New Update: It came from outer space

Nidoking wrote:Appearently they fixed it! I got 10 hydraulic tools out of 10 flights.

Same here... too bad nothing's been dropping from the darn UFO itself. lol

rockmsockm wrote:

Nidoking wrote:Appearently they fixed it! I got 10 hydraulic tools out of 10 flights.

Same here... too bad nothing's been dropping from the darn UFO itself. lol

I need only 1 item to complete the collection for the first time, i believe it's the last one, the doll. I'm going to try to get that collection 4 times and get the prize (crop circle)!

Nidoking wrote:
I need only 1 item to complete the collection for the first time, i believe it's the last one, the doll. I'm going to try to get that collection 4 times and get the prize (crop circle)!

Good luck! I'm trying to finish a first collection, too... too bad there's no bonus to increase drops from the UFO (like the spyglass for flights)!

Still can't visit neighbours without crashing, so thought I'd try an intensive session to Area 51. Had amassed a serious fuel stockpile, polished a Spyglass then got the jets going non-stop back and forth.

Uniquely for GI, the drop rate was incredible and even for each item - finished 7 UFO collections after 35 flights. Hydraulic tool dropping every time - used ~15 now and already got one crop circle. Been backing up every few minutes, but only crashed once after a rocket launch.

For the record, jets get stars after 23 - 23 - 46 flights, and you get a new map to area 51 after first each of the first two stars. Run out of fuel now so a long way from the third; presumably it'll give a UFO collection.

Good luck those still able to play!

got stats of the crop circle ?

Sorry not yet. TDV mentioned that drop rates plummet when collections are taken, so rather greedily am going for a second with 20 hydraulics still left.

jon- wrote: Hydraulic tool dropping every time - used ~15 now and already got one crop circle.

You completed FOUR "Truth is Out there" collections with only 15 hydraulic tools? Wow. That's pretty amazing.

I've flown to Area 51 47 times... After using 28+ Hydraulic Tools I've only managed to get a total of 3 items to drop from the UFO. Oh well.

Maybe it is the Spyglass then - now after 42 flights / hydraulic tools have 7-10 of each UFO item (a few had come from the pyramids, but only ~4). Mind you, feel due a change of luck after the farmers markets yielded absolutely nothing for the whole mission, Spyglass included...

jon- wrote:Maybe it is the Spyglass then - now after 42 flights / hydraulic tools have 7-10 of each UFO item (a few had come from the pyramids, but only ~4). Mind you, feel due a change of luck after the farmers markets yielded absolutely nothing for the whole mission, Spyglass included...

Well, that's cool--whatever works As for me, whenever I use a hydraulic tool on the UFO, it simply disappears without a drop. I'm using the spyglass again, so maybe I'll get lucky.

After all you have to pass "Cross-Culture Program" by visiting

Movie Theater x 10
Book Store x 10
Seafood Restaurant x 10

27 flights to tunguska and 0 area51 maps. What is going on

iamice wrote:After all you have to pass "Cross-Culture Program" by visiting

Movie Theater x 10
Book Store x 10
Seafood Restaurant x 10

https://i.servimg.com/u/f82/18/21/68/02/screen14.jpg

Very helpful, thanks! I need to remember to set aside 48 hours of the current remaining quest time to visit the movie theaters 10 times.

You also need to launch Prometheus rockets to send alien home.

Chris08 wrote:27 flights to tunguska and 0 area51 maps. What is going on

I flew 90 times to Tunguska and I didn't finish the firts collection "Above & beyond"... It's imposible to take all items for me.

rockmsockm wrote:

jon- wrote:Maybe it is the Spyglass then - now after 42 flights / hydraulic tools have 7-10 of each UFO item (a few had come from the pyramids, but only ~4). Mind you, feel due a change of luck after the farmers markets yielded absolutely nothing for the whole mission, Spyglass included...

Well, that's cool--whatever works As for me, whenever I use a hydraulic tool on the UFO, it simply disappears without a drop. I'm using the spyglass again, so maybe I'll get lucky.

Yes - definitely seems to be the Spyglass. I hadn't realised it worked on anything other than flights. However this morning (well after Spyglass had finished) used 6 hydraulic tools and got nothing; eventually getting one drop after recycling a few times. With the Spyglass I was getting 1-2 items most times.

rockmsockm wrote:

iamice wrote:After all you have to pass "Cross-Culture Program" by visiting

Movie Theater x 10
Book Store x 10
Seafood Restaurant x 10

https://i.servimg.com/u/f82/18/21/68/02/screen14.jpg

Very helpful, thanks! I need to remember to set aside 48 hours of the current remaining quest time to visit the movie theaters 10 times.

This is a side mission so does not have to be completed within the mision-timeframe - these will continue after the time limit for the main mission expires. For the main mission you only need to complete the tasks that are on the main mission list (the one with the timer on it).

DoubleOSeven wrote:
This is a side mission so does not have to be completed within the mision-timeframe

Ah, I should have known that would be the case, thanks for pointing it out!

jon- wrote:
Yes - definitely seems to be the Spyglass. I hadn't realised it worked on anything other than flights. However this morning (well after Spyglass had finished) used 6 hydraulic tools and got nothing; eventually getting one drop after recycling a few times. With the Spyglass I was getting 1-2 items most times.

Wow, good to know. I'll give it a try!

1. Visiting neighbors movie theater, bookstore, and seafood restaurant count also for the task.
2. My game will not even open anymore. I was 1 collection away from finishing the outer space promo!

dennisdc wrote:got stats of the crop circle ?

It's 2 x 2, has to be built on city side but doesn't need road. Gives 216 coins every 72 hours and adds 20 passengers to your terminal limit (like Alien legacy). Doesn't say that it drops anything extra.

If anybody is still able to open the game, I found the Spyglass to be brilliant, and the Aztec pyramids to be a close second (they completed UFO collections 4 & 5). Have now completed all the collections despite not having been able to visit neighbours since the second day. What worked well was to store up masses of fuel, fly manically with a Spyglass and use the same time to spend all the Geiger counters and hydraulic tools. The game is still very unstable, and very glad I've been able to back up the game or would have been lost a few times...

After completing the challenge to visit a ufo in your airport, the next challenge is "The language barrier" which is just a series of ???????? and ,,,,,,,.

Anybody else get this?

Worked it out, have to visit the eatery

Does anyone know if the stars counter for area 51 restarts every time the map expires?

iten wrote:Does anyone know if the stars counter for area 51 restarts every time the map expires?

No, but I've noticed some flight counter weirdness: Clicking on the "Area 51" square under "my flights" while a flight to Area 51 is in progress may show "0/23" no matter how many times you've flown (it did for me)... BUT, If you click on "Area 51" under the "level 1-10" tab, you should see your 'true' flight count. Seems to be some kind of minor glitch...

rockmsockm wrote:

iten wrote:Does anyone know if the stars counter for area 51 restarts every time the map expires?

No, but I've noticed some flight counter weirdness: Clicking on the "Area 51" square under "my flights" while a flight to Area 51 is in progress may show "0/23" no matter how many times you've flown (it did for me)... BUT, If you click on "Area 51" under the "level 1-10" tab, you should see your 'true' flight count. Seems to be some kind of minor glitch...

My flight is never accurate...I am having trouble with my 1-10 section...i have made at least ten flights, but it says i still have 21 flights left before i hit 1star.

I finally finished the "It Came From Outer Space" promotion - that's funny is that, as soon as I collected the second "Truth is Out There" collection, all of the alien "side quests" finished/disappeared.

Luckily, I was able to collect enough to get the Crop Circles - but I was disappointed to find out it only pays every 72 hours, and drops no items. Oh well..

I didn't have the Crop Circles but UFO Monument. This promotion is a totally disaster.

The benefit of crop circles is that will increase your maximum number of passengers

el_angelus wrote:The benefit of crop circles is that will increase your maximum number of passengers

True. Just hoping for a better payout schedule.

Hi,

I need advice with this quest.. it's a disaster. After 11 days flying only to Tunguska (more than 100 flights) and Rosewell (25 flights), I didn't collect any Ejection seat and I can't fly to Area 51 (I have 20 maps..).

Some advince to get Ejection Seat?????

Thanks

nisnis wrote:Hi,

I need advice with this quest.. it's a disaster. After 11 days flying only to Tunguska (more than 100 flights) and Rosewell (25 flights), I didn't collect any Ejection seat and I can't fly to Area 51 (I have 20 maps..).

Some advince to get Ejection Seat?????

Thanks

Perhaps sending a few flights to Bermuda might help? Unless you haven't reached that level.

You may have to try using the dice or Spyglass - whichever bonus increases the drop rate for collections...

rockmsockm wrote:

nisnis wrote:Hi,

I need advice with this quest.. it's a disaster. After 11 days flying only to Tunguska (more than 100 flights) and Rosewell (25 flights), I didn't collect any Ejection seat and I can't fly to Area 51 (I have 20 maps..).

Some advince to get Ejection Seat?????

Thanks

Perhaps sending a few flights to Bermuda might help? Unless you haven't reached that level.

You may have to try using the dice or Spyglass - whichever bonus increases the drop rate for collections...

I don't have the level to fly to Bermuda. I will try to the end.

Hi all,

Finally I get the fighter jet! I'm going to fly to Area 51.

Thanks!!

lucky nisnis
i have 6 - 7 -4 - 3 -0
of that collection

I'm on 4-1-4-6-0. Just need a stealth module for 1 fighter jet.

Finally finished and got the monument. I'll be trying to get items for another prometheus launch in case anyone needs help getting theirs done.

Airport city stopped working :S
Guess my game broke too, was only 1 collection away from finishing the quest
Hope they fix it before it's over!

Since the control tower/terminal/town hall update I'm having some issues and wondered if anyone else is too:

Fighters not dropping hydraulic tool every time
Planes don't seem to be dropping maps any more
Boarding/refueling speeds are eratic - sometimes really slow as if hangars aren't upgraded.

3MSW wrote:Since the control tower/terminal/town hall update I'm having some issues and wondered if anyone else is too:

Fighters not dropping hydraulic tool every time
Planes don't seem to be dropping maps any more
Boarding/refueling speeds are eratic - sometimes really slow as if hangars aren't upgraded.

yeah - same here. The hydraulic tool has been changed to "often" but with the last 8 jet flights i've had zero tools drop.

Boarding and refueling seem to have changed to reflect the hanger that plane is in. It use to be if you had a one lvl5 hanger, all planes fueled fast. Now it seems to reflect the pace of that particular hanger the plane came from... at least that what it looks like for me....

Canterbury wrote:

3MSW wrote:Since the control tower/terminal/town hall update I'm having some issues and wondered if anyone else is too:

Fighters not dropping hydraulic tool every time
Planes don't seem to be dropping maps any more
Boarding/refueling speeds are eratic - sometimes really slow as if hangars aren't upgraded.

yeah - same here. The hydraulic tool has been changed to "often" but with the last 8 jet flights i've had zero tools drop.

Boarding and refueling seem to have changed to reflect the hanger that plane is in. It use to be if you had a one lvl5 hanger, all planes fueled fast. Now it seems to reflect the pace of that particular hanger the plane came from... at least that what it looks like for me....

In my case, the hydraulic tool is "always" and every completed flight to Area 51 drops one of them.

Just checked and mine is now showing 'often' too now but I havent recieved one in 5 flights.

Also, the 'desktop' icon isnt working, it is just showing an Android character on my Galaxy S2.

Finished everything. Can't fly to Tunguska, Rosewell or Bermuda anymore. I thought they'd stay as destinations but that's not the case. Make sure to get all your stars before collecting the last thing & completing the mission. Guest planes don't drop the air magnetometer anymore either. I never got any crop circles but did get a ufo monument

same here, but I am able to finish my last flights with the jet's
got the UFO bonus buth missing out on the corncirckles now

nisnis wrote:

Canterbury wrote:

3MSW wrote:Since the control tower/terminal/town hall update I'm having some issues and wondered if anyone else is too:

Fighters not dropping hydraulic tool every time
Planes don't seem to be dropping maps any more
Boarding/refueling speeds are eratic - sometimes really slow as if hangars aren't upgraded.

yeah - same here. The hydraulic tool has been changed to "often" but with the last 8 jet flights i've had zero tools drop.

Boarding and refueling seem to have changed to reflect the hanger that plane is in. It use to be if you had a one lvl5 hanger, all planes fueled fast. Now it seems to reflect the pace of that particular hanger the plane came from... at least that what it looks like for me....

In my case, the hydraulic tool is "always" and every completed flight to Area 51 drops one of them.

Today it changes to "often"

Canterbury wrote:Boarding and refueling seem to have changed to reflect the hanger that plane is in. It use to be if you had a one lvl5 hanger, all planes fueled fast. Now it seems to reflect the pace of that particular hanger the plane came from... at least that what it looks like for me....

I noticed the same thing. The planes that are housed in a hangar that is the planes level or higher are fuelling and loading quickly, whereas those that are housed in a lower level hangar are very slow.

Not something I have tested myself or noticed as most of my planes are in the correct hangers (the amount of money I wasted doing that!!!) and the rest are higher level hangers...

Will try it out tonight...

Another excuse to make you spend 80K!!!

Must be all the good testing and cheking these lovely GIS developers are doing!!!

They can't write a proper changelog to save their lives!!!!

Just a question to clarify: If ALL of your hangars are the highest level, do the planes in them refuel at a good speed, regardless of their level, or do the planes have to "exactly" match the level of the hangar?

(I have several level 5 hangars with all levels of planes in them)

rockmsockm wrote:Just a question to clarify: If ALL of your hangars are the highest level, do the planes in them refuel at a good speed, regardless of their level, or do the planes have to "exactly" match the level of the hangar?

(I have several level 5 hangars with all levels of planes in them)

I can confirm that even a plane that is in a higher level hangar fuels and loads up with the expected speed, so its only slow if your plane is in a lower level hangar. So you shouldn't have any problems with your level 5 hangars.

For me it is a problem as most of my hangars are level 1 with only 1 each of the higher level hangars, and since previously it wasn't a problem, only a couple of my planes are actually in the correct hangar.

DoubleOSeven wrote:
I can confirm that even a plane that is in a higher level hangar fuels and loads up with the expected speed, so its only slow if your plane is in a lower level hangar. So you shouldn't have any problems with your level 5 hangars.

Thanks for confirming this. I was in the process of converting all the hangars to level 5, so it's good to know

Bump to reflect this quest being offered again in Jan 2016