Pocket Planes Help Guide

Index

Map Screen

Airport Screen

Jobs Screen

Depart Screen

Airport Info

Plane Info

Arrivals Screen

Market Screen

Parts Screen

Hangar Screen

Events Screen

Bank Screen

Airpedia Screen

Stats Screen

Logs Screen

BitBook Screen

Settings Screen

Support

✈ Map Screen

• The map screen lets you navigate the world.
• You can zoom in or out with the plus and minus buttons and swap between active planes with the arrows.
• Locked cities are faded out, you can tap on them to unlock them.
• Cities are categorized into 3 groups.
• Class 1 cities have black dots and can only service class 1 planes.
• Class 2 cities have blue dots and can service class 1 and class 2 planes.
• Class 3 cities are red and can service class 1, 2 or 3.
• The higher the class city the larger the population and the more jobs it will have.
• Cities can be upgrade for more jobs and layovers but not for service class.

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✈ Airport Screen

• In the Airport view you can manage your airport as well as any aircraft that are landed there.
• The top bar shows the name of the city, as well as some other information.
• The "0/10" "L" number shows how many "layover" slots are being used at this airport.
• Layovers are passengers or cargo that have been dropped off to be stored at the airport before they have been delivered.
• Also on the top bar is the name of the aircraft, and how many jobs it has loaded. Passengers are designated with the letter "P" and cargo with the letter "C".
• The last bit of information on the top bar is the number of minutes left until the jobs at the airport refresh.
• The buttons in the bottom right corner go to the Jobs, Airport Info and Plane Info screens.

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✈ Jobs Screen

• The Jobs Screen shows the available jobs at the currently selected city.
• The same information is shown on the top title bar as in the Airport Screen.
• The listed jobs show the destination city (with a colored dot to show the class level), the item or person name, and the reward for delivery.
• The jobs are sorted by highest to lowest reward amount.
• To load a job from the list, press the green load button.
• Conversely, to unload a job that has been loaded on the aircraft press the red unload button.
• Jobs listed in green give rewards in bux.
• Jobs listed in blue are for global events and can be used to compete with Flight Crews.
• If you fill up the aircraft completely with jobs going to the same destination you will get a "full plane bonus" that will add 25% to the job rewards.
• In the case of VIP jobs that reward in bux, you will be given the 25% bonus in the coin equivalent.
• You can unload jobs in a different city than it was picked up in to store them for later use. These "Layovers" are saved at the airport until you load them on a plane or press the red "x" to delete them.
• The first three buttons in the bottom left filter the list by all types, passengers or cargo.
• Once you are loaded and ready to go, press the button with the green arrow in the bottom left to choose where to fly to in the depart screen.
• You can unload all jobs from the plane by holding down on any "UNLOAD" button.
• You can load all jobs to a specific city by holding down the "LOAD" button on a job to the desired city.

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✈ Depart Screen

• The Depart Screen shows you where you can fly your plane.
• You can tap on one or multiple cities to fly to.
• Cities that are the destination for passengers and cargo on your plane will flash on the map.
• When flying through multiple destination in one trip, jobs will automatically be dropped off as you pass through.
• The current range of you plane is denoted by the green circle around the plane.
• Dimmed out cities are locked and need to be purchased in order to fly there.
• You can purchase new cities on the regular map screen.
• As you plot your route, information is displayed at the top of the screen. The final destination, time to travel, and total trip profit are listed.
• Be careful! Your trip profit can be negative if you don't deliver enough jobs or fly too far out of the way.
• You can undo steps in your route by using the red arrow button.
• Once you are all set, press the green "FLY!" button to send off your plane.

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✈ Airport Info

• The Airport Info Screen shows information about the selected city and has options to manage it.
• General statistics are listed, as well as any special events that are currently occurring.
• The blue "INFO" button will tell you a bit of trivia about the city.
• The red "CLOSE" button will close down the airport, making it un-useable but giving you back half of the purchase price.
• The green "AIRPORT UPGRADE" button lets you purchase upgrades your airport. Upgrading increases the amount of layover slots the airport has, as well as slightly increasing the amount of jobs coming and leaving from the city.
• The orange "ADVERTISE" button will allow you to purchase a temporary boost in demand for jobs being shipped to the selected city, which will last for 8 hours.

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✈ Plane Info

• Press the plane magnifying glass button when viewing a plane to bring up the Plane Info.
• The Plane Info Screen allows you to inspect and tweak your plane.
• You can re-name your aircraft's call sign by tapping on the orange name with the flashing cursor.
• You can also view your pilot and change his appearance with the blue arrow buttons. To dress him in a costume, press the "COSTUMES" button.
• The "PAINT" button takes you to the paint screen. Here you can change the colors of your plane. The "?" button will assign a random color scheme.
• The "UPGRADE" button will allow you to purchase upgrades to your aircraft.
• Upgrading the Fuel Tanks will increase the range of your aircraft.
• Upgrading the Engine will increase the speed of your aircraft.
• Upgrading the carbon fiber and reducing the weight of the aircraft will make them cheaper to fly and more profitable.
• The "REMOVE" button will take the aircraft out of service and move it to your hangar.

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✈ Arrivals Screen

• The Arrivals screen shows you all your active planes and their current status.
• An empty slot means you have room to put more aircraft into service.
• You can buy more plane slots with coins with the green button at the bottom of the list.
• A "LANDED" plane has arrived at it's destination and needs attention.
• An "IDLE" plane is landed but does not have any jobs boarded.
• A "BOARDING" plane is landed with at least one job loaded.
• A status showing a blue time value (5M) is showing the amount of time left until a plane will reach it's destination.

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✈ Market Screen

• The title bar of the Market Screen shows how many items are for sale, and how long until the market refreshes.
• You can buy a specific plane, or collect 3 parts to build a specific plane type.
• Parts for a plane you have already have some matching parts for are displayed in green.
• Once you have collected 3 parts for a specific plane, craft them in the Parts Screen.
• You can tap on any plane or part to see more detailed information about that plane.
• When the market refreshes, a new list of random parts and planes are displayed.
• Planes labeled "P" only carry passengers.
• Planes labeled "C" only carry cargo.
• Planes labeled "M" carry a mix of passengers and cargo.
• The three buttons in the bottom left sort the list by all, only planes, or only parts.

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✈ Parts Screen

• The Parts Screen is where you combine parts into full planes.
• All parts are listed, tap a part to get information about the plane it belongs to.
• To sell a part, press the green "SELL" button to receive the amount of coins listed on the item.
• To Gift a part, press the blue "GIFT" button. Gifting costs 1 bux. Choose a friend to send the part to or hit the red X to cancel.
• To combine parts into a plane, press the "BUILD" button in the bottom left corner.
• The "BUILD" section shows you the planes you have parts for. You can only build a plane once you have all 3 parts (engine, body, and controls).
• When you have all 3 parts for a plane, a "BUILD" button will appear next to the plane. It costs some bux to build the plane.
• After you build the plane the map will be shown so you can choose where to place the plane.

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✈ Hangar Screen

• The Hangar Screen is where your planes are stored when they are removed from service.
• Use the red "SCRAP" button to turn your plane into plane parts in order to sell or gift them.
• Use the green "FLY" button to put your plane back into service (this costs some bux). The map screen will come up to allow you to choose where to place the plane.
• Tap a plane to view more details about it.

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✈ Events Screen

• The Events Screen shows all the events that are occurring across the world.
• Events randomly come and go at different times. They will always show up again eventually and your totals are cumulative.
• The list shows the city, what the event is, and the amount of time the event will be active.
• The city in the event list will be dimmed if you do not have an airport there, or lit up if you do.
• Cities that are closed due to an event are listed in red.
• Events in blue are global events which you can complete for additional rewards on the Global Events screen.
• Tap the check box button in the bottom left to see how many jobs you have delivered for specific events.
• You will earn a check next to each event when you deliver 1,000 jobs for each one.

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✈ Bank Screen

• The Bank can be used to convert bux into coins
• Use the green arrow buttons to choose how many bux to convert into coins.
• The more bux you convert at once, the more coins you will get per bux.
• Press the green "EXCHANGE" button to exchange your bux and receive your coins.
• You cannot convert coins into bux.

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✈ Airpedia Screen

• The Airpedia allows you to explore and compare all the possible Pocket Planes aircraft.
• A checkbox is shown next to any aircraft you currently own.
• Also shown is the name, the class (which determines which airports they can use), capacity, range, speed and weight.
• The bottom left buttons re-sort the list based on class, capacity, range, speed or weight.
• You can tap any of the planes to get a closer look.

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✈ Stats Screen

• The Stats Screen shows you information about your airline.
• On the top right is a graph plotting your airline's revenue, miles flown, and number of flights. It adds a new graph point every 24 hours.
• Above the graph is shown the amount of XP needed to advance to the next level.
• You gain 1 XP point for every coin earned from jobs delivered. For every bux earned you get 500 XP.
• "AIRLINE VALUE" is the coin value of all your airline's assets added up. This includes your coin count, airports and aircraft.
• "AVG DAILY REVENUE" is the average daily revenue of your airline. It calculates a new average every 24 hours.
• "AIRPORTS" lists how many airports you have built out of your current limit (determined by your level).
• "POP. SERVICED" is the total population of all your cities added together.
• "TOTAL FLIGHTS" is the total number of flights taken since the start of your airline.
• "MILES FLOWN" is the total number of miles your planes have flown added together.
• "PASSENGERS" is the total number of passengers your airline has delivered.
• "CARGO DELIVERED" is the total number of cargo your airline has delivered.
• "LONGEST FLIGHT" shows the longest distance an aircraft has flown in one trip.
• "MOST PROFITABLE FLIGHT" shows the most profit earned by an aircraft in one trip.
• "BUSIEST CITY" shows the airport with the most number of flights.
• "BUSIEST REGION" shows the global region with the most number of flights.
• "TOP EARNER" shows the aircraft that has earned the most lifetime profit for your airline.

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✈ Logs Screen

• The Logs Screen allows you to monitor the performance of your aircraft.
• For each aircraft, the name, picture, total flight time and profit per hour of flight are listed.
• With the bottom left buttons you can sort the list by flight time or profit / hour.

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✈ BitBook Screen

• Here you can see status updates from bitizens in the world. They will react to many different occurrences in the game.
• Every time a BitBook entry is added, it will show up on the the BitBook menu button badge until you read it.
• You can share funny posts on Twitter using the "RETWEET" button!
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✈ Settings Screen

• The Settings Screen allows you to change settings in the game.
• "SOUNDS" here you can enable or disable the game sounds.

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Credits

Pocket Planes™ by NimbleBit, LLC © 2012

David Marsh
Ian Marsh
&
Tim Rudolph