Pocket Planes by NimbleBit - Join Flight Crew #TouchArcade

[Bluebear88]

Originally Posted by AceAlex.R

I just hit level 18 and was wandering when you unlock the next plane

Level 20 you get the fogbuster and at lvl 22 you get the sequoia

[Mdaymond]

Originally Posted by Faye Valentine

Wow! I noticed your sudden climb within the Top 10 on the last day! And then you stopped, must have gone to bed for the night. I'm sure it was more efficacious to open so many South American cities. Very smart move. I prolly should have done that. I only had Salvador, Rio and Sao in South America ... and then I stopped using Sao in the latter half of the event, relying mainly on Rio. Salvador jobs were coming in from NY, London, and Shanghai.

I'm enjoying the slower pace of the current Wellington event. Entry into the Top 10 is 253+ jobs, and the #1 guy has 693 jobs. I've got a bunch of Kangaroos running back & forth between Sydney & Wellington.

Aside from being at #30 on the second day, I was always trailing the top 10, went in and out of it a few times! Simply had to secure a top 10 place though I could of made it to below you but sleep had to come first unfortunately! lol

My method was load up 2 of my Fogbusters in NY and Chicago and send them to Rio or Sao whilst the other 2 made the return journey. 1 Birchcraft went back and forth between NY and Chicago whilst the Fogbusters were in the air to ensure they could take off straight away with Salvador jobs. Same with the Sea Knight in Paris / London to ensure my 2 Cyclones could take off straight away too. So that's 28 jobs being fed in every 20 mins or so. I actually only opened Recife so my Aeroeagles could make the jump from London / Paris as Salvador was JUST out of range. Then I gave up caring about profit loss and moved all Aeroeagles into South America, but kept Recife for my Kangaroo to go to.
Then it was just my 7 Aeroeagles going back and forth from Salvador to Rio / Sao with 1 Birchcraft to clear the flood of jobs that the Cyclones would be delivering. If I'd played this method from the outset, who knows how many jobs I'd of ended on

I'm not currently participating in the current world event - need a break from it! Gone back to constructing the website instead! Is there anything you'd like to contribute to it (or anyone else of course : ) ? *woops, sorry - just saw you mailed me with suggestions! Many thanks, will reply to it via PM!*

[Som yung gai]

Is it better to get all Cyclones for my intercontinental fleet, or continue using my mixture of Sequoias, Tetras, and Cyclones?

[Faye Valentine]

Originally Posted by Mdaymond

Aside from being at #30 on the second day, I was always trailing the top 10, went in and out of it a few times! Simply had to secure a top 10 place though I could of made it to below you but sleep had to come first unfortunately! lol

My method was load up 2 of my Fogbusters in NY and Chicago and send them to Rio or Sao whilst the other 2 made the return journey. 1 Birchcraft went back and forth between NY and Chicago whilst the Fogbusters were in the air to ensure they could take off straight away with Salvador jobs. Same with the Sea Knight in Paris / London to ensure my 2 Cyclones could take off straight away too. So that's 28 jobs being fed in every 20 mins or so. I actually only opened Recife so my Aeroeagles could make the jump from London / Paris as Salvador was JUST out of range. Then I gave up caring about profit loss and moved all Aeroeagles into South America, but kept Recife for my Kangaroo to go to.
Then it was just my 7 Aeroeagles going back and forth from Salvador to Rio / Sao with 1 Birchcraft to clear the flood of jobs that the Cyclones would be delivering. If I'd played this method from the outset, who knows how many jobs I'd of ended on

I'm not currently participating in the current world event - need a break from it! Gone back to constructing the website instead! Is there anything you'd like to contribute to it (or anyone else of course : ) ?

I'm sure you could have made the Top 3 had you not succumbed to sleep.

I had something similar going, although less efficiently, with big planes taking jobs from NY/London/Shanghai to Salvador/Rio. Big planes flying main non-event route between LA and Shanghai/Beijing/Seoul/Tokyo. Birch between Chicago & NY. Kangaroo between London & Paris. Aeros flew from NY/London/Shanghai directly into Salvador, unloaded, hopped over to Rio to refill and head back up to NY/London/Shanghai. Fogbusters/Cyclones/Sequoias flew from NY/London/Shanghai to Rio, unloaded, and jobs picked up by Kangaroos to Salvador. The entire operation could have been optimized by taking Asia out of the loop (too far, takes too long), removing the main non-event route (additional resources allocated toward event), and using additional South American cities (for quick jobs to Salvador).

These events kill my profit. But at level 40, I'm really no longer playing to maximize profit. Just trying to keep the game interesting. I'm barely hanging onto the #6 spot in the Wellington event, but will definitely drop out of Top 10 since my daughter is still on summer break and wants to commandeer my phone to play Pocket Frogs.


For the website ...
I was thinking it might be nice to have a section listing a few possible Nome-Wellington routes (and if possible, include type of plane that can do the route). Someone recently asked about this in the past couple of pages, and if one person asked, surely there must be others with the same question?

Route that can be done with Mohawk:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpo...postcount=6068

Route that can be done with non-upgraded Supergopher or a 2x range upgraded Mohawk:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpo...postcount=6073

Edited to add:

Coastcat's route, using 3x Supergopher:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpo...postcount=6088

[Faye Valentine]

Originally Posted by Som yung gai

Is it better to get all Cyclones for my intercontinental fleet, or continue using my mixture of Sequoias, Tetras, and Cyclones?

It depends on your playing style. Do you want quick turnaround and frequent check-ins? Or do you want a more leisurely pace with less frequent check-ins?

Faster planes are usually less profitable, while slower planes are more profitable ... extreme examples can be seen in the Blimp (slow as molasses on a cold day, profitable) vs Starship (warp speed fast, profit loss).

Sequoias are great for a slower paced game.
Cyclones are great for a faster paced game.

Cyclones, with 12 capacity, may take a little longer to completey fill with jobs going to same destination, may take several job refreshes or use of layovers.
Aeroeagles, with 6 capacity, are quick/easy to fill up and send on their way.


I use a combination of Cyclones, Fogbusters, Sequoias and Aeroeagles.
I skipped the Tetras, never used them.

[coastcat]

Originally Posted by Faye Valentine

I haven't started Nome-Wellington yet but will probably do the following (which is one less airport than the one Bluebear used):

Nome
Whitehorse
Saskatoon
Quebec
Nuuk
Reykjavik
Oslo
Bucharest
Kuwait City
Butwal
Bangkok
Palu
Cairns
Brisbane
Wellington

I did the Nome-Wellington marathon with a 3x upgraded SuperGopher:

Nome
Ketchikan
Thunder Bay
Goose Bay
Nuuk
Reykjavik
Paris
Jerusalem
Mumbai
Kuching
Alice Springs
Sydney
Wellington

That's two less than your proposed route, but you do need to upgrade the SG to do it.

I'd closed airports after passing through (except for Paris, which I use regularly), but still had Sydney and Wellington open when the Wellington event started. Hurray for good timing!

(in a pitched battle for standing - currently #9 but with #10 breathing down my neck)

[Mdaymond]

Originally Posted by Faye Valentine

I'm sure you could have made the Top 3 had you not succumbed to sleep.

I had something similar going, although less efficiently, with big planes taking jobs from NY/London/Shanghai to Salvador/Rio. Big planes flying main non-event route between LA and Shanghai/Beijing/Seoul/Tokyo. Birch between Chicago & NY. Kangaroo between London & Paris. Aeros flew from NY/London/Shanghai directly into Salvador, unloaded, hopped over to Rio to refill and head back up to NY/London/Shanghai. Fogbusters/Cyclones/Sequoias flew from NY/London/Shanghai to Rio, unloaded, and jobs picked up by Kangaroos to Salvador. The entire operation could have been optimized by taking Asia out of the loop (too far, takes too long), removing the main non-event route (additional resources allocated toward event), and using additional South American cities (for quick jobs to Salvador).

These events kill my profit. But at level 40, I'm really no longer playing to maximize profit. Just trying to keep the game interesting. I'm barely hanging onto the #6 spot in the Wellington event, but will definitely drop out of Top 10 since my daughter is still on summer break and wants to commandeer my phone to play Pocket Frogs.


For the website ...
I was thinking it might be nice to have a section listing a few possible Nome-Wellington routes (and if possible, include type of plane that can do the route). Someone recently asked about this in the past couple of pages, and if one person asked, surely there must be others with the same question?

Route that can be done with Mohawk:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpo...postcount=6068

Route that can be done with non-upgraded Supergopher or a 2x range upgraded Mohawk:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpo...postcount=6073

How many aircraft slots do you have at level 40 Faye? I sold all my Asian cities in order to reduce the job pool - the way I had it was perfect for the amount of planes I have and time I could dedicate to this world event - planes were never really grounded waiting for jobs unless I let it happen! When the concorde and C-130 events hit, I'll probably disown my social life to play for top 10 spots Would like to have my website up and running by then too...

Talking of which, thank you for you PM, only just noticed it! Not sure if links to original posts will be included on the website yet but it's very helpful to me!!

[Som yung gai]

Originally Posted by Faye Valentine

It depends on your playing style. Do you want quick turnaround and frequent check-ins? Or do you want a more leisurely pace with less frequent check-ins?

Faster planes are usually less profitable, while slower planes are more profitable ... extreme examples can be seen in the Blimp (slow as molasses on a cold day, profitable) vs Starship (warp speed fast, profit loss).

Sequoias are great for a slower paced game.
Cyclones are great for a faster paced game.

Cyclones, with 12 capacity, may take a little longer to completey fill with jobs going to same destination, may take several job refreshes or use of layovers.
Aeroeagles, with 6 capacity, are quick/easy to fill up and send on their way.


I use a combination of Cyclones, Fogbusters, Sequoias and Aeroeagles.
I skipped the Tetras, never used them.

Thanks for the advice!

[Bluebear88]

The second time I've caught my pilots goofing off! I figured I might as well share for people who have boring pilots...

[PanamaCanal]

Originally Posted by Bluebear88

The second time I've caught my pilots goofing off! I figured I might as well share for people who have boring pilots...

They do scream