dteowner
Shoegazer
Maybe it's identifying candidates that is your trouble. There are certain arrangements of gems that will make a line and some of them don't look much like a line. After a while, your eye will gravitate to those patterns quicker. The next step after that is identifying moves that will create those patterns you need. That's when you get to the zen level.
That countdown voice is annoying. I've had her say "30 seconds" 4 times in rapid succession due to clock matches.
I seem to remember mention of a user mod to remove that clock over at the I2 boards. If you get to the point of punting, you might want to take a peek.
One last thing--right now, the percentage of time spent in the leapgate minigame is very high. Once you get a little deeper into the game, the quests will have you covering ground you've already cleared, so you'll spent a much smaller percentage of your time hacking gates. You probably haven't even seen the Haggle minigame, which IMO is the best one, and the rumor minigame, which is the most counterintuitive. See if you can hack your way to Beta Centauri. The gate from Terra to BC is a real bastard, but if you can unlock that one, you've got mining heaven. Good money, good practice, good times.
That countdown voice is annoying. I've had her say "30 seconds" 4 times in rapid succession due to clock matches.
I seem to remember mention of a user mod to remove that clock over at the I2 boards. If you get to the point of punting, you might want to take a peek.
One last thing--right now, the percentage of time spent in the leapgate minigame is very high. Once you get a little deeper into the game, the quests will have you covering ground you've already cleared, so you'll spent a much smaller percentage of your time hacking gates. You probably haven't even seen the Haggle minigame, which IMO is the best one, and the rumor minigame, which is the most counterintuitive. See if you can hack your way to Beta Centauri. The gate from Terra to BC is a real bastard, but if you can unlock that one, you've got mining heaven. Good money, good practice, good times.