Energy Zaps and Batteries

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Several features in the game require the use of Energy Zaps to accomplish given tasks. These tasks include some steps in building the Wonder of the World, uncovering the Idol, repairing or upgrading the Bridge, fixing or upgrading the Pharos, and many Category:Special Events.

The energy bar is located in the upper-right corner of the main screen, directly below the XP progress bar.

Energy zaps recharge automatically when any of them are used at a rate of 1 zap unit / 3 minutes.

To use energy zaps for the building upgrades you can tap on the meter or on the button on the right. Each tap will consume 1 zap and increase the meter progress by 1 unit.

To use the zaps on people tap the bubble (  etc.). The bubble will disappear and some resources may appear depending on which special event is active. The energy zap meter will automatically go down by 1 for each bubble you tap. For some Bridge steps, placating the natives cost 5 plus additional resources.

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Recently added (Oct 2012), the battery allows players to speed up repair or upgrade of the Bridge or the Pharos. Using a battery adds 500 to the progress meter, immediately.

To use a battery, on the far righthand-side of the progress meter is a second button (next to the ). This button will use a, if you already have one in your resources. If you do not have a, the button will offer the opportunity to purchase one or more at a cost of 90€ each.

Currently batteries can only be used on these two buildings and cannot be used to recharge the meter.