NanoTowns Guide and Tips

NOTE: The developers have updated the game as of 4/3/10.  I’m currently creating version 2 of the Guide.

I’ve always been a casual gamer and apart from playing them to relieve my stress, I really like checking out new games, especially in Facebook.

My new favorite game is NanoTowns by Digital Chocolate.   The reviews haven’t been that great but I see the game’s potential and I like it! So, to those who love the game, here is a guide and some tips for you.   Since the game normally progresses and I’m still going through the game, I will update this post (or write another one) as needed.

Warning: This guide will contain spoilers. *updated 4/10/10*

The Money
There are two types of money that you can use in the game.  Town Coins can be earned by completing quests from different buildings or through clicking the building’s “stars”.  DC Cash (Digital Chocolate Cash) need to be earned by trying out offers or purchasing it with real money.

The Buildings
Some buildings can be constructed through Town Coins but there are a few that need DC Cash.  The list below is grouped as decorative and functional. Decorative buildings do not produce anything but quests randomly appear for you to progress. Functional buildings produce goods to help you fulfill the quests.  This will help you decide whether you want to stick with the functional buildings or make you curious enough to build the decorative ones to know what comes up next.

Decorative

Residential – houses, flats, apartments including Brownstone, cabins (limited time it is functional), cottages & chalets.
Commercial – fudge shop, farm, night club, Pho3000, comic shop, salon, liquor store, school, subway station, police station, office, town hall, museum, dotcom building, rex in the city and the aquarium.

Functional

The school, library, cafe, Do’s Donuts, bar, boutique, pet shop, taco stand, garden center, news stand, record store, post office, fire station, market, bakery, bike shop, burger shop, city park, Italian restaurant, zoo, winery, and the playground. For a limited time the bank, shroom shack, and the cabin is functional for the Easter Egg quests.

Value (Rent) of Buildings *updated 4/10/10*
Each building is worth an amount of Town Coins which appear as 3 stars above each building.  You can consider this as rent. This helps when you need more Town Coins to purchase more buildings or produce goods.  Here is a list that I’ve seen so far, based on what I have in the game.

1 Town Coin
Cottages, chalets, flats, cabins, apartments, Brownstone, the farm, boutique, fudge shop, Do’s Donuts, Pho3000, liquor store, library, burger shop, corner shop and the bakery

2 Town Coins
Post office and houses

3 Town Coins
Salon, town hall and the garden center

4 Town Coins
Bike shop, record store and the night club

5 Town Coins
The office

6 Town Coins
Cafe and the taco stand

8 Town Coins
Police Station

12 Town Coins
The market

17 Town Coins
Pet Shop

24 Town Coins
The school

25 Town Coins
The museum

57 Town Coins
Subway Station

86 Town Coins
The Zoo

129 Town Coins
Italian Restaurant

144 Town Coins
Playground

201 Town Coins
Winery

216 Town Coins
Fire Station

230 Town Coins
City Park

Take note that when you visit a friend or neighbor, the buildings are just worth 1 Town Coin.

Produced Goods *updated 4/3/10*
There are several requests from each building and you need to know which building produces.  Here is a list of each functional building, the goods they produce, how long it takes and their prices.  Take note that you can opt to produce the goods instantly.  The second price is the instant Some need more Town Coins and some need DC Cash.

Do’s Donuts

• Classic Donut
  • 5 minutes
  • 10 TC / 52 TC

Corner Shop

• Red stapler
  • 10 minutes
  • 10 TC / 20 TC

Burger Shop

• Burgers
  • 10 minutes
  • 10 TC / 25 TC
• French Fries
  • 5 minutes
  • 5 TC / 13 TC
• Shakes
  • 5 minutes
  • 5 TC / 12 TC

Cafe

• Coffee
  • 6 minutes
  • 2 TC / 8 TC
• Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • 15 minutes
  • 5 TC / 20 TC
• WiFi
  • 1 hour
  • 30 TC / 90 TC

Bakery

• Angel Food Cake
  • 5 minutes
  • 10 TC / 15 TC
• Key Lime Pie
  • 12 minutes
  • 5 TC / 17 TC

Market

• Tomatoes
  • 3 hours
  • 30 TC / 4 DC
• Picnic Basket
  • 4 hours
  • 25 TC / 377 TC

News Stand

• Chewing Gum
  • 30 minutes
  • 5 TC / 35 TC
• Newspaper
  • 30 minutes
  • 10 TC / 40 TC
• Magazine
  • 10 minutes
  • 15 TC / 25 TC

Library

• Library Card
  • 2 hours
  • 50 TC / 3 DC
• Dorks
  • 2 hours
  • 100 TC / 2 DC

Record Store

• Record
  • 10 minutes
  • 20 TC / 40 TC
• Music Player
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 50 TC / 2 DC
• Hipster
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 100 TC / 3 DC

Pet Shop

• Dog Sweater
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 50 TC / 3 DC
• Gold Fish
  • 1 hour
  • 100 TC / 3 DC
• Doggie Treats
  • 1 hour
  • 25 TC / 142 TC

Garden Center

• Bouquet
  • 1 hour
  • 25 TC / 129 TC

Boutique

• Dress
  • 26 minutes 48 seconds
  • 44 TC / 56 TC

Italian Restaurant

• Pasta
  • 30 minutes
  • 50 TC / 102 TC
• Plain Salad
  • 30 minutes
  • 30 TC / 82 TC

Bike Shop

• Bikes
  • 2 hours 20 minutes
  • 120 TC / 4 DC
• Biker Shorts
  • 2 hours
  • 25 TC / 3 DC

Liquor Store

• Green Beer
  • 5 minutes
  • 20 TC / 27 TC

Post Office

• Snail Mail
  • 59 minutes 36 seconds
  • 149 TC / 193 TC

Playground

• Swing Set
  • 1 hour
  • 100 TC / 1 DC
• Sand Box
  • 1 hour 6 minutes 48 seconds
  • 111 TC / 735 TC

Taco Stand

• Taco
  • 30 minutes
  • 25 TC / 1 DC

Bar

• Beer Goggles
  • 8 minutes 36 seconds
  • 21 TC / 32 TC
• Green Beer
  • 5 minutes
  • 20 TC / 27 TC

City Park

• Fresh Air
  • 4 hours
  • 300 TC / 10 DC

Winery

• Wine
  • 4 hours 25 minutes
  • 189 TC / 241 TC

Zoo

• Poop
  • 1 day
  • 50 TC / 6 DC

Fire Station

• Hunky Fire Man
  • 5 hours
  • 200 TC / 8 DC

There are a couple of forums out there that you can check out for strategies and more tips.  This is it for now.  I’ll create another post for a list of quests that you can use as reference. Hope this basic guide helps you progress through the game.  If you want to add on to these items since you may be at a higher level at this point, feel free to place them in the comments area for the rest of us to check out.