Hey there fellows addicts! Hic!
Just bouncing in to firstly apologise for the lack of posts the last few days, but I’m afraid I’m flying solo at the moment and having to pull all the info from my own game, which I play just like the rest of you. Basically at the moment Bunny isn’t around and I don’t have access to the test game where she pulls info fast, and Lotty is taking a break from the game, so as I say I’m basically only able to pull the info that my play dictates, and it’s been a slow grind this Chapter. I’ve got most of the Main Questline now so I’ll get that up and whatever else I can ASAP.
But apologies aside I want to remind you Chapter 1 will finish tomorrow, 21st June at 4pm PDT, and with it your chance to unlock Burlesque Peter and Johnny, if you’ve not FULLY unlocked them they will disappear and not be available to work on in Chapter 2.
Now in my game I’m seeing an issue as the Chapter 1 timer is counting down fine until 21st June at 4pm PDT but the timer that has appeared over Johnny is showing less, basically it will run out 8 hours earlier on 21st ?June at 8am PDT. The image below shows what I’m seeing in my game, I’ve sent an in-game support message to TinyCo, and advise if you’re seeing the same timer differences, you also message TinyCo in order we can get this sorted.
With regards to Whiskey and Axes, according to TinyCo they will be useful in Chapter 2, so if you’ve unlocked everything for Chapter 1, keep collecting them!!!
So what are you working on as the Chapter 1 end draws ever closer? Any tips for other players finishing out the Chapter? Let us know.
~ Russian Tigger
Johnny was available in my shopping cart for 1 contract I clicked on him and he unlocked in my town I didn’t fully unlock him nor did I contact tiny co as my timer ran out before it should have done he’s now doing his quests happy happy happy
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Some times a glitch goes in your favour, although sadly some players who did complete the tasks to unlock him haven’t got him yet
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I didn’t realise Peter was timed and was only one baby oil from getting him. He should have been with a timer on the main screen so it is clear he will disappear if you don’t get him by the end of week one.
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There was a Chapter timer icon on the main screen, that’s what I went by.
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No Johnny. No Burlesque Peter. No fun. Second straight Event where I will not be able to unlock any of the new characters.
I don’t want TinyCo to just give out characters like candy, but it would be nice to be able to believe that I could unlock at least one character (not a useless costume, but an actual character) per Event no matter what. No 7-Day timers, no multiple Uncommon drops needed for a chance at a Rare drop. Just realistic task requirements that don’t require giving up either sleep or money to complete.
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I came up 10 Kegs short on getting Johnny. I only had enough clams to buy 5 – glad I didn’t waste them. Then again… What’s the point? So far I’ve only been able to complete 1 mini event and get everything.
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Yup Johnny gone here too. Did get a message on launch screen telling me that I have been given a contract to unlock him when next week starts by way of an apology. Haven’t looked in inventory to see if contract there yet.
I hadn’t unlocked him but would have done by time week one finishes if i spend a few clams. Not gonna bother now as anything can happen and dont want to waste clams only to not get him. I have burlesque Peter so will be content with him if johnny doesn’t turn up.
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If they’ve awarded you the contract that’s all you’ll need to unlock him, so just wait for Chapter 2 then purchase him for 1 contract.
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I got Johnny and Burlesque Peter. Does that mean I am finished with day one or is there some more?
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That’s you unlocked the Chapter 1 characters, you’re ready for Chapter 2
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Does finishing the chapter mean the checklist, the sobering times tasks, or both?
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The checklist is the main one as if you don’t complete it you won’t get Johnny!!!
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I finished all the tasks for Johnny, after buying 155 clams worth of axes, and as soon as i got the last barrel (74 of 74) I never got Johnny. Does anyone know where he would be? I messaged TINYCo but no response
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Did you get the contract for completing The Axe To Grind task. You use that and just tap on the padlock above Johnny, but some say he vanished early due to the timer issue. So you’ve done right thing contacting TinyCo. Have a look in the store under the event tab, just incase he’s sitting there waiting for you to cash in the contract.
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Thanks.. forgot to click on the padlock
sorry to bother
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I’ve just competed all the tasks to unlock Jonny but he’s disappeared and I can’t find him to unlock him. Timer for the week says I have 5 hours left 😦
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Take a screenshot and message TinyCo, they will need sort this out, but please get a screenshot!!!
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Confirmed that Johnny has disappeared and no longer available to unlock even though I had completed all the tasks in time, with 8 hours to spare for Chapter One. Per your advice, RT, I’ve sent screenshots and my complaints to Tinyco today.
Not sure if they will act on it, but as hard as the game is from the beginning, these glitches are surely testing my (and many others) patience. Working effortlessly to get the axes, and complete all the tasks, for the past 7 days seem to end up futile and even if they decided to return Johnny to all who have managed to unlock him in time, it has been very demotivating to play. What’s worse is throughout past 7 days, my game has been crashing regularly. Wasting time to re-log in.
It was a brilliant gesture of Tinyco to gift us the Mayor West statue for commemoration but any goodwill is chipped away by a glitch as serious and basic as such. Perhaps their programmers need to re-look at how they have designed the game.
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I think they’ll make good on this glitch, let me know what they reply!!!
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Yes I meant to share my status.
This morning, they replied that they have placed Johnny in my inventory so I just took him out and unlocked. All is good now.
But I mentioned to them what made it so frustrating is that it was causing me unnecessary worry and agony, to know that I have been diligently playing the game, but glitch spoiled it all.
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I have just finished the tasks for Johnny after caughing up some clams to hurry things up.
However I didnt get him as he disappeared when his faulty timer was up. There are 6 hours left to this chapter so I believe I should have gotten him.
I have contacted Tinyco but wanted to ask if some one else had this problem
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Please also take a screenshot showing you still had time left. Hopefully TinyCo can get this sorted out
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RT – You mentioned in the post “With regards to Whiskey and Axes, according to TinyCo they will be useful in Chapter 2, so if you’ve unlocked everything for Chapter 1, keep collecting them.” Do you know if it’s Whiskey OR Axes that could be useful? I’d hate to collect all these whiskey and have no axes and then find out the axes are needed for something else and the whiskey is useless!! For now, I was holding off on spending my surplus of whiskey pouches on the Ritzy Fountain & Old-Timey Automobile just in case. Thoughts?
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TinyCo said both will be useful in Chapter 2, so I collected whiskey from clearing barrels until I unlocked Johnny, now I’m stockpiling axes, that way for chapter 2 I will have some of each. I’m passing on the fountain and automobile, as I’d rather risk missing these 2 decorations than be short of whiskey at start of chapter 2.
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I bought the fountain because I was in love with it. Even if I hadn’t been able to finish Johnny I was holding back enough whiskey for it before the radio antenna.
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Mm, your making me wonder if I should spend 5 whiskey now, lol
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i bought both the fountain and the car ..
that fountain is crazy funny tho .. best whiskey u’ll ever spend ..
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Tempting me
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cmonnnnn … cmooooon (in peter’s voice)
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Ok I bought it, now if I’m 5 Whiskey short for something in Chapter 2, I’m going to remember this conversation. 😀😀😀
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-_- *runs away*
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😀😀😀
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I unlocked Johnny this morning! woo hoo! didn’t think it was possible and just kept plugging away. now maybe I can get some much needed axes to get a head start on the next week…..
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I’m not going to be able to get Johnny or Burlesque Peter as i need baby oil. The face that this event has failed already before the first week is done…I’m out of this event. I have over 1000 clams and can buy Burlesque Peter for 50 clams right now….sorry TC it’s not worth the clams, if you can’t get an event right.
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I agree I’m very wary of spending clams when I’ve put in the work required to earn an item freemium. I will say this, if that’s all you need to spend to get him, and you have done everything else to get Johnny, it may be 50 clams well spent, as I know Peter’s got a load of costumes but this one has a couple really funny animated tasks. He’ll also be useful for Axes for Chapter 2, and of course the task he needs to do for Johnny Wishlist is only 2 hours, so still time to do it. But I honestly get why you’re sticking to your principles, I’ve done the same when I’ve been down to just 10 clams to unlock a costume.
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principles surely?
😀
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I’ve given up fighting the autocorrect on my IPad, I’ve reset the keyboard more times than I care to remember, it’s fatally flawed or it just hates me!!!
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Haha technology eh? 😉
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I’m loathe to say anything horrid about it, cause it obviously knows what I type, if I make it mad, well who knows what it might do! 😀😀😀
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i unloked Peter last night (got lucky with 2 baby oils in a row) and rushed through his 2 hr task for Johnny (4 clams) then sent him on ax task so i could collect from him with the others … 2 ax tasks later and he didn’t drop anything for me .. useless !!
i’m seriously contemplating buying Gatsby Brian .. i like him so much
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Just need 3 barrels smashed to get Johnny, so of course they’re slow dropping. I pushed some tasks with my freemium clams collection to get Peter’s costume in time.
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I’m wondering if any other freemium players out there are anywhere close to getting burlesque Peter or johnny? I’m playing constantly, but feeling like there’s no hope for freemium. I have everything for Peter except the baby oil 18/26. I have Johnnys list done except, Peter dance, antenna am short a few drinks, and am at 46 whisky barrels of 75. I’m just not sure if it’s my style of play, hours of play or just the fact that it isn’t possible unless you spend clams….. Djh
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I unlocked both freemium, but as I’ve said in the past I have dreadful insomnia, which helps greatly in this game.
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I unlocked Peter costume completely freemium 2 days ago. But with 5 hours to go I am still 6 barrels short for Johnny… I have completed everything else (all buildings & decorations bought). I am still contemplating wasting 55 clams on Johnny
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I got Peter buy need about 13 mkre barrels and some whiskey for the antenna. Only 1 hout left 😦 Dont care what anyone says, its impossible without playing during the night or spending clams. Even with some luck with drops, the axes dont come fast enough (again unless you got lucky earning Peter very early). Would happily spend a few clams to finish Johnny (te antenna is only about 60 now), but the batrels cant be bought cheaply.
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Can anyone confirm if the timer on Johnny’s head runs out, we would still be able to collect for him until 4pm PDT on 21st June?
Thx
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That’s what TinyCo are saying but getting reports Johnny is vanishing from games when his timer expires. If this happens my advice screenshot to show he has gone even although main countdown is still running and send screenshot to TinyCo.
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I was thinking maybe the timer is different for all of us. Depends on when you unlocked him. The hard reset is when the chapter is over. If you opened him too late, you could still have many hours left. Make sense? Just my lil thoughts.
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I think that would be ok if he was an individual timed character, but he wasn’t – all content was timed to the Chapter. It’s a glitch they will need to fix, as so many just few barrels away from unlocking!
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Oh. Does anyone know how long the “Perform Burlesque” task takes? I can’t seem to find that anywhere on the internet.
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Just 2 hours
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The timer difference in my game is only 2 hours, but I’m still not gonna be able to finish this week due to the poor drop rates. I’ve considered buying some axes with the dribble of Clams I’ve collected, but who’s to say I’d get Whiskeys or Baby Oils from them either?
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According to TinyCo it is a glitch, they replied to me that the timer on Johnny is wrong, he should be available until Chapter 1 ends at 4pm PDT on 21st June
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Good to know if that’s the case. But he has disappeared from my game after his timer ran out few min ago. Still have 14 hours left before Chapter One ends but I need 4 more Axes to finish cracking barrels and complete last quest. Should know if thee is way to unlock only tonight before sleep.
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Please message TinyCo if he’s gone, you want that noted and take a screenshot that’s he’s gone from the building whilst their is still time on the main countdown icon.
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That´s good news!! In my game the difference is even 9 hours, 2hours on Johnnny´s timer, 11 hours on the other one.
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TinyCo are saying ignore Johnny’s timer and only go by the main icon timer at the bottom of the screen but getting reports Johnny is vanishing from games when his timer expires. If this happens my advice screenshot to show he has gone from in front of Vuudeville even although main countdown is still running and send screenshot to TinyCo.
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I just saw this issue when I logged in an hour ago so I immediately sent a feedback to Tinyco. This is alarming as I thought i had enough time to collect 8 more Axes and crack barrels to complete the last quest Axe Grind. Chapter 1 timer is 20 hours but Johnny’s timer is 8 hours.
Crazy.
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TinyCo are saying ignore Johnny’s timer and only go by the main icon timer at the bottom of the screen but getting reports Johnny is vanishing from games when his timer expires. If this happens my advice screenshot to show he has gone from in front of Vuudeville even although main countdown is still running and send screenshot to TinyCo.
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Hi. It is so strange. The timer for week 1 says there there are 19+ hours left but Johnny’s timer only has 2+ hours left. There is no way I will be able to unlock him now, but I have made peace with that.
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According to TinyCo it is a glitch, they replied to me that the timer on Johnny is wrong, he should be available until Chapter 1 ends at 4pm PDT on 21st June
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yes they gave me the same reply .. they said don’t pay attention to Johnny’s timer only to the timer at the bottom of the game .. and when u actually click on him to reveal his wishlist , the timer there matches the other timer .. about 14 hours left .. and i still need only 4 axes (with 3 characters and 1 free ax every 4 hrs i think i can do this) …
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In case anyone has interested, my timer above Johnny reached zero and the character disappeared. I still have 12.5 hours to go on the main quest, so it might still be possible to unlock him – although that’s unlikely now without clams.
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So Johnny has disappeared for you to unlock? If this has happened my advice is take a screenshot to show he has gone even although main countdown is still running and send screenshot to TinyCo.
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Yep, I just paid 55 clams to get the remaining axes… it completed the task and I didn’t get the character. I’ve checked my inventory, gone to Ollieland and back, restarted my game etc. Clicking on the Vaudeville Theatre doesn’t nothing – it just “bounces” and doesn’t show any information. Clicking on the Prohibition Party icon then clicking “Go” doesn’t do anything anymore. I did get the storyline popup after completing the quest, and I collected the little certificate thing for completing it all… but no character!
I did report the timer issue yesterday and they JUST got back to me. So I’ve replied that I’m missing Johnny now. *sigh*
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FYI they said something like “thanks for reporting the issue. We are currently aware of Johnny’s timer expiring and will release a fix as soon as possible”
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Have a look in the store under the event tab, just incase he’s sitting there waiting for you to cash in the contract. Another playing having same issue
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He’s sitting there but locked. Just got a splash screen though that we should be able to unlock him in week 2. Remains to be seen.
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Lot of players impacted so I think they’ll sort it
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I did look and he’s not there at all.
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Johnny’s timer matches the game timer for me. (I’m on Android) I was wondering if anyone else is still without their clam tv? I msg’d them last week and got the typical, “Yeah we know and are working on it. Did that answer your question?”
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I just put up a post that may help, it’s letting me get some Clams for watching videos again https://familyguyaddicts.com/2017/06/21/clam-tv-the-videos-are-out-there/
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could give 2 ***** about johnny pretty much seemed hopeless from the start im happy enough to get peter and is any one getting the vids for clams im still waiting 4 it to come back.
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This post may help you https://familyguyaddicts.com/2017/06/21/clam-tv-the-videos-are-out-there/
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I noticed two words in my post were censored. I apologize. They were not curse words. They were synonyms to a curse word. Perhaps I should have said cheated out of clams after watching videos. Again I am sorry. 🙂
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Don’t worry, it’s just we try to keep the site PG so it means the odd word here and there gets the asteroid treatment.
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Asterisk surely?
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Oh my gosh, that’s got to be one of the best auto corrects yet. I honestly don’t hurl asteroids at commenters, lol
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Lmbo we may need it sometimes!
I thought it was great! They could absolutely be lil asteroids!
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They were be forever known as asteroids 😀😀😀
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I was trying not to get worried.. but with only 20 hours left to get johnny and I still need to smash 18 barrels + 11 whiskeys… I don’t think I’ll get him in time. I love this game and it’s a lot of fun, but these timed character deadlines are just way too stressful / annoying. I understand TinyCo is trying to make some money with clams, but they need to be fair for the players /: I’m not sure if should buy a pack of axes or not…
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this is the worst event Ive ever participated in, and I am pretty much not giving it too much attention anymore since it would be impossible to get either character due to the drop rates, I am also a premium player but will not shell out a dime for this event. This is a blatant ripoff in every way…
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Why do we have to communicate with TinyCo when there is an issue with a game? Why don’t they fix a problem like this before a game is about to end? My game had 2.63 GB of memory tied up. Clams videos was always cheating me out of clams for watch the videos. This has been fixed. It took them long enough. Every time I tell they good job, something else ****** up.I want to retract my good rating. I have played this game since the Mobster event. I play for free. I will not waste my money paying for anything especially when paying customers get ******** on their purchases. The axes drop rate has been poor. It is a waste of time telling TinyCo. They do not listen and are slow to respond. I think other players share my feelings. This is of course just my opinion and viewpoint. Thank you for all the help you do to make these game fun. End Of Line. 🙂
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I couldn’t pay any attention to the game for about 36 hours due to work, so I was contemplating buying some axes to allow me to complete everything in week 1. Then I go through 3 turns (6 total attempts) not getting a single axe, so TinyCo can go jump in a lake if it thinks its going to get any clams out of me for this event. I am more than happy to come back in a week for a new event, if I find that I really am missing the game at that point (and who knows, I might not be!). Given that these types of issues can be resolved via the coding that TinyCo does in the first place, it is beyond me why they insist on aggravating their customers this way.
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From TC help area: “All players will move on to the next Chapter regardless of the progress made in the previous one”.. . I’m hoping this also includes the weekly quest in that it doesn’t need to be finished.
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Im presuming so, but obviously it’s TinyCo so can’t say for sure.
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Yes! They did didn’t they! I just have to finish that now. Still a day left. The rest of the tasks after Peter’s 6 hour one are not too long. I will start the other take ahead of time so when I collect, I hoping they will count.
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A timer has appeared in my game for Johnny which ends 8 hours before the Chapter does. Talk about sneaky and making things harder than they already were.
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Yeah I’m getting that too, I’ve reported it to TinyCo, although I’ll have Johhny in a few minutes so won’t impact me the way it might others
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Tigger , how long is Peter’s task for Johnny ?
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2 hours, but you know that now, right 😀
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im sorry i posted the same question twice , i was freaking out .. im too attached to this game .
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I just thought it was so good you said it twice, lol
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I now have two separate counters, one on Johnny which is 19 hours and one general one for phase 1 which is 1d 3hr. So they want to make it even harder by taking another 8 hours away??? Really?
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Mine is 16 hours difference… so it’s gone from “it’s going to be a challenge” to “impossible”.
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omg im freaking out now .. why does Johnny say 17hrs !!?? but the overall timer is 1 day 3hrs ? in this case i might need to buy a pack of axes !!!!!
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I’m seeing the same – I’ve messaged TinyCo, this is a repeat of conflicting timers issue from Case 1 of The Hauntening event.
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Ah of course it’s another glitch from recycling programming code. Will they never learn from their mistakes? 😉
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Anyways, I should be getting Johnny just in time before chapter 2 starts, but it would be a few hours too late if his new timer were to be correct. TinyCo told me the same, it’s a mistake.
Literally just got the Peter costume so I need one other axe run and have Peter do his two hour task, then I’m done. Phew this is getting close 😉
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TinyCo are saying ignore Johnny’s timer and only go by the main icon timer at the bottom of the screen but getting reports Johnny is vanishing from games when his timer expires. If this happens my advice screenshot to show he has gone from in front of Vuudeville even although main countdown is still running and send screenshot to TinyCo.
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Yes I agree, and sadly they don’t seem to be getting on top of their coding issues
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Mine is even worse… the event ends in 23 hours and 6 minutes, but Johnny ends in 8 hours and 6 minutes. I need 14 barrels so no chance without buying axes
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You’re doing a great job solo! Much appreciated!
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Thanks Jeff
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Agreed. Great work!!!
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