Boom Beach Update (2014-10-23) - Task Force VS Lt. Hammerman

Today, it comes another update of the Boom Beach game. A major one.

The loading page image changes. The weapon 'Artillery' too.

But the most eye-catching one is the additional icon located besides the 'Navigation' button on your right bottom (after joining the "Task Force") in the Base screen.

Yep. Apart from the normal 'battles' striking random computers who invade your resource villages, now the Boom Beach introduces another battle involving groups of players. To be honest, the details of how exactly this 'Task Force' works are still to be discovered. But I am already in a group of 5, with each in the endeavors of earning more "Intel" points (through attacking the enemy bases on the map).

As observed, the first threshold of initiating the 'Task Force' operation requires the a total of 20 'Intel points' - Milk Run. I really look forward to playing this feature asap and will come back to post more :)

Boom Beach - How to form the strongest defensive base?

Admit it. Your Boom Beach base has been raided for a number of times by some random jerks out there, regardless of in which level you are. Me, too.

The good thing about Boom Beach is that, there's a recap video of the entire base attack which is playable at different speeds for your lesson. Depending on which level you are, there is actually an article which might give you an idea of how to build your base in order to defend as much variations of the enemies attack as possible.

Of course I am NOT copying the ideas. After so many troubles of rewinding the 'Home base raided' videos, here summarizes my opinion on how to build the Boom Beach defensive base as strongest as possible (air your opinions if you find this not convincing):

1. Your headquarter is better surrounded by the defense towers

As mentioned last time, if your Headquarter is placed in front of the jungle, the enemies troop might use the flanking to reach your headquarter DIRECTLY, skipping all your defense. Hence, a better defense would be, make sure the Boom Beach Headquarter is defended in all directions (or as much as possible depending on your available towers). However, make sure the towers do not stick together as the Artillery attack would have splash damage.

2. Do not log too much

The first point above has one weakness - your economy/support buildings are exposed to attacks (which will reward your enemy some energy points). To reduce this impact, my advice is - Do not log too much in this Boom Beach game (unless you have sufficient towers to cover the entire base in the late game), such that some of the trees can serve as an obstacle to the troops such as the tanks. Precisely, I mean a lesser but strategic logging which would limit the advancement of the enemy troops. I know that Woods are important resources, but you could boost it either from the statue, or more underwater explorations.

3. Welcome your enemies with Towers

Accompanied with the first and the second points, you would be able to place your towers such that the enemy troops would deal with your towers first (as in the picture). To make sure they won't bypass the towers, a number of mines could be placed around the jungle. If you have insufficient towers for this, pick the support building with the highest HP.

4. Boost your own defense with Statues

Last but not least, create some Statues with the Ice crystals. That's one of the special features in this Boom Beach game. The statues would significantly enhance the HP of both your support buildings and the defense towers.

The Updates of Boom Beach in the August 2014

Hi Everyone, how's your progress in the Boom Beach game?

The reason that I still keep abreast of the Boom Beach's updates is that, I am still hooked on in this game!

The latest updates:

• New - Volcano islands, Statue graphics and effects, building bases. Yep. The graphics of the game have been greatly enhanced, especially the Statues. The effect of the statues is more identifiable.
• Improved version of the Summary and Activity Log
• Last but not least - The trees in your bases will regrow! This feature is so crucial as the Wood resources are ALWAYS inadequate in the Boom Beach game. Yet, every upgrade of the building requires this resource intensively!
• Furthermore, there are more Dive Location for the Radar Level 5. Meaning? More resources could be explored and salvaged.

How far have I reached in this Boom Beach game?
Currently, Experience Level 31. I am waiting to upgrade till Level 32 so that the new Weapon "Smoke Screen" could be unlocked.

Look forward to more features and updates in the future :)

Boom Beach is available in Android NOW!

Rejoiced! The Boom Beach is now available in Android!

I did have this post before, regarding the Boom Beach Walkthrough in the iOS device. But back then, the game play still had some glitches, especially the game sometimes just hanged when initiating wars with the other opponents. I guess now everything is much more stable.

To add a little more about my game play experiences in the Boom Beach, recently i found that my bases have been raided more frequently, despite the fact i have strategically placed the towers around the Headquarter. When doing a recap through the war videos, i am shocked to find that, those raiding my bases could throw the Flare into the jungle! Meaning? they are able to direct their soldiers deep into the jungle first before coming to strike again. Hence, if the headquarter is placed just beside the jungle, it is in fact a highly vulnerable design! Go and re-adjust your base buildings!

Lesson learned: Don't ever think that the jungle could serve as a shield.

For example, have a look at the image below:

Those cunning soldiers entering from the left-bottom pass through the jungle to reach my Headquarter

 My Headquarter is exposed to danger from the rear side. In the end? no surprise, the Headquarter is destroyed easily....

A rule of thumb in the Boom Beach building placement would be, the Headquarter is surrounded by the towers, with some distances in between.

When will the Boom Beach game be available in Android?

Boom Beach - Another FREE strategic combat engine is available now, but is currently in the iOS devices only. It claimed that it will be available in Android soon. Recently i have a chance to play this with my friends' iPad. To conclude, it is a great one. Here shows what are the differences between Boom Beach and the other similar games.

New Elements on the Battle Field

Rifleman, Heavy, Zooka, Medic, Tank, Warrior are the troops for your battles in the Boom Beach. Each has his strength. For example, the Heavy has a higher Hit Point but a lesser attack point. While the Zooka is the opposite, dealing a higher damage but moving slower. Apart from that, there are boosts such Artillery, Flare, Medkit, Shock Bomb, Barrage and Smoke Screen to aid you in the battle fields. If those skills are applied strategically, it is going to increase your chances of defeating the enemies significantly. The key point of a battle in the Boom Beach game, is to destroy the enemy's headquarter.

Here i intelligently use the Flare to direct the troops to the rear side of the base which has a much weaker defense.

Having said that, all you need to do, is to make use of your troops and the Powers to come out with a plan to destroy the Headquarter as soon as possible! If the base has too much towers placed together, use Shock Bomb to effectively avoid their attacks. If there are Rocket Launchers equipped, use Shock Bomb/Artillery on them while approaching them. If there are Machine Guns or Mortars, prepare Medkit for your troops. Analyze your enemies' base first before landing your troops.

Here shows how my enemies attack my base when i was away.

On the other hand, you may get busted too, if you are loose in your base development. The good thing is that, there always come with a video showing how (poor/breathtaking) your base is being raided, playable the speed 1x, 2x or 4x. Learn a lesson from that and become stronger next time.

The Bases are evenly distributed across the map.

You may discover that in the Boom Beach game, you won't come across some jokers (who have reached much higher level than yours) around your base (after exploring with the Radar). Depending on your levels and the Victory Points, you would be placed/arranged in such a way that the enemies around are good to be your opponents. This is something that i really favor. I used to play this kind of combat games in the Facebook before. But this Boom Beach has indeed done much better in the placement of our bases.

The myths of the Statues in supporting your bases.

The statues (on the bottom) are meant to improve your bases in various aspects (resources production, troops stimulants, etc)

The introduction of Statues in the Boom Beach is indeed an interesting one. It serves as a stimulant for the base in various aspects. For example, resources (Gold, Wood, Stone) production, increasing your troops health, etc. The thing is, the success of building a "productive" statue depends on luck. There are 3 types of statues: Idol, Guardian, Masterpiece. And they are only built with Crystals (Life, Ice, Magma and Dark) which are only obtained through defeating other enemies. This adds more variations into the game play.

Money doesn't dominate the game

Last but not least, this Boom Beach doesn't allow someone to dominate the game with money. Yes, you can use money to buy diamonds which boost your base development progress. However, it doesn't mean that you could always bully the weaker with your troops (due to the almost evenly distributed bases algorithm). Moreover, the enemies that you have defeated would be replaced with a stronger one. Apart from that, you have limited troops according to your levels. And the Power in the battle field only depends on your action points accumulated, but not the money.

In short, i really look forward to playing this game in my Android devices soon. But i believe it may still take a while, as i still experience glitches in the iOS version now (sometimes the servers are under maintenance).