Empires & Allies Blog: April 2012

Quest Story: Perilous Pursuit

This is the quest-story version of the guide.

Quest #32
Lasts April 30, 2012 – May 29, 2012
All paths can be done simultaneously.
Some tasks have lower requirements for players level 50 or lower.

Red Rampage 16 will come out on May 1, 2012. The new units are:

Tier	Unit	Strength	Code
5	Elite Gyrfalcon 02 VTOL	320	UB28
5	Elite Scorpion Artillery	360	UM54
6	Elite Moray Submarine	530	UT26
6	Elite Fox Tank	660	UM53
7	Elite Locust Bomber	780	UB29

Dangerous Deployments 4

Dangerous Deployments 4 was released on April 30, 2012. The new units are:

Tier	Unit	Strength	Code
4	Washington T4 Tank	230	UM52
5	Roosevelt V3 Infantry	240	UM51
5	Cooper Bomber	350	UB26
6	Razor Fighter	560	UB27
6	Longinus Missile*	700	PT67
7	Tanay Carrier	790	UT25

The Longinus Missile is a Titan shoulder of Artillery class.

On April 16, 2012, I set up a Facebook poll asking which Tier 8 unit in Empires & Allies is your favorite one. The Gordon Bomber was not included at that time. Here are the results of that poll as of today.

The Artemis--the newest released unit in the poll--was by far the winner with almost 64% of the votes. The second most popular Tier 8 unit was the Chimera with only 11.6% of the votes. The Poseidon USV came in third with 8.4% of the vote. The least popular were the Harpy, Pegasus, Triton, and Kraken.

Tier 8 Unit	Votes	%
Chimera	29	11.6%
Cerberus	13	5.2%
Artemis	159	63.9%
Kraken	9	3.6%
Triton	7	2.8%
Poseidon USV	21	8.4%
Harpy	5	2.0%
Pegasus	6	2.4%
Total	249	100.0%

Another poll on Facebook has been started and includes the Gordon Bomber:

http://www.facebook.com/empiresandalliesblog

Be sure to check out all the choices by clicking "3 More...". Some players might have forgotten to do that on the previous poll, which may explain why the Harpy and Pegasus received so few votes.

Codes: Government & Houses

Government buildings have subtype="civic". Houses have subtype="residential".

Government Buildings	Code	+PopCap
Town Hall	C01
Parliament	CA2	100
Executive Mansion	CA4	150
Federal Courthouse	SF3	200
Treasury	CA1	250
Maritime Academy	CA3	400
National Archives	CA7	500
Federal Prison	CA8	600
State Media	CA5	700
Opera House	SF9	750
Spy Agency	CA6	800
Mint	SF8	1000
Space Exploration Center	CA9	2000
Satellite Tracking Center	BC01	2250
Engineering Office	BC02	2500
Special Houses	Code	+Pop
French Cottage	SG3	50
Alpine Haus	SH04	60
Small Greek House	H10	140
Greek House	H11	150
Large Greek House	H12	200
Small Modern House	H28	80
Modern House	H32	160
Large Modern House	H35	220
Small Craftsman House	H27	60
Craftsman House	H31	140
Large Craftsman House	H33	180
Small Blue Island Hut	H25	20
Blue Island Hut	H29	100
Large Blue Island Hut	H34	200
Small White Island Hut	H26	40
White Island Hut	H30	120
Large White Island Hut	H36	240
Houses - Holidays	Code	+Pop
Small Haunted House	BL01	70
Medium Haunted House	BL02	160
Large Haunted House	BL03	250
Gingerbread House	BD56	120
Houses - Military	Code	+Pop
Tee Pee	BL04	180
Italian Army Quarters	BB15	200
Turkish Army Quarters	BB16	200
Civil War Campsite	BB17	220

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Bonus Decor: Turkmen Assembly

The Turkmen Assembly is a bonus decor of size 3 x 3 x 3 and has a medium area of effect (2 cells). It gives a 20% bonus to Coins earned from housing and a 20% bonus to resources earned from resource buildings. It has item code is DB07 and subtype "decoration".

It's been added to the "Codes: Bonus Decors" page.

Bonus Decor: Intelligence Bureau

The Intelligence Bureau is a bonus decor of size 3 x 3 x 3 and has a medium area of effect (2 cells). It gives a 12% Coin discount to military production and 2x the payout for repelling invasions. It has item code is DB06 and subtype "decoration".

It's been added to the "Codes: Bonus Decors" page.

The Gordon Bomber

The Gordon will be the next and ninth (and last?) Tier 8 unit of the Crimson Hand Battalion to be released. It is a Bomber with base Strength of 900 and comes fully upgraded with 1080 Strength--the same as for the Triton Carrier and the Artemis, and higher than that of the first six Tier 8 units. The Gordon Bomber's item code is UB30.

Okay, this is the short version of the quest guide. It omits almost all of the story-line, but includes all the task details and rewards. I've actually been doing these guides manually before, but finally took the time to write a PHP script that builds these guides for me.

Quest #31
Lasts April 23, 2012 – May 22, 2012
Some tasks have lower requirements for players that are level 50 or lower.

A group of intelligence agents at the core of our intelligence headquarters have been working together without our knowledge. They've taken things too far, however by infiltrating Crestonia's intelligence agencies and now we've got to explain ourselves.

A cold war is the last thing we need right now, find these agents and set things right.

I am experimenting by making two posts for this quest. This first one will include the story-line but not the required numbers in the quest tasks or the rewards. This is for those interested in the story-line of the quest. The second one will omit the story-line but contain the other details.

Quest #31
Lasts April 23, 2012 – May 22, 2012

Red Rampage 15 will be released tomorrow, April 24, 2012. The new units are:

Elite Snakehead Submarine (Tier 5, 240 Strength) UT23
Elite Shirike Fighter (Tier 5, 360 Strength) UB25
Elite Leatherback Carrier (Tier 6, 530 Strength) UT22
Elite Gyrfalcon 01 VTOL (Tier 6 Bomber, 600 Strength) UB24
Elite Wombat Tank (Tier 7, 810 Strength) UM50

Dangerous Deployments 3

Dangerous Deployments 3 is coming out today, April 23, 2012. The new units are:

Karmen Infantry (Tier 4, 155 Strength) UM48
Rizla Battleship (Tier 5, 380 Strength) UT21
Goalkeeper Submarine (Tier 6, 580 Strength) UT20
Ronan Copter (Tier 6, 600 Strength) UB23
Razor Artillery (Tier 6, 620 Strength) UM49

Survival Mode Hack Using Charles Proxy

[PATCHED May 3, 2012]

The Depot Hack was patched on April 12, 2012. Soon after, I published the article "Survival Mode Hack Using Cheat Engine". In response, I received many comments (most of which I did not publish) that would have been unnecessary if the person making the comment had read the article carefully all the way through. Don't make the same mistake with this article.

This article will explain essentially the same hack but using Charles Proxy instead of Cheat Engine. You should take advantage of this hack and make as many items as you want before the hack is patched!

Dangerous Deployments 2 came out on April 16, 2012. The units released are not that interesting except for lower-level players and collectors. Here they are:

Cheetah Infantry (Tier 5, 160 Strength) UM46
Heron Bomber (Tier 4, 210 Strength) UB22
Cooper Hawk Fighter (Tier 5, 240 Strength) UB21
Broman Tank (Tier 5, 260 Strength) UM47
Basilosaurus Carrier (Tier 6, 600 Strength) UT19
Siege Mattock - Titan arm (Tier 6 Artillery, 675 Strength) PT66

Red Rampage 14

Red Rampage 14 will be released on April 17, 2012. The five new units are:

Elite Viperfish Submarine (280), UT18
Elite Armadillo Artillery (400), UM44
Elite Terrier Infantry (480), UM45
Elite Flying Fox Fighter (530), UB20
Elite Hammerhead Battleship (820), UT17

Quest: Grave Danger

Quest #30
Lasts April 16, 2012 – May 15, 2012
All paths can be done simultaneously.
Some tasks have lower requirements for players level 50 or lower.

The Graves Girls are rich, spoiled twin sisters with a penchant for explosives and psychopathic violence. They're fighting over a boy, who happens to be Steele. Gina has kidnapped Steele, leaving Tina in a crazy, violent frenzy, threatening to destroy us all!

In my earlier article, "How much money does Zynga make from sales of Tier 8 Units?", I estimated how many total Triton Carriers were offered for sale and from that how much money Zynga makes from sales of these and other Tier 8 units. Here is an update using data on the newest Tier 8 unit, the Artemis Infantry.

[PATCHED May 3, 2012]

The Depot Hack was patched on April 12, 2012. Here is another hack to take its place. Better take advantage of it before it's patched as well!

The Survival Mode Hack has been around for a while, but was never as well-known as the Depot Hack. However, it has been spreading very quickly in the last week, and even more now since the Depot Hack has been patched.

"Build the Grand Citadel for a 12% acceleration on military production."

The Grand Citadel is coming soon! It's unofficial name in the game code is "Futuristic Kremlin". It shortens military contract duration by 12% and cannot be crewed.

Size: 3 x 3 x 3
Area of Effect: 2 cells away
Code: DB05

The Artemis

The Artemis will be the next and eighth Tier 8 unit of the Crimson Hand Battalion to be released. It is an Infantry unit with base Strength of 900 and comes fully upgraded with 1080 Strength--the same as for the Triton Carrier and higher than the first six Tier 8 units. The Artemis' item code is UM43.

The Tank icon in the image is probably incorrect. The game files indicate that the Artemis is of the Infantry class. This would make more sense since there is an existing Tier 8 Tank in the Cerberus.

Codes: Trees

This work was done by request of some readers. I decided to make pictures instead of tables with words. It was kind of tedious to do since I don't find decorating my empire that interesting. If you pass along my images, please credit me.

The Green Shrub and Cypress Tree can be bought from the decorations tab of the Build menu; they have subtype="decoration". All the other items on this page have subtype="plant".

Have fun decorating!

World Domination Bug: Can't Attack

There are several different bugs that players encounter when trying to fight in World Domination. With one bug, you can't select an opponent to attack as in the following images:

Survival Mode 3.0 is about to get a refresh of the rewards. All of the unit rewards will be changed as well as some of the other rewards.

Red Rampage 13 will be released on April 10, 2012.

Tier	Unit	Strength	Code
5	Elite Goshawk Fighter	290	UB17
6	Elite Bull Tank	450	UM40
6	Elite Pterosaur Bomber	580	UB18
6	Elite Twin Orca Battleship	670	UT13
7	Elite Stonefish Carrier	730	UT12

Dangerous Deployments 1

Dangerous Deployments 1 will be released on April 9, 2012.

Tier	Unit	Strength	Code
4	Ophion Submarine	200	UT14
5	Cronus Battleship	310	UT15
5	Barosaurus Artillery	350	UM42
5	Iguanodon Tank	360	UM41
6	Tigerfly Copter	510	UB19

Ordinance Outrage 6

Ordinance Outrage 6 was released on April 2, 2012.

This is old, but someone requested it.

Tier	Unit	Class	Strength	Code
4	Moray Submarine	Gunboat	140	UT10
5	Gyrfalcon 02 VTOL	Fighter	260	UB13
5	Fox Tank	Tank	285	UM35
5	Scorpion Artillery	Artillery	315	UM36
6	Locust Bomber	Bomber	530	UB14
6	Boomer Pod (Titan shoulder)	Artillery	600	PT65

DO NOT use Titan codes with the Depot Hack!

Hatchlings.com

This is unrelated to Empires & Allies, but I wanted to share it:

"Don't Be Evil: How Google Screwed a Startup" - blog.hatchlings.com

Related articles about this from:

Business Insider
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Silicon Prairie News
Des Moines Register

Quest: Secret Ingredient

Quest #29
Lasts April 9, 2012 – May 8, 2012

A top secret conference for only the most distinguished heads of military, politics and science is about to reveal a formula which unlocks a synthetic duplication of Element Z. Only certain people will be given access to this formula, we are among them.

Imagine an unlimited supply of Element Z in the hands of the Dark Alliance. They definitely won't be getting any.

1 – Chaos

Collect 5 Holographic Notepads. They'll keep you connected.
Use 500 {ore} to help power what's left of the facility. [less for lower levels]
Fight the Dark Alliance, they're trying to take the formula!

Rewards: Army Ambulance, 500 Coins, Accuracy I

2 – The Race

Collect 10 Oxygen Masks to help the injured.
Deal 80,000 damage with tanks to fend off attacks from the DA. [20,000 for levels 12-30; 60,000 for levels 31-50] -- YOU use tanks, not fight them
Speed up 50 neighbors' barracks to gain support.

Rewards: Elite Snow Infantry [Tier 5, 220 Strength], 1 Liberty Bond, Explosive Ammo I

3 – Knock Out

Collect 15 Resuscitation Kits to wake everyone up.
Survive 50 waves in Survival Mode to strengthen your resistance. [40 for levels 12-50]
Build 6 strike teams to repel invasions while you're away.

Rewards: Elite Condor Bomber [Tier 5, 250 Strength], 500 Oil, 5 Energy

4 – Woman Down

Get 15 Emergency Surgery Kits to operate on Owari.
Win 75 Battle Blitz fights to survive the constant attacks.
Harvest 200 Chilli Peppers. It'll help Owari regain consciousness. [60 for levels 12-30; 120 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Bismarck [Tier 5 Battleship, 275 Strength], 5 Element Z, Field Repairs II

5 – The Hills are Alive

Collect 15 Military Grade Snow Boots to trek in these conditions.
Harvest 200 Corn to survive up in the cold. [60 for levels 12-30; 120 for levels 31-50]
Destroy 100 Fighters and keep the Dark Alliance away.

Rewards: Elite Rhino AFV [Tier 5 Tank, 310 Strength], 500 Wood, Air Strike II

6 – Winter Camp

Collect 20 Electric Blankets to stay warm.
Win 50 World Domination Fights and destroy the Dark Alliance. [40 for levels 12-50] (Must be from “Global” tab, not “Rivals tab!)
Earn 4 Mastery Tokens. [2 for levels 12-30; 3 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Turkish F16 [Tier 5 Fighter, 340 Strength], 5 Liberty Bonds, Hunker Down II

7 – Cave Man

Collect 20 Industrial Torches to find your way through the cave.
Deploy 50 Bombers to take on the Dark Alliance armies.
Pillage your neighbors' 200 times for information on the Dark Alliance. [100 for levels 12-30; 150 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Elite Vulture Copter [Tier 5, 390 Strength], 400 {ore}, 15 Energy

8 – Avalanche

Call in 20 Search and Rescue teams to look for Hellman's assistant.
Repel 50 invasions on your Empire. [30 for levels 12-30; 40 for levels 31-50]
Deal 150,000 damage to Air Units so you can make a safe escape. [100,000 for levels 12-30; 150,000 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Elite I400 Sub Carrier [Tier 6 Carrier, 420 Strength], 8000 Coins, Evasion III

Final Rewards: 5 SpecOps Wiesel MK20 Tankettes [Tier 7 Tank, 810 Strength]

Codes: Energy and Z

subtype="energy"
subtype="mana"

Energy Packs	Code
1 Energy	EN1
2 Energy	EN2
3 Energy	EN3
5 Energy	EN4
10 Energy	EN5
15 Energy	EN6
25 Energy	EN7
Element Z Packs	Code
1 Element Z	MA1
2 Element Z	MA2
3 Element Z	MA3
5 Element Z	MA4
10 Element Z	MA5
15 Element Z	MA6

Codes: Power-ups

I included the Tier 1 and 2 power-ups just in case they might be useful (such as for quests).

subtype="consumable"

Nukes	Code
Tactical Nuke	N37
Tactical Nuke II	N72
Tactical Nuke III	N73
Power-ups (Tier 3)	Code
Field Repairs III	N25
Explosive Ammo III	N26
Air Strike III	N28
Missile Strike III	N29
Hunker Down III	N30
Target Jammer III	N31
Accuracy III	N32
Evasion III	N33
EMP III	N35
Poison Gas III	N36
Power-ups (Tier 2)	Code
Field Repairs II	N13
Explosive Ammo II	N14
Air Strike II	N16
Missile Strike II	N17
Hunker Down II	N18
Target Jammer II	N19
Accuracy II	N20
Evasion III	N21
EMP II	N23
Poison Gas II	N24
Power-ups (Tier 1)	Code
Field Repairs I	N01
Explosive Ammo I	N02
Air Strike I	N04
Missile Strike I	N05
Hunker Down I	N06
Target Jammer I	N07
Accuracy I	N08
Evasion I	N09
EMP I	N11
Poison Gas I	N12

Codes: Bonus Decors

All have subtype="decoration" except for Missile Launch Station, which has subtype="military".

Bonus Décor	Code	Military Discount	Housing Bonus	Resources Bonus	+Staff Visits
Area of Effect: Small (1 cell)
Kite Park	DB04		30%
Army Boxing Gym	DB02	20%
Military March	DB01	15%			15
Naval Officer's Club	DB03	20%	20%
Land Weapons Center	BB20	20%
Sea Weapons Center	BB19	15%
Air Weapons Center	BB21	15%
Area of Effect: Medium (2 cells)
Switching Center	BB09			8% / 16%
Recycling Center	BB08			10% / 20%	12 / 24
Propeller Shop	BB02	3% / 6%
Tire Factory	BB01	3% / 6%
Alpini Training	DE22	4% / 8%
Army Combat Training	SK1	4% / 8%
Intelligence Bureau (1)	DB06	12%
Cyber Warfare Facility (2)	DB08	10%
Dog Park	DB12		30%
Turkmen Assembly	DB07		20%	20%
Heavenly Ruler's Palace	DE20		15%	15%
La Station Militaire (3)	DE20		15%	15%
Area of Effect: Large (3 cells)
Defused Element Z Bomb	DE21	3%
Petroleum Refinery	BB04	5% / 10%		5% / 10%
Wind Farm	BB03		5% / 10%	5% / 10%
Beer Hall	BB06		5% / 10%	6% / 12%
Exterminators	BB05		5% / 10%	6% / 12%
Small Library	BB07		5% / 10%		10 / 20
Communications Center	BB13	5% / 10%	10% / 20%
Crystal Palace	BB14		14%		15 / 30
Missile Launch Station	AMS	15%
VR Training Simulator (4)	DB13	20%
Other
The Grand Citadel (5)	DB05
Neighborhood (6)	BB24
Amity Naval Station (7)	DB10
Commando Assault Yard (8)	CAY
Farm Camp (9)	DB11
Prison Camp (10)	BB23
Drone Command Center (11)	BB27
Mount Losavius (12)	DB13

Key:

If there are two numbers in a cell, they are the uncrewed and crewed bonuses.
Military Discount = the discount in Coins (not oil or ore) when building military units
Housing Bonus = the bonus in Coins you get when collecting rent from houses
Resources Bonus = the bonus in resources you get when harvesting oil, wood, or ore
+Staff Visits = the extra visits applied to your government buildings when you collect Coins from them

Notes:

(1) Intelligence Bureau also gives 2x the payout for repelling invasions
(2) Cyber Warfare Facility: also gives a one-time upgrade to Army Depot
(3) La Station Militaire: decreases military contract duration by 15%
(4) VR Training Simulator: also gives 30% army research acceleration
(5) The Grand Citadel ("Futuristic Kremlin") - decreases military contract duration by 12%
(6) Neighborhood: Blocks 1, 2, and 3 have a 5%, 7%, and 10% bonus on Coins collected, respectively
(7) Amity Naval Station: gives one-time upgrade to Naval Depot; defends against invasions (range 8)
(8) Commando Assault Yard: when activated, Land units do extra damage for 15 minutes
(9) Farm Camp: 5, 10, and 15 prisoners give 15%, 30%, and 45% speed-ups, respectively, to Farms
(10) Prison Camp: gives 1.5 or 2 times XP depending on number of prisoners captured
(11) Drone Command Center: increases invasion area for 15 minutes; reactivation time 24 hrs
(12) Mount Losavius: allows you to build packs of 50 Energy

All of the buildings are 2 x 2 cells big, except the following:

1 x 1: Defused Element Z Bomb
3 x 3: Missile Launch Station, Crystal Palace, Intelligence Bureau, The Grand Citadel, Turkmen Assembly, Cyber Warfare Facility, Drone Command Center
4 x 4: Heavenly Ruler's Palace, La Station Militaire, Neighborhood, Amity Naval Station, Commando Assault Yard, Prison Camp

I've omitted the less interesting bonus decors such as the park-related ones, walls, towers, etc. Some of the park-related decors are interesting for aesthetic reasons and those I shall include on a different page.

Codes: Resource Buildings

Some readers have been asking for these codes, so here they are. More codes to come later.

Resource Building	Subtype	Code
Farm	production	F01
Famine Relief Farm	production	BR01
Lumber Mill	production	R01
Lumber Mill II	production	R05
Lumber Mill III	production	R06
Oil Well	production	R02
Oil Well II	production	R07
Oil Well III	production	R08
Ore Mine	production	R03
Ore Mine II	production	R09
Ore Mine III	production	R10
Super Ore Mine	production	S01
Element Z Refinery 1	production	ZR01
Element Z Refinery 2	decoration	QR02
Marketplace	building	R00
Energy Cradle	Energy_booster	EZ01
Element Z Collider	production	EZC1

Element Z Refinery

ZR01 (production) - This one is buildable and can be sold.
QR02 (decoration) - This one is from a quest and comes built! It cannot be sold directly.

Depot Hack using Cheat Engine

[UPDATE, April 12, 2012: This hack appears to be patched now. Try the new Survival Mode Hack.]

This is the most popular E&A hack. I'm sure Zynga has known how it works for a long time, which is why I don't hesitate in publishing it. Why they haven't fixed it for so long is another story I'll get into some other day.

It's the reason you see Chimera and Cerberus units lining the streets everywhere. It's the reason Poseidon USV and Kraken clones litter the seas of so many empires. It's the reason the honest and the ignorant fear to enter World Domination (or are too disgusted to do so).

This is the answer for all those people who keep asking what codes are for.

This is the Depot Hack!

The essence of the hack is to transform a military unit into some other item in the game. It's most common for this other item to be a more powerful military unit, especially one of the Tier 8 units. However, that's not the only possibility. Units can also be transformed into buildings, decorations, trees, and other items.

There are many variations to this hack. I will present just one basic approach using Cheat Engine. There will be an article in the future on how to do a similar hack using Charles Proxy.

Item Codes

First, you need to understand that every item in the game has an item code that uniquely identifies it. This item code consists of 3 or 4 letters or numbers. All the letters come before the numbers.

For instance:

Cadet Soldiers - U01
Tactical ATV - SU03
Support Craft - US15
Starfire - SU05

A restriction with the Cheat Engine approach is that you can only transform units with codes of length 3 into items that also have codes of length 3. Similarly, you can only transform units with codes of length 4 into items with codes of length 4. Most high-level units have codes of length 4, so to get these units, you need to start with units that also have codes of length 4.

Depots

As a prerequisite for this hack, you must own at least one depot with enough free space to hold your newly created units (or just one free space if you don't mind moving things out as needed). For convenience, you should own all three types of depots: Army Depots, Naval Depots, and Air Depots.

A drawback of this is that you won't be able to easily put newly created units that are queued in military buildings directly into your inventory. If you want to do that, you can sell the units to a trusted neighbor and buy them back.

Military Production Buildings

You need a source of units for the hack to transform. It's most convenient to use units that are cheap and quick to build. For the Cheat Engine approach, it is convenient to use the following buildings to produce the following units as a source for the hack:

Barracks I - Cadet Soldiers (U01) -- use only to get items with codes of length 3
Experimental Barracks - Tactical ATV (SU03)
Experimental Shipyard - Support Craft (US15)
Experimental Hangar - Starfire (SU05)

Step 1 - Preparation

As an example, I will demonstrate how to create a Poseidon USV from a Support Craft. You should have at least one Experimental Shipyard and at least one Naval Depot.

Build a Support Craft in a Naval Depot. Do this for as many depots as you want units to transform. Wait until the units are built. DO NOT click on the Experimental Shipyards yet.

Step 2 - Set Up Cheat Engine

Set up Cheat Engine by using the button in the upper left to select the process belonging to your browser. For most browsers, you select the process that has a similar name to the browser's name. Firefox is an exception. For Firefox, select the process that contains the phrase "plugin-container". In the image below, you can see that I selected the process "00001DF4-plugin-container.exe".

Step 3 - Transform Code

Next, change the "Value Type" to "Text". In the "Text" field, enter "US15" (this is the code for a Support Craft) WITH quotation marks. Hit "New Scan" then "First Scan". The results will show up in the box on the left side.

Highlight all the results (select the first one, hold down shift, then either press the "End" key or keep hitting "Page Down"). Hit the red arrow button to move the results to the bottom box. Highlight all the results in the bottom box (select one of the entries by left-click and then hit Ctrl-A). Hit the Enter key. In the pop-up, enter "US91" (this is the code for a Poseidon USV) WITH quotation marks.

Note: Whenever I do this particular search, I usually get exactly one result, which makes things a bit easier. You may or may not get just one result like I do. Using quotation marks in the search narrows down the results a lot.

This is what Cheat Engine looks like after you've done all this:

Step 4 - Transform Unit

Click on one of the Experimental Shipyards. Click on one of your Naval Depots. You might see a brief message pop up. It might say "+1 Support Craft" or "+1 Poseidon USV". You might not see any message at all.

If you check inside your Naval Depot, you might see one of two images:

If you see the Poseidon USV image, you're good to go! It's recommended and tactful to keep such units inside your depots.

If you see the Support Craft image with "102" Strength, you may have to refresh your game to see it transformed into a Poseidon USV.

If you see a Support Craft image with its regular Strength of 85, then you probably did something wrong (unless this is a working variation I haven't seen before).

Repeat this step with all the other Support Crafts you've built that you want to transform.

DO NOT try to build more Support Crafts immediately, as that will force your game to refresh.

Step 5 - Refresh or Transform Code Back

If you want, you can refresh your game to reset everything except the units you've just transformed. If you want to stay in your game and build more Support Crafts immediately, you can just go back to Cheat Engine and change the "US91" back to "US15". Do this before transforming other types of units.

Other Considerations

Generally, players transform Support Crafts into other naval units, Tactical ATV's into other land units, and Starfire's into other air units. You don't really have to do this. For instance, you can transform a Support Craft into a naval, land, or air unit, but you do have to place it into a naval depot.

In fact, you can transform into non-military units as well! This is a great way of getting decors that cost Empire Points (e.g., Recycling Centers) or that are currently unavailable (Dragon Statues, Orange Trees, etc.). It is also a good way to bypass the outrageous scaling costs of resource buildings such as Oil Well III's, Lumber Mill III's, and Ore Mine III's. If you build decors or resource buildings and want to place them, just click on them within their depot and place them.

Keep in mind, however, that many decors and building have codes of length 3. For these, you will have to produce units that have codes with length 3. The most convenient units to use are Cadet Soldiers (U01).

One way to get many Coins is to use the Depot Hack to create Engineering Offices (BC02). Once an Engineering Office is in your Depot, place it somewhere in your empire and then sell it. Each one you sell gives you 150,000 Coins.

This method, as it is, does not work for consumable items such as Power-ups and Energy packs. You can do the transformation and place them into your depots. The problem is that they get stuck there. As far as I know, you cannot move them to your inventory or even use them.

Check my other pages, especially the tabs near the top, for codes.

Red Rampage 12

Red Rampage 12 will be released on April 3, 2012. The new units released are listed here:

Tier	Unit	Strength	Code
6	Elite Sea Dragon Submarine	380	UT11
6	Elite Flying Squirrel VTOL	510	UB16
6	Elite Toad Artillery	530	UM37
7	Elite Sky Whale Bomber	700	UB15
7	Elite Flea Infantry	740	UM38

The Elite Flying Squirrel VTOL is a Fighter.

The Elite Flea Infantry will be the new strongest Infantry, beating out the Elite Mantis Infantry by 15 Strength.

Quest: Rebels and Refugees

Quest #28
Lasts: April 2, 2012 – May 1, 2012
You can progress through all paths simultaneously.
Some of the requirements may vary from those stated for some players due to experiments being run by Zynga.
Top path final rewards: 5 SpecOps Vulture Copters
Bottom path final rewards: 5 SpecOps Condor Bombers

Nastos is one of the most hostile places in the world. Their government is corrupt through and through, everybody owns a weapon and safety is a luxury no one can afford. We need a well thought through plan.

An influx of refugees has brought the world's attention to an oppressed nation, ridden with war. A nation called Nastos.

1 – Help Has Arrived

Ask for 5 Glucose IV Bags for the extremely malnourished.
Win 10 Fights in Battle Blitz to prepare for future unrest. [8 for levels 12-30]
Collect 150 {ore} to manufacture supplies for the refugees. [50 for levels 12-30; 100 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: UAV Drone [Tier 4 Fighter, 200 Strength], 5 Element Z, Explosive Ammo I

TOP PATH

2a – Neighbor Niceties

Ask for 5 units of Medical Supplies to care for the refugees.
Place 15 Sea Units to defend your nation. [5 for levels 12-30; 10 for levels 31-50]
Speed up 25 neighbors' farms to gather more supplies.

Rewards: Elite HMS Hood [Tier 4 Battleship, 225 Strength], 350 Wood, Missile Strike I

3a1 – In the Heart of Hostility

Hire 10 Armed Body Guards, your best agents. These guys will take a bullet for you.
Repel 20 Invasions to keep your people and the refugees safe while you're away. [10 for levels 12-30]
Battle the attacking rebels.

Rewards: SpecOps Night Ops [Tier 5 Bomber, 275 Strength], 1000 Coins, 10 Energy

3a2 – Frenemies

Organize 10 Press Passes for the invited media representatives.
Survive 50 Waves in Survival Mode. If you thought battles were bad, wait till you meet the press. [30 for levels 12-30; 40 for levels 31-50]
Harvest 30,000 Oil to gift to Nastos in exchange for their cooperation. [7500 for levels 12-30; 15,000 for levels 31-50] (Use the Marketplace trick. Place 30,000 Oil in your Marketplace. Then, instead of removing it, replace it with 1 Oil.)

Rewards: Elite Panther Tank [Tier 5, 320 Strength], 100 {ore}, Field Repairs II

4a – Nasty Nastosians

Organize 15 Bullet Proof Vehicles to keep the delegates safe.
Fight 80 Battles in World Domination. [40 for levels 12-30; 60 for levels 31-50] (CAN WIN OR LOSE)
Collect 200,000 Coins to pay for more security. [50,000 for levels 12-30; 100,000 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Turkish Infantry [Tier 6, 360 Strength], 1500 Oil, Accuracy II

5a – In for a Treaty

Gather 15 members of the Global Alliance to be witnesses to the signing.
Pillage your neighbors 150 times to gather supplies for the celebrations. [50 for levels 12-30; 100 for levels 31-50]
Deploy 100 tanks to prepare for rebel attacks. [40 for levels 12-30; 80 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Koalitsja Tank [Tier 5, 350 Strength], 5 Liberty Bonds, Hunker Down III

Final Rewards: 5 SpecOps Vulture Copters [Tier 7 Airships, 800 Strength]

BOTTOM PATH

2b – Rebel Territory

Hire 5 Sharp Shooters to hit the spot.
Deal 25,000 damage to Land Units to get past Nastos' defenses. [15,000 for levels 12-30; 20,000 for levels 31-50]
Revive 50 crops from your neighbors' farms to earn some support. [20 for levels 12-30]

Rewards: USS Enterprise [Tier 5 Carrier, 230 Strength], 1 Liberty Bond, Evasion I

3b – Rescue Mission

Collect 10 units of Night Camouflage to help keep you off the radar.
Repel 80 invasions on your island to protect your people and the refugees. [25 for levels 12-30; 60 for levels 31-50] (CAN WIN OR LOSE)
Harvest 30,000 Oil to use on your mission. [7500 for levels 12-30; 15,000 for levels 31-50] (Use the Marketplace trick. Place 30,000 Oil in your Marketplace. Then, instead of removing it, replace it with 1 Oil.)

Rewards: Elite Gripen Fighter [Tier 5, 280 Strength], 800 Oil, EMP I

4b1 – Weapons Ban

Get 15 Spiked Roadblocks to intercept the supply vehicles.
Harvest 150 Pineapples. When combined with the right ingredient, it makes a deadly explosive. [30 for levels 12-30; 65 for levels 31-50]
Win 80 World Dominance Fights using Air Units to gather more ammo. [40 for levels 12-30; 60 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Humber Hornet [Tier 5 Artillery, 330 Strength], 5 Element Z, Air Strike II

4b2 – Surprise from the Skies

Collect 15 Rope Ladders to climb down from your Air Units.
Deal 120,000 damage to Sea Units to prevent any more attacks. [50,000 for levels 12-30; 100,000 for levels 31-50]
Collect 200,000 Coins. Stealth missions are expensive business. [50,000 for levels 12-30; 100,000 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Elite Zummwalt [Tier 5 Battleship, 350 Strength], 3 Liberty Bonds, Target Jammer III

5b – Hit 'em where it Hurts

Gather 15 members of the Global Alliance Tribunal to try the convicted individuals.
Use 75 Power-Ups for greater effect. [25 for levels 12-30; 50 for levels 31-50]
Deploy 100 Carriers to prepare to go home. [40 for levels 12-30; 80 for levels 31-50]

Rewards: Elite TF2000 [Tier 6 Gunboat, 400 Strength], 400 {ore}, 15 Energy

Final Rewards: 5 SpecOps Condor Bombers [Tier 7, 820 Strength]

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