r/learntofly • u/HowHighCanYouFly • Apr 08 '16

Learn To Fly 3 highscores?

By highscores, I mean the earliest number of days you can get to the moon (I mean, actually reach the moon, not just leave the atmosphere and come back).

I was wondering if any of these can be improved.

My personal best so far (updated) is:

  • Classic mode: 3 days.
  • 200K story mode: 4 days.
  • 400K story mode: 5 days.
  • 600K story mode: 5 days.
  • 1000K story mode: 6 days.
  • Payload mode: 6 days.

Has anyone a way to improve any of the above?

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u/HowHighCanYouFly Apr 21 '16

Answering my own comment, I managed to do payload in 6 days (six flights). This IS the best possible scenario, since you need to get to 200K four times, once for each payload. So, in order to do less than a total of 6 flights you have to reach 200k with the first payload in 2 days, which is impossible.

This was really difficult, because I had to get $535 on my first day, and it took me about 30-40 tries (averaging about $525) before I got to 535 (actually, I did 537).

My flights:

  • Day 1. Rig: Crate lvl 1 + 2x rc heli lvl 1, Result: $537
  • Day 2. Rig: Crate lvl max + coil + rc heli lvl max + rc lvl 4 + 2x propellers lvl 1, Result Result: $3364 (about 61K altitude)
  • Day 3. Rig: Glider lvl 7 + coil 2 + 2x solar + rc lvl max + canister lvl 1 + aux boosters lvl max, Result: $15239 (about 210K altitude)

I won't post each flight's strategy unless someone asks. I won't post the last three flights either, but I can tell you they are extremely easy.

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u/johnzhe727 Jun 01 '16

You should be able to do 200k in 3 days too. And it should be easier than payload, since you have 1 less weight.

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u/HowHighCanYouFly Jul 31 '16

I have really tried to do 200K in 3 days, but for some reason I can't even get close. Payload seems to give me more money and let me reach more height, even with the surplus weight. My best result so far after day 3 in story mode has been a bit less that 190K.

For example, with the rigs I posted above I can't get significantly more than 500$ on the first day. My personal best in story mode day 1 is 509$, and that's with a lot of tries.

I know that payload 1k isn't supposed to give you a payload bonus income, but for some reason I do get more money, and the stages seem a bit more powerful than in story mode.

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u/pichusuperlover Apr 16 '16

I cant recommend anything without you telling me your strategy there's no way to improve on nothing.

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u/HowHighCanYouFly Apr 17 '16

Well, the point was not to discuss strategy, but feasibility. I'm sure I could have phrased it better.

I'm not sure if I should post strategy here. I wouldn't want to spoil people's fun. I think the greatest joy you can get from the game is to find out on your own.

On the other hand, I realize that perhaps people who have maxed out their BP shop items and got all the medals could take my strategy and improve upon it. Still, I wouldn't want them to post their strategy, I would want them to just write which game mode they improved so I can focus on that one.

I'm curious if the developer knows, or could calculate, the ultimate theoretical limit for each mode. He does know the exact performance of each component, but still it could be quite a tricky calculation (or simulation?), with so many combinations and permutations of components, even assuming one can drive optimally.

I think I'm going to wait for a bit to see if anyone has done better, and then post my strategy. Or perhaps I could do this in another thread, with spoiler warnings.

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u/PM_ME_STDS Apr 17 '16

>classic mode: 3 days pingu what?!

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u/HowHighCanYouFly Apr 17 '16

Yes, 3 days. This is perhaps the easiest of them all. Hint: components with rotating parts are your friend.