Guiding Star is a unique passive in Bee Swarm Simulator, offering significant boosts to pollen collection and capacity for all players in the field. While previously considered one of the weaker passives, it has gained considerable value, especially as a secondary passive. This guide will explore how to summon Guiding Star and how to leverage its benefits for maximum honey production.
The original Bee Swarm Simulator game offers several Star abilities, each with unique capabilities for pollen collection. Other similar abilities include Gummy Star, Pop Star, Scorching Star, Star Shower, and Star Saw. Each has its strengths and weaknesses, so you should try to find one that fits your gameplay style.
Understanding Guiding Star
Guiding Star requires a significant investment of 250 boost tokens to activate. However, the rewards are substantial. Once activated, Guiding Star provides:
- x4 Capacity: Increases the capacity of all players in the field, allowing them to collect significantly more pollen before needing to convert.
- x2 Pollen: Doubles the pollen collection rate for all players in the field.
- Flower Pollination: Continuously pollinates flowers in the field every 5 seconds.
- Duration: The effects last for a generous 10 minutes.
These combined effects make Guiding Star especially valuable for White Hives, enabling efficient boosting strategies.
How to Summon Guiding Star
The activation of Guiding Star is triggered by accumulating 250 boost tokens. Once this threshold is reached, the passive ability will activate. However, there’s a key element to consider:
- Field Selection: Guiding Star chooses a field from your five least collected fields. This can often lead to activation in less desirable locations like Stump or Mushroom.
Optimizing Guiding Star with an Alt Account
To circumvent the limitations of random field selection, players often utilize an alt account. Here’s how this strategy works:
- Alt Account Progression: Invest time and effort into developing an alt account to the point where it also possesses the Guiding Star passive.
- Field Collection Management: On the alt account, consistently collect pollen from fields you don’t want Guiding Star to activate in on your main account. This manipulation ensures those fields are not among the five least collected on your main account.
- Strategic Activation: By controlling the field collection on your alt account, you can force Guiding Star to activate in your preferred fields, such as Coconut, Pepper, or Pine Tree Forest.
Guiding Star Bee Swarm Simulator icon on the Supreme Star Amulet.
Alternative Strategies
If managing an alt account seems too demanding, you can still leverage Guiding Star in the fields it randomly selects. Even in less optimal fields, the x4 capacity and x2 pollen boosts offer a significant advantage, making the grind worthwhile.
Guiding Star as a Secondary Passive
Guiding Star can also appear as a secondary passive on Diamond Star Amulets, with an approximate chance of 1/200 per amulet generated. While relying solely on this method for acquiring Guiding Star may be unreliable due to low odds, getting it as a secondary passive can substantially improve your boosting if you get lucky.
Synergies and Hive Types
- White Hives: Benefit greatly from Guiding Star due to their focus on boosting and the passive’s significant capacity and pollen boosts.
- Mixed Hives: Guiding Star is beneficial as they can adapt to any field, combined with the power-up potential from Fuzzy Bees.
Conclusion
While Guiding Star demands a substantial investment of boost tokens, its potent combination of increased capacity, enhanced pollen collection, and flower pollination makes it a valuable asset in Bee Swarm Simulator. The strategic use of an alt account can further optimize its effectiveness by directing its activation to preferred fields. Whether as a primary or secondary passive, Guiding Star can significantly enhance honey production and overall gameplay.
