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Sinking Ocean Liner is a timed quest in which the player has 168 hours to build and upgrade 3 new fixed structures with assets and/or diagrams leading to exclusive rewards. It was released on Tue January 22, 2013. Previously known as "Evacuation at Sea".[1] Requires Level 15
Emergency in Megapolis! A Cruise Ship has run aground and people are in danger! People's lives depend on you! Save them and get a reward.
The Royal Lily, one of the world's largest Cruise Liners, has run aground in the city's Harbor! The lives of thousands of passengers depend on the coordinated efforts of the emergency services and on the decisions made by the city's Mayor.
The residents are asking the mayor to: save the Ocean Liner
As soon as possible, coordination between port services must be arranged and port infrastructure must be improved, in order to save accident victims and tow the Royal Lily into the Dock for repairs.
Tips
This timed quest requires 160 (for assets, if purchased) and 250,000 (for contracts, diagrams, buildings and foundation purchases). The step rewards (except for assets, structures and certificates) accumulates to and .
Stage 1 - Emergency!
"SOS! This is the captain of the Royal Lily Ocean Liner! Our ship has run aground in Megapolis Harbor! Requesting immediate assistance!"
"We're getting a distress signal from the captain of the Royal Lily Ocean Liner, which is in Megapolis Harbor! We need to build a Maritime Emergency Services Center as soon as possible."
Costs: 70,000, 21, 11 and 3 hours build time, or 2 and 1 minute build time
Gives: 300 and 4,500 cap increase, then 170 and 8 every 3 hours
Rewards:
"The first phase has been successfully completed. A Maritime Emergency Services Center has been constructed."
140
2,000
"SOS! This is the captain of the Royal Lily Ocean Liner! Our ship has run aground in Megapolis Harbor! Requesting immediate assistance!"
"We're getting a distress signal from the captain of the Royal Lily Ocean Liner, which is in Megapolis Harbor! We need to build a Maritime Emergency Services Center as soon as possible."
Costs: 70,000, 21, 11 and 3 hours build time, or 2 and 1 minute build time
Gives: 300 and 4,500 cap increase, then 170 and 8 every 3 hours
Rewards:
"The first phase has been successfully completed. A Maritime Emergency Services Center has been constructed."
140
2,000
Stage 2 - Coordination of Services
"{0}, we are in urgent need of a Coast Guard Administration Building to coordinate the efforts of the maritime emergency services! Construction must begin at once!"
"There's nobody to coordinate emergency service efforts! We need to build a Coast Guard Administration Building right away."
"You've been working very hard and have begun construction of a Coast Guard Administration Building!"
180
2,500
"{0}, we are in urgent need of a Coast Guard Administration Building to coordinate the efforts of the maritime emergency services! Construction must begin at once!"
"There's nobody to coordinate emergency service efforts! We need to build a Coast Guard Administration Building right away."
"You've demonstrated unprecedented organizational talents. You didn't leave people to deal with the disaster on their own, but organized a rescue for all the victims of the shipwreck!"
200
4,500
"You can't slow down for a minute! Your number one objective is to save the victims' lives and get everybody off that boat!"
"Complete construction of the Coast Guard Administration Building. Begin an operation to save the Ship's crew and passengers!"
"You've demonstrated unprecedented organizational talents. You didn't leave people to deal with the disaster on their own, but organized a rescue for all the victims of the shipwreck!"
200
4,500
Stage 4 - Get Well Soon, Everybody!
"I'm proud of you, {0}! You rescued all the passengers and crew from that sinking Ship! However, several of them still need to recover after the emergency. Send them to the Rehab Center!"
"The passengers and crew have had to fight for their lives, so now they're in pretty rough shape. Send them to the Navy Rehabilitation Center to help them get their strength back."
Costs: 32,500, 8, 5 and 2 hours build time, or 1 and 1 minute build time
Gives: 130 and 2,500 cap increase, then 50 and 4 every 2 hours
Rewards:
"You've done truly great work and have provided the victims with everything they need. The sailors' families are very grateful for the assistance and support you have provided!"
170
3,200
"I'm proud of you, {0}! You rescued all the passengers and crew from that sinking Ship! However, several of them still need to recover after the emergency. Send them to the Rehab Center!"
"The passengers and crew have had to fight for their lives, so now they're in pretty rough shape. Send them to the Navy Rehabilitation Center to help them get their strength back."
Costs: 32,500, 8, 5 and 2 hours build time, or 1 and 1 minute build time
Gives: 130 and 2,500 cap increase, then 50 and 4 every 2 hours
Rewards:
"You've done truly great work and have provided the victims with everything they need. The sailors' families are very grateful for the assistance and support you have provided!"
170
3,200
Stage 5 - Developments in Shipbuilding Technology
"{0}, cleaning up after an emergency of this magnitude will require a serious upgrade to your shipbuilding technology!"
"Now for the tricky part: saving the Ship itself. Your current resources are insufficient to tow such an enormous Ocean Liner. Fix the holes in the hull while your engineers work on a design for a Docking Ship."
"Amazing! Construction of a Ship Design Office is moving full speed ahead. Meanwhile, divers are patching the holes and pumping water from the ship's hull."
200
3,500
"{0}, cleaning up after an emergency of this magnitude will require a serious upgrade to your shipbuilding technology!"
"Now for the tricky part: saving the Ship itself. Your current resources are insufficient to tow such an enormous Ocean Liner. Fix the holes in the hull while your engineers work on a design for a Docking Ship."
"Amazing! Construction of a Ship Design Office is moving full speed ahead. Meanwhile, divers are patching the holes and pumping water from the ship's hull."
200
3,500
Stage 6 - The Ship Design Office's First Orders
"A solid scientific basis is the foundation of any field of industry, so start by working on a design."
"While your workers are repairing the hull and pumping out the water, complete the Ship Design Office so they can get to work on designing a Docking Ship."
"Incredible! The Ship Design Office is built, and the docking ship, which we'll need to tow the Ocean Liner, has been designed!"
180
5,000
"A solid scientific basis is the foundation of any field of industry, so start by working on a design."
"While your workers are repairing the hull and pumping out the water, complete the Ship Design Office so they can get to work on designing a Docking Ship."
"Incredible! The Ship Design Office is built, and the docking ship, which we'll need to tow the Ocean Liner, has been designed!"
180
5,000
Stage 7 - Help from Foreign Experts
"A large group of foreign experts has arrived to help your engineers at the Design Office! However, they want you to improve your design technology."
"They've begun building a Docking Ship based on the new design. Now you need to develop a mechanism for transporting larger vessels. You'll have to upgrade the Design Office to realize this goal."
"You're getting along nicely: the Ship Design Office has been upgraded and a contract has been signed to design a Large-Ship Conveyance Mechanism!"
150
3,500
"A large group of foreign experts has arrived to help your engineers at the Design Office! However, they want you to improve your design technology."
"They've begun building a Docking Ship based on the new design. Now you need to develop a mechanism for transporting larger vessels. You'll have to upgrade the Design Office to realize this goal."
"You're getting along nicely: the Ship Design Office has been upgraded and a contract has been signed to design a Large-Ship Conveyance Mechanism!"
150
3,500
Stage 8 - A Final Test
"{0}, the holes have been repaired and there's no more water in the hold. The first mate and I are the only ones on board. You can begin preparations to remove the Ship."
"Now we have everything we need to save the Ocean Liner. Let's do the preliminary work and finally get the Ship off the rocks."
"You've been working so hard and have handled the latest difficult challenge—removing an Ocean Liner from the rock—amazingly well!"
200
3,000
Lighthouse
"{0}, the holes have been repaired and there's no more water in the hold. The first mate and I are the only ones on board. You can begin preparations to remove the Ship."
"Now we have everything we need to save the Ocean Liner. Let's do the preliminary work and finally get the Ship off the rocks."
"Truly epic! You've saved the people and handled the aftermath of the accident! In acknowledgement of this, the people are ready to construct a splendid lighthouse."
30,000
1,000
"Truly epic! You've saved the people and handled the aftermath of the accident! In acknowledgement of this, the people are ready to construct a splendid lighthouse."