Saturday, 8 August 2015

Picking apart the parts

I had anticipated that this weekend would be all about polishing off the latest set of goals and drawing up a content report. But with the August quest still pending I thought it would be nice to review the current situation with regards to parts.

The last audit was back in January, when the Metal Sheet and Screw were endorsed as the most common parts needed to put together constructible appliances. But even then there was a clear indication that the so-called 'basic' parts were becoming less prevalent, with newer generic parts such as the Sturdy Wood and Purple Knob being commonplace.

I'm sure long time players won't have have missed the fact that not only have the basic parts continued to be less frequently occurring, but brand new parts are on the rise. They seem to come every month, sometimes being used only for a single goal set and rarely again.

Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Game update: 05/08/15

The opening update of August is all about the tasty sandwich that is the panini.

You can access all of the new stuff from level 23. Here's the comprehensive list:

Tables:
  • Panini Cafe Table - 9,000 coins
Chairs:
  • Panini Cafe Chair - 4 gems
Wall decorations:
  • Panini Sign - 7,200 coins

Saturday, 1 August 2015

Path to XP

All information accurate at time of publishing.

It's time to travel along another long and winding path, this time to XP! Following on from my post on boosting your profits, I'm going to delve into the less murky area of maximising your XP gains.

XP can be obtained in the game by three main methods: cooking recipes, buying content and completing collectibles. The first of these is the most significant and sustainable of them, and so it is with respect to the preparing of food that we will focus our attention.

The leading XP maker across all the appliances can be found on the Basic Oven. The Peking Duck was also the top dog for profit, and its 340 XP is the best in the business. But, like with the profit discussion, we have to consider just how long it takes to realise that XP haul. The duck takes two days to cook, meaning that it's not all that efficient.