New Collections: The Art of Transmutation & Voices of the Past

[greensmith]

There's a new destination for Giant planes. It's Excavations: Western Europe. A map is required, which will be sold at the Airship Store; or you can buy single map for one greenie. The flight takes six hours and requires 50 fuel and 500 passengers with stars at 20/50/100. It drops Map Chest: Western Europe (seldom).

The Art of Transmutation Collection requires five items:
Transmutation Handbook: drops from flights to Strasbourg (seldom)
Alembic: drops from flights to Basel (seldom)
Mortar: drops from flights to Montpelier (seldom)
Liquid Gold: drops from flights to Zaragoza (seldom)
Aqua Regia: drops from flights to Salzburg (seldom)

Collect to receive Philosopher's Stone
Complete collection to receive Large Bronze Chest
Complete collection six times to receive Sagrada Familia

Voices of the Past Collection requires five items:
Vitruvian Man: Reward for completing Da Vinci the Genius Collection
Skidbladnir: Reward for completing Treasures of Asgard Collection
Lead Seal: Reward for completing Tale of Bygone Years Collection
Tiki Statue: Reward for completing Polynesian Triangle Collection
Philosopher's Stone: Reward for completing The Art of Transmutation Collection

Collect to receive Sky Captain bonus
Complete collection to receive Golden Chest
Complete collection six times to receive Notre-Dame de Paris

UPDATE: Attached is an updated Excel file to help track your "hidden" destination stars.

 

[Chad Ladwig]

Awesome, I already have 3 collections items in storage because I have no where to put them!!!! Need more land GI!!!!!

 

[Bali Hi]

Wow, La Sagradia Familia!
This is the building I have been waiting for!

 

[flip123]

As expected, the Sagrada Familia is 3x3, building time 6 days, max pop with 50. The Notre Dame is the same story, 3x3.
I don't have the room to build them and as it probably needs roads, I don't want to break down a non-road construction....

 

[flip123]

What the heck..... I am building them.... 6 days or 4 greenies....

 

[flip123]

For those who want to see them, I just finished them. They do NOT need roads....

 

[Bali Hi]

For those who want to see them, I just finished them. They do NOT need roads....

Eh... no need for roads?
Good news then. Mine will be ready in 4.5 days !

Hope Pakman 's report of new land under reclaimation will be realised soon so that I can start buildings in storage!

 

[Deetee04]

For those who want to see them, I just finished them. They do NOT need roads....

Has there been a change for these buildings? The first adventure buildings (Pyramide, Stonehenge, Temple, Collosseum, Spinx and Louvre) didn't need roads but the newer ones asked for roads (Odessa Theater, Egeskov Castle, Winter Palace and Moai Statues).I tested it in my city but now also the new ones don't need roads anymore. Can someone test this too and confirm this?

 

[flip123]

I can confirm for Egeskov Castle.

 

[Bali Hi]

My Moai Statues does not need road.

It seems that Winter palace, Odessa Opera also no longer need roads.

Washington Monument & Grand Hotel still does.

 

[greensmith]

For the past week or so, I've been flying to Excavations: Western Europe to collect maps. After 100 flights, I have 28 drops, with the help of Dice. The maps break out pretty evenly:
Strasbourg: 7
Basel: 5
Montpelier: 4
Zaragoza: 7
Saltzburg: 5
Tomorrow I start flying to either Strasbourg or Zaragoza to get stars and, hopefully, Sagradia Familia.
Cheers,
Tom

 

[Kazinho]

When they first introduced the second series of Excavations maps the buildings needed roads.

That changed a few updates ago. None of these buildings should now need roads.

 

[greensmith]

Today I flew to Zaragoza, landed 22 planes using a Family Ticket, a Vintage Weathervane and a Secret Faucet from my Warehouse. Got nine Liquid Gold drops buying a Golden Dice from the Store.
Tomorrow on to Strasbourg and the elusive Transmutation Handbook (hopefully authored by Professor Minerva McGonagall)!
Cheers,
Tom

 

[greensmith]

Today I flew to Strasbourg, landed 23 planes using a Family Ticket, a Vintage Weathervane and a Secret Faucet from my Warehouse. Got only four Transmutation Handbook drops buying a Golden Dice from the Store. Will return to Strasbourg another day to get the remaining two drops.
Tomorrow on to Basel for the Alembic and my 500th star.
Cheers,
Tom

 

[flip123]

Today I flew to Strasbourg, landed 23 planes using a Family Ticket, a Vintage Weathervane and a Secret Faucet from my Warehouse. Got only four Transmutation Handbook drops buying a Golden Dice from the Store. Will return to Strasbourg another day to get the remaining two drops.
Tomorrow on to Basel for the Alembic and my 500th star.
Cheers,
Tom

Professor Minerva McGonagall didn't think the book was wurth it...
good luck with the star.

 

[greensmith]

Professor Minerva McGonagall didn't think the book was wurth it...

"I will turn you into a toad, flip123 ... if that's your real name!"

 

[greensmith]

Today I flew to Basel, landed 24 planes using a Family Ticket, a Vintage Weathervane and a Secret Faucet from my Warehouse. Got only three Alembic drops after buying a Golden Dice from the Store.
Tomorrow on to Montpelier.
Cheers,
Tom

 

[Mrstepot]

You got your 500th star!!!!!!!!! Congratulations, Tom!
greensmith

 

[billsnj]

Today I flew to Strasbourg, landed 23 planes using a Family Ticket, a Vintage Weathervane and a Secret Faucet from my Warehouse. Got only four Transmutation Handbook drops buying a Golden Dice from the Store. Will return to Strasbourg another day to get the remaining two drops.
Tomorrow on to Basel for the Alembic and my 500th star.
Cheers,
Tom

Tom Congrats on your 500th Star ! Bill greensmith

 

[greensmith]

Today I flew to Montpelier, landed 23 planes using a Family Ticket, a Vintage Weathervane and a Secret Faucet from my Warehouse. Got seven Mortar drops after buying a Golden Dice from the Store.
Tomorrow I fly to Salzburg in search of Aqua Regia.
Cheers,
Tom