Wow! Up to (6) six votes that the modded .apk works great? How? WTF am I doing wrong? Please allow me to help you help me, so that I, too can change my vote from "No, it does not work for me" to "It works great".
First of all, it is not my intent to flame or trash the author of the mod. The effort that was put forth into the creation of it is commendable.
I know that
@Debby has mods for the other versions of the Pocket Mine that work, not version 3, but versions 2 and 1 as I have downloaded them and they work well, until you get stuck in the loop that the version of the game is out of date and it must be updated before you can play the game, which pretty much makes the outdated mod useless.
Now that I've acknowledged that the author of this mod is capable of modding other versions of this platform (v2 & v3) let's get back to Pocket Mine 3.
The modified .apk file for this variant of Pocket Mine 3 has the same fatal flaw that the one previous to this one. The seemingly infinite pack opening which has been brought to public attention via the forums, but has yet to even be addressed by the author of the mod.
Here's what happens when you download the modded and attempt to play the game:
(It is presumed that all leftover data files have been purged and the game is not installed on the phone)
1) Install the modded file onto the device
2) Run the program. You get two pop-ups. The Android Permissions one, and the "Make Sure this mod apk file is safe, only for sbebby users, blah, blah blah"
3) The Loading, Networking screens come up, and it stops at the "New Blacksmith Levels" screen. Wow, you can now upgrade the blacksmith to level 80!
4) After waiting 10 mins, you realize the game isn't going to do anything until you click on the "X" in the blacksmith notification box.
5) You click on the "X" and guess what (?) Congratulations! Card Pack Recovered!!! Yay?!?!?!
6) After opening card packs for 30 mins or so, I figured I had enough cards to get the party started, and the only way out of this is...
7) Close the game by using the Android feature that allows you to close a running program... Done
8) Open the game again... Congratulations! Card Pack Recovered!!! Aw snap! After another <insert amount of time you're willing to waste here> try this:
9) Go to Settings, Apps, and scroll down to Pocket Mine 3. Click on "Force Stop" and terminate the program with extreme prejudice!
10) Open Pocket Mine 3 again, and click on the mandatory "I downloaded it from sbenny.com" again, giving props to
@Debby for the fabulous mod
11) Aw snap! Still trapped in what has become "Card Pack Recovered" hell! <waste however much time you want again here> and move on:
12) Return to the Pocket Mine 3 in Settings, and click on the Storage tab
13) You can click on the Clear Cache and try to play again, but it won't fix the problem. Click on Clear Data...
14) When you go to play it, the two initial boxes reappear, the Google Permissions and the I downloaded it from....
15) Google Play Games tries to step in at this point... You can select an account or not, it doesn't much matter. I chose to not select a profile.
16) Register new user comes up. Enter absolutely anything at this point, it doesn't much matter. and press "Go"
17) Congratulations! You get the Instant Millionaire Achievement and then the screen goes to the "Permanent Energy Upgrade" screen. +5 Energy, and 11022012 Diamonds, Cash, and Packs... Whoah! How long does it take to open 11022012 energy packs? (If you figure that out, let me know?)
18) Click on continue
19) Aw, double snap!! Permanent Energy Upgrade time!!! Click on the pack to open it... Open countless packs until you're tired of it and move on
20) You can close the app without having to force close it this time. Reopen the app, and now, we're in the tutorial section...
21) There is no escaping the tutorial section... Do whatever it wants.. Your pick eventually breaks, and either you'll level up or you won't, it doesn't much matter either way... Click on the continue button...
22) Go through the crafting of completely random items, where you will create the gear and level up the blacksmith...
23) At this point, you'll notice a few things... You have 11022012/2000000 gold, 11022012 gems, 10/10 engegy and 11022012/400 tokens...
24) If you want to upgrade the blacksmith to level 80 and craft items, go right ahead, because this is about as much fun as you'll have with the game...
25) After you've crafted until you're heart's content (noticing that the cash, diamonds and tokens you have don't decrease), click on the continue button...
26) You'll be taken to the "home" screen, where you'll Begin, and also End your playing adventure... Click on the Adventure bar, that the "hand" is daring you to click on...
27) A blue box comes up titled, "THANKS!", and contains the text "Here's a unique gift for a dedicated pocket mine player like you." (you cheating, no good for nothing, blah blah blah)
28) Notice on the bottom how in the Museum Tab it says 99+ (even though you haven't played the game)
29) You can click on the red "X" to close the "Thanks!" (for cheating) box, or do nothing and...
30) "Old Time Player" comes up, rewarding you with, guess what? 11022012 packs, 11022012 gems and 11022012 cash!!! Woot! We're stylin' now, right? Not!!!
31) Go ahead, click on the Continue bar... I f'king dare you!!
32) Welp, "old timer" now, you're f'cked! Welcome to the endless card pack loop, where (presumably) you have 11022012 card packs to open...
33) Close the game in a manner of your choosing, and re-open it and you're back to... guess what?!??!
34) "Card Pack Recovered" Hell!!! That's right, Pocket Mine 3 fans, back to those 11022012 card packs to open!!! Wrong!!
35) Notice how when you were "blacksmithing" the living sh*t out of things and the counters didn't change? I have a sneaking suspicion that the number of card packs left to open won't change either, and therefore, the "Card Pack Recovered" conundrum continues for all of eternity...
Was that enough of a description of what the modded file will actually do when you try to use it? For those brave souls (or "yes" men or women) who said "It works great" what did you do to get it to work?
Thank you in advance for the modded file fix, and/or for the workaround from all those who voted yes.
MM
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