Tips for 200 iron guild assignment?

[Bagpipe]

Anybody any solid tips on how to get 200 iron in 30 mins.
So far i have got to 175 with a load still to be brought up to the dome but after several attempts I can't seem to crack this one.
Trying to find a balance of upgrades vs. stockpiling iron is doing my head in lol

[Garet_S]

I did it with the assessor in this simple way: just not too iron for upgrading (just 3 spheres and 1 upgrade to force and duration) and, when I found a gadget, I choose the converter and any gadget for speed up the digging! Upgrade the gadgets only if it need few iron!

[Tanelorn]

I'm challenged on this one too. Not much advice to give other than recognizing that there are no enemies, so focus on procurement. Anything that will make you a more efficient collector.

Generally, the gold nodes get bigger the lower you go, so don't spend too much time at shallower levels. But do some exploration everywhere, because the artifacts can really help.

[Running Rat]

I haven't done this on challenge mode, but drones + iron worms with the diligent and meticulous worm upgrades got the job done on normal mode.

[SIUnit]

The trick is to not go overboard on the upgrades. As long as you can mine faster than the drones can get the resources back, you should not be upgrading.

I just did a quick run and engineer upgrades ended at 22 cost drill, 8 cost speed, and no upgrades on carry weight. Drones ended at 16 drones on 180 speed. Start with prospecting meter, grab the scan frequency asap then max out range. Grab power drill from the first supplement and ignore all further gadget/supplements and just focus on mining. Once you have the upgrades, ignore all water tiles so drones don't waste time on it and just focus on mining.

Finished in 22 minutes comfortably.

[Bagpipe]

Publicado originalmente por SIUnit:

The trick is to not go overboard on the upgrades. As long as you can mine faster than the drones can get the resources back, you should not be upgrading.

I just did a quick run and engineer upgrades ended at 22 cost drill, 8 cost speed, and no upgrades on carry weight. Drones ended at 16 drones on 180 speed. Start with prospecting meter, grab the scan frequency asap then max out range. Grab power drill from the first supplement and ignore all further gadget/supplements and just focus on mining. Once you have the upgrades, ignore all water tiles so drones don't waste time on it and just focus on mining.

Finished in 22 minutes comfortably.

That's crazy cos you upgrade more than I do and I still can't find the balance. Must be the wrong supplement choices. Most of the time I use the drones and a drilling rig or something although that has limited use really. Mushrooms are pretty good but as you are not going up and down for waves then there is no real way to lay them out to ensure you pass them regularly.

I will try the suggestions here and see how I get on next time.

[Tanelorn]

I just successfully completed the trial on normal. I used lift and drones. I found antigravity fairly early. I also found the lone squid.

I found the seed, and prepared a deposit with about 6 gold. After a few days, it was constantly generating gold and the drones kept it clean.

I don't remember if I found the converter, but when I do, I upgrade it to the long, efficient gold conversion.

I also don't remember if I found the iron worms this time. Of course, I upgrade to the most efficient. They tend to keep your drones busy while you do other work.

With all the help, I didn't prioritize carry capacity so much. I dug down relatively fast, because the deposits get bigger deeper down. Maybe less a priority without antigravity, but it worked well here.

I think ultimately, it's about playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses. Maximize the efficiency of your tools, as there is no combat, so short recharges aren't helping you. And find the best long-haul settings for new items you run into. That's the best general advice.

[René - Bippinbits]

I think one key is to not bother too much with getting the last bits of resources of the top layers, but dig deep more quickly, because the clusters are big in the deep layers.

[Bagpipe]

Another fail at 180 this time but it felt alot more organized and more down to luck of the draw than anything
Iron worms are definitely very useful as is lift and getting the drill upgrades and getting lower down faster, though not too deep as i found it slows down a bit much.

Here's to next try!

[Bagpipe]

FINALLY!!!!!

Did it with a few seconds to spare. Was willing my drones to bring my compressed clusters instead of single units of iron. The last drone did not disappoint.
Man what a relief XD

[ninino]

Publicado originalmente por Bagpipe:

FINALLY!!!!!

Did it with a few seconds to spare. Was willing my drones to bring my compressed clusters instead of single units of iron. The last drone did not disappoint.
Man what a relief XD

Congrats! I know the feeling, it took me quite alot of tries too! Now on to the cobalt challenge! ;P

[Tanelorn]

Publicado originalmente por Bagpipe:

FINALLY!!!!!

Did it with a few seconds to spare. Was willing my drones to bring my compressed clusters instead of single units of iron. The last drone did not disappoint.
Man what a relief XD

Wow I didn't even think of making superclusters and leaving them for the drones. I always assumed they were just for you to carry.

[ei]

Pick Iron worms and Drones; upgrade worms fully (smart worms); upgrade drone speed fully; add 4 drones or so; focus on upgrading drill, you can upgrade speed a couple of times; do not upgrade carrying power

[phadin]

Tried this my first time. I made sure to unlock the droneyard first, and came in with that and the Lift. Found Iron Worms fairly early as well, and at the very end got the lift supplement so it just sucks resources. Finished in 27 minutes.

[Poison Trail]

For the Challenge mode (25m), you definitely want to get some carrying capacity to "snipe" water back to base and get drone upgrades ASAP, ramping them up to buy digging, speed and worm upgrades. Takes some luck and an intense 22m, but it's doable!

[Dr. Phil-thy Casual]

How do I get drones? Y'all are talking about them as if they're something you start with -- do I unlock them later? Only won two relic runs. thank you