Quite possibly this has been said already but with all the threads on schematics I couldn't find it. When playing the drone game there appears to be more than one type of spy to find. One is the glowing green guys but there are also faint little green squares that seem to indicate someone hiding. For the first time I got over 30 schematics from completing the drone game by being on the lookout for the squares.

Another tip in case anyone missed it - you don't have to tap just inside the viewfinder, you can tap anywhere on the screen and you get credit for the spy.

I heard that tip but are we sure? Because my result can say I tapped 14 super agents or tapped none but I still only get a handful, like 5 or so.

"mrmojorisin147;95739" wrote:Quite possibly this has been said already but with all the threads on schematics I couldn't find it. When playing the drone game there appears to be more than one type of spy to find. One is the glowing green guys but there are also faint little green squares that seem to indicate someone hiding. For the first time I got over 30 schematics from completing the drone game by being on the lookout for the squares.maybe you were including the ones you got when the drone game cleared all your tan men? or did it actually say you earned 30 schematics in the popup after the drone game is over? i just cleared 41 agents, and only got 570 intel and 4 schematics.

What I've noticed so far:I have mine (drone-game) in a very "busy" part of my town, it's hard to locate all the soldiers that are hidden behind buildings, I've seen little reticles (cross-hairs) that will pop up when they are there but not visible.- I've dragged it to a part that was empty, and done the mini-game with much better results.

I did that too but didn't get any more super agents than expected. I wondered if they hid in buildings.

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wadebear
Retired Hero
8 years ago
I tried moving the Surveillance Post to a clear area. Didn't make any difference. Tapping with 6 fingers (iPad Mini size - I can't do all 8 fingers easily) is what does the trick for me. Don't just tap in the center area - tap all over the whole screen. I go up and down each side tapping my fingers as fast as I can.
brown_supahero
Seasoned Novice
8 years ago
Just tap everywhere. These guys hide behind buildings and don't show up in the view finder. My average is 36.
tapebelt
8 years ago
"Jonalinn;1595185" wrote:
So many great scores! http://i.imgur.com/GxHFaCS.png

(I'll just sit on the 3rd string bench over here lol) ;)

what was your best score? or what are you averaging? i can't ever seen to do as well in my town as my son's town... but like others have said, it's probably due to having more obstructions in the area where i have the surveillance post placed.
PatrickSays
8 years ago
I just tried tapping with 8 fingers everywhere but on iPad I just seem to switch to other apps constantly it's so frustrating. 8 only.
KrustyBrand
8 years ago
Worst...mini-game...ever!
adruralo
8 years ago
"KrustyBrand;1595387" wrote:
Worst...mini-game...ever!

Frustrating when you see a few spies at the top and the viewfinder is moving downwards and you have no control.
Jonalinn
New Spectator
8 years ago
"tapebelt;1595300" wrote:
"Jonalinn;1595185" wrote:
So many great scores! http://i.imgur.com/GxHFaCS.png

(I'll just sit on the 3rd string bench over here lol) ;)

what was your best score? or what are you averaging? i can't ever seen to do as well in my town as my son's town... but like others have said, it's probably due to having more obstructions in the area where i have the surveillance post placed.

Let's see.. my absolute best so far is:

35 enemy
13 super
750 Cheap Intel
8 Schematics

.... however, not all together on one try. I average around 31/5/400/3 (I'm really not doing well). But, it is what it is.
IckabodSchrek
8 years ago
My knuckles hurt.
tapebelt
8 years ago
"KrustyBrand;1595387" wrote:
Worst...mini-game...ever!

the game itself isn't bad, but the results and
"Jonalinn;1595482" wrote:
"tapebelt;1595300" wrote:
"Jonalinn;1595185" wrote:
So many great scores! http://i.imgur.com/GxHFaCS.png

(I'll just sit on the 3rd string bench over here lol) ;)

what was your best score? or what are you averaging? i can't ever seen to do as well in my town as my son's town... but like others have said, it's probably due to having more obstructions in the area where i have the surveillance post placed.

Let's see.. my absolute best so far is:

35 enemy
13 super
750 Cheap Intel
8 Schematics

.... however, not all together on one try. I average around 31/5/400/3 (I'm really not doing well). But, it is what it is.

wow 13 super agents, nice. yeah, the results are really inconsistent, and seemingly random when it comes to how many schematics you earn. you'd think the more super agents you tap, the more schematics you get, but that doesn't appear to be the case at all...
umnikke8
8 years ago
Just had at least the 4th crash mid game, get no winnings and can't try again.