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02-15-11, 10:37 PM
RESTAURANT STORY and BAKERY STORY-THE MISSING MANUAL Part Two
Disclaimer: Because there are so few instructions and so many questions, I just wanted to share with you some tips I've learned by playing BS and RS and reading the forum. I'm not an expert and I don't work for Team Lava. I'm just a player, so please be kind if I got anything wrong! This is just meant to help new players. Feel free to add additions or corrections and I will add them when I revise this.
This was too large for one post so please see the remainder in Part 1 thread.
EXPANDING
You can expand your place by meeting the criteria. You have to pay for the expansion in coins or gems. There is no required level to expand with gems. To expand with coins, you have to be at a high enough level that allows expansion and you have to have the required number of neighbors. Even if you have the required number of neighbors and you are at the required level, you still have to pay for the expansion. The number of coins you need to expand for to the larger sizes does not show up until you reach that level but it is a large number of coins, in the millions.*
You can not skip sizes of expansion. For example, if your size is 12x15, you have to expand to 13x16, before you expand to 14x17. The largest expansion is 14x17.
DECORATING
Some items can only be bought with coins and some can only be bought with gems. Colored appliances, other than the sonic or forever ovens are just for decoration. If you buy a second cash register, you do not get another cashier. They are just for decoration.
You can purchase magic boxes and holiday boxes with gems. They are found under the floor expansion tab. These contain special items that are not available elsewhere. But you do not know what you are getting until after you buy them and you can get duplicates if you buy more than on. So be aware before you buy that you are taking a chance. You can find out more about what is in these and your chances of getting what you want by searching the forum.
If you don't want to use something that you bought, you can sell it. You only get 10% of its value and if you paid gems, you get coins back. Better to put it in storage in case you want to use it later after you expand. You can tell what you have in storage in the Design section by the number in the yellow triangle over the picture of the item.
if you want to change your floor and wall color you have to buy new wall panels or floor tiles and tap them in place. The old wall or floor panels will go into storage where you can use them later. You will know how many are in storage by the number in the little triangle over the picture of the item.
To move things you bought and put on your on your wall, you have to put them in storage and then bring them out and place them again where you want them.
MESSAGES AND NEIGHBORS
If someone writes on your wall and you want to write back, it's best to go to their place and write on their wall. If you answer on your own wall, they won't see it unless they come back to visit you again and click on your wall, so they probably won't get your answer.
If you want to ask people to be your neighbors, you have to leave them a message with your Storm8. They can't add you by using your restaurant or bakery name. There is no way for them to find out your Storm8 ID unless you give it to them. Your Storm8 ID is the same in all the Storm8 games you play. If you forgot your Storm8 ID, you can find it under Social, under Invite Friends in the brown strip that says Storm8 ID.
You can visit other people and see their places by tapping on Social, then Community, then Visit. While you're there you can tip them or leave a message on their wall.
You can find people who want new neighbors in several ways. They might leave a message on your wall with their Storm8 ID. You can also read other people's walls and look for posts from people who write "add me" and have posted their Storm8 ID. They are usually looking for other neighbors too. Or you can look on the forum in the Add Me threads.*
To invite someone to be your neighbor, go to Social, then Invite Friends and type their Storm8 ID in the box. Then they will show up under Pending Invites until they accept or decline. When you receive invites to be someone's neighbor, it will show up under Social, under Neighbors. You need to tap on Accept or Decline.
You can see a list of your neighbors under Social, underNeighbors. You can visit of gift your neighbors from there. Under Social, uNder Community, you can see names of other player's restaurant or bakery name and their star rating for tipping. You can visit them from there.
TIPPING
If you want to add or keep your neighbors, you have to tip them. Some people will delete you as their neighbor if you don't tip them. You tip them by going to their place and tapping on the tip icon and then tapping on their tables. It doesn't cost you any money to tip. You can tip your neighbors 6 coins a day and others 3 coins a day. The tips leave coins on their tables.
To collect tips you receive, you tap on the coins on your tables and the coins will disappear. You make 20 coins for each tip you receive. You can see who tipped you by going to your News Feed. However, only the last 10 tips will show up.*
You get your star rating by how much you tip. You have to tip every day or your rating will drop. To see your rating, go to someone else's place. At the bottom center you will see your star rating. As you tip, you can see it going up.
GIFTS
You can only give and receive gifts from people who are your neighbors. Your gifts will show up under News Feed. When you receive a gift, you can accept it or decline it. The sender does not know if you kept it. You can use it right away or keep it in your gifts section and use it later. If you receive more than one of the same gift and you accept them at the same time, they will show up in your Gifts section as one picture but the number of plates will multiply. You can only receive 20 gifts a day.
If you want more neighbors to gift you, you have to gift them. Giving doesn't cost you any money. You can scroll the gift bar to the left to see additional gifts to give. Most people like to get stew in RS and cappachino in BS because they make them the most money. The amount of plates of food for a gift are less than when you make the same food so they don't last as long. You can send gifts once a day to as many neighbors as you want but your neighbors can only receive a total of 20 gifts a day.*
QUESTIONS*
You can search the Forum to find answers to other questions that you may have. Also, there are usually helpful people on the board who will answer your questions. Unfortunately, there are a few people who like to argue and criticize other players so it's best to just ignore them and move on. There is no registration so there are occasions when someone posts porn on the forum so viewer discretion is advised.
This was too large for one post, so please see the remainder in the Part 1 thread.
Disclaimer: Because there are so few instructions and so many questions, I just wanted to share with you some tips I've learned by playing BS and RS and reading the forum. I'm not an expert and I don't work for Team Lava. I'm just a player, so please be kind if I got anything wrong! This is just meant to help new players. Feel free to add additions or corrections and I will add them when I revise this.
This was too large for one post so please see the remainder in Part 1 thread.
EXPANDING
You can expand your place by meeting the criteria. You have to pay for the expansion in coins or gems. There is no required level to expand with gems. To expand with coins, you have to be at a high enough level that allows expansion and you have to have the required number of neighbors. Even if you have the required number of neighbors and you are at the required level, you still have to pay for the expansion. The number of coins you need to expand for to the larger sizes does not show up until you reach that level but it is a large number of coins, in the millions.*
You can not skip sizes of expansion. For example, if your size is 12x15, you have to expand to 13x16, before you expand to 14x17. The largest expansion is 14x17.
DECORATING
Some items can only be bought with coins and some can only be bought with gems. Colored appliances, other than the sonic or forever ovens are just for decoration. If you buy a second cash register, you do not get another cashier. They are just for decoration.
You can purchase magic boxes and holiday boxes with gems. They are found under the floor expansion tab. These contain special items that are not available elsewhere. But you do not know what you are getting until after you buy them and you can get duplicates if you buy more than on. So be aware before you buy that you are taking a chance. You can find out more about what is in these and your chances of getting what you want by searching the forum.
If you don't want to use something that you bought, you can sell it. You only get 10% of its value and if you paid gems, you get coins back. Better to put it in storage in case you want to use it later after you expand. You can tell what you have in storage in the Design section by the number in the yellow triangle over the picture of the item.
if you want to change your floor and wall color you have to buy new wall panels or floor tiles and tap them in place. The old wall or floor panels will go into storage where you can use them later. You will know how many are in storage by the number in the little triangle over the picture of the item.
To move things you bought and put on your on your wall, you have to put them in storage and then bring them out and place them again where you want them.
MESSAGES AND NEIGHBORS
If someone writes on your wall and you want to write back, it's best to go to their place and write on their wall. If you answer on your own wall, they won't see it unless they come back to visit you again and click on your wall, so they probably won't get your answer.
If you want to ask people to be your neighbors, you have to leave them a message with your Storm8. They can't add you by using your restaurant or bakery name. There is no way for them to find out your Storm8 ID unless you give it to them. Your Storm8 ID is the same in all the Storm8 games you play. If you forgot your Storm8 ID, you can find it under Social, under Invite Friends in the brown strip that says Storm8 ID.
You can visit other people and see their places by tapping on Social, then Community, then Visit. While you're there you can tip them or leave a message on their wall.
You can find people who want new neighbors in several ways. They might leave a message on your wall with their Storm8 ID. You can also read other people's walls and look for posts from people who write "add me" and have posted their Storm8 ID. They are usually looking for other neighbors too. Or you can look on the forum in the Add Me threads.*
To invite someone to be your neighbor, go to Social, then Invite Friends and type their Storm8 ID in the box. Then they will show up under Pending Invites until they accept or decline. When you receive invites to be someone's neighbor, it will show up under Social, under Neighbors. You need to tap on Accept or Decline.
You can see a list of your neighbors under Social, underNeighbors. You can visit of gift your neighbors from there. Under Social, uNder Community, you can see names of other player's restaurant or bakery name and their star rating for tipping. You can visit them from there.
TIPPING
If you want to add or keep your neighbors, you have to tip them. Some people will delete you as their neighbor if you don't tip them. You tip them by going to their place and tapping on the tip icon and then tapping on their tables. It doesn't cost you any money to tip. You can tip your neighbors 6 coins a day and others 3 coins a day. The tips leave coins on their tables.
To collect tips you receive, you tap on the coins on your tables and the coins will disappear. You make 20 coins for each tip you receive. You can see who tipped you by going to your News Feed. However, only the last 10 tips will show up.*
You get your star rating by how much you tip. You have to tip every day or your rating will drop. To see your rating, go to someone else's place. At the bottom center you will see your star rating. As you tip, you can see it going up.
GIFTS
You can only give and receive gifts from people who are your neighbors. Your gifts will show up under News Feed. When you receive a gift, you can accept it or decline it. The sender does not know if you kept it. You can use it right away or keep it in your gifts section and use it later. If you receive more than one of the same gift and you accept them at the same time, they will show up in your Gifts section as one picture but the number of plates will multiply. You can only receive 20 gifts a day.
If you want more neighbors to gift you, you have to gift them. Giving doesn't cost you any money. You can scroll the gift bar to the left to see additional gifts to give. Most people like to get stew in RS and cappachino in BS because they make them the most money. The amount of plates of food for a gift are less than when you make the same food so they don't last as long. You can send gifts once a day to as many neighbors as you want but your neighbors can only receive a total of 20 gifts a day.*
QUESTIONS*
You can search the Forum to find answers to other questions that you may have. Also, there are usually helpful people on the board who will answer your questions. Unfortunately, there are a few people who like to argue and criticize other players so it's best to just ignore them and move on. There is no registration so there are occasions when someone posts porn on the forum so viewer discretion is advised.
This was too large for one post, so please see the remainder in the Part 1 thread.