Showing posts with label Tips and Tricks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tips and Tricks. Show all posts

Tunnel Town Tips and Tricks #1: Mining & Recharging

8/18/14
Tunnel Town Bunnies mining an Emerald GemIn this post I'm going to share some tips and tricks for gem mining in Tunnel Town that I employ myself when playing. For the most part these ideas are pretty basic, but still are worth trying out.
Tunnel Town Stockpile of Gems!First things first: I recommend having Bunnies placed on all available gem positions at all times, at least until you've built up a nice little stockpile of gems for yourself.

For an extra benefit, I also recommend placing as many other Bunnies you are able to, on furniture items that supply energyEnergy to "recharge," them as well. There is no use in keeping them in storage while they could be resting on furniture in your burrow gaining energy.

Tunnel Town Pirate BedTunnel Town Royal BedFurniture providing the most energy per hour are the "Royal Bed," (which costs 15,000 gems) providing between 7.8/Hr - 8.1/Hr, and the "Pirate Bed," (which costs 25,000 gems) that provides between 9.3/Hr - 9.6/Hr.

Investing in several beds would also be a good idea. I have done this myself as a matter of fact. I have a big room which I call "The Hive," with stacked rows of Royal Beds, and another room which I call the "Ship Room," where I have several Pirate Beds for Bunnies to rest and get energy.

Extreme close-up of the room I call, The Hive.
Extreme close-up of the room I call, "The Hive."

Tunnel Town 49er Miner BunnyAnother thing to consider, is which Bunnies to place on gems, and which gems to place them on. Some Bunnies are more productive gem miners than others, so whenever possible, I would try to place my top gem mining Bunnies on gems.

Tunnel Town Bunnies Mining Diamond GemTo find out how many gems per hour a particular Bunny can mine or which of your Bunnies are your best miners:
  • First, place the Bunny or Bunnies on a gem.
  • Then tap on the gem
This will reveal an information dialogue box, which shows the energy levels of all Bunnies on the gem. The hourly rate at which a Bunny mines the gem is listed at the bottom right of the Bunny's energy level bar. The type of gem (Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, or Sapphire) will be listed at the top. The current total amount of gems mined out of the total amount possible is listed below the Bunnies.

The most productive Bunnies should be placed on the biggest gems, so starting with the Diamond gem then the Ruby gem, followed by the Emerald gems, and finally the Sapphire gems, place your Bunnies in descending order, that is from the top mining Bunnies placed on the Diamond (biggest gem) and the lesser producing Bunnies on down to the smallest gems, which would be the blue, the Sapphire gems.

Bunnies resting in the room I refer to as, The Ship Room.
Bunnies resting in the room I refer to as, "The Ship Room."

Higher level Bunnies will mine more gems per hour than lower level Bunnies, with the Miner '49er Bunny being the top most productive. Other Bunnies that are productive gem miners are the Chameleon Bunny, Toucan Bunny, Fjord Bunny, Squid Bunny, Turtle Bunny, Lion Bunny, and the Wildebeest Bunny.

I hope this info is helpful to you, please feel free to comment with your thoughts and questions. Happy Tunneling everyone!

How to Breed an Albino Bunny

8/15/14
The Albino BunnyThe Albino Bunny, -- prized and sought after by many a-'Tunnel Towner,' requires patience, above all else. Given persistence and continued attempts, an Albino Bunny is bound to hatch!

How do I know this? Why, because I have done it myself of course! I bred an Albino without having an Albino to start with, and have since bred several more. Yes, several more. :)

Walrus + Fjord Bunny = Albino BunnyHow did I do it? After a multitude of failed attempts, I finally bred my first Albino Bunny from pairing a Walrus and Fjord Bunny (Both Level 10 Bunnies) on the dance floor.

The Albino Bunny did not show up as a possibility in the results for my Walrus and Fjord Bunny pairing (I have come to find out that the Albino only appears in the results if an actual Albino Bunny is placed on the dancefloor). None-the-less, upon clicking "dance," the dialogue box read: "Baby bunny in: 1d 23h 59m" and I knew I had struck Albino Gold!

Albino Bunny Birth AnnouncementTheoretically, you can breed or hatch an Albino Bunny from Albino producing Bunnies at any time, but considering the Albino Bunny is not available from McFluffin's until one reaches Level 20, I think it is safe to wager you might need to be at Level 20 in order to breed one.

The level of the Bunnies used to breed might also be worth considering. In my experience, the higher the level the Bunny, the better my luck in breeding the rare bunny possibilities. This however, it is just a hypothesis based on my own personal experience.

Keep in mind, prior to successfully hatching my first Albino Bunny, I made countless, COUNTLESS, COUNTLESS unsuccessful attempts. I bred Chinchilly Bunnies like nobodies business! And Fjord, and Walrus Bunnies too.

The Albino BunnyWhy Chinchilly Bunnies, and Walrus Bunnies, and Fjords? Because Chinchilly Arctic varieties are among those capable of (potentially) producing Albinos.

The Albino itself is a Grassland breed, several Grassland Bunny species have also been cited for successfully breeding the Albino Bunny.

Subjectively, pairing any two Bunnies that are capable of producing an Albino Bunny on the dancefloor, could potentially successfully breed an Albino. Again, without an actual Albino in a dancefloor position, the Albino Bunny (at this time) does not show up as a possible result. You have to take a chance (many chances most likely), to breed an Albino Bunny.

Baby bunny in: 1d 23h 59m = Albino Bunny!When your baby bunny time is 2 days, or 1d 23h 59m - you can rest assured that you are soon-to-be the proud parent of an Albino Bunny!

Again, my first Albino was bred using two Arctic Chinchilly varieties, namely a Walrus and a Fjord. But I have read reports of others who were successful with Grassland Bunnies the Zebra, Wildflower, and even the Prairie Bunny. Snowflake and Narwhal bunnies have also been cited as successful Albino Bunny producers.

The Albino BunnySo, the go-to Bunnies for breeding your first Albino Bunny include pairings and combinations of:
  • Chinchilly
  • Snowflake
  • Fjord
  • Walrus
  • Narwhal
  • Zebra
    Others to try:
    • Wildflower
    • Prairie 

    Don't forget:
    • You may need to reach Level 20 before you are able to breed an Albino Bunny
    • Arctic "Chinchilly" Bunnies: Chinchilly, Snowflake, Fjord, Walrus, Narwhal
    • Grassland Bunnies: Zebra, Wildflower, Prairie
    • Higher level Bunnies might help!
    • Target wait time is 2 days or 1d 23h 59m for an Albino Bunny


      Good luck!