I used to play this game by Glu Media called “Bug Village”. It was strangely addicting and I ended up quitting because it was taking up too much time. Before I did so, I did some work on data analysis of the piles and flowers. Here’s the info [missing Large Pile data], also available on a downloadable spreadsheet:
| Ants | ||||||
| Pile or plant | Bug count | Time | Total acorns | Total XP | Acorns / bug minute | XP / bug minute |
| Blueberry | 4 | 7:00 | 782 | 201 | 0.47 | 0.12 |
| Blueberry | 4 | 9:00 | 965 | 241 | 0.45 | 0.11 |
| Blueberry | 4 | 16:00 | 1270 | 442 | 0.33 | 0.12 |
| Blueberry | 4 | 21:00 | 1473 | 553 | 0.29 | 0.11 |
| Blueberry | 4 | 29:00 | 1727 | 684 | 0.25 | 0.10 |
| Blueberry | 4 | 40:00 | 2032 | 855 | 0.21 | 0.09 |
| Large Pile | 3 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Large Pile | 3 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Large Pile | 3 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Large Pile | 3 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Large Pile | 3 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Large Pile | 3 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Large Pile | 3 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Medium Pile | 2 | 0:05 | 20 | 6 | 2.00 | 0.60 |
| Medium Pile | 2 | 0:10 | 30 | 10 | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Medium Pile | 2 | 1:30 | 162 | 46 | 0.90 | 0.26 |
| Medium Pile | 2 | 4:00 | 264 | 80 | 0.55 | 0.17 |
| Medium Pile | 2 | 8:00 | 426 | 126 | 0.44 | 0.13 |
| Medium Pile | 2 | 12:00 | 538 | 161 | 0.37 | 0.11 |
| Raspberry | 2 | 1:00 | 182 | 40 | 1.52 | 0.33 |
| Raspberry | 2 | 4:00 | 487 | 115 | 1.01 | 0.24 |
| Raspberry | 2 | 8:00 | 680 | 191 | 0.71 | 0.20 |
| Raspberry | 2 | 11:00 | 802 | 211 | 0.61 | 0.16 |
| Raspberry | 2 | 24:00 | 1473 | 352 | 0.51 | 0.12 |
| Raspberry | 8 | 35:00 | 6626 | 1611 | 0.39 | 0.10 |
| Small Pile | 1 | 0:15 | 20 | 6 | 1.33 | 0.40 |
| Small Pile | 1 | 0:45 | 55 | 15 | 1.22 | 0.33 |
| Small Pile | 1 | 1:00 | 66 | 20 | 1.10 | 0.33 |
| Small Pile | 1 | 2:00 | 86 | 25 | 0.72 | 0.21 |
| Small Pile | 1 | 6:00 | 203 | 40 | 0.56 | 0.11 |
| Treasure Pile | 1 | 3:00 | 121 | 75 | 0.67 | 0.42 |
| Treasure Pile | 1 | 6:00 | 304 | 60 | 0.84 | 0.17 |
| Treasure Pile | 1 | 12:00 | 304 | 113 | 0.42 | 0.16 |
| Treasure Pile | 1 | 18:00 | 508 | 151 | 0.47 | 0.14 |
| Treasure Pile | 1 | 23:00 | 498 | 159 | 0.36 | 0.12 |
| Treasure Pile | 1 | 35:00 | 792 | 251 | 0.38 | 0.12 |
Acorns per bug minute:
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| Bees | ||||||
| Pile or plant | Bug count | Time | Total acorns | Total XP | Acorns / bug minute | XP / bug minute |
| Fire Lily | 3 | 0:15 | 60 | 18 | 1.33 | 0.40 |
| Fire Lily | 3 | 0:30 | 152 | 30 | 1.69 | 0.33 |
| Fire Lily | 3 | 3:00 | 335 | 105 | 0.62 | 0.19 |
| Fire Lily | 3 | 4:00 | 457 | 141 | 0.63 | 0.20 |
| Fire Lily | 3 | 18:00 | 1021 | 302 | 0.32 | 0.09 |
| Fire Lily | 3 | 48:00 | 2388 | 746 | 0.28 | 0.09 |
| Great Pansies | 1 | 3:00 | 121 | 75 | 0.67 | 0.42 |
| Great Pansies | 1 | 6:00 | 304 | 60 | 0.84 | 0.17 |
| Great Pansies | 1 | 12:00 | 304 | 113 | 0.42 | 0.16 |
| Great Pansies | 1 | 18:00 | 508 | 151 | 0.47 | 0.14 |
| Great Pansies | 1 | 23:00 | 498 | 159 | 0.36 | 0.12 |
| Great Pansies | 1 | 35:00 | 792 | 251 | 0.38 | 0.12 |
| Leopard Lily | 3 | 4:00 | 660 | 221 | 0.92 | 0.31 |
| Leopard Lily | 3 | 9:00 | 1067 | 332 | 0.66 | 0.20 |
| Leopard Lily | 3 | 14:00 | 1433 | 382 | 0.57 | 0.15 |
| Leopard Lily | 3 | 20:00 | 1646 | 473 | 0.46 | 0.13 |
| Leopard Lily | 3 | 29:00 | 2134 | 634 | 0.41 | 0.12 |
| Leopard Lily | 3 | 33:00 | 2439 | 720 | 0.41 | 0.12 |
| Morning Glory | 4 | 8:00 | 894 | 271 | 0.47 | 0.14 |
| Morning Glory | 4 | 13:30 | 1138 | 322 | 0.35 | 0.10 |
| Morning Glory | 4 | 20:00 | 1524 | 433 | 0.32 | 0.09 |
| Morning Glory | 4 | 26:30 | 1758 | 533 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| Morning Glory | 4 | 33:00 | 2195 | 664 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| Morning Glory | 4 | 43:30 | 2845 | 866 | 0.27 | 0.08 |
| Nice Bellflower | 2 | 0:10 | 30 | 10 | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Nice Bellflower | 2 | 1:00 | 142 | 40 | 1.18 | 0.33 |
| Nice Bellflower | 2 | 2:30 | 203 | 60 | 0.68 | 0.20 |
| Nice Bellflower | 2 | 8:00 | 447 | 136 | 0.47 | 0.14 |
| Nice Bellflower | 2 | 12:00 | 538 | 161 | 0.37 | 0.11 |
| Nice Bellflower | 2 | 24:00 | 792 | 241 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| Simple Daisy | 1 | 0:05 | 10 | 3 | 2.00 | 0.60 |
| Simple Daisy | 1 | 1:30 | 81 | 23 | 0.90 | 0.26 |
| Simple Daisy | 1 | 2:00 | 91 | 25 | 0.76 | 0.21 |
| Simple Daisy | 1 | 6:00 | 193 | 60 | 0.54 | 0.17 |
| Simple Daisy | 1 | 10:00 | 243 | 72 | 0.41 | 0.12 |
| Simple Daisy | 1 | 20:00 | 376 | 117 | 0.31 | 0.10 |
| Wonder Crocus | 2 | 0:15 | 60 | 18 | 2.00 | 0.60 |
| Wonder Crocus | 2 | 1:00 | 228 | 60 | 1.90 | 0.50 |
| Wonder Crocus | 2 | 2:00 | 274 | 75 | 1.14 | 0.31 |
| Wonder Crocus | 2 | 3:00 | 548 | 105 | 1.52 | 0.29 |
| Wonder Crocus | 2 | 6:00 | 914 | 181 | 1.27 | 0.25 |
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Acorns per bug minute:
It’s incomplete, in that I didn’t get anything for the large pile. You can do that though. Plug it into the spreadsheet and the graph will update automatically. Please comment below with the data and I’ll update the charts above!
There are a few patterns:
- The more attentive you have to be, the higher the reward. So, the fewer bugs and the fewer minutes, the greater the acorn harvest or experience reward.
- The more coins an item costs, the better it is.
- When you are setting your bugs for overnight harvests, study the charts to figure out precisely how to maximize your rewards. It’s definitely possible to do significantly better with a small amount of planning.
