I feel like if getting 100 space stars in a single throw is an achievement, there needs to be some sort of counter to let me know how many I have gotten.
The second world begins with, "Be careful, the ice is slippery." Yeah, well, so is every other surface of this damn game. The sensitive controls totally ruined this one.
So for those of you trying to get the hard badge, I was able to improve upon Nauto98001's system. Instead of buying one each of cold, heat, and moisture, only buy one for one of them, preferably heat. This will result in a slower infection rate, but problem countries will keep airports and borders open longer. The moment any country closes borders, etc., completely buy out all cold, heat, moisture, and drug, as well as sneezing, coughing, and vomiting. From there, buy as many life-threatening symptoms as you can in the first three tiers. This will help you get a sudden last minute push before countries catch on and close their borders. Keep an eye on Madagascar, Peru, Argentina, and East Europe. Those were my main problem areas. Using this technique (as well as the other points Nauto made) I was able to completely eliminate humanity three times in a row, including a top 40 finish and a top 20 finish for the day. Plus if this helps you out.
It would be nice if the pieces were placed on a grid or if they were square tiles. It would make it easier to see each piece individually and there would be less eyestrain.
I just watched a ship leave Madagascar, go north into the Indian Ocean, south around Australia, up the Pacific coast along Indonesia and Japan, between Russia an Alaska, through the Arctic Ocean north of Russia, into the North Atlantic, before finally arriving in Portugal. There has GOT to be an easier way!
Anybody else having technical issues with the game? The controls seem ccompletely useless. I just arbitrarily hop from bubble to bubble. Sad, really. Seemed like it could have been a fun game.