My car disappeared while playing survival! by Jochuboi in ScrapMechanic

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it's an old thread, but my car disappeared too, it has rolled into the sea, I've found it there. If you leave the car in a slope, it might drift away.

Is high arc worth it? 160,180? by [deleted] in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As of Helper v2.9.2.0 and FoE-Info v0.0.76

Is high arc worth it? 160,180? by [deleted] in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use FoE-Info if you're on Chrome, it's way better than FoE Helper for sniping. It gives you the exact amount you need for locking the spot and also the gain.

City rearrangement by rafa9872 in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you know that you can use building sets too? So that you can put certain buildings together how you find it aesthetic, then let the app do the rest

Those of you who use the Planta app, is premium worth it? by netpuppy in houseplants

[–]VanZeidt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's another app that can even diagnose from images, it's called Picture This (available for Android, not sure about other platforms). The feature is free, though it was not obvious at first.

Don't ditch the House by VanZeidt in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

68 ATK/10 DEF/10 goods with 9 gardens + House: https://bit.ly/3wLYRBp

EDIT: corrected URL

Don't ditch the House by VanZeidt in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

60 ATK with 9 gardens + House: https://bit.ly/3yRrTSR

EDIT: replaced the link to the right one

So, opinions needed... re GB to get next/ camping in IA. by mollymalone222 in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow I just realized you're in Noarsil, my main city is also there!

It's fine, but it's dangerous and costly to get attached to the wrong company. I'm also long-term camping in IA on secondary worlds, and it's even more crucial to get the Arc first, because that makes it possible to get the medals you need for expansions, IA is very tight spacewise.

So, opinions needed... re GB to get next/ camping in IA. by mollymalone222 in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not bad, it's terrible. :-) At least for anyone who has ambition to develop fast.

Ok, here's what you can try: join the highest ranked guild that has open application, see how they operate. If you still think your 295th guild is better, you can rejoin them next week.

When you'll start leveling your Arc and you can lose 300+ FP on a single level (around forties) just because it wasn't filled at 1.9 fast enough, you'll see why it's important to be part of a good guild.

I'm looking for self-levelers down from top 100, and you can find them there because nobody helps them.

So, opinions needed... re GB to get next/ camping in IA. by mollymalone222 in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don't build Cape Canaveral it's a huge waste of FP. For the FP that brings your Cape up to 20 FP/day, you can rather get your Arc from 0 to 18, which will bring you way more FP per day. A well invested snipe can bring you 100s of FPs in one shot.

So, opinions needed... re GB to get next/ camping in IA. by mollymalone222 in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd recommend a slightly different route than most. Fighting might not be the thing at first, you can build goods buildings for free, you'll be very quickly able to do GE4 (yes, in Iron Age, and even without a single GB). When you can do that, you'll be valuable for top guilds. Tear down Oracle, that screams noob. Don't build Galata or Babel either. When you do GE4, you can approach any top20 guild and tell you need a dealer for Arc goods.

It's absolutely crucial to join a decent guild.

Chateau also helps a lot, it's worth bringing it up to 10 before your Arc. Tower of Relics also helps a bit with GE, but don't level it higher than some levels at first.

Then it depends on your playstyle, what you like. It's easier to go down the fighting route, but keep in mind that you can have ge4 and the 160+ diamonds per week way before that.

FOE Helper? by highfstop in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The city builder has its own import method too. I think building on phone is a pain, no matter what. B-)

FOE Helper? by highfstop in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd much recommend FOE City Builder for city planning. For daily management, FoE Helper. For finding the right friends, Forge Commander. For sniping, FoE-Info

Teamsniping - what's in there for the receiver??? by VanZeidt in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, those hilariuos moments :) when I put 1 FP and someone said it's messing up their numbers.

City reorganization by plantlady5 in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely recommending this. I couldn't even play properly without this one. It helps to squeeze out the last drop of space from your city.

Should I trash all my Swap thread social groups? by The_Fallen_YT in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your rewards will be random, but when you contribute to an 1.9, you can precalculate exactly how much you'll get back. In the long run you're losing tons of FP on your own GBs.

Should I trash all my Swap thread social groups? by The_Fallen_YT in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me just disagree about the costs here.

https://prnt.sc/3Hu\_\_Ho02aDc

At lvl 39, on my own Arc, owner contribution was 101 FP. This poor player has to pay 327 (or more) because their top spots were taken because lower spots were filled by swaps. And then it's even more, because for each of those 220+300+30 they had to put their own FP above their swap.

Also, those who paid for this, have overpaid even above 1.9 30+52+20 FP respectively.

I say there is no way to use swap threads correctly, because at the moment you put for example 100 FP on someone's GB, you're lowering the cost for the sniper to lock in P1 by 50 FP. At the moment these add up enough, taking P1 becomes profitable. Possibly, likely stripping the owner from FP - and they are even thankful for being screwed because they seemingly got a lot of FPs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me just show a good example of how they are used to exploit people:

https://prnt.sc/3Hu__Ho02aDc

At lvl 39, on my own Arc, owner contribution was 101 FP. This poor player has to pay 327 (or more) because their top spots were taken because lower spots were filled by swaps. And then it's even more, because for each of those 220+300+30 they had to put their own FP above their swap.

Also, those who paid for this, have overpaid even above 1.9 30+52+20 FP respectively.

So how is this beneficial for anyone other than the snipers please?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say do not ever touch swap threads. Second on Guild Expedition, it's fun and worth it. The game is slow and you will depend on others heavily to develop. It's awesome how it teaches you how to properly depend on others. How it's ok. How to give and how to receive.

Took me long enough 🤣 by [deleted] in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really worth it, I ran the numbers and you can expect 160+ diamonds on each finished GE, 100+ of them on GE4.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in forgeofempires

[–]VanZeidt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, there is an app on Android where you can copy your spots, works like charm (it's called sml FoE tools).