Talk:Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640 (Championship)/@comment-31458611-20181214033513/@comment-31458611-20181215223622

This experiment on the possibilities and limitations of cloud swapping was undertaken involving:

Camaro Z/28 (5x A upgrades once maxed amid the Chevrolette Max collection), and
 * 2 Android devices running A8 v4.0.0l Holiday (a.k.a. Transylvania) Update.
 * Here D1 is the main or playing device, the one with superior RAM and GPU, and D2 is the older secondary or backup device.
 * 3 upgrade-donor cars:
 * Lamborguini Gallardo (B upgrade at mastery challenge 5)
 * Ferrari F12berlinetta (A upg, MC 10),
 * 2 TOU-recipient cars:
 * Lamborghini mucilage Murciélago, potentially rewarded by an ongoing championship,
 * Rimac forfait Concept S, less likely rewarded by an ongoing R&D.

The experimental procedures are henceforth described in strict chronological order, and it should be noted that it was definitely foreseeable that a few valuable cards and a copious amount of tokens could be lost should anything go awry; nevertheless, the fulfillment of such contingency would be an ever so small sacrifice in the name of Science, so fuck it.


 * Step 1
 * Opened game on D1 to check what was there.
 * Balance:
 * 13706358 credits, 9985 tokens, 6 v12 engines, 4 electric engines
 * Reward status:
 * B-upg from lambo gallardo already claimed
 * A-upg from ferrari f12 claimed
 * camaro z already max-pro'ed; A-upgs from collection claimed too
 * Tuning status:
 * lambo murc, 5252-0000
 * rimac cs, 5535-4050
 * Closed D1.


 * 2
 * Opened D2 to check contents of the safe.
 * To keep unsynced: picked "no, keep local data" when prompted.
 * Balance:
 * 16459012 cr, 9985 tk, 6 v12, 4 elec
 * Reward status:
 * upg from lambo gallardo unclaimed
 * upg from ferrari f12 unclaimed
 * camaro z still at 5545-5555
 * Tuning status:
 * lambo murc, 0000-0000
 * rimac cs, 0000-4050
 * Closed D2.


 * 3
 * Opened D1
 * To swap: picked "yes, use cloud data".
 * Balance:
 * 16460746 cr (1734 added from the updating mini-game), 9985 tk, 6 v12, 4 elec.
 * Reward status:
 * B-upg from lambo gallardo unclaimed again
 * A-upg from ferrari f12 unclaimed too
 * camaro z28 rolled back to 5545-5555, so collection no longer completed
 * Tuning status:
 * lambo murc, 0000-0000
 * rimac cs, 0000-4050


 * Now the action part:
 * lambo murc, max: upgraded from stock to 5252-0000. Reimbursable (or that's the idea) cost 603250 credits.
 * Claimed free upg from lambo gallardo.
 * Upgraded to 5452-0000. Reimbursable cost 223000 (minus 2250 from mc5).
 * lambo murc, pro: to 5452-1020. Permanent (that wasn't the idea) cost 17100, plus 1 sacrificial v12.


 * rimac cs, max: upgraded from 0000-4050 to 3232-4050. Reimbursable cost 363650.
 * Claimed free upg from ferrari f12.
 * Upgraded to 3532-4050. Cost 671000 (minus 8790 from mc10).
 * rimac cs, pro: to 3532-4051. Permanet cost 18650 (plus 1 sacrificial elec.).


 * Reusing collection rewards (an often overlooked possibility):
 * With a single upgrade, restored camaro z to full max. Reimbursable cost 68100.
 * Applied the resulting 5 free A upgrades:
 * rimac cs, max: upgraded from 3532-4051 to 4545-4051. Cost 0; balance on D1, 14507036 credits.


 * Closed D1.


 * 4
 * Opened D2
 * To elicit the next swap on D1: "no, keep local".
 * Balance:
 * 16423262 cr, 9985 tk, 5x v12, 3x el.eng.
 * Closed D2.


 * 5
 * Opened D1
 * To swap again: "yes, use cloud data".
 * Balance:
 * 16424996 (1734 from mini-game added once more), 9985 tk, 5x v12, 3x elec.
 * Reward status:
 * B-upg from lambo gallardo unclaimed yet again
 * A-upg from ferrari f12 pending too
 * camaro z (re)rolled back to 5545-5555. (Seeya soon, max collection!)
 * Tuning status:
 * lambo murc, 0000-1020
 * rimac cs, 0000-4051


 * At the end of the day...


 * All of this dancing-with-data act shook off a handful of TOUs that were hindering token & engine farming events on D1 (what else would those cars be useful for?) at the cost of 35750 credits, 0 token and 3 engines on D2 or the safe.


 * As of v4.0.0l on Android, the reuse of free upgrades from both mastery challenges and maxed collections keeps working exactly as expected. Credits for pro upgrades, OTOH, are no longer reimbursable; but then... is it such a big deal next to AT and engine cards?