Thread:Starchild 5150/@comment-31495881-20170728205927/@comment-31495881-20170729191555

Purchasing is personal choice but hopefully you can use those rubies for the very rare CI items like the ones that fill the Gargoyle, Ghost Buster (?), and Merchant's Secret artifacts. I think people often feel the need for tools which is understandable and it helps sell rubies but with enough friends you can get flying time and spyglasses to get through the puzzles. You may need more friends to visit and receive gifts from to start getting enough tools to not feel like they are urgently needed in the future. If and when you buy rubies it should be because they have a rare and an amazing offer and it seems you are happy with your last purchase so that's great. Just be careful of MyT drawing you into a not so good deal because you need something that friends can help you get. There is a non giftable collection which has the reward of Mud Pie and that one gives 10 of each tool. You will get one through quests and then once in while the CI spots will fill when you visit. Feel free to type flying time or spyglass into the search area of collections and see which ones are close to being completed and giftable and then throw those on your wishlist. Message me the next time you feel stressed about tools and if I have a spare collection for a tool chest I will send it otherwise I will help with other collections for tools. The more you play the less you will need them but sometimes the event rooms require them as well as you learn the hiding places. The spyglass is my favorite because it is the most plentiful tool and it not only helps with puzzles but in hidden objects it reveals the hiding place for you to remember for future use.

As far as tt it if you go to Eureka Moments there is a very long thread with all sorts of instructions. You will want to scroll all the way down to the bottom (don't even read the top) because of constant changes you will find a lot of outdated instructions on the upper posts and much more up to date information near the end. Give it a read and then I will help you. You don't want to mess up your trophies or gift counter so it helps to have a bit of a coach or at least ask enough questions in the tt thread that you are fully confident that you understand the most current process so you don't mess anything up. It's actually quite simple and routine will help a lot. I've shown many people how. I should probably keep instructions on my PC to share and just edit them when have changes. I am a bit short on time just right now and having bad shoulder pain but give me a bit and I can grab start to finish instrcutions that I have shared with others and just cut and paste for you and then answer any questions you might have. I don't want you to miss out on other people's experiences, opionions and routines so I highly recommend giving the latter portion of the tt thread (tt 2.0?) a good read.

Some of the achievements seem a bit insane. Like you have to use energy (waffles, cake etc) to level up your trophy so you can get more energy from the trophy. It really does pay off in the end though. I can tell you are already highly aware of the achievements as you mentioned with the lanterns. Try to use them in MS or any room where you may not feel 100% comfortable so they don't go to complete waste. I don't use lantersn much either but once in a while there is a room like the old mine that I would never play in the dark. Dark entities was easier in that room than total darkness.

The pearl challenge is fun and yes you can get that SOV. The pearls hide in the same places at each location. Depending on which location you enjoy the most or find to be the easiest you can very easily memorize the hiding places (tend to be about 6) and they don't even change from one challenge to the next. There are cheat pictures through out the forum for several rooms. I find that they all stand out like a sore thumb in the very well lit Clothing Store.

The cheat pics for MS should be easy to find. There is one other thread that shows some additonal rooms and they are working on page to show all the locations for all the rooms. When it's over you will find it takes some time to stop looking for them lol

Lots of luck with your pearl progress and I will dig up some tt info for you so I don't have to type it all out from scratch.