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Newer players need a little help and search for hints/tips here did not come up with too much here so I thought I would make a newer thread. Being only lvl 105, I am "wet behind the ears", but here are things I have learned along the way and things others players have taught me (credit given where due) that might help you as well.

I play on bigfish platform so may very a bit from your game. Please feel free to add your suggestions or how your game/Facebook platform is different to help clarify. If you totally like to find out everything on your own, this post will be a spoiler for you!

For area, item, event and quest info visit the Bushwhacker WIKI at:
http://bushwhacker2.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page


Penning animals: Let your pets out of that crowded sack!

Bushes can help hold them in, as well as hay, hedges, fencing that matches your ranch fence (I use that for my horsies) garden fencing and I even saw a few really "rich" players who bought gold bars and other expensive giant gold bricks to hold them in. Be sure to place them tightly together, as it may look closed in but gaps may still exist. (When you are top level 280, you get gold instead of XP, so they are always looking for ways to spend it)

No matter which you use, the more pets you have the more likely they will escape. (Plus you have to put them back after using them) The flying ones might even stay penned in …(maybe.)


Travel tips:

From/to anywhere: Click on the world globe to get to any island or unlocked area. Then click on the area map to access a certain field.

From house: blue teleporter to last played area

Return to last area played: orange arrow

To get to Amicus Isle: From the “visit merchants” when you first log in, from visit merchants when speaking to the town crier, From the teleporter portal east side of the commons, or the world globe lower view.

Amicus isle to a less busy island: click the yellow“i” at the end of the chat to change to a less busy island and have more chance of getting the coconuts and shells. courtesy player HorseDancer1

Bigfish player's Power packs and Amicus Island tokens:
You are limited to 5 small energy packs, so it's use-them-or-lose-them time. You get more every 24 hours at midnight Pacific time. You are also limited to 25 large energy packs and 200 AI tokens. Earn more and they don't count. Hint Courtesy dinsb01

Unique pet eggs:
Keeping 2 same eggs in inventory will keep you from getting another of the same type Hint Courtesy chevalis who has 200+ pets

Energy enhanced:
When close to leveling up, or, at night when you are done playing the game, equip poot and all energy trinkets as it gives more energy space in your bar. You can reequip your normal trinkets after using some of the “extra “energy. Hint Courtesy countrygal2


Clicking to move:
Just hold down the left button and drag the cursor. The character moves loads faster and doesn't keep stopping. Hint Courtesy HorseDancer1


Hermit quests:
It is not a 'necessity' to finish the Evergreen Forests (EF). I left fields incomplete there on purpose and returned once a day for the hermit quests, which you can only fulfill in the EF. If you did the same it might not feel like a complete waste of energy hunting down those items.... Good luck! Hint Courtesy rob_nobody


*Addendum: Nates quest in the dense forest also works for hermit quest, so perhaps save it for later to complete hermits request. (there are no grubs, however)


Use mana and power before getting quest rewards satchels:
Power (orange bar) or Mana (blue bar) in 2 brown paper bags can have your bars filled up as a quest reward. I just got the dubious "honour" of receiving the achievement of 1,000 power points wasted this way! (now I use the max mana/power trinkets before I get a satchel, just in case)

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Nice tips. Some of them are platform specific (e.g., energy pack behavior), though, so you might want to identify which platform you play on.

The fishing "spots" stuff could be simple superstition: what humans do when observing random events. I haven't heard of any statistically relevant data that supports any location-based influence on the fishing results. On the other hand, it gives you something to "do" when faced with the drudgery of fishing, so no harm if it keeps you interested.

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Hi Fineous. 1) corrected/added. 2) You are so right...humans look for patterns. But this human has a terrible memory and writes things down, and takes detailed notes, so not as anecdotal as you might think. Its also why I placed a disclaimer at the end. I fish every day so that was "my experience" as I stated.

I know that once you get "trophy" fish and meaty bait it alters what you "want" so I also added this is for lower level players only. I see there are best areas, and some are mostly junk. It may be random but I have done full courses around at different times of the day and see there CAN be a difference. Don't knock it til' you try it ;.)

It worked for me, so may also work for others, however, to all who are reading, I will reiterate the fishing section is not a definitive guide. Do your own thing and have fun!

Edited to make addendum

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Great tips, kitty! Just my 2 cents about the fishing ... I've always believed that what we catch while fishing is random or sheer luck, but I do agree with you, that there are some spots that seem to be better than others (just as in fishing in real life). For that reason, I have my two favorite fishing spots on AI that I keep going back to.

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Use the Island tokens to buy a moonstone, then trade it to 1024-ish citrines. From those Iget at least 100K in coins playing TDz, plus energy bags, puzzle pieces more gems to turn into citrines. It's a much better deal than using the tokens to buy 25K in coin. Credit to player rumbitothecore

You can only click on the feeds that will improve the currently available bonuses for your equipped mount. There are four available at a time, but 18 different bonuses in all... so any feed that improves one of the other 14 will be grayed out. Hay will randomize the four available bonuses, which might allow you to use some of the other feeds. Switching mounts will give you different feed/bonus options as well. Pristine feed will override the four available bonuses and guarantee that the mount will have the associated bonus at its next level-up. The four available bonuses are replaced by the one-and-only bonus associated with the pristine feed, and the probability is set to 100%. Credit to player Finieous

Pet xp: If the pet you have equipped is at max level, equip one at a lower level BEFORE turning quests in to Vincent, the PAGAS guy. Don't forget to switch back to your max level pet. Courtesy player Chuck_Havens

Another good time to equip a lower level pet is when Vincent gives you the "Chasing Critters" quest Courtesy player Discus3

XP Tip: To increase your XP, go to Misty and start the find an egg quest. When you find it give it to her and say that you don't want to hatch it, then repeat the find an egg quest. At my level, it gives about 8000 XP per egg. I find that on good days I can get up to 7 eggs in a day on bad days it is generally around 3. Courtesy player meinaz

You are never too old or experienced to learn new tricks. I was surprised to find that a top level player did not know that chat on AI had a history located to the far right of chat. (the triangle) Learn something new every day and keep your mind fresh, even if it means learning a new hint for Bushwhacker 2 =)

Lvl 440 "Other Peoples Problem Solver!"

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except of course when the game itself opens up the area progress upon completing a quest or puzzle or getting a custom items somewhere, the game opened area progress will not allow you to teleport anywhere within that zone.

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"Raymond Jerome You know, the pets don't actually escape at all, you are imagining it, really. Try this, when you see one is not penned in whatever you made, exit the ranch area, or the game, and go back to the ranch, and guess what? he's back where he belongs."

Hi Raymond, my pet pony was all I had penned before but added all the horses I was not using. Twice now, when I returned I had to replace one of the dark coloured horses, and he is still unpenned when I return each time , from exiting the game entirely ... not just a refresh or return to the ranch. I do have a very vivid imagination, but not quite that literally! PS: The pen is fencework matching the ranch fence and each piece is placed as tightly together as possible.