New Release -- March 18th, 2020

[Raul]

See Known Issues, More Information and Post Release Updates at the end of this post. Last changes released on April 6th, 12:30AM.

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=645578)

1. 50 x 50 farm expansion for Farms 31 to 40: Please note that these expansions are for the *original farms* 31 to 40. If you have moved your farms around using the Farm Selector Manager then you will need to find your original farms from 31 to 40 to expand them. You cannot expand a farm just because it is sitting in one of those locations in your Farm Selector.

2. Updated the list of facilities that can be part of a Facility Chain: About 50 facilities were added to the list.

3. Zoom level changes: We removed the biggest 'zoom in' level and added a new smallest 'zoom out' level to make it easier to work bigger farms.

4. Other Minor Improvements:

a) You can now have more than 4 Billion fuel
b) The tool tip showing the XP info when you mouse over the level bar is now more accurate , meaning the mouse have to be exactly over the bar, this will reduce the number of times the tool tip is shown unintentionally

5. Train Manager: This tool allows you to manage all your trains in one place, similar to the way the Seaport Manager work for your ships, you can:

- Dispatch, Unload and Request Boosts for your trains
- Have additional information on how many boosts are still available for each train.

Note: The total boosts allowed for each train can vary from 10 to 13, this was not intentional but made the implementation way easier, also, the end result is the same, meaning, the total amount of time that your friends will be able to speed up a particular train will be 24 hours in all cases. We may change this in the future.

6. Increased train benefits:

a) Reduced travel times for ALL trains by 1 day, i.e.: the Standard Locomotive takes 6 days, the Turbo Locomotive takes 2 days, etc
b) When unloading a train, if you have at least 3 trains dispatched or ready to unload with 10 cars each, you will earn an extra bonus of 80% of the products delivered by that train. Note that any of your trains have the chance to earn this bonus, not only those with 10 freight cars.

7. Pig Show Supplies Factory (FC): Produces Pig Show Supplies.

Sorting Panel
Pen Divider Gate
Sorting Rattle Paddle
Hog Show Cane
Nipple Waterer
Pig Feeder
Alley Scraper
Exhibitor Number Harness

8. Hobby Supplies Factory (Coins): Produces Hobby Supplies.

Coin Collector Album
Stamp Magnifying Glass
Space Shuttle Kit
Pinewood Derby Kit
Model Track Switch
Model Locomotive
Remote Control Transmitter
Remote Control Car

9. Pig Show Facility (FC): Provides Pig Show Services and can be stocked with products from the Pig Show Supplies Factory.

10. Hobby Shop (Coins): Provides Hobby Retail Services and can be stocked with products from the Hobby Supplies Factory.

Enjoy!

--Raul

Post Release Updates - March 19th, 11:20PM

- Bugfix: Could not add neighbours in the 'My Neighbours' tab

Post Release Updates - March 25th, 3:30AM

- Increased train benefits as stated in point #6 in the main post: reduced all train times by 1 Day and a new bonus from the Mayor of 80% of the train products if you meat the requirements.

- Train Manager improvements:

a) Added Sort functionality to sort your trains by Farm or Locomotive
b) Added an 'Open' button under each train to open the train details and check current freight cars, etc
c) When dispatching a train we are showing the usual feedback of coins and fuel spent

- BugFix: 'Remove Neighbour' menu option in the neighbour bar was broken.

Post Release Updates - March 27th, 1:30AM

- BugFix: Incorrect error messages and freight cars shown when opening trains from the Train Manager.

Post Release Updates - March 30th, 8:30PM

- BugFix: Issues with the latest version of Chrome:

a) Can not accept gifts or boost trains
b) When posting facilities or requesting ingredients your post will appear on your friends Facebook profiles but not in their My Request tab inside Farmtown
c) When sending train boost request, after you click the 'Done' button the game will reload itself

Post Release Updates - April 6th, 12:30AM

- Released 15 Easter items, 8 at the top of the Easter category in the store and 7 at the bottom.

Known Issues:

None.

[buffaloboy]

hi

thanks so much
hughs from austria vienna

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

[bruhelmboldt]

Thanks, Raul and Dev Team. We can't boost more than one train with more than one neighbor?

[Aussie Rae]

the new train manager is so easy, and now we can see how many boosts a train has.. thank you devs.. :) also the new facs... still searching for more new stuff, :)

[Dana1971]

Thanks, Raul and Dev Team. We can't boost more than one train with more than one neighbor?

Is what you are saying is like if we have 5 Trains we have to have 5 Neighbors?

[barbaraelwart]

Thanks for the new release. I am loving the Train Manager, works well, happy with that , even if that was all there was to this release ! LOL

[Aussie Rae]

Thanks for the new release. I am loving the Train Manager, works well, happy with that , even if that was all there was to this release ! LOL

there are new facilities in the store..

[BarbLH]

Thanks for the update, Raul & team.

[RFMad]

When I use the Train Manager, my game reloads and it still shows all the neighbors that I have already sent to boost it. Will neighbors be able to boost more than one train per day? And will the game continue to reload every time I send a train?

[Aussie Rae]

When I use the Train Manager, my game reloads and it still shows all the neighbors that I have already sent to boost it. Will neighbors be able to boost more than one train per day? And will the game continue to reload every time I send a train?

perhaps run the memcache in case you have some corrupt data?

[WendyP57]

might be just me, but when i go to zoom level 1 it zooms further out than before. Hope it stays like that, makes harvest, plow and plant easier without having to move the farm around to cover it all

[cgsfarm]

Just used the new Train Manager...was on a totally different farm...what a joy to just click a couple of times to use load and dispatch the trains.

[cgsfarm]

just bought the 4 new facilities...tyvm

[machamo]

Hi There,

We just released a new version of the game, details coming sometime tomorrow Thursday.

Please report here any issues you may find in the mean time.

Thanks

--Raul
have to wait to buy new factories because they use stainless steel and won't be able to support them if stainless steel sheet production is not increased along with the coin start ingredients associated with them.

[machamo]

I have to wait to find out if the stainless steel production has been increased, along with the coin start ingredients associated with them, since the new factories require more stainless steel sheets again. The last 6 factories have required stainless steel sheets and no increase in production or increase in coin start ingredients associated with them.I can not support anymore increases of this item,

[Tiger]

Thanks Raul and Team, much appreciated! :D

[Tiger]

Thanks, Raul and Dev Team. We can't boost more than one train with more than one neighbor?

Is what you are saying is like if we have 5 Trains we have to have 5 Neighbors?

Hi bruhelmboldt and Dana 1971,

I'm sorry but I have removed any mention or partial mention of the other method mentioned to boost trains from all posts, as that is a trick and we are not permitted to allow them to be posted in the forum.

You are only supposed to send one boost to each friend. Once you send a boost to a friend you should see that their name will no longer be in the list when you boost the next train.

[Tiger]

When I use the Train Manager, my game reloads and it still shows all the neighbors that I have already sent to boost it. Will neighbors be able to boost more than one train per day? And will the game continue to reload every time I send a train?

Hi RFMad,

No it's not supposed to do that. However there is a problem for some users using the latest version of Chrome which does cause that to happen so if you're using Chrome for the time being you'll need to use another browser if you want to avoid that.

The issues with the latest version of Chrome that many are having are listed in the post in this link:
Chrome Version 80.0.3987.132 - Gift error (http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645442)

[annalienjvr]

Thanks for the new facilities. Bought them all. There seems to be a bug with the accepting gifts. I can send gifts, but still can't receive any. Can't help with trains. Have done everything I could to try and solve the problem. I have the latest upgrade of Chrome installed. Isn't it probably a problem with FB. Seems friends playing other games experience the same problem with gifts sending/receiving. Thanks for always be great with helping.

[iceberg]

I gave 19 gifts in my gift box with a week and I cand receive them can you help plz
and I am taking ages to get the work done on peoples farm the whole game seems to have got slower.

[Tiger]

Thanks for the new facilities. Bought them all. There seems to be a bug with the accepting gifts. I can send gifts, but still can't receive any. Can't help with trains. Have done everything I could to try and solve the problem. I have the latest upgrade of Chrome installed. Isn't it probably a problem with FB. Seems friends playing other games experience the same problem with gifts sending/receiving. Thanks for always be great with helping.

Hi annalienjvr,

The issues with the latest version of Chrome that many are having are listed in the post in this link, please keep an eye on that post as we will update that as we get new information. When you have the problems with Chrome and nothing you can do yourself will resolve it, you will have to use a different browser for some aspects of the game or you can temporarily switch to using a different browser altogether. Here's the link:
Chrome Version 80.0.3987.132 - Gift error (http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645442)

If after reading that post you have more questions you would like to ask about the Chrome issues please post about that in Help and Support (http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=1)

[Farmer_Susan]

Ha! Didn't know we had a new release until I opened my new Cooperative Quest and I needed a facility I didn't have. FUN!

Train thing works great for me.

I'm PRETTY sure I got a nice, unexpected bonus, too: I was working my regular quests today. Thought I was finished with all I could do today and then suddenly I had another new quest to work. This COULD have just been "old brain" syndrome and maybe I just thought I had already done a new quest, but I'm pretty sure I was able to open 2 new regular quests today instead of the one I should have gotten. Whether it was my brain or a glitch, it was a nice surprise! LOL

[RoseArienh]

Thank you! Just the boost I needed. :)

[marymarcel]

Thanks so much Raul :)

[Grumpy Old Man 1]

I can work my fields without having to click and drag to see the whole farm? I can go to one page to work all my trains without having to load 10 farms, one for each train? it just doesn't get any better than this! ;-) Thanks for the continuous improvements to the game.

[debhurst51]

Happy Dance!!!!!!! New Stuff!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rob T]

Thanks Raul and Team :)

[DCN-Toujours]

Thanks so much, Raul and Team!!
This new release couldn't have come at a better time!!
Stay safe & healthy, everyone!!
donna

[TwylahSkye]

Boosting trains causes the game to reload. Yes, I cleared my memecache.

[donandccshow]

Thanks for the update. When using the train manager, is farmtown supposed to refresh when complete. Then when I go back to check, nothing shows up?

[Taz D]

Boosting trains causes the game to reload. Yes, I cleared my memecache.

Thanks for the update. When using the train manager, is farmtown supposed to refresh when complete. Then when I go back to check, nothing shows up?
Hi TwylahSkye and Donandccshow,
If you are using Chrome and have the gift problem then this for the trains is also a part of that. Please check the information in the following link about that with things to try:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645442


If you have further problems with this then please post in the following thread link:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242882

[YourManRod]

It seems that the zoom out to see larger farms is so much better too. Thanks for the upgrade.

[RFMad]

perhaps run the memcache in case you have some corrupt data?

Thanks. I just have to wait for another train to see if it worked.

[RFMad]

I just updated Chrome and ran the mem cache but the farm reloaded after I boosted it from the train manager. I started not being able to get gifts from Chrome yesterday but had to get them using Firefox. I hope this can be figured out :)

[Taz D]

I just updated Chrome and ran the mem cache but the farm reloaded after I boosted it from the train manager. I started not being able to get gifts from Chrome yesterday but had to get them using Firefox. I hope this can be figured out :)
Hi RFMad,
As you are using Chrome and have the gift problem then this for the trains is also a part of that. Please check the information in the following link about that with things to try:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645442


If you have further problems with this then please post in the following thread link:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242882

[RFMad]

Hi RFMad,
As you are using Chrome and have the gift problem then this for the trains is also a part of that. Please check the information in the following link about that with things to try:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645442


If you have further problems with this then please post in the following thread link:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242882

Thanks, Taz, I'll use Firefox for gifts and the trains then since I've done everything else so far.

[Irishgirl312]

When I use the train manager, do all the animals from the trains go to open slots? I have stables, coops, dairy shed and wool shed on each farm but it doesn't appear the unloading of the train put all animals in storage. Which is where they typically go. Never mind, there was a slight delay, but the animals did end up in storage.

[mirwin]

Hello, Looking at the new train manager, it appears that turbos have 13 boosts possible, ultimate has 12, supreme has 11 and enhanced has 12?? Is this correct?? I have always thought each train had 12 boosts possible.

[Tiger]

Hello, Looking at the new train manager, it appears that turbos have 13 boosts possible, ultimate has 12, supreme has 11 and enhanced has 12?? Is this correct?? I have always thought each train had 12 boosts possible.

Hi mirwin,

We're waiting on more details on the Train Manager. Keep an eye on Rauls post, first post on the first page of this thread as he will put the details in for the whole release when he has time.

[christhompson]

Love the new release, but when are you going to increase clay, silicon rock, yeast, baking soda, soda crystals, have mines and semis on every farm and can't fill my factories.

[Taz D]

Love the new release, but when are you going to increase clay, silicon rock, yeast, baking soda, soda crystals, have mines and semis on every farm and can't fill my factories.
Hi Christhompson,
If you have a suggestion you need to post it in the Suggestions section. You can not start a new thread there, but you can reply to one that fits your suggestion.

[Alexm2012]

Love the new update but please increase petrochemicals and semi products please these are highly demanding the last lot of facilities you have brought out are plastic granule hungry but nothing has increased i have purchased an extra 4 oil refineries just to try and support demand but this is not something we should all have to do. i only do this because im addicted. LOL sorry but thanks for the update RAUL love train manager but will there be extra rewards for boosting trains? im hoping so ... thank you march update.:):):)

[Taz D]

Love the new update but please increase petrochemicals and semi products please these are highly demanding the last lot of facilities you have brought out are plastic granule hungry but nothing has increased i have purchased an extra 4 oil refineries just to try and support demand but this is not something we should all have to do. i only do this because im addicted. LOL sorry but thanks for the update RAUL love train manager but will there be extra rewards for boosting trains? im hoping so ... thank you march update.:):):)
Hi Alexm,
If you want to make a suggestion for increased amounts please post it in the Suggestions section where those are organized by subject for the developers to view. You can not start a new thread in that section but you can reply to one that fits your suggestion.

[CrazyJan]

Thanks Raul and Team, much appreciated! :D
the new side bar with the train and ships showing is not on my farm and am unable to send a ship out the original way we did it

[Taz D]

the new side bar with the train and ships showing is not on my farm and am unable to send a ship out the original way we did it
Hi CrazyJan,
I am not sure what you mean by sidebar. The train manager and ship manager are in the last column to the far left of the Toolbox above the trading warehouse.

[dcsully]

I bought all 4 new facilities today - filled all a couple times - now I get a quest for Pig Farm Supplies and it says I don't have it - not showing up in my manager anymore - says it's not on the farm where I put it - did memcache - shows in my FC Account that I DID buy it. How do I get it back? TIA (and it's not in my storage)

[Taz D]

I bought all 4 new facilities today - filled all a couple times - now I get a quest for Pig Farm Supplies and it says I don't have it - not showing up in my manager anymore - says it's not on the farm where I put it - did memcache - shows in my FC Account that I DID buy it. How do I get it back? TIA
Hi Dcsully,
I checked and you are missing it. You will need to contact Support about this as we can not give refunds through the forums.
To contact Support click on the link below, fill out the form and submit it. Be patient as it can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days for them to respond to you depending on how many tickets they have ahead of yours.
http://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/settings2/support/

You will receive an automatic response email when you submit your ticket. That email will have your ticket number and a link for you to check the status of your ticket, so please do not delete that email. If you do not see the email then check your spam folder as sometimes those emails get classified as spam.

[annalienjvr]

Thanks for the new facilities. Bought them all. Haven't tried the train manager yet, since I still experience problems with receiving gifts. Don't know if there are others with the same problem. If others have the same problem it's no use sending out trains to them. Now the 3rd day having this problem. Everything done possible to resolve problem. Have the latest update from Chrome. Cleared caches, restart computer, etc. user:1764751577

[Aussie Rae]

Thanks for the new facilities. Bought them all. Haven't tried the train manager yet, since I still experience problems with receiving gifts. Don't know if there are others with the same problem. If others have the same problem it's no use sending out trains to them. Now the 3rd day having this problem. Everything done possible to resolve problem. Have the latest update from Chrome. Cleared caches, restart computer, etc. user:1764751577

forget about google chrome for now... its so much easier to download Opera, where you CAN send and receive gifts.. one day google chrome may update and fix the problem they caused but until then you do have an alternative.. :)

[annalienjvr]

forget about google chrome for now... its so much easier to download Opera, where you CAN send and receive gifts.. one day google chrome may update and fix the problem they caused but until then you do have an alternative.. :)

I uninstalled chrome from my desktop and reinstalled. Now working :D

[anotherfarmer]

forget about google chrome for now... its so much easier to download Opera, where you CAN send and receive gifts.. one day google chrome may update and fix the problem they caused but until then you do have an alternative.. :)


I notice chrome just did update to Version 80.0.3987.149 and was hoping it was fixed, but still getting same problem :(

[Tiger]

I notice chrome just did update to Version 80.0.3987.149 and was hoping it was fixed, but still getting same problem :(

Hi anotherfarmer,

As you already know, we are aware of the issues with Chrome at this time. We update the following post when we get more information. If what is listed there did not help you with Chrome you will have to use another browser in the meantime, so please keep any eye on that post as this thread is just for feedback on the new release items. Chrome Version 80.0.3987.132 - Gift error (http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645442)

[Fran Barrett]

Thanks so much for the train manager! I love it!

[skrichmond]

My question is - Can we put our trains in storage and just access them thru here or do they have to remain on the farms?

[marymarcel]

My question is - Can we put our trains in storage and just access them thru here or do they have to remain on the farms?

Hi sdrichmond :)

If you put your trains in storage you cant dispatch, boost and unload any of them.

[karencrim 8869]

i have a question I can't accept any friends or gifts I have looked it up and did everything Google said to do and nothing has worked any suggestion or help would be greatly appreciated

[Taz D]

i have a question I can't accept any friends or gifts I have looked it up and did everything Google said to do and nothing has worked any suggestion or help would be greatly appreciated
Hi Karencrim,
As Raul stated in the release notes:
Known Issues:

- The latest version of Chrome is causing the game integration with Facebook to fail in most areas:

a) You can not accept gifts or boost trains
b) When posting facilities or requesting ingredients your post will appear on your friends Facebook profiles but not in their My Request tab inside Farmtown
c) When sending train boost request, after you click the 'Done' button the game will reload itself

You can find more details about this in the following link to the announcement at the top of each section:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/announcement.php?f=9


If you wish to post more about this please reply to the Help & Support thread about gifts:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242882

[Farmerette GiGi]

The only browser that I have found that every aspect of FT works correctly, is Opera. Give it a try if you haven't already done so.

[lindanana]

Thanks but why havent I been able to collect my gifts for the last 3 weeks????//

[Taz D]

Thanks but why havent I been able to collect my gifts for the last 3 weeks????//
Hi Lindanana,
As Raul stated in the release notes:
Known Issues:

- The latest version of Chrome is causing the game integration with Facebook to fail in most areas:

a) You can not accept gifts or boost trains
b) When posting facilities or requesting ingredients your post will appear on your friends Facebook profiles but not in their My Request tab inside Farmtown
c) When sending train boost request, after you click the 'Done' button the game will reload itself

You can find more details about this in the following link to the announcement at the top of each section:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/announcement.php?f=9


If you wish to post more about this please reply to the Help & Support thread about gifts:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242882

[Aussie Rae]

oh dear, I now have that flashing connection button flashing again.. did so a few days ago and was fixed but now its back... LOL using Opera browser... c20 W24

[Zaftiggy]

Thank you!!

[Taz D]

Raul has just added the following:


Post Release Updates - March 19th, 11:20PM

- Bugfix: Could not add neighbours in the 'My Neighbours' tab

[Betty Underdahl]

Thanks so much :-)

[Sylentiger]

Thank you, going to enjoy moving more buildings and land. Weeeeeeeeee!

[Sylentiger]

I'm back with Chrome but I used the Facebook Gameroom app then about a week later I was able to get on again with Chrome. The Gameroom is funny but I could do things.

[Taz D]

I'm back with Chrome but I used the Facebook Gameroom app then about a week later I was able to get on again with Chrome. The Gameroom is funny but I could do things.
Hi Sylentiger,
Are you saying Chrome is working for all things such as gifts, posting facilities to the wall requests, and posting train boost requests?
If so what did you do to Chrome to get it to work correctly?

[joy_of_oz]

I just want to share that when i updated chrome , i had no hope of loading FarmTown. I uninstalled it and loaded it again off an older HB backup. It now works fine. Maybe others could try this. Cheers Joy

[Aussie Rae]

oh dear, I now have that flashing connection button flashing again.. did so a few days ago and was fixed but now its back... LOL using Opera browser... c20 W24

UPDATE.. took a break for a while and just logged back on and its all working as per normal again, :)

[lvlrsSweetPea]

Thanks Raul for all the hard work and new features! The game just keeps getting better and better all the time!

[nettie1212]

You can now have more than 4 Billion fuel WHO needs this much fuel:eek:

[kperry7411]

Again Thank you
I LOVE the train manager!!!!!

[Farmer_Susan]

On this one that Raul posted:

<< When posting facilities or requesting ingredients your post will appear on your friends Facebook profiles but not in their My Request tab inside Farmtown


I haven't had ANY neighbors work my facilities in several days. Really hurting my NCC score. :( Is that why? They're not seeing my posts?

At first I just thought it was an odd coincidence and that everyone was busy or something, but it's been several days now. Was all poised for a second-place win in the last NCC but then no one worked my facilities the whole last day (nor have they since), so I came in 3rd. :(

Is this a FB thing that we just have to wait for or are our developers working on it?

[Farmer_Susan]

P.S. I go to my Wall and see other facilities posted there so I'm able to work my neighbor's farms. That's part of what's confusing to me. Are some getting posted to the Wall and some not?

[Tiger]

On this one that Raul posted:

<< When posting facilities or requesting ingredients your post will appear on your friends Facebook profiles but not in their My Request tab inside Farmtown


I haven't had ANY neighbors work my facilities in several days. Really hurting my NCC score. :( Is that why? They're not seeing my posts?

At first I just thought it was an odd coincidence and that everyone was busy or something, but it's been several days now. Was all poised for a second-place win in the last NCC but then no one worked my facilities the whole last day (nor have they since), so I came in 3rd. :(

Is this a FB thing that we just have to wait for or are our developers working on it?

P.S. I go to my Wall and see other facilities posted there so I'm able to work my neighbor's farms. That's part of what's confusing to me. Are some getting posted to the Wall and some not?

Hi Farmer_Susan,

If you or your friends are using Chrome browser there are several issues that could be happening or you may end up getting. You can read up on the full list by clicking on the link below. It also has a list of items you can try to resolve the issues with Chrome, but although they have worked for some they don't work for everyone and the problem is spreading to more Chrome users: Chrome Version 80.0.3987.132 - Current Issues (http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645442)

The issues with Chrome are constantly being tested, however there is no quick fix for the Chrome issues at this time. The link I have given you is where we will will update any new information as soon as we have it.

Now, if you are using Chrome, you need to ask a friend to check if they can see your posts on Wall Requests. If they can not, for facility posts make sure you have allowed the to show on FarmTown Wall Requests (the permission is in the first popup when you go to post them, the check mark needs to be added).

If they are allowed to show on Wall Requests and posting from different facilities perhaps on a different farm does not resolve that particular issue and your friends can not see them in Wall Requests, you'll have to switch to another browser to do those and anything else that is not working in Chrome for you OR your friends will have to check your timeline to find your posts.

[Farmer_Susan]

Thanks, Tiger. I probably have been posting with Chrome. I'll try posting with FF and see if that makes s difference.

Thanks again.

Susan

[Farmer Dibble]

With the Train Boost panel, when I am in full-screen mode and click on a button to boost a train the panel the 'select neighbours' panel remains in the background and I have to come out of full-screen to access it.

[Tiger]

With the Train Boost panel, when I am in full-screen mode and click on a button to boost a train the panel the 'select neighbours' panel remains in the background and I have to come out of full-screen to access it.

Hi Farmer Dibble,

I'm sorry but there there are limits to what can be done in Full Screen screen mode. You'll find the same thing happens if you try to post facility work in full screen mode, you have to drop out of full screen to see the other window.

[JNelson]

for those of us who meets the new train requirements , which i LOVE by the way, will our train bonuses also be worth more when our friends accept them?

[Tiger]

for those of us who meets the new train requirements , which i LOVE by the way, will our train bonuses also be worth more when our friends accept them?

Hi JNelson,

No, what your friends get is the same. Your friends don't get anything when you unload your train. They get between one and three percent of what the train has on it for accelerating it while it is on it's trip. That has not changed.

The bonus is only for you, and only if you meet the criteria at the time you unload the train.

[JNelson]

Hi JNelson,

No, what your friends get is the same. Your friends don't get anything when you unload your train. They get between one and three percent of what the train has on it for accelerating it while it is on it's trip. That has not changed.

The bonus is only for you, and only if you meet the criteria at the time you unload the train.

meant boost not bonus LOL,, okay thanks

[bruhelmboldt]

Question. How often does the "boost" list of friends refresh?

[Taz D]

Question. How often does the "boost" list of friends refresh?
Hi bruhelmboldt,
We don't have that information from the developers, but from personal experience my "Recently sen to" list I completely emptied the first day this was released and it did not return until the next day.

[bruhelmboldt]

Okay, thanks Taz. I'll try it and just see how it works out.

[Susan Canning]

Happy Mothers Day, just saying, for the forgotten Mothers celebrating today

[Taz D]

Happy Mothers Day, just saying, for the forgotten Mothers celebrating today
Hi Susan,
As Mothers Day is celebrated in different countries at different times there is no way for Farm Town to release the decorations for each of those countries.

[Violet Blooms]

Thanks so much! I love the new factories! Any idea when there will be a fix for the gift glitch?

[Taz D]

Thanks so much! I love the new factories! Any idea when there will be a fix for the gift glitch?
Hi Violet Blooms,
For the gift problem please read the information in the following link:
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645442

[Rob T]

Post Release Updates - March 25th, 3:30AM

- Increased train benefits as stated in point #6 in the main post: reduced all train times by 1 Day and a new bonus from the Mayor of 80% of the train products if you meat the requirements.

- Train Manager improvements:

a) Added Sort functionality to sort your trains by Farm or Locomotive
b) Added an 'Open' button under each train to open the train details and check current freight cars, etc
c) When dispatching a train we are showing the usual feedback of coins and fuel spent

- BugFix: 'Remove Neighbour' menu option in the neighbour bar was broken.

[leighwj1960]

Post Release Updates - March 25th, 3:30AM

- Increased train benefits as stated in point #6 in the main post: reduced all train times by 1 Day and a new bonus from the Mayor of 80% of the train products if you meat the requirements.

- Train Manager improvements:

a) Added Sort functionality to sort your trains by Farm or Locomotive
b) Added an 'Open' button under each train to open the train details and check current freight cars, etc
c) When dispatching a train we are showing the usual feedback of coins and fuel spent

- BugFix: 'Remove Neighbour' menu option in the neighbour bar was broken.

I tried the 'Open' button this morning and it only showed 3 or 4 freight cars when I have 10 on each of my 3 engines

[Tiger]

I tried the 'Open' button this morning and it only showed 3 or 4 freight cars when I have 10 on each of my 3 engines

Hi leighwj1960,

We are aware of this and have asked the developers to look into it. Thank you for your report :)

[Alexm2012]

hi tiger i see the issues with the train manager does this mean if we dispatch our trains they will only show 4 as i have 3x10 and dont wanna risk loosing the bonus for this if i dispatch but don't want to waste time having them sitting not dispatched thanks

[Taz D]

hi tiger i see the issues with the train manager does this mean if we dispatch our trains they will only show 4 as i have 3x10 and dont wanna risk loosing the bonus for this if i dispatch but don't want to waste time having them sitting not dispatched thanks
Hi Alexm,
As far as we know the trains are still carrying all the cars, but just not showing them correctly in the train manager. If they were not carrying the 10 cars then your facility work would change and you would not be able to work all facilities with one click. You will need to make sure at least 2 of the trains are dispatched to get that work help.

[Farmer Dibble]

Since the latest upgrade, if you unload a train with a Long Cattle Car the animals don't appear in your storage unless you refresh the app via the 'play' button.

I am not yet sure if this glitch only manifests when using the new Train Manager or whether it happens if you unload trains directly on their individual farms as well - I have only noticed it after using the Train Manager.

[Taz D]

Since the latest upgrade, if you unload a train with a Long Cattle Car the animals don't appear in your storage unless you refresh the app via the 'play' button.

I am not yet sure if this glitch only manifests when using the new Train Manager or whether it happens if you unload trains directly on their individual farms as well - I have only noticed it after using the Train Manager.
Hi Farmer Dibble,
I am sure it has been that way a lot longer. The storage tends not to update imediately so that it doesn't slow the game down. You can find the samething happening even when you harvest crops. By clicking on the play you are forcing it to update.

[barbaraelwart]

I am confused ! When you go to the Train Manager and use the new Open tab, where all the Long Cars are listed, the price for them is in coins. When you go to the store to buy them they are all in FC, as they have always been. I would be able to buy another 10 if they were coins :) Is this an error in the Manager ?

[Taz D]

I am confused ! When you go to the Train Manager and use the new Open tab, where all the Long Cars are listed, the price for them is in coins. When you go to the store to buy them they are all in FC, as they have always been. I would be able to buy another 10 if they were coins :) Is this an error in the Manager ?
Hi Barbaraaelwart,
The infomation of the cars being for coins in the Train Manager is not the cost of the cars. They show the same way when you go to the train itself on a farm. I believe that may be the value of what they carry.


The developers are still working on the problems in the train manager, so we just have to be patient until they get it all sorted out.

[RFMad]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before but when I use the train manager to unload and then dispatch it, it gives me the message that I can't dispatch it since I already have one of those trains dispatched on that farm. I only have one of each on farm 14 and 1 on farm 23 with no other duplicates. Is there a reason that I might be getting that message? and why is it really thinking that I have more than one of each train on 14? I've been working them from Firefox browser. Thanks.

[Taz D]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before but when I use the train manager to unload and then dispatch it, it gives me the message that I can't dispatch it since I already have one of those trains dispatched on that farm. I only have one of each on farm 14 and 1 on farm 23 with no other duplicates. Is there a reason that I might be getting that message? and why is it really thinking that I have more than one of each train on 14? I've been working them from Firefox browser. Thanks.
Hi RFMad,
Are you seeing that when you click on the Dispatch button or are you clicking on the Open button? There is a problem with the Open button showing that message pop up that the developers are working on. The Dispatch has been working ok though.

[RFMad]

I just checked and the message comes up after I open the train in the train manager and it says "This train can not be dispatched because you already have another Turbo Freight Locomotive dispatched in this farm" which I don't since that's the only Turbo train I have. This may be the message they are working on.

Hi RFMad,
Are you seeing that when you click on the Dispatch button or are you clicking on the Open button? There is a problem with the Open button showing that message pop up that the developers are working on. The Dispatch has been working ok though.

[Taz D]

I just checked and the message comes up after I open the train in the train manager and it says "This train can not be dispatched because you already have another Turbo Freight Locomotive dispatched in this farm" which I don't since that's the only Turbo train I have. This may be the message they are working on.
Hi RFMad,
Yes that is the message you get when you click the Open button that shows when your mouse is over the train in the train manageger, but you should not get that message when you click on the Dispatch button. When it dispatches then the same button changes to Boost.

They are aware of this problem with the Open button and working on it.

[Farmer Dibble]

Hi Farmer Dibble,
I am sure it has been that way a lot longer. The storage tends not to update imediately so that it doesn't slow the game down.
I would have noticed it long before this had that been the case Taz.

[Alexm2012]

hi taz random question if i have 3 trains with 10 carts attached im aware im eligible for the 80% bonus but my question is does every train get the bonus or just the 3 with 10 carts attached too?

[Taz D]

hi taz random question if i have 3 trains with 10 carts attached im aware im eligible for the 80% bonus but my question is does every train get the bonus or just the 3 with 10 carts attached too?
Hi Alexm,
The only information we have is what Raul posted.

[marymarcel]

Hi farmers :)

Raul has just added a note to point 6 b) in the main post:

b) When unloading a train, if you have at least 3 trains dispatched or ready to unload with 10 cars each, you will earn an extra bonus of 80% of the products delivered by that train. Note that any of your trains have the chance to earn this bonus, not only those with 10 freight cars.

[Alexm2012]

so i just unloaded my train from f40 turbo freight and got 1.8million in normal and 1.2 million in 80% bonus my turbo was also ready on f37 unloaded that and it said i wasn't eligible for the bonus and it gave me just the standard unloaded loot any reason why? both these have 10 carts attached (i have 3 in total with 10)

[Taz D]

so i just unloaded my train from f40 turbo freight and got 1.8million in normal and 1.2 million in 80% bonus my turbo was also ready on f37 unloaded that and it said i wasn't eligible for the bonus and it gave me just the standard unloaded loot any reason why? both these have 10 carts attached (i have 3 in total with 10)
Hi Alexm,
Did you not get a pop up telling you that you did not have 3 trains dispatched with 10 cars (because the first one you unloaded)? The reason would be if you only have 3 trains with the 10 cars then when you unload the first one you no longer have 3 trains dispatched. What you need to do as I have to do too, is unload the first one, then dispatch it. Once you have done that then you will get the additional products when you unload the second one.

[Aussie Rae]

I unloaded 2 trains and got the extra bonus for both.. I have 10 trains and all have over 10 cars on them. Very happy with the bonus.. and my trains seem to be returning home a lot quicker now that I can see how many still need boosting each day, :)

[Tiger]

For those that have not seen it yet, we have additional information from Raul:


Post Release Updates - March 27th, 1:30AM

- BugFix: Incorrect error messages and freight cars shown when opening trains from the Train Manager.

[Taz D]

Raul has just posted. They have found a work around for the Chrome issues:


Post Release Updates - March 30th, 8:30PM

- BugFix: Issues with the latest version of Chrome:

a) Can not accept gifts or boost trains
b) When posting facilities or requesting ingredients your post will appear on your friends Facebook profiles but not in their My Request tab inside Farmtown
c) When sending train boost request, after you click the 'Done' button the game will reload itself

[BeckyL]

:D
Thank you SO MUCH for working so hard on solving this problem! I was using the work-around to collect my gifts, but at the one-by-one rate it took some of the fun out of the game. Now I can fully enjoy FT again.:)

[Alexm2012]

Raul and devs i want to personally thank you my addiction for this game has become even more impulse the trains are THE BEST ever addition month in month out you guys and girls never fail to make this game so wonderful and if anything ever goes wrong you's are always on the job sometimes we know the problems are out of your hands but you always ensure we are updated 110% of the way a big thank you from us.

[barbaraelwart]

After all the problems having been solved and everything back to normal which was wonderful, I now find that I cannot boost my trains, it comes up saying 'we couldn't find any friends to match this description' and the 'selection' tab does not respond. Just reporting in case others have the same problem. I am using Chrome.

[barbaraelwart]

After all the problems having been solved and everything back to normal which was wonderful, I now find that I cannot boost my trains, it comes up saying 'we couldn't find any friends to match this description' and the 'selection' tab does not respond. Just reporting in case others have the same problem. I am using Chrome.

Edit : It worked perfectly normally on Firefox when I went and tried it ! Looks like a Chrome issue again :(

[Tiger]

After all the problems having been solved and everything back to normal which was wonderful, I now find that I cannot boost my trains, it comes up saying 'we couldn't find any friends to match this description' and the 'selection' tab does not respond. Just reporting in case others have the same problem. I am using Chrome.

Edit : It worked perfectly normally on Firefox when I went and tried it ! Looks like a Chrome issue again :(

Hi barbaraelwart,

Thank you for your report. I'm not inclined to think this is related to the Chrome issues as that can happen without there being any issue with a browser. Usually when that happens, it's a temporary issue retrieving your friends lists. If you haven't already tried, just close the train windows reopen and try the lists again and it will probably correct, or you can just try again later.

As you went to Firefox to try, next time please give Chrome another try and see if it happens again, but this time just close the train or reload and try again in Chrome. If it persists for more than today and only Chrome is doing it, do come back and let us know please.

EDIT TO ADD: Tested boosting 2 trains with Chrome, no issues with it, for me, at this time.

[Kathy5828]

Thank you so much for fixing the problem with Chrome. Being a Chromebook user I was especially happy the morning I found I could get gifts and post on the wall again.

Thanks so much for all you do! I've played Farm Town since 2009 and it's always the best!

Kathy

[beverduster]

thanks raul & team, after 9 months i can use chrome again, without out using the fb game thing, appreciate it very much

[Tom C]

Where is the Easter stuff

[Grumpdad]

Love the idea of the reduced time for the trains to return, but am getting miffed by the amount of train boosts I receive that have been boosted already and miffed by the amount of people posting on their time lines "If you want to sent train boosts to all your neighbours, leave me out or I will remove you" You need now to restrict the amount of boosts sent out to the amount allowed by the train and no more for say 18 hours??

[Taz D]

Love the idea of the reduced time for the trains to return, but am getting miffed by the amount of train boosts I receive that have been boosted already and miffed by the amount of people posting on their time lines "If you want to sent train boosts to all your neighbours, leave me out or I will remove you" You need now to restrict the amount of boosts sent out to the amount allowed by the train and no more for say 18 hours??
Hi Grumpdad,
I am sorry, but we can control how people play. With the increased boosts and the train manager you might want to check your My Requests more often to check for train boost requests. If you have a suggestion on how to change the way trains are done please post it in the Suggestions section where we organize them for the developers to view.

[Taz D]

Raul has just posted the following:


Post Release Updates - April 6th, 12:30AM

- Released 15 Easter items, 8 at the top of the Easter category in the store and 7 at the bottom.

[Farmer_Susan]

How do we know that we're getting the increased benefits from our trains? I bought 3 new cars for one of my engines yesterday to get the benefit. Just now, I unloaded one and I THINK I saw something about a bonus from the Mayor but it went by so quickly I wasn't sure. I'd like to savor that bonus a little more - or have a way to see it any time. Is that possible?

[Taz D]

How do we know that we're getting the increased benefits from our trains? I bought 3 new cars for one of my engines yesterday to get the benefit. Just now, I unloaded one and I THINK I saw something about a bonus from the Mayor but it went by so quickly I wasn't sure. I'd like to savor that bonus a little more - or have a way to see it any time. Is that possible?
Hi Susan,
Yes you are getting the bonus. It is a seperate line in the floating text when you unload the train. If you have a suggestion to change how it is displayed, please post it in the Suggestions section where we organize those by subject for the developers to view.

[RFMad]

Thank you to the Devs for fixing the issues with Chrome! I appreciate it very much!!

[barbaraelwart]

6. Increased train benefits:

a) Reduced travel times for ALL trains by 1 day, i.e.: the Standard Locomotive takes 6 days, the Turbo Locomotive takes 2 days, etc
b) When unloading a train, if you have at least 3 trains dispatched or ready to unload with 10 cars each, you will earn an extra bonus of 80% of the products delivered by that train. Note that any of your trains have the chance to earn this bonus, not only those with 10 freight cars.

Can you please clarify the note at the end of this item. It may just be me but it appears to contradict the original message. It says you have to have at least 3 trains dispatched with 10 cars each, the note then says that any trains can earn the bonus not only those with 10 cars. At the moment I have 2 Engines with 10 cars each. Would I have to buy another Engine and 10 cars to get bonus or just a couple of cars ? Thank you :confused:

[Tiger]

6. Increased train benefits:

a) Reduced travel times for ALL trains by 1 day, i.e.: the Standard Locomotive takes 6 days, the Turbo Locomotive takes 2 days, etc
b) When unloading a train, if you have at least 3 trains dispatched or ready to unload with 10 cars each, you will earn an extra bonus of 80% of the products delivered by that train. Note that any of your trains have the chance to earn this bonus, not only those with 10 freight cars.

Can you please clarify the note at the end of this item. It may just be me but it appears to contradict the original message. It says you have to have at least 3 trains dispatched with 10 cars each, the note then says that any trains can earn the bonus not only those with 10 cars. At the moment I have 2 Engines with 10 cars each. Would I have to buy another Engine and 10 cars to get bonus or just a couple of cars ? Thank you :confused:

Hi barbaraelwart,

Let me see if I can clear it up a bit for you.

When unloading a train, if you have at least 3 trains dispatched or ready to unload with 10 cars each, you will earn an extra bonus of 80% of the products delivered by that train.

To qualify for the bonus you must have a minimum of 3 trains with 10 different long cars on each of them (meaning you can't have 2 of the same long car on the same train). So yes, if you only have 2 trains with 10 long cars you need one more with 10 long cars on it.

When you only have 3 trains with 10 long cars, to get your bonus, they must all be either dispatched or ready to unload. Then, if more than one of the trains was ready to unload, only unload and dispatch one at a time, so you get the bonus for each of them.

Note that any of your trains have the chance to earn this bonus, not only those with 10 freight cars.

This means, if you then had a 4th train or more, but those only had one or a few long cars on them. To get the bonus for those trains, as long as the 3 trains with 10 long cars are dispatched or ready to unload, when you unload a train with less long cars on it, that one also qualifies for the mayor bonus even though it has less than 10 long cars.

[bluehair]

I though I might have had to buy 10 new long cars but turns out I have more than 10 on each of the two I already own so only need to buy 2 more to have 3 trains with 10 long car on each :)

[WyoSugar]

Good Morning. Just wanted to pop in and thank Raul and the whole team for farmtown. I've always enjoyed the game, but being stuck at home has made it a great outlet for stress. Thanks for all you do to keep the game going.

[Zeeky Banutski]

What does the greyed-out “boost” mean? Is that an indication that the boost has been completed & I can then boost another?

[Taz D]

What does the greyed-out “boost” mean? Is that an indication that the boost has been completed & I can then boost another?
Hi Zeeky,
If it is greyed out, the numbers show the same amount such as (13/13) then that means you can not boost that train any more until it comes back and you unload then dispatch again.

[Dana1971]

Should be a New Release Due Soon :)

[Grumpdad]

Should be a New Release Due Soon :)

It will be here when it arrives and not a millisecond sooner . . . . . . . . . . .

[Alexm2012]

im excited about a new release looming too hopefully full of even more goodies and new features.... the train manager has to be the best feature they have released to date i now have 10 trains with 10 carts attached bonuses are absolutely fantastic.

[Taz D]

Hi All I am closing this release now. Thanks for all your feedback on it.


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