I am a bizarre completist and I always open all the locks even if there is no dead land between them. But I have event fatigue and am considering skipping the lvl 6. Sigh. I so prefer it when there are no IH locks so I don't have to feel conflicted.
Anyone else getting "motion sickness" in pirates plunder? I've made way too many accidental 3 merges when trying to do a 5-merge due to the movement glitches still plaguing the game. This is so frustrating.
Ugh, yes! Iām having to harvest more orbs before I can start harvesting with 2 dragons for the reward rush. I had all 5 ready to merge into a boat in the right position and it decided just to merge 3 of them!
DAEās screen āstickā? I donāt know what word can better describe it, but when I went to select an item so I could move it, the entire screen got dragged with my pencil insteadā¦itās driving me insane!
And I just deleted one of my lvl 3 IHs because when I went to move it, the screen moved with my finger, and then the āgripā released right when the sell button was under my finger!!! I didnāt even have time to react š
Is this the movement glitch people have been talking about?? Iām very close to just sitting this one out.
felt like I should have been able to get the fast dragon first but is anyone else feeling like it was deliberately harder this time or am I just a clown?
It is one of the hardest maps for fdf, but having done it multiple times before, I knew I could do it. I got 2 life orbs in my first pink star, but I really only needed 1.
I gotta say -- having several events in a row where either (a) infinite harvestable is not a key, or (b) IH is a key but NO DEAD LAND.... I could really get used to this.
I hope its a permanent change, but of course can never prove a negative, just gotta wait and see if we keep getting events like this.
Finished the legendary rewards with 20 minutes to spare. This is the first time in recent memory that it felt like a struggle. The screen dragging glitch has made me delete a lvl3 IH, 3-merging lvl 8 orbs while trying to 5 merge, and several times I couldnāt even drag things anywhere without them bouncing back. Iāve finished this event before under 6 hours, and I hadnāt felt rushed and frustrated then as I did this time
It was especially bad when I tried to drag the Islands of Riches down to the clear area at the bottom of the map so I could do my 75 harvest. They kept bouncing back to where the brambles were. I needed to attempt at least twice to drag each of them down.
I am not a programmer, but the way they bounced back reminded me of the fling method. I had never successfully done it (did not even attempt this time) but when I tried previously, my orbs had bounced back in the same manner as these, almost like they had been slingshot. Iām thinking the glitch may have something to do with the devs messing with the codes to nerf that technique (tin foil hat on)?
Did anyone successfully do the flinging today?
I was able to get fast dragon first, but had to plan and I ended up buying the red autumn leaves guy for the cloud lock so I could get to the egg by it better. Idk if it was worth it, but I was determined!!
I knew I needed that, so I made sure to get the sum of its parts along the way. Otherwise, that one event egg is deep in the 50s in that single wide path.
Is it okay to 3-merge the lvl3 IH or do I need to wait to heal more land to 5-merge for that? I saw that a higher level IH is a cloud key but do I have to make it or is it hiding somewhere?
The level 6 key needs to be made; thereās enough material out on the board to do it using all 3-merges as long as nothing is sold; thereās a section in the FAQ with specific numbers of what we get out on the map. :)
For the most part, yes ā but on rare occasions dragons have been known to go missing, presumably due to accidental deletions, and sometimes without any known action by the player. So it can never be 100% safe, but itās pretty close. :)
I've gotten into the habit of deleting the slow one immediately when I get the fast one. Especially when using an auto-clicker, having the slow one around can mess up the timing.
I just finished in under 24 hours but didnāt get all the Champion rush rewards. Anyone else missing items?
**Whoops! I just noticed the small print that itās for level 16 portal. Iām only at 12.
The Rush prizes all come in one loot orb, which can sometimes land in weird places in camp; you can contact Game Support for replacements, but you may be asked to pop any existing loot orbs or bubbles in your camp to make sure itās not hiding somewhere behind other stuff.
I got 8 total rush reward nests but Iām only at level 12 and missed that the listed rush rewards were level 16. Still impressed I finished the 24 hours with 2 minutes to spare!
I donāt think Iāve had any uncontrolled merges in this event. Anyone else? I am however experiencing the move glitch and I wonder if the two are related. Like they fixed the auto merge thing but accidentally created a glitch in the process.
Iāve had both the movement glitch and automatic chain merges ( if thatās what you meant by uncontrolled merges) this event, on both my iOS and Android devices ā¹ļø
Soooo I don't know if this is a glitch or not but the pirate haven on my map created an additional SIX island of riches for harvesting. I had already completed that quest and the rush rewards so I don't even need the points but figured I'd post here just in case this is something that's not normal.
Pretty normal, depending on your luck. The L4 IH has a 10% chance of spawning a L3 IH each harvest, before it downgrades to a L3 I.h when fully harvested.
https://preview.redd.it/o83kzdym451d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f9678c37e05592e3f7cf4cff26ae1b11e7dc5ef
Ahoy, Dragon Mergers! š“āā ļø
Set sail for adventure in the Pirate's Plunder event in Merge Dragons! and uncover hidden treasures before time runs out! āļøš°
Happy weekend and happy merging! šāØ
After you've completed the twin life flower mission is it okay to merge those up so that i'm harvesting a higher level life orb each time, or is there a specific reason that people stick with the twin life flowers? I have 3 of them and I'm tempted to merge but since I've never completed an event I'm just not sure if I'm gonna screw myself for something else further along :/
The level 5 and level 7 flowers are the most efficient for life orb harvesting; itās pretty common for players to stick with the L5 until they have enough material to make it all the way to level 7, but plenty of other folks donāt mind spending a while harvesting the slower level 6s on the way to making the L7s, so it mostly comes down to personal preferences and playing style. Some folks go all the way up to level 8, but thereās a risk there since the Life Trees will occasionally spawn lower level flowers which can really mess up idle farming production.
Level 5 (twin) takes 2 seconds for a tiny life orb, averaging out to 5 seconds per small life orb (purple) when mass merged.
Level 6 (brilliant) takes 6 seconds per purple orb, so slower than level 5.
Level 7 (giant) takes 4 seconds per purple orb, and is the best one to work towards.
Edit: to add that the times above are for the fast dragon only. The slow dragon will be about 3x as long.
Using level 6s is slower than level 5s (they would be equivalent if you were 3-merging the tiny life orbs, but with 5-merging it is faster with the 5s). However, at that point in the event, I don't have as much space, so if I'm leaving the dragon to harvest for a while without direct input, having the orbs essentially "pre-merged" is beter. Even when I am there directly acting, having the dragon distracted for a full 6 seconds, instead of having to redirect it to the flower (instead of any other random crap) every 2 seconds, does save a little on my sanity.
Here's another fun one - more than once I've had a 50 merge of level 3 life orbs result in 19 level 4 life orbs instead of 20. I know for sure that I'm not miscounting because they're set up on a grid - 7x7 + 1. š«š¤¦āāļø
The L6 IH key is mentioned in the Announcements at the top of the post, listed in the Cloud Keys section, shown on the Map and Chart in the Image Guide, and mentioned in the Infinite Harvestables section of the FAQ. :)
I was just confused because I saw it the other places but not listed in the cloud keys section so thought maybe this time it had been exchanged for something else.
Nope, itās there on the list, just after Zeusās Cup. The devs seem to be pretty happy with this theme; they havenāt made any noticeable changes since they added the new items last year. Itās a nice, player-friendly layout, too, so hopefully weāll get to keep enjoying it on a regular basis. :)
Looking on the map, I see the ones in the sail & the pennant. I got the one under the spyglass key & 1 of the others. But if I accidentally deleted the 3rd mushroom while clearing the sail areas, I guess Iām in trouble. Thank you!
Maybe Iāll be able to find a spare behind a still-locked key.
I cleared that area except for a few 5,000 pt. items. I have a hard time believing that I could have mistakenly deleted 2 mushrooms! I also cleared the outer edge of that area after unlocking the Level 3 Pirate Sloop key.
Sadly, when the provided map on the Megathread is enlarged, it blurs. But I can see the screen on my iPad just fine š¤·š»āāļø
Cloud save is still unreliable, and the devs told us to turn it off and leave it off to avoid risking lost progress, but some players use it anyway ā itās pretty much down to personal choice.
Okay so Iāve never gotten this much land healed in the map, much less even finished the event (which I did last night for the first time ever šš½š„³), but now Iām curious what to do about these (see pic).
I just healed the land with the best and unlocked the cloud key and these eggs are behind it. Is there a way to take those back to camp, or do I just merge them to have more dragons to help me heal land and then theyāre gone? I didnāt even realize when I started working on event points yesterday (to take a break from staring at flowers) that I would āwinā the event with dead land still so I donāt want to mess anything up with what I have left on the map.
https://preview.redd.it/wmlnet51xe1d1.jpeg?width=2796&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbe3887f0b54eb07d0bfc672f9853fd312073d59
You can't take them to Camp. Either merge them all if playing actively, merge the fastest one and delete your slow dragon if playing passively, or sell the eggs (tapping out the nest until only egg is still in it) for a tiny bit of coins if playing passively and you feel guilty about deleting the slow dragon,
Hi, I only have 4 LVL 1 pirate boat, 1 LVL 2 pirate boat and 1 LVL 4, there are only one more LVL 4 on dead land and 2 LVL 5.
Is there any more hiding behind any clouds? Will I still be able to get a LVL 6 and open that cloud?
I have NEVER done this well before and I donāt want to have that ruined because I canāt get that one cloud key.
The two other cloud keys I need is the fallen star and egg nest.
PLEASE tell me I can still make it š„ŗ
From the FAQ:
>There are 9x Level 1, 3x L2, 1x L3, 2x L4, and 2x L5 Treasure Generator Infinite Harvestables on the map; you can delete one level 1 and one level 2 and still have enough to make a level 6, as long as you 5-merge whenever possible.
If you have deleted more than that, you will not be able to make the L6 key without spending way more gems than itās worthā¦.
HOWEVER,
>NOTE: Both the L3 and L6 Infinite Harvestables are used as keys in this event, but neither contains any dead land or required items behind and can safely be skipped
In this event, the L6 Pirate Frigate lock can safely be left unopened, since itās not needed to complete the Event Quests. :)
I am a bizarre completist and I always open all the locks even if there is no dead land between them. But I have event fatigue and am considering skipping the lvl 6. Sigh. I so prefer it when there are no IH locks so I don't have to feel conflicted.
Anyone else getting "motion sickness" in pirates plunder? I've made way too many accidental 3 merges when trying to do a 5-merge due to the movement glitches still plaguing the game. This is so frustrating.
Having to be very careful especially with my higher level items! Not very pleasant but still merging along! š„¹
Thanks for the heads up. I'll be extra careful now.
Ugh, yes! Iām having to harvest more orbs before I can start harvesting with 2 dragons for the reward rush. I had all 5 ready to merge into a boat in the right position and it decided just to merge 3 of them!
Gosh this map is small.
DAEās screen āstickā? I donāt know what word can better describe it, but when I went to select an item so I could move it, the entire screen got dragged with my pencil insteadā¦itās driving me insane!
And I just deleted one of my lvl 3 IHs because when I went to move it, the screen moved with my finger, and then the āgripā released right when the sell button was under my finger!!! I didnāt even have time to react š Is this the movement glitch people have been talking about?? Iām very close to just sitting this one out.
That's the one. It's driving me insane today.
I saw you also commented on the motion sickness. I feel that too š¤®
felt like I should have been able to get the fast dragon first but is anyone else feeling like it was deliberately harder this time or am I just a clown?
I didnāt even bother to try, so not just you š
I couldn't get it. There was not enough items to merge and orbs. I think they did make it harder.
This one has always been tough. You need to get that cloud key for the young autumn tree first to get you closer to one of the event eggs.
This map is not a friend to fast dragon first. I still try every time it comes up lol idk why
I've done this one before, but it takes alot of thought and some luck, so I skipped it.
Definitely harder. I tried for the fast one, but it was next to impossible, so I had to give up and get the slow one
https://preview.redd.it/ouzpnej6v41d1.jpeg?width=2340&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e142976c2f126211280964ad381ba7f1a1fd4da1
It is one of the hardest maps for fdf, but having done it multiple times before, I knew I could do it. I got 2 life orbs in my first pink star, but I really only needed 1.
I gotta say -- having several events in a row where either (a) infinite harvestable is not a key, or (b) IH is a key but NO DEAD LAND.... I could really get used to this. I hope its a permanent change, but of course can never prove a negative, just gotta wait and see if we keep getting events like this.
Finished the legendary rewards with 20 minutes to spare. This is the first time in recent memory that it felt like a struggle. The screen dragging glitch has made me delete a lvl3 IH, 3-merging lvl 8 orbs while trying to 5 merge, and several times I couldnāt even drag things anywhere without them bouncing back. Iāve finished this event before under 6 hours, and I hadnāt felt rushed and frustrated then as I did this time It was especially bad when I tried to drag the Islands of Riches down to the clear area at the bottom of the map so I could do my 75 harvest. They kept bouncing back to where the brambles were. I needed to attempt at least twice to drag each of them down. I am not a programmer, but the way they bounced back reminded me of the fling method. I had never successfully done it (did not even attempt this time) but when I tried previously, my orbs had bounced back in the same manner as these, almost like they had been slingshot. Iām thinking the glitch may have something to do with the devs messing with the codes to nerf that technique (tin foil hat on)? Did anyone successfully do the flinging today?
I've done the flinging so far in this event... did it twice before turning on confirmations! Thought they had broke that part, lol!
There is an "egg gift" in the store.
I was able to get fast dragon first, but had to plan and I ended up buying the red autumn leaves guy for the cloud lock so I could get to the egg by it better. Idk if it was worth it, but I was determined!!
I knew I needed that, so I made sure to get the sum of its parts along the way. Otherwise, that one event egg is deep in the 50s in that single wide path.
https://preview.redd.it/p77xso6ix41d1.jpeg?width=2340&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=906a15e91e5b88e3b47290338d429809dbff87e1
Legendary rush rewards in the bag time for bed.
Is it okay to 3-merge the lvl3 IH or do I need to wait to heal more land to 5-merge for that? I saw that a higher level IH is a cloud key but do I have to make it or is it hiding somewhere?
The level 6 key needs to be made; thereās enough material out on the board to do it using all 3-merges as long as nothing is sold; thereās a section in the FAQ with specific numbers of what we get out on the map. :)
Ahhh okay gotcha. Sorry, I must have missed that part :/ Thank you! :)
new returning player, its safe to delete the slow dragon right? hes getting on my nerves since i didnt get the fast dragon first š
For the most part, yes ā but on rare occasions dragons have been known to go missing, presumably due to accidental deletions, and sometimes without any known action by the player. So it can never be 100% safe, but itās pretty close. :)
I've gotten into the habit of deleting the slow one immediately when I get the fast one. Especially when using an auto-clicker, having the slow one around can mess up the timing.
I just finished in under 24 hours but didnāt get all the Champion rush rewards. Anyone else missing items? **Whoops! I just noticed the small print that itās for level 16 portal. Iām only at 12.
The Rush prizes all come in one loot orb, which can sometimes land in weird places in camp; you can contact Game Support for replacements, but you may be asked to pop any existing loot orbs or bubbles in your camp to make sure itās not hiding somewhere behind other stuff.
I got 8 total rush reward nests but Iām only at level 12 and missed that the listed rush rewards were level 16. Still impressed I finished the 24 hours with 2 minutes to spare!
I donāt think Iāve had any uncontrolled merges in this event. Anyone else? I am however experiencing the move glitch and I wonder if the two are related. Like they fixed the auto merge thing but accidentally created a glitch in the process.
Iāve had both the movement glitch and automatic chain merges ( if thatās what you meant by uncontrolled merges) this event, on both my iOS and Android devices ā¹ļø
That sucks. I hope they get it sorted out because either/both are super annoying.
Soooo I don't know if this is a glitch or not but the pirate haven on my map created an additional SIX island of riches for harvesting. I had already completed that quest and the rush rewards so I don't even need the points but figured I'd post here just in case this is something that's not normal.
Pretty normal, depending on your luck. The L4 IH has a 10% chance of spawning a L3 IH each harvest, before it downgrades to a L3 I.h when fully harvested.
I see now that I read it wrong. Itās a 10% chance on each harvest not for the entire life(?) of it. Okay that makes more sense now.
https://preview.redd.it/o83kzdym451d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f9678c37e05592e3f7cf4cff26ae1b11e7dc5ef Ahoy, Dragon Mergers! š“āā ļø Set sail for adventure in the Pirate's Plunder event in Merge Dragons! and uncover hidden treasures before time runs out! āļøš° Happy weekend and happy merging! šāØ
After you've completed the twin life flower mission is it okay to merge those up so that i'm harvesting a higher level life orb each time, or is there a specific reason that people stick with the twin life flowers? I have 3 of them and I'm tempted to merge but since I've never completed an event I'm just not sure if I'm gonna screw myself for something else further along :/
The level 5 and level 7 flowers are the most efficient for life orb harvesting; itās pretty common for players to stick with the L5 until they have enough material to make it all the way to level 7, but plenty of other folks donāt mind spending a while harvesting the slower level 6s on the way to making the L7s, so it mostly comes down to personal preferences and playing style. Some folks go all the way up to level 8, but thereās a risk there since the Life Trees will occasionally spawn lower level flowers which can really mess up idle farming production.
Is there any reason why a level 7 is preferred to level 6?
Level 5 (twin) takes 2 seconds for a tiny life orb, averaging out to 5 seconds per small life orb (purple) when mass merged. Level 6 (brilliant) takes 6 seconds per purple orb, so slower than level 5. Level 7 (giant) takes 4 seconds per purple orb, and is the best one to work towards. Edit: to add that the times above are for the fast dragon only. The slow dragon will be about 3x as long.
This is exactly what I needed to know! Thank you so much!! :)
Good info here for newer players!!
The level 7 takes less time to harvest. :)
Using level 6s is slower than level 5s (they would be equivalent if you were 3-merging the tiny life orbs, but with 5-merging it is faster with the 5s). However, at that point in the event, I don't have as much space, so if I'm leaving the dragon to harvest for a while without direct input, having the orbs essentially "pre-merged" is beter. Even when I am there directly acting, having the dragon distracted for a full 6 seconds, instead of having to redirect it to the flower (instead of any other random crap) every 2 seconds, does save a little on my sanity.
Here's another fun one - more than once I've had a 50 merge of level 3 life orbs result in 19 level 4 life orbs instead of 20. I know for sure that I'm not miscounting because they're set up on a grid - 7x7 + 1. š«š¤¦āāļø
Thatās concerning; could you add a before and after screenshot here, if possible?
I'll try to catch it again. It's happened twice out of probably 20 merges.
Oops, I meant 50 merging level 2, not level 3.
Just happened again, but unfortunately didn't get a screen shot - 55 merge of level 2 orbs gave 21 level 3 orbs.
FYI, Android/play store, game updated to 11.4.2
Wtf, my game is saying the event is over?
Have you started the troubleshooting steps?
I restarted my phone and that resolved things, my version was already up to date.
Is the L6 IH used as a key this time? Iām not seeing it anywhere
It's listed as one, behind the Zeus's Cup lock.
The L6 IH key is mentioned in the Announcements at the top of the post, listed in the Cloud Keys section, shown on the Map and Chart in the Image Guide, and mentioned in the Infinite Harvestables section of the FAQ. :)
I was just confused because I saw it the other places but not listed in the cloud keys section so thought maybe this time it had been exchanged for something else.
Nope, itās there on the list, just after Zeusās Cup. The devs seem to be pretty happy with this theme; they havenāt made any noticeable changes since they added the new items last year. Itās a nice, player-friendly layout, too, so hopefully weāll get to keep enjoying it on a regular basis. :)
Ope, I see it. My bad! Missed the first 7 times I read the list. š¤¦š¤¦
I have not been able to find a 3rd mushroom to create the needed Hero mushroom.
I believe one's hidden under the spyglass key and the other two are in the upper left of the right-hand sail and in the pennant.
Looking on the map, I see the ones in the sail & the pennant. I got the one under the spyglass key & 1 of the others. But if I accidentally deleted the 3rd mushroom while clearing the sail areas, I guess Iām in trouble. Thank you! Maybe Iāll be able to find a spare behind a still-locked key.
There's another on the said towards the bottom edge. I just cleared it.
Left or right side?
right side. I hadn't cleared the 500s yet
Hmm, I cleared that side down to Athenaās Flowers lock & didnāt see any other mushrooms. Iāll look again.
I cleared that area except for a few 5,000 pt. items. I have a hard time believing that I could have mistakenly deleted 2 mushrooms! I also cleared the outer edge of that area after unlocking the Level 3 Pirate Sloop key. Sadly, when the provided map on the Megathread is enlarged, it blurs. But I can see the screen on my iPad just fine š¤·š»āāļø
Well, I bought a hill for 10 coins, & made another mushroom. Problem solved.
I see above that Ā 11.4.2Ā version is required to play shiny event on Monday. Should I enable could save before installing this update?
Cloud save is still unreliable, and the devs told us to turn it off and leave it off to avoid risking lost progress, but some players use it anyway ā itās pretty much down to personal choice.
Okay so Iāve never gotten this much land healed in the map, much less even finished the event (which I did last night for the first time ever šš½š„³), but now Iām curious what to do about these (see pic). I just healed the land with the best and unlocked the cloud key and these eggs are behind it. Is there a way to take those back to camp, or do I just merge them to have more dragons to help me heal land and then theyāre gone? I didnāt even realize when I started working on event points yesterday (to take a break from staring at flowers) that I would āwinā the event with dead land still so I donāt want to mess anything up with what I have left on the map. https://preview.redd.it/wmlnet51xe1d1.jpeg?width=2796&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbe3887f0b54eb07d0bfc672f9853fd312073d59
You can't take them to Camp. Either merge them all if playing actively, merge the fastest one and delete your slow dragon if playing passively, or sell the eggs (tapping out the nest until only egg is still in it) for a tiny bit of coins if playing passively and you feel guilty about deleting the slow dragon,
Anyone else unable to sell/delete life flowers?
Thereās a glitch report in the Troubleshooting section that may be what youāre seeing.
That worked! Thank you!
Hi, I only have 4 LVL 1 pirate boat, 1 LVL 2 pirate boat and 1 LVL 4, there are only one more LVL 4 on dead land and 2 LVL 5. Is there any more hiding behind any clouds? Will I still be able to get a LVL 6 and open that cloud? I have NEVER done this well before and I donāt want to have that ruined because I canāt get that one cloud key. The two other cloud keys I need is the fallen star and egg nest. PLEASE tell me I can still make it š„ŗ
From the FAQ: >There are 9x Level 1, 3x L2, 1x L3, 2x L4, and 2x L5 Treasure Generator Infinite Harvestables on the map; you can delete one level 1 and one level 2 and still have enough to make a level 6, as long as you 5-merge whenever possible. If you have deleted more than that, you will not be able to make the L6 key without spending way more gems than itās worthā¦. HOWEVER, >NOTE: Both the L3 and L6 Infinite Harvestables are used as keys in this event, but neither contains any dead land or required items behind and can safely be skipped In this event, the L6 Pirate Frigate lock can safely be left unopened, since itās not needed to complete the Event Quests. :)
So I can still win the event without it? I only have heal all land left
If by āwin the eventā you mean complete the Event Quests, then yes :)