Ultimate starting strategy...

[Augustus]

Ok so start of round is approaching! Who thinks they have the best starting strategy? Lets hear the logic behind your strategy and maybe after round start we can have posts every 2 hours from people on their progress (such as land, harvs/gards and rough value) to prove who's strategy is the best!

P.S. if you think this thread sucks Donkey penis keep it to yourself, its just a bit of fun and could be helpful to beginners....and me :lol:

[Gooner-fan-deano]

5 land grass 2 land flower
buying the extra 2 land always helpul right at the start

sell all seeds and focus on filling grass land in...then you can't go wrong...sorted
Hope this helps you beginners :)

[Alcibiades]

5 land grass 2 land flower
buying the extra 2 land always helpul right at the start

sell all seeds and focus on filling grass land in...then you can't go wrong...sorted
Hope this helps you beginners :)

No.

[atsanjose]

first hour sell your seeds.

at night ;)

[Maxi]

I'd ignore Gooner's advice. Buying acres (aswell as using grass) at the start is probably the worst thing you can do.

There's some Player tips in the manual - http://www.bushtarion.com/manual/player_tips.php#S02
Aswell as on the old forums, in case you have some time and want to improve your startup strategy. ;) - http://www.bushtarion.com/forums_old/vi ... hp?t=14239 (http://www.bushtarion.com/forums_old/viewtopic.php?t=14239)

[Melnibone]

split your land 2/3 tree/bush

vote everyday and sell all seeds before first tick, with the funds buy plants and plant them straight away

(the ticker plants plants before harvesting seeds therefore any plants you plant that tick will generate seeds for the noon tick)

at noon you should plant all seeds and afternoon tick you will have enough plants to fill your acres and enough leftover to sell to max out your harvesters if not sell the seeds youve generated afternoon tick to guarantee max income through the night time ticks

The previous suggestion of planting at night can work as you will only lose an additional 10% so if its clear skies you will only lose 20% (normally 10%) this can be a good boost and may push you up a few ranks if you care about that at all personally i wait till the morning as after maxing harvesters i usually buy enough gardeners to plant my seeds early hours

This is not a guaranteed start but i use it every round and im ALWAYS top 10-30 first night

hope it helps someone

[f0xx]

Wooo the ultimate starting strategy... all eyes on this thread! :P

[atsanjose]

its also adviseable to clear your agenda on friday and saturday, so you dont have to work when round starts :cry:

[Subdivisions]

Melnibone has the right idea

[Illumination]

its also adviseable to clear your agenda on friday and saturday, so you dont have to work when round starts :cry:

Of course he does.

[Augustus]

Thanks Melni. Heard that strat before, but without the logic behind it.

Gooner sounds like he's trying to lead people up the garden path! Flower and Grass might provide better yields in spring/summer but the amount of harvs you need surely negates any advantage. Especially if you use your starting funds to buy land?!

[BlackWolf]

Ill let you know tomorrow what is best strategy... if you are willingly to listen.

[Bobbin]

5 tree land
sell all plants except the tree ones
buy as many tree plants as poss
fill tree land as much as you can.
rinse repeat etc.

NEVER buy land or staff.
no point in having land you can't fill.

[Augustus]

To me Bobbins strategy makes more sense. Tree requires less Harvs to gain the full amount of seeds and therefore less gards to plant the seeds. So why do a lot of people swear by the 2 tree, 3 bush strategy?

[CFalcon]

To me Bobbins strategy makes more sense. Tree requires less Harvs to gain the full amount of seeds and therefore less gards to plant the seeds. So why do a lot of people swear by the 2 tree, 3 bush strategy?

Bush has a higher yield than Tree in the spring (ie when the round starts). So by mixing tree and bush you're trying to get the maximum profit from your acres while still being able to buy enough harvesters.

[Cal]

The second we get a reply from DarkSider, we're going to have a real answer!

[Twigley]

Melnibone - do you still have that newbie guide that i wrote for some people?

Got most beginers into top 50 at start a few rounds ago.

I will keep mine a secret <3

[f0xx]

Once I wrote one for the BGs too....

screenshot (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/p_f0xx/start2.jpg)

[CountZepplin]

Once I wrote one for the BGs too....

screenshot (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/p_f0xx/start2.jpg)
Eyyy I'm on there too :D

[Zakkgard]

Once I wrote one for the BGs too....

screenshot (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/p_f0xx/start2.jpg)

and the ppl who were actually playing were 7-8 :)

[Hobbezak]

Once I wrote one for the BGs too....

screenshot (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/p_f0xx/start2.jpg)

and the ppl who were actually playing were 7-8 :)

And you can substract one of that, because Zakkgard wouldn't have helped their acreage much, such a noob. >:(

[BlackWolf]

Promised to answer here... ofc there may be some better but with this you wont be last:

1. cultivate all to bush
2. buy as much bush seeds as possible
3. sell all but bush plants
4. grow all seeds & plant bush plants
5. Wait game to tick.

From this on you concentrate to 3 things.
1. plantin acres to full
2. buying more acres
3. harvesters

Use tool like bobwo or something to see how much you need harvesters during night time for your acres. During day time plant and sell and at afternoons buy more harvesters all you can.
You dont need to always have 100% needed harvesters but try to be close.

Thats it... not that hard...

[f0xx]

Even 5 tree is better than 5 bush...

[Garrett]

miss the start, have a friend in a top ally, wait for them to kick/rape a member... join ally and let them protect you while you land whore and tech up.


it's *the* #1 starting strategy

[f0xx]

Cervantes will woop your ass every day Garret :P

[CountZepplin]

Stay online continuously for the first 12-16 hours, then take 30-50 minute naps for the 4 days afterwards.

That's how to do it =)

[Martin]

Even 5 tree is better than 5 bush...


Wrong.

[f0xx]

Even 5 tree is better than 5 bush...


Wrong.

Okay, you are right, its not :P

[Augustus]

2-3 of the suggestions have been decent. BWs is prob the easiest to follow, any others that work better need quick thinking, maths and focus in the 1st few hours.....think I'll stick to BWs :P

[Gooner-fan-deano]

See guys my flower and grass startup style leaves me never being attacked :)
Except once from the bots :O

[Podunk]

Stay online continuously for the first 12-16 hours, then take 30-50 minute naps for the 4 days afterwards.

That's how to do it =)


Noooo, add 20 to both those hour numbers. :)

[CountZepplin]

Stay online continuously for the first 12-16 hours, then take 30-50 minute naps for the 4 days afterwards.

That's how to do it =)

Noooo, add 20 to both those hour numbers. :)
Well if you do it properly you've already won the round :P

[berzy]

Stay online continuously for the first 12-16 hours, then take 30-50 minute naps for the 4 days afterwards.

That's how to do it =)

Noooo, add 20 to both those hour numbers. :)
Well if you do it properly you've already won the round :P

I take it this is there for the people will no life's...

[CountZepplin]

What's better, 1 week per 2 months of not having a life, or 2 months of not having a life as it is now? :)

Making the fight ftw last longer has effects on both sides; time commitment to the game goes up and then people leave, people have a chance for the game so they stay.

But that's for a different thread :)

[Dafydd]

I copy Twigley, and then pray I get a few more land grabs than him at the start.

[Bunion]

/resurrect for the good of the game!

[f0xx]

/resurrect for the good of the game!

Lets see people giving crappy advices again :)

[Augustus]

I lost the amazin strategy you mailed me F0xx :(
Any chance of sending it to me again :D

[f0xx]

I lost the amazin strategy you mailed me F0xx :(
Any chance of sending it to me again :D

Thats a chance you get once in lifetime :)

But cheer up, you can always ask BlackWolf to mail you his "amazing" starting strategy :)

[Augustus]

Plz :(
I even went to the trouble of spelling your name with a 0 instead of an o :D

[rooney]

but you used a capital F...

tut tut ;)

[Augustus]

ffs! Damn english lessons teaching me proper grammar....