just because you guys had trouble with it doesn't mean there is no rhyme or reason to it. I saw the pattern after two minutes. I'm sorry guys but you are acting like little kids. Jsut because you don't how to do something doesn't mean it can't be done. :(
1)Pick Virus. 2)Start in Canada, New Zealand, Cuba, Greenland, or Madagascar. If you do not get there restart. 3)Sell starting symptoms, if any, and buy sneezing (unless it is what you started with, just keep it). 4)Buy 1-1-1-0 resistances but no transmissions (they trigger closures). 5) Once three countries are infected, sell sneezing to get rid of visibility. 6)Wait until all countries are infected. If Madagascar closes its shipyards or is not infected in 30 days, restart. 7)Buy all four drug resistances, sneezing, coughing, and vomiting. 8)After a few days, unlock tiers 2-3, keeping whatever symptoms it gives you. 9)Buy fever, fatigue, diarrhea, pulmonary edema, and hypersensitivity. 10): Wait until everyone dies. It really works on relaxed and realistic! Keep this post alive
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i followed the strategy and it failed on relaxed, every shut downn when i infected two countries.
but i have to say it did really well on realistic.
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