Improving IPH

[chobits275]

Hi everyone, I am currently at ~25M IPH, what's the best way to improve my IPH? I haven't been playing much and just recently got back so I missed some of the LTB. What are some essential buildings to upkeep and get maxed out for more IPH?

[-Batman-]

buy and upgrade LTB's especially type A buildings
Tsar's
Diamond Grilz
Mike's Parlour
Shooters
just to name a few

[chobits275]

How does one find out what the Type A buildings are? Is there a list of them somewhere?

[Sleazy_P_Martini]

First off, buy every ltb available when they come out. You'll need em later on. But starting out, your goal should be working on getting your night clubs up to level ten.

Also, I'm assuming you have at least one additional building upgrade mod. Else it's gonna be a rough ride.

[sfun]

All depends how many upgrades you have 1,2 or 3. Assuming you have 2 i suggest you use one upgrade for NC and one for LTB. And focus on one building to get it to ten as quickly as possible. Dont swicth back and forth between LTB's. Dont have enough funds start robbing. Best cycles are 12 and 24 luckily these cycles also contains the best buildings those already mentioned. Getting those four buildings at ten will raise your IPH significantly.

[-Batman-]

http://crimecityios.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Money_Buildings_by_Level

Link to all buildings info, payout and type of buildings

[chobits275]

Thanks for the advice guys. I already have my NCs at level 10. What buildings should I go for next? Also, where can I get a +1 for my upgrading?

[Winnson]

You can't right now. They were awarded recently. Most of us have +2 upgrades now.

[Winnson]

The 12 and 24 LTBs are the biggest bang for the buck for you right now.
Mike's Tattoo Palace
Shooter's Gun Shop
Diamond Grilz
Tsar's Tea House

If you have any of those and they're not leveled, level them in that order of importance, depending on how much cash you have on hand.

[chobits275]

Dam that sucks :/ I don't buy gold so the only buildings you mentioned that I do have is the Tsar's Tea House which was the last LTB I bought before I quit.

[Sleazy_P_Martini]

Get that tea house to ten, and buy current ltb. Also how many buildings can you upgrade at once?

[chobits275]

I can only upgrade one building at a time :/ I'll try to get the Tea house to 10. Aside from that are there any other good buildings I should upgrade? I probably will take some time to upgrade the tea houses to 10 though

[Sleazy_P_Martini]

If you have pagodas, they're ceap and easy to upgrade. So I'd recommend them. But if you post a screenshot of your hood, perhaps it would be easier to give advice instead of guessing.

[aarondavidsdad]

Instead of building iph, I would attempt to build your daily income. The two are not the same. Also, find or build a spreadsheet that has some formulas that will help you determine what to build or upgrade next to maximize your daily income.

Some of the stats I consider when looking to upgrade a building are income gain per day, income gain divided by upgrade cost, days to breakeven, time to upgrade, etc...

In general, limited time buildings are most helpful to a point. There isn't much sense to upgrade a building that will take you 5 years to breakeven.

[Dipstik]

If you're ever tempted to make spreadsheets for anything involving this game, you're doing it wrong.

[Sleazy_P_Martini]

Instead of building iph, I would attempt to build your daily income. The two are not the same. Also, find or build a spreadsheet that has some formulas that will help you determine what to build or upgrade next to maximize your daily income.

Some of the stats I consider when looking to upgrade a building are income gain per day, income gain divided by upgrade cost, days to breakeven, time to upgrade, etc...

In general, limited time buildings are most helpful to a point. There isn't much sense to upgrade a building that will take you 5 years to breakeven.do not take use this advice. It makes no cents.

[Dipstik]

do not take use this advice. It makes no cents.

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[chobits275]

Here is a list of LTB's I have in my hood:
Chinese Pagoda
Dockside Mill
Toy Box
Transtech Building
Shiner's Still
No Interest Savings
West Side Fine Gems
Big Top Burlesque
Bloody Barber Shop
To Die for Designs
Smoked Fowl Deli
Slay Belles
Tsars Teahouse
Shamrock Pub
The Bunny Den

[quityourwhining]

Of the LTBs that you have, the following are type A:
Chinese Pagoa
Shiner's Still
No Interest Savings
West Side Fine Gems
Slay Belles
Tsars Teahouse
Shamrock Pub
The Bunny Den

You should obviously keep upgrading The Bunny Den until you can no longer complete an upgrade in the time alotted to get the prize. In between LTBs you can focus on any of the other type A LTBs to increase your IPH. Tsars is the best of the bunch because it has the highest IPH of those listed and is easy to collect. I believe the next best are the Pub and West Side. Because you only have one upgrade you will probably only be able to do 1-2 levels in between new LTBs. Just upgrade the ones you feel you can collect consistently. If the opportunity ever arises to get another upgrade, then i goes without saying that you should get it.

[John_Locke]

Stagger your upgrades as well. Don't go straight from 1-10 on a single building; you'll experience faster and more sustainable growth if you stick to type As and upgrade one or two levels at a time, focusing on the lowest level 12s and 24s.

Edit: Upgrade high output type Bs (like the casino) when you're out of cash. They're cheap, and take a long time so you get a chance to build up your reserves.

[chobits275]

Of the LTBs that you have, the following are type A:
Chinese Pagoa
Shiner's Still
No Interest Savings
West Side Fine Gems
Slay Belles
Tsars Teahouse
Shamrock Pub
The Bunny Den

You should obviously keep upgrading The Bunny Den until you can no longer complete an upgrade in the time alotted to get the prize. In between LTBs you can focus on any of the other type A LTBs to increase your IPH. Tsars is the best of the bunch because it has the highest IPH of those listed and is easy to collect. I believe the next best are the Pub and West Side. Because you only have one upgrade you will probably only be able to do 1-2 levels in between new LTBs. Just upgrade the ones you feel you can collect consistently. If the opportunity ever arises to get another upgrade, then i goes without saying that you should get it.

Thanks, I'll keep this in mind. I actually had ~10 Billion when I came back, but only have ~2 Billion now because I was an idiot and got excited at all the new cash items you could buy and went on a spending spree. I do regret that now... But I think I can manage to upgrade some of the buildings still.


Stagger your upgrades as well. Don't go straight from 1-10 on a single building; you'll experience faster and more sustainable growth if you stick to type As and upgrade one or two levels at a time, focusing on the lowest level 12s and 24s.

Edit: Upgrade high output type Bs (like the casino) when you're out of cash. They're cheap, and take a long time so you get a chance to build up your reserves.

Can you give me an example of your first tip? So say I have a level 4 and 1 Tsars Teahouse. Should I upgrade the level 4 until like 6-7 and then upgrade the level 1? Or should I upgrade the level 1 until it reaches level 4 and then alternate?

[quityourwhining]

i think you should upgrade the most expensive building that you can. as soon as an upgrade is finished, use the money you have on hand to upgrade the most expensive building you can afford. never sit on cash and keep investing all of it. don't wait to upgrade by saving money because the upgrade times will slow your growth. and always upgrade something, preferably a type A building.

[HavingFun]

I think you should sell all your buildings.

[chobits275]

I think you should sell all your buildings.

Great advice, I'll consider it once you do so yourself :), maybe.

In any case, how do people have more than 2 LTB buildings?

[John_Locke]

Can you give me an example of your first tip? So say I have a level 4 and 1 Tsars Teahouse. Should I upgrade the level 4 until like 6-7 and then upgrade the level 1? Or should I upgrade the level 1 until it reaches level 4 and then alternate?

Sure thing! In that instance, you'll want to upgrade the L1, so that your L4 will continue to generate cash. The following statement is extremely important: *The lower level the building is, the higher the jump when you upgrade it.* That means upgrading a building from 1>2 will give you a bigger bang for your buck *and* be a larger percentage increase than 9>10. Follow the link at the bottom of my post; you'll find every single building, whether it's type A, and extremely important, the ROI, or the Return On Investment. That number will show you how long it takes for the building to pay for itself. Use that number to figure out the best value for your money spent; the led time it takes to get your money back, the better the deal.


http://crimecityios.wikia.com/wiki/Crime_City_iOS

[chobits275]

Sure thing! In that instance, you'll want to upgrade the L1, so that your L4 will continue to generate cash. The following statement is extremely important: *The lower level the building is, the higher the jump when you upgrade it.* That means upgrading a building from 1>2 will give you a bigger bang for your buck *and* be a larger percentage increase than 9>10. Follow the link at the bottom of my post; you'll find every single building, whether it's type A, and extremely important, the ROI, or the Return On Investment. That number will show you how long it takes for the building to pay for itself. Use that number to figure out the best value for your money spent; the led time it takes to get your money back, the better the deal.


http://crimecityios.wikia.com/wiki/Crime_City_iOS

Ah, I see thanks for the tips kind sir. Tabula rasa, seems like you follow it well :).

For the ROI, what number do you think is usually a good cap? Some buildings have crazy ROI, like 30k+ hours... While some have ~8k ROI, at level 10. Right now I'm thinking of just leveling some of my buildings to ~7 since any higher than that would be way out of my budget. Once this LTB is over, I'll probably try to level some of my lower level LTB's (I have quite a few level 1s lying around)

[John_Locke]

Ah, I see thanks for the tips kind sir. Tabula rasa, seems like you follow it well :).

For the ROI, what number do you think is usually a good cap? Some buildings have crazy ROI, like 30k+ hours... While some have ~8k ROI, at level 10. Right now I'm thinking of just leveling some of my buildings to ~7 since any higher than that would be way out of my budget. Once this LTB is over, I'll probably try to level some of my lower level LTB's (I have quite a few level 1s lying around)

I personally upgrade type As to 7, and Bs to 5 considering the ROI starts to get prohibitive afterwards; however, once all my buildings reached that threshold, I started upgrading my type As further.

But for now, 7 is probably a good cap. It seems to jump a bit after that.

[chobits275]

I personally upgrade type As to 7, and Bs to 5 considering the ROI starts to get prohibitive afterwards; however, once all my buildings reached that threshold, I started upgrading my type As further.

But for now, 7 is probably a good cap. It seems to jump a bit after that.

Ah, thanks, I'll keep that as my goal for now!

[chobits275]

Oh yeah, what are some star modifiers people have these days for building upgrade/income etc ?

[sfun]

Wow the name of this thread is called "Improving IPH" so why are people talking about ROI. I dont give a **** about ROI. This is about IPH pure and simple. Bunny Den is a **** building IPH wise. Dont do it other then the 250k item you are getting for it its not worth it. But since you have only one upgrade focus on the Teahouse or Shamrock. Build them to 10 asap. Running out of funds start robbing. And please dont upgrade your Casino takes to much time and most importantly you only have one upgrade so use it wisely. Build your IPH!!!!

[aarondavidsdad]

iph is a near useless measuring tool. As I said before, the statistic that is most useful is daily income. That is a statistic based on how you collect your buildings. This is the stat that should be maximized. IPh and daily income are correlated but not on a one-to-one basis.