Hi, I am new to the forum and thought I would introduce myself and then beg for advice as I am desperately unhappy with V V 2!

I am one of a group of three, here in the UK, who have been trying to play the new VV version. We loved VV1 and were thrilled when the new version was released. One of our group was the first (we were told) to complete VV2 or so the Stats said) but since then, they have also had terrible problems trying to get anywhere. We have virtually reached the point of total disappointment where we are seriously thinking of giving up and never bothering with it again. I was voted spokes person to come to the forum to see if we could get help or advice before we gave up completely.

The problem that I have is that I can get the fire going, and a couple of times I have even managed to get the dam built but I frequently get algie and then all my villagers die. In fact, so far all my villagers die within 24 - 48 hours no matter what.

I cannot tell you how frustrating this is proving to be.

There were a lot of new features on VV2 which I really liked, but whereas I still have several VV1 going strong after about three months, every single VV2 village fails at the first level.

If anyone can offer me any advice or help, all three of us would very much appreciate it.

Thanks
Flori

Yeah, that's they trouble. But then again, how can you play a game that has no challenge. There HAS to be a challenge (usually) or else it wouldn't be fun. At LDW I suppose algae was there challenge for you.

I'm sorry to hear that you're so frustrated. The puzzles in VV: TLC require a completely different strategy than the one that you used for the first Virtual Villagers game. You might try perusing the information in the Guide Section, which can offer you everything from spoiler-free strategy tips to a complete walkthrough. The food problem is solvable, but (unlike VV1) a series of puzzles must be completed to provide a sustainable food supply for your villagers. Feel free to send me a Private Message if you have specific questions.

Hi Barbara, thanks for such a speedy response. Can you confirm that this is the correct email I should send specific questions to?

I have reviewed the spoilers and know how I am supposed to solve it. I cannot find a way to earn the points, the villagers just die off!

If you want to send a Private Message to me, just click on my User Name to the left, and then on Send a PM.

The best way to keep your villagers from starving is to limit the population to about 15 villagers until you are able to solve the algae problem. There is plenty of food with the first 3 sources as long as you don't make too many new villagers. You should also take advantage of the tech points that the children can provide by finding duplicate collectibles.

I don't think I have managed to ever get as many as 15 villagers in any game. The average tends to be about 3 or 4 with 3 or 4 children. The algie tends to arrive more often than not, even though I only have one villager fishing. Then I switch to coconut harvesting (in at attempt to avoid over fishing and getting the algie) it still fails and everyone dies.

We all do the 'children collecting duplicate collectibles' thing, that hasn't helped either - and it is interesting that we all experience the same basic problems.

have to go now - but will check back tomorrow. tks

A thought just occurred to me that you might not have the latest release of the game. Could you check on the menu screen to see what version is displayed in the lower left corner, please?

Have you checked the difficulty setting? The reason I ask is that what you describe about getting the algae too soon sounds like what happened to me when I kept starting new villages and then deleting them, trying to get the pretty people.

I finally found villagers I liked, but then I got the algae way too soon, and when I checked the difficulty setting, it was on 'hard.' I thought it would automatically be on easy, since that's where my other villages were.

I kept my village to about 15, got the first two milestones done on food, I let them fish on a limited amount until I could solve the algee problem. My village is at it's maximum now, all puzzles, solved and am working on getting the collectibles finished. It is workable with alot of patience and planning.