DragonVale Tips, Strategies, Updates, & Help

[bansidh]

Happy koala dance here! Kairos activated so I was able to get a couple extra breeds in before bed. Last breed on the EBI with blazing + flower yielded a 48 hour, so looks like my seasonal is finally on its way to my park! So I can concentrate on the Feb specific breeds starting Feb 1. I only have 1 each of bloom and rose from BEB, and don't have any amethyst yet, not to mention the Spring dragon. So it will be a busy month for me, although it looks like March will be even busier!

Extra koalas and winter winds sent manah manah's way for that elusive Winter! I'll even loan her my maiden name (Winters) if that will help!

[dragonmagic1]

I received a variation of the same message Ele X posted, however in an Android version stating that I was using one of the older versions and that is why I can't get into my game after updating.

Gem friends please send your gems where you wish, I will be back to send to you but probably won't be able to get a new phone for about a week as leaving for SB48 and just don't have time unfortunately to do this. Koala to all and will try to pop in to the forums to stay caught up. Happy Breeding to all.

[LSeven]

Jan 28, 2014 17:27:13 GMT -6 crumble608 said:

Sooooo, I updated my charts and made a new for LSeven. They are all in my signature.
My new chart shows all the earning rates of the dragons , the maximum of possible positive boosts, the resulting earning with boosts at level 10, 15 and 20, an appropriate habitat (always as large as possible) with the dragon cap for it, the resulting income per habitat for level 10, 15 and 20 and the time in hours, till the habitat is full ( also level 10, 15 and 20). By now it is sorted downwards by the income per habitat at level 15 but you can easily sort it as you like it.
If somebody finds a mistake, please let me know.
There also are several dragons for which I couldn't get the earning rates upwards level 15 as they are not on the wiki. I followed the mathematical steps but it may differ a bit. Those numbers are shown in blue color.
Enjoy

Thank you so much crumble!! This is what I have been dreaming of, but was too lazy to do myself! I very much appreciate this, I think it is so useful to have and was surprised it wasn't available. So now you are the first to have it!

Thanks again!

[Bloodstone]

Jan 29, 2014 9:34:40 GMT -6 dragonmagic1 said:

I received a variation of the same message Ele X posted, however in an Android version stating that I was using one of the older versions and that is why I can't get into my game after updating.

Did they say it's because of hardware (old phone) or software (old version of Android)?

[dragonmagic1]

Jan 29, 2014 10:30:37 GMT -6 Bloodstone said:

Jan 29, 2014 9:34:40 GMT -6 dragonmagic1 said:

I received a variation of the same message Ele X posted, however in an Android version stating that I was using one of the older versions and that is why I can't get into my game after updating.

Did they say it's because of hardware (old phone) or software (old version of Android)?

They said I was using an older version of the operating system and basically if my phone wouldn't (it won't) upgrade to an newer version then I need to be patient at they "may" be working on it being compatible, however with the updates they have planned going forward I should look into upgrading my device. I actually have only had this phone a little over a year but I guess I have no choice as I truly appreciate, like and want to stay a part of this community and the game.

[crumble608]

Jan 29, 2014 10:00:08 GMT -6 LSeven said:

Thank you so much crumble!!

You are welcome.
I like to play around with charts and graphics.
The problem is not to make a new chart / sheet, but to maintain it up to date.
In the meantime I have 3 excel and 4 word documents to update when a new dragon comes out, that is tedious.
But hey, I'm addicted !

[novi81]

Jan 28, 2014 0:34:22 GMT -6 drags said:

Jan 28, 2014 0:20:33 GMT -6 novi81 said:

I had a breeding spot clear so I checked mine. I CAN breed gift + gift.
SO it is almost certainly a glitch. I am on iDevice though, so it may be Android wide or just you.
Have you tried selecting on the right first? And selecting the other Gift first?
Given that it's a glitch almost any permutation may clear it.

If it is still bad, do a full restart, then a full reinstall if that fails - you shouldn't lose your park if it is on the server.
If all else fails send an email to BFS support. There is a link on the options screen.

EDIT: Your second gift is high enough to breed isn't it?

I have tried all your suggestion including full reinstall but i still can't breed two level 15 gift. So, my last option is sending an email to bfs support. But will they answer me considering i have never buy anything in game? Well, worth a try at least. Thanks anyway greg.

I can assure you that BFS will answer regardless whether you ever purchased anything or not. I had 2 tickets open with them so far and never purchased anything. Received help on both of them. Answers sometimes take a little longer than I would like, but I am also in a different time zone. The last question I had open with support took a record 10 minutes before I received an answer. I think they are really customer-oriented.
Koala to your gifts!

Thanks for the koala, drags. I left my game and went to bed determined not to worry about it. And in the morning when i open up my game, it all went back to normal. So i guess your koala is very effective. Huge thanks.

[mishkasmom]

After almost two years of playing DV, I FINALLY got my 3rd Sandstone (while trying for Winter) so now I have an egg for my display. It took me a year, I think, to get the first one. Sandstone, at this point, holds the record in my park for being hardest to breed. BlueFire is next. I feel like celebrating!!!

[dragonmagic1]

Jan 29, 2014 11:56:02 GMT -6 mishkasmom said:

After almost two years of playing DV, I FINALLY got my 3rd Sandstone (while trying for Winter) so now I have an egg for my display. It took me a year, I think, to get the first one. Sandstone, at this point, holds the record in my park for being hardest to breed. BlueFire is next. I feel like celebrating!!!

Congrats--does that mean a "happy dance" is on it's way?

[flutterbye]

Jan 29, 2014 10:38:15 GMT -6 dragonmagic1 said:

They said I was using an older version of the operating system and basically if my phone wouldn't (it won't) upgrade to an newer version then I need to be patient at they "may" be working on it being compatible, however with the updates they have planned going forward I should look into upgrading my device. I actually have only had this phone a little over a year but I guess I have no choice as I truly appreciate, like and want to stay a part of this community and the game.

Aww, that's tough. I'll keep to my routine, you'll hopefully have a stack of gems to come back to...

[dragonmagic1]

Jan 29, 2014 13:24:03 GMT -6 flutterbye said:

Jan 29, 2014 10:38:15 GMT -6 dragonmagic1 said:

They said I was using an older version of the operating system and basically if my phone wouldn't (it won't) upgrade to an newer version then I need to be patient at they "may" be working on it being compatible, however with the updates they have planned going forward I should look into upgrading my device. I actually have only had this phone a little over a year but I guess I have no choice as I truly appreciate, like and want to stay a part of this community and the game.

Aww, that's tough. I'll keep to my routine, you'll hopefully have a stack of gems to come back to...

Your awesome

[flutterbye]

Jan 29, 2014 15:06:02 GMT -6 dragonmagic1 said:

Jan 29, 2014 13:24:03 GMT -6 flutterbye said:

Aww, that's tough. I'll keep to my routine, you'll hopefully have a stack of gems to come back to...

Your awesome

Ithankyew.

In other bragging news, I'm SOOOOO done with January! All achieved apart from one Garnet egg which can wait til next BEB. And I have 2 plus days to breed anything I like! I'll have a go at the Olys and Dodo in park 1, as I still have those goals outstanding. And I have a HC congestion problem in park 2, so I'm breeding eggs and for profit, and carrying on with the shrine grind.

Happy days!

[bansidh]

Jan 29, 2014 16:20:28 GMT -6 flutterbye said:

Jan 29, 2014 15:06:02 GMT -6 dragonmagic1 said:

Your awesome

Ithankyew.

In other bragging news, I'm SOOOOO done with January! All achieved apart from one Garnet egg which can wait til next BEB. And I have 2 plus days to breed anything I like! I'll have a go at the Olys and Dodo in park 1, as I still have those goals outstanding. And I have a HC congestion problem in park 2, so I'm breeding eggs and for profit, and carrying on with the shrine grind.

Happy days!

I actually had a bit of momentary panic this morning trying to decide what to breed now that I'm caught up for the month. There are still so many regular hybrids I don't have that I wasn't sure what to go for next! I eventually settled on light + metal simply because I don't have many of either. My sonic + hail are sitting on the sidelines, all fed up to level 12 and waiting for Feb 1.

[stuzie24]

Acid does not like my park... So far all promethiums.

[Kelthorn]

Jan 28, 2014 16:18:46 GMT -6 jaine said:

I potentially earn 55 million each day from 60 habitats. But with constant breeding/selling of failures, and Kairos, I have not been able to accurately pin down a total for an average day. I can also visit friends parks and earn another couple of million, (but it takes forever to load!) Some days I can sweep a little more frequently than others. I am not raising from 17 to crowned, it won't take a week per dragon at this point. I keep a minimum of two of each dragon. I am trying for four of each gemstone because I like the seasonal, color-matched gemstone island look. I hide ugly dragons in hibernation and display turbo-babies just for the looks and cuteness factor. What can I say? I suck at park decoration and layout. I went for cute and matchy-matchy.

More dragons also means more habitats and more earnings. 

There was some discussion about this type of goal last year. There's even a thread over in another forum for maxing out the DC earnings for just such a thing.

I'm doing the same thing, but leveling two of everything to 20 - I've two of everything at 17 and working on 18 (If I had have spent that on leveling things straight to 20 I'd have almost 40 crowns). Right now I'm earning about $80M a day, but that's while I was breeding the last light/dark hybrids and more solstices instead of breeding for profit. This is pretty much a crown a week, but at that conservative rate and assuming there's no more dragons available, I've calculated I'll be finished sometime towards the end of 2017. Crazy? Yes, but it keeps me playing.

[Deleted]

Jan 29, 2014 19:07:40 GMT -6 stuzie24 said:

Acid does not like my park... So far all promethiums.

I, on the other hand, got 5 Acids and 0 Promethium. If only we could swap dragon, not! Much Koala to you.

[flutterbye]

Jan 30, 2014 8:19:14 GMT -6 Buffy said:

Jan 29, 2014 19:07:40 GMT -6 stuzie24 said:

Acid does not like my park... So far all promethiums.

I, on the other hand, got 5 Acids and 0 Promethium. If only we could swap dragon, not! Much Koala to you.

All promethiums in two parks...

[anyahastur]

Jan 30, 2014 11:34:08 GMT -6 flutterbye said:

Jan 30, 2014 8:19:14 GMT -6 Buffy said:

I, on the other hand, got 5 Acids and 0 Promethium. If only we could swap dragon, not! Much Koala to you.

All promethiums in two parks...

I too got 5 acids in a row. But then I finally got a promethium. Koala to you all. 

[crumble608]

I don't know how it's for you all, but for me Promethium is the ugliest Dragon ever.
I think both of them will have to hibernate for a long time.
Maybe I 'll adjust...

[flutterbye]

Jan 30, 2014 16:08:47 GMT -6 crumble608 said:

I don't know how it's for you all, but for me Promethium is the ugliest Dragon ever.
I think both of them will have to hibernate for a long time.
Maybe I 'll adjust...

It reminds me of an elephant shrew.

[stuzie24]

Acid has graced my park.

[CrownSeven]

We have 2 new dragons in DV, Shadow and Mirage, also Love dragon is back for limited time