Track Ambitions

shanemadrid wrote:
I'd like to get peoples opinions/advice regarding the monorail. I have every square of land in SF and I'm planning to have a station in each corner. I'm then planning to link the top and bottom stations on each side of the town. Basically, have 2 pretty much circular tracks, one for each half of SF. Do you guys think this is plausible given how many track pieces it will require? I don't think I'll be able to do it with just completing the daily tasks/projects and with the pieces that are awarded with each station/act unlocking and I have quite a few donuts so I can earn a few extra pieces a day just with rushing jobs etc. What I'm basically asking is, do you guys think it'll be doable? Or am I being overambitious? All opinions will be welcomed and considered :D

Unless they sell additional pieces, I don't think you're going to be able to pull it off.

ephphoneapps wrote:

shanemadrid wrote:
I'd like to get peoples opinions/advice regarding the monorail. I have every square of land in SF and I'm planning to have a station in each corner. I'm then planning to link the top and bottom stations on each side of the town. Basically, have 2 pretty much circular tracks, one for each half of SF. Do you guys think this is plausible given how many track pieces it will require? I don't think I'll be able to do it with just completing the daily tasks/projects and with the pieces that are awarded with each station/act unlocking and I have quite a few donuts so I can earn a few extra pieces a day just with rushing jobs etc. What I'm basically asking is, do you guys think it'll be doable? Or am I being overambitious? All opinions will be welcomed and considered :D

Unless they sell additional pieces, I don't think you're going to be able to pull it off.

I agree with this. In Act One, there are not enough sections to be made for 1/4 of a full town. EA will have to make more available.
I hope they do because I would also like to have at least 100 sections of track for the 4 stations.

Sounds like I'm gonna have to eat into my donuts then (lol). I'm just wondering if I should get ahead now or wait until nearer the end so I have a better idea of what I need

There's a list of the prize pieces here
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10349119.page

EDIT

So, by my calculations, that means we'll win:

37 straight track pieces
15 curve track pieces
12 short track pieces
8 S track pieces

I think we also get bonus pieces? But I'm not sure, so if anyone could tell me I appreciate it
Plus whatever you get for the Krusty station (I'm freemium, so I don't know)

If there are any similar additions to the Krusty station to match Springfield Central ( platform, stairs ) they might be premium. I wonder if they would come with extra tracks or pay a bonus? Premium decorations at what price ? Unless they are awarded somehow. :roll: Or maybe there aren't any. :shock: We need extra track.

<said as a chant> track, track, track, track, track; track, track, track, track, tracks; right here in Springfield city...

The "bonus prize" after the last prize is actually 1 piece of track (either a straight-long piece or corner).
They start at 1,000, and increase by +1,000 after every one earned.

I.e. first is 1,000 currency, second at 2,000, third at 3,000... and so on.
That happens at all 3 Parts.
Also, after the last prize is won (or sped up with donuts), the daily cap no longer applies. So once we get the last prize, you can go hell-for-leather with the bonuses!! :D

Linkwick wrote:
The "bonus prize" after the last prize is actually 1 piece of track (either a straight-long piece or corner).
They start at 1,000, and increase by +1,000 after every one earned.

I.e. first is 1,000 currency, second at 2,000, third at 3,000... and so on.
That happens at all 3 Parts.
Also, after the last prize is won (or sped up with donuts), the daily cap no longer applies. So once we get the last prize, you can go hell-for-leather with the bonuses!! :D

Are you sure the cap comes off after we finish the last prize for each level? Is that what you mean? I wish someone out there had rushed through already, so we could see if that actually happens ... if it would cost me 100 donuts or so to rush my final prize of the last level with a few days to spare to start grinding for a bunch of tracks, that would interest me a lot. I wonder how many tracks we could make in a day if there were unlimited projects? So, what would I be "spending" on each track (in terms of donuts) if I spent 100 donuts to "rush" to get to the ability to start grinding for them?

Did that make ANY sense?

mirandaort608 wrote:
How are people getting more than one station? I don't see that option anywhere, as either a prize or a purchase...

In the Monorail section of your store, don't you see "Krusty's Drive Thru Station"? It's premium. Can't remember how many donuts I paid for it ... sorry. :(

annettemarc wrote:

Linkwick wrote:
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Are you sure the cap comes off after we finish the last prize for each level? Is that what you mean? I wish someone out there had rushed through already, so we could see if that actually happens ... if it would cost me 100 donuts or so to rush my final prize of the last level with a few days to spare to start grinding for a bunch of tracks, that would interest me a lot. I wonder how many tracks we could make in a day if there were unlimited projects? So, what would I be "spending" on each track (in terms of donuts) if I spent 100 donuts to "rush" to get to the ability to start grinding for them?

Did that make ANY sense?

Makes perfect sense.
That's what LPN & TSTOAddicts both found in the files. Also makes sense with how those that rushed have such massive blueprints totals now, etc.
From the Wiki - "If the user has collected the current act's prizes the cap is inactive".

Happens for each of the 3 Acts, all starting at the base level of 1000 and increasing by +1000 for each successive bonus. (It's instead of donuts, though, which is a bit of a downer).

So if you manage to earn an extra 40k over 2 days (not that bad, given the cap gets raised to 9k in Act 1 & 15k in Acts 2 & 3 in the closing days of each, so we'd be doing that already), you could get 8 or 9 bonus pieces per Act.
The only limit will be in how long it takes to get the materials (especially metal, at 1hr each task).

I'll be aiming for 10-15 if I can, by spamming the tasks & redeeming for blueprints for a full 16hrs per day (not just a couple of hrs like currently with the cap :P).


Edit: For your peace of mind (:P), my spreadsheet shows I'm expecting to clear Act 1 on the 3rd-last day, and Acts 2 & 3 on the 2nd-last day. And remember, the last update will be in-store, so we can continue for a day or two to keep getting tracks.