Animal Tree

Animal Tree by Pocket Software Inc.

I have been playing Animal Tree, an android app casually these last few months. It was a recommended app due to its similarity to Tiny Tower and I thought the small change in setting would be interesting.

Instead of pixel people, you had unique types of animals such as cats, dogs, squirrels and even bears. There is no specialization or differences in their skills due to their appearance. But there were special residents that could be bought through the cash shop. They also did not seem to have any specialties besides appearance.

There are several floors that can be unlocked similar to Tiny Tower's system but without upgrades. However, you may choose to decorate each floor as they are bare when constructed. The decor and furniture are very pricey especially for new players. Earning money is very tedious due to the clunky and sluggish elevator they provide you with at the start. Elevators can be upgraded to improve speed but costs a hefty amount of diamonds.

This app was upgraded last on February 2014 an does not seem to be maintained regularly. It still contains several bugs but is playable. It is supported through optional ads you may watch for gold, items or diamonds. You do not need an internet connection to play this.

General Tips:

• Unlock the Special Detective Office (Basement) floor to gain access to money-making quests.
• Try and keep a variety of animal types as your residents to make it easier to complete quests.
• Knock on the Rabbit's door every day for a Daily Login Prize.
• Watch ads to get free items, gold, diamonds. You may skip the ad after 5 seconds.
• Place animals in their dream jobs. The floor next to the heart in their profile is their dream job.

Special Floors

• B1: Detective Office - Receive Daily and SP quests here that reward gold, diamonds, cookies, tickets and special residents. Daily Quests are reset every 4 hours and SP quests reset daily.
• B2: Race Track - Racing Minigame that needs a ticket for entry. Tickets can be bought for 2,500 or received from quest rewards.
• B3: Elevator Sanctuary - Elevators may be upgraded here for diamonds only. First upgrade was about 20 diamonds.
• B4: Arabian Market - Buy an assortment of decor/furniture. Seems to change regularly.

Daily Login Rewards

Receive by knocking on the door right underneath the lobby. The below rewards will be different for you. On the 11th day, a special resident is claimable. I got a Valkyrie, which is a dragon resident.

1. x4000
2. x4000
3. x5 Orange Cookie
4. x2 Tickets
5. Goodie Bag

Building Costs

Costs below also include basement floors so make sure to include them!

Floor 26	96750
Floor 27
Floor 28	124000
Floor 29	137600

I will be adding more information with time :)

Shepherd Saga 2

I downloaded this new app on a whim yesterday called Shepherd Saga 2.

The game itself does not feel very polished and also warms up my phone quite a bit. It is also a battery drainer.

This app is a sheep-raising simulator as its name implies. The graphics are quite simple but cute. The sheep looks rather diverse. Seeing as there's no info or guide for this semi-new game, I'm going to leave some info below for those who have just started like me. This is supposed to be a sequel to Shepherd Saga which I have not played.

Lambs are purchased at the shop and prices are based on the rarity rating.
For 400g, you may receive a lamb of 1-3 star rating.
For 1200g, you may receive a lamb of 2-5 star rating.
They will start out as lambs and will need to be fed right away. Lambs may be brushed a total of 3 times before they get annoyed. After a couple of hours, they will mature into adult sheep which can produce milk and wool. These resources can be recollected over and over again. Sheep may also be brushed again after some time.

All sheep have a Happiness and Health Rating.

Sheep Types:

1-Star Rating:

No Favorites or Preference in Food. Produces Poor Quality Milk & Wool.
• Whitey: Regular sheep with white wool
• Italy Red: White sheep with pink wool.
• Denmark Coffee: Black sheep with brown wool
• Border Leicester: White sheep with brown wool
• Welsh Mountain: Regular sheep with brown wool & horns
• Black Welsh Mountain: Black sheep with black wool & horns

2-Star Rating:

Different Favorites. Produces Milk & Wool. Sold for 925g.
• Vietnam: Black Sheep with Black wool. Favorite: Straw.
• : Black sheep with white wool. Favorite: Straw
• Fortune: Regular sheep with white wool. Favorite: Straw

Feed Types:

Any uneaten food will be left on the field and will disappear once you change screens (such as going to farm plot or exiting game)

• Grass: 1g
• Pellets: 12g
• Clover: 12g
• Brown Pellets:25g
• Hay: 25g
• Kiwi: 50g
• Grains: 50g
• Corn: 100g
• Roots: 100g

Buildings: You can construct buildings on your farm plots by paying a fee and waiting for the building to finish construction. Each farm plot costs 100g to buy (or gems) and are unlocked by upgrading the Barn House. Buildings add certain improvements and upgrades to most aspects of the game. In addition to all the different building types, they are also upgradeable.

• Warehouse: 50g, 30 sec build time
• Barn House: 1,000g, 1 hr build time
• Feed Silo: 50g, 30 sec build time
• Veterinary: 50g, 30 sec build time
• Wool Workshop
• Milk Workshop
• Yarn Workshop
• Cheese Workshop
• Breeding Room
• To Sacrifice Sheep...

First three plots of coin lands = 100g 4th plot = 625g

Gotcha WarriorsX: Ranking Info

Ranking is a battle mode that is updated almost every week and lasts for a couple days. Typically there are a few stages that reward BP which are Battle Points. Completing (or failing) these stages boost your battle points score which is ranked against other players. Now prize rewards are given out after each ranking event ends and can be anything from new rare warriors, recruit tickets, gems or energy. The higher you rank, the better the prize.
There's also individual rewards given to players for reaching certain point tiers.
You can check all of this information by pressing the Reward button in Ranking section.

By repeating the stages, you can continue to rack up points at the cost of a heart or two or three. Using one heart will get you the base battle points. Using more than one will apply a multiplier.
2 hearts: x2.7 multiplier
3 hearts: x4 multiplier
You get 3 hearts to start with and each is refilled in 15 minutes.

Another method to increase the amount of BP you get is to place certain gotcha warriors in your team. These G.W. are called Bonus G.W. and will also apply a certain multiplier to your score.

Usually at the start of each ranking event, they will announce details so its good to read up on the updates.

June 5th - ?
This week's new G.W. is YAMATO who is a Tengu with the special abitlity to blow away shields from multiple enemies. It doesn't look like you'll have a chance to get him from the ranking battles but stay tuned. His final stats are:
HP - 20373
Attack - 9777
Special - 4905

 

They have not yet released ranking info in English yet but the campaign has begun. It's called Black Feather.

Gotcha Warriors X : Android

I've been playing a new game lately called Gotcha Warriors X. A week ago it was on Google Play's Picks so I downloaded it. The art style was interesting and I did like the concept of evolving characters to become stronger. There is also a strategic element in that each character has their own specials and stats. Mobs also have special skills that the player needs to be attentive towards.

Google Play link here: Gotcha Warriors X
Official Description: #Smash some zombies and save the world!#
#The best TowerDefense game out there!#
The “GotchaWarriors” are special warriors from all over the world and they are at your disposal. Use them to protect the city from the crazy doctor bent on world domination.

It's best to ignore all of the bad engrish because there is A LOT of it. It is mind boggling how no one decided to do a proper grammar or spell check on the opening cinematic... I would do it for free if they asked!
Anyway, moving on. They start you with a tutorial and a few free warriors. The concept and gameplay seems simple. Place a warrior on the battle map and they will automatically attack any incoming zombies within range. Tap them again when they have an electric charge effect around them to use their special attack. Cool. Tutorial also shows you how to enhance your warriors and then evolve them.

First few maps were ridiculously simple especially when you are able to recruit a "friend"'s gotcha warrior to help you (I choose the badass looking ones). However, later maps will push you to recruit, enhance and evolve your team in order to pass.

Besides the bad english, the game also has a few issues with load times even between screen transitions. It also requires that you be online to even start the game. Overall, its still a good game with a lot of quirks. The art style is cute and team/battle management is pretty fun. I recommend that you try it! And read my tips below

Helpful Links and Tips:
- Check the wiki Gotcha Warrior X Wiki:
Helpful resource above with pictures of each warrior and their evolved forms. However, still very incomplete. You can also check the battle levels and find out which warrior is awarded to you.

- Login Rewards
New consecutive login rewards 4/07 - 4/20
1st day: 500 energy
2nd day: Murasaki

- Free recruit per day (basic only)
Make sure to use this anyway. You can sell any extra warriors you don't need for energy.
- Collect recruit tickets
You need 5 recruit tickets to redeem for one premium recruit! Go to Recruit and choose Special and you can see how many tickets you have up on the right corner.

Daily Stage Rewards: In the Special stage section, there is a daily area stage that you can play. These usually reward different warriors or large amounts of Energy.
Monday Area: Sakura
Tuesday Area: T-Wolf
Wednesday Area: Scorpion (Any evolution)
Thursday Area: Django
Friday Area: Itachimaru (Only has one form)
Saturday & Sunday Area: Energy bonus

- To change your warrior setup
Go to Tactics, then choose Regular. You can swap in or out your warriors here. - Picking up loot bags
You cannot tap the bag to pick them up. You have to move your warrior to the bag and they will collect them. Took me a while to figure that out.

- Itachimaru: A special warrior that is needed for some evolutions. Only has one form.
You have a "chance" to get him in the SPECIAL stage section. You have to wait until friday to play the "Friday Area" battle. It has his picture on it.

- Use my invite code to get a special warrior ASAHI (SR): c6267112

You can find your invite code in Friend and then Invite. Scroll down and you will see it.

Will put up more tips as I remember/learn them.

Maids from Moe Girl Cafe

Been getting quite a lot of questions about Moe Girl Cafe so I'll include another post about this Android app.
You're probably wondering which character does each maid represent. Truth is, these girls are all from "popular" japanese anime or games. You can check it out below.



1. Mio Naganohara from Nichijou
2. Ikaros/Icarus from Sora no Otoshimono
3. Ohana Matsumae from Hanasaku Iroha
4. Sugiyama Mio from Fault!!
5. Unknown
6. Unknown
7. Holo from Spice and Wolf
8. Honma Meiko from Anohana
9. Sakagami Tomoyo from Clannad
10. Elsie from The World Only God Knows
11. Golden Darkness/Konjiki no Yami from To Love-Ru
12. Tako
13. Unknown
14. Asuna?
15. Unknown
16. Reimu Hakurei from Touhou Project series
17. Saber from Fate/Stay Night
18. Miku Hatsune, a Vocaloid
19. Misaka Mikoto from Toaru Majutsu
20. Akari Akaza from Yuru Yuri
21. Unknown
22. Kurumi Tokisaki from Date a Live
23. Yaya from Unbreakable Machine Doll

Feel free to contribute as I collect more pictures and names. This is a work in progress!!