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Too random. Even without fast forward - still, too random. 4/5. Had to restart the game like 4 times, before finally having enough money to survive for the first 2 months.
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My biggest issues with this game so far: I bought a second squirrel both in fully upgraded houses and full energy, the 2. squirrel has way better stats than my first one but almost allways finish behind my first one. And I chosed a race (not the best one) and finished at 1. and 2. place. I think: wow, seems to be a good grinding(?) place and raced again but was happy that I finished at least at 3. and 5. rank ... sry, but this game is somehow way too unpredictable .. :(
Hi. Thanks for playing our game and rating us! Shop items and energy levels all affect a squirrel's performance on the race day. But it's not always predictable to be sure - the minigame has an effect and the draw of opponents on the day. Hey- if it was totally predictable that wouldn't be fun would it ;) (reply from Playniac)
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It still isn't loading for me, I promise it's not because I'm not waiting long enough! Help?! I saw the youtube preview and it looks awesome!!
Sorry to hear the game isn't loading for you. Please try again and perhaps delete your browser's cache? (reply from Playniac; please rate game 5-star so we can make next version!)
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It would be great if there would be a button to skip the day or if it would happen once I exit the shop or something, but it's really annoying not to be able to stop and think for 2-3 minutes what to do next while looking through the options.
Good idea! At the moment you can pause the game. Also the clock slows down when you are in the shop and stops altogether when you click on an item. (reply from Playniac)
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I love games like this but this is the first one to get 5 stars and a favorite from me!! Great game Playniac and ChannelFour!
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Hi StellaDrinker and others. Thanks for your feedback. We're the developers and we're working on a version without the Facebook prompts for you so watch this space. Thanks for your ratings - your support enables us to make our next game for you!
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The game isn't bad. The major thing that turns me off from playing is that the days just add up when you are doing nothing. I feel management games should be more casual and relaxing. Like when I am looking at the shop I can't take my time to read when each thing does because the days automatically add up. I think a good idea would be to increase the day after races by a set amount depending on the race.
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Ok, seriously... I started new 4 times. Why? Because everytime i locked in, my stats of the gamefrom the past days where GONE! I never deleted temps and i never deleted cockies either... This kind of sucks hard, consider this awsome game... So: HOW DOES THIS GAME SAVES THE STATS??? Help!
Hmm - not sure what happened here but thanks for the feedback. We are seeing saves as working fine - does your game save ok if you play a short game and reload? Can you message Playniac and say if you are seeing any other errors or anything else unusual? (reply from Playniac)
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really? nobody is helping me? i bet there are at LEAST 1000 people who hate this SO MUCH so come on, vote on this so ChannelFour and Playniac can realize how they've spoiled a great idea of a game by making it so you run out of money BACK TO THE BEGINNING!
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Pros: cool graphics. /// Cons: the menus are confusing, and the gameplay it's too passive, when I saw the name of the game, I thought I could control the squirrels, but I can't.
Thank for your kind words. It's a management sim, so yes you don't control the squirrels but oversee them as their manager. (reply from Playniac; please rate our game 5-star so we can make next version!)
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Really fun educational game... But what do the various squirrel skill points do exactly? - I've bought many bonus items that add lots of skill points, but the squirrel doesn't race any faster?
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It is a fun game; however, Squirrel energy kills it. You gain energy so slowly, and you lose it so quickly after races. Lower the energy the slower the squirrel, the slower the squirrel the lower the place, the lower the place the lower your chances of ever getting money. Now you could be saying "why not upgrade the houses?" Well if you do then Rent is more expensive, and now your bills are higher. "why not buy two squirrels?" I did, and I lost even more money quicker than I did with one. "why not buy the energy drinks?" Because Tea is the only good one in the beginning, All the rest sap your squirrel of much needed stats. "why not just keep racing the best paying race?" Because you lose more energy, and see above for reason why that's bad. "Why not open a savings account?" I did, but it didnt even work. I deposited 300 and I got 2 back =.= at a 15% interest... As I've said this game is fun, but Squirrel Energy kills it. Not even worth rating this game.
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It wasn't clear to me where the "game" was in this game. I can see the economic simulation but the inherent challenges and strategies available aren't real clear. Then, I can see how the races themselves might be the central part of it but there's not a whole lot to do in them... at least not as long as I played it. (The pendulum reflex game isn't really all that compelling after having done a dozen races.) The production values are top-notch. There is not a single flaw in the graphics, menus, or UI flow. Unfortunately, I just can't seem to find the game. (I want to, I really do!)
Thanks for your kind words about the production values and graphics, menus, UI - much appreciated. It's a management sim, so for those that like those games the fun is in that, but recognise of course that isn't for everyone. (reply from Playniac; please rate game 5-star so we can continue developing this!)
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Playniac seriously needs to settle down. Every single one of their comments are about "don't forget to rate 5 stars!", creating their next game instead of fixing what's wrong with this one, or making this game harder (so it will get more plays, page views, and take longer before they have to add or fix content.) We have seen plenty of developers who are obsessed with monetizing a game instead of making one they are passionate about, and you fit all of the stereotypes completely. I had to remove 3 stars from my rating because of your behavior in the comments.