Oke, where do I miscalculate....Quick callculation: when I keep my 4 S1 Giants I can fly with 7 Jumbo's. That means 14 flights with 1 map. So to reach 3 stars I need at least 9 maps of each destination. 35 Lunar launches with first place to go........
Oke, where do I miscalculate....
100 (at the start)+ 60*17 (hours) = 1120 fuel available
14*48 = 672 fuel
1120-672=448 unused fuel.... Is at least 3 times speed up with fuel (one less in regular)
but this is at least 16 flights with 7 planes, not using the fuel station and guestplanes.
Tom, How much fuel is speeding up with fuel ?
It takes 90 to speed a plane. Yes, I use a Vintage Weathervane for most of these flights. (I got lots of them when GI had that bonus bug a while ago. Plus many from my collectible buildings back when they dropped useful items.)Oke, where do I miscalculate....
100 (at the start)+ 60*17 (hours) = 1120 fuel available
14*48 = 672 fuel
1120-672=448 unused fuel.... Is at least 3 times speed up with fuel (one less in regular)
but this is at least 16 flights with 7 planes, not using the fuel station and guestplanes.
Tom, How much fuel is speeding up with fuel ?
I tried a new technique that works quite well for these long flights. Normally, I use Fuel in my Warehouse to get all seven of my Jumbos off the ground at the same time; that way it's easier to speed them up with Fuel Catalyst since they all come due at the same time. And I can set a timer for five plus hours and leave the game for other endeavors.
But with these long flights, there's another way without using Warehouse Fuel, although you have to pay more attention to the game. With my fuel gauge at 100, I can fly two Jumbos right away. I used a Secret Faucet to speed up fuel delivery, but that's not absolutely necessary. In 24 minutes, when the fuel is at 48, I send off another Jumbo. Repeat until all Jumbos are in flight. Then, when the fuel gauge hits 90, I speed the last plane up and land it. When the fuel gauge hits 48, I set it off again. Repeat the speed up/wait/take off. You can use Fuel Catalysts if you want, but since most of the flights come due at different times, you have to set timers and be involved in the game much more frequently.
Anyway, I thought I would pass on this tip just in case it's useful for some of you.
Cheers,
Tom
What exactly does Secret fuel do? I have used it before but I did not notice anything it does. Another thing to keep in mind, use endless barrel. Start it 1 hour 40 minutes before you take off. Now you can get 4 jumbo's off at once. When going to other destinations I use it. Example when I send 10 planes to Siena, 1 hour 40 minutes before I take them off I start it. Then it is good for 4 planes. Then I use additional fuel in storage. (I also use weathervane) Then they are off for about 4 hours. In the mean time my fuel has built up again to 200. So for 4 greenies I get about 250 fuel. Otherwise they sell 150 fuel for 10 greenies.
ThanksChad Ladwig,
Bottomless Barrel doubles the maximum fuel in your fuel gauge for eight hours. So if your max is 100, like in your example, it lets you store up to 200 fuel units for eight hours.
Secret Faucet is a bonus that doubles the amount of fuel restored for eight hours. Normally, if your fuel gauge is at zero, it adds one unit every minute. With Secret Faucet, it adds two units every minute.
If you used both bonuses together, it would take only 100 minutes to go from zero fuel to 200 fuel rather than the normal 200 minutes.
Cheers,
Tom
greensmith,I tried a new technique that works quite well for these long flights. Normally, I use Fuel in my Warehouse to get all seven of my Jumbos off the ground at the same time; that way it's easier to speed them up with Fuel Catalyst since they all come due at the same time. And I can set a timer for five plus hours and leave the game for other endeavors.
But with these long flights, there's another way without using Warehouse Fuel, although you have to pay more attention to the game. With my fuel gauge at 100, I can fly two Jumbos right away. I used a Secret Faucet to speed up fuel delivery, but that's not absolutely necessary. In 24 minutes, when the fuel is at 48, I send off another Jumbo. Repeat until all Jumbos are in flight. Then, when the fuel gauge hits 90, I speed the last plane up and land it. When the fuel gauge hits 48, I set it off again. Repeat the speed up/wait/take off. You can use Fuel Catalysts if you want, but since most of the flights come due at different times, you have to set timers and be involved in the game much more frequently.
Anyway, I thought I would pass on this tip just in case it's useful for some of you.
Cheers,
Tom
greensmith,
Great information. So if you were using this technique with 7 Jumbos, how many were you able to get done in the 17 hour period?
I did.... but mostly I put my alarm when I had to enter the game... next is fuelstation, or sending plane or speeding up. The rest of the time you don 't need to access the game.R3d_F1v3,
I honestly don't remember. I know I landed at least 14, maybe more, using no fuel from my Warehouse. It all depends on how often you want to monitor the fuel gauge. I did not monitor all the time during the 17-hour period. If someone is willing to do that, please let us all know!
Cheers,
Tom