport (20 keys, the only building worth 3 tokens). The only other building I kept was the Department of Transportation, since it's required to build more Heliports.

Beach: Merman Statue, Aquarium, Astro-twirl Rocket Ride, Sailorman's Ride, Luxury Boat Marine (all 3 tokens). For highest population, stick to the 22/50 key 3 token buildings at the end, the only non-3 token building required is the Lighthouse.

Entertainment: Sydney Opera House (25 keys, 3 tokens), Ferris Wheel (28 keys, 3 tokens, my preference due to footprint), Sumo Hall (50 keys, 3 tokens). You must keep the 1 token Entertainment HQ in order to build all of these.

Mountain: Mountainside Train Station, Ski Resort, Observatory, Mount SimCity, Mountain Palace, Castle (all 3 tokens). I only kept the 1 token Mountain Lift in order to build more Ski Resorts. You can delete it if you prefer to build Mountain Palace and Castle for higher population.

Gambling: Luxurious Casino (10 keys, 2 tokens), Luxurious Casino Tower (12 keys, 2 tokens) - there's no 3 token buildings!  I kept 1 Luxurious Casino so I could build more Luxurious Casino Towers. I deleted the 1 token Gambling HQ.

Landmarks: Empire State Building (20 keys, 3 tokens), Statue of Liberty (30 keys, 3 tokens), Washington Monument (40 keys, 3 tokens, my preference), Himeji Castle (60 keys, 3 tokens), Eiffel Tower (40 keys, 3 tokens). You must keep the 1 token Department of Culture.

Here's a record of the gold building I completed yesterday:

1. My storage full, and lots of items produced, ready for the project

2. The building the project is happening on. Note the population (regular residential building).

3. Project started, Beach! I have 7 x 3 token beach specializations, and 5 x 2 token.

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