New Release -- June 7th, 2010

[Lavenda]

Does anyone have the sewing facility. I would kind of like to see the details of its productions before using my farmcash to buy it and haven't noticed it yet at any neighbors farms.

I managed to get mine last night, it is on my third farm in the mess of facilities in the bottom corner. I've also updated my data sheet with very nearly complete stats on the sewing mill if you wanted to check that out too

[Lavenda]

The legal age for Facebook is 13. You can sign up for your own account at that age, but I know a lot of kids that get one by just making up a fake birthday. I don't have a problem with younger kids having an account, as long as it's monitored by their parent.s

Last time I checked it was 16. FB certainly needs to be monitored by parents for younger uses

[LiLNutmeg]

Love the 4th 24x24 farm! .. more room!!!

[CynthiaSue]

Is there a chart somewhere that tells which facilities are the most profitable coin wise? Which ones take the least amount of clicks, or loading to make coins? For example, anything that produces in one hour is going to take lots of clicking if you want to put 15 days worth in. However, perhaps one makes alot more coins for doing all that clicking. It almost seems like the fuel one would take teh least amount of clicking and make the the most coins, but I really don't know. Has anyone figured this out and posted it?

[servocrow]

Last time I checked it was 16. FB certainly needs to be monitored by parents for younger uses

Last summer, my youngest son wanted to set up a page so he could play FarmTown with me (at the time he was 11). I did just that. Gave him a fake age..and monitor his page and his friends. He doesn't even use his real name. It works out pretty well, but parents DO have to monitor the page.

[nitz22002]

For those who visited my farm thank you so much.

[L. Thomas]

I think one way to keep level 90 interested is to make FT more social..for instance..if I am on another farm,let my friends visit the farm I am working. Also it would be great if any farmer could gift anything that they own to another farmer. FT wouldn't lose any money that way, even if it is something that cost $$$. Someone has to spend the $$$ for the items priced in $$$. But the farmer that gets the gift can't use it until they have the level needed.

[firstlittlepiggy]

This game is so far superior to FarmVille. Just don't make us start begging each other for **** like they do on there.

[msdymond]

I have 31 FC to spend. I am debating between the Sewing Mill and Wine Cellar. Has anyone crunched any numbers to determine which pays off better in the long run?

[LoreneC]

I haven't crunched numbers but the wine cellars requires grapes only, no animals. I already have cows and hens, don't want lots of sheep. That is how I made my choice!

[olive mary watson]

can l place facilities on all 4 farms and will they produce stuff and ty for all this new stuff x

[grannygoose0655]

Raul, can they add Salsa to the Taco Factory, and they need to add a coffee house so we can use our coffee beans and get hyped up.lol

[LeeClements]

yes u can have facilitys on all 4 farms producing, I have oil wells on three farms all producing.

[joaynn]

At level 90 how can one earn more $'s to buy things that cost more than just coins? When the levels increased I was credited with $10. Can't you come up with a way to add $'s for every 10,000 xp points? I have 4 farms, millions of coins and want things that cost $'s instead of coins. Why can't I trade coins for $'s?

[bjf302@fidnet.com]

Raul, can they add Salsa to the Taco Factory, and they need to add a coffee house so we can use our coffee beans and get hyped up.lol

lol grannygoose, I could go for being hyped up on coffee too :D

[Nicky Napkins]

yes u can have facilitys on all 4 farms producing, I have oil wells on three farms all producing.

Is it worth tuning crude oil into fuel...?

Can you sell it if you don;t need to use it Lee..?

[CynthiaSue]

Is fishing for others profitable?

[DARLENEW]

Thanks so much, Raul....this is fabulous....you are getting better every update.....thumbs up to you and the Dev's.....you are getting your "halo" very soon!!!!

[jwrbruins]

So Raul or any others...do I have to look through 290 posts to find out what the new levels are or is there a convenient spot to check?

[Spuds Farm]

I love the new updates; however, today when I harvested flowers, LOTS of them... they did not go to storage. I planted only the ones needed to make flowers bouquets in the facility. Little bit upset now because the field looks ugly and I got no return on my flowers. =(

[sandysgame@rogers.com]

Thanks for the new facilities. FT just keeps geting more challenging.

[LeeClements]

Is it worth tuning crude oil into fuel...?

Can you sell it if you don;t need to use it Lee..?

If you turn crude oil into fuel it sells for 1200 coins I turn it into fuel so I can use it.
If you are looking to make a profit it would be better to sell the barrels of crude oil, cost 1000 to produce sells for 2000.:)

[SivNorway]

. Wine Cellar (30FC): Allows you to produce Aged Wine Bottles out of the non-aged Wine Containers that you produced in the Winery. The aged wines can be:

- White Wine Bottles aged 1 and 2 years
- Red Wine Bottles aged 3 and 4 years
- Champagne Bottles aged 5 and 6 years


How the heck to I get the wine, and some containers or what its was - come a message just when I bought this lovely house :)

[Saylorgirl]

I just wanted to mention how lovely the new winery and wine cellar are! You did a beautiful job on the design I love mine! :)

[Little_mark@mail.com]

Could I ask, please, why there is a new popup window when you try to send gifts to your neighbors that wants my email contact information for people not on facebook, purportedly to send them gifts that they did not want, need or ask for?? Clicking on cancel for the requested information drops you to a screen that says you can't send gifts without permitting access to my email contact list.....

[Msfan]

Thanks for all the fun updates to Farmtown. I really hate Farmville now that Farmtown has the facilities and all. Thanks so much ; )

[PRT]

. Wine Cellar (30FC): Allows you to produce Aged Wine Bottles out of the non-aged Wine Containers that you produced in the Winery. The aged wines can be:

- White Wine Bottles aged 1 and 2 years
- Red Wine Bottles aged 3 and 4 years
- Champagne Bottles aged 5 and 6 years


How the heck to I get the wine, and some containers or what its was - come a message just when I bought this lovely house :)
All I bought was the Winery and I plant the grapes and make the wine - it does come in containers and I just go sell it. I don't have enough FC for a facility.
I guess you need a winery? And you need to grow purple and green grapes to make the wine.
I sell the cheap stuff :D

[AnnieH2009]

I have 31 FC to spend. I am debating between the Sewing Mill and Wine Cellar. Has anyone crunched any numbers to determine which pays off better in the long run?

I sincerely think the wine cellar is more profitable. For example, you can make 7,000 to 75,000 per batch and you are in control of planting which grapes you want. It takes longer for the more profitable batches to produce without having friends help, hence why it sells for more.

Waiting on sheep and llamas and cotton to become ready then producing textile rolls and clothes would probably take just as long, and batches of clothes run for 1250 to 3150 (most is the wedding dress, which requires 5 mulberry tree harvests per silk roll).

[Lavenda]

So Raul or any others...do I have to look through 290 posts to find out what the new levels are or is there a convenient spot to check?

see here

http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3601354&postcount=219

I don't know of a convenient spot with this info, perhaps it could be a chapter in the game guide...

[speedmonkey]

yeah this glitch isn't short-changing anyone's crops, it is just a little annoying and I am sure it should be happening (and if it is - can something be done so it doesn't happen?)

It is messing up my daughters crops. Every time I harvest her fields I am getting her crops instead of her. Every one that it gives me comes out of her inventory/storage. I don't think it is the glitch (not clearing crops) that is causing it but something is.

[starlove]

Hello, its just great with all the new updates!! YeePee!!
NOW, when I go to hire people to fish they are frowning on it, and many are saying they don't benefit, cuz they don't get xp points.
They don't like to do flowers, fish or do trees, cuz they don't get xp points,
MY question is, or suggestion is maybe they can get xp points according to the quantity of flowers, fish or trees done.
Just offering some idea.
Love ya guys, you are the bomb!!

[Double T Dude Ranch]

see here

http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3601354&postcount=219

I don't know of a convenient spot with this info, perhaps it could be a chapter in the game guide...

We are in the works of a chapter in the game guide, but as you see, we are a small(er) mod team now....the info is in the help and support official thread regarding levels as well.

[HelenJS22]

I have meet a number of very nice people. While a lot of people, including me most of the time interact in the way that you have described, but the opportunity to learn and interact with others is still there to use for those who chose to use it.

Most of my Buddies and some of my now neighbours began as strangers who hired me when I first started, and now I have some new friends all over the world. We may not talk often, but we all enjoy the occasional catch while we play Farm Town together.

[libarra88@hotmail.com]

What about NOT allowing us to send or to receive gifts unless we "Invite" no Farmtown players? This regulation makes "playing" a hassle and it is not fun anymore. Is there another way of getting or sending "the gifts?"

[Lavenda]

the harvesters share of the crop shouldn't come from the hire-ers takings, the mayor should be paying it. I haven't been able to check, but I have a feeling that what is happening is you need to refresh for everything to show up, those lingering fields will show as harvested and appear in your storage when you have refreshed

[speedmonkey]

Thanks I just needed clarification on how that was supposed to work.

[lulu836]

the harvesters share of the crop shouldn't come from the hire-ers takings, the mayor should be paying it. I haven't been able to check, but I have a feeling that what is happening is you need to refresh for everything to show up, those lingering fields will show as harvested and appear in your storage when you have refreshed

I can just as easily do my own plowing and harvesting. The only reason I ask if others want to do those chores is to give them, especially the lower ranked players, a few extra coins here and there. There are times when I wish I had not hired anyone because they make such a mess of it especially the "scatter" workers who leave a dozen or more unworked plots because they are careless. So If it comes out of my share I will start to do it myself again. Can we get a definite answer on how this is programmed?

[KayGee]

All I bought was the Winery and I plant the grapes and make the wine - it does come in containers and I just go sell it. I don't have enough FC for a facility.
I guess you need a winery? And you need to grow purple and green grapes to make the wine.
I sell the cheap stuff :D

Hey, there's always a market for "plonk"...prolly a bigger market, truth be told, than for the good stuff - LOL.

[Lavenda]

the 10% thing isn't very accurate. I have a 15 field area of grape tomatoes. Twice it has been harvested and the harvester has not received any, yet with my four cabbage fields they have received 2! I will be paying closer attention to harvesting, I need every harvest I can get so I am not really wanting to give it away just so I don't have to click so much.

[CynthiaSue]

Here is a quote from the announcement:
"When you work for others to harvest crops, trees, flowers or to fish, in addition to the coins you get, the Mayor (not from the harvest of the employer) will compensate you with a share of the products"

So it is not suppose to be coming from the person doing the hiring. Didn't check myself to see if it was working like it was suppose to or not.

[~Tatiana~]

Here is a quote from the announcement:
"When you work for others to harvest crops, trees, flowers or to fish, in addition to the coins you get, the Mayor (not from the harvest of the employer) will compensate you with a share of the products"

So it is not suppose to be coming from the person doing the hiring. Didn't check myself to see if it was working like it was suppose to or not.

the 10% thing isn't very accurate. I have a 15 field area of grape tomatoes. Twice it has been harvested and the harvester has not received any, yet with my four cabbage fields they have received 2! I will be paying closer attention to harvesting, I need every harvest I can get so I am not really wanting to give it away just so I don't have to click so much.

What is the incentive to hire someone to harvest if it takes away from my crops. I was doing all my own harvesting and thought I'd "share the wealth". Not sure I want to give away the bank. Please let me know if this is really true. Avid Level 90 player for over a year.

Looks like Raul made an update in the first post....

[Lavenda]

just done a closer study on the harvesting. Before hiring someone to harvest my wheat I had 15 wheat and 6 large wheat in my storage. After the harvest of 55 wheat fields, where six fields were "terminally harvesting" and my harvester received 6 wheat, I had 15 wheat and 55 large wheat in my storage. After refreshing I had 15 wheat and 61 wheat large in my storage. Same thing happened with the broccoli, what the harvester received didn't initially appear in my storage but it did after refresh (and from 56 broccoli fields they only got 2!). I am satisfied now that things are as they should be, as they were first stated in Rauls post and he has reconfirmed with an update to that post, it just takes a while for the whole harvest to appear in the farm owners storage.

[SueW170]

What about NOT allowing us to send or to receive gifts unless we "Invite" no Farmtown players? This regulation makes "playing" a hassle and it is not fun anymore. Is there another way of getting or sending "the gifts?"

Go to the My Neighbours Tab and send gifts individually to each FT Neighbor. In the request you can also enter a message requesting what you would like as a gift. ... Yes, I know it's a slower process, but if you gift according to what each FT Neighbor wants or could use on their farms, it works out and avoids the problem of the popups on the Gifting option.

[Deb NZ]

I haven't crunched numbers but the wine cellars requires grapes only, no animals. I already have cows and hens, don't want lots of sheep. That is how I made my choice!

This is how I made my choice too the aging wine cellar sure needs a lot of wine though

[Abbie Dale]

just done a closer study on the harvesting. Before hiring someone to harvest my wheat I had 15 wheat and 6 large wheat in my storage. After the harvest of 55 wheat fields, where six fields were "terminally harvesting" and my harvester received 6 wheat, I had 15 wheat and 55 large wheat in my storage. After refreshing I had 15 wheat and 61 wheat large in my storage. Same thing happened with the broccoli, what the harvester received didn't initially appear in my storage but it did after refresh (and from 56 broccoli fields they only got 2!). I am satisfied now that things are as they should be, as they were first stated in Rauls post and he has reconfirmed with an update to that post, it just takes a while for the whole harvest to appear in the farm owners storage.

Thanks Lavenda like you I did a better check on the harvesting & it is as you have expressed....the secret is in the re-loading :D

[Chili Bean]

Hi - I love many of the changes - addition in levels, ability to earn "cash" again, and new crops. Also, I like being able to hire people to fish. I have a problem - when I go to my facility and click on "Pending," it says things are 100% done when they aren't - it'll transfer them to my storage but won't sell them. They go right back to the facility or only a little bit is sold. What on earth is happening? Genie, Flying Pig & Danselin's Goat Farms & Assoc. Enterprises

[Molly Mew]

Looks like Raul made an update in the first post....

Yes. He's now confirmed that the portion of harvest given to the hired harvester does NOT come from the hiring farmers share.. it's a free gift from the mayor. :)

[mabibra]

Hola, el juego me ha pasado del nivel 42 al 50, pude comprar mi 2 granja teniendo mas de 3.000.000 pero luego que la compre se me fue a -130 mi dinero. Cuando vendí mis cosechas y producciones no me reconoce el dinero ganado. No se que hacer!!! Auda por favor!!!

[HelenJS22]

I just wanted to mention how lovely the new winery and wine cellar are! You did a beautiful job on the design I love mine! :)

Agreed, I have to say that I was expecting something multi coloured, gaudy and shaped like a beer barrel and I am proved wrong - I love the design of them too. :D

[HelenJS22]

Yes. He's now confirmed that the portion of harvest given to the hired harvester does NOT come from the hiring farmers share.. it's a free gift from the mayor. :)

Ah Ha - so it must be nearing election time in Farm Town :rolleyes: :p

[zenda ewart]

it would be nice if i could use the coins i am earning by working all my farms on extra things i need.... at the store, why do we have to get things as gifts all the time...i have millions that i cant spend on anything. I have changed my farms at least 4 times and still my money doesn't dwindle.:confused:

[ant carter]

If you turn crude oil into fuel it sells for 1200 coins I turn it into fuel so I can use it.
If you are looking to make a profit it would be better to sell the barrels of crude oil, cost 1000 to produce sells for 2000.:)

it makes 4800 if you convert from crude to fuel
each barrel makes 4 fuel cans
profit 3800 compared to 1000

[LeeClements]

it makes 4800 if you convert from crude to fuel
each barrel makes 4 fuel cans
profit 3800 compared to 1000

Thanks for corecting my mistake:)

[Tony D]

Ah Ha - so it must be nearing election time in Farm Town :rolleyes: :pI think Curly should run for the job :p

[KyJohn]

Could I ask, please, why there is a new popup window when you try to send gifts to your neighbors that wants my email contact information for people not on facebook, purportedly to send them gifts that they did not want, need or ask for?? Clicking on cancel for the requested information drops you to a screen that says you can't send gifts without permitting access to my email contact list.....
I've never seen the popup you reference, but it sounds like your account has been hacked. Check with Facebook security to be sure.

[nanie's farm]

Agreed, I have to say that I was expecting something multi coloured, gaudy and shaped like a beer barrel and I am proved wrong - I love the design of them too. :D

Yes!! The graphic designers have done a good job this time on the winery - thank you!!
I must say I'm also impressed with the watermelon wagon too..its so well detailed, down to the stripes on the melon skin.. (But the size of the wagon might be a bit too big?)
The textile mill looks a little too 'factory'ish to me - i was expecting a little village mill look..but you cant win them all..But I have to complain about its size though. The design suggests that its a big factory, 3 storeys high etc but in terms of size, its about as big as a cottage..

[DiannaBas]

When will we be able to grind our own coffee?? either of the mills could be used, or another tool/mill developed to grind coffee beans....it's getting REALLY old constantly having to bug your neighbors to send coffee grounds for ice cream!

[Pretty Prisci]

Golly, the relative sizes of the trees is way off.
The types of fish in the brooks, ponds and beach are not always what one finds in nature [are they? a small pond might have small sized fish ?]
since we are using a "Beta" version, perhaps when the non-Beta version is issued ALL items will be "full grown" and sized according to what one sees in nature.
I do hope that my avatar can have more options.
I am addiced to FT and refuse to play other games: I MUST do some office work during my work day. ;)

[meemee1955]

Raul is what I think they are calling I am happy with everything, but I can not upgrade my fourth farm. For over a week I have been asking for help. I have the cash I have the neighbors and all the other farms. I tried to link my farm to the forum no one told me if it was right. So one more time PLEASE let me upgrade, it is still locked.

[PRT]

I counted earlier today and had 121 fields of whatever it was. I got all 121 when it was harvested and I asked the harvester, who I knew, if she got her 10% and she did - so it didn't come out of my pocket as it were.

[SueW170]

Yes. He's now confirmed that the portion of harvest given to the hired harvester does NOT come from the hiring farmers share.. it's a free gift from the mayor. :)
That's good, though of course some may consider it another "entitlement program" :rolleyes:
Thanks, Molly for posting this clarification here about how this new feature works.

[SueW170]

Ah Ha - so it must be nearing election time in Farm Town :rolleyes: :p

Sounds like it to me.... ;)

[SueW170]

I think Curly should run for the job :p
Hey, Tony, let's start a "Curly for Mayor" campaign. I'll support him. Conscientious, friendly, concerned for the well being of us farmers.

[SueW170]

Yes!! The graphic designers have done a good job this time on the winery - thank you!!
I must say I'm also impressed with the watermelon wagon too..its so well detailed, down to the stripes on the melon skin.. (But the size of the wagon might be a bit too big?)
The textile mill looks a little too 'factory'ish to me - i was expecting a little village mill look..but you cant win them all..But I have to complain about its size though. The design suggests that its a big factory, 3 storeys high etc but in terms of size, its about as big as a cottage..
I put trees and shrubs at the front of my textile mill to which softens the appearance. My suggestion had been a village mill/cottage industry look too, but doesn't seem that is the direction the programmers are taking for most of the factories. I'm happy with it since it isn't cartoonish.

[vickikelly@bellsouth.net]

its not fair that it is required to have 30 or more neighbors to purchase more land.Some people dont have 30 friends.I think you should be able to get more land if you have the coins.Hoping you all will fix this.
Thank You

[Rhassa]

I am gob smacked!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!! Doing a happy dance here!!!!!

I couldn't have said it any better!!!! ~Joins you in the happy dance~:D

[horsewoman6]

Please find a way to sell our extra farms if we no longer want them.

[lulu836]

its not fair that it is required to have 30 or more neighbors to purchase more land.Some people dont have 30 friends.I think you should be able to get more land if you have the coins.Hoping you all will fix this.
Thank You

That's water under the bridge.

[donna t kurten]

No answer from the "ones in charge" ??????

[lulu836]

Each of us protested as you have.......when it became obvious that Slashkey was not going to relent we all went out and found the necessary neighbors if we did not already have them. It's been quite a while since that topic was even brought up. There is a thread in the forum for farmers looking for neighbors. Most are very nice and more than willing to become your neighor.

[Mrs Borgies]

I've never seen the popup you reference, but it sounds like your account has been hacked. Check with Facebook security to be sure.

Facebook is behind this. Another application is asking their members to complain to Facebook to have it removed. A the moment, I don't have the pop-up for Farm Town but have seen it on another game.

[HelenJS22]

Hey, Tony, let's start a "Curly for Mayor" campaign. I'll support him. Conscientious, friendly, concerned for the well being of us farmers.

Nooooooooooooooooo !!!! That would make Curly go on the campaign trail and he'd pop up constantly and drive us all nuts :eek:

[Tony D]

Nooooooooooooooooo !!!! That would make Curly go on the campaign trail and he'd pop up constantly and drive us all nuts :eek:"Hi there , would you like to take a break ?" Be sure to drop by and vote for Curly... the polling boths are now open..... He he he

[HelenJS22]

"Hi there , would you like to take a break ?" Be sure to drop by and vote for Curly... the polling boths are now open..... He he he

Helen screams and runs away :eek:

[Capriherb]

Is there a chart somewhere that tells which facilities are the most profitable coin wise? Which ones take the least amount of clicks, or loading to make coins? For example, anything that produces in one hour is going to take lots of clicking if you want to put 15 days worth in. However, perhaps one makes alot more coins for doing all that clicking. It almost seems like the fuel one would take teh least amount of clicking and make the the most coins, but I really don't know. Has anyone figured this out and posted it?

The wine store is the best one that they have done for low clicks, etc.

[Grumpa]

its not fair that it is required to have 30 or more neighbors to purchase more land.Some people dont have 30 friends.I think you should be able to get more land if you have the coins.Hoping you all will fix this.
Thank You

It's a game and those are the game rules.

What you can put a hotel on Boardwalk without owning Park Place?

[Cider Sue]

Hi,
Love the improvements. My biggest frustration is not having FarmCash. I have over $25million in coin. Can't spend it. I play for fun. Would love to go to the bank, and purchase FarmCash with my Coin. Doesn't need to be 1 for 1. I am not receiving all the free FarmCash from the silly thing I give out personal info on. Wanted Insurance info, never heard from anyone, no e-mails, no call ... no FarmCash. Hard to stay motivated if I can't grow.

Thanks

[lavanah]

Could we have flax seeds to grow so we can produce linen in the testile factory and clothing in the sewing factory?

[Green-Eyed Gal]

:mad:Ever since you updated FarmTown with the newest version I've had trouble with incomplete loading and most importantly, once loaded, my screen repeatedly displays the message "Connection to server timed out, click green arrow to reconnect." Upon looking at the connection icon...I am still connected!! If I click the green arrow, the next screen to show is "Internet Explorer cannot access this website." I then have to refresh and may or may not be taken to my opening FarmTown screen. A moment ago I logged into the game and immediately received the "green arrow" message. It's gotten to the point that I can't play the game. Please don't tell me to clear my history cache because I do that several times while playing.

[Grumpa]

:mad:Ever since you updated FarmTown with the newest version I've had trouble with incomplete loading and most importantly, once loaded, my screen repeatedly displays the message "Connection to server timed out, click green arrow to reconnect." Upon looking at the connection icon...I am still connected!! If I click the green arrow, the next screen to show is "Internet Explorer cannot access this website." I then have to refresh and may or may not be taken to my opening FarmTown screen. A moment ago I logged into the game and immediately received the "green arrow" message. It's gotten to the point that I can't play the game. Please don't tell me to clear my history cache because I do that several times while playing.


try using a different browser.

[gtosga]

try using a different browser.

I agree IE is prone to errors all the time and either Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are better browsers for applications on Facebook!

[FarmTownNewbie]

Way fun, thanks! I had finally reached 80, not by trying that hard after 8 months of playing. Now, oh my, I have ten more levels to look forward to! I submitted a flower design too, hope they like it!

For those who get bored, use the bulldozer and start over or just remodel a bit with new structures, crops, trees. Life is about making changes and trying new things. Start here. :-)

["Maggie"]

Great job Dev's!!! The newly introduced way of farming makes it more interesting. Don't think I have the hang of hiring someone to fish yet..tried to but mothing on the menu to click on that I could see?! I am suspecting that we, at some stage, will be able to purchase a fish restaurant? Mmmmm...lovely fish n chips :)

[karlchester]

you guys are awsome

[groundzerogirl]

I would like to be able to move animals from one farm to another. It will be so much easier. Thanks. I also love the new features. I'm having fun making new things. I definately enjoy this better then Farmville anymore

[MebeMrS]

I have read a number of posts concerning FT$$
1- don't have enough to buy things
2- can't earn enough
3- want more NOW
4- not fair to upper (or lower) levels.

Suggestion:

A unique "Money Crop" to plant and harvest,

1- Let a farmer choose to plant a VERY expensive crop that may take 4 days (or 7) to harvest.
2- There would be very little return from the harvest.
3- Perhaps the farmer would have to harvest and plow it themselves.
4- Perhaps the number of squares would be limited to x-number per week or month

Example.

I want more FT$$.
So I plant 500 squares of "Cash Cabbage" (pun intended)
It costs me $500 coins per square ($250,000)
It can be harvested for $10/sq (no one will be interested except the planter)
Inventory can be taken to market and "sold" for $5 or $10 FT$$

I can do this every 7 days or so.

thoughts??

by the way... I have two emails, 2 sets of 4 24x24 farms... back up over 30mill at each
and enjoying the winery(s), cellar(s), dairy plant(s), and juice factory(s). All the other stuff is too busy for me...... lol

Fifth farm or 36x36 would be nice (can you spell addicted?)

[Angel7]

The harvesting of others is not working properly. I just harvested a friend of mine that has 841 plots. After I harvested him, he only had 742 products in storage - that means that the hiring person IS giving up the crops which is not what you said it was supposed to do.

I just ran a second test on somebody else, but this time the math did work - he had as many crops in storage as he had plots and I got about 10% of the total.

So, this is a sporadic problem - you never know when you are getting what you should on either end of things.

OK - here is my 3rd and final test (I'm not gonna do this anymore). This guy had 544 plots. After harvesting, he said he had 497 plots in storage, but a whole bunch of plots with the triangles still on them. He then sent me a note after hitting the Play button and reloading his farm and he had the 544 plots in storage that he should have. In other words, you can't sell products until you reload your farms and get rid of all those triangles cuz they won't all be there.

[Samantha Diane]

Love #9.... Can get some of the crops when you harvest at someone else's place. LOVE YOU Farm Town....

[Ogre Ralf]

Thanks for the info Raul - we have one question - when are we getting a Coffee Shop for our FarmTown ? Hope it's soon, we have cash ready to burn.

[SueW170]

Thanks for the info Raul - we have one question - when are we getting a Coffee Shop for our FarmTown ? Hope it's soon, we have cash ready to burn.
Make that Coffee Shop/Country Restaurant -- serves coffee & tea, breakfasts including items from our Bakery, lunches including burgers & sandwiches & fries, salads too. Also soups and simple down-home dinners. In lots of rural town, that's what the coffee shop is.

[ddamienie]

I have read a number of posts concerning FT$$
1- don't have enough to buy things
2- can't earn enough
3- want more NOW
4- not fair to upper (or lower) levels.

Suggestion:

A unique "Money Crop" to plant and harvest,

1- Let a farmer choose to plant a VERY expensive crop that may take 4 days (or 7) to harvest.
2- There would be very little return from the harvest.
3- Perhaps the farmer would have to harvest and plow it themselves.
4- Perhaps the number of squares would be limited to x-number per week or month

Example.

I want more FT$$.
So I plant 500 squares of "Cash Cabbage" (pun intended)
It costs me $500 coins per square ($250,000)
It can be harvested for $10/sq (no one will be interested except the planter)
Inventory can be taken to market and "sold" for $5 or $10 FT$$

I can do this every 7 days or so.

thoughts??

by the way... I have two emails, 2 sets of 4 24x24 farms... back up over 30mill at each
and enjoying the winery(s), cellar(s), dairy plant(s), and juice factory(s). All the other stuff is too busy for me...... lol

Fifth farm or 36x36 would be nice (can you spell addicted?)



to be honest, the issue of farm cash is no longer a problem. Since they have added the farm cash offers for myspace, there is no reason you should have a shortage of cash and no need for a "cash" crop

[Lavenda]

The harvesting of others is not working properly. I just harvested a friend of mine that has 841 plots. After I harvested him, he only had 742 products in storage - that means that the hiring person IS giving up the crops which is not what you said it was supposed to do.

I just ran a second test on somebody else, but this time the math did work - he had as many crops in storage as he had plots and I got about 10% of the total.

So, this is a sporadic problem - you never know when you are getting what you should on either end of things.

OK - here is my 3rd and final test (I'm not gonna do this anymore). This guy had 544 plots. After harvesting, he said he had 497 plots in storage, but a whole bunch of plots with the triangles still on them. He then sent me a note after hitting the Play button and reloading his farm and he had the 544 plots in storage that he should have. In other words, you can't sell products until you reload your farms and get rid of all those triangles cuz they won't all be there.

many of us have comment on this situation. When the hiring farmer refreshes their screen those fields will be harvested properly (as you described) and they will then show up correctly in storage. However, suddenly this morning I am not having that issue of the "terminally harvesting" fields so maybe they fixed that glitch

[rev_stone]

Need to add more things to produce such as... white grape juice, blueberry muffins, gingerbread cookies, pumpkin pie, and sugar cookies.

[rev_stone]

Need a coffee mill, to grind coffee. Then we can also have flavored coffee, like hazelnut, walnut, etc...

[lisawallace]

Get rid of the 30 neighbors for a 3rd farm ,i find it dangerous to be adding perfect strangers just to play a game on facebook... If the rule doesnt change my daughter and i wont be playing any longer.....farmtown is a great game but im not willing to add strangers.... Everyone is intitled to there privacy... What do other players think of this rule?

[Grumpa]

Get rid of the 30 neighbors for a 3rd farm ,i find it dangerous to be adding perfect strangers just to play a game on facebook... If the rule doesnt change my daughter and i wont be playing any longer.....farmtown is a great game but im not willing to add strangers.... Everyone is intitled to there privacy... What do other players think of this rule?

It is a game that you choose to play. You must play by the games rules. No one is forcing you to play.

[topmop]

It is a game that you choose to play. You must play by the games rules. No one is forcing you to play.

I completely agree. You can get farm 3 with Farm Cash if you don't want to add neighbors. If you have already spent your farm cash you can buy more. If you are not willing to buy more it is still a very fun game with 2 farms. If you decide to quit over this....we will miss you.

[MebeMrS]

to be honest, the issue of farm cash is no longer a problem. Since they have added the farm cash offers for myspace, there is no reason you should have a shortage of cash and no need for a "cash" crop

So does a farmer have to have a myspace account to get farmcash?

What is the criteria, and does it work for non-myspace members?

[Randall_Lind]

The winery makes the wine then the wine celler bottles it. Champagne is all I make that's where the $$ is.

[Deb NZ]

Get rid of the 30 neighbors for a 3rd farm ,i find it dangerous to be adding perfect strangers just to play a game on facebook... If the rule doesnt change my daughter and i wont be playing any longer.....farmtown is a great game but im not willing to add strangers.... Everyone is intitled to there privacy... What do other players think of this rule?
There are many options, as you say you can both leave, out of the, is it 27 million ? players, will your threat when activated be noticed? before you throw your toys out of the cot consider whether you want to play the game enough to
a.play with two farms
b. pay farm cash to buy the 12x12 3rd farm then spend playmoney to buy the whole of the 4th farm are you aware it costs 75 million?
c.meet new wonderful friends through hiring at the market place and talking to them when they work on your farm become buddies with them then move from there to friends on facebook and neighbours in farmtown.
How long I ask have you been playing that you have not met and enjoyed the company of new friends from around the globe who to invite onto FB is only one small step?My extra neighbours did not come in as strangers but buddies I have caught up with time and time again sometimes impelling me ( I know such a sacrifice on my part) to stay up way past my bedtime because we were chatting for so long after the work on our farms was finished.

[PRT]

The winery makes the wine then the wine celler bottles it. Champagne is all I make that's where the $$ is.
The money in red wine is not shabby and those grapes grow faster.

[daniel1972au]

need more land

[leoharwood]

I al thrilled to bits with all the new stuff but saddened by the fact that I will never move beyond Farm 2 due to lack of neighbours - especially as I lost ones I had and have not been able to get them back! Plus I dont know 30 people who farm and I dont want people I dont know in my FB! (needs 'frustrated' emoticon)

[SueW170]

need more land
Visited your farms. You have sure made very efficient use of all the space:)

[SueW170]

I al thrilled to bits with all the new stuff but saddened by the fact that I will never move beyond Farm 2 due to lack of neighbours - especially as I lost ones I had and have not been able to get them back! Plus I dont know 30 people who farm and I dont want people I dont know in my FB! (needs 'frustrated' emoticon)
Through participation here at the Forum, I got acquainted with several FT players with whom I exchanged FB friend and FT Neighbor requests and it's worked out very well. To me, this is preferable to the Neighbor Thread since it's a way to get acquainted before adding someone as a FB friend. This might be a way for you to build up new FT Neighbors.

[SpiritChaser09]

Yay for Farm Town!! Love it!

[lnthomp]

I am all kinds of impressed that I now get to see scroll bars on the storage pages, and the check boxes for the options, and white typing box for the farm chat! We few Linux users have been doing without all those things all along, and I hope the fixes are permanent!:):D:):D:):D:):D:)

[SivNorway]

I do.
http://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/play/?farm_id=1030303265&farm_ix=0


Hi :) Is it worth by this? do you earn enough coins do you think?
Thanks for your answer...

[arcksonn]

HI,

It is really amazing, I would really gonna love this ones. Thanks a lot.

[SivNorway]

:mad:Ever since you updated FarmTown with the newest version I've had trouble with incomplete loading and most importantly, once loaded, my screen repeatedly displays the message "Connection to server timed out, click green arrow to reconnect." Upon looking at the connection icon...I am still connected!! If I click the green arrow, the next screen to show is "Internet Explorer cannot access this website." I then have to refresh and may or may not be taken to my opening FarmTown screen. A moment ago I logged into the game and immediately received the "green arrow" message. It's gotten to the point that I can't play the game. Please don't tell me to clear my history cache because I do that several times while playing.

Internet Explorer is unable to use in FarmTown anymore, not just for the error message you tell about here...the game go too slow.. and the site uploads all the time... Terrible when you for example work at a another farm.. :( and thats the most irritating about the "connection to server time out....." too...

I download Google Chrome - the uploading goes much faster, and the error message is not so often anymore. But still there!
I've tried Mozilla, Opera, IE - Google Chrome is the best for me....

hold on to it for a while, and see if you feel the same as me... Its sure better than IE anyway.. :) Good Luck!!

PS! error message can also be reported to Slashkey, I've got this problem for one whole week all the time - Slashkey fix it after I've send them the link to my account... Its a own post on the forum about this...

[Mrs Borgies]

Make that Coffee Shop/Country Restaurant -- serves coffee & tea, breakfasts including items from our Bakery, lunches including burgers & sandwiches & fries, salads too. Also soups and simple down-home dinners. In lots of rural town, that's what the coffee shop is.

Perfect! :D

[Mrs Borgies]

There are many options, as you say you can both leave, out of the, is it 27 million ? players, will your threat when activated be noticed? before you throw your toys out of the cot consider whether you want to play the game enough to
a.play with two farms
b. pay farm cash to buy the 12x12 3rd farm then spend playmoney to buy the whole of the 4th farm are you aware it costs 75 million?
c.meet new wonderful friends through hiring at the market place and talking to them when they work on your farm become buddies with them then move from there to friends on facebook and neighbours in farmtown.
How long I ask have you been playing that you have not met and enjoyed the company of new friends from around the globe who to invite onto FB is only one small step?My extra neighbours did not come in as strangers but buddies I have caught up with time and time again sometimes impelling me ( I know such a sacrifice on my part) to stay up way past my bedtime because we were chatting for so long after the work on our farms was finished.

Deb I can also add that I have made some wonderful friends from my buddy list, now Facebook friends. Not many although the best of friends now. Once upon a time I never thought I would add strangers to my FB but never been sorry that I have with this method. In the end, we all have control to block these people if they ever becomes a problem. You can block what you share with them (meaning control over your status updates and other stuff). Baby steps along the way to some great friendships. :)

[ant carter]

Internet Explorer is unable to use in FarmTown anymore, not just for the error message you tell about here...the game go too slow.. and the site uploads all the time... Terrible when you for example work at a another farm.. :( and thats the most irritating about the "connection to server time out....." too...

I download Google Chrome - the uploading goes much faster, and the error message is not so often anymore. But still there!
I've tried Mozilla, Opera, IE - Google Chrome is the best for me....

hold on to it for a while, and see if you feel the same as me... Its sure better than IE anyway.. :) Good Luck!!

PS! error message can also be reported to Slashkey, I've got this problem for one whole week all the time - Slashkey fix it after I've send them the link to my account... Its a own post on the forum about this...



i also have changed from ie8 to goggle chrome as it was the only way i could get on farm town it seems to run a lot faster

[jesdreher]

Hi :) Is it worth by this? do you earn enough coins do you think?
Thanks for your answer...

I like all of the newest facilities and am satisfied with my purchases. I can't say whether it's worth it for *you* to buy them, but at this point, I'm not particularly interested in what return the facilities are giving me....I have so many coins that squeezing a few more out of each facility is really just a drop in the bucket (though right now I still need about $16M more before I can complete the upgrade of farm 4). I just like the variation of things I'm making. It keeps the game interesting for me and gives me more challenge to figure out what crops I plant, how many, and how often. That said, the newest facilities do seem to be money makers ....I haven't done the math on them yet to figure out the percentage of return to compare it to others though.

[dottyF]

Very little problems with games since switching to google chrome.

[dottyF]

Made alot of coins with the facilities, almost 1 mil xp and plenty of neighbors. Now the pressure is off of leveling out, getting enough coins to get what i need I can now play and enjoy the game.

[Mayo]

Excellent :) I'd like to know WHY i can't work in my friends/neighbours factories? I have tried time after time, but it doesn't seem to work for me!! HELP lol

[dottyF]

Excellent :) I'd like to know WHY i can't work in my friends/neighbours factories? I have tried time after time, but it doesn't seem to work for me!! HELP lol

I dont think you can just go to their farms and work the facilities. I think they have to ask for help by posting it on the feed?

[lulu836]

You can go to their FB page and check if they have posted for help. I only post on my FB page but get plenty of help. I hate to paper anybody's wall with help requests for FT.

[lighthouse02]

I al thrilled to bits with all the new stuff but saddened by the fact that I will never move beyond Farm 2 due to lack of neighbours - especially as I lost ones I had and have not been able to get them back! Plus I dont know 30 people who farm and I dont want people I dont know in my FB! (needs 'frustrated' emoticon)

I don't have 30 neighbors, either. I decided to pay farm cash instead of adding people I don't know. I like having the choice. I look at buying the farm cash as paying the developers for their time, not paying real money for virtual things. Having been a programmer before having children, I know how much work it is.

[SueW170]

I am all kinds of impressed that I now get to see scroll bars on the storage pages, and the check boxes for the options, and white typing box for the farm chat! We few Linux users have been doing without all those things all along, and I hope the fixes are permanent!:):D:):D:):D:):D:)
Interesting to hear from a Linux user. I'm a Mac user and computer consultant and my friend who is the local Mac dealer and grew up with computers (and is a genuine guru), swears than Linux is the best operating system from a technical point of view. I have a friend who is a computer technician and consultant in South Africa who also has good things to say about Linux despite the fact most of her customers are PC users, so she works primarily with Windows computers -- and has a few less than complimentary things to say about Microsoft systems (with which I often agree).
How does Linux work out for doing FT and other online games in general?

[CynthiaSue]

I bought alot of llamas and sheep in order to use the new textile facility and also, got gifted mulberry trees. Now the main farm where I keep trees and animals is lagging alot and when I hired people to do the trees I think they had trouble loading, as one, never moved once arriving and finally poofed and another said it froze on her and she didn't do much and also disappeared. The facilities are great, but they need a solution for the animals and loading.

[Deb NZ]

Your answer is in your first sentence.Animals en masse slow the application down enormously, are you using IE because it is not particularly good to game on.

[speedmonkey]

I've never seen the popup you reference, but it sounds like your account has been hacked. Check with Facebook security to be sure.

I have also gotten the request for my contacts but have not been denied access to sending when I tell it to skip.

[Mrs Borgies]

I have also gotten the request for my contacts but have not been denied access to sending when I tell it to skip.

I am now getting this pop-up and like you click on skip and wait for the next step of sending the gifts to happen. I have noticed that all of a sudden, I am not getting as many gifts. I would suggest that this pop-up is confusing a lot of people with the page being closed down before the gifts are sent.

[CynthiaSue]

Your answer is in your first sentence.Animals en masse slow the application down enormously, are you using IE because it is not particularly good to game on.

Thanks for responding. I believe the animals and the trees cause lag, but I don't know what to do about it. If they could make it possible to put animals in the buildings, perhaps that would help. However, I don't get much wool from my animals as it takes 2 days to harvest them, but don't feel buying more would be wise. It just isn't very practical.

[Deb NZ]

well the one given is that you cannot move the animals so how about moving the trees to another farm,straight after harvest of course,and seeing if that makes a difference, only the wool shed must be on the farm with the animals
Can you pack the animals into the 4 corners to spread the load and freeze them?I notice when harvesting on other's farms it is hardest beside the packed animals.

[lulu836]

Since it is painfully apparent that no amount of pleading is going to get us to the point where the animals can either be moved from one farm to another or put into the buildings I would like to know from an "official" source the real reason why. How about it devs - the least you can do is tell us the reason.

I am not nor do I think a large chunk of us are technically challenged. If the reason is too complicated for some mortals to understand I'm sure that some of us can translate it down to a simple statement.

Take up the challenge and give us an explanation. I'm throwing down the gauntlet which of you devs is going to pick it up?

[ant carter]

well the one given is that you cannot move the animals so how about moving the trees to another farm,straight after harvest of course,and seeing if that makes a difference, only the wool shed must be on the farm with the animals
Can you pack the animals into the 4 corners to spread the load and freeze them?I notice when harvesting on other's farms it is hardest beside the packed animals.

i have moved all trees from my farm with animals and its still slower than the rest it would be nice to be able to hide the animals

[Mrs Borgies]

i have moved all trees from my farm with animals and its still slower than the rest it would be nice to be able to hide the animals

I found your farm did load quickly for me but then I do freeze animals so that they are not wondering about. It will vary though with visitors, depending on their computer and internet speed or even if they freeze animals. Don't give up because there are many that can harvest for you. I have quite a few animals on my 2nd farm with all the facilities and no complaints....or perhaps they don't dare! lol :D

PS.... I use Firefox and found for me, it is the best for my applications.

[lnthomp]

Interesting to hear from a Linux user. I'm a Mac user and computer consultant and my friend who is the local Mac dealer and grew up with computers (and is a genuine guru), swears than Linux is the best operating system from a technical point of view. I have a friend who is a computer technician and consultant in South Africa who also has good things to say about Linux despite the fact most of her customers are PC users, so she works primarily with Windows computers -- and has a few less than complimentary things to say about Microsoft systems (with which I often agree).
How does Linux work out for doing FT and other online games in general?I mostly don't play online games, so I can't comment in detail...Flash Player has minor differences in the Linux version that made a few things look different for a long time. Either the Flash Player updates have improved it, or the developers of Farm Town fixed something recently, or both, now FT looks the same on my computer as it does on my wife's WindowsXP computer.

There is a Linux version of Second Life that I've looked at, but don't play.

Linux has the same advantage as Macs in terms of viruses and malware--it just isn't as attractive a target, with the smaller market penetration. Linux has an additional advantage in that anyone with programming skills who discovers a way to fix a security flaw (or any bug for that matter) can submit the fix and have it available to Linux users everywhere in a matter of days, rather than having to wait for a monolithic company headquarters-released fix.

There is also the same disadvantage Macs have, which is if a company makes a proprietary Windows-based game (or other software), it simply won't work on Linux. Beyond that, most game companies work out ways to release Mac versions of their Windows software, but not so many find it worthwhile to make Linux versions.

But there are programmers around the world writing stuff for Linux all the time, and there aren't a lot of things that don't have either a Linux version or a Linux-based competitor with similar functionality. Some web sites claim to only work on Windows and Mac computers, but work fine in Linux. But tech support lines mostly refuse to have anything to do with Linux if you have issues, like with my internet service provider.

[emptygirl77@cmcoast.net]

i hid all my animals under the trees, ssems to help with them slowing down the farm a bit!!

[Irish355]

I absolutely love all the new additions to farmtown and I have almost all the facilities. If I may make a couple suggestions. Would you consider making the trees that are only available through gifts, available to purchase for the higher levels? It's so irritating having millions of coins and at the top level having to beg others for fruit trees I can not purchase. And one more suggestion; would it be to much trouble to hire people crops, trees and flowers? Unless I am mistaken, I don't see that choice available. Thanks so much for the opportunity to express my views. And your team is brilliant!

[Molly Mew]

Since it is painfully apparent that no amount of pleading is going to get us to the point where the animals can either be moved from one farm to another or put into the buildings I would like to know from an "official" source the real reason why. How about it devs - the least you can do is tell us the reason.

I am not nor do I think a large chunk of us are technically challenged. If the reason is too complicated for some mortals to understand I'm sure that some of us can translate it down to a simple statement.

Take up the challenge and give us an explanation. I'm throwing down the gauntlet which of you devs is going to pick it up?

No "challenge" necessary. This was already addressed in this post from 4th June:

http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3588922&postcount=40

[bittyboop5]

We need more levels ASAP! I hate jumping from 80 to 90 with nothing to look forward to. Other than that, FarmTown beats FarmVille any day!

[CynthiaSue]

well the one given is that you cannot move the animals so how about moving the trees to another farm,straight after harvest of course,and seeing if that makes a difference, only the wool shed must be on the farm with the animals
Can you pack the animals into the 4 corners to spread the load and freeze them?I notice when harvesting on other's farms it is hardest beside the packed animals.

Im afraid right now I do not have the motivation to move that many trees, or even just all those are ready at the same time to another farm. Perhaps someday I will get frustrated enough to do it. I wish now I had moved the wool facility to another farm before buying my llamas and sheep. I didn't really have that many of them until I bought more because of the textile facility. I should have just sold off the few I had and moved the facility to another farm.

[SueW170]

Thanks for your comments. The Big Fish story games which I would like to do haven't been programmed yet for Mac's latest OS (Snow Leopard, 10.6 and up). Other than that, there's not much I would use which isn't Mac compatible. MS Office for Mac is pretty much fully compatible and I can import and work with MS Word for PC and MS Excel for PC files with just a little adjustment of formatting features. Even that often isn't necessary. I'm not happy with the newest version of Print Shop, but that is a Print Shop issue and not a matter of Mac OS compatibility.

I mostly don't play online games, so I can't comment in detail...Flash Player has minor differences in the Linux version that made a few things look different for a long time. Either the Flash Player updates have improved it, or the developers of Farm Town fixed something recently, or both, now FT looks the same on my computer as it does on my wife's WindowsXP computer.

There is a Linux version of Second Life that I've looked at, but don't play.

Linux has the same advantage as Macs in terms of viruses and malware--it just isn't as attractive a target, with the smaller market penetration. Linux has an additional advantage in that anyone with programming skills who discovers a way to fix a security flaw (or any bug for that matter) can submit the fix and have it available to Linux users everywhere in a matter of days, rather than having to wait for a monolithic company headquarters-released fix.

There is also the same disadvantage Macs have, which is if a company makes a proprietary Windows-based game (or other software), it simply won't work on Linux. Beyond that, most game companies work out ways to release Mac versions of their Windows software, but not so many find it worthwhile to make Linux versions.

But there are programmers around the world writing stuff for Linux all the time, and there aren't a lot of things that don't have either a Linux version or a Linux-based competitor with similar functionality. Some web sites claim to only work on Windows and Mac computers, but work fine in Linux. But tech support lines mostly refuse to have anything to do with Linux if you have issues, like with my internet service provider.

[lulu836]

No "challenge" necessary. This was already addressed in this post from 4th June:

http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3588922&postcount=40

I don't think my question is addressed at all. Just another "no way, no how," sentence. I want to know the mechanics of why manipulating sprites presents such a problem.

[reiergraham@aol.com]

Love the upgrades since I was stuck at level 80. PRoblem though.... I need to find out how to resolve an issue with farm upgrades. I was unable to receive the final two upgrades to farm3, but did receive the addition of the $40 farm cash purchase of farm4. How can I resolve this to complete the upgrades I tried to get for farm 3?

[Double T Dude Ranch]

I don't think my question is addressed at all. Just another "no way, no how," sentence. I want to know the mechanics of why manipulating sprites presents such a problem.

Ellshere stated that at this time, it cannot be done because it is not as easy as they thought it would be. Simple as that.

[Baba 947]

I don't think my question is addressed at all. Just another "no way, no how," sentence. I want to know the mechanics of why manipulating sprites presents such a problem.

I agree your question wasn't answered. I can move my flag, which I assume is also a sprite, why not the animals? Freeze em and move em!! These aren't flesh and blood entities.

Why can't they just be deleted from one farm, a representation then held in the storage facility, and then recreated on another farm? I may be an old school programmer, PL1, Fortran, Basic and Assembler, but I do understand Java and OO languages, what's the problem?

Some of us would really like to know...

I've already moved all my animals by deleting them on one farm, as I got new ones for gifts on another farm, it was a long process. I hate to see others go through it. I had to do it, to get my 100+ cows and other animals away from my crops. I suspect others want to do the same.

[benbrandon]

ive always said if farmtown can't give us farm cash for playing daily or something then needs to get rid of the farm cash altogether. if you wont help the players out so they can buy stuff with (farm cash) then make that same facility that cost farmcash for people like myself that don't have (farmcash) make the same facility for coins. example the oil refinery, wine celler, flower shop, sewing mill, confectionery factory, oil factory, food preserve factory, chocolate factory, and semi truck EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN BOTH COINS AN FARMCASH. The bottom line is yall need to be fair an help everybody by having everthing in both.

[sven233]

ive always said if farmtown can't give us farm cash for playing daily or something then needs to get rid of the farm cash altogether. if you wont help the players out so they can buy stuff with (farm cash) then make that same facility that cost farmcash for people like myself that don't have (farmcash) make the same facility for coins. example the oil refinery, wine celler, flower shop, sewing mill, confectionery factory, oil factory, food preserve factory, chocolate factory, and semi truck EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN BOTH COINS AN FARMCASH. The bottom line is yall need to be fair an help everybody by having everthing in both.

I agree with the idea of this. Not all of us have a lot of extra money laying around to put into this game. I understand the reason behind it, though. I realize the game needs to make money for the developers. That is fine.

If I may make a suggestion, though........I really think there should be a new "BANK FACILITY" that we can purchase with our coins. Once purchased, it should allow users to convert their coins into Farm Cash at a premium. For example, make 1 Farm Cash worth $500,000 coins or something like that. Farm cash should be difficult to earn in the game, but you should be able to earn it is some way. So, having a bank where you can convert your coins to Farm Cash would be a solid addition to the game.

That way, everyone is happy. People that don't want to take the time to earn the coins to convert to Farm Cash and just want to pay real money can do that. People that still want the Farm Cash Facilities and just don't have the money can earn it by playing the game over time. Don't just give us Farm Cash for leveling up (many of us are stuck at 90 already and can't get more Farm Cash that way), but give us a way to convert coins into cash!

[SunnyD]

anyone else having the problem when you fish your own lakes and ponds of this constant disconnect thing??? i have fished for others and some people have fished for me on my farm and no problems..... i have been disconnected like up to 10 times just this day on fishing nothing else...........

[SueW170]

Agree with what you're saying here Baba 947. If the fact that the animals are animated is the problem, then, as you point out, how does this differ from the flag which also moves. Is it because the random motion of the animals is so much more complex? ... Still, there should be some work-around for this, I would think. Not being familiar with programming languages for animation, I may well be just not understanding the complexity.

But at least a fuller explanation provided by the developers to the mods here to relay to us would perhaps help gamers to be more patient and understanding of the situation.
Since I don't have a great lot of animals, it's not a problem for me, but I can see where it is for many others.

I agree your question wasn't answered. I can move my flag, which I assume is also a sprite, why not the animals? Freeze em and move em!! These aren't flesh and blood entities.

Why can't they just be deleted from one farm, a representation then held in the storage facility, and then recreated on another farm? I may be an old school programmer, PL1, Fortran, Basic and Assembler, but I do understand Java and OO languages, what's the problem?

Some of us would really like to know...

I've already moved all my animals by deleting them on one farm, as I got new ones for gifts on another farm, it was a long process. I hate to see others go through it. I had to do it, to get my 100+ cows and other animals away from my crops. I suspect others want to do the same.

[SunnyD]

the transferring the animals to the other farms may just be thing....... lol like getting new clothes.......... just something we have to deal with LOL my overalls need patches lol and they give me wedgies big time LOL

[Toranut97]

ENTITLEMENT. No need to look it up in the dictionary. The definition is HERE on this forum.

The devs OWE US NOTHING.

They do not owe us Farm Cash. They do not owe us explanations. They owe us zip, nil, zilch nada, besides making the game as nice as it can be for free, and I personally believe they have done that quite well.

They have provided a game that can be played perfectly well with limitations for free. But which can still be played *quite* satisfactorily for free.

For those who are able and can financially support this enterprise, there are options that can be enjoyed. But they are hardly necessities. Need I remind everyone this is a game????

I wish the exaggerated demands for justice and transparency on this forum could be applied with equal vehemence to social justice causes!!!! LOL! The world would be turned upside down!

Thanks devs. I have been at this game for a lonnngggg time.... and really appreciate how far it has come.

[driverdave]

I bought alot of llamas and sheep in order to use the new textile facility and also, got gifted mulberry trees. Now the main farm where I keep trees and animals is lagging alot and when I hired people to do the trees I think they had trouble loading, as one, never moved once arriving and finally poofed and another said it froze on her and she didn't do much and also disappeared. The facilities are great, but they need a solution for the animals and loading.

May i suggest you utilise the 'freeze animals " in the wrench (tools) at top of farmtown screen on right hand side ...the animals all make little movements...which your computer has to use resources to display thus causing you to lag if you have a large number of them
hope this helps

[driverdave]

I agree your question wasn't answered. I can move my flag, which I assume is also a sprite, why not the animals? Freeze em and move em!! These aren't flesh and blood entities.

Why can't they just be deleted from one farm, a representation then held in the storage facility, and then recreated on another farm? I may be an old school programmer, PL1, Fortran, Basic and Assembler, but I do understand Java and OO languages, what's the problem?

Some of us would really like to know...

I've already moved all my animals by deleting them on one farm, as I got new ones for gifts on another farm, it was a long process. I hate to see others go through it. I had to do it, to get my 100+ cows and other animals away from my crops. I suspect others want to do the same.
ummm wouldnt it be easier to move the crops to elsewhere and make one farm for animals and facilitys????? i did and it worked for me all it takes is a little planning and forethought to have 1 farm for animals and facility and one for a mansion with trees and crops and 2 other full sized working farms with 1000 fields available to plant

[Baba 947]

ummm wouldnt it be easier to move the crops to elsewhere and make one farm for animals and facilitys????? i did and it worked for me

I had my animals on farm 1, which I wanted for my facilities, (since its the default farm when loading). I put the animals on farm 4, where they are out of the way, as I build that farm up.

We really should be able to move the animals easily and not have to go through gyrations to get it done.

[StoneFace]

ENTITLEMENT. No need to look it up in the dictionary. The definition is HERE on this forum.

The devs OWE US NOTHING.

They do not owe us Farm Cash. They do not owe us explanations.

They have provided a game that can be played perfectly well with limitations for free. But which can still be played *quite* satisfactorily for free.

For those who are able and can financially support this enterprise, there are options that can be enjoyed. But they are hardly necessities. Need I remind everyone this is a game????

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Totally agree :D

[Nanny's Nook]

ive always said if farmtown can't give us farm cash for playing daily or something then needs to get rid of the farm cash altogether. if you wont help the players out so they can buy stuff with (farm cash) then make that same facility that cost farmcash for people like myself that don't have (farmcash) make the same facility for coins. example the oil refinery, wine celler, flower shop, sewing mill, confectionery factory, oil factory, food preserve factory, chocolate factory, and semi truck EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN BOTH COINS AN FARMCASH. The bottom line is yall need to be fair an help everybody by having everthing in both.

I wish someone would explain to me why they think FT is so unfair? You don't need to own everything. EVERYTHING DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN COINS AND FARM CASH. The bottom line is explained very nicely in the next quote by Toranut97.

ENTITLEMENT. No need to look it up in the dictionary. The definition is HERE on this forum.

The devs OWE US NOTHING.

They do not owe us Farm Cash. They do not owe us explanations. They owe us zip, nil, zilch nada, besides making the game as nice as it can be for free, and I personally believe they have done that quite well.

They have provided a game that can be played perfectly well with limitations for free. But which can still be played *quite* satisfactorily for free.

For those who are able and can financially support this enterprise, there are options that can be enjoyed. But they are hardly necessities. Need I remind everyone this is a game????

I wish the exaggerated demands for justice and transparency on this forum could be applied with equal vehemence to social justice causes!!!! LOL! The world would be turned upside down!

Thanks devs. I have been at this game for a lonnngggg time.... and really appreciate how far it has come.

I've been trying to say this for months, thank you for doing it much elequently than I did!

ummm wouldnt it be easier to move the crops to elsewhere and make one farm for animals and facilitys????? i did and it worked for me all it takes is a little planning and forethought to have 1 farm for animals and facility and one for a mansion with trees and crops and 2 other full sized working farms with 1000 fields available to plant

I've wondered the same thing. Why does this have to be such an issue? Leave your animals where they are and move your crops. Easy peasy. Yes Farm #1 is the default, but anyone that's there to work your farm or check it out knows how to move between farms. When I post my facilities for work I always put in the post farm 2 & 4 so if they don't want to go through all 4 farms they don't have. Again, easy peasy. If it doesn't work for you, well...so be it. My momma has always told us life isn't fair, deal with it.

[FarmTownNewbie]

My momma has always told us life isn't fair, deal with it.

One smart momma! These complaints crack me up. Do people really think that game developers should do it all for free? Hey, I'm happy to blow $4.99 once in a while to get something cool. But all the freebees are equally as cool. Enjoy the fruits of their labors!

I go outside to my real farm and bust b*tt all day pulling weeds, tilling, planting, harvesting, killing slugs and aphids, throwing out cucumber and squash vines that succumbed to rain rot thanks to the worst spring in history, spraying soap on the tomato flea beetles, etc. etc. ad infinitum.

Then in the evening, I park my laptop on my lap and play on my beautiful, lush, money-making farms on Farm Town where my neighbors come over and help and the sun always shines.

Maybe we need a new app called Grumpy Farmer Town and the gripers can go play there. :D

[snow_angel]

Most of these complainers must not play that other farm game where 99% of the stuff is for farm cash. At least with FarmTown I've noticed that when they make new facilities half will be for coins the other half for cash. At least you can buy some of the facilities. If all these facilities were on that other farm game I'd bet they'd all be for cash only. Like Nanny Nook said (or rather her mother) life isn't fair. This is a game so just enjoy yourself. If you stop complaining about what you don't have you just might start enjoying the game

[lulu836]

They do not owe us Farm Cash. They do not owe us explanations.
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As long as we are unpaid beta testers and in some cases spending real-world money for FC I would think that as a courtesy the developers would explain if asked directly what is so difficult about moving animals. There might be someone out there in FarmTown Land that could lend them a hand.

[Grumpa]

ive always said if farmtown can't give us farm cash for playing daily or something then needs to get rid of the farm cash altogether. if you wont help the players out so they can buy stuff with (farm cash) then make that same facility that cost farmcash for people like myself that don't have (farmcash) make the same facility for coins. example the oil refinery, wine celler, flower shop, sewing mill, confectionery factory, oil factory, food preserve factory, chocolate factory, and semi truck EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN BOTH COINS AN FARMCASH. The bottom line is yall need to be fair an help everybody by having everthing in both.

You play a game by the rules that are set down.

would it be fair for a football team to get 5 points every time the other team gets a touchdown?

[Grumpa]

One smart momma! These complaints crack me up. Do people really think that game developers should do it all for free? Hey, I'm happy to blow $4.99 once in a while to get something cool. But all the freebees are equally as cool. Enjoy the fruits of their labors!

I go outside to my real farm and bust b*tt all day pulling weeds, tilling, planting, harvesting, killing slugs and aphids, throwing out cucumber and squash vines that succumbed to rain rot thanks to the worst spring in history, spraying soap on the tomato flea beetles, etc. etc. ad infinitum.

Then in the evening, I park my laptop on my lap and play on my beautiful, lush, money-making farms on Farm Town where my neighbors come over and help and the sun always shines.

Maybe we need a new app called Grumpy Farmer Town and the gripers can go play there. :D

Hay I don't want them over on my farm.

[servocrow]

Sooooo funny to hear the complaints and responses of the FC cash deal...

Try and Zynga game for awhile....THEN you'll see how much better FT is...

It seems so silly to gripe about this FC thing when it is one of the "freest" games around.

As for the animal thing...I didn't have them when I first started playing over a year ago (kept selling them off b/c they just took up room). I only got them when the facilities started and then put them on Farm2. When the Facilities expanded and I got Farm3, I moved my "shops" and "factories" to F3, but left the animals on F2. I don't plant on moving and am keeping F2 my "FALL" design.

[piccpete]

ENTITLEMENT. No need to look it up in the dictionary. The definition is HERE on this forum.

The devs OWE US NOTHING.

They do not owe us Farm Cash. They do not owe us explanations. They owe us zip, nil, zilch nada, besides making the game as nice as it can be for free, and I personally believe they have done that quite well.

They have provided a game that can be played perfectly well with limitations for free. But which can still be played *quite* satisfactorily for free.

For those who are able and can financially support this enterprise, there are options that can be enjoyed. But they are hardly necessities. Need I remind everyone this is a game????

I wish the exaggerated demands for justice and transparency on this forum could be applied with equal vehemence to social justice causes!!!! LOL! The world would be turned upside down!

Thanks devs. I have been at this game for a lonnngggg time.... and really appreciate how far it has come.

THANK YOU, YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY! ;) I began the game when flowers were "coming soon". We had one farm, No storage. The avatar would go alll around to the end of the row just to do one field. This game is soo fantastic. I quit all other games, this one is my total entertainment. I have four farms now, have bought and sold many mansions, animals, trees, and had a merry old time. Glitches? yeah, and folks, LAUGH about them! There is so much to do - that I can't keep up with what I have. It's a game, the devs have done a fantastic job. Want more? PAY FOR IT. If not, there is a TON of fun to be had entirely for free. LIGHTEN UP, you complainers, and ENJOY THIS GREAT GAME! No more whining, please!

[servocrow]

I forgot about "FLOWERS: COMING SOON"

or 'THE-ENHANCEMENT-THAT-SHALL-NOT-BE-NAMED'

:D

[PennyHatter]

[QUOTE=Maybe we need a new app called Grumpy Farmer Town and the gripers can go play there. :D[/QUOTE]

Love this!!!

[Tony D]

One smart momma! These complaints crack me up. Do people really think that game developers should do it all for free? Hey, I'm happy to blow $4.99 once in a while to get something cool. But all the freebees are equally as cool. Enjoy the fruits of their labors!

I go outside to my real farm and bust b*tt all day pulling weeds, tilling, planting, harvesting, killing slugs and aphids, throwing out cucumber and squash vines that succumbed to rain rot thanks to the worst spring in history, spraying soap on the tomato flea beetles, etc. etc. ad infinitum.

Then in the evening, I park my laptop on my lap and play on my beautiful, lush, money-making farms on Farm Town where my neighbors come over and help and the sun always shines.

Maybe we need a new app called Grumpy Farmer Town and the gripers can go play there. :DGreat idea ! Instead of the Inn they could have a Whinery :p (sorry - couldn't help myself)

[BjShell]

may chickens and shoop barns are 100% but will not let me do them

[Double T Dude Ranch]

may chickens and shoop barns are 100% but will not let me do them

You have to have the animals that belong with those buildings. You need sheep (and/or llamas) and hens(and/or geese) for them to work and the buildings have to be on the same farm as the animal.

[SueW170]

Thinking that free FT Cash and every facility, crop, decoration, etc. should be given to us by SlashKey is "entitlement thinking." I agree with you on that point.
However asking for an explanation isn't. It's been pointed out that this is a BETA program. As such, we, the players, are in effect testers. So asking a question and requesting clarification isn't asking to be "given" something for free. Who knows? There are doubtless at least a few highly qualified computer programmers among the FT game participants and with more information, it's even possible that one or more of them could be of practical assistance to the developers.
Using terms such as "justice" and "transparency" may go over the line, this being just a game and one that we choose to play or not play. But requesting information? That in itself doesn't seem out of line.

ENTITLEMENT. No need to look it up in the dictionary. The definition is HERE on this forum.

The devs OWE US NOTHING.

They do not owe us Farm Cash. They do not owe us explanations. They owe us zip, nil, zilch nada, besides making the game as nice as it can be for free, and I personally believe they have done that quite well.

They have provided a game that can be played perfectly well with limitations for free. But which can still be played *quite* satisfactorily for free.

For those who are able and can financially support this enterprise, there are options that can be enjoyed. But they are hardly necessities. Need I remind everyone this is a game????

I wish the exaggerated demands for justice and transparency on this forum could be applied with equal vehemence to social justice causes!!!! LOL! The world would be turned upside down!

Thanks devs. I have been at this game for a lonnngggg time.... and really appreciate how far it has come.

[lauriellen]

I wonder if adding levels really helps much in the long run; the same people will continue to run out of levels and complain again. I'm more interested in buying and selling and arranging the farm than I am in leveling up. The levels were fun early on, but I'd rather see more items in the shops to buy for the farms for functional and decorative use. Maybe some activities like quizzes, word games, etc. And perhaps the ability to enter buildings, sort of like Yoville with a farm theme?

[Mrs Borgies]

Great idea ! Instead of the Inn they could have a Whinery :p (sorry - couldn't help myself)

LOL..... I should never read this forum when I have a glass of red in my hand!!! Splutter splutter!

[Toranut97]

Thinking that free FT Cash and every facility, crop, decoration, etc. should be given to us by SlashKey is "entitlement thinking." I agree with you on that point.
However asking for an explanation isn't. It's been pointed out that this is a BETA program. As such, we, the players, are in effect testers. So asking a question and requesting clarification isn't asking to be "given" something for free. Who knows? There are doubtless at least a few highly qualified computer programmers among the FT game participants and with more information, it's even possible that one or more of them could be of practical assistance to the developers.
Using terms such as "justice" and "transparency" may go over the line, this being just a game and one that we choose to play or not play. But requesting information? That in itself doesn't seem out of line.

You want information? -- then try corresponding privately with the developers. The OP wanted to offer his/her assistance with the "problem" -- sounds like something with no place in this thread. You want a job? Contact Slashkey and apply. Add to that the petulant, whiny and demanding tone that was taken (basically "I want an answer and I want it NOW!" Then, a day later, "Hey! Where is my answer??? You OWE ME an answer!") and I believe you are seeing a reflection of an entitlement attitude.

It may be Beta but the devs owe us no insights into their game development process nor the behind-the-scenes programming details of this game. Such information may be desirable to those who like to steal ideas. Or that might just be my paranoia. Either way, they owe us no explanations in my book.

And I am sure the devs love hearing how what they are trying to accomplish is "simple" and "no big deal" if they would just let John or Judy Farmtowner pitch in and help. Yeah. Right. It's real simple. Multiple servers, millions of players, cross platform, multiple social network hosts -- no big deal. I am sure if the players an just pitch in and write some code they will solve it all!!!

"Justice" and "transparency" were deliberately employed since so many of the whiniest posters use such phrases as "It is NOT FAIR that we don't get free Farm Cash" or "Why am I being punished?". Transparency because of stuff like this: "Shouldn't the devs let us know what is going on? Why don't they tell us why the animals can't be moved? What are they planning?" etc., etc.

Sorry, i wan't the one who upped the drama ante. The whiners did.

I would like to add thanks to the posters who have contacted me off-list to express agreement with my sentiments.

The whiners are NOT winning friends and influencing people positively!!!

Oh, and something new -- folks, there is a huge section of the board called "Suggestions." Why not take your endless demands for coffee grinders there???:p

[Toranut97]

I wonder if adding levels really helps much in the long run; the same people will continue to run out of levels and complain again. I'm more interested in buying and selling and arranging the farm than I am in leveling up. The levels were fun early on, but I'd rather see more items in the shops to buy for the farms for functional and decorative use. Maybe some activities like quizzes, word games, etc. And perhaps the ability to enter buildings, sort of like Yoville with a farm theme?

They HAVE "YoVille with a farm theme." It is called Farmville. You can't expand your farm, so rearranging is the name of the game.

Personally -- I gave up on it.

[StoneFace]

I wonder if adding levels really helps much in the long run; the same people will continue to run out of levels and complain again. I'm more interested in buying and selling and arranging the farm than I am in leveling up. The levels were fun early on, but I'd rather see more items in the shops to buy for the farms for functional and decorative use. Maybe some activities like quizzes, word games, etc. And perhaps the ability to enter buildings, sort of like Yoville with a farm theme?


When levels are added, I should be raised up..... after all I did work for the points. I just pre-worked. Like getting a raise, retro-active.

I would like to be able to enlarge the 24x24.... maybe in steps...... to something like a 30x30, or larger. It may not fit on the screen, but I can always click-n-drag.

As to entering the building.... sure... I am curious about the game room, master bedroom, family room and kitchen in my mansions. lol

[SnarkFeaster]

I love the new features, o my yes! Just when the game was becoming lame as all getout, you add new stuff and I go all mooshy-happy inside. And the addiction worsens. Oh THANK YOU! :D

I do have a question I haven't seen addressed yet (in 19 pages of reading these forum deelies).

**When I fish my own waters, I catch several for storage, fine. I get that. Now that we're able to hire others, I now see a bunch of [+number] followed by a [-number] -- as if I'm earning extra coins and also losing some. Why is this? Anybody know?

As I rarely hire to fish (just having discovered we can) I haven't had occasion to see what the pluses and minuses do (if anything) when someone else is fishing my waters, nor what happens when I fish someone else's.

I don't see information on this issue, so I apologize if I'm asking a redundant question. And thank you.

I LOVE THIS GAME!!
Amber/SnarkFeaster

[Gone Fishin']

Thanks, Developers. You all sure know how to keep the interest growing. Will be very interested to see how you are going to incent the 90+ players. Hope it involves farm cash somehow. (Hint, hint!) :)

[bagoshen]

I am ready for a new update guys.

You guys are awesome/

[dansd111]

We really need a facility to use our fish. Please let this be the next one out. Maybe a fish taco at the taco shop too.

[MebeMrS]

We really need a facility to use our fish. Please let this be the next one out. Maybe a fish taco at the taco shop too.

I don't usually fish or cut bait.... but I suggest a Sushi Shop..... perhaps in the design contest, some one will submit a cool one.

I would still prob not spend my time fishing.... I like the wineries, and the dairy and juice plants more....

Other crops could help sell the bait, I mean the sushi. Lettuce, olive oil, etc.

And when all else fails, use the mulberry worms. lol

[PRT]

I knew there was a reason I didn't like sushi :)

[Lauralee_Shangrila]

Thank GOODNESS the same people who made some of the facilities did not do the wine cellar and winery!! I can proudly own these ones :)

When is the olive oil facility getting redesigned? :P

[snow_angel]

I love the new features, o my yes! Just when the game was becoming lame as all getout, you add new stuff and I go all mooshy-happy inside. And the addiction worsens. Oh THANK YOU! :D

I do have a question I haven't seen addressed yet (in 19 pages of reading these forum deelies).

**When I fish my own waters, I catch several for storage, fine. I get that. Now that we're able to hire others, I now see a bunch of [+number] followed by a [-number] -- as if I'm earning extra coins and also losing some. Why is this? Anybody know?

As I rarely hire to fish (just having discovered we can) I haven't had occasion to see what the pluses and minuses do (if anything) when someone else is fishing my waters, nor what happens when I fish someone else's.

I don't see information on this issue, so I apologize if I'm asking a redundant question. And thank you.

I LOVE THIS GAME!!
Amber/SnarkFeaster

I was wondering about the (-) also. I noticed it when I was fishing on another farm.

I'm hoping for a facility for the fish too. I've been saving all my fish just in case.

I agree SnarkFeaster I was getting rather bored with the game and hardly ever played. Then they had to go ahead and had the facilities. I'm hooked now. I look forward to seeing what will be the next new facility.

[DOC303]

Wow, gone for a week and the forum explodes...

Just wanted to throw out a thanks for giving MS users a chance to earn FC with offers.

IMHO that does a lot to bring the two platforms a little closer to equal.

[SueW170]

Great idea ! Instead of the Inn they could have a Whinery :p (sorry - couldn't help myself)
And offer some cheese to go with the "whine."

[Tony D]

And offer some cheese to go with the "whine." Don't get them started on the "we need more cheese" posts :p ;)

[SueW170]

You want information? -- then try corresponding privately with the developers. The OP wanted to offer his/her assistance with the "problem" -- sounds like something with no place in this thread. You want a job? Contact Slashkey and apply. Add to that the petulant, whiny and demanding tone that was taken (basically "I want an answer and I want it NOW!" Then, a day later, "Hey! Where is my answer??? You OWE ME an answer!") and I believe you are seeing a reflection of an entitlement attitude.
I agree that the demanding tone is totally out of line. And, no, they don't "owe" us answers. Since many interface with the devs through the mods here, though, perhaps a bit more information would be helpful to the mods as well as to other forum participants. Personally, I don't "expect" anything, but on the other hand a sort of "well that's just the way it is" answer? Not a very satisfactory response to a question about a product, whatever that product is.


It may be Beta but the devs owe us no insights into their game development process nor the behind-the-scenes programming details of this game. Such information may be desirable to those who like to steal ideas. Or that might just be my paranoia. Either way, they owe us no explanations in my book.
Doubt the question, however impolitely put, was wih the intent to "steal" ideas.

And I am sure the devs love hearing how what they are trying to accomplish is "simple" and "no big deal" if they would just let John or Judy Farmtowner pitch in and help. Yeah. Right. It's real simple. Multiple servers, millions of players, cross platform, multiple social network hosts -- no big deal. I am sure if the players an just pitch in and write some code they will solve it all!!!
Totally agree with you that those who refer to programming and maintaining a complex application like FT as "simple," "no big deal" are 180 wrong and probably have no understanding of programming at all.

"Justice" and "transparency" were deliberately employed since so many of the whiniest posters use such phrases as "It is NOT FAIR that we don't get free Farm Cash" or "Why am I being punished?". Transparency because of stuff like this: "Shouldn't the devs let us know what is going on? Why don't they tell us why the animals can't be moved? What are they planning?" etc., etc.
Yes, I get quite tired of that "It is NOT FAIR" thing too.

Sorry, i wan't the one who upped the drama ante. The whiners did.

I would like to add thanks to the posters who have contacted me off-list to express agreement with my sentiments.


The whiners are NOT winning friends and influencing people positively!!!
Whiners seldom win friends and influence people -- except perhaps the politicians :(

Oh, and something new -- folks, there is a huge section of the board called "Suggestions." Why not take your endless demands for coffee grinders there???:p[/QUOTE]
Those requests appear repeatedly in the Suggestions section -- too repeatedly. Since it's been suggested, noted by the mods and, I'm sure, passed on to the developers, really is time folks move on.

[SueW170]

Don't get them started on the "we need more cheese" posts :p ;)
Gosh, no, we don't want to do that LOL
BTW, I've got lots of extra cheese if anyone wants it -- yeah, know there's no way to do this. Just joking around :)

[Grumpa]

Don't get them started on the "we need more cheese" posts :p ;)

Need some crackers to go with the wine and cheese.:cool:

[HelenJS22]

Need some crackers to go with the wine and cheese.:cool:

Yum !!! Now there's a thought - I'm in :D

[snow_angel]

Need some crackers to go with the wine and cheese.:cool:

LOL Actually I could use more cheese I'm always running out lol. Well once I get my neighbors to send me the trees I need then I'm hoping I can get them to send me more cows

[Tony D]

LOL Actually I could use more cheese I'm always running out lol. Well once I get my neighbors to send me the trees I need then I'm hoping I can get them to send me more cowsGet them to send you the milk churns. Doesn't slow your farm down as much ;)

[Lavenda]

give a man a fish & he'll eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever. The cows may slow the farm down but at least I don't have to keep asking my neighbours for them any more - which means my neighbours can gift me other stuff :D

[Tony D]

give a man a fish & he'll eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever. The cows may slow the farm down but at least I don't have to keep asking my neighbours for them any more - which means my neighbours can gift me other stuff :D "Give a man a cow and he will have milk everday" ... "Give a man too many cows and he will die of methane poisioning" ... Or his/her/they Farm will slow down :eek::p

[Lavenda]

I think you just gave me an idea for another facility...

[Molly Mew]

**rolls eyes and wonders about making fuel from gas passed by cows**

(Surely Lavenda wasn't going to suggest that?) :confused:

**wanders off muttering incoherently**

[Tony D]

**rolls eyes and wonders about making fuel from gas passed by cows**

(Surely Lavenda wasn't going to suggest that?) :confused:

**wanders off muttering incoherently**No way ! Imagine the posts "My methane has disappeared " :eek::eek:

[Molly Mew]

No way ! Imagine the posts "My methane has disappeared " :eek::eek:

Ummmm... yes, it has dissipated into the atmosphere.. please press the link at the lower left of the game screen for a refund.

No, wait... :o:confused:

[Lavenda]

bwahahahaha!

And yes, that was what I was thinking. No doubt some would still complain about not having enough fuel though...

"I'm not getting enough gas from my cows for all four farms"

"Tell your cows there's no need to be polite, just let it rip!"

[driverdave]

ok here we go......in line with the previous posts....how about an ozone generator to neutralise all that nasty methane and the end product could be sold lolol ...kepp the laughs comin ppls i love the "whinery" for the cheesed off crackers lmao

[SueW170]

You all are just too funny!! Lovin it.

bwahahahaha!

And yes, that was what i was thinking. No doubt some would still complain about not having enough fuel though...

"i'm not getting enough gas from my cows for all four farms"

"tell your cows there's no need to be polite, just let it rip!"

[bbsporty]

I'm so excited to see the new things you have added to the game. This is one game where I do not get bored.

I really like getting part of the harvests that you do. It helps to get things that you may not have planted yourself.

Thanks, love the game!

[Brian Sampson]

hmmm. 8 days. I am starting to itch for another update. :-)

[Molly Mew]

hmmm. 8 days. I am starting to itch for another update. :-)

Uh huh.. is it time for me to :::glare::: at someone?

[Big Honking Toe]

ya I am ready for a update too I need more stuff to do I got all the new stuff.

[kazzaqld]

It will happen today - I had the last 3 days free, and now I have to go back to work today.

So of course because I have no time today...... :D:D:D

[LoreneC]

We dont get any more new releases until the devs confirm that Tony is at work!:)

[Brian Sampson]

Uh huh.. is it time for me to :::glare::: at someone?

Cool. I am getting glared at by a green name! :)
I was only asking because I am like totally addicted to this cute little game. (tries to look angelically innocent).

[Molly Mew]

Cool. I am getting glared at by a green name! :)
I was only asking because I am like totally addicted to this cute little game. (tries to look angelically innocent).

Hahaha! Your halo looks like it needs adjusting a little.. :p:D

[aggiemarinemom]

i really am sooo happy with the news here and the new facilities just gave a reason to spend more money (not that i'm complaining) but...couldn't we please find a use for some of the items some of us are hoarding in hopes of a use? like avocados in the taco shop, and the fruit juices we still don't have; pomegranate & prune. and then there's fig and apricot jam and chocolate covered cherries...all these items would fill facilities we already have Ooo ooo banana nut ice cream and pizza with goat cheese on it .
love ya guys

[Brian Sampson]

Hahaha! Your halo looks like it needs adjusting a little.. :p:D

It has needed a little adjusting since about 1990 or so. But only a little adjusting. :D

[Tony D]

We dont get any more new releases until the devs confirm that Tony is at work!:)Hi, Thursday morning here in Aussie Land... I am working today , Friday and Saturday ... So come on Dev's you have just under 3 days to release the next update :D

[Lavenda]

no Tony, you are only at work for another hour aren't you?

Devs, that's only an hour to release the update!!! :D

[Tony D]

no Tony, you are only at work for another hour aren't you?

Devs, that's only an hour to release the update!!! :D Trust a women to come up with a devious plan like that *bows in admiration * don't forget to text me ..... :D

[Lavenda]

~*fingers poised over phone keypad*~

[Double T Dude Ranch]

Trust a women to come up with a devious plan like that *bows in admiration * don't forget to text me ..... :D

~*fingers poised over phone keypad*~

*shakes head* Oh you 2.

[kimbee2]

Thank GOODNESS the same people who made some of the facilities did not do the wine cellar and winery!! I can proudly own these ones :)

When is the olive oil facility getting redesigned? :P

Now, Now the I happen to like the Olive Oil Facility. You can always send in your own designs since you have a clear idea as to how the facilities should look.

[The Phantom]

Hey there,

We just released a new version of FarmTown with the following features/fixes:

1. 10 new levels: More than 20 items, all in coins. More levels comming soon.

2. Textile Mill (coins): Allows you to produce:

- Cotton Textile Rolls from the Cottom crop
- Wool Textile Rolls from the sheep and llamas wool
- Silk Textile Rolls from the Silk Worms. You get the Silk Worms by harvesting the mulberry trees where they live. You get the mulberry tree as gift from friends

3. Sewing Mill (30FC): Allows you to produce:

- Shirts, T-Shirts, Horse Rugs, Harvesting Gloves, Wool Hats, Overalls, Ties and Wedding Dresses

It uses the Textile Rolls from the Textile Mill

4. 2 New crops: Cucumber and Green Grapes

5. You can now produce pickles from the cucumbers on the Food Preserver Factory

6. Winery (Coins): Allows you to produce non-aged wine containers from the Purple and Green Grapes in your storage.

- White Wine Barrel from Green Grapes
- Red Wine Container from Purple Grapes
- Champagne Barrel from Green Grapes

7. Wine Cellar (30FC): Allows you to produce Aged Wine Bottles out of the non-aged Wine Containers that you produced in the Winery. The aged wines can be:

- White Wine Bottles aged 1 and 2 years
- Red Wine Bottles aged 3 and 4 years
- Champagne Bottles aged 5 and 6 years

8. You can now hire others to fish at your farms

9. When you work for others to harvest crops, trees, flowers or to fish, in addition to the coins you get, the Mayor (not from the harvest of the employer) will compensate you with a share of the products:

- When harvesting crops or trees for others you'll get about 10% of what you harvest
- When harvesting flowers for others you'll get about 25% of what you harvest
- When fishing for others you'll get about 50% of what you catch

All products you earn this way will go into your storage.

10. The issue with the fuel should be resolved by now, you can refuel now up to 9999999 gallons at the same time.

Enjoy!

Update 1: All new items for the new levels are at the end of the Buildings and Decorations categories.
Update 2: We are currently working on a way to keep incentivized people with 650K+ XP or 90+ level, stay tunned.
Update 3: On point #9, the extra crops for the Employee comes from the Mayor, not the Employer, similar to the way the facilities work.

--Raul


Just a quick note to say I like all the upgrades and levels etc, but still can not work in anyone else' facilities. :-(

[The Phantom]

i really am sooo happy with the news here and the new facilities just gave a reason to spend more money (not that i'm complaining) but...couldn't we please find a use for some of the items some of us are hoarding in hopes of a use? like avocados in the taco shop, and the fruit juices we still don't have; pomegranate & prune. and then there's fig and apricot jam and chocolate covered cherries...all these items would fill facilities we already have Ooo ooo banana nut ice cream and pizza with goat cheese on it .
love ya guys


Not to mention Pumpkin Pie :-)

[zimberg]

ENTITLEMENT. No need to look it up in the dictionary. The definition is HERE on this forum.

The devs OWE US NOTHING.

They do not owe us Farm Cash. They do not owe us explanations. They owe us zip, nil, zilch nada, besides making the game as nice as it can be for free, and I personally believe they have done that quite well.

They have provided a game that can be played perfectly well with limitations for free. But which can still be played *quite* satisfactorily for free.

For those who are able and can financially support this enterprise, there are options that can be enjoyed. But they are hardly necessities. Need I remind everyone this is a game????

I wish the exaggerated demands for justice and transparency on this forum could be applied with equal vehemence to social justice causes!!!! LOL! The world would be turned upside down!

Thanks devs. I have been at this game for a lonnngggg time.... and really appreciate how far it has come.

I could not agree with you more..I live in a country where the currency exchange rate is ZAR7 - $1. But I find the money to buy the things I need to make my farm more functional....I am totally gobsmacked when players tell me they wont use their money to enhance the game....Love Farmtown and thanks to all who work so hard to put it together.

Claudia Farlam, South Africa

[susan gardner jimison]

first i have not been able to send gifts for 3 days. it takes me to the screen but there is nothing there, i refresh and some of them come up but not all. never get a full page. now i cant work my neighbors plants, everytime i click to work it takes me to my farm. please fix as soon as possible so i can get back to work.
thanks for all the hard work.

[Lavenda]

oooh new gifts - I smell an update!

[Tony D]

oooh new gifts - I smell an update!I expect you to keep me posted :eek: What new gifts ????

[Farmer_Susan]

I see 'em, too!!!!! Update! Update! LOL

[Lavenda]

5 cars of varying sorts, and a Father's Day tab in the store are the only new things I am seeing at the moment. Father's Day tab has game/sporting items like bball hoops, mini golf, Olympic pool, volley ball and tennis nets, ping pong & pool table

ETA White lines, soccer goals and (US) football goal posts.

[bagoshen]

I want me a Golf Cart. lol.
way cool

[LoreneC]

Tony must be at work we have new things!!

***runs off to look***

[Tony D]

oooh new gifts - I smell an update!

I see 'em, too!!!!! Update! Update! LOL

Tony must be at work we have new things!!

***runs off to look***:mad::mad::mad:...... As usual ;)

[acgslade]

You are just awesome and keep us soooooooooo addicted. Love, love, love this application!!! None can compare. Now we need a coffee place to ground our coffee and sell coffee drinks.:)

Truth be told the facility should be a coffee roastery. AND a coffeehouse. If we're being as realistic as possible...just a thought!

[dottyF]

Just a quick note to say I like all the upgrades and levels etc, but still can not work in anyone else' facilities. :-(

Are you clicking to work when they post it across the feed?

[SunnyD]

I get the same thing happening when trying to work others Facilities... it takes me to my farm...........

[dottyF]

Oh no. I will need a farm 5 if they keep releasing things. :(

[Lavenda]

a glitch seems to have developed with the posting of facility assist requests, there is an official thread http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=319310 Just click the picture instead of the "click here to help" link and it should take you to your farm

[SirDaywalker]

Vvvrrrrrroooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmm
:)

HoT RoDsssSSSsssssss

:D:cool::D

[flashdream]

Thanks Raul. I took advantage of the new levels quickly and am already a level 90. I hope when the new levels come out there will be a way to grind coffee so we don't have to rely on our friends to make coffee ice cream.

[snow_angel]

I'm hoping for a facility that deals with the fish. I've been saving all my fish just in case :D

[Klueless Karla]

I am new and not sure where to post this, but since fishing on others farm has just happened, I will post here. I think we need to give xp points for fishing. There are VERY few people that will fish because of this. Also, it takes FOREVER to empty the ponds of fish. People are impatient with time it takes to fish. Thank you for your time....... Karla

[SunnyD]

People amaze me...... all the time they holler for stuff to be available in coins rather than in Farm Cash... and here Slashkey has added all this cool stuff available through gifts...... FREE and i have yet to see anyone say how cool that is........ I will....... Thank You Slashkey..... I have already been gifted almost all of the new vehicles...... Got to figure out where to put them LOL

[SueW170]

People amaze me...... all the time they holler for stuff to be available in coins rather than in Farm Cash... and here Slashkey has added all this cool stuff available through gifts...... FREE and i have yet to see anyone say how cool that is........ I will....... Thank You Slashkey..... I have already been gifted almost all of the new vehicles...... Got to figure out where to put them LOL
It all sounds good. I wasn't aware of it until I came here on the forum tonight, but will be checking it out for sure :)

[Bubba Geouge]

like the new fathers day gifts they are really cool

[titta]

Thank you SlashKey! The new giftable vehicles are so cool! And for free!!!! amazing!!!! and all those "fathers day" stuff (we spend Fathers Day in autumn) - I love them! Just have to wait crops will be ready to harvest and I can use my dear bulldozer a little... :-) What a great morning to start farming. How happy can a farmer be... LOL

[Witch Hazel]

THANK YOU FOR THE COOLEST FT GIFTS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I now have the coolest beyond coolest car show in my farm park!!! I call it a farm park cuz if in real life you could spend the whole day there! THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SunnyD]

Yehaw!! clicking on messages to work neighbors farms is working for me again....... that was a quick fix...... Ty....Hopefully it is working for everyone by now.........

[Saylorgirl]

Someone just gifted me the golf cart! It is so cute . . . Thanks!!

[dottyF]

Love the fathers day gifts. I have them all. I now have a recreation area. TX.

[Capriherb]

People amaze me...... all the time they holler for stuff to be available in coins rather than in Farm Cash... and here Slashkey has added all this cool stuff available through gifts...... FREE and i have yet to see anyone say how cool that is........ I will....... Thank You Slashkey..... I have already been gifted almost all of the new vehicles...... Got to figure out where to put them LOL

I made a tennis court this morning. I love the new stuff!!!!!!

[lynnratten]

Thanks for the updates. I still can't buy a 3rd farm, tho. I have over 14 million coins, level 83, and still only 27 in Farm Cash. I'll never get my 3rd farm I guess cause I don't want strangers on my FB profile pages.

Friends are only strangers that we haven't met yet

[StoneFace]

Truth be told the facility should be a coffee roastery. AND a coffeehouse. If we're being as realistic as possible...just a thought!

yep.... and although I don't feel the "need" to have these food facilities, I enjoy what fun they bring to other farmers.

As to the coffeehouse.....
it could offer a variety of bagels (plain, onion, cheese, etc) using the flour
and donuts (yum) using raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, and a sweet topping from the sugar and or chocolate.

[StoneFace]

I'm hoping for a facility that deals with the fish. I've been saving all my fish just in case :D

Sushi restaurant

[SunnyD]

Love the tennis Net.... although I don't have a tennis court right now....... i am getting it and adding it to my storage for future use LOL LOL....... want it all omg i am so nuts..... funny how everything for Fathers day is coins or gifts ain't it?? no Farm CAsh items... unless i am missing something

[Capriherb]

Love the tennis Net.... although I don't have a tennis court right now....... i am getting it and adding it to my storage for future use LOL LOL....... want it all omg i am so nuts..... funny how everything for Fathers day is coins or gifts ain't it?? no Farm CAsh items... unless i am missing something
You are missing something....lol
Most of the items in the "Father's Day" tab are coins.
Just wish the golf holes were not cash. :D

[SunnyD]

You are missing something....lol
Most of the items in the "Father's Day" tab are coins.
Just wish the golf holes were not cash. :D

OOPS!! LOL guess I need to look better next time....... I sure hope they keep these Fathers Day gifts & store Items permanently .... they are fantastic...... I am sure a lot of people will want them but have spent their farm cash and too many coins on purchasing their 4th farm and expansions. not to mention the New Facilities..
Can we start a petition?? LOL LOL

Just realized... since they figured out how to do the white lines for a tennis court, volleyball court etc.. we should be getting a way to make a parking lot or roads on our farms very soon !! Yehaw....

[SueW170]

yep.... and although I don't feel the "need" to have these food facilities, I enjoy what fun they bring to other farmers.
Exactly what I was thinking about many of the new items. While most don't fit into the themes I've chosen to use on my FT layouts, I'm pleased to see that SlashKey continues to come out with new items which so many enjoy :)

[Molly Mew]

You are missing something....lol
Most of the items in the "Father's Day" tab are coins.
Just wish the golf holes were not cash. :D

8 for coins, 8 for cash. Half'n'half. ;)

[dottyF]

OOPS!! LOL guess I need to look better next time....... I sure hope they keep these Fathers Day gifts & store Items permanently .... they are fantastic...... I am sure a lot of people will want them but have spent their farm cash and too many coins on purchasing their 4th farm and expansions. not to mention the New Facilities..
Can we start a petition?? LOL LOL

Just realized... since they figured out how to do the white lines for a tennis court, volleyball court etc.. we should be getting a way to make a parking lot or roads on our farms very soon !! Yehaw....

I use the stone paths and dirt for paved parking lots and roads.
I paved my pool, restaurant and recreation area.