It's Time to Innovate! - Timed Quest

This Timed Quest was Released on 11-15-13. It Involves Building Some Cool Looking Tech Buildings. Need Help with Assets? To get more Neighbors visit the Megapolis Add Me Group on Facebook!

Time Limit 192 Hours.

Intro:
"An Innovation refers to a fundamental update of an old product or the creation of a fundamentally new one. Megapolis's scientists have offered to start developing a search engine that will work with images rather than words. This is currently one of the more pressing problems in search engine functionality."

Requires Level 15 to Begin.

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Stage 1 - Innovative Technologies

"It's time to develop new innovations! Start building a special research center and tell your friends about it."

• Buy a Center for Innovative Search-Engine Technologies Foundation:

Costs: 50,000 Coins or 3 Megabucks, 12 Power and 8 Water

Gives: 250 XP, and 17,300 Population Cap Increase

• Visit Five Friends:

Rewards:

"Megapolis is about to become a center of innovative product development, and it's all thanks to your efforts."

• 120 XP
• 3,400 Coins
• 5 x Sandstone (For Stage 6)
• Access to Stage 2 (Innovative Software Development)

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Stage 2 - Innovative Software Development

"Finish building the center for innovative search-engine technologies and start creating a special environment for software development."

• Build the Center for Innovative Search-Engine Technologies:

Requires: 5 x Research Equipment, 5 x Air Extractor, 5 x Drainage Devices, 5 x Concrete Blocks

Gives:  350 XP, and 25,000 Population Cap Increase

• Complete the Creating an Integrated Development Environment Contract:

Requires: 5,700 Coins and 4 Hours to Complete

Gives: 40 XP, and 12,500 Coins

Rewards:
"Great job! You've completed the center for innovative search-engine technologies and will be able to develop an incredibly useful program in no time."

• 140 XP
• 4,600 Coins
• 5 x Floor Slabs (For Stage )
• Access to Stage 3 (Education for Innovators)

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Stage 3 - Education for Innovators

"Save up enough money and start creating a University of Information Technologies."

• Buy a University of Information Technologies Foundation:

Costs: 75,000 Coins or 3 Megabucks, 15 Power and 10 Water

Gives: 300 XP, and 18,500 Population Cap Increase

• Collect 3,500 Coins in Taxes:

Rewards:
"Great job! Finish building the University of Information Technologies to continue your research."

• 170 XP
• 5,450 Coins
• Access to Stage 4 (Seminar on Innovation)

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Stage 4 - Seminar on Innovation

"Finish building the University of Information Technologies and hold a seminar on the development of innovative ideas there."

• Build the University of Information Technologies: 

Requires: 5 x Air Conditioning System, 5 x Floor Slabs, 5 x Bricks, 5 x Photoelectric Doors, 10 x Cement

Gives: 350 XP, and 11,500 Population Cap Increase

• Complete the Holding a Seminar on Indexing in Search Engines Contract: 

Requires: 6,200 Coins and 4 Hours to Complete

Gives: 50 XP, and 13,400 Coins

Rewards:
"Our specialists have an idea! It's time to start developing software for working with images."

• 200 XP
• 6,400 Coins
• 5 x T-Beam (For Stage 5)
• Access to Stage 5 (Innovative Programs)

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Stage 5 - Innovative Programs

"Build a software development office and start doing some real coding!"

• Buy a Software Development Office Foundation:

Costs: 90,000 Coins or 4 Megabucks, 16 Power and 10 Water

Gives: 350 XP, and 24,000 Population Cap Increase

• Build a Software Development Office:

Requires: 10 x Concrete Rings, 10 x Plastic Windows, 10 x Concrete Mixer, 10 x Piles, 10 x T-beam (5 From Stage 4)

Gives: 450 XP, and 33,000 Population Cap Increase

• Complete the Editing Search Engine Code Contract:

Requires: 5,500 Coins and 6 Hours to Compete
Gives: 70 XP, and 16,900 Coins

Rewards:
"Great job! As a reward, you're getting the special Developing a Universal Antivirus contract."

• 230 XP
• 7,000 Coins
• Access to Stage 6 (Innovative Systems)
• Idea Fountain

Gives: 350 XP, and 14,000 Population Cap Increase

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Stage 6 - Innovative Systems

"Equip the indoor courtyards so your employees can relax and work in the fresh air. And start working on a new contract."

• Equip the Indoor Courtyards:

Requires: 5 x Sandstone (From Stage 1), 10 x Decorative Stones, 10 x Geotextiles, 10 x Palm Trees, 10 x Turf, 10 Lawn Trellises, 10 x Sand

Gives: 500 XP, and 10,000 Population Cap Increase

• Complete the Developing Innovative Image-Based Search Engines Contract:

Requires: 3,000 Coins and 12 Hours to Complete

Gives: 120 XP, and 27,600 Coins

Rewards:
"Your employees are grateful to you for equipping the indoor courtyards. Now they'll fulfill innovation-based contracts as efficiently as possible!"

• 250 XP
• 7,800 Coins
• Access to Stage 7 (Testing Innovative Software)

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Stage 7 - Testing Innovative Software

"Make sure all the necessary conditions for software testing are met so you can test the product that your software development office created."

• Buy a System Testing Office Foundation:

Costs: 130,000 Coins or 5 Megabucks, 25 Power and 20 Water

Gives: 500 XP, and 25,000 Population Cap Increase

• Build a System Testing Office:

Requires: 5 x Motion Sensors, 10 x Bricks, 10 x Rebar, 10 x Aluminum Profile, 10 x Granite Slab, 10 x Perforator, 10 x Insulation, 10 x Flexible Hoses, 20 x Paint

Gives: 750 XP, and 40,000 Population Cap Increase
40 XP and 650 Coins Every 5 Hours

• Accept the Software Alpha Testing Contract:

Requires: 7,600 Coins and 8 Hours to Complete (Only Accepting is Required)

Gives:  90 XP, and 23,600 Coins

Rewards: 

"Great! The testing phase uncovered a few minor irregularities, but they were immediately corrected by your employees. It's time to unveil your product to the world!"

• 270 XP
• 8,500 Coins
• 5 x Hard Hats (For Stage 8)
• Access to Stage 8 (Presenting Innovative Software)

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Stage 8 - Presenting Innovative Software

"Build a conference center and hold a presentation on the innovative search engine for the city's residents and guests!"

• Buy a Conference Center Foundation:

Costs: 150,000 Coins or 5 Megabucks, 18 Power and 15 Water

Gives: 500 XP, and 32,000 Population Cap Increase

• Build a Conference Center:

Requires: 10 x Granite Slabs, 10 x Loudspeaker, 10 x Info Board, 10 x Column, 10 x Plastic Seat, 10 x Lighting Equipment, 10 x Plasma Panels, 10 x Control Consoles, 10 x Satellite Antenna, 15 x Glass, 15 x Hard Hat (5 From Stage 7)

Gives: 750 XP, and 50,000 Population Cap Increase

• Accept the Presenting the Innovation Search Engine Contract:

Requires: 12,700 Coins and 4 Hours to Complete (Only Accepting is Required)

Gives: 80 XP, and 21,500 Coins

Rewards:
"Great job! You've earned a reward: a gadget store and an extremely lucrative contract for creating an artificial neural network."

• 300 XP
• 10,000 Coins
• Quest Complete!
• Gadget Store

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Quest Complete! - It's Time to Innovate!

• Gadget Store:

Gives: 750 XP, and 18,800 Population Cap Increase (On Placement)

And 10 XP and 230 Coins Every 6 Hours

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Ok it might be a stretch but the PlayStation 4 Released in the U.S. on 11-15-2013, and with this timed quests theme, I cant help but think SQ went on to maybe mock, or use that energy to put into this update. Your Thoughts?