Tip to ensure you get three bonus donuts first time, every time

darrenholm736 · January 21, 2014 8:00AM

Nice system! It's always so long between level-ups for me that I can never remember where the donuts were.

Bravewall · January 21, 2014 8:08AM

I never thought to have a visual cue. Good idea!

porkpiesteve · January 21, 2014 8:22AM

I Like that

, I leveled up just 2 days ago so can remember for now where I got the 3 donuts, will implement your system now as I will forget by next level up!

jtgroth · January 21, 2014 8:24AM

I'm not entirely sure that the 3 donuts move every time. Since the level 38 update, I have resumed buying weather stations to earn donuts. The first three times I got the bonus donuts the 3 donuts were in the same location. This might be because they all happened in the same game session (i.e. not exiting the game between earning them) or it might be because there isn't a pattern to the location of the 3 donuts.

grumpy9876 · January 21, 2014 8:31AM

Is there a way to get 3 donuts on the first time you ever do this?

How does the weather station help get donuts?

Thanks

jtgroth · January 21, 2014 8:35AM

grumpy9876 wrote:

Is there a way to get 3 donuts on the first time you ever do this?

Not that I've heard, but I also don't believe the system mentioned

grumpy9876 wrote:

How does the weather station help get donuts?
Thanks

Once you are at max level, you get donuts for earning amounts of XP (kind of like bonus levels). Buying any decoration or building earns XP. Weather stations earn the most XP for any decoration (note: some decorations earn better XP/money ratios, but take more to get the same amount of XP). So I just buy lots and lots of weather stations which eventually translate into the bonus levels and therefore donuts.

darrenholm736 · January 21, 2014 8:38AM

jtgroth wrote:

grumpy9876 wrote:

Is there a way to get 3 donuts on the first time you ever do this?

Not that I've heard, but I also don't believe the system mentioned

Maybe it doesn't work for your SF, but it sure does for mine! The three donuts move to the left of their last position, every time.

NeoSEC28 · January 21, 2014 8:40AM

I shall have to give this idea a go

Normally i just pay the extra game cash till i get the 3 donuts.

mpwarner · January 21, 2014 8:51AM

Mine don't move every time. They used to always be the rightmost box, last 4/5 it's been the left.

AngusWLee · January 21, 2014 9:12AM

I should try this trick. I've spent too much SF money to get the donuts, D'oh!

CoffeeMars · January 21, 2014 9:21AM

I just leveled up yesterday. I will try this next time.. Thanks

neojansen843 · January 21, 2014 9:27AM

ARE YOU SURE......?

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kungpao214 · January 21, 2014 9:32AM

Love this! Thank you!

Fr0ntj3 · January 21, 2014 9:54AM

tried it, with selling my diamond several times and my donuts are not moving left.

results:left, left, mid, mid.

Sammicatcat · January 21, 2014 10:41AM

I'll try this tip next time, thanks.

beeblebrox900 · January 21, 2014 11:33AM

Genius idea, I hadnt realised they move in such a strict pattern. I had a feeling that it was never in the same space twice but wasnt sure.

I levelled up the other day and knew I was just about to level up today. I was pretty sure my last donuts were right so went left and got 3.

So I shall now steal you visual clue idea and expand on it. As I have loads of shrubs in my inventory from messages etc I am going to visually track them. Rubbish shrub for an incorrect guess, the shrub with the flowers for a correct guess and nothing if I didnt try the square. I am going to lay them out in a strip of land 3 squares wide and see how it goes.

Surfcitygal · January 21, 2014 2:06PM

Love the clue idea. I don't always notice that I'm close to the bonus - maybe making the clue in my landing zone would help if I could still see it beyond the bonus screen.

mrnerdstrom · January 21, 2014 2:17PM

Fr0ntj3 wrote:

tried it, with selling my diamond several times and my donuts are not moving left.

results:left, left, mid, mid.

Are you saying that you can sell and re-buy the zirconia? Do you have any idea how much xp you get for buying the zirconia? I have the zirconia and I was thinking that if I sell it, I won't be able to buy it again.

rwvolture · January 21, 2014 2:32PM

this is FALSE. Mine have been in the middle the last 3 times

caffeinater · January 21, 2014 2:52PM

Thanks for trying to help, but this advice is also false in my experience. I always pick the middle box and I have received the 3 donuts all but once (out of probably six attempts).

walkerrosewood · January 21, 2014 6:27PM

For me it has followed the left to right pattern for the past 5 boxes.

My visual clue is bumper cars on the edge of squidport. I place/delete them corresponding to which number box I'm supposed to pick next. ex. if I have three bumper cars, I pick the third box, one bumper car I pick the first box.

Tip to ensure you get three bonus donuts first time, every time

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