Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27610972-20160307002654/@comment-27634852-20160307183317

I've read somewhere that they do increase chances of rares, ethereals, but as you've mentioned, I've had all 10 lit at times and still not gotten what I was after. I guess you could skip it if you wanted. I like to keep lighting for the breeding of rare specials.

As far as decorations go, it's basically one of every item, except for paths, for every island. I'm taking my time getting the more expensive items on my niece's account, but she's starting to earn the good amount of money I am, so I'll probably work on those soon. She's about to be a level 42. You can use the shed to place decorations in you don't want out, that's why you don't see decorations everywhere. To make money hatch a second ethereal to keep on the original island, I have an average of 6 ethereal monsters on the natural islands, but they took me a long time to get all of them, and I do think the torches helped a little. Focus on the higher monsters to level for now, the 3, & 4 elements, don't worry about the others for now, they won't make you enough money.

When working on a particular island, request it in your name, if you decide to use the torches.

One more note, the levels mean unlocking things early on, but later on, they don't mean much other than status. Don't spend extra just to level up, leveling up the monsters is what makes the money.