New Release -- July 1st, 2010

[Raul]

Hey there,

Read below the recent updates to FarmTown. This list includes the new levels, gifts, facilities and path we mentioned on Thursday. Things got a little tricky over here so we ended up launching the latest update about 30 hours late, we are sorry for those who waited long hours for it.

1. Axe tool to chop Pine, Oak, Bamboo and Cinnamon trees: Notice the Oak was previously a harvestable tree producing Accorns, this is not the case anymore. From now on, Oak trees are not harvestable, you can only chop them with the Axe to produce stuff later on in your facilities. Oak tree is now at level 44. Chopped logs are used by the Sawmill or the Cinnamon Factory.

The Mayor will re-plant all chopped trees overnight, to save you the burden of doing it yourself.

2. 10 New Levels: About 30+ new items, all in coins. This includes buildings, decorations and gifts.

3. Cobblestone Path: There are another 2 paths shown in the store, locked. They will probably be released early next week. There are many more paths and some new grounds to be released probably later next week.

4. Sawmill (coins): Allows you to produce Pine and Oak lumbers from Pine and Oak logs (timbers).

5. Cinnamon Factory (27FC): Allows you to produce Cinnamon Bundles from the Cinnamon Logs. Cinnamon Bundles are currently used in the Bakery to produce Cinnamon Buns and in the Coffee Shop to produce Cinnamon Latte.

6. Tea Factory (coins): Allows you to produce Black and Green Tea Bags from the Tea crop.

7. Coffee and Tea Shop (33FC): Allows you to produce different types of drinks from Coffee, Tea, Chocolate and Milk:

-Espresso
-Brewed Coffee
-Capuccino
-Cinnamon Late
-Hot Chocolate
-Mocha
-Iced Tea
-Green Tea

8. Start production of multiple batches at once on your facilities: There is a button '+ 10' right next to the 'Start production' button in all the facilities. That button will start the production of 10 (or sometimes, less) batches with one single click.

9. Product filters in storage and market windows: This will allow you to find faster the products you are looking for. Notice that the 'non-ingredients' filter will show you all the products that can not be used as ingredients in your facilities (except fuel).

10. Ground options on the Paths/Ground section in the Store: You can now select different ground types for your fam, this is a per-farm setting. More ground types comming soon.

11. New Tea Crop.

Enjoy!

Thanks

--Raul

[JocelynCS]

QUESTION - what is the capacity of our harvest storage? I get the notice that it's "nearly full," but would love to be able to track it ourselves!

[Lavenda]

thank you, I've been hanging for cinnamon (although at the moment it is just a pretty tree to look at and chop, more looking forward to using it ). Thanks for the update, I'm off to try them out!

[servocrow]

Ah...always something fun!! YAY!! Thanks!!

"...ServoFarmer took an axe...
Gave her Farm2 forty whacks..
When she saw what she had done..
She gave her Farm3 forty-one!!..."

WOOT!!

[free1indeed]

Originally Posted by servocrow

Ah...always something fun!! YAY!! Thanks!!

"...ServoFarmer took an axe...
Gave her Farm2 forty whacks..
When she saw what she had done..
She gave her Farm3 forty-one!!..."

WOOT!!

Hmmm...seems I've heard that tune somewhere else...hmmm

[SueW170]

Tried the new Ax feature on a few pines late last night. The stumps now indicate 95% grown, but show no evidence of growth. Perhaps they'll just spring back full grown.
I was thinking that they would grow like flowers of crops -- gradually. And hoping perhaps we could freeze growth at various heights which would give us the variety of height pines that would be useful in creating our layouts. .... Apparently not, but that's okay. I'm happy with being able to harvest them and then have them regrow.

[rcangel1983]

Originally Posted by SueW170

Tried the new Ax feature on a few pines late last night. The stumps now indicate 95% grown, but show no evidence of growth. Perhaps they'll just spring back full grown.
I was thinking that they would grow like flowers of crops -- gradually. And hoping perhaps we could freeze growth at various heights which would give us the variety of height pines that would be useful in creating our layouts. .... Apparently not, but that's okay. I'm happy with being able to harvest them and then have them regrow.

They do stay stumps until they are ready, once ready they are full grown trees again.

[Touch_Stone2002]

Originally Posted by rcangel1983

They do stay stumps until they are ready, once ready they are full grown trees again.

I cant even imagine the work it would take to make them appear like they were growing! Id rather see more new stuff....like saaaaand! lol

[Saylorgirl]

Originally Posted by SueW170

Tried the new Ax feature on a few pines late last night. The stumps now indicate 95% grown, but show no evidence of growth. Perhaps they'll just spring back full grown.
I was thinking that they would grow like flowers of crops -- gradually. And hoping perhaps we could freeze growth at various heights which would give us the variety of height pines that would be useful in creating our layouts. .... Apparently not, but that's okay. I'm happy with being able to harvest them and then have them regrow.

I cut mine down last night and I noticed a couple of hours ago they had re-appeared! No growth just stump to tree!

[joe-canadian]

Originally Posted by SueW170

Tried the new Ax feature on a few pines late last night. The stumps now indicate 95% grown, but show no evidence of growth. Perhaps they'll just spring back full grown.
I was thinking that they would grow like flowers of crops -- gradually. And hoping perhaps we could freeze growth at various heights which would give us the variety of height pines that would be useful in creating our layouts. .... Apparently not, but that's okay. I'm happy with being able to harvest them and then have them regrow.

maybe they'll give us a chainsaw next..does a whole plow plot...YEEHAA!!!!!