The bug catching competition is really unfair.

[hntrsvg]

I checked the scores a literal in game MINUTE before the end and I had about 5 points more than everyone else. At the end someone got 10 points MORE than me despite being bellow me previously. This really needs to be balanced better or have characters needing to register in the bug book or SOMETHING because as it is this doesn't feel like a good fun kind of loss but more of a this sucks and I kinda don't wanna do the next competition kinda loss :/.

[sm303030]

If you want to win every time. Simply chop down black-wood and gum tree's for the weeks before the contest. Get the bee hives and stash them away until the contest day and after the opening whistle. Break them open one at a time. 8 pts per queen and 2 per bee. If you have 20 of them. That alone is going to be around 200 points. Easy win from there.

I play with my wife. Got over 400 points once to her 60ish. Had like 35 bee hives stashed away on a far off side of the island. Had to explain that one.

[kittykat_amber]

I use the bug book and look for the higher priced bugs (these are generally more rare and give higher points). I got around 180pts casually going around which turned into an easy win. I hope this helps!

[100% Recycled Awesome]

The book really does help.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3242011098

That said the game is random on the bug competition. Sometimes there won't be a final increase to npc scores and sometimes their will be small to big boosts. But I'd argue that's similar to actual players who may not bother or come in with another 100 points at 3:45 pm.

It keeps players on their toes. I recommend just restarting the day if you don't get the award you want. The gold watch really helps for this as you can speed up time. When I was hunting for silver and bronze I did this to speed up the game.

[hntrsvg]

Originally posted by sm303030:

If you want to win every time. Simply chop down black-wood and gum tree's for the weeks before the contest. Get the bee hives and stash them away until the contest day and after the opening whistle. Break them open one at a time. 8 pts per queen and 2 per bee. If you have 20 of them. That alone is going to be around 200 points. Easy win from there.

I play with my wife. Got over 400 points once to her 60ish. Had like 35 bee hives stashed away on a far off side of the island. Had to explain that one.

For me its not really about winning though? Its about not feeling like I got robbed at the last second. I am fine loosing festivals when it feels fair that I lost, but this doesn't feel like a fair loss you know? It feels like a weird mechanic designed to make me want to restart the day or minmax beforehand like you said you do and thats just,,,, not fun? At least for me.

[bekeur1]

the autumn one can feel that way but the spring one is super easy to win.