Damn you rp2000! I'm #2 in Lvl 1 and 2!
Updated Original Post.
Keep practicing
Looks like me and V1N are the ones to beat...rp2000
PixelJunk Monsters OcUK Leaderboard (PS3)
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Updated Original Post.
Keep practicing
Looks like me and V1N are the ones to beat...rp2000
Updated Original Post.
Keep practicing
rp2000
Are we? lol
I've not even worked out how the scoring system works yet.
I've tried only building the minimum amount of towers available, saving money... or going nuts building loads, and having no money left.
I've tried using the crystals to upgrade weapons, and I've tried saving them.
I even allowed some of my little people do die, and on other games, saved them all.
My score always seems approx the same though, give or take a few hundred points. So I don't get it yet.
I was feeling quite ill when I played it though, so it may be more obvious next time.
The hardest one so far was the one with wave after wave of only spiders. That's the only one I didn't clear on my first go.
Excellent game though.
When I've sussed out exactly what I'm getting scored for* I'll optimize my play a bit
*I thought at one point the bonus was being added up as cash x crystals.. but as I said, doesn't seem to make a difference to my final score
I can't figure it out either. I was hoping to ask about the scoring system on the playstation blog but I've so far had no success in creating a user account (3 e-mail addresses, no response so far ...) as the questions posted already seem to be getting a response from Q games
If anyone already has a log-in it might be interesting to ask how scores are worked out, and if it bears any relation to the stats at the end of each level - do higher scores come from building a small number of strong towers, for killing enemies quicker etc?
request sent
It would probably be helpful at some point if people want to post strategies that help beat different levels (although, part of the fun is finding your own ). Still no response to any of my attempts to get a ps blog username & password so far, though I'm remaining hopeful 
seems logical enough, but I'm guessing it takes more into account - just finished the first easy level (again
) and placed all my towers so only the luckiest of monsters manage to get over 1/2 through the map - finished the last monster the quickest I've managed to so far (about 4th tree from the top left as opposed to nearly 1/4 - 1/2 way round) and still didn't beat my previous high score. I didn't purchase any upgrade towers this time (can't see a need for this map) but maybe that will affect how scoring is worked out?I wish I could figure it out myself!!! Normally with high score based games, give it a day or two, I figure out the scoring system. As yet I am confused on this game.
I need to do a couple of perfect run throughs and compare tbh and figure out what the points are for. Two things I am certain on
1) There is a score cap, if you don't save all 20 "things" at your home base.
2) Time is not related (else we would have some sort of on screen timer, surely?)
Once I figure out more, I'll post some hints here, but cb_linus has the best idea, of asking on playstation.blog (I suppose I will have to register there at some point).
At the moment my main annoyance is that I cannot perfect every level every time, which I normally can on most TD based games. I have no doubt my scores will plummet down the tables, once we definitively define the scorring criteria.
rp2000
Had a search around and found out how the scoring system works (or seems to) may give it a try now im back to see if it works. No one else done easy 3 or 4 yet? cant see any other high scores (if you can call them that lol) on the friends leaderboard.
Just done special stage 1 (1st time!), few hints 19 rounds of spiders, 5 rounds of which are extra strength spiders then gold statue at the end. When you pass it you get an unlock for a special power for your little dude, a sprint ability.
The Bridge level is doing my head in lol.I manage to do quite well until the last few waves when i get minced by the fat bees or stomped on by the shielded yetis. Its taken me 4 tries just to get to the wave 18 and i've only had one poor bloke left till he got taken out. This game is great its keeping me away from burnout and the DMC4 demo lol.
As for scoring well i shouldnt tell you really but i found this,
And as im not bothered with high scores (yet) thought id help you out.
As for scoring well i shouldnt tell you really but i found this,
And as im not bothered with high scores (yet) thought id help you out.
^ prudence is key?
I am getting slightly higher scores but have just had another go on easy 1 - deliberately didn't use any gems and managed to rack up 900 - 1,000 gold by the end (along with my 21 gems). The game before I had probably just over 1,000 gold and had used all my gems. Scores were still very close. All villagers alive, all enemies dealt with - surely there are other factors?
I would've thought maybe points for efficiency (least number of towers used to dispose of enemies - i.e. using a small number of beefed up towers to do the job of lots of mildy built up towers), or the time it takes to finish a wave off, or maybe points for using the towers got with gems? Or maybe points for towers that upgrade on there own (see second point below) ...
A couple of other useful hints if people haven't noticed them yet:
- holding L1 shows the current build progress of all towers.
- towers upgrade automatically by small increments every time they destroy an enemy (watch it while holding L1) - it can be useful so you can concentrate on other towers while letting the 90+% ones upgrade by themselves
I am getting slightly higher scores but have just had another go on easy 1 - deliberately didn't use any gems and managed to rack up 900 - 1,000 gold by the end (along with my 21 gems). The game before I had probably just over 1,000 gold and had used all my gems. Scores were still very close. All villagers alive, all enemies dealt with - surely there are other factors?
I would've thought maybe points for efficiency (least number of towers used to dispose of enemies - i.e. using a small number of beefed up towers to do the job of lots of mildy built up towers), or the time it takes to finish a wave off, or maybe points for using the towers got with gems? Or maybe points for towers that upgrade on there own (see second point below) ...
A couple of other useful hints if people haven't noticed them yet:
- holding L1 shows the current build progress of all towers.
- towers upgrade automatically by small increments every time they destroy an enemy (watch it while holding L1) - it can be useful so you can concentrate on other towers while letting the 90+% ones upgrade by themselves
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You are number 70 on level 2, which makes you 2nd highest on OcUK (it may have been rank 57 when you did it 1st and it has adjusted since then?).
I have not updated the main page as I have not been playing, but will do so tomorrow evening I suspect. (I am not sure if you are referring to how often this thread will be updated, or how often the online scores update).
rp2000