Good tips for soloing buildings?

[Baron Fireball]

Anyone have good ideas for soloing buildings to work on gags? I ask because I got 75 laff on my toon and decided that I'd like to max his gags early before moving on, so I went into a 3 story Donald's Dock building trying to max squirt (I'm at 2455/6000 - my squirt's low) and went sad on the second floor. So things like what laff, good strategies, ect. you can post here!

[Queen Crunchywoof]

luring is most important!!

[Miss Cuckoo]

Originally Posted by Baron Fireball

Anyone have good ideas for soloing buildings to work on gags? I ask because I got 75 laff on my toon and decided that I'd like to max his gags early before moving on, so I went into a 3 story Donald's Dock building trying to max squirt (I'm at 2455/6000 - my squirt's low) and went sad on the second floor. So things like what laff, good strategies, ect. you can post here!

If you died on a 3 story donald dock building you probably shouldn't be soloing buildings considering you'd get most exp from 5 story ddl. If I were you though I'd go to river try to find a building in the brrgh or ddl, wait for easy cog invasion, grab a friend or random and do the building!

Save big gags til last floors!
Stock up on lure and pray it hits

But if you're trying to just work squirt, yeah I'd probably go with a group if I were you. I couldn't solo buildings til I was 105 laff :/ and I'm tuless and had all my gags maxed!

[Baron Fireball]

Alright, ty for that Miss Cuckoo.

Sorry for the double post, but if you work a lot every day on your gags, how long will it take to max them?

[Silly Boo Boo Dizzysnout]

I've been working my sons toon (64 laff) by soloing buildings since he was about 48 laff. When the toon is littler like that, I plant up to the level 4 lure to increase accuracy, and lured all the cogs on every floor. Starting with 2 and 3 stories on the "easy" streets (the streets in daisy's, donalds dock, and minnies that connect to toontown central have lower level cogs inside MOST of the time), his toon can now solo up to four stories in the Brrr fairly easily. Once they are lured, always use gags which can guarantee the "kill". So if you still go green on the easier streets, don't move on, until you can get through the buildings with very few hits on your toon!

Now on my lureless toon I had to wait until I was higher in laff to withstand some hits, but even lureless toons can solo buildings really well, they just need their gags a little higher to start. My lureless generally drops her way through most buildings.

[maverick22]

Soloing buildings without unites or SOS cards requires excellent lure. I wouldn't even try it without a big magnet and at least 5,000 experience in that track.

You're better off finding one other toon who has your interest (gag building) and doing buildings with that person, because you can toonup each other when needed and take down larger cogs together with two smaller gags.

[Sir Stinky Superstink]

I solo all the time including the entirety of the Sellbot factory and level five buildings. Lure is the most important when you start tackling buildings in the Brggh and DDL. It is important to save big enough gags to deal with the cogs on the top floors. As you increase, and depending on your gag track, you can also find quick hits that get you through the lower floors. Search out the document which describes points required to kill different level cogs. Learn what works best on each, and, when you start out, expect to go sad from time to time and do the walk of shame. Good luck. Soloing can be a fast way to get things, it can also be exciting at first, but ultimately gets boring. The random quality of going with other toons adds some fun to saving buildings.

One other thing. Set goals and stick to them. When it starts to get boring or mundane it oft times sees you through and allows you to stay the course. Good luck and have fun...

[Flippers]

I solo buildings regularly. Sometimes 5 lvl ones.

It's all in the gags. My 34 laff Sell uber can solo a lvl 4 bldg with his maxed throw squirt lure and sound - lure is organic.

I've taken a 30s laffer with maxed throw and squirt through a 2-level without lure.

As a 73 laffer you should not have died so early on. The first question is what level your lure is. If you arent yet up to goggles or have organic blue magnet, then dont try over two levels. The moment you have goggles things change and 3 levels should be a breeze and 4 possible.

Be selective in where you take hits and where you use the big gags. On a floor with two lvl 7s, use elephant or fog and take the hits, then lure and use hose or pie on each.

Make note of which cogs hit the hardest. For example I'd be more worried about a backstabber or micromanager than I am of a Yesman or a Big Wig.

Respect the rules of lure bonus. For buildings this is how it works:

The first cogs already on the floor when you arrive all have a bonus. The first set out the elevator (ie the second wave) do not unless one stands alone. USUALLY if a second set come out of the elevator (a third wave, which can happen on the top floor in some buildings), they will have a bonus.

[Ethan Socrates]

Looks like its been covered pretty well but just to emphasize... good lure is a must, organic blue magnet is highly recommended. Once you have maxed the blue magnet being organic isn't so important but it will miss every so often and misses can translate to sad pretty quickly.

You can always replant trees anytime you please so don't get hung up on which lvl 7 you are going to want. Take advantage of the organic bonus and plant what is most useful for you now.

[Sheriff Nutty Googlenerd]

lol i had maxxed throw lvl2 lure and squirt and soloed(with a 16 laffer that had lvl1 gags)lvl3 building in DD but i was luckey...i got out with 5LP

My avatar needs edits so i have the small magnet...

Oh, also the lowest cog there was lvl5 so...it hurt my lure wasnt organic and yet it hit...How Extraordanary


One last thing,Go with an easier building thats not like 3 storys high in DDL or the brrg or anything sometimes even DD cuz when i was working DD a long time ago i went sad on a lvl4 building withm like 3 other 40's and on the last floor was a corp raider lvl 10 i think...

[Baron Fireball]

Jim, I don't think you undertsand. I can solo buildings. I just can't solo them while training gags, like squirt.