New Release -- December 17th, 2019 [Archive]

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Raul

Dec 17 2019, 05:23 PM

See Known Issues, More Information and Post Release Updates at the end of this post. Last changes released on January 3rd, 1:40AM.

Hi There,

We just released a new update with the following features and bug fixes: En Español AQUI (http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=644566)

1. 50 x 50 farm expansion for Farms 1 to 10: Please note that these expansions are for the *original farms* 1 to 10. If you have moved your farms around using the Farm Selector Manager then you will need to find your original farms from 1 to 10 to expand them. You cannot expand a farm just because it is sitting in one of those locations in your Farm Selector.

2. Seeder Ex 10 x 10 (FC): Plant up to 1600 *overlapped* fields at once in a squared area the size of 10 x 10 plow fields.

3. Combine Harvest-Plant Ex 10 x 10 (FC): Harvest, Plow and Plant up to 1600 *overlapped* fields at once in a squared area the size of 10 x 10 plow fields.

4. Belts and Dans for the next 10 Facilities: Dutch Restaurant, Railroad Supplies Factory, Fish Cannery, Billiard Supplies Factory, Special Needs Supplies Factory, Malaysian Restaurant, Food Art Caterer, Iranian Restaurant, New Zealand Restaurant and Lamp Factory.

5. Usage Bar indicator in Storage Screen: This indicates how full your harvest and product storage is.

6. Facility Usage Bar indicator in 'Show Facility Info' Screen: In the 'Show Names' screen, if you click the 'Show Facility Info' button, under each Farm Name you will also see a bar indicating how full of facilities that farm is and how much empty room remains.

7. New crop options added to the Super Naighbour Manager Screen: Added options for 'None', 2 Hour, 4 Hour, 8 Hour, 12 Hour, 1 Day, 2 Day, 3 Day, 4 Day, 5 Day and 6 Day crops. These will provide you with more control on what type of crops your Super Neighbours can plant on your farms.

8. Other Bug Fixes:

a) BugFix: Sometimes a ship would return empty immediately after being dispatched
b) BugFix: Sometimes certain ports could not be replaced in the ships itinerary
c) BugFix: Sometimes a Super Neighbour was not able to see the exact crop in the store to plant on a farm
d) BugFix: Sometimes impossible label colors were shown in the markets, ex: red labels in the trade market or green labels in the job market

9. Other Improvements released in the past 2-3 weeks:

a) When navigating Cooperative Quests completed quests are automatically hidden
b) At the markets, you can now open the Cooperative Quests screen for any farmer even when that farmer has no Cooperative Quests
c) BugFix: Incorrect avatar pictures sometimes shown in the Markets, Neighbours Bar and Trading Warehouses
d) BugFix: Incorrect scores sometimes shown in the Trophy screen

10. Gutter Supplies Factory (Coins): Produces Gutter Supplies.

Gutter w/ Downpipe
Gutter Bracket
Gutter Slip Joint
Gutter Guard
Rain Chain
Splash Block
Gutter Scoop
Gutter Cleaning Attachment

11. Nail Salon Supplies Factory (FC): Produces Nail Salon Supplies.

Cuticle Pusher
Nail Nipper
Acrylic Nails
Toe Separator
Pedicure Bowl
Foot File
Nail Cleaning Brush
Nail Drill

12. Gutter Repair Services (Coins): Provides Gutter Repair Services and can be stocked with products from the Gutter Supplies Factory.

13. Nail Salon (FC): Provides Manicure and Pedicure Services and can be stocked with products from the Nail Salon Supplies Factory.

Enjoy!

--Raul

Post Release Updates - December 23rd, 3:40AM

- Released 4 new Facilities.
- BugFix: Issue in the Store when a farmer selected the cucumber seed for their Super Neighbours to plant.

Post Release Updates - January 3rd, 1:40AM

- BugFix: Neighbourhood Chains Contest screen not working.

Known Issues:

- None.

Taz D

Dec 17 2019, 05:26 PM

Thanks Raul! Merry Christmas!

Dutch85

Dec 17 2019, 05:30 PM

Thank you Raul! Merry Christmas!

Tiger

Dec 17 2019, 05:31 PM

Thanks very much Raul and all your team. Wishing you a great time over the holidays :D

marymarcel

Dec 17 2019, 05:31 PM

Thanks a lot Raul :)

Merry Christmas for you and all staff !!!

Rob T

Dec 17 2019, 05:33 PM

Thanks Raul and Team, and a Merry Christmas to you all :)

bruhelmboldt

Dec 17 2019, 05:34 PM

Thank you, Raul and Dev Team, and Happy Holidays to you all!! HoHoHO!

hilda jean ellis

Dec 17 2019, 06:03 PM

thanks for the update Merry Christmas to all that keep this game going :)

Aussie Rae

Dec 17 2019, 06:51 PM

ty for the new tools and land upgrades, :) oh and discover the percentage showing how much I have in storage... I think I may have to sell off a heap, gulp... was at 93%.. exported some and it dropped to 91%.. so waiting to see if we get new facilities before selling off all non usable ingredients.. lol

Taz D

Dec 17 2019, 07:38 PM

From Tiger's post closing the previous release thread:

This is what we have noticed we have so far:

10x10 EX Seeder
10x10 EX HPP
New belts for products in some facilities.
50x50 Land Upgrades for Farms 1 to 10 in their ORIGINAL Order.
More Options in the Super Neighbour Manager for you to set "Any crop by growth time" Example: Any 1 hour crop, Any 2 hour crop, Any 1 Day crop and so on, instead of just specific crop.
Storage Capacity bar top left of your Harvests & Products section of Storage.
No new facilities yet.

1wolfie1

Dec 17 2019, 08:05 PM

Taz D

Dec 17 2019, 08:16 PM

here is what is difficult for mee......
I try very hard to manage my Belt Dans because all that is allow for Bonus Claims is 5 per period...

I cycled thru the newer Facilities and got those unchecked until I can bring them along in a manageable manner...

...but I have like 1500 Facilities, and I have no clue if any Bonus Products were added to older Facilities...

...what that means is I can't really use all my fancy Loaders that I paid big FarmTown Cash for if I want to manage the Bonuses sensibly...

...I know I know...the Developers are unwilling to provide any minimum guidance regarding the upgrades when they happen...

...makes it hard for us who try to take an intellectual approach to manage the limited resources we are able to put together...

...jes sayin...

(wolfie)
Hi wolfie,
We won't know exactly what belt bonuses were added until Raul posts what facilities they were for. They would however be for facilities that have not previously had any belt bonuses. If you want to narrow it down and check through them it will probably be for those facilities recently added in the past few months. They should now show a belt symbol in each of the product boxes within those facilities. Service facilities do not have belts so that narrows it down more.

L.A.Bob

Dec 17 2019, 08:35 PM

Thanks Raul and Team. Christmas came a week early.

mareface

Dec 17 2019, 08:48 PM

Taz D

Dec 17 2019, 09:01 PM

Great for new tools. Just unfortunate that the land upgrades do not allow additional oil pumps. Have not been able to keep up with crude since lot 40 came out. The additional land will just make it harder as more will be needed. Crude is the only area that does not have multiple ways to accumulate it like with the super facilities. Hard to justify the expense if one cannot keep up with it now. Anyway, Happy Holidays!!
Hi mareface,
If you want to make a suggestion please post it in the Suggestions section where we organize them by subject for the developers to review. Please keep this thread to only posts about the current released items.

buffaloboy

Dec 17 2019, 10:06 PM

hi

thank you from austria vienna
merry christmas and happy holidays

tino

https://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/play/?farm_id=100000188751345&farm_ix=39

FarmerWitch

Dec 18 2019, 12:12 AM

Thanks Raul, looking forward to seeing what we have

Wishing the Slashkey team Brightest Blessings for which ever Holy Day each of you celebrate this month

BarbLH

Dec 18 2019, 12:21 AM

Oh, boy, early Christmas presents! Thanks Raul & team.

WillowTreeFarm

Dec 18 2019, 06:47 AM

Thank you for the surprise! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all of you.

bjyhey3

Dec 18 2019, 08:56 AM

Thank You and I'm hoping you and your crew have a very Merry Christmas :)

WyoSugar

Dec 18 2019, 09:30 AM

Thanks Raul and team for another upgrade.

Merry Christmas

peekachoo

Dec 18 2019, 11:27 AM

Thanks so much for the update, Happy Christmas to everyone on the team !

Lee Ann

Dec 18 2019, 11:44 AM

Thanks for the update , keep up the great work Raul & Team !!!

StoneFace

Dec 18 2019, 12:06 PM

Thanks Raul and all the development team doing such a great job for over 10 years now !! Awesome.

In honor of the holidays, I will dedicate the retelling of a Farmtown Christmas Carol (at the social thread) to you Raul, and to the Mods who keep us in line.

God Bless us, everyone.

cocosfarm

Dec 18 2019, 03:53 PM

I received no upgrade. No new items or new farm available

Taz D

Dec 18 2019, 04:17 PM

I received no upgrade. No new items or new farm available
Hi cocosfarm,
Please try clearing your memcache (link below), then when the page of unsetting text opens close that as it is done.
If your farm is open close it. Then reopen and check again.
https://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/p...lear_memcached (https://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/play/?do=clear_memcached)

After you do that please check to see if you have the items in the following post:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6333778&postcount=10

MOM GLENDA

Dec 18 2019, 10:48 PM

thanks Raul was hoping we would get farm 41 for christmas Merry Christmas and God bless all of you

Lara

Dec 18 2019, 11:11 PM

Thanks for the Chrissy present. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate and have a great holiday for everyone else.

Moose Mob

Dec 19 2019, 12:22 AM

Checked 3 people -same reults...

When assigning 'cucumber' to be planted, your super neighbor will also see 1 day crops along with the cucumber planting options.

Taz D

Dec 19 2019, 12:28 AM

Checked 3 people -same reults...

When assigning 'cucumber' to be planted, your super neighbor will also see 1 day crops along with the cucumber planting options.
Hi Moose Mob,
We will try testing this later in the morning.

ADDED: We have sent this to the developers.

Sonytone

Dec 19 2019, 01:44 PM

thank you Raul and Team!

Dulcinea

Dec 19 2019, 04:46 PM

Thanks for the update. One question, though, regarding #5 "Usage Bar indicator in Storage Screen." My capacity usage is showing at 66%, but sixty-six percent of what? What defines 100% capacity?

Taz D

Dec 19 2019, 04:51 PM

Thanks for the update. One question, though, regarding #5 "Usage Bar indicator in Storage Screen." My capacity usage is showing at 66%, but sixty-six percent of what? What defines 100% capacity?
Hi Dulcinea,
We have no way of telling you what your maximum total is because there are too many variables to calculating the total.

Clohar

Dec 19 2019, 05:30 PM

Taz D

Dec 19 2019, 05:50 PM

6. Facility Usage Bar indicator in 'Show Facility Info' Screen: In the 'Show Names' screen, if you click the 'Show Facility Info' button, under each Farm Name you will also see a bar indicating how full of facilities that farm is and how much empty room remains. What do I have to do to see that. I Can't find the way
Hi Clohar,
Exactly what it say. Click on Show Names of the Farm Selector. Then click on Show Facility Info. The bar is in blue on the bottom edge of each farm's breakdown of the types of facilities on it.

Sookie284

Dec 19 2019, 07:55 PM

The new facilities have not shown up for me to buy. The Gutter & Nail ones. i know you can & will fix that. Thank You !!! :)

Taz D

Dec 19 2019, 08:13 PM

The new facilities have not shown up for me to buy. The Gutter & Nail ones. i know you can & will fix that. Thank You !!! :)
Hi Sookie,
I moved your post to the new release thread as that is what you are talking about.
From the first post of this thread:
10. Gutter Supplies Factory (Coins) (Coming in a few days):

11. Nail Salon Supplies Factory (FC) (Coming in a few days):

12. Gutter Repair Services (Coins) (Coming in a few days):

13. Nail Salon (FC) (Coming in a few days)

Note that they each say coming in a few days, so they have not been released yet.

Clohar

Dec 20 2019, 10:07 AM

Millions thanks Taz have a great Christmas Holiday period as well as for all Slashkey employees

dofford

Dec 20 2019, 12:10 PM

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all The Farmtown Support Staff. You do a great job.

Dulcinea

Dec 20 2019, 04:53 PM

Hi Dulcinea,
We have no way of telling you what your maximum total is because there are too many variables to calculating the total.

Okay thanks, Taz. I played other games that have storage limits, and it's usually a set amount. Considering I have a lot less than my neighbors, I figure it must be pretty low if I was at 66%.

RoseArienh

Dec 20 2019, 05:27 PM

Thank you for this update! I especially like the storage usage and facility usage indicators.

May all your holidays be happy ones.

p618cg

Dec 22 2019, 08:08 AM

Are the harvest-plow-sow tools just for overlapping fields or can they be used for regular fields?

Taz D

Dec 22 2019, 09:28 AM

Are the harvest-plow-sow tools just for overlapping fields or can they be used for regular fields?
Hi p618cg,
They can be used on regular fields to, but they will still only work the fields within the specified area, so do expect them to do as many as they will for overlapped fields.

cholub55@yahoo.com

Dec 22 2019, 10:08 AM

Thanks for the updates!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!

harrywhitmore@comcast.net

Dec 22 2019, 01:26 PM

Are we, getting an december up-grade

Taz D

Dec 22 2019, 01:39 PM

Are we, getting an december up-grade
Hi harrywhitmore,
Not sure what upgrade you are asking about. Please explain.
All you are getting for December is explained in the first post of this thread.

harrywhitmore@comcast.net

Dec 22 2019, 07:42 PM

We get new crops , trees , facilities once a month, nothing this month just waiting for new stuff .tyvm

Taz D

Dec 22 2019, 07:52 PM

We get new crops , trees , facilities once a month, nothing this month just waiting for new stuff .tyvm
Hi harrywhitmore,
Everything has released that are listed in the first post except the facilities which have been delayed. Sometimes things happen that prevent releasing items when planned. Only thing you can do is wait patiently for the facilities and watch this thread to see when they are released.

harrywhitmore@comcast.net

Dec 22 2019, 10:49 PM

Tyvm , i am waiting

WillowTreeFarm

Dec 23 2019, 05:22 AM

THE NEW FACTORIES HAVE BEEN RELEASED! Thanks Raul & team.

Tiger

Dec 23 2019, 05:41 AM

Released today:

Post Release Updates - December 23rd, 3:40AM

- Released 4 new Facilities.
- BugFix: Issue in the Store when a farmer selected the cucumber seed for their Super Neighbours to plant.

Palmarina

Dec 23 2019, 07:52 AM

Hello, re. the Gutter supplies factory:
1) click on ingredients
2) click on "In the Gutter Supplies Factory you can make:"the image of the "gutter with downpipe" is not showing.
I cleared memcache and after relaunching the game the image is still not showing.
I use Google Chrome.

Moderator note: this issue has been fixed :)

Texas Belle

Dec 23 2019, 03:35 PM

Thank you Raul & company, guess I was sleep on the last release, just saw it now but that is ok got the goodies.. y'all have a wonderful MERRY CHRISTMAS, take care and many many good things for the New Year...

Palmarina

Dec 24 2019, 04:26 AM

thanks!
Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year!

Moderator note: this issue has been fixed :)[/QUOTE]

kperry7411

Dec 24 2019, 05:53 AM

Thanks guys,
I can spend some coin LOL

macwinter

Dec 24 2019, 07:06 AM

Thank you Raul

poof3013

Dec 24 2019, 07:33 AM

Thank you Raul. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

debhurst51

Dec 24 2019, 08:08 AM

Merry Christmas to all of you and a very special Merry Christmas to my fellow Texan "Taz". Thanks to all of you for all of the hard work y'all do for us throughout the year and all of the goodies!

Texas Belle

Dec 24 2019, 05:12 PM

Merry Christmas to one and all that keep us entertained and our minds running with this game.. from Raul to the moderators, thank you, wishing you the best of the best and that everything you wish for 2020 comes through...

bruhelmboldt

Dec 28 2019, 04:11 PM

Taz D

Dec 28 2019, 04:24 PM

I can see my storage capacity is at 92%. What's the penalty if I hit 100% or attempt to go over 100%? Do I get a warning? How can I increase that kind of storage?

Just asking so I don't cause a crash! LOL
Hi bruhelmboldt,
You will not go over 100% as at that time you will have one of two possible things happen. Either some item in your storage will complete disappear or reduce to a very low amount. Or a harvest or product from a facility you are storing will not show in your storage.

You can not increase your harvests and products storage as it is a set length database and there is no increasing it except by the developers as they dfetermined the size of the database. The warning you get is the percentage you see in the storage at the top.

To help keep the amount down to less than 100% you need to sell off your non-ingredients regularly. If it is still climbing then you may need to sell off parts of those items you have a large amount showing.

bruhelmboldt

Dec 28 2019, 04:37 PM

Aussie Rae

Dec 28 2019, 09:37 PM

OK thanks Taz. Now I find I'm playing a game of "Inventory Control" instead of farming. :^(

Hopefully there will be a way to increase crop/production storage like there there is with items. Just have to wait and see, I guess.

we are in the same boat... lol..... constantly checking that percentage and wondering what to sell off. I am at the stage where its not worth while working others facility posts ...

Taz D

Dec 28 2019, 09:44 PM

we are in the same boat... lol..... constantly checking that percentage and wondering what to sell off. I am at the stage where its not worth while working others facility posts ...
Hi AUssie Rae,
What did you do before they added the percentage? The amount of storage you have is the same as it was before. All they did was add a way for you to see how close you were to the maximum. Nothing else about storage changed.

Aussie Rae

Dec 28 2019, 10:26 PM

Hi AUssie Rae,
What did you do before they added the percentage? The amount of storage you have is the same as it was before. All they did was add a way for you to see how close you were to the maximum. Nothing else about storage changed.

I was in blissful ignorance before Taz, lol.. but now I know, its become a compulsive action every day to check the percentages... sometimes its better off no knowing, ha ha ha :)

sjames79

Dec 29 2019, 10:14 AM

I was in blissful ignorance before Taz, lol.. but now I know, its become a compulsive action every day to check the percentages... sometimes its better off no knowing, ha ha ha :)
It's like they added this percentage thing that shows up now and is regularly seen by us. But there is not explanation as to what it really is. Seems like there are a lot of us that are interested/concerned/worried/curious or whatever about it. I have sold my non-ingredients and half of my animal and fish product inventory with no change in my percentage. The developers must know what it consist of... so why not just explain it and how to control it if needed? Give us some parameters and guidelines to the percentage. They stuck it out there for us to see... so why not give just a little explanation about it? Is that asking too much?

Taz D

Dec 29 2019, 10:31 AM

It's like they added this percentage thing that shows up now and is regularly seen by us. But there is not explanation as to what it really is. Seems like there are a lot of us that are interested/concerned/worried/curious or whatever about it. I have sold my non-ingredients and half of my animal and fish product inventory with no change in my percentage. The developers must know what it consist of... so why not just explain it and how to control it if needed? Give us some parameters and guidelines to the percentage. They stuck it out there for us to see... so why not give just a little explanation about it? Is that asking too much?
Hi sjames,
What your maximum (100%) is varies depending on what you have stored. It is determined by a formula that has several variables so there is no way to say exactly what your maximum amount would be. It can be different for each individual's storage depending on what you have currently in your storage. So there is no way the developers or we can give you an exact amount that is your maximum.
The storage is saved in a flat database that has a specific number of spaces to record the storage of harvests and products. That means if you have only regular boxes of let's say tomatoes then it will take less of the space than if you had gift, regular and large boxes of tomatoes as each type requesire their own spaces. Also if your have 10,000 boxes of regular tomatoes then that amount takes 5 spaces to store the number, but if you use 1 box and it goes down to 9,999 then the amount of space needed is only 4 spaces. Both situations are different and will determine your maximum differently depending on how many spaces used by what it currently in your storage.

Taz D

Dec 31 2019, 07:03 PM

Hi All,
The missing quests is something that happens each year at this time. We are aware of this problem and it will correct itself tomorrow. Your quests are still being counted toward the collection of Farm Cash even though you see all zeros in the chart. If you are due to collect in the next few hours the button will still turn blue for you and the quests counted toward your collection.

Edit to add: Looks like the Quests are back to normal now, so this thread is now open again. Please remember to only post about New Release items here. Thank you.

Tiger

Jan 02 2020, 05:02 AM

We are aware there is a problem with the Neighbourhood Chains Contest (NCC) this week. No facilities are showing up for this weeks contest so no-one is able to participate at the moment.

We have notified the developers that there is a problem and we will have to wait for them to fix it.

Please do not post about it in this thread. This thread is for New Release items only!
Instead, keep an eye on last posts on the last pages of the following thread in Help and Support. We will update that when we have more information:
Neighborhood Chains Contest (http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=621818)
Thank you!

We apologize for the inconvenience!

UPDATE : This issue has now been fixed by the developers!

Eradani

Jan 02 2020, 11:21 AM

The storage is saved in a flat database that has a specific number of spaces to record the storage of harvests and products. That means if you have only regular boxes of let's say tomatoes then it will take less of the space than if you had gift, regular and large boxes of tomatoes as each type requesire their own spaces. Also if your have 10,000 boxes of regular tomatoes then that amount takes 5 spaces to store the number, but if you use 1 box and it goes down to 9,999 then the amount of space needed is only 4 spaces. Both situations are different and will determine your maximum differently depending on how many spaces used by what it currently in your storage.
thank you so much for this information even though it's giving me nightmares of cobol (programming language), lol

marymarcel

Jan 03 2020, 06:00 AM

Hi all :)

From Raul notes for the New Release:

Post Release Updates - January 3rd, 1:40AM

- BugFix: Neighbourhood Chains Contest screen not working.

bruhelmboldt

Jan 08 2020, 05:16 PM

Hi bruhelmboldt,
You will not go over 100% as at that time you will have one of two possible things happen. Either some item in your storage will complete disappear or reduce to a very low amount. Or a harvest or product from a facility you are storing will not show in your storage.

You can not increase your harvests and products storage as it is a set length database and there is no increasing it except by the developers as they determined the size of the database. The warning you get is the percentage you see in the storage at the top.

To help keep the amount down to less than 100% you need to sell off your non-ingredients regularly. If it is still climbing then you may need to sell off parts of those items you have a large amount showing.

Okay, I think there's a misunderstanding here, someplace. I went to the market and sold ALL my "non-ingredients", ALL my "exports", and HALF-OF-ALL that remained, then HALF-OF-ALL that remained again. That should take me down to about 25%, right? Nope. I'm still over 70%! And now I have over two and a half TRILLION coins. Is there a limit on coins? So what's up? More clarification is needed, please, if you can or if Raul can. Thank you!

Taz D

Jan 08 2020, 05:27 PM

Okay, I think there's a misunderstanding here, someplace. I went to the market and sold ALL my "non-ingredients", ALL my "exports", and HALF-OF-ALL that remained, then HALF-OF-ALL that remained again. That should take me down to about 25%, right? Nope. I'm still over 70%! And now I have over two and a half TRILLION coins. Is there a limit on coins? So what's up? More clarification is needed, please, if you can or if Raul can. Thank you!
Hi bruhelmboldt,
Just because you sell have of an item in your storage does not mean it will lower the percentage. The item is still there requiring the spaces. If you have say 2,000,000 of an item and you sell half then you still have 1,000,0000 of that item. That is the same amount of digits, so it still takes 7 spaces in the database. The percentage is not based on how much you have of each item, but is based on how many of the spaces you are using in the database.

And if there is a limit to coins we are not aware of what that is. I know that it is still much higher than what you have at this point.

bruhelmboldt

Jan 08 2020, 05:49 PM

Okay, Taz, thanks. I don't understand all I know about this, but I can follow these guidelines, anyway. Thanks for trying to explain.

bru

Dana1971

Jan 10 2020, 05:40 AM

Aren't we due for a new release soon?

Taz D

Jan 12 2020, 11:05 PM

Thanks everyone for your feedback on the new release and the new version of the game. I am now closing this thread.

If you require help with the game please post in Help and Support. (http://www.slashkey.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=1)
For feedback for the game post in General Feedback. (http://www.slashkey.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=186)
Ideas for the game post in Suggestions. (http://www.slashkey.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2)