New Release -- April 7th, 2016

[marymarcel]

Hi all:)

From Raul's notes for the New Release

Post-Release Updates - April 12th, 8:30 PM

- The current user picture in the neighbour bar is now showing correctly
- Released some improvements to the Neighborhood Chains Contest:

a) Layout and cosmetic changes.

b) When you mouse over any of the facility pictures on any of the Tabs in the Neighborhood Chains Contest screen you will see a tooltip indicating the name of the facility, if it's a regular or a service facility and if it's a FarmCash or a Coin facility.

c) The current user picture in the 'My Neighborhood Chains' tab is now showing correctly.

[vastfanatic]

Does anyone know how long it will be before we can send fc gifts to our friends? The message at the top said a few days, but it's been more than a few imo and I didn't see anywhere when this is expected to be lifted......

[Taz D]

Does anyone know how long it will be before we can send fc gifts to our friends? The message at the top said a few days, but it's been more than a few imo and I didn't see anywhere when this is expected to be lifted......
Hi Vastfanatic,
The only ones who know are the developers. They do not let us know when they will release anything until they post it here, so we hear of any changes at the same time you do.

[amanda1955]

I am doing the neighborhood chains but think it is highly unfair if some players have 6 8 or 12 like 1 or 2 of or 3 of each facilities to gain, there should be a rule only 1 of each facility is allowed as otherwise those struggling don't have a chance please do something about this or I wont be doing them

[Aussie Rae]

I am doing the neighborhood chains but think it is highly unfair if some players have 6 8 or 12 like 1 or 2 of or 3 of each facilities to gain, there should be a rule only 1 of each facility is allowed as otherwise those struggling don't have a chance please do something about this or I wont be doing them

if you read whats been written you will understand that players with small numbers of facilities are not competing against those with lots... it all depends of the points earned from filling your facilities.. so you need to be filling your own facilities and working your neighbors.. post so they can return the favor and work yours...

[Grumpdad]

This morning I was in second place in the neighbourhood chains, suddenly I now get the message you can join the chain during message and cannot see any data information. What is happening?????

[Aussie Rae]

This morning I was in second place in the neighbourhood chains, suddenly I now get the message you can join the chain during message and cannot see any data information. What is happening?????

that happened to me this morning, but after I reloaded the game, it came back to normal..

[Grumpdad]

that happened to me this morning, but after I reloaded the game, it came back to normal..

Had to reload the laptop and it came back . . . . Wondabar lol

[sdsickinger]

I am not able to post my factories today for some reason. I cleaned Mem cache twice and still want let me post. Can you help? Thanks

[Tiger]

I am not able to post my factories today for some reason. I cleaned Mem cache twice and still want let me post. Can you help? Thanks

Hi sdsinkinger,

I replied to your last post. Please click on the following link and it will take you there. That thread is where i will move this latest post to as it is not related to the new release.

http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6058658&postcount=3042

[annroger]

How do some people in my Neighborhood Chain have 2 facilities in one category? I don't see any way to add a facility.

[jeannine_p]

thank you for the new release devs! also, would like to suggest that the prize for the neighborhood chains is some fc. im sure you will have it all sorted out soon. love this game, it is my ZEN place!

[Tiger]

How do some people in my Neighborhood Chain have 2 facilities in one category? I don't see any way to add a facility.

Hi annroger,

I moved you post to the new release as part of that is what you are asking about.

The rules for how many facilites you can have in the contest are as follows >>
If you have none of the FC facilities for the contest then you can only use 1 of each of the coin facilities.
If you have 1 of each of the FC facilities, then you can still only use 1 of each of the coin facilities.
If you have more than 1 of the FC facilities, you can use those plus an equal number of coin facilities. For example, if you have 3 of the 2 FC facilities then you can use 3 of the coin facilities. You can only use as many coin facilities as you have FC facilities.

The game will automatically add the facilities that qualify for the contest to the game, you can see them by clicking on the “Work” button ion the “Contest Info” tab.

Please read the first post on the first page of this thread, if you require further deatails on the NCC, more information has been added to it recently.

[AlyceAnn]

How many days is "a few days" for the farmcash gifting? If nothing else PLEASE give us the option to turn off the blurb at the top! Its annoying to constantly have to scroll with it taking up room. We can turn off the blurb of the new upgrade so this shouldn't be a real problem. :)

[Aussie Rae]

I am not able to post my factories today for some reason. I cleaned Mem cache twice and still want let me post. Can you help? Thanks

this happened once to me, I just did the memcache and also cleared all browsing and history from my google chrome and was able to post with no problems after that.

[earlgray]

if you read whats been written you will understand that players with small numbers of facilities are not competing against those with lots... it all depends of the points earned from filling your facilities.. so you need to be filling your own facilities and working your neighbors.. post so they can return the favor and work yours...

I fill and post my facilities frequently but rarely do any of my 25+ neighbors work them. It is frustrating. Do other players have this problem, or is it just me? Do I need to have dozens of neighbors in order to have a few who will work in my facilities?

[Dutch85]

I fill and post my facilities frequently but rarely do any of my 25+ neighbors work them. It is frustrating. Do other players have this problem, or is it just me? Do I need to have dozens of neighbors in order to have a few who will work in my facilities?

I only post about once a week. I keep refilling for two days because the post is good for 48 hours. The last time I posted 55 people worked my facs, and some came back a second time the next day to work them again.It took me a long time to build up a great group of friends/neighbors who help out. Of course I also work their posts and many of them post everyday.

[Aussie Rae]

OK competition is over .. getting Error Saving Data. Error XLINK.. reloaded but message keeps reappearing.. would be nice to know what I have won, lol

[lornagayle]

OK competition is over .. getting Error Saving Data. Error XLINK.. reloaded but message keeps reappearing.. would be nice to know what I have won, lol
I am also getting that same message, and cant get it to go away without reloading my entire farm, I am also curious as to who won

[Dutch85]

OK competition is over .. getting Error Saving Data. Error XLINK.. reloaded but message keeps reappearing.. would be nice to know what I have won, lol

Same here. Error XLINK

[Tom C]

I am getting that error message also, I get get a message saying something about choosing the next set of facilities for the next contest check back tomorrow, then the error message, but now all I am getting is the error message.

[_TRIXIE_]

I am also getting that same message, and cant get it to go away without reloading my entire farm, I am also curious as to who won
I didn't win but would like to know what's next tho :p

[Franny2]

Not only can we not see who won; but the error message is blocking us out of participating in the new game though it says it is available.:(

[WannaBeFarmGirl]

OK competition is over .. getting Error Saving Data. Error XLINK.. reloaded but message keeps reappearing.. would be nice to know what I have won, lol

Been waiting and waiting for this moment...
... I suppose I could wait some more. hahaha

I too am getting the same "Error Saving Data. Error XLINK:..."
And cannot open a new contest.

[Aussie Rae]

Been waiting and waiting for this moment...
... I suppose I could wait some more. hahaha

I too am getting the same "Error Saving Data. Error XLINK:..."
And cannot open a new contest.

we are so impatient, wannabe, lol, feel a bit sorry for all the people who stayed up late, at least its only the middle of the day over here in Australia, :)

[beverduster]

same here, same problem pluss i lost over 200,000 bushels of corn and 22,000 barrels pf the chemical barrels, havent check the rest of my surplus, skeered too

[Petuniaflower]

I am getting that error message also, I get get a message saying something about choosing the next set of facilities for the next contest check back tomorrow, then the error message, but now all I am getting is the error message.

I won but seems it may not happen also getting error message

[Petuniaflower]

I won but seems it may not happen also getting error message

also if the quest goes beyond the time limit when it isn't our fault does winning go down the well

[Momma Woods]

I won had the highest score in my Neighborhood Chains Contest. I feel confident Raul will get it straightened out.

[Jwebb]

For me too! I was #1 in my neighborhood. When I click on the Neighborhood Contest it says ERROR saving data. ERROR XLINK...

[MichHotRod]

Thy are working on the fix, just have to be patience

[Taz D]

Please note that Raul posted about the problem with the Neighborhood Chain Contest:
Known Issues
- Neighborhood Chains Contest is showing errors, working on a fix.

[Aussie Rae]

what the!! at the bottom of my chain, which now opens.. its saying I left.. I was in no. 1 spot.. I DID NOT LEAVE!!

apologies.. reloaded the game as I had been away doing other things.. embarrassed grin... THANK YOU FOR THE 2FC AND THE OTHER EXTRA GOODIES, WOOP DEE DOO!!!!

[Grumpdad]

Question, when you add a facility for the neighbourhood chains competition how long is it before it shows in the competition??

I purchased a coins facility this morning as I had 2 of a dollar one, with a number of reboots memcashe etc the new facility is not showing!!!!!!!!!!

[amazinggrace1]

I'm curious about this neighborhood chain contest and what happens if I change/remove neighbors. Do I become a different part of a chain then?

[Rugged Barbie]

I would like to move my Chain Facility to a different farm but am afraid that the game may not recognize it's new location. Any idea if I can do that?
My neighborhood won 2nd place and I got 1 FC and hefty increase in the Textile Train Car. Thanks for that!

[PK...]

I would like to move my Chain Facility to a different farm but am afraid that the game may not recognize it's new location. Any idea if I can do that?
My neighborhood won 2nd place and I got 1 FC and hefty increase in the Textile Train Car. Thanks for that!

It's my understanding that if you do that, you will get a message that if you do so, you will abandon the contest for this week, so postpone your move if possible...

I am quite pleased with the reward set up... Good job Farmtown!

[marymarcel]

Question, when you add a facility for the neighbourhood chains competition how long is it before it shows in the competition??

I purchased a coins facility this morning as I had 2 of a dollar one, with a number of reboots memcashe etc the new facility is not showing!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Grumpdad:)

If you purchase any of the facilities for the Neighborhood contest, they will be automatically added to the contest.

But, we have rules for the amount of facilities you can have, these are the rules:

a) Of the 2 Coin facilities selected each week, you can have at least one of each participating in the contest, even if you don't have any FarmCash facilities participating in the contest.

b) Of the 2 FarmCash facilities selected each week, you can have as many as you own participating in the contest.

c) You can have as many Coins facilities participating in the contest as you have FarmCash facilities participating in the contest.

[Grumpdad]

Hi Grumpdad:)

If you purchase any of the facilities for the Neighborhood contest, they will be automatically added to the contest.

But, we have rules for the amount of facilities you can have, these are the rules:

a) Of the 2 Coin facilities selected each week, you can have at least one of each participating in the contest, even if you don't have any FarmCash facilities participating in the contest.

b) Of the 2 FarmCash facilities selected each week, you can have as many as you own participating in the contest.

c) You can have as many Coins facilities participating in the contest as you have FarmCash facilities participating in the contest.

I have 3 farm cash facilities this week, I purchased an extra coins facility and added to the farm, it is not showing???????
The other coins facility has amassed 10165 points so far so that should really be doubled!!!!!

[RozeeS]

This whole scenario of this new competition has been a joke. I watched with interest how my team faired. In my eyes it was not a fair competition.

There needs to be a limit on team numbers and now many are competing against each other.

I started off quite well until other teams joined later, then I found my team had the least amount of facs although having more FC facs than others. I was second to bottom the last time I looked.

An idea! You let one neighbourhood person start a comp. Others can join until the limit of neighbours is set. Anyone else who hasn't joined can start a team of their own.

There should be a limit team numbers (say about 5) and those competing against each other. I found many teams added to my competition during this week. I don't think it was a fair contest as we were led to believe.

I have no idea how my team faired at the end because being in the UK when the competition closed I was in bed asleep! Come morning there was an error.

I do know a few days before it closed I was second to last! But those ahead of me had more facilities and probably more people working them.

And those that got to the top? Was it worth it? How much were your resources depleted? I am not prepared to constantly restock facilities that FT choose, loading everyday, or after neighbours working, for a prize that has not been set.

And for those of you that have bought FC facilities for this competition...... you must need you bumps testing. You must have more FC or real money than sense

And was this competition worth the loss of sending FC items to friends as they seem to suggest? It's been over a week that the sending of FC items was suspended, days have turned into a week. Makes me think there is more to this than they are saying.

This competition has severely effected my playing FT. Was it all worth it NO.

I want my game to load quickly, I want it to load fast when I work my neighbours facilities, not hang. Not to take 5-10 minutes to load the game or working facilities.

After this competition had finished my FT loaded very fast. Now they are messing around with it again - it has crawled to a pace.

FT; Concentrate and what is important to those who love playing this game because loading times do effect what those who play think!

I want an opt out of this competition, so I am not involved. And those that say it doesn't matter, yes it does to me. I don't want to be involved in something I am not interest in!

[PK...]

I have 3 farm cash facilities this week, I purchased an extra coins facility and added to the farm, it is not showing???????
The other coins facility has amassed 10165 points so far so that should really be doubled!!!!!

Could it be that you purchased the wrong coin facility? It seems Farmtown chooses which coin facility pairs with which FC facility... Go down your neighborhood list and find someone who has two of your FC facility (but not the other one) and see which coin facility they are showing 2 of...

Edit.....

Checking my neighborhood, it looks like if you have 2 cookware factories, you can have 2 crafting supplies factories, and 2 ice rinks lets you have 2 janitorial supplies...

[Dulcinea]

And for those of you that have bought FC facilities for this competition...... you must need you bumps testing. You must have more FC or real money than sense

They probably would have bought those facilities eventually anyway. I usually hold off on buying a new facility until I need it for a quest myself.

They've added in the prizes. I like how everyone who plays gets something. :)

[Rugged Barbie]

When I open a factory in N. Chains and load it, I click the X to close that popup. However, that X was directly on top of the X that closes the Chain window. Sometimes if the first click on X doesn't work fast I click again and it winds up closing everything out.

[Grumpdad]

Could it be that you purchased the wrong coin facility? It seems Farmtown chooses which coin facility pairs with which FC facility... Go down your neighborhood list and find someone who has two of your FC facility (but not the other one) and see which coin facility they are showing 2 of...

Edit.....

Checking my neighborhood, it looks like if you have 2 cookware factories, you can have 2 crafting supplies factories, and 2 ice rinks lets you have 2 janitorial supplies...

I have purchased an extra crafting supplies factory, it just does not show . . . Which is why I queried it??

[jeannine_p]

i just wanna say that i like the fact on the neighborhood chains that everyone gets something. i think that was a wise idea. i also like the fact that you dont have to own that particular train car, in order to receive the rewards.

[Tiger]

I have purchased an extra crafting supplies factory, it just does not show . . . Which is why I queried it??

Hi Grumpdad,


Edit: We have asked for information on this

[beverduster]

this new contest has me confused, bring on the new farm & the 2 new tools

[Clohar]

Hi, again a problem coming back about the farm stats saying I need to have farms bigger than 26x26 etc. Can't see at all the stats.

[Tiger]

Hi, again a problem coming back about the farm stats saying I need to have farms bigger than 26x26 etc. Can't see at all the stats.

Hi Clohar,

Exit the game fully, then load it again and it should correct.

[flames24]

When I open a factory in N. Chains and load it, I click the X to close that popup. However, that X was directly on top of the X that closes the Chain window. Sometimes if the first click on X doesn't work fast I click again and it winds up closing everything out.

then open it back up it only takes a click :)

[vastfanatic]

is there any word on when we'll be able to send FC gifts again?

I asked this same thing the other day

It said a "few days" but its been over a week now today. I hope this changes soon for us. I am unsure why it was disabled in the first place, I never did see an explanation for it.

What is the hold up with the FC gifts?????

I wish I knew. I'm glad I am not the only one wondering what's going on. I saw someone else mention it on Page 1 of this thread. So far reading through every page, I have not found an answer other than "the devs haven't told us anything yet". I have been wondering why it was disabled in the first place.

[flames24]

i asked about it on the 1st page or was 1 of the ones that asked.. still dont know when or why.. and still no answers found:(

[Taz D]

I asked this same thing the other day

It said a "few days" but its been over a week now today. I hope this changes soon for us. I am unsure why it was disabled in the first place, I never did see an explanation for it.



I wish I knew. I'm glad I am not the only one wondering what's going on. I saw someone else mention it on Page 1 of this thread. So far reading through every page, I have not found an answer other than "the devs haven't told us anything yet". I have been wondering why it was disabled in the first place.

i asked about it on the 1st page or was 1 of the ones that asked.. still dont know when or why.. and still no answers found:(
We do not have the answer as yet. Raul will post here when it is back. Since there have been problems with the new neighborhood contest then I am sure the return of farm cash sending has been delayed. Please be patient until Raul posts that it is back.

[storm36]

i may have missed this but the rewards for the neighborhood chains .. does everyone in your neighborhood get the reward at the end of the contest, if your neighborhood is chosen or just you as the neighborhood chain leader?

[PK...]

i may have missed this but the rewards for the neighborhood chains .. does everyone in your neighborhood get the reward at the end of the contest, if your neighborhood is chosen or just you as the neighborhood chain leader?

Just the leader - BUT... Everyone has their own neighborhood - each of your neighbors are the leader of their own neighborhood and get the rewards their neighborhoods win...

It's not that your neighborhood is "chosen", it's that your 9 competing neighborhoods are chosen at random...

Pretty complicated logistics, but a lot of fun... ;0))

[Taz D]

Just added by Raul:
Post-Release Updates - April 14th, 10:30PM

- Fixed more scenarios in the Neighborhood Chains Contest, where after a purchase of a participating Coins facility it was not added to the Neighborhood Chain even when the total amount of participating Coins facilities was less than the total amount of participating FarmCash facilities. This will be fixed for users the next time they open the Neighborhood Chains Contest screen.

[Farmer_Susan]

Can someone take a stab at how this might have happened? It doesn't make sense to me so I'm wondering if it's a bug:

In this week's neighborhood chain, I have 6 facilities. I have all items checked in each of the facilities and I've started them maybe a total of 6 times since the new game started to bump the score up. A neighbor of mine has 4 facilities - one of each. I just checked our scores and mine is 18,000+ while hers is 24,000+. How can that be since I have 2 more facilities than she does? Am I missing something I could be doing to boost my score? I've posted my facilities and they've been worked by my neighbors.

[Taz D]

Can someone take a stab at how this might have happened? It doesn't make sense to me so I'm wondering if it's a bug:

In this week's neighborhood chain, I have 6 facilities. I have all items checked in each of the facilities and I've started them maybe a total of 6 times since the new game started to bump the score up. A neighbor of mine has 4 facilities - one of each. I just checked our scores and mine is 18,000+ while hers is 24,000+. How can that be since I have 2 more facilities than she does? Am I missing something I could be doing to boost my score? I've posted my facilities and they've been worked by my neighbors.
Hi Susan,
Depending on how many neighbors/friends you have working your facilities then the greater and faster you can reload them. I have a couple neighbors that if I don't get to their facilities within the first 10 minutes after they post then I get next to nothing. If your neighbor has a lot of workers then they can refill faster and it all depends on how much you can reload for the points in the contest.
It is not how many facilities you have but how fast and how much you can reload in them.

[Aussie Rae]

This whole scenario of this new competition has been a joke. I watched with interest how my team faired. In my eyes it was not a fair competition.

There needs to be a limit on team numbers and now many are competing against each other.

I started off quite well until other teams joined later, then I found my team had the least amount of facs although having more FC facs than others. I was second to bottom the last time I looked.

An idea! You let one neighbourhood person start a comp. Others can join until the limit of neighbours is set. Anyone else who hasn't joined can start a team of their own.

There should be a limit team numbers (say about 5) and those competing against each other. I found many teams added to my competition during this week. I don't think it was a fair contest as we were led to believe.

I have no idea how my team faired at the end because being in the UK when the competition closed I was in bed asleep! Come morning there was an error.

I do know a few days before it closed I was second to last! But those ahead of me had more facilities and probably more people working them.

And those that got to the top? Was it worth it? How much were your resources depleted? I am not prepared to constantly restock facilities that FT choose, loading everyday, or after neighbours working, for a prize that has not been set.

And for those of you that have bought FC facilities for this competition...... you must need you bumps testing. You must have more FC or real money than sense

And was this competition worth the loss of sending FC items to friends as they seem to suggest? It's been over a week that the sending of FC items was suspended, days have turned into a week. Makes me think there is more to this than they are saying.

This competition has severely effected my playing FT. Was it all worth it NO.

I want my game to load quickly, I want it to load fast when I work my neighbours facilities, not hang. Not to take 5-10 minutes to load the game or working facilities.

After this competition had finished my FT loaded very fast. Now they are messing around with it again - it has crawled to a pace.

FT; Concentrate and what is important to those who love playing this game because loading times do effect what those who play think!

I want an opt out of this competition, so I am not involved. And those that say it doesn't matter, yes it does to me. I don't want to be involved in something I am not interest in!
all you have to do is never click on the Blue Cube to see what is happening in that particular contest...

[bluehair]

how do we add a facility to the chain thing?

[Taz D]

how do we add a facility to the chain thing?
Hi bluehair,
If you have none of the FC facilities for the contest then you can only use 1 of each of the coin facilities.
If you have 1 of each of the FC facilities, then you can still only use 1 of each of the coin facilities.
If you have more than 1 of the FC facilities, you can use those plus an equal number of coin facilities. For example, if you have 3 of the 2 FC facilities then you can use 3 of the coin facilities. You can only use as many coin facilities as you have FC facilities.

The game will automatically add the facilities that qualify for the contest to the game, you can see them by clicking on the “Work” button ion the “Contest Info” tab.

[bluehair]

Hi bluehair,
If you have none of the FC facilities for the contest then you can only use 1 of each of the coin facilities.
If you have 1 of each of the FC facilities, then you can still only use 1 of each of the coin facilities.
If you have more than 1 of the FC facilities, you can use those plus an equal number of coin facilities. For example, if you have 3 of the 2 FC facilities then you can use 3 of the coin facilities. You can only use as many coin facilities as you have FC facilities.

The game will automatically add the facilities that qualify for the contest to the game, you can see them by clicking on the “Work” button ion the “Contest Info” tab.



lol you lost me on that one

[Taz D]

lol you lost me on that one
Hi bluehair,
It boils down to the fact that the facilities are listed in the contest that you are allowed. You can only have the same number of the coin facilities as you have of the farm cash facilities. If you have 2 of one of the farmcash facility and 1 of the other farm cash facility then you can have 3 of the coin ones for the contest. Even if you have more of one of the coin facilities they cannot be used unless you have an equal amount of the farm cash facilities. The contest manager will know what you have that applies to the contest.

[vastfanatic]

We do not have the answer as yet. Raul will post here when it is back. Since there have been problems with the new neighborhood contest then I am sure the return of farm cash sending has been delayed. Please be patient until Raul posts that it is back.

Do we know if it was delayed because of the new contest being launched?

I participated in the first round of the contest. I came in 4th against whomever I was competing with. I do find that if I were to continually stock and post my facilities for all my friends to work, my resources would be greatly depleted and there would be no point for me to try to carry on. Therefore, it's my opinion many will not put in much effort and it will drag the "neighborhood" down. Maybe I am wrong, who knows,

I am glad for the people to have something new to do (the contest) but it doesnt do anything for me really and I hope that the new contest is not the reason we can't send farm cash gifts anymore cause I don't understand what one has to do with the other if that is in fact the case.


ON the other hand, i love farmtown and as someone stated earlier in this thread in a giant long huge post, I agree, I just want to play as I always have. Don't really care about the contest, I like decorations and making pretty farms lol
Bring on number 29 already. I get bored easily and I need something new to focus on since I can't do anything but spend my coins.

[Taz D]

Do we know if it was delayed because of the new contest being launched?

I participated in the first round of the contest. I came in 4th against whomever I was competing with. I do find that if I were to continually stock and post my facilities for all my friends to work, my resources would be greatly depleted and there would be no point for me to try to carry on. Therefore, it's my opinion many will not put in much effort and it will drag the "neighborhood" down. Maybe I am wrong, who knows,

I am glad for the people to have something new to do (the contest) but it doesnt do anything for me really and I hope that the new contest is not the reason we can't send farm cash gifts anymore cause I don't understand what one has to do with the other if that is in fact the case.


ON the other hand, i love farmtown and as someone stated earlier in this thread in a giant long huge post, I agree, I just want to play as I always have. Don't really care about the contest, I like decorations and making pretty farms lol
Bring on number 29 already. I get bored easily and I need something new to focus on since I can't do anything but spend my coins.
Hi vastfanatic,
I do not not the exact reason why the farm cash sending was temporarily suspended, but do know the contest was not the reason. The contest and the problems that appeared with that were why the farm cash sending was delay in being fixed. The message over the game has now been changed that it will be fixed and back working April 19th.

[vastfanatic]

Thank you for the quick response as always, Much appreciated!
I truly am a happy farmer, just a little frustrated, I'll live, :D

[Aussie Rae]

Thank you, now have 8x Storage, :)

[dorissau]

Have a question about the chain. Didn't see this any place. Do I have to work the contest facilities ONLY in the chain box, or... when I work them from the facility manager as I always do, will it tally in the chain contest???

[Taz D]

Have a question about the chain. Didn't see this any place. Do I have to work the contest facilities ONLY in the chain box, or... when I work them from the facility manager as I always do, will it tally in the chain contest???
Hi dorisau,
Any way you load them will count in the contest.

[dorissau]

Hi dorisau,
Any way you load them will count in the contest.

thanks Taz and YAY !! That means if any farmer doesn't choose to go to the contest, their work will count for the team !!! Way to go !!!!

[Tom C]

Why are we not seeing the contest ranking, I would like to know if i am 1st or 8th in the contest.

[Tiger]

Why are we not seeing the contest ranking, I would like to know if i am 1st or 8th in the contest.

Hi Tom C,

It tells you in the 3rd tab, the neighbourhoods are still being selected.

Edit to add:
Raul has just updated his post on this with the following >>

Your Neighborhood will be assigned to their competing groups at 2 times. For users starting the contest Thursday or Friday the competing Neighborhoods will be selected soon after Saturday 12AM EST. For users starting the contest Saturday or Sunday the competing Neighborhoods will be selected soon after Monday 12AM EST.

[kathy.duck@gmail.com]

PLEASE bring back the ability to send farmcash gifts. I realize you need to earn money on the game, but you can do that with the tools and facilities. You are going to lose a lot of long time players if this ability is not restored.

[Taz D]

PLEASE bring back the ability to send farmcash gifts. I realize you need to earn money on the game, but you can do that with the tools and facilities. You are going to lose a lot of long time players if this ability is not restored.
Hi Kathy,
Above your farm is a note that the farm cash sending will be back on April 19th.

[marymarcel]

Hi all:)

From Raul's notes for the New Release

Post-Release Updates - April 15th, 7:20PM

- Released Farm29
- BugFix: Users that were on a level below 150 were not able to add facilities to the Item Storage.

[beverduster]

the new farm wont let me expand past 40X any idea why?

[Taz D]

the new farm wont let me expand past 40X any idea why?
Hi beverduster,
Farm 29 was only released for up to 22x22:
1. Farm 29: See prices below:

12x12 - 10000000000 coins or 50 FarmCash (New Farm)
14x14 - 10500000000 coins or 20 FarmCash
16x16 - 11000000000 coins or 20 FarmCash
18x18 - 11500000000 coins or 20 FarmCash
20x20 - 12000000000 coins or 20 FarmCash
22x22 - 12500000000 coins or 25 FarmCash

Not sure how you got it beyond that, but looking at your data it doesn't look like it errored any, so for now you are good. I have reported this to the developers.

[Rozie Farmer]

Hello, when loading the game I still receive windows anouncing the March 9 update. Maybe someone might take a look at that?
Thanks.

[Taz D]

Hello, when loading the game I still receive windows anouncing the March 9 update. Maybe someone might take a look at that?
Thanks.
Hi Rozie,
The developers have been busy fixing problems with the new contest, so I am sure they will get the messages updated soon.

[beverduster]

Hi beverduster,
Farm 29 was only released for up to 22x22:
1. Farm 29: See prices below:

12x12 - 10000000000 coins or 50 FarmCash (New Farm)
14x14 - 10500000000 coins or 20 FarmCash
16x16 - 11000000000 coins or 20 FarmCash
18x18 - 11500000000 coins or 20 FarmCash
20x20 - 12000000000 coins or 20 FarmCash
22x22 - 12500000000 coins or 25 FarmCash

Not sure how you got it beyond that, but looking at your data it doesn't look like it errored any, so for now you are good. I have reported this to the developers.


t y taz 4 the speedy reply

[Darth Tater]

Dans for next 10 facs?

[bluehair]

wohooo just bought farm 29 used most of my coins but not too worried will build that money up again in no time

[horsecrazy4life]

Thank you Devs for all you do.

[marymarcel]

Dans for next 10 facs?

Hi Darth Tater:)

We will get them next release

Copied from New Release:

2. Belt and Dans for the next 10 facilities: Postponed for the next release.

[max_river]

i just try to post my factory and this is what i am getting
Your message couldn't be sent because it includes content that other people on Facebook have reported as abusive.
If you think you're seeing this by mistake, please let us know.

i am getting the mesage for only the reg factory

[notaparagod]

The only thing I can say about the Neighborhood Chains Contest is that I did exactly what I was doing in the first place and ended up with a bunch of products for it. How can we complain about something that will benefit us?

[Taz D]

i just try to post my factory and this is what i am getting
Your message couldn't be sent because it includes content that other people on Facebook have reported as abusive.
If you think you're seeing this by mistake, please let us know.

i am getting the mesage for only the reg factory
Hi max_river,
Please do not click on the link in that message. It is a scam to try to get your information. Facebook is aware of this and trying to stop it. From what we know about it the facility post should have gone through despite the message.
If you see that message again please try to get a screen shot of it as we would like to post that image in the Known Issuses to warn everyone.

[knolan]

I wish that the cost for farm land were cheaper. I continue to get farther behind with the sizes of my farms because I can't afford to enlarge or purchase new farm lots passed the 26, & the last 10 farms are only half the size they could be. I'm not sure why you have to charge so much for them. I know & understand that you have to make money, but so do I, and other farmers who would love to enlarge & spend my farmcash or coins on additional factories or facilities. But, I can't seem to earn enough money to enlarge the farms I already have & can't afford to purchase any new ones. WHY? is it so expensive? Don't the developers realize that if the land is affordable, the players can spend their farm cash on factories & facilities and other items? But, if we can't afford the farms & their enlargements, we can't buy items to put on them. Please, I'm begging you to PLEASE lower the cost of land & make it more affordable, so that some of us can continue to grow our farms.

[max_river]

Hi max_river,
Please do not click on the link in that message. It is a scam to try to get your information. Facebook is aware of this and trying to stop it. From what we know about it the facility post should have gone through despite the message.
If you see that message again please try to get a screen shot of it as we would like to post that image in the Known Issuses to warn everyone.

ty for the all the info

[Petuniaflower]

Of coarse I bought farm 29. I bought animal sheds and put on it.Bought llama's and sheep. I used the storage tool to put them in storage.Then I moved them to the Wool barn. Each time I go to that farm,there are sheep and llama's.I use the storage tool,and I am getting a good amount of them in storage. How do I stop them from breeding!!!!!

[Tiger]

Of coarse I bought farm 29. I bought animal sheds and put on it.Bought llama's and sheep. I used the storage tool to put them in storage.Then I moved them to the Wool barn. Each time I go to that farm,there are sheep and llama's.I use the storage tool,and I am getting a good amount of them in storage. How do I stop them from breeding!!!!!

Hi Petuniaflower,

If you bought a lot of animals, the game may not have finished loading them all by the time you came to store them. Just keep repeating the process till you got them all.

[Petuniaflower]

hi petuniaflower,

if you bought a lot of animals, the game may not have finished loading them all by the time you came to store them. Just keep repeating the process till you got them all.

will do thank you

[Majik Merlin]

I think it will be like the quests, it will take a while for it to catch on. You have to admit, it sounds confusing and like it will take a bunch of time and folks may be afraid of it.
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[Auron1]

Raul, I just wanted to tell you and the others on your team that I so very much appreciate all your hard work. Farm Town is a fantastic game and I just can't imagine what my daily life would be without it! My morning ritual would be in turmoil. :-D

Thank you!!

A happy FT neighbor

[Rugged Barbie]

Several of my friends each have an account with only 2 farms. They use one of the farms for their default farm and the other for Decorating.
However, the farms they select, either farm 1 or farm 2 doesn't stay Private. They mark as Private, save the game, reload the game and return only to see that both are public.
I know I reported this earlier on this thread but they are still having the same issue. And, it seems they are on different servers.
Any suggestions I can give them to correct this?
Thanks!
Love the Chains!
Thanks for the 2 FC and xtra load for my Textile Cars!
xoxo
Barbs ;)

[barbara nixon]

will someone explain (g) for me?..if i have farmer x as my neighbor, but may not be a neighbor for farmer x..makes no sense to me...how can i not be a neighbor to the farmer who is my neighbor? also i saw one of the chain competitors had 179 factories in the competition.. can we have more? just tryin to sort it all out so our neighborhoods have a chance...

i'm back..went and clicked the button to add more facilities and all i got was the rules..how do i add more?

[Taz D]

will someone explain (g) for me?..if i have farmer x as my neighbor, but may not be a neighbor for farmer x..makes no sense to me...how can i not be a neighbor to the farmer who is my neighbor? also i saw one of the chain competitors had 179 factories in the competition.. can we have more? just tryin to sort it all out so our neighborhoods have a chance...

i'm back..went and clicked the button to add more facilities and all i got was the rules..how do i add more?
Hi Barbara,
Remember that each person must send a neighbor request when you are setting up to be neighbors. So if you send one to them and they accept then they are your neighbor and will be on your neighbor bar. If they don't send you one back, then you are not their neighbor and won't be on their neighbor bar. That way they can be your neighbor, but you are not theirs. Some are already at their maximum on neighbors but will allow you to add them.

For the facilities you can't add more coin facilities than you have farm cash facilities. If you buy a facility for the contest it will be added automatically if it is within the rules. There is more information in the Game Guide chapter 31:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=621846

[Aussie Rae]

when someone sends you a neighbor request, you must send one back to them... that is the only way to make sure you are mutual neighbors..because if you don't send one back, and they accept, you won't have that person listed as your neighbor. SORRY TAZ, DIDN'T SEE YOUR REPLY, :)

[Grumpdad]

Neighbour chains, a game where you have to rely on your friends to work your facilities, your neighbours to work their own to then be pitted against unknown chains at random and only 1 in 5 has a chance to win farm cash!! Half way through this weeks competition I already find myself 2 MILLION points behind second place and 1.2 million ahead of last place, makes you wonder how the 10 were deemed to be on par with each other!! Well I for one will not be claiming my few ingredients at the end of the week, which is the only way of not taking part into a competition where you have little influence over the pending result!!!

[dcsully]

I was just harvesting one of my farms and noticed on the farm grid at the top left that there is a red dot on farm 1 - what could that be? TIA

[Tiger]

I was just harvesting one of my farms and noticed on the farm grid at the top left that there is a red dot on farm 1 - what could that be? TIA

Hi dcsully,

Are you sure you were on one of you own farms? The only time you should see a red dot in the farm grid is if you are on a farm you have been made super neighbour for and they have given you permission to design that farm.

If your were on your own farm and not someone elses please try clearing your FT memcache. To do that Click Here (https://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/play/?do=clear_memcached). A window will open with a list of "unsetting", that is the memcache being cleared. Close that window and FT if you have it open in another window. Then reload and see if that clears the red dot.

[manders175]

So when are you going to raise the levels? I'm at level 725 and that's as high as they go. No point in playing this game anymore if I can't earn farm cash by leveling up.

[StoneFace]

So when are you going to raise the levels? I'm at level 725 and that's as high as they go. No point in playing this game anymore if I can't earn farm cash by leveling up.

The game just raised the levels about 3-4 weeks ago. Expect new levels approximately 4 times annually. That's $100 Farm cash for every player to attain..... a LOT of free money, dontcha think?

The game will only continue (7years now) if it is not losing money for those who develop the game. I wish every player could buy some farm cash ($40 twice a year would get you 500 FC) ... that's about $6.50 a month

[Grammy 11]

On my list of "My Neighborhood Chains" in a player who is not my neighbor or friend. I can't find him anywhere and it puzzles me. Is there an explanation? Thank you.

[Taz D]

On my list of "My Neighborhood Chains" in a player who is not my neighbor or friend. I can't find him anywhere and it puzzles me. Is there an explanation? Thank you.
Hi Grammy,
This could be someone you have removed as a neighbor, but they have not removed you or someone you accepted his neighbor request and didn't send one back.

[Taz D]

So when are you going to raise the levels? I'm at level 725 and that's as high as they go. No point in playing this game anymore if I can't earn farm cash by leveling up.
Hi manders,
Even though you are not going up in levels currently your experience points are still going up as you work. When the next group of levels are add you will then jump up to the level for the amount of experience you have. So there is a point to keep playing as you will get those farm cash when they next add levels again.

[Grammy 11]

Hi Grammy,
This could be someone you have removed as a neighbor, but they have not removed you or someone you accepted his neighbor request and didn't send one back.

That makes sense, but he isn't even a friend. What if he blocked me? Could he still be on my NCC list even though I can't find him anywhere?

[Taz D]

That makes sense, but he isn't even a friend. What if he blocked me? Could he still be on my NCC list even though I can't find him anywhere?
Hi Grammy,
Yes. I have a couple on mine who have dropped me and they still show on it.

[Grammy 11]

Hi Grammy,
Yes. I have a couple on mine who have dropped me and they still show on it.

Thanks, Taz, the question is closed!!!

[barbara nixon]

back again..if i have more than 1 of a particular,(2 bakery)..i can add those if i have 1 already in the contest?

[Taz D]

back again..if i have more than 1 of a particular,(2 bakery)..i can add those if i have 1 already in the contest?
Hi Barbara,
Any facilities you have that qualify for the contest will be automatically added. There isn't any way to manually add them as the contest will determine which ones qualify according to the rules. The main rule that applies is you can only have as many of the coin facilities as you have of the farm cash ones. So if you have 4 of the farm cash ones then you can have 4 coin ones. You may have 8 or 9 of one of the coin facilities but it will only use up to the number of farm cash ones, so with 4 farm cash ones only 4 of the coin ones will be used.

[msdragonfly]

Why am I not getting credit for the products I produce, or products I load?

[Taz D]

Why am I not getting credit for the products I produce, or products I load?
Hi msdragonfly,
From what I can see in your data you only have 1 of the coin facilities and none of the farm cash ones, so only 1 facility is being counted for the contest. Please remember it isn't how many products you load that show, but how much experience you get for the loading so the number of products showing loading isn't the number recorded.

[msdragonfly]

so I can't find my original post that you replied to but I guess I don't understand this neighborhood chains contest. By the way, I do have 1 of each of the coin facilities. What does it mean: Please remember it isn't how many products you load that show, but how much experience you get for the loading so the number of products showing loading isn't the number recorded.

Makes no sense to me. Sorry.

[Taz D]

so I can't find my original post that you replied to but I guess I don't understand this neighborhood chains contest. By the way, I do have 1 of each of the coin facilities. What does it mean: Please remember it isn't how many products you load that show, but how much experience you get for the loading so the number of products showing loading isn't the number recorded.

Makes no sense to me. Sorry.
Hi msdragonfly,
Your previous post is directly above my answer. Since many of the products you load are in batches of more than 1 product, you may see that it loaded 50,000 products, but the number you want look for is the XP below that as that is what counts for the contest.
You have the Janitorial Supplies Factory. The facility in the contest is the Janitorial Services which is a service facility not a regular facility.
When you open the Neighborhood Chains Contest manager what facilities does it show when you click on work for each of the 4 types?

[barbara nixon]

don't fret so much on winning, play the game and work the facilities you get..our neighborhood won 6th place last week, and still got some fairly nice gifts...every little bit counts....just have fun..nobody loses in this..we all get something for our efforts...i just wonder what the "add more farms" button means...

[Taz D]

don't fret so much on winning, play the game and work the facilities you get..our neighborhood won 6th place last week, and still got some fairly nice gifts...every little bit counts....just have fun..nobody loses in this..we all get something for our efforts...i just wonder what the "add more farms" button means...
Hi Barbara,
It is just instructions on what you would have to do to add more facilities to the contest. If you have 3 of the farm cash facilities, but only 1 of each of the coin facilities then you could buy another of one of the coin facilities and it would be add to your contest.

[SEMO Bill]

I tried to put a quote, but I don't know how to make that work properly. I just don't understand how this happened...

I added a couple new Facilities, then I added them to Storage, so I could put them on the Farm I wanted them. But, once moved, I checked my Status on the Neighborhood Chain and got the following message:

•"You have abandoned the contest for this week, next context stars next Thursday 12AM EST."•

I don't read, nor understand this, according to the "Rules" - "Procedures" listed in the ubove.

[Taz D]

I tried to put a quote, but I don't know how to make that work properly. I just don't understand how this happened...

I added a couple new Facilities, then I added them to Storage, so I could put them on the Farm I wanted them. But, once moved, I checked my Status on the Neighborhood Chain and got the following message:

•"You have abandoned the contest for this week, next context stars next Thursday 12AM EST."•

I don't read, nor understand this, according to the "Rules" - "Procedures" listed in the ubove.
Hi SEMO Bill,
Once you have bought and placed a facility on a farm for the contest, you can not move it to storage to place it on another farm. The facilities have to stay in place until the contest is over because the moving messes up the contest data or you get the above message.

The information is in the Game Guide chapter 31 on the contest:
PLEASE NOTE: Once the facilites are entered into the contest you must NOT move them to storage or to another farm. If you do, you will see a warning message. If you proceed, the faciltiy will be removed from the farm, but you will be terminated from the contest. In order to remain in the contest, the facilities that are part of a Neighborhood Chain must remain on the farm during the whole week of the contest.

I am sorry but you will have to wait until Wednesday night midnight Eastern time to enter again in next weeks contest.

[Dutch85]

Hi SEMO Bill,
Once you have bought and placed a facility on a farm for the contest, you can not move it to storage to place it on another farm. The facilities have to stay in place until the contest is over because the moving messes up the contest data or you get the above message.

The information is in the Game Guide chapter 31 on the contest:
PLEASE NOTE: Once the facilites are entered into the contest you must NOT move them to storage or to another farm. If you do, you will see a warning message. If you proceed, the faciltiy will be removed from the farm, but you will be terminated from the contest. In order to remain in the contest, the facilities that are part of a Neighborhood Chain must remain on the farm during the whole week of the contest.

I am sorry but you will have to wait until Wednesday night midnight Eastern time to enter again in next weeks contest.

So if I take the four facilities that are in the contest, and put them in storage to move to a different farm BEFORE I fill them, then I will be able to enter the contest, right?

[Taz D]

So if I take the four facilities that are in the contest, and put them in storage to move to a different farm BEFORE I fill them, then I will be able to enter the contest, right?
Hi Dutch,
I am not sure if that will work or not. The only information we have is that you can't place them in storage or try to move them if they are 1 of the 4 contest facilities as that will remove you from the contest. I am sure that the previous player had not filled them when he tried to move them to a different farm, so I would say that it would cause you to be removed from the contest for the current week.

[Dutch85]

Hi Dutch,
I am not sure if that will work or not. The only information we have is that you can't place them in storage or try to move them if they are 1 of the 4 contest facilities as that will remove you from the contest. I am sure that the previous player had not filled them when he tried to move them to a different farm, so I would say that it would cause you to be removed from the contest for the current week.

Ok, I think I understand now. Thanks for the help Taz.

[Clockworx]

Hmmmm...... Devs its the 19th of April???

[Tiger]

Hmmmm...... Devs its the 19th of April???

LOL it is, but they didn't say when on the 19th ;)

[vastfanatic]

Yep, 19th. Just got home from work and it's still disabled. Maybe by this evening. Fingers crossed!!!!!!!

[Tom C]

Well it is almost 9 pm here and it is still not letting me send fc items.

[Aussie Rae]

they have changed the date from the 19th to the 20th now.. its already the 20th here in Australia, 10.43am now..we just have to wait..

[marymarcel]

Hi all:)

From Raul's notes for the New Release

Known Issues

- Send farm cash gift will most likely be enabled tomorrow April 20th.

[Tom C]

Hmmm my post seems to be missing

[amanda1955]

starting to feel that I am the only one doing this neighborhood chain in my team in the contest as I seem to be the only one adding the score and as a result am dropping down the ladder, JUST wish we could see who our other team members are

[Taz D]

starting to feel that I am the only one doing this neighborhood chain in my team in the contest as I seem to be the only one adding the score and as a result am dropping down the ladder, JUST wish we could see who our other team members are
Hi Amanda,
You can see who your other team members are. They are your neighbors and the ones who have the facilities needed and are working them are listed in the My Neighborhood Chains tab in the Contest Manager (bright blue die).
There is a Game Guide chapter on the contest that might help you:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=621846

[amanda1955]

thanks for that understand it a lot better now

[dorissau]

Hi Amanda,
You can see who your other team members are. They are your neighbors and the ones who have the facilities needed and are working them are listed in the My Neighborhood Chains tab in the Contest Manager (bright blue die).
There is a Game Guide chapter on the contest that might help you:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=621846

I am also confused. I have 77 people listed as part of "my" team; but their combined points far exceed the points I have listed in my team score. Also the original explanation is that people who are not as "advanced" as I would be in a different team, however, many of the people listed have 40+ facs, while I have 4. This game is so difficult to understand. I'm just posting my facs as usual and hoping for the best!!

[Tiger]

I am also confused. I have 77 people listed as part of "my" team; but their combined points far exceed the points I have listed in my team score. Also the original explanation is that people who are not as "advanced" as I would be in a different team, however, many of the people listed have 40+ facs, while I have 4. This game is so difficult to understand. I'm just posting my facs as usual and hoping for the best!!

Hi dorrrissau,

Your "team" as you like to call it is "your neighbourhood" in the contest. This consists of you and your neighbours and all yours and your neighbours facilities participating in the contest.

Then your neighbourhood competes against 9 other neighbourhoods which have a similar strength to yours.

If one of your neighbours or a neighbourhood you are competing against has more points, this means they are loading/producing products in their contest facilities more often than you and your neighbourhood are and so are getting more points.

[Grumpdad]

Hi dorrrissau,

Your "team" as you like to call it is "your neighbourhood" in the contest. This consists of you and your neighbours and all yours and your neighbours facilities participating in the contest.

Then your neighbourhood competes against 9 other neighbourhoods which have a similar strength to yours.

If one of your neighbours or a neighbourhood you are competing against has more points, this means they are loading/producing products in their contest facilities more often than you and your neighbourhood are and so are getting more points.

What do you mean by similar strength, I have checked my and two friends contests and the difference between first and last place in the three are 6.5 million, 5.5 million and 2.6 million, surely if the teams were similar then the points would be closer??

[Tiger]

What do you mean by similar strength, I have checked my and two friends contests and the difference between first and last place in the three are 6.5 million, 5.5 million and 2.6 million, surely if the teams were similar then the points would be closer??

Hi Grumpdad,

All i can tell you about this is what Raul posted which was this >>

The fact that you may have less advanced neighbours in lower levels or with less facilities doesn't diminish your neighbourhood chances to do well in the contest because we group the competing neighbourhoods based on their strength.

In other words, less advanced neighbourhoods will be competing with other less advanced neighbourhoods. More advanced neighbourhoods will be competing with other more advanced neighbourhoods.

The fact that one neighbourhood has more points than yours just means they are loading/producing more often than your neighbourhood are.

[Grumpdad]

Hi Grumpdad,

All i can tell you about this is what Raul posted which was this >>



The fact that one neighbourhood has more points than yours just means they are loading/producing more often than your neighbourhood are.

In other words, less advanced neighbourhoods will be competing with other less advanced neighbourhoods. More advanced neighbourhoods will be competing with other more advanced neighbourhoods.

Surely this would mean that the competitors within each neighbourhood would have a much closer points score??

[Tiger]

In other words, less advanced neighbourhoods will be competing with other less advanced neighbourhoods. More advanced neighbourhoods will be competing with other more advanced neighbourhoods.

Surely this would mean that the competitors within each neighbourhood would have a much closer points score??

I don't know what the criteria is for how the neighbourhoods are selected. What i can tell you is it is all about how much you load/produce in those facs. For example a neighbourhood with less facs than you could lead the contest simply because they are doing that much more often than your neighbourhood is.

If one neighbourhood is only loading/producing every day then they will likely be behind another one that is loading/producing many times a day.

[amazinggrace1]

I consider myself an advanced player and have spent WAY too much money on this game over the years. I enjoy the quests and the coop quests. I totally do not get this neighborhood chain contest. It doesn't make nay sense to me. I was #6 last week and #8 this week and that's with having 300 Farmtown friends, posting my factories daily and being a level 725. I have one of each factory on farm 1 and some duplicate factories on farms 2-13. Are you trying to get everyone to buy multiple factories? With everyone posting their factories so much, you are going to have to add a bazillion levels? I don't get what the point is? It's not fun. It's defeating the purpose. Make the contests simpler and more fun!

[Taz D]

I consider myself an advanced player and have spent WAY too much money on this game over the years. I enjoy the quests and the coop quests. I totally do not get this neighborhood chain contest. It doesn't make nay sense to me. I was #6 last week and #8 this week and that's with having 300 Farmtown friends, posting my factories daily and being a level 725. I have one of each factory on farm 1 and some duplicate factories on farms 2-13. Are you trying to get everyone to buy multiple factories? With everyone posting their factories so much, you are going to have to add a bazillion levels? I don't get what the point is? It's not fun. It's defeating the purpose. Make the contests simpler and more fun!
Hi amazinggrace,
It is not all your Farm Town freinds in your neighborhood. Only those who are actually your neighbors and on your neighbor bar will be included in your neighborhood and only if thye have the facilities.

[zadscmc]

I apologize if this was posted earlier, but there are almost 40 pages in this thread:

When I try to start my new neighborhood quest, I get the rewards information. When I try to collect, I get : "An error has occurred."

There is no further information.
I am playing on a Windows 7-64 bit platform using Superbird Chrome Version 45.0.0.0

Am I doing something wrong?

Link to farm: http://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/play/?farm_id=1171598396&farm_ix=Y

[Taz D]

I apologize if this was posted earlier, but there are almost 40 pages in this thread:

When I try to start my new neighborhood quest, I get the rewards information. When I try to collect, I get : "An error has occurred."

There is no further information.
I am playing on a Windows 7-64 bit platform using Superbird Chrome Version 45.0.0.0

Am I doing something wrong?

Link to farm: http://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/play/?farm_id=1171598396&farm_ix=Y
Hi zadscmc,
The rewards have not been released yet. Those will be given out after midnight eastern time today. That is roughly another 12 hours from now.

[PK...]

I have come to the conclusion that there is no point in pushing oneself in the neighborhood contest unless you are vying for first or second place...

I am now officially "over it"... I can get the same amount of goods working other's facilities a lot easier than churning the 4 facilities in the neighborhood contest....

There are some things SlashKey should reconsider, and I think this is one of them... ;0))

Now... If you want to make all the secondary prizes coins instead of goods, that might make it more worth while....

[Clockworx]

Devs hmmm 20th also come and gone................. Still no gifting

[Taz D]

Devs hmmm 20th also come and gone................. Still no gifting
Hi Clockworx,
The 20th has not come and gone for the developers as they and the game runs on Eastern Daylight Savings time.

[Aussie Rae]

thank you slashkey, the new Neighborhood Chain Contest is great, and gives a new challenge to simply just farming and working facilities. Its sad that some people just don't read the rules.. or understand them.. I guess a lot of people just feel entitled to win and when that doesn't happen, they "spit the dummy" lol..

[KnittyGirl]

I like the new Neighborhood Chain contest, but I don't have any trains so getting goods does nothing for me. Unless I'm first or second, the whole thing is meaningless. I would love to see coins as a reward instead of train products, or have it as a choice - you either get the coins or you can choose the trains. Just an idea.

[Grammy 11]

After carefully reading the entire game guide, I respectfully request some clarification. Are rewards given only to the "captain" of each "My Neighborhood Chains" column? I know I appear on and contribute to my neighbors' chains and may appear on chains of friends who are not MY neighbors. Therefore, regardless of how many chains I am on, I can receive only 1 reward each week. Correct? Thank you for your patience.

[Taz D]

I like the new Neighborhood Chain contest, but I don't have any trains so getting goods does nothing for me. Unless I'm first or second, the whole thing is meaningless. I would love to see coins as a reward instead of train products, or have it as a choice - you either get the coins or you can choose the trains. Just an idea.
Hi KnittyGirl,
The rewards of goods are the same ones you use in your facilities. It is a percentage of what you would get if you had the train cars, but are products that you use to fill your facilities, not things to fill the trains with.

[Taz D]

After carefully reading the entire game guide, I respectfully request some clarification. Are rewards given only to the "captain" of each "My Neighborhood Chains" column? I know I appear on and contribute to my neighbors' chains and may appear on chains of friends who are not MY neighbors. Therefore, regardless of how many chains I am on, I can receive only 1 reward each week. Correct? Thank you for your patience.
Hi Grammy,
Yes you would only get 1 reward a week depending on what position you as your own team leader place.

[Grammy 11]

Hi Grammy,
Yes you would only get 1 reward a week depending on what position you as your own team leader place.

Thanks, Taz.

[KnittyGirl]

Thank you Taz, I didn't realize that!!

[max_river]

I have come to the conclusion that there is no point in pushing oneself in the neighborhood contest unless you are vying for first or second place...

I am now officially "over it"... I can get the same amount of goods working other's facilities a lot easier than churning the 4 facilities in the neighborhood contest....

There are some things SlashKey should reconsider, and I think this is one of them... ;0))

Now... If you want to make all the secondary prizes coins instead of goods, that might make it more worth while....
my wife who has less facilty did better than i did last week and i own all most all of them. i know where you are comming from

[Taz D]

my wife who has less facilty did better than i did last week and i own all most all of them. i know where you are comming from
Hi max_river,
It all depends on the team members you have and how often they can refill them. If she has a neighbor or two who has lots of friends then they can fill the facilities and get them worked more often than you can, then they will accumulate more points with less facilities faster by being able to reload more often.
It is not how many facilities you have, but how much you can reload them with as you points are based on how much XP you get for loading them.

[Aussie Rae]

people still don't "get it" its not how many facs you own, its how often you FILL them...

[max_river]

people still don't "get it" its not how many facs you own, its how often you FILL them...

your right on that. i am having fun with i will take everything i can get lol..
people are still confused how it works. i make sure i come here to get the info on how things work..

[carolannhallam]

Okay, it's April 20th, you have removed that Farm Cash gifting is temporarily disabled. Does that mean it is now working?

[Taz D]

Raul has just added to the Release:

Post-Release Updates - April 20th, 10:30PM

- BugFix: Fixed an issue that caused the farm sizes in the Farm Selector to show 26x26 for most farms and also this caused issues with the FarmStats as well.
- BugFix: Fixed a bug in the Mobile Lookout Tower tool that caused not all farms with work turning blue when visiting a Super Neighbour, this happened when you had less farms than your neighbour.
- BugFix: Some users with a total of 2 farms were having issues marking one of the farms private.

Neighborhood Chains Improvements:

- Added a comma ( , ) to the green numbers for better readability
- When automatically adding a Coin facility to a Neighborhood Chain, it will be added in the order that farms appear in the Farm Selector, for example if there is one Bakery in farm 2 and another one in farm 6, the one in farm 2 will be added first to the Neighborhood Chain.

New Rules for sending Farm Cash gifts to friends in order to minimize the use of bots and fake accounts that are affecting the game performance:

1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, then you will have to buy at least 305 FarmCash (or earn them by completing offers) to be able to send FarmCash gifts to friends again. (305 FarmCash is equivalent to $50 real dollars)

2) If your account is less than 6 Months old, you will have to buy at least 120 FarmCash (or earn them by completing offers) to be able to send FarmCash gifts to friends.

It's likely that we completely replace rule #2 by another rule(s) in the next release.

[PK...]

So.....

After spending 50 bucks on 305 FarmCash, how much are you then allowed to gift before feeding the kitty again?

[max_river]

this 500 fc to be able to send is not fair many people are in groups where you can win fc or send fc items.

[Taz D]

So.....

After spending 50 bucks on 305 FarmCash, how much are you then allowed to gift before feeding the kitty again?
Hi PK,
We can get clarification on that tomorrow. I am guessing here, but if it is working the same as before you have to have bought at least 305 farm cash (or earned as much by the offers) to go beyond sending 500 farm cash.

[Taz D]

This rule seems very unfair, I have a friend who sends me a few gifts each year so now that will stop because of this rule.

1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, then you will have to buy at least 305 FarmCash (or earn them by completing offers) to be able to send FarmCash gifts to friends again. (305 FarmCash is equivalent to $50 real dollars).
Hi theperfectnina,
As long as they are purchasing farm cash, then that should not stop them sending you gifts.

[PK...]

Hi PK,
I am guessing but I would think it is another 500. We can get clarification on that tomorrow.

So, in essence, if you use the FarmCash you have to purchase on "gifts", you are only allowed to gift an additional 195 in "earned" FarmCash before having to spend more real money.

Might as well just do away with the whole concept...

It is a shame there was not some warning before these rules were put in place...

Guess I am naïve.... I thought "maybe" there were going to be some smaller denominations available for people to contribute to the various group contests that are so popular, and increase interest in the game... Instead, it's pretty much a kick in the teeth to those hard working people who give so much of their time (and farmcash) to making the game more enjoyable..

Perhaps TPTB will do some reconsidering (I am buying their reasoning for this move with a wink and a nod...)

Kinda sad.....

[Taz D]

this 500 fc to be able to send is not fair many people are in groups where you can win fc or send fc items.
Hi max_river,
It is not 500 farm cash to be able to send, but is 305 you have to bye to send more than 500 farm cash.

[Taz D]

So, in essence, if you use the FarmCash you have to purchase on "gifts", you are only allowed to gift an additional 195 in "earned" FarmCash before having to spend more real money.

Might as well just do away with the whole concept...

It is a shame there was not some warning before these rules were put in place...

Guess I am naïve.... I thought "maybe" there were going to be some smaller denominations available for people to contribute to the various group contests that are so popular, and increase interest in the game... Instead, it's pretty much a kick in the teeth to those hard working people who give so much of their time (and farmcash) to making the game more enjoyable..

Perhaps TPTB will do some reconsidering (I am buying their reasoning for this move with a wink and a nod...)

Kinda sad.....
Hi PK,
Please read my modification of my post. As I said we will get more clarification tomorrow.

[Taz D]

So, in essence, if you use the FarmCash you have to purchase on "gifts", you are only allowed to gift an additional 195 in "earned" FarmCash before having to spend more real money.

Might as well just do away with the whole concept...

It is a shame there was not some warning before these rules were put in place...

Guess I am naïve.... I thought "maybe" there were going to be some smaller denominations available for people to contribute to the various group contests that are so popular, and increase interest in the game... Instead, it's pretty much a kick in the teeth to those hard working people who give so much of their time (and farmcash) to making the game more enjoyable..

Perhaps TPTB will do some reconsidering (I am buying their reasoning for this move with a wink and a nod...)

Kinda sad.....
Hi PK,
Raul just added this, so that should clarify it more:
(305 FarmCash is equivalent to $50 real dollars, this will be a one time or may be a yearly requirement, haven't decided yet)

SO once you have bought the $50 worth you can go beyond the 500 limit and that will not stop the donations for the group contests, except from those who are using fake accounts to provide that.

[PK...]

Hi PK,
Please read my modification of my post. As I said we will get more clarification tomorrow.

TY Taz... ;0))

[theperfectnina]

My Mobile Lookout Tower STILL doesn't show all work that is needed. Yes I have contacted Support.

- BugFix: Fixed a bug in the Mobile Lookout Tower tool that caused not all farms with work turning blue when visiting a Super Neighbour, this happened when you had less farms than your neighbour.

[Tom C]

Well I for one am UPSET with these new rules for gifting farm cash. I have never complained about the game having fc items. But I do think this new rule sucks.

[Wendiddy]

305 Farm Cash is equal to $65.20 Australian.
That is a lot more than some people are prepared to spend just to help out their friends for a game.

[peekachoo]

" New Rules for sending Farm Cash gifts to friends in order to minimize the use of bots and fake accounts that are affecting the game performance:

1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, then you will have to buy at least 305 FarmCash (or earn them by completing offers) to be able to send FarmCash gifts to friends again. (305 FarmCash is equivalent to $50 real dollars, this will be a one time or may be a yearly requirement, haven't decided yet)."

So we may not be able to send Farmcash to our friends...but will we still be able to send FC items such as facilities ?

[maggiel29]

my wife who has less facilty did better than i did last week and i own all most all of them. i know where you are comming from

Ditto with my husband! He only has a few farms and Facs and only had 1 last week that was in the contest and he only has a few neighbours - he won his group! I really dont understand how it works. I suppose he won because he has me as a neighbour.

[silverfern47]

Once again FT(Raul) make an announcement , this time about FC to friends, but there is a lot of info not being given,such as when restrictions will commence!!! About time that everything was announced together, instead of in dribs and drabs.....where is the organisation required?????

[AlyceAnn]

- New Rules for sending Farm Cash gifts to friends in order to minimize the use of bots and fake accounts that are affecting the game performance:

There is no BOT that farms, no one could possibly make me believe a BOT can do all the stuff you need to do to level up to get one stinking FT dollar. I'll be helping game performance, they can have my space. I have every tool, fac and item you could have, all my farms are maxed in size. I've spent more than enough real money on this game. So now all the "affecting" my farm has used up in performance of the game is now totally freed up!!

[Dulcinea]

Guess I am naïve.... I thought "maybe" there were going to be some smaller denominations available for people to contribute to the various group contests that are so popular, and increase interest in the game...

Yeah, I had just the slightest hope. I play FB games that take the trading and contests groups into consideration like that. Would be nice if FT did, too. :rolleyes:

[FCM]

I guess we can't blame Raul for trying to stem the loss of revenue due to unpurchased FC. I guess there is a balance as ad revenue is also at play here I'm sure. So, it's more beneficial for Slashkey to have as many people playing as possible. I'm here every day for hours as noted by my XP score (the highest of all players; over double the next highest, lol) They've made plenty of money off me. lol

With that being said I have a suggestion: When messages llike this "Hello Farmers, facebook introduced a bug recently that is causing issues when posting to facebook walls, they are working on a solution." are posted over the game, have an option to close it out each session so it doesn't screw with the display.

[Taz D]

" New Rules for sending Farm Cash gifts to friends in order to minimize the use of bots and fake accounts that are affecting the game performance:

1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, then you will have to buy at least 305 FarmCash (or earn them by completing offers) to be able to send FarmCash gifts to friends again. (305 FarmCash is equivalent to $50 real dollars, this will be a one time or may be a yearly requirement, haven't decided yet)."

So we may not be able to send Farmcash to our friends...but will we still be able to send FC items such as facilities ?
Hi peekachoo,
"FarmCash items would be anything in the store that costs farm cash including facilities.

[Clockworx]

305 Farm Cash is equal to $65.20 Australian.
That is a lot more than some people are prepared to spend just to help out their friends for a game.

Yep and $50 is roughly R 700 ZAR (South Africa) so agreed to havbe to spent that just to help friends is a bit rough. I don't think the Dev's have taken the fact that Facebook is world wide into account when making items you have to purchase with real cash

[peekachoo]

Hi peekachoo,
"FarmCash items would be anything in the store that costs farm cash including facilities.

Thanks for clarifying that Taz ;)

[Tom C]

Here in the USA it will cost 49.98 to get 305 farm cash. Problem is a lot of people don't have that kind of money to spend just to help other people out. I also know that it will not matter to those running the game. Think about it, we get 25 new levels every few months, tell me what factory or tool cost 25 fc. I know there are a couple that are cheap but they came out when the game first started having factories and most long time players like my self already have those ones. Another thing look at the co op quest you get 2 fc a week if you are lucky enough, that means it will take you a little over 4 months to get 35 fc. You do earn fc for regular quest also. So that would cut the 4 months down some. But even so you will not be able to keep up with the fc items coming out that you need to play the game.

[MichHotRod]

you can play the game without getting the new FC when it comes out. This is the only game that I can think of that actually gives you stuff that other games require you to buy. So it makes feel sad for the people that complain about the cost, nobody makes you play it, so be happy with what you get. We get time to harvest the crops most games you have to harvest the minute they are ready, plus all the extra like the Quests and the New Chain games. I want to say Thnks FarmTown People for the best farming game

[flames24]

well i will be closing my contest group after this contest is over.. i think it is really unfair to be charging this much just to have a contest group and also to help farmers that just dont have the money to buy every tool every factory that is put out each update.. plus the farm cost.. 50 fc just to get it..then 30 fc or whatever for rest of frm upgrades.... come on cheapen things up..i already know 2 people have deleted their accounts....and i bet there be more......

[meirwen59@aol.com]

Please rethink your decision on Farm Cash. Many players who have been extremely loyal to this game , who are not BOT users , have only 1 account are being punished by this new ruling. Many of us belong to groups which up till now have been able to run competitions allowing us to design our farms in a theme , as you do in the forum comps I know, with the chance of winning prizes which have been donated from real people's money( those fortunate enough to be able to do this to help others and not from unlicensed earnings). Just playing the game without these groups to help would truly make the game boring and people would get stale and leave the game. Allowing the groups and the brilliant admin who run these, freely giving of their time and help are being ignored and I do not think you appreciate in the slightest what they do for the game , which in turn actually gains you more than you even realise.Please could you perhaps actually play the game, see what these groups are doing for you and then and only then might you realise the huge error you are making to the detriment of your own game !!

[RozeeS]

you can play the game without getting the new FC when it comes out. This is the only game that I can think of that actually gives you stuff that other games require you to buy. So it makes feel sad for the people that complain about the cost, nobody makes you play it, so be happy with what you get. We get time to harvest the crops most games you have to harvest the minute they are ready, plus all the extra like the Quests and the New Chain games. I want to say Thnks FarmTown People for the best farming game

Yes you are right we dont need to buy any FC items to play the game. But how long would it take to load all the coin facilities without any FC tools? Harvesting and Plowing without any FC tools? We need a lot of FC items to make the game faster and in my opinion playable. Back in 2010 this wasn't necessary we all had basic tools and were all on the same level playing field until the game started to expand with facilities and tools.

And I dont wish to sound disrespectful but you cant have played many games on FB to realise there are other games that give out far more than Farm Town do. Some other games give out free items daily on their fan page that actually help, and earning rewards with daily spinners getting better rewards the more days one plays in succession. And of course buying their special currency to play is probably half the cost of what Farm Town want us to pay for their items! And some even give special offers to buy double for the same price on occasions or discount their special items so players have a chance to buy with less. And there are farming games where crops don't wither or have an opportunity to unwither!

Don't get me wrong I have been playing FT a very long time, it has been one of my favourite games on FB, but maybe that is about to change with all these recent changes

[flames24]

MichHotRod the way you talk you can easily afford to buy everything without batting a eye.. a lot of the players do not have the money to do so...
and if you dont buy the tools and facilities then you really cant keep up with the game...And if your falling behind because a person cant buy the tools facilities and such then really what is the sense. some people like to help others and now this will come to a end.. i have been playing sense this game opened... and i'll be dammed if i will pay all this money to be able to help others..and guess what.. farm town wont be getting it either from those that cant afford to pay to keep up..and there will be a lot that give up the game because of the high prices...

[Taz D]

Please rethink your decision on Farm Cash. Many players who have been extremely loyal to this game , who are not BOT users , have only 1 account are being punished by this new ruling. Many of us belong to groups which up till now have been able to run competitions allowing us to design our farms in a theme , as you do in the forum comps I know, with the chance of winning prizes which have been donated from real people's money( those fortunate enough to be able to do this to help others and not from unlicensed earnings). Just playing the game without these groups to help would truly make the game boring and people would get stale and leave the game. Allowing the groups and the brilliant admin who run these, freely giving of their time and help are being ignored and I do not think you appreciate in the slightest what they do for the game , which in turn actually gains you more than you even realise.Please could you perhaps actually play the game, see what these groups are doing for you and then and only then might you realise the huge error you are making to the detriment of your own game !!
Hi meirwin,
If all the farm cash donated and given out as prizes for the group contests are coming from farm cash purchases that they have paid for as you say then it will not stop any of that. Those accounts who have already bought at least $50 worth of farm cash will be able to continue donating currently.

[Taz D]

For those who are bemoaning over this change, if the account you are sending farm cash gifts from has paid for at least 305 farm cash ($50 worth) in the past then nothing has changed for you with the new rules. You will still be able to send your gifts beyond the 500 farm cash. Only those accounts who have not bought at least that amount will not be allowed to send beyond 500 farm cash.

[PawPaw99]

Thanks Raul and others involved in helping me move forward and not spend so much time on Farm Town. I had slipped into a rut of working Farm Town several hours each day just to keep my farms, my wife's farms and my daughters farms up. Now that I see you have moved into a money grab type game, I will revert back to only playing on my farm and probably not even daily. I very much resent the fact that you are accusing all the players of cheating when they were only following what you created and the rules you established. Yes, i think this is a continuing way to grab money, not a one time thing of purchasing 305 FC as you seem to indicate. perhaps you should re-read the updated info and you will see where i am coming from.

1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, then you will have to buy at least 305 FarmCash (or earn them by completing offers) to be able to send FarmCash gifts to friends again. (305 FarmCash is equivalent to $50 real dollars, this will be a one time or may be a yearly requirement, haven't decided yet).

I am not deleting my account but will be reducing my game time and see if i can find my life again without Farm Town Thanks for the PUSH.

[Dulcinea]

Thanks Raul and others involved in helping me move forward and not spend so much time on Farm Town. I had slipped into a rut of working Farm Town several hours each day just to keep my farms, my wife's farms and my daughters farms up. Now that I see you have moved into a money grab type game, I will revert back to only playing on my farm and probably not even daily. I very much resent the fact that you are accusing all the players of cheating when they were only following what you created and the rules you established. Yes, i think this is a continuing way to grab money, not a one time thing of purchasing 305 FC as you seem to indicate. perhaps you should re-read the updated info and you will see where i am coming from.

1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, then you will have to buy at least 305 FarmCash (or earn them by completing offers) to be able to send FarmCash gifts to friends again. (305 FarmCash is equivalent to $50 real dollars, this will be a one time or may be a yearly requirement, haven't decided yet).

I am not deleting my account but will be reducing my game time and see if i can find my life again without Farm Town Thanks for the PUSH.

I have to agree, it's that "haven't decided yet" clause that makes Taz's assurances ring hollow. If you've spent $50 in the past, this won't affect you --- yet. But next year? Who knows?

[Taz D]

Thanks Raul and others involved in helping me move forward and not spend so much time on Farm Town. I had slipped into a rut of working Farm Town several hours each day just to keep my farms, my wife's farms and my daughters farms up. Now that I see you have moved into a money grab type game, I will revert back to only playing on my farm and probably not even daily. I very much resent the fact that you are accusing all the players of cheating when they were only following what you created and the rules you established. Yes, i think this is a continuing way to grab money, not a one time thing of purchasing 305 FC as you seem to indicate. perhaps you should re-read the updated info and you will see where i am coming from.

1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, then you will have to buy at least 305 FarmCash (or earn them by completing offers) to be able to send FarmCash gifts to friends again. (305 FarmCash is equivalent to $50 real dollars, this will be a one time or may be a yearly requirement, haven't decided yet).

I am not deleting my account but will be reducing my game time and see if i can find my life again without Farm Town Thanks for the PUSH.

I have to agree, it's that "haven't decided yet" clause that makes Taz's assurances ring hollow. If you've spent $50 in the past, this won't affect you --- yet. But next year? Who knows?
Hi PawPaw and Dulcinea,
Raul has added the further clarification:
If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, in order to continue sending Farm Cash gifts to friends, you need to have spent a total of $50 in the game since the beginning up to this date. (That is equivalent to buying 305 FarmCash or earn them by completing offers). If you have already spent that amount in the game so far, then this rule does not applies to you.

[PawPaw99]

Hi PawPaw and Dulcinea,
Raul has added the further clarification:
If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, in order to continue sending Farm Cash gifts to friends, you need to have spent a total of $50 in the game since the beginning up to this date. (That is equivalent to buying 305 FarmCash or earn them by completing offers). If you have already spent that amount in the game so far, then this rule does not applies to you.




Yes, I see he has changed it but failed to change the date and did remove the statement "this will be a one time or may be a yearly requirement, haven't decided yet." Just another case of trying to cover tracks and not admit they screwed up. I realize some farmers are using BOTs and other tricks, but I click for everything I get and do feel disrespected that you are accusing all of us as cheaters, just because we are following your rules. But thanks for the backhanded apology as I am sure that is all I will get for being correct. Still playing Farm Town, just not as much as in the past so that should free up the band with for you some.

[Rugged Barbie]

I currently have a co-op quest that calls for flip flops. I must delay making them until the rotation comes around when I have enough quests to complete so as to not hinder my collecting my 2 FC on the group. I run about 5 uncompleted ones to gain volume before I start completing them.

This current Chains Game includes the Beach Shop Supplies factory that makes flip flops. For Chains, I need to be able to constantly fill this up.

As a request, once you know in advance what services/factories you're going to run in a near future Chains Game, is it possible to keep the individual items made in those facilities out of the Quest and Co-Op Quest line up? huh?

And, my friend thanks you so much for fixing the bug re. unable to make private 1 farm in a 2 farm holding for decorators.

[theperfectnina]

OMG so many players going off about the new rules regarding Farm Cash, this IS a business. Yes it's a fun game for most of us but ultimately it IS a business.

My main issue really is they are using the excuse of overloading the system but this is what I have just written in a group who are going stupid over the new rules:

The rules haven't really changed where an account has to be at least 6 months old, so people will wait and have many more accounts just sitting around

So, have the developers thought about all these NEW fake accounts just sitting around using resources until they are able to send the FC to whoever? I doubt it

BUT if the players who are creating all these fake accounts actually DELETE and remove the game once they have forwarded the FC, then the resources might be better, well that is my understanding, I may be wrong though

[ckerider]

Ok so now the rules have changed again regarding cash items. I knew it was coming when you halted the sending about a week ago. I guess I can understand that it is a business and required money to operate, but when I see there are 2.6 million likes for this game and even is half of those people play and again and then 25% of those players spent $50.00 every three months (like I do), it give the owners $65,000,000 per year earnings. WOW. Now try and convince me that you need to get MORE money from the players who have been doing this game for a very long time. Customer service should be your main priority, but apparently getting more cash overrules that.

This latest rule is purely a money grab, and because I have been debating over the last year about keeping doing this game, I have to make the decision as to what I am willing to give the developers. They make us spend real cash for any item that helps us do this game to our benefit, and then they will not give us real cash back if we decide to sell the time. I have spent $50.00 every 3 months x 4 x 4 years = $800 on this game. I am thinking if all of us keep on giving and then we get back very little, it is not worth my time and effort any longer.

I always justified the spending by thinking I used to spend a lot more hours a day on the game and these items have saved me a lot of time. But, now that I think of it, there is a lot of games or TV channels the I could buy for a lot less than $200 per year and I would be just as happy. Time to rethink where my entertainment dollars should go at this stage of my life. Retirement is about finding things to do with you time and Farmtown was a good way to spend my mornings. For $200 per year I am sure I can find another game that will keep my entertained. Just saying that the developers will lose a lot more than they gain in this new rule. It was my time to spend again and I will not do it any longer. Thanks for the entertainment, but it is time to move onto another venue.

[StoneFace]

Ok so now the rules have changed again regarding cash items. I knew it was coming when you halted the sending about a week ago. I guess I can understand that it is a business and required money to operate, but when I see there are 2.6 million likes for this game and even is half of those people play and again and then 25% of those players spent $50.00 every three months (like I do), it give the owners $65,000,000 per year earnings. WOW. Now try and convince me that you need to get MORE money from the players who have been doing this game for a very long time. Customer service should be your main priority, but apparently getting more cash overrules that.

This latest rule is purely a money grab, and because I have been debating over the last year about keeping doing this game, I have to make the decision as to what I am willing to give the developers. They make us spend real cash for any item that helps us do this game to our benefit, and then they will not give us real cash back if we decide to sell the time. I have spent $50.00 every 3 months x 4 x 4 years = $800 on this game. I am thinking if all of us keep on giving and then we get back very little, it is not worth my time and effort any longer.

I always justified the spending by thinking I used to spend a lot more hours a day on the game and these items have saved me a lot of time. But, now that I think of it, there is a lot of games or TV channels the I could buy for a lot less than $200 per year and I would be just as happy. Time to rethink where my entertainment dollars should go at this stage of my life. Retirement is about finding things to do with you time and Farmtown was a good way to spend my mornings. For $200 per year I am sure I can find another game that will keep my entertained. Just saying that the developers will lose a lot more than they gain in this new rule. It was my time to spend again and I will not do it any longer. Thanks for the entertainment, but it is time to move onto another venue.

I respect the varied opinions of any player who takes the time to post and express that opinion.

Here is mine....

The concern the developers have - IMHO - is to curtail cheaters. I define cheaters, in this particular issue, as those who are or who have taken advantage of ways to get FC to buy items which many other players have.

Granted, the "need" for the advanced tools is necessary to play for faster, bigger, more productive results. I can't imagine H/P/S on a 40x40 farm that is 9x staggered with the original tools. :eek:

I don't believe the $65 million scenario either. I don't know what it takes to maintain the game servers, and bandwidth etc..... but it works.

So, assuming the game will be around for many years to come, I advise some to just play for the "free" FC/levels and other minor FREE FC bonus awards.

As to the 2.6M Likes... that is an accumulation over many years. There are probably only 10-20% of that number who are active, and perhaps only 25-50% of those play regularly.

I spend a LOT of FC every month, and will continue to do so..... not to support a developer, but to enjoy the game my way. And with problems with FB, I have had to use some one else's account to use a gift card to purchase more FC, or wait for FB to drop off used gift cards....Oh well, the things we do to play.

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[Aussie Rae]

ok, this has taught me be very careful when loading the last products in facilities for normal quests.. started them in 1 facility, and now have found that the product started in every single facility of the same name.. which is annoying to say the least..and with people arriving to do the NCC facilities, I only hope they don't clear out those normal quest facilities before the quest item has finished production.. time will tell as I have to leave and go to work..

[lollipopthebunny]

I would like to ask if the NEW FC rules are applying to ONLY those people that are sending FC or FC Gifts to Friends or Neighbors in the game. Does this NEW rule affect those that only spend FC on their OWN farms?

I think the developers do need to go after those that are cheating an have been for several years that I have seen an come across myself. Such as the auto clickers, bots, an multiple accts to gain more than someone else. It is bad enough they are allowing the x9 farms now which makes it very difficult to work on for non newer computers or/an full size farms. It isn't necessary to do all that to play this game.

Aren't there any honest people playing this game anymore?

[Taz D]

I would like to ask if the NEW FC rules are applying to ONLY those people that are sending FC or FC Gifts to Friends or Neighbors in the game. Does this NEW rule affect those that only spend FC on their OWN farms?

I think the developers do need to go after those that are cheating an have been for several years that I have seen an come across myself. Such as the auto clickers, bots, an multiple accts to gain more than someone else. It is bad enough they are allowing the x9 farms now which makes it very difficult to work on for non newer computers or/an full size farms. It isn't necessary to do all that to play this game.

Aren't there any honest people playing this game anymore?
Hi Lollipopthebunny,
Those rules only apply to sending the farm cash cards or farm cash purchased item in the store that you send to someone else.

[lollipopthebunny]

Hi Lollipopthebunny,
Those rules only apply to sending the farm cash cards or farm cash purchased item in the store that you send to someone else.
Thanks for clarifying this. I thought that was the way it is, so not sure why everyone is all upset about all of it. I myself can barely afford to buy the FC for my own use an not lucky enough to send to others.

I do think that there is a situation that needs to be considered to allow for this to NOT happen an that is a person that anonymously sends FC or FC Gifts to a specified number of players an not sure if it is specific amounts of time in between or on a sporadic basis that something such as this could be 'excused' for the rules to apply. They are helping people at random an not a specific person/s each time. Maybe the developers could consider something like that for that situation if the Person doing it contacted them an gave them the details of what they are doing an why etc.

[Taz D]

Thanks for clarifying this. I thought that was the way it is, so not sure why everyone is all upset about all of it. I myself can barely afford to buy the FC for my own use an not lucky enough to send to others.

I do think that there is a situation that needs to be considered to allow for this to NOT happen an that is a person that anonymously sends FC or FC Gifts to a specified number of players an not sure if it is specific amounts of time in between or on a sporadic basis that something such as this could be 'excused' for the rules to apply. They are helping people at random an not a specific person/s each time. Maybe the developers could consider something like that for that situation if the Person doing it contacted them an gave them the details of what they are doing an why etc.
Hi lollipopthebunny,
The only players you can send farm cash gifts or items to are your neighbors or buddies. There isn't any way for a player to send farm cash to anyone anonymously.

[k9sniffer]

Ok so now the rules have changed again regarding cash items. I knew it was coming when you halted the sending about a week ago. I guess I can understand that it is a business and required money to operate, but when I see there are 2.6 million likes for this game and even is half of those people play and again and then 25% of those players spent $50.00 every three months (like I do), it give the owners $65,000,000 per year earnings. WOW. Now try and convince me that you need to get MORE money from the players who have been doing this game for a very long time. Customer service should be your main priority, but apparently getting more cash overrules that.

This latest rule is purely a money grab, and because I have been debating over the last year about keeping doing this game, I have to make the decision as to what I am willing to give the developers. They make us spend real cash for any item that helps us do this game to our benefit, and then they will not give us real cash back if we decide to sell the time. I have spent $50.00 every 3 months x 4 x 4 years = $800 on this game. I am thinking if all of us keep on giving and then we get back very little, it is not worth my time and effort any longer.

I always justified the spending by thinking I used to spend a lot more hours a day on the game and these items have saved me a lot of time. But, now that I think of it, there is a lot of games or TV channels the I could buy for a lot less than $200 per year and I would be just as happy. Time to rethink where my entertainment dollars should go at this stage of my life. Retirement is about finding things to do with you time and Farmtown was a good way to spend my mornings. For $200 per year I am sure I can find another game that will keep my entertained. Just saying that the developers will lose a lot more than they gain in this new rule. It was my time to spend again and I will not do it any longer. Thanks for the entertainment, but it is time to move onto another venue.

I work in in IT. I have done work at almost every level of networking, from medium sized business, to government and even Tier 1 providers . I know what the costs are to build and run a system like what Slashkey is dealing with. 65 million dollars in earning is a drop in the bucket. I can tell you about a single shopping trip with a single vendor that was 1 to 3 million dollars just for networking gear. No servers. No software. No salaries. Just routing hardware. The sad reality is running networks is not cheap.

Bottom line is people were cheating the game. They got caught and the rules got changed to deal with it. Now people are not happy. Tough! Maybe people should not have been cheating in the first place. I know a couple gaming systems where you would be banned for what the Developers are describing.

Happy Gaming :)
K9sniffer

[flames24]

having read through the forum in the different subjects i have seen and it is still there that slask says about auto mouse...It is ok to use the mouse as long as it doesnt go faster then one can click.. so you are sending 2 different messages to people...you can but you cant...Just wondering .. also i would imagine that there are people who have bad wrists and cant do all the clicking it takes to play the game so the auto mouse would help them out i would guess...

[AlyceAnn]

It has been mentions NUMEROUS times about the "blurb" on the top of the game telling us now for WEEKS about facebooks bug. WHY can't you just do the same as for the upgrade? Freaking let us opt out of seeing it! It takes up space and for small monitors its a real PITA!!! Does anyone even care about the players anymore? Do the developers even read the posts on their forum? I wonder....

[Taz D]

having read through the forum in the different subjects i have seen and it is still there that slask says about auto mouse...It is ok to use the mouse as long as it doesnt go faster then one can click.. so you are sending 2 different messages to people...you can but you cant...Just wondering .. also i would imagine that there are people who have bad wrists and cant do all the clicking it takes to play the game so the auto mouse would help them out i would guess...
Hi flames,
An auto-clicker can be used but the speed must be set to no faster than a normal click speed that a human can do and actually click on the work being done. If it is set too fast then you will get a warning message.

[Franny2]

I just want to say "THANKS" for all the work that goes into the continual creativity that the developers exert to keep the game interesting. For all the nay-sayers: You have the CHOICE of what aspects of the game to play. I do it all but some of my friends only plow/harvest. Some only grow trees and flowers. Some only do the co-op quests. Some only work my farms as super neighbors but some only send me a gift periodically. All that is OK since we are all at different levels and want to play the game in our own way.

[RickSGM]

I have bought a good bit of stuff with farm cash. Seems to me many have misunderstood a bit.
I can send to anyone I please. I'm sure Raul don't mind that a bit. There's no limit on doing that because I'd bought more than enough farm cash with my account.
But....if I had a 2nd account, the 2nd account could not send to the 1st account until the 2nd account has bought a certain amount of farm cash.
I'd repeatedly sent farm cash gifts to my wife. I can still do that, and vice versa since she's bought a good bit with farm cash as well.
This is for those making 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc accounts to make the 1st account bigger.
Again....what's the problem? I can still send gifts to any of my neighbors I please. That is NOT limited. I'm pretty regular on buying. I don't have all the facilities, but have all the farm cash tools.
I definitely enjoy this game, but that ruling don't affect me. It only affects those that are not being honest. Someone tell me if I'm wrong.

[Lance75231]

i am now having issues posting facility work - this has been happening to me all day - when i tried to post facility to have friends work the window that shows up that will post to my time line disappears I tried everything from clearing cache and running the memcached....i do not get any errors at all. i get the window asking me if i want to ask friends to help produce faster and i click the green button and nothing....anyone else having this issue

[Taz D]

i am now having issues posting facility work - this has been happening to me all day - when i tried to post facility to have friends work the window that shows up that will post to my time line disappears I tried everything from clearing cache and running the memcached....i do not get any errors at all. i get the window asking me if i want to ask friends to help produce faster and i click the green button and nothing....anyone else having this issue
Hi Lance,
Please read the thread in the following link:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=621526
There are some facilities you cannot currently post from due to a Facebook change.

[Lance75231]

Hi Lance,
Please read the thread in the following link:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=621526
There are some facilities you cannot currently post from due to a Facebook change.

thanks taz

[Petuniaflower]

I have bought a good bit of stuff with farm cash. Seems to me many have misunderstood a bit.
I can send to anyone I please. I'm sure Raul don't mind that a bit. There's no limit on doing that because I'd bought more than enough farm cash with my account.
But....if I had a 2nd account, the 2nd account could not send to the 1st account until the 2nd account has bought a certain amount of farm cash.
I'd repeatedly sent farm cash gifts to my wife. I can still do that, and vice versa since she's bought a good bit with farm cash as well.
This is for those making 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc accounts to make the 1st account bigger.
Again....what's the problem? I can still send gifts to any of my neighbors I please. That is NOT limited. I'm pretty regular on buying. I don't have all the facilities, but have all the farm cash tools.
I definitely enjoy this game, but that ruling don't affect me. It only affects those that are not being honest. Someone tell me if I'm wrong.

Well said !

[minxie63]

Here in the USA it will cost 49.98 to get 305 farm cash. Problem is a lot of people don't have that kind of money to spend just to help other people out. I also know that it will not matter to those running the game. Think about it, we get 25 new levels every few months, tell me what factory or tool cost 25 fc. I know there are a couple that are cheap but they came out when the game first started having factories and most long time players like my self already have those ones. Another thing look at the co op quest you get 2 fc a week if you are lucky enough, that means it will take you a little over 4 months to get 35 fc. You do earn fc for regular quest also. So that would cut the 4 months down some. But even so you will not be able to keep up with the fc items coming out that you need to play the game.

i'd bet there would be WAY fewer people using fake accts if we got more FC for our $$, too... :cool:

[minxie63]

ever since the last update, and even more so since the 20th, i've noticed that the game takes longer for crops, trees, and flowers to clear when being harvested, even worse for the fishing... and the save time before moving on to the next farm has at least doubled if not more... i don't use an auto-clicker... i click fast enough that i don't need to... but i feel like my game is being throttled... what gives?

and yes, i've cleared cache, temp files, metadata, rebooted, updated, all of that stuff... this includes Chrome, Opera, Firefox AND IE browsers

[Darth Tater]

This is going to be an unpopular statement but if you want to enhance performance put a stop to layering and excessive stacking. I have some neighbors that layer and stack so much that if you do not hide everything while working facilities the game takes 3-4 minutes to load each farm or it crashes altogether. One of the reason I stayed with FT and quit the other farm game is FT offered some element of realism.

[Mrs Mags]

This is going to be an unpopular statement but if you want to enhance performance put a stop to layering and excessive stacking. I have some neighbors that layer and stack so much that if you do not hide everything while working facilities the game takes 3-4 minutes to load each farm or it crashes altogether. One of the reason I stayed with FT and quit the other farm game is FT offered some element of realism.

I find that strange, as I have neighbours who layer and stack a lot, but in all honesty, I've never had a problem with slow loading or have to hide anything to work their farm, I guess it depends on the computer/laptop you use :)

[StoneFace]

i'd bet there would be WAY fewer people using fake accts if we got more FC for our $$, too... :cool:

and way fewer people would get a job if entitlements were increased :eek::D

[Santmyer]

I respect the varied opinions of any player who takes the time to post and express that opinion.

Here is mine....

I spend a LOT of FC every month, and will continue to do so..... not to support a developer, but to enjoy the game my way.


I wish to add my opinion also. I have read several posts that seem to be disparaging of those of us that do spend real money for farm cash and imply that it gives us an "unfair" advantage.

My response is if all of us that choose to spend a little money each month to enjoy the game stopped that habit there would be no farm town left for those that choose not to spend money on the game.

[Dulcinea]

My response is if all of us that choose to spend a little money each month to enjoy the game stopped that habit there would be no farm town left for those that choose not to spend money on the game.

True. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also. I once played a FB game I loved enough to invest money into it, but back then you could pay cash for cards at your local store and redeem them on the game. No need for credit cards, giving your personal information to FB, etc. FB put a stop to that, and that put a stop to all my FB spending. Then my beloved game closed and all I'd invested into it was gone forever.

Eventually, FarmTown will inevitably close, too. You put your heart, time, and money into the game now and enjoy it for the present, and that's all you're paying for -- like enjoying a dinner at a restaurant, as another player put it. But we all prioritize our time and our money, and those who love a game enough to pay money into it benefit those who don't love the game as much. That's how it is with every FB game.

[Taz D]

True. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also. I once played a FB game I loved enough to invest money into it, but back then you could pay cash for cards at your local store and redeem them on the game. No need for credit cards, giving your personal information to FB, etc. FB put a stop to that, and that put a stop to all my FB spending. Then my beloved game closed and all I'd invested into it was gone forever.

Eventually, FarmTown will inevitably close, too. You put your heart, time, and money into the game now and enjoy it for the present, and that's all you're paying for -- like enjoying a dinner at a restaurant, as another player put it. But we all prioritize our time and our money, and those who love a game enough to pay money into it benefit those who don't love the game as much. That's how it is with every FB game.
Hi DUlcinea,
You can still buy the Facebook cards in the local store and apply them to your Facebook account to spend on Farm Town.

[Dulcinea]

Hi DUlcinea,
You can still buy the Facebook cards in the local store and apply them to your Facebook account to spend on Farm Town.

I've never seen those.

[Taz D]

I've never seen those.
Hi Dulcinea,
I am not sure where you live, but I know we have them in the Wal Mart here in the U.S.

[Dulcinea]

Hi Dulcinea,
I am not sure where you live, but I know we have them in the Wal Mart here in the U.S.

Ah, that explains it then.

[StoneFace]

Ah, that explains it then.

I don't use a regular charge or debit card.... it is a question of who to trust I guess.

So... gift cards work well for me. True, it costs about $5 to activate a $100 card, but that is worth it for the safety factor.

[Aussie Rae]

This is going to be an unpopular statement but if you want to enhance performance put a stop to layering and excessive stacking. I have some neighbors that layer and stack so much that if you do not hide everything while working facilities the game takes 3-4 minutes to load each farm or it crashes altogether. One of the reason I stayed with FT and quit the other farm game is FT offered some element of realism.

it all depends on what type of computer you have, how many GB of RAM you have, what processor you have, how fast your internet speed is.. how often you do maintenance on your own computer, Disk Cleanup etc, not just clearing browser cache, history and downloads.. also how often you clear ALL sites from your flash player.. some browsers are slower than others, the best one for farmtown, for me, is Google Chrome. And all good farmers know to hide everything before loading farms anyway... makes loading farms faster..

[_TRIXIE_]

I clicked to refuel just to see and noticed I have a lot more than I thought. It seems that the max fuel you could get is 9,999,999 but the million keeps rolling over until it is done counting and whatever number it lands on (even 0,960,230 which is under 1 mil) is this what you get? If so what happens to the rest? Or do you actually get what you are supposed to get but the little fuel pump doesn't have enough number places to show?
It wouldn't be a problem if I could just sell a specific amount and be able to get 9,999,999 but now I'm afraid to refuel and lose all that extra fuel. I went ahead and stocked the gas station with some tanks and stopped further production of tanks. I just wanted to be sure on what to do. If there is going to be another number place or a few added then I will try to wait it out for my next fill up. :confused:

[kinuimagin]

I agree with you whole-heartedly, dave... it isn't right

[Darth Tater]

it all depends on what type of computer you have, how many GB of RAM you have, what processor you have, how fast your internet speed is.. how often you do maintenance on your own computer, Disk Cleanup etc, not just clearing browser cache, history and downloads.. also how often you clear ALL sites from your flash player.. some browsers are slower than others, the best one for farmtown, for me, is Google Chrome. And all good farmers know to hide everything before loading farms anyway... makes loading farms faster..

Understand and do all that. Use IE, Firefox and did use Chrome but it does not play well with other programs. Now use Firefox for working facilities and IE for general farming. IE works better for speed of clicking. Something I don't think is being pointed out is that Flash for IE is integrated with IE and Windows and is not a stand along program. It is for Chrome and Firefox. But back to my original statement and opinion is that layering and stacking is not overall good for the game. It changes the nature of the game, less realism.

[StoneFace]

Understand and do all that. Use IE, Firefox and did use Chrome but it does not play well with other programs. Now use Firefox for working facilities and IE for general farming. IE works better for speed of clicking. Something I don't think is being pointed out is that Flash for IE is integrated with IE and Windows and is not a stand along program. It is for Chrome and Firefox. But back to my original statement and opinion is that layering and stacking is not overall good for the game. It changes the nature of the game, less realism.


I find that the "nature" or the direction of the game is quantity.... lots of factories available and thus the need for lots of crops, trees, fish, etc.

Now, if a player needs lots of trees(apples for example), they most likely plant them right next to each other in large clusters or sections..... not spread out like a realistic apple orchard. The devs also recognized this when they changed the footprint for the oak trees.

Same need is addressed with staggered crops. I have some farms that are 40x40 and 9x staggered. They yield 60,000 plus with bonuses and are no problem to load. When a player can use my combine they get lots of points and crops.

As for layering... well, I appreciate those who prefer to place trees on top of crops on top of facilities etc. Maybe I am just OCD, but I don't care for that "mess" IMHO.

As for these methods not being good for the game..... whose game? Yours, mine or anothers? We each play as we prefer to play... no problem for me.

:cool:

[Tom C]

If you want to get rid of staggered fields then you are going to have to up the amount of crop we get from each plant. Take tomatoes for one, if you plant a real tomato plant in your garden do you get just one tomato, no you get a bunch. Coconuts is another one I think to load the factories that need them you need 3 to 4 thousand, if you want to load at 100%. So you have to plant that many. They should have made the coconuts make 20 coconuts instead of 1 that way we could plant 150 trees to get 3000. Take cheese I need several dairy plants to make enough to load the other factories at 100%. Take the Dairy shed it lets you put 200 cows in it, sorry but 200 cows is not going to load one factory at 100%. They should have started at the beginning making it so one factory made enough stuff to load any and all other factories that need that product.

[Taz D]

I clicked to refuel just to see and noticed I have a lot more than I thought. It seems that the max fuel you could get is 9,999,999 but the million keeps rolling over until it is done counting and whatever number it lands on (even 0,960,230 which is under 1 mil) is this what you get? If so what happens to the rest? Or do you actually get what you are supposed to get but the little fuel pump doesn't have enough number places to show?
It wouldn't be a problem if I could just sell a specific amount and be able to get 9,999,999 but now I'm afraid to refuel and lose all that extra fuel. I went ahead and stocked the gas station with some tanks and stopped further production of tanks. I just wanted to be sure on what to do. If there is going to be another number place or a few added then I will try to wait it out for my next fill up. :confused:
Hi Trixie,
You get as much fuel as you are supposed to for how many fuel tanks you have in storage. The problem is that the number for refueling doesn't go beyond 10 digits. The last time I refueled I got 130 million even though the number doesn't show it correctly. It is just like the experience and coins. There is just not enough space to show the whole number.
If you want to know close to how much you will get check how many fuel tanks you have and multiply by 300. That will give you an estimate of how much.

[lornagayle]

Hi Dulcinea,
I am not sure where you live, but I know we have them in the Wal Mart here in the U.S.
I can buy the facebook cards are shoppers drug mart, walmart, safeway , and even some gas stations have them, they say facebook and can be used on any facebook games, not just farm town, and walmart and shoppers drug mart seem to put them on sale a couple times a year, I stock up then

[Hangin69]

OMG so many players going off about the new rules regarding Farm Cash, this IS a business. Yes it's a fun game for most of us but ultimately it IS a business.

My main issue really is they are using the excuse of overloading the system but this is what I have just written in a group who are going stupid over the new rules:

The rules haven't really changed where an account has to be at least 6 months old, so people will wait and have many more accounts just sitting around

So, have the developers thought about all these NEW fake accounts just sitting around using resources until they are able to send the FC to whoever? I doubt it

BUT if the players who are creating all these fake accounts actually DELETE and remove the game once they have forwarded the FC, then the resources might be better, well that is my understanding, I may be wrong though
It's only hurting the real players. Most of the fake farms don't go past 500 anyway. It sucks that I can't send to anybody anymore. Maybe 500 a year...

[Mrs Mags]

True. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also. I once played a FB game I loved enough to invest money into it, but back then you could pay cash for cards at your local store and redeem them on the game. No need for credit cards, giving your personal information to FB, etc. FB put a stop to that, and that put a stop to all my FB spending. Then my beloved game closed and all I'd invested into it was gone forever.

Eventually, FarmTown will inevitably close, too. You put your heart, time, and money into the game now and enjoy it for the present, and that's all you're paying for -- like enjoying a dinner at a restaurant, as another player put it. But we all prioritize our time and our money, and those who love a game enough to pay money into it benefit those who don't love the game as much. That's how it is with every FB game.

You can pay through PayPal or debit Card, when you have made a purchace, delete your credit card or PayPal info from Facebook, and add it again next time you want to buy some FC. That way, your card details are not stored on Facebook.:)

[Taz D]

Understand and do all that. Use IE, Firefox and did use Chrome but it does not play well with other programs. Now use Firefox for working facilities and IE for general farming. IE works better for speed of clicking. Something I don't think is being pointed out is that Flash for IE is integrated with IE and Windows and is not a stand along program. It is for Chrome and Firefox. But back to my original statement and opinion is that layering and stacking is not overall good for the game. It changes the nature of the game, less realism.
Hi Darth Tater,
Flash player is not integrated into IE. It is only integrated into Edge as that is the IE for Windows 10, but on Windows 7 with IE it is not part of it.

[Darth Tater]

Hi Darth Tater,
Flash player is not integrated into IE. It is only integrated into Edge as that is the IE for Windows 10, but on Windows 7 with IE it is not part of it.

Yes I know but haven't used Windows 7 since 2012. I use Windows 10 and currently have IE11 installed. According to everything I am reading including Mircosoft's website Flash has been integrated since Windows 8 and IE 9. It has not been integrated into Chrome or Firefox. Google it. With Windows 10 you still have the option (for now) to use IE or Edge or both, I have both setup.

[Darth Tater]

I don't use a regular charge or debit card.... it is a question of who to trust I guess.

So... gift cards work well for me. True, it costs about $5 to activate a $100 card, but that is worth it for the safety factor.

Not really anything to worry about. Your liability for misuse is $50 and if you have a credit or debit card with a reputable bank BOA, Wells etc. they aren't going to charge the $50. Regularly use debit and credit cards online never had a problem. About the only thing you will encounter is that on weekends buying FC thru FB often does not go thru till Monday.

[Taz D]

Haven't used Windows 7 since 2012. I use Windows 10 and currently have IE11 installed. According to everything I am reading including Mircosoft's website Flash has been integrated since Windows 8 and IE 9. It has not been integrated into Chrome or Firefox. Google it. With Windows 10 you still have the option to use IE or Edge or both, I have both setup.
Hi Darth Tater,
Flash has been integrated into Chrome for a long time. You can turn the integrated one off and use the downloadable one, but it does have Flash integrated.
I have IE 11 also, but on Windows 7 and it does not have Flash integrated into it. It may be so on Windows 8 and 10, but not on 7 or XP. We do still have many using those.

[Southern Chameleon]

Why when we were given a LIFETIME LIMIT a couple of years ago on farm cash purchases in order to send fc items to friends has that now been thrown out and new rules put in place? That is wrong, wrong, wrong. This needs to be revisited by the developers. Lifetime means just that....LIFETIME. Not oh two years down the road we throw the rules out and start over .... no. I spend quite a bit of farm cash on this game but I see that stopping if this isn't corrected.

[Taz D]

Why when we were given a LIFETIME LIMIT a couple of years ago on farm cash purchases in order to send fc items to friends has that now been thrown out and new rules put in place? That is wrong, wrong, wrong. This needs to be revisited by the developers. Lifetime means just that....LIFETIME. Not oh two years down the road we throw the rules out and start over .... no. I spend quite a bit of farm cash on this game but I see that stopping if this isn't corrected.
Hi Southern Chameleon,
If you will notice in the rules if you have bought at least $50 worth of farm cash, you have no restrictions on sending farm cash or farm cash gifts.

"1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, in order to continue sending Farm Cash gifts to friends, you need to have spent a total of $50 in the game since the beginning up to this date. (That is equivalent to buying 305 FarmCash or earn them by completing offers). If you have already spent that amount in the game so far, then this rule does not applies to you.

[Clockworx]

Hi Southern Chameleon,
If you will notice in the rules if you have bought at least $50 worth of farm cash, you have no restrictions on sending farm cash or farm cash gifts.

"1) If you have sent already 500 FarmCash or more in value to friends, counting Gift Certificates and FarmCash items, in order to continue sending Farm Cash gifts to friends, you need to have spent a total of $50 in the game since the beginning up to this date. (That is equivalent to buying 305 FarmCash or earn them by completing offers). If you have already spent that amount in the game so far, then this rule does not applies to you.



Lifetime then was 25 FC now it is 50 FC that to me is rewriting the rules just after 2 years. Or am I wrong?

[Taz D]

Lifetime then was 25 FC now it is 50 FC that to me is rewriting the rules just after 2 years. Or am I wrong?
Hi Clockworx,
Lifetime does not mean things won't change. It means that what you have bought total since you started playing the game. The total you need to buy has now changed.

[Clockworx]

Hi Clockworx,
Lifetime does not mean things won't change. It means that what you have bought total since you started playing the game. The total you need to buy has now changed.

"We know this is a delicate subject. We have already decided to soften the restriction a bit, to require a lifetime purchase (for the Sender) of only 25 Farm Cash, and also, to remove the restriction completely if the Sender has been playing for 6 months already, meaning, it's a legitimate Farmtown player and not a fake account just created to level up and never used again."

The extract from the post then. Taz normally lifetime means things won't change, not the amount or the rule. This is just my opinion but they have gone back on their word.

Food for thought and once again just my opion:

The only way the long time players can get FC is by purchasing it. The high level players like myself ( 406 745 493 XP) get 25 FC every three months, which is a bit ridiculous taking into account that every new release new items to the value of +/- 150 FC is released. Seems like they not keen to give back to the players?

[Taz D]

"We know this is a delicate subject. We have already decided to soften the restriction a bit, to require a lifetime purchase (for the Sender) of only 25 Farm Cash, and also, to remove the restriction completely if the Sender has been playing for 6 months already, meaning, it's a legitimate Farmtown player and not a fake account just created to level up and never used again."

The extract from the post then. Taz normally lifetime means things won't change, not the amount or the rule. This is just my opinion but they have gone back on their word.

Food for thought and once again just my opion:

The only way the long time players can get FC is by purchasing it. The high level players like myself ( 406 745 493 XP) get 25 FC every three months, which is a bit ridiculous taking into account that every new release new items to the value of +/- 150 FC is released. Seems like they not keen to give back to the players?
Hi Clockworx,
Again Lifetime in the context that it is stated there only means how much you have purchased since you started the game not that it would never change.

[margaret cavill]

Thinking the thread will be about ready to close by the weeks end so the next upgrade can come out around the 7th? Please fix all the problems before bringing out a new upgrade. Thank you and have been playing since March 09. This is the worst ft has ever been for me and many others.

[KarenReese]

Some of my farmtown neighbors, even though they are on my list I cannot find any of their posts for helping them with their factories or facilities. Also can't help them on the neighborhood contests. I thought the facebook "bug" had been fixed?

[Taz D]

Some of my farmtown neighbors, even though they are on my list I cannot find any of their posts for helping them with their factories or facilities. Also can't help them on the neighborhood contests. I thought the facebook "bug" had been fixed?
Hi Karen,
The Facebook bug hasn't been fixed. There are a couple threads in the Known Issues about this. The message above the farm was removed, but we have not heard of any fixes yet by Facebook. Have you tried looking on the Show Farmtown Wall Requests in the My Requests tab? I know I have to go there for any posts I work as I see none of the posts for facility work in my newsfeed. Or if they tell me they have posted then I can go to their timeline.
Also you might ask those neighbors if they are posting? If they are then you can go to their timeline to find the posts if they are not allowing their posts to go to the Show Wall Requests. If they aren't then they may be getting a warning message from Facebook about content. This is also a Facxebook glitch which can be ignored and they can post from a different facility.

[earlgray]

Hi Dulcinea,
I am not sure where you live, but I know we have them in the Wal Mart here in the U.S.

Target sells FB gift cards too.

[earlgray]

This week's Neighborhood Chains Contest includes a standard freight locomotive. That is not a facility!

[Aussie Rae]

so how is this weeks contest going to work??? Standard Freight Locomotive???? Please Explain.. I am not even going to attempt any thing this week till we know for sure what is going on with this..

[chrisluvsanimals]

The devs need to assign another facility instead of the Standard Engine....the contest is only supposed to have 2 Farm Cash facilities per week and 2 coin ones, and while the Standard engine is a coin purchase, without having any long cars on it (which are ONLY Farm Cash) it's totally useless

[MichHotRod]

I was thinking the same thing as chrisluvanimals. A lot of us players are on fixed incomes and simply cannot afford to buy all the Long freight cars. I like the 2 FarmCash and 2 coins on the contest, but the Standard Freight Engine that requires you to by long Freight Cars with Farm Cash and not coins puts us at a disadvantage, which is not fair, in my opinion. the Standard Freight Engine is sold in the Trains Section of the Store, and not in the Facilities section. Hope it just a bug