When to use bonus A Friend In Need?

[QF-Charles]

As my main focus is on the space program, I'm wondering if I keep this and use it when the next Riding The Comet event occurs?
Also, I have around 30 QLs spread over main and supports, and I was thinking to use some of these with this bonus too.
Any thoughts/advice?
Thanks
Charles

 

[Jenn B]

As my main focus is on the space program, I'm wondering if I keep this and use it when the next Riding The Comet event occurs?
Also, I have around 30 QLs spread over main and supports, and I was thinking to use some of these with this bonus too.
Any thoughts/advice?
Thanks
Charles

I use Friend in Need in combination with Secret Basement when preparing for a QL party. Secret Basement will increase your drop rate from neighbor visits, which you now have more of because of using Friend in Need! But Secret Basement only lasts for 6 hours, while Friend in Need lasts for7 days.

The strategy is to do the following (if you are able to do so based on time zones) :
1) Do NOT visit neighbors until around the end of the AC "day" (i.e., near when the game resets to the next day). This is because of how Secret Basement works (6-hour timeframe).
2) Before the AC reset time, activate Friend in Need + Secret Basement bonuses.
3) Go visit all your neighbors who have 6x Planetariums as well as Fuel Stations (I visit 6 planetariums + 4 fuels stations per neighbor)
4) Wait a bit for the AC "day" to reset... then go do the same thing again (visit all of your neighbors' planetariums and fuel stations because Secret Basement lasts for 6 hours so you can use it for visits before and after reset)
--> repeat this use of Secret Basement and double neighbor visits at reset time every 2 days within the timeframe that Friend in Need is active.

If you are in a time zone that does not allow this (because you like to sleep more than 6 hours at night), then you will need to use more Secret Basement bonuses (1 for every day that the Friend in Need is active).

Hope that made sense Good luck!

 

[QF-Charles]

I use Friend in Need in combination with Secret Basement when preparing for a QL party. Secret Basement will increase your drop rate from neighbor visits, which you now have more of because of using Friend in Need! But Secret Basement only lasts for 6 hours, while Friend in Need lasts for7 days.

The strategy is to do the following (if you are able to do so based on time zones) :
1) Do NOT visit neighbors until around the end of the AC "day" (i.e., near when the game resets to the next day). This is because of how Secret Basement works (6-hour timeframe).
2) Before the AC reset time, activate Friend in Need + Secret Basement bonuses.
3) Go visit all your neighbors who have 6x Planetariums as well as Fuel Stations (I visit 6 planetariums + 4 fuels stations per neighbor)
4) Wait a bit for the AC "day" to reset... then go do the same thing again (visit all of your neighbors' planetariums and fuel stations because Secret Basement lasts for 6 hours so you can use it for visits before and after reset)
--> repeat this use of Secret Basement and double neighbor visits at reset time every 2 days within the timeframe that Friend in Need is active.

If you are in a time zone that does not allow this (because you like to sleep more than 6 hours at night), then you will need to use more Secret Basement bonuses (1 for every day that the Friend in Need is active).

Hope that made sense Good luck!

Wow, thanks Jenn! That's an interesting approach, never heard of doing this before. I shall try it and see.
My time zone, or refresh time is 11am Sydney time. I'm usually up by 6 so that gives me 5 hours before refresh. Maybe I start around 10.30am, giving me an half hour?
BTW, I have 6 x Secret Basement.
Hope you are well,
Charles

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

Wow, thanks Jenn! That's an interesting approach, never heard of doing this before. I shall try it and see.
My time zone, or refresh time is 11am Sydney time. I'm usually up by 6 so that gives me 5 hours before refresh. Maybe I start around 10.30am, giving me an half hour?
BTW, I have 6 x Secret Basement.
Hope you are well,
Charles

Even without secret basement, it’s worth using it that way. I usually go for planetariums and either training centers or solid fuel stations.
the latter show a better drop rate, and are particularly useful if you’re chasing field rations
at least, that is my perception

I also use friend in need during events that ask for a lot of neighbors visits - as the one just ended. Up to say 30m before reset I used visits to fulfill that infamous “ban 10 demons on your neighbors cities” task. Then, during the last half an hour, I used the remaining visits as i described at first place.

note that on the demons task, you can get the first 5 demons, go visit someone else ( not necessarily collecting) and return to said neighbor: another 5 demons were ready to be collected

 

[QF-Charles]

Thanks, Teresa! More great info, appreciate it!
Been playing nearly two years and still, so much to learn. The bigger issue perhaps is trying to remember all this!
(I now keep pages with tips/info as bookmarked under an Ac Game folder)

Regards,
Charles