"this will get easier as you level up" lies!. on my 3rd run i got 7k... haven't gotten that much since. every time you level up there is a new monster trying to kill you :/
for everyone having difficulty: make judicious use of the pause and 2x speed buttons. (pause when you have resources to spend/upgrade buildings/etc...2x speed when you have a while before then next disaster and need to build up resources)
for those of you complaining that this game is too much like kids vs ice cream: badges are given to games with at least 3.8 avg. rating, and both of these games were recommended for badges in this thread: http://www.kongregate.com/forums/1-kongregate/topics/380539-upcoming-badges ...so if you want to see badges added to a different game, check its rating, (make sure it uses the kong API too.) and submit it as a new badge .... :P
needs to lag less. perhaps average the amount of dps that a specific area can earn with the specified upgrades instead of running constant loops in the background (they still eat your processor power, even if you cant see them)
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It should be fixed in this version ;)