New Release -- January 21st, 2012

[Rob T]

Originally Posted by Docperk

Ok, what I would like to know is what do the numbers in the black circles mean, just thinking about what Rob said above, does that mean the one with 10h mean those items will be ready in 10 hours? I think I can say that the ones with the green check marks are done... Any place we can go other than here of course to get this info, is it going to be posted soon or we just going to figure it out as we go?

the number in the black circle means how long till ALL whats needed is complete, so for 5 items that take 2 hours each, should have 10h in the black circle

[Grayce M. Jones]

Originally Posted by Raul

See Known Issues and Post Release Changes at the end of this post. Last changes released at Jan 25, 10:50PM EST.

Hi There,

We just released a new version of the game with the following features and bug fixes:

1. 6 new Crops: You can already earn Belts and Dans on them.

Scallions
Alfalfa
Coriander (Cilantro Seeds)
Saffron
Brussels Sprout
Chickpeas

2. 25 New Levels (Coming sometime next week): About 60 items all in coins.

3. 26x26 Farm Expansions for Farms 11 and 12: Here are the prices -> 3,000,000,000 Coins or 25 FarmCash.

4. Farm 13: Here are the prices in coins (FC prices remains the same):

12 x 12 Farm 13: 13000000
14 x 14 Upgrade: 10000000
16 x 16 Upgrade: 11000000
18 x 18 Upgrade: 12000000
20 x 20 Upgrade: 1300000000
22 x 22 Upgrade: 1400000000
24 x 24 Upgrade: 1500000000
26 x 26 Upgrade: 3000000000

5. Quests: There is a new icon in the extended tool bar (Mystery Dice) that will allow you to accept new Quests. Here are the rules:

- Quests are only enabled for users at level 30 or higher

- You can only accept 1 Quest per day and it has to be completed before it expires

- You can have several active Quests at the same time depending on your level, here is the table:

Level 30.....1 Max Active Quests
Level 50.....2 Max Active Quests
Level 100....3 Max Active Quests
Level 150....4 Max Active Quests
Level 200....5 Max Active Quests

- A Quest has several steps and it will be completed when all its steps are completed

- Roll your mouse over each Quest Step to find out what needs to be done

- You will earn prizes every time you complete a Quest. The prize in coins will be higher depending on:

a) How fast the Quest was completed
b) The complexity of the Quest (amount of Quest Steps)
c) User Level

- In the future the Mayor might occasionally award you 1 FarmCash and/or ingredients based on your performance in previous Quests

- Right now, Quest Steps need to be completed by working by yourself in your farm or facilities. That is to say, crops or products you get as a bonus working for others, as gifts or by trading at the market won't count, but they will in the future. For now, if you hire others to harvest it wont count either, this may change as well.

- You can use any tool when harvesting, fishihg, etc.

6. Belts and Dans for Facility Products: The next 25 Facilities (in order of appearance in the Store) now have Belts and Dans enabled for each product. With each Belt or Dan you achieve you will increase your chances of getting a "free" Batch automatically for every Batch you start from that point on. Free Batches means that a new Batch is sent to production without consuming any ingredients or coins. See previous Release Post for the benefit % table.

7. Content Changes:

- Mineral Mine now produces Salt
- Cotton crop maturity reduced from 4 days to 3 days
- Sports Accessories Factory now produces Pool Cue Set, Pool Table Brush, Dart Set and Dartboards
- Furniture Factory now produces Pub Tables
- Glass Factory now produces Lantern Glass
- Duplicated production output for the Scented Candles

8. Explorer Accessories Factory (coins): Produces Accessories for Explorer Enthusiasts.

Camping Tent
Mosquito Net
Swiss Knife
Hiking Pole
Rescue Whistle
Signal Mirror
Folding Grill
Candle Lantern

9. Hibachi Japanese Restaurant (FC): Produces Hibachi Food.

Sake Shots
Sushi Combo
Grilled Tofu Steak
Hibachi Vegetables
Hibachi Steak
Hibachi Chicken
Hibachi Seafood
Banana Tempura

10. Explorer Shop (Coins): This is a Service Facility that can be stocked with the products below:

Hammock
Tea Kettle
Camping Tent
Mosquito Net
Swiss Knife
Hiking Pole
Rescue Whistle
Signal Mirror
Folding Grill
Candle Lantern
Veggie Snack
Walnut Snack
Pistachios Snack
Chocolate Peanuts

11. Pub (FC): This is a Service Facility that can be stocked with the products below:

FarmTown Beer
FarmTown Strong Beer
FarmTown Honey Beer
Calamari Rings
Mushroom Burger
Grilled Chicken Burger
Supreme Burger
Cod and Chips
Haddock and Onion Rings
Pool Cue Set
Pool Table Brush
Dart Set
Dartboard
Pub Table

Enjoy!

--Raul

Post Release Fixes - Jan 25, 10:50PM EST:

The 'Quests' feature described in point #5 above is now live.

When in blazes are the levels coming? Those quests don't sound good, not enough simple instructions. Besides waiting for the cash from levels not more work. Stop making us wait.......

[Rob T]

Originally Posted by Grayce M. Jones

When in blazes are the levels coming? Those quests don't sound good, not enough simple instructions. Besides waiting for the cash from levels not more work. Stop making us wait.......

hi,

As Raul has posted... some time this week,

[HelenJS22]

Originally Posted by Rob T

hi,

As Raul has posted... some time this week,

It's FRIDAY in Australia .... can we have then now huh, can we, can we ...

[Rob T]

Originally Posted by HelenJS22

It's FRIDAY in Australia .... can we have then now huh, can we, can we ...

lmao... well i hope we do

[Hornyroo]

Originally Posted by Rob T

no... whats already in the facility is irrelevant... it can be 99% full if you like... just need to be able to start x number of individual batches is all

i have done this, a couple of times, and im still being told 60 plus hours to wait....

[Rob T]

Originally Posted by Hornyroo

i have done this, a couple of times, and im still being told 60 plus hours to wait....

sometimes it can take that if you have like 10 items each at 6 hours per item.... that would indeed take 60 hours to complete that

[jcassemjr]

I believe that the key when you get to the production facility step is to open the facility where the production item is made, and start ONLY the specific number required for the quest. I have to do olive oil, and I had the capacity to start 6 batches. My quest was to complete 1 batch of olive oil. I clicked start all, and sent 6 batches into production. When I opened the Quest, I had it indicate that I had to wait 6 hours for that step of the quest to complete. Since a batch of olive oil takes 1 hour to finish, and I started 6 with the ALL button, that would be why I got the 6 hour wait. Had I only started 1 batch, I would have only had a 1 hour wait. After the six hours, even through I didn't store ANY of the olive oil, the step changed to being completed.

The quests are definitely going to cause us to change our strategy on how we play. The ALL button on the individual production items and Facility START ALL buttons will cause us to have longer waits. So we will have to keep our active quests in mind when we go to the Facility Manager.

[Grami Mary]

i don't see the answer to the ? if we need to keep facilities empty so we can start just for our quests??? if all my facilities are full -- as they usually are, do i need to wait till they empty to start an item for my quest or will any that are produced after i open the quest count??
thank you

[jcassemjr]

Originally Posted by Docperk

I went to post in your thread but it is already closed...

I just wanted to say I completed my first quest, pretty simple just make some Milk and then some cheese, but now I have to wait 85 minutes before my next quest is unlocked. All my fields are ready to harvest, my facilities are full, I am afraid to do anything in fear that if I harvest or work my facility I will need what I just did. That is what happened last night when they released it. So now I don't know what to do I guess I will go to the market and see if find some work.

Originally Posted by Grami Mary

i don't see the answer to the ? if we need to keep facilities empty so we can start just for our quests??? if all my facilities are full -- as they usually are, do i need to wait till they empty to start an item for my quest or will any that are produced after i open the quest count??
thank you

No, you don't need to keep them empty. You just need the room to start the required number of batches necessary for the Quest. If it says to start one, open the facility can click the Start Batch button, NOT, NOT, NOT the Start ALL or ALL button. If you need to start an item that takes 8 hours to produce and you start 8 batches, the quest will require 64 hours to pass before it will show that the step is finished. If you start 1, because that is all that is required, then the Quest Manager will require 8 hours to pass before it will show that the step is finished. If you are at 100% in the facility, you will only need to wait until you can start the required number of batches, and then the time it takes the number of batches you start to finish.

The key will be start only the number of batches you need for the quest to keep the time down. Once the Quest Manager records that you started the required batch, you can go back and fill you facilities to 100%. It has NOTHING to do with where the batched you start are in the production Que of the facility.