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Game Guide: Mecha Domination

June 30, 2024 Kasanje Leave a comment

“For centuries, this world has been plagued by wars and massacres, until you, a valiant commander emerge.”

Got a new Build & Battle title available through Swagbucks for $61.25 in total rewards. (This is a low reward. Best wait until it doubles or triples in value).

We do have an advantage though. This title is actually from the same developer as Puzzles and Conquest, Survival, and Chaos.

Level 30 is the end game and we are not likely to reach that stage within the 30-day time limit on this offer. The level 26 stage may be possible, but will likely require the spending objectives to be completed.

It is a play on the post-apocalyptic, State of Survival style games but instead of zombies, you have these Dinosaurs with robotic parts. It looks like someone in development really liked Transformers: Beast Wars.

There are two purchases required for the full prize. The current valuation for this offer is low, and it would probably be better to wait for a better reward tier list. The final two goals are $30 and the purchases are $20, so you will only get $11.25 from this offer if you don’t spend money on it.

So we know what to expect to some degree.

Warning!

There are AI bots actively trying to scam players into stopping this game. This is discussed on both the Facebook and Discord channels for the game. Some of the Alliance Leaders you encounter in the game will be bots.

If your Alliance leader says you need to add them on Discord to stay in the Alliance, this is a scam. The bot will send you a faked screenshot of server maintenance taking 15 days to complete. It will then try to get you to play a different game. The bot uses AI and may seem like a real person.

Offer Terms

Must be a new user of the app to earn SB.
Reach all levels listed below within 30 days of installation to earn Up to 6,125 SB.
The award will pend for 10 days

Direct link to offer: https://www.swagbucks.com/offer?oid=24262&rb=69384823

Goals

Goal	Reward
Install	0 SB
Reach City Hall Level 5	25 SB
Reach City Hall Level 9	50 SB
Reach City Hall Level 12	100 SB
Buy the HQ Level-Up Pack within 24 hours after Level 12	500 SB
Reach City Hall Level 15	150 SB
Buy First Top-up Deluxe Gift	1,500 SB
Reach City Hall Level 18	300 SB
Reach City Hall Level 20	500 SB
Reach City Hall Level 26	1,000 SB
Reach City Hall Level 30	2,000 SB
Total	6,125 SB

Offer Goals

Strategy

We have limited time to reach our goal, so we will want to stock up on resources and speed boosts. You can find these items in the Shop and other menus throughout the game.

Resources can be gathered by your troops on the World Map or by attacking other players. It may be a good idea to get some 8-hr Shields for the Killing event that usually takes place in these games.

You can spend Diamonds (premium currency) to buy resources for cheap in the VIP shop. I saved my first initial 8,000 Diamonds and used them to unlock the Advanced Supply Pack. This will pay me back my Diamonds over a week and I get various other items as a bonus.

I used maybe 4,000 Diamonds to upgrade my VIP rank to 2 for the extra economic bonuses and access to additional VIP Shop items. I was able to buy some VIP Points in the Alliance Shop.

Unfortunately, you don’t get VIP time extension items without paying money or Diamonds. There is a free boost, so you will have maybe 3 days of VIP.

I would suggest saving up to get the 30 days of VIP.

Effect	Cost (Diamonds)
24h VIP	600
7d VIP	3,600
30d VIP	12,000

VIP Activation Costs

2nd Builder: To unlock the second building queue you can either make a purchase in the shop for 4.99 USD or you can spend Diamonds to “rent” the extra slot for 48 hours for 1,200 Diamonds.

Alliances

As with any multiplayer game, you will benefit from joining an Alliance and taking part in group activities. You can get some construction timer discounts from fellow members as well as free items from everyone completing daily tasks. In addition, there are many Alliance-based events to take part in.

The Alliance Glory tab will include some prizes that become available as your members complete their goals. Gold buttons on your taskbar (bottom-right) are shortcuts to Alliance functions such as Help, Building, and Battles.

Player

In addition to setting your Avatar image, you can change your character model. This is purely ascetic and will not affect gameplay. In the Settings panel, you can disable notifications, enter game codes, and access your game achievements.

Stamina: Your bar will display as full at 200 points of Stamina. Each day you can get a refill of 80 points from the Airship building. There is no maximum or cap on the amount of Stamina you can accrue. The highest amount of Stamina I reached was 620 points.

Commander Gear: At HQ level 22 you gain access to crafting and equipping gear for your commander. Six pieces of gear can be made and equipped. They boost the stats of your combat troops.

Heroes

Unlike the other games in this genre, we do not have people as heroes, instead we get mecha dinosaurs. The game uses a merging mechanic to upgrade the dinos to higher tiers (colors). You will mostly capture dinosaurs on the world map and then use the copies to upgrade your main unit.

Dinosaurs have both Exploratory and Military bonuses that will impact your city and armies. These can be upgraded with Skill Manuals.

Capturing is always a success up through level 7 beasts, but starting at level 8 you will need to use a “net” item with a varying success rate. These can be collected by completing your Daily Tasks. Level 8 and higher beasts are likely to be Blue or Purple rarity.

Tip: The Sickleclaw has a Passive ability that increases construction speed. At max rank, you get 15% off. You will want to hunt the Sickleclaw to get extra copies for upgrading.

Pyodra can increase Research speed by a maximum of 20%.

Caesar is only available in Advanced Hunt or through purchases. You may find Caesar on the World Map, however capturing it requires a Beast Lab at level 20.

Upgrading Dinosaurs

The process is pretty straightforward. Your dinosaurs start as Green and you will need three (3) additional green copies to upgrade the dino to Blue. Once you hit Blue you just need an extra Blue to make a Purple. To upgrade a Purple, you need four (4) more Purple copies.

This will get you your first Orange dinosaur. My first orange beast was the Dune Crawler. An early game event gives you a bunch of Purple copies.

CORRECTION: After 9 Orange pips, the cost increases to 2 Orange copies per pip, for a total cost of 15 Orange copies to reach Red.

Base	Upgrade	Quick Alter
4x Green	1x Blue	40x Green = Orange
2x Blue	1x Purple	10x Blue = Orange
5x Purple	1x Orange	45x Purple = Orange (1* T3)
15x Orange	1x Red	45x Orange = Red2

Each completed Star (*) represents an increase in the dinosaur’s stats.

If you consistently complete your daily capture task, you can likely upgrade 1-2 dinosaurs up to Red during this offer. But it is not necessary to complete the deal.

HQ Upgrade Requirements

I skipped the Tutorial levels for the following chart. I forgot to screenshot some levels. My building time numbers may differ some from yours based on timer reductions from bonuses.

A player in chat lamented that the upgrade time from HQ 22 to 23 was almost 8 days!

Note: I was not scrolling down on the upgrade screen, so the list is missing the Oil amounts for levels 12 through 19.

My construction Speed bonuses increased over time, and I received a 50% boost at level 22. This took 3.5 days off the timer.

Level	Buildings	Resources	Time (Approx.)
7	Alliance Hall 6	48k Food/Water	00:16:19
8	Rider Grounds and Beast Lab 9	131k Food/Water	01:27:15
9
10	Rider Grounds and Beast Lab 9	482k Food/Water	07:24:57
11
12	Beast Lab 11	1.96M Food/Water and 67.2K Steel	10:34:58
13
14	Rider Grounds and Beast Lab 13	2.97M Food/Water and 216K Steel	15:41:36
15	Ranged Ground and Beast Lab 14	4.62M Food/Water and 458K Steel	19:07:58
16	Research Institute and Beast Lab 15	6.6M Food/Water and 867K Steel	1d 01:10:49
17	Fighter Grounds and Beast Lab 16	9.68M Food/Water and 1.76M Steel	1d 09:36:07
18	Rider Grounds and Beast Lab 17	13.5M Food/Water and 2.64M Steel	1d 19:41:32
19	Ranged Grounds and Beast Lab 18	17.8M Food/Water and 3.63M Steel	2d 08:00:58
20	Research Institute and Beast Lab 19	23.1M Food/Water, 5.17M Steel, and 887K Oil	3d 05:49:09
21	Fighter Grounds and Beast Lab 20	29.9M Food/Water, 7.15M Steel, and 1.54M Oil	3d 23:53:15
22	Rider Grounds and Beast Lab 21	38.1M Food/Water, 9.79M Steel, and 2.53M Oil	5d 12:47:20
23	Ranged Grounds and Beast Lab 22	49.3M Food/Water, 13.8M Steel, and 4.07M Oil	7d 12:22:02
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HQ Leveling Requirements (up to Level 23)

The Headquarters Level-Up Pack will display on-screen after finishing the HQ 12 upgrade. If you close the window, you can reopen it by tapping the countdown timer on the right side of the screen just below the Events button.
The Deluxe First Top-Up is priced at $19.99, but we only get back $15. I decided not to buy it.

Town Layout

I found another player using this layout, so I did my best to copy the design. It is much easier to upgrade the resource buildings with this layout.

Airship

You can collect 80 Stamina points from the Airship facility each day. Additionally, the facility will provide 5-minute speedups periodically throughout the day. I placed it near the center of my base to make it easier to select and see.

Each day you may also claim a Secret Crate bonus by entering the correct code. The Airship should give you the code in the dialog, but this is not always noticed. Your best option is to check the World Chat log to find the code or ask other players in your Alliance.

Codes

You can find codes for the game both on the official Facebook page and their Discord server. There are links to both in-game.

To enter them just tap on your Avatar and then go to Settings and “Gift Code.”

If you are playing on iOS, you will need to use their code redemption website since the Apple Store no longer allows apps to include code redemption options in-game.

The following codes were active when I started playing (July 2024).

Codes are Case Sensitive
MCDBEER2024
DC15KFANS
DC20KFANS
DC25KFANS
FB50KFANS
FB60KFANS
FB70KFANS
FATHERS2024
Mother’s Day and Children’s Day codes are Expired
They said an 80k Facebook Fans code would be released

Mecha Domination Codes

If you have access to either Facebook or Discord you should make sure you enter all of their contests on those platforms. You will need your UID which can be found in your settings.

The rewards can be useful when completing offers. I know for Sea of Conquest the Facebook rewards came in really handy near the end of that offer.

Bugs

There are a few UI bugs, most notably that the Military and Exploratory categories are backward. You’ll also notice the chat window does not separate the text, so you will see World Chat and Alliance Chat on the same screen.

Final Result

I was partway through the upgrade to HQ level 23 when the offer expired. I did not make any purchases. I earned a total of 11.25 USD for my time. Not really worth the 30 days I spent working on the offer but perhaps you will do better or maybe they will raise the reward.

Gaming

Game Guide: Puzzles & Survival

October 22, 2021 Kasanje 4 Comments

This is a variant of Puzzles & Conquest but with Zombies.

Update 2023: I am updating this guide to match the current offer terms on both Swagbucks and MyPoints. You have 30 days to complete the offer. It utilizes the Tiered Objectives method, allowing you to stop at any point you decide.

You may have read my guide to Puzzles and Conquest; this one is a reskin of that game, or maybe the other way around? If you have completed the other offer, you won’t have any trouble completing this one.

The rewards shown below are using the MyPoints calculation of 150 points = $1.

Unlock a 5-star hero = 500 points ($3.33)
HQ Level 11 = 1,700 ($11.33)
HQ Level 16 =4,250 ($28.33)
HQ Level 23 = 20,400 ($136)
HQ Level 31 = 34,000 ($226.67)
Total Reward = 60,850 ($405.67)

Puzzles & Survival offer terms and conditions from the MyPoints website as of year 2023.

My total spending on this offer

If you are not already a member of Swagbucks, MyPoints, or InboxDollars, I strongly recommend signing up. These sites are a great source of extra income for spontaneous purchases.

Game Strategy

Put most of your Talent points into the Economy skill tree. The Fast-Build ability will reduce construction time by a considerable margin. Make sure you first activate the ability and then start the construction. It also works with Research timers.

Alliances

Find an alliance early on and don’t fret about jumping to a different one if there are not many active players. If the alliance leader has not set a custom name or their power level is lower than your own, you may need to either switch alliances or depose them and take over the alliance yourself. Construction speed boosts and Shields may be purchased through the alliance shop. These are useful for completing the offer.

Don’t worry if there is no one online when you want to raid. The game will provide assist marches to your raid, allowing you to successfully solo Monster Lairs.

You just need enough troops to win the battle. Hero fragments for Chester, Otto, Flint, and Requiem can all be acquired from battling monsters on the world map.

I would advise you to focus mainly on the raids as they provide Chests that contain large amounts of Player EXP. You can also save your chests to open only during events that require you to collect specific resources or hero fragments. Often, having a cache of chests available will make the difference in reaching the highest tier of Daily or Weekly events.

Hero Types

Just as with Puzzles & Conquest, I really want to stress that you need to focus on your Economy heroes. They will reduce your construction resource costs to zero; the same goes for Research. You will get a bonus to your Lord’s experience gain, Free Time on building speed-ups, and big boosts to resource-building outputs, as well as gathering speed and marching speed.

You will need 10 fragments to unlock and add a hero to your collection. Skill unlocks are based on hero level (31, 71, 131).

The strength of the skills is based on the Enhancement Tiers shown here.

Unlock = 10 Fragments
First Enhance = 10 Fragments
Second Enhance = 20 Fragments
Third Enhance = 35 Fragments
Fourth Enhance = 50 Fragments
Fifth Enhance = 75 Fragments

Special Hero List

Got a nice visual display here to help. The heroes you want to focus on are as follows:

Kento (2 Star): Take Kento to level 31 and stop. Enhance whenever you get enough fragments or whole pieces.

Xavis (2 Star): Take Xavi to level 31 and stop. Enhance whenever you get enough fragments or whole pieces.

Flint (3 Star): Take Flint to level 31; you can even go to 71 if you want the extra bonus. Enhance whenever you get enough fragments or whole pieces.

Chester (3 Star): Take Chester to level 31, you can even go to 71 if you want an extra bonus. Enhance whenever you get enough fragments or whole pieces.

Otto (4 Star): Take Otto all the way to 71. He is also good at the Campaign.

Varvara (4 Star): She is also good to take to 71 and get the full bonus. As a 4-star, she will fight well in the Campaign.

Anahita (3 Star): She gives Free Speed on timers. The only other way to get this benefit is by getting higher in your VIP rank.

Other Economy heroes can be leveled to either 31 or 71 as needed. Your Combat heroes, including Fighters, Riders, Shooters, and Vehicles, don’t necessarily need to be leveled up. You should select a team of five to serve as your primary heroes for all battles. These heroes you will want to level to the max as resources permit.

Strategy Continued

This guide was originally for doing the offer without spending money. However, the current offer terms do require spending some money, in my opinion. I would suggest spending $4.99 on both the Builders and Researchers gear sets. They will reduce the Resource costs for all construction and research up through Headquarters level 16.

In my first attempt at this game, it took me 5 days and all my resources and speed-ups to get to HQ level 15. Sadly, I missed out on the extra bonus at the end of the Beginner event. I still got my 5-star hero, but not the extra fragments to enhance him. It takes 2 days to upgrade from 15 to 16, with about a 14% Construction Speed boost. You get the War set of Gear for free initially and can start crafting Gear at Forge level 16.

I would strongly advise not using the Recycle option to try to unlock a 5-star hero. The stat bonuses you can get from your 2 and 3-star heroes are worth more than the combat advantages a 5-star hero may impart in the early game. Also, after the beginner event ends, 5-star heroes can be acquired through weekly events and various minigames.

Something else to note: the 5-star hero unlocked through the beginner event can be upgraded if you manage to reach HQ level 17 before the event ends. This will require rushing the construction, as the building time exceeds the time limits of the event.

Fox’s Test

Fox’s Test is an event that occurs 3 times a week at set intervals. Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Here are a portion of the potential questions and the corresponding correct answers. This list is by no means exhaustive. There is an unsorted mess of a list available at AppGamer.

Question	Answer
Why do mosquitoes need blood?	Lay Eggs
Where was the first stamp issued?	UK
Ice skating was first intended to be..?	Vehicles
What constellation is Altair located in?	Aquila
What happens to the speed of a falling object the longer it falls?	Faster and Faster Until It Lands
Which of the following is not an available function in the game?	Super Weapon Refinement
Which of the following is true about an Alliance showdown?	Attempts will not be returned once quitting the quest.
In what country is the Pyramid of the Moon located?	Mexico
How many types of talents does a commander have?	3
What does Freon cause?	Damage the Ozone Layer
Which country hosted the first FIFA World Cup?	Uruguay
What will you get upon resetting a Hero?	All
What deficiency causes Scurvy?	Vitamin C
what will you need to use to clear stages during a campaign?	AP
Who invented the telephone?	Alexander Graham Bell
What happens if you convert items in your bag?	Items will turn into diamonds or resources
Which of the following items can you not use diamonds to purchase?	Troop Training Cap Up
Which of the following is not a function of the bank?	Resource Transport
What is Mars’ career?	Auto Racing
Which of the following positions does Fox hold?	President of the National Association of Medicine
What does Chia-hao want to do?	Save more people
Which of these is the greenest energy source?	Solar
What is the first organ to age in the human body?	Thymus
Which of the following is true about the Trials of Survival?	Grant EXP Bonus upon unlocking Path to Glory
What color is the blood of an earthworm?	Red
What is the nature type of Tomoyo?	Purple
Why did Marshall become permanently lame?	Saving His Son
What’s the relationship between Chae Seoyun and Nam Hayul?	Adoptive Mother and Daughter.
Which of these is not a Nobel Prize Category?	Mathematics
What hero will you encounter in Eclipolis?	Barbie
Where is the Ugly Duckling from?	Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairytales
How much does an adult human brain weigh?	1400g
What is the most recently established Nobel Prize?	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
What inspired William G. Morgan to invent volleyball?	Basketball
When can you embark upon a Hero Challenge in the Ruins?	Monday
Which of the following is not a function of a research lab?	Obtaining Hero Fragments
What is the largest organ in the human body?	Skin
Which of these best describes the origins of the marathon?	Wars
What is the most northerly capital in the world?
What did Griffin wish to do?	Always be there for his daughter.
Which country invented tanks?	UK
What was Marshall’s official designation?	Machine Gunner
What is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?	Aluminium
Who was key in developing a vaccine in The Last of Us?	Ellie
Who is the sheriff of Glinton?	McCarty
What is the birthplace of the Olympic games?	Ancient Greece
How did McCarty finish the bandits off?	Gun
What’s Chester’s weapon?	Three-Way Valve
What does Chester like to do?	Smoke
What is the component of gastric acid?	Hydrochloric acid
What country does Greenland belong to?	Denmark
What is the largest island in the world?	Greenland