To get the badge, use your rockets (left/right) to hit as many platforms as you can. I upgraded the height of the sling first (always pull down to release) and then everything else. I used the boosters as well, but I think I only got them to level 2. I reached mars in 17 days.
Start with the wood -- just like in the tutorial, earn money, then fish, and then build your dragon. After a wave, do it again. In the end you want the number of fish going up, while the dragon is also getting bigger.
Ok, here is what I figured out so far. 10 bars of ore (3 ore per bar) + 2 wood can make you a new pickaxe. Copper is the first you can make (green ore), then iron (redish ore), and then cobalt. Ore can be melted into bars with a furnace, made of stone (same stone the ores are embedded in.
Hi panthchest, thanks for the feedback. Which browser and device are you using? I could reproduce the bug only on old IE versions. It should be fixed now. Could you please check again?
I'm changing my rating on your game to 5 stars because you are listening to people! 1. I love the vine plant, please do something with it in the future. It's so pretty! 2. I finally found some copper ore, how do I smelt it? 3. It's relaxing watching everything grow. 4. A possible goal for the game -- to get rid of the red creeper entirely. Having some goals or awards is always useful!
Also thank you for the hovered info. Now I no longer use lights as plants. :P
The other thing you really need is a hover explanation. For instance, I have fertile and unfertile soil. It would help greatly to hover over the soil and it tell you which is which.
I'm sorry about the controls. I will correct them. Thanks for playing and letting me know.