Tribble Trouble?

K…how about now?? 😉

So here’s the work around…Tribbles will spawn on the Enterprise endlessly until next week sometime. So… grab em while you can.

For those still in Quahog and the spawn has stopped before you get Riker… please let them know.

Again, we know many of you are still saying you are stuck in Quahog. (Officer and and Idiot Part 1). A fix WAS pushed this morning so make sure your game is up to date. Try restarting your device to see if that helps. Also try tapping “Go” from the task or Riker. 

 


3-21 6 2PM EST: TinyCo pushed another patch. Let me know once the hour mark hits if your Tribbles are back after Part 4 of Officer and an Idiot. 🙂

Update on the update… it did not relay through as intended. Hang in there. TinyMatt and the crew are on it. They know we need these Tribbles to continue. So sorry for the hiccups. Help is still on top of it. I think the Tribbles may have got in the patch lines and chewed through. Lil brats apparently don’t want us squishing them. Lol


3-21 3 2PM EST: After sending reports last night Tribbles stopped at Officer and an Idiot Part 4, have not gotten an update on a patch as of yet. They are looking into it as it is supposed to go to Part 7. Hang in there. Will Update when I get more info back. 


3-20 10PM EST: TRIBBLES… TAKE… THAT NUMBER: So… PATCHES AWAY!!!! 
Tribbles will spawn in your town during the following questlines… 
Where No Griffin Has Gone Before Part 1-4 (Quahog Only)
An Officer and an Idiot Part 1-7 (Starts in Quahog but continues in Enterprise. Quahog will stop as soon as you go to Enterprise.)

Hope this helps out now. If you do not see the change right away, wait an hour for the next spawn time as we may have JUST missed it. 😉 

 


FYI… TinyCo did clarify the Tribbles STOP spawning in Quahog once you collected the 35 in Part 4. Still waiting on when/if they stop on Enterprise. DON’T PANIC!!! There are other things coming to still help with Riker and the Crystals. Hang in there. 

 

UPDATE: Spawn on Tribbles should be resolved now. Please let us know if you run into anything else. 😉

Android users: Download the 1.7.3 update from the Google Play store for bug fixes!

Hey there Tribbles!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I am having so much frakkin fun and it is only day one into this Event. This Geeky Nerd Girl is just all sorts of giddy and bouncy. (Someone send poor Alissa some meds, drinks, sweets, earplugs, rope to tie down Bunny, ummmm… Lol.)

Anywho… where was I? Oh yah, TRIBBLES!!!

Tribbles and Bunny

If you are not a SciFi Fanatic and you haven’t seen many Star Trek episodes, or none at all. You are a bit taken aback by all these lil Fuzzballs roaming the town and why the heck they are.

Let me first give you an idea just WHAT a Tribble is. I will keep it VERY basic. Lol. These lil floating puffs of fur come from the Original TV Series of Star Trek. They were sold to unknowing crew members of the Starship Enterprise as “pets” (other travelers too). Much like Gremlins, these lil things tend to multiply quite quickly after eating something they shouldn’t have. For the Crew of the Enterprise, this started causing a major headache when they got into every nook and cranny in the ship… which is stuck in space. They got into wiring, food, and everywhere they should not be. Essentially becoming a huge nuisance to everyone and disabling the Enterprise. Eventually the Crew got rid of them. They have since shown up in many more episodes as well as the Movie Versions of Star Trek, including the new REBOOT Star Trek Movies. (Again, this is just basics. Do a search online if you really want a LOT more details.)

Here is Captian Kirk buried in Tribbles after finding them tucked in one of the ships panels. (Look a lil like my picture up top? 😉 )

Tribbles

 

Now that you have an idea of the lil creatures origin, let’s move on to the Tribbles in our game for this really cool Star Trek Family Guy Event.


WHEN WILL THE TRIBBLES APPEAR IN MY GAME?

Yellow Tribble 3 Brown Tribble 3 Beige Tribble 2

In Quahog~
The Tribbles first start showing up in your Quahog during Where No Griffin Has Gone Before Part 4. You will  be required to “pop” 35 of them as one part of the 3 part task. Once you hit this point, a “poof” of smoke will appear on your sidewalks as the Tribbles start to randomly appear. Popping Quahog Tribbles will NOT count towards the Enterprise Tasks.Where No Griffin Has Gone Before Part 4

On the Enterprise~
The Tribbles first start showing up on the Enterprise during An Officer and An Idiot Part 4. You will be required to pop 70 of them as one of the 2 part task. Once you hit this point, they will “poof” in randomly and start wandering the ship. Popping Enterprise Tribbles will NOT count towards the Quahog Tasks.An Officer and An Idiot Part 4

 


WHAT IS THE SPAWN RATE ON TRIBBLES?

(Same for both Quahog & Enterprise)
As of this post, the spawn rate is NOT public. That means there is not a verified source or detail yet on the Spawn of the Tribbles.Tribble Spawn 6

From what I am seeing in my game, 6 Tribbles Spawn every hour in my Quahog and on the Enterprise (once I get to those points in the questline).

Here is the Breakdown of Tribbles I had during 10 Tribble Spawns (1 Spawn group every hour for a total of 10 hrs) :

Yellow Tribble 2Yellow Tribble 3Yellow Tribble3 Yellow Tribble

Beige Tribble 3Beige Tribble2 Beige Tribble

Brown Tribble1 Brown Tribble

I was still at Starfleet XP Level 1 when testing this (XP for the Event). That may or may not impact for the spawn amount. I will update if I see anything change. For now, it will at least give you a general idea of what to expect.

 


HELP! I CAN’T FIND THEM!

In Quahog~
They will spawn on sidewalks only. So if you have sidewalks hidden behind buildings or decorations, this will be a lil more tricky for you as they are REALLY little. The less sidewalks you have the better as well as the more visible your sidewalks are the better.

If you still are having trouble seeing them, you can always use the Characters needing them for Material Drops to find them. Just tap on that Characters Material Drop Down Menu. Locate a Tribble. Tap “GO”. The game will take you to them or tell you there are no more.Tribbles in Quahog

Now look at this Zoomed Out pic of Quahog with People. Can you spot the Tribbles? They are REALLY TEENY, so stay zoomed in and don’t hide your sidewalks. Tribbles in Quahog Zoomed Out

 

On Enterprise~
They will spawn around pretty much in any room they feel they want to go. They will inch along the walls and in corners, so zoom in when you can and tap on them quickly.Tribbles  Enterprise

Tribbles on Enterprise

 


WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I POP A TRIBBLE?

One of two things will happen when you locate and tap on a Tribble to Pop it.

1: You tap on it and it spits out ONLY ONE the following (the drop rates are MY personal calculations not anything in FAQ, your results may vary)

In Quahog~
Nothing (Rare/Extra Rare)
Dilithium Crystal+1 Dilithium Crystal (Common)
Dilithium Crystal+2 Dilithium Crystals (Uncommon)
Tricorder1 Tricorder (Uncommon/Rare) –This item may vary depending on Character being unlocked.
Clam1 Clam (Epic)

 

On Enterprise~
Nothing (Rare/Extra Rare)
Dilithium Crystal+1 Dilithium Crystal (Common)
Dilithium Crystal+2 Dilithium Crystals (Uncommon)
Dilithium Crystal+5 Dilithium Crystals (Uncommon/Rare)
Captain's Log1 Captain’s Logs (Uncommon/Rare)-This item may vary depending on Character being unlocked.
Clam1 Clam (Epic)Tribble Clam Payout

 

2: You tap on it and it multiplies and spawns up to 6 more Tribbles. If this happens, pop them quickly as they tend to disappear as fast as they multiplied. Then you will go through the same payout as listed above. This will increase your payouts quickly.

As you can see in the Quahog picture below, two of the Tribbles I tapped spawned 6 more each giving me a total of 12. They scattered fast. This happens in both Quahog & on the Enterprise.

Tribbles Multiply Quahog

Tribbles Spawn 6 Enterprise

 

Now you have an idea of what to expect from these furry lil creatures. If YOU are having issues with your lil Tribble Fuzballs spawning, remember they are REALLY REALLY TEENY and to look close as they are easy to miss if you have hidden streets. If you still feel there is an issue, please reach out to TinyCo (a fix was already pushed for them, so they should be spawning correctly for everyone).

What do YOU think of the Tribbles? Do you like them? Like the payout they are offering? Got any Clams from them yet? Let us know below.

~Bunny

514 responses to “Tribble Trouble?

  1. What a shame. Was having fun with this event. Was only on Part 5 of Officer and Idiot and figured I could collect a lot of Dilithium. Was able to repair 3 rooms on the enterprise and also craft the building to place in Quahog. Now for the last 5 hours, no Tribbles due to a glitch and it’s amazing how dull the event actually is without those little things.

    Sending a person on a 2 hour quest to collect 10, or have the Cargo Bay and the other rooms give you 1 or 5 every 2-4 hours is kinda boring. Hope they get it fixed so I can kill those little buggers. Now I will have to intentionally drag out that quest to build up my dilithium so I can fix the Super Rad Cargo Bay and also craft the thing for the blind guy.

    Yeah, I know little of Next Generation. Never was a Star Trek fan.

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  2. I’m stuck on the “An Officer and an Idiot Pt 1” quest. I have absolutely everything. Al the item bubbles have been checked and disappear when tapped. The dilithium crystals bubble is also checked, but when tapped, Ollie tells me I need 175 crystals. I have 197! The only way I see to pass this is to spend clams. Not cool.

    I deleted ed the game, did a hard reset on my phone, and then redownloaded the game. It then showed me as having ZERO dilithium crystals, but the item bubble was still checked. So I contacted Tiny earlier this morning, but so far no contact. I knew I should’ve done so yesterday. After submitting my ticket, I received back all my list dilithium, but still am stuck with spending clams.

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    • Ollie says you NEED them? Or is he asking your OK to spend them and clear the task?

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      • Thanks for simply restating what Ollie said. I’m serious. Yesterday I swore he wanted 175 clams (which made sense since I still needed some things) but I guess he just wanted approval to spend the dilithium currency. I assumed tapping on “pay up” would send me to the clam store.

        All is good now. …well, except for being almost a full day behind.

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  3. Not sure it’s related, but when I got back into my game after a couple of hours, Riker was in Quahog doing his action instead of on the Enterprise, where he had been ever since getting him back there. Was that supposed to happen?

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  4. Anyone know how frequently the Tribbles spawn from the fuzzball playroom for the enterprise? I’m considering buying it but 200 clams is pretty steep if it’s just a couple times a day.

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  5. I am going to take a detour from all of the spawning complaints and say that Peter’s dialog after completing the “pop 70 tribbles” quest line is too much!

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  6. Hi! The little furry things stopped spawning after I received the ten clams. I haven’t got a single one in 6-8 hours. I miss the little rascals (and their droppings 😉

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  7. so i got my tribbles bck on the ship,but my frind who owns a tablet has tribbles spawning in quahog AND the enterprise! Lucky duck…

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  8. Tribbles are not spawning on the Enterprise for me .
    Is there a point at which they stop?
    I’ve just got past the bit where you have to pop 200 of them . That’s all done
    . But since then had none

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  9. my tribbles aren’t spawning and I’m on an officer and an idiot pt 5 too. tried to contact then but my message won’t go through. is that cause I already am having another issue I am waiting to hear back from them about?

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  10. I’m sure Tco has tons of tickets about the enterprise tribbles stoping after popping the 200 for the timed challenge, but I sent them a msg anyways. I am also still on pt5 with no more fuzzies now.

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  11. I’m on an officer and an idiot Pt1. I have purposely not gotten Riker yet even though I have collected everything for him because tribbles are still spawning in town. It is my understanding that they should’ve stopped by now, at least in town so I’m stocking up on crystals and those jelly things Bonnie drops. Waiting to hear more about the questlunes before I move on. Thanks Bunny and crew for all your help!

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  12. I’m on Officer and Idiot 6, no more tribbles, The collect tribbles quest I either completed without noticing, or it went poof. I have the outfit completed for peter.

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  13. lenore alexakis's avatar lenore alexakis

    I have not seen any tribbles in 4 hours what happened. They were pkenty before i am on the enterprise and all was fine till now

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  14. Did anyone got lucky to have an answer about the no tribbles at “A captain and an idiot part 5” report?

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  15. I know you guys will be getting tired of people asking this, but has anyone heard anything back from TinyCo. Its been almost 24 hours since i sent them an ingame message about missing tribbles on the enterprise on part 5 of an officer and an idiot. I know there is still lots of time left in the event, but i feal so far behind, i could have had peters costume today if everything was as supposed to be but now it will be on Monday morning instead.. Then i still have to get the requirements for other characters and if memory serves me i need 6 hundred or so to unlock an enterprise crew member.

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  16. Hi, having same issue (reported it); am on officer / idiot pt 5 and no more tribes after winning clams with the 200 tap challenge. Loving the event though!!

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  17. Once I got the 10 clams, the tribbles stopped. I thought it was part of the game until I read they continue to spawn until you reach part 7… Hm, I’ll be reporting the glitch and maybe not be so eager to complete part 5 now!

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  18. any news on the tribble situation that arent spawning on the enterprise but not up to pt 7 yet? thanks 😊

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  19. Not getting tribbles after completing the clam quest

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  20. Are you sure tribbles are supposed to keep spawning past Idiot Pt4?

    They yield about half what the 700 clams item gives – I doubt Tiny would want customers who pay them £21 only receive double what freemium players.

    It’s frustrating after the fast start – but if they keep giving us Enterprise tribbles we could stop at Pt 5 and easily farm 500 crystals per day. It’ll take a few days to gather the rainbows and hamburgers. After paying for the Starfleet Statues and a couple of pods that’ll leave more than 2,500 to carry to the start of the second week. Far too many so I suspect the no tribbles after part 4 is correct.

    Two pods and one or two character tasks yield 40 or 50 per six or eight hours so over a hundred a day – more sensible for the first week.

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  21. This is getting so frustrating. I spent all my dilithium like a drunken sailor last night and now the tribbles have stopped spawning again. The rooms I built & Riker are now the only source of dilithium I have. I play a B-game also only about once a day and I completed all the first 4 parts of the Quahog quest in one fell swoop yesterday before I even got the 175 needed to unlock Riker. I now have no way to collect dilithium in that game. Grrr. I wish they would just make the Tribbles a permanent part of the event.

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    • I’m in the same situation. I went and bought one of each kind of room yesterday, thinking that the crystals were easy to get and the energy harder to get. If I would have thought the tribbles would stop at part 5 instead of part 7, I would have spent at least some of those crystals differently. I do hope that having them stop after the 200 wasn’t intended.

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  22. The easiest 10 clams ever it took me only 6 hours to clear the 200 tribbles I hope they have more challenges like this, so far I’ve gotten about 16 free clams this event 🙂

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  23. Still no tribbles on enterprise, need 600 to get statue to unlock Geordie.On officer and an idiot part 6.

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  24. Just chiming in: My Tribbles no longer spawn on the Enterprise after “An Office and an Idiot Part 4”. It’s been 10 hours for me since their last spawn.

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  25. same problem here. on ans officer and an idiot pt 5 and tribbles have stopped. have reported it as well. hopefully they fix it soon! ☺

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  26. I also am Tribble-less, even though I am only on An Officer And An Idiot Part 5.

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  27. I am on part 5 of An officer and an idiot and I have no tribbles. I thought they fixed it last night. I sent them a message!! Are many people having this problem? Thanks!

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  28. Think this event is gonna make me go craaaaazzzy. OK earlier I swear my screen showed that the Officer and and Idiot Part 4 needed 200 tribbles popped for questline….but look at it now:
    http://tinyurl.com/no3jkr2
    So they reduced the amt of tribbles required to 70 right? I’m not losing my mind right?

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  29. Got a Tribble clam!

    (Lovin’ the Tribbles!)

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  30. No Tribbles on Enterprise. Again. About five hours.
    Now i’m on “An Officer and an Idiot Part 4”.

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    • Oops. Sorry. “An Officer and an Idiot Part 5”

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    • I know. I reported it too. They’re asleep right now. 4 am there. 😉

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      • Yeah I’ve been at that point since yesterday. They sent me an in game response that they should be popping for officer and an idiot part 1-7. I sent back that I was at part 5 and they weren’t popping but I’m sure they were gone by then. Thankfully I decided to get the digit him lab anyway yesterday so at least I’ve got some crystals coming in.

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      • Somehow I hope the Tribbles will stop spawning (annoying single noised, fuzzy slugs), but for now there’s no other significant income of dilithium to proceed. Tribbles where are you?!

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      • I’m having the same issue on Pt5. I send a message via the app a couple of hours ago.

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  31. Do we keep the enterprise after the event finishes?

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  32. (Wife): “where you going honey?”
    (Me, with phone in hand on way to restroom): “oh, I just got some brown Tribbles to pop.”
    😉

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  33. HI all, just wanted to ask. Has anyone else’s Tribbles stopped spawning, after collecting the 200 required for An Officer and an Idiot part 4. I am currently on An Officer and an Idiot part 5 and i have had none spawn for 10 hours. Contacted TinyCo last night but no response….. Has anyone heard anything about this, my game is also updated to the newer version.

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  34. I’m only on An Officer and An Idiot Part 5, but the Enterprise tribbles have stopped spawning for me. I don’t have Starfleet Peter completed yet, but have all of the Logs, so right now none of the unlocks or questlines require Tribbles.

    It seems like they disappear from everywhere when the items they drop are no longer needed. Kind of a bummer because they were a great source of crystals.

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    • It’s supposed to continue to part 7. If you see none at all on Enterprise please let them know.

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      • Exactly the same here. iOS player, the tribbles stopped spawning today, and I’m still at A captain and a idiot part 5. I’m already waiting for their reply, contacting them ingame.
        If more people report it, faster it shall be solved! C’mon guys!

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    • Same problem here. I didn’t have Tribbles after the 200. I only got some because I have the Tribble room on the Enterprise. They do appear after I collect on that room.

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  35. Im on IOS and my tribbles stopped spawning im on part 5! I didnt have any trouble getting to the enterprise but after the tap 200 for 10 calms quest they stopped spawning. Please help!!!

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  36. I’m on An Officer and an Idiot Part 5 and I haven’t had any Tribbles in over 8 hours

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  37. No tribbles spawning despite all standard troubleshooting, no patches available in google store. Had to uninstall reinstall, which forces you to play through intro before allowing you to link game back too google games any shortcuts to avoiy this?

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  38. Game crashes every time I try and carry on after getting riker. So gutted, lost a clam from a tribble

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  39. No tribbles all day because I did the 35. Tonight I had tribbles again in my town! 🙂 Don’t know if it’s a glitch but I’ll take it!

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  40. So from your comment, I take it that the tribbles stop spawning altogether once you finish An Officer and an Idiot Part 7?

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    • On Enterprise. Yes.

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      • That’s too bad. Do you know what part 7 is, and if it can easily be postponed if we want to keep getting tribbles?

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        • It’s on the Enterprise. Just don’t do the tasks if you want to stop. But don’t wait too long. You’ll need to eventually progress to move to next Phase.

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      • Yeah but they won’t come back in Quahog either do they? I need a lot of crystals! My dear Bunny, plz stop with this Hobbit “a storm is coming” ( lol 😉 ) and tell us what and specially when something new will arrive!

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        • As in top of post… you’ll still get them on Enterprise to Part 7. So still able to get Crystals from them. Not to mention as game progresses more n more Crystal options will unlock. Patience. Only 2 days in a 40 day event. 😉

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          • Oh Bunny my darling you are not the only geek trekker around here, despite you are like the captain and I’m at the crew that never appears at rv! 😉
            The thing is the tribbles stopped spawning today, and I’m still at An captain and a idiot part 5. I’m already waiting for their reply, contacting them ingame.
            Dammit, I slept only 3 hours tonight so I could advance further at the game, am awake since 5am at a saturday…

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  41. Yay, my tribbles are back! I’m on An Officer and an Idiot part 3 and was expecting to see my tribbles in Quahog since I wasn’t on Part 4 yet, but they actually spawned on the ship instead.

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  42. Patch! Tribbles are back! Yaaaaaaaaaaayyy!!!!!!

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    • Holy cow I wish TinyCo would make up their minds. I just got an ingame notice (I hadn’t seen tribbles since 5am) and they told me after the 35 for the quest they would not spawn til I got to Enterprise. I still need crystals! Then a minute ago (after not checking for HOURS) there’s suddenly tribbles.

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      • Tis true… in a way. The Quahog portion stops at Part 4 with 35 acquired. At that point the Enterprise is kinda cross dropping them too as the Enterprise quest (Officer) starts in Quahog but pulls you through well into Enterprise.

        Short story long… once you get Riker Quahog spawn stops For Officer questline In Quahog too. So all that’ll be left is Tribbles on Enterprise til part 7

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  43. Hi,notribbles on enterprise since I downloaded update on android nine hours ago.On part five of an officer and an idiot.love your picture of tribbles, send me some pretty please lol.

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  44. confirm on my side they spawn yes, i’ve went from 296 to 320 Tribbles with the latest Spawn 🙂

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  45. So apparently the tribbles will stop spawning after “An Officer and an Idiot Pt. 7” as per Tiny Co’s help line.

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  46. My Tribbles returned!! I have RIker now. Thank you TinyCo for fixing this!

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  47. I just watched the tribbles spawn in the locked areas of the enterprise, but they didnt come out. These things are going to be everywhere as we unlock the stages. Thats my educated prediction (I’ve seen the show)

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  48. Tribble trouble argh!!!!

    Ps
    Bunny can we meet in the real world?

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  49. I REALLY REALLY make a point not to complain about the game cause I understand crap happens and they can’t control it. I didn’t have a problem all night and into the afternoon with them spawning but after 2pm, nothing. I’ve already gotten to the point I’m trying to unlock peters outfit and popping them is one of only two ways to collect one of the items and so now my game progression is going slow. I’ve contacted them but no response- I realize they prolly got a zillion complaints today. (I am way too addicted to this game and like to progress fast without spending clams on stuff like this). Ahhhhh, sorry this was my platform to let off game frustration- love U guys and all U do for us!

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  50. They need better bug detection before shipping this. It is so frustrating! I hope they extend the event for such inconvienent things and probably many more to come in the event. Looking really forward to it, but such things are a huge disappointment and ruins the experience.

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