I am very partial to horses and their mythical cousins, the Pegasus, Unicorn and Pegacorn. For those who may not be aware of the subtle distinctions between each type of steed that can be found in FarmVille, the Unicorn has a single horn, the Pegasus has wings and the Pegacorn has both a single horn and wings.
Every Farm has its own rules where upgrades and requirements for 'beating' the Farm are concerned. Requirements invariably include completion of all upgrades of a building project or projects unique to that farm. In the case of the Enchanted Glen, one must complete both the Mushroom Home and the Rivermist Fortress.
I was rather delighted to discover that the maximum upgrade level for the Rivermist Fortress is Level 5, which is not that difficult to attain. Furthermore, there is a wonderful reward for those who make the final upgrade in the form of a Solacorn, which is a golden Pegacorn.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Mistletoe Lane
The new Mistletoe Lane Farm in FarmVille is available for early access for the price of 35FC. There are some advantages to early access for a dedicated player. First, there are quests with rewards that are limited to those who complete them. The quests that will be released with the free regular access to the farm will be different. FarmVille Freak, usually very reliable, seems to have posted different quests entirely this time, which is why I am posting these here.
Regrettably, I neglected to write down the first two quests, and am giving them from memory. The most important part of these quests if one wishes to have an advantage, is to plant the required crop and make the required recipes BEFORE the quest appears.
The first sequence of quests is as follows:
Quest 1: Take a photograph of your farm.
Quest 2: Collect 6 Brass Spyglasses, Harvest 30 Apple Cider, Make Holiday Pudding
Quest 3: Get 8 Holiday Garlands, Harvest 40 Winter Squash, Make Benne Cake two times
Quest 4: Get 8 Wood Canteens, Harvest 40 Potatornaments, Make Holiday Pudding two times
Quest 5: Get 9 Stringed Snowflakes, Harvest 60 Wax Beans, Make Benne Cake two times
Quest 6: Get 10 Exploring Lanterns, Harvest 70 Winter Grain, Make Apple Cider 2 Times
As Recipes are included in these quests, it may be useful to list the ingredients for the first two levels of the Mistletoe Lane Patisserie, the crafting building for this farm:
Holiday Pudding: 1 Winter Squash Bushel, 2 Cider Apple Bushels, 2 Coffee Bushels
Benne Cake: 3 Honey Ginger Bushels, 2 Wax Ben Bushels, 1 Lavender Bushel
Apple Cider: 2 Cider Apple Bushels, 1 Holiday Poinsettia Bushel, 2 Rye Bushels
Level 2:
Hot Mint Chocolate: 2 Choco Mint Bushels, 2 Winter Grain Bushels, 2 Peppermint Bushels
Holiday Cookies: 1 Winter Grain Bushel, 2 Cider Apple Bushels, 2 Sugar Cane Bushels
Holiday Stew: 2 Potatornament Bushels, 2 Flint Corn Bushels, 2 Tomato Bushels
Level 3:
Potato Latke: 2 Potatornament Bushels, 1 Winter Squash Bushel, 1 Sunflower Bushel
Winter Casserole: 2 Flint Corn Bushels, 2 Wax Bean Bushels, 1 Bell Pepper Bushel
Hollow Berry Pie: 2 Hollowberry Bushels, 3 Jingleberry Bushels, 3 Blueberry Bushels
As in the case of Jade Falls Recipes, the dishes usually contain two ingredients that are limited to the new farm itself and one ingredient that can be grown on any Farm.
Where Bushels are concerned, there are a number of different methods for obtaining them. One can grow the Crops on the new Farm, then Harvest them, hoping that a Bushel will be included in the yield. Bushels are random, although it is easier to obtain them with Mastery of any given Crop and the greatest number of Bushels usually appear when one harvests Super Crops. Another method of obtaining Bushels is through 'Trade' with Neighbours. There is no cost for Bushels obtained from a Neighbour, although there is a limit of three.
Other methods of obtaining Crop Bushels are by 'harvesting' the Holiday Square. The actual item obtained depends on the level of Upgrade to the Square and is random in a sense as there is more than one 'reward' that can be obtained with harvest at any given level.
One can 'request' a specific type of Bushel in a Wall Post, although this method tends to be glitchy sometimes. Finally, one can purchase a Bushel directly using 1 FC.
With respect to Harvests of Crops on any Farm, Instant Grow can be used to speed the process. Bushels still will be random, however, and one may be required to grow the same Crop multiple times in order to receive the number of Bushels required for any given Recipe.
Incidentally, for those players who do not wish to invest in early access to Mistletoe Lane, it is useful to know that the new Animal Workshop can be placed and built on ANY Farm. You therefore can begin to unlock all the Animals before you have the free access to Mistletoe Farm.
The colour of Animal Spirits when the Animal Workshop is harvested is random only perhaps only when more than one Animal inhabits it. Each Animal when created is associated with a specific colour. and when that Animal is created, the corresponding Spirit will be available to other players on a Wall Post. . The 'recipes' for creating new Animal Spirits are:
Bumby Bear: Purple Animal Spirit
Create with 4 Purple Spirits
Max Moose: Yellow Animal Spirit
Create with 5 Purple Spirits
Winston Wolf: Purple Animal Spirit
Created with 2 Purple Spirits, 4 Yellow Spirits
Catrina Cat: Pink Animal Spirit
Create with 4 Purple Spirits, 3 Yellow Spirits
Bently Beagle: Yellow Animal Spirit
Create with 4 Purple Spirits, 3 Yellow Spirits, 2 Pink Spirits
Mrs. Flops: Pink Animal Spirit
Create with 4 Purple Spirits, 4 Yellow Spirits, 3 Pink Spirits
Davy Deer: Blue Animal Spirit
Create with: 5 Purple, 4 Yellow, 4 Pink
Petie Penguin:
Create with: 4 Purple, 5 Yellow, 4 Pink, 3 Blue
Patty Pig:
Create with: 4 Purple, 6 Yellow, 6 Pink, 4 Blue
Sinclair Sheep:
Create with: 5 Purple, 7 Yellow, 6 Pink, 6 Blue
Camilla Calf: Yellow Animal Spirit
Create with: 5 Purple, 4 Yellow, 8 Pink, 6 Blue, 4 Green
Henrietta Horse: Blue Animal Spirit
Create with: 6 Purple, 5 Yellow, 8 Pink, 7 Blue, 6 Green
Eugene, Final Animal:
Create with: 6 Purple, 8 Yellow, 6 Pink, 10 Blue, 8 Green
Although a Support Agent told me that the colour of Spirit one receives when harvesting the Pen is random, that is the case only when multiple Animals inhabit the Pen.. What is certain, alas, is that one does not receive a Spirit oneself but simply makes one available to neighbours through a Wall Post. In this respect, the Animal Spirit Workshop is similar to the Chicken Coop and the Eggs that are harvested.
I tested the random aspect of harvesting by keeping only one Animal in each Pen. With the Catrina Cat in one Pen, I received a Pink Animal Spirit. That makes sense, actually as she is associated with Pink. Davy Deer alone in a Pen delivered a Blue Animal Spirit, which is the colour associated with him. Sinclair Sheep delivered a Green Animal Spirit.
It therefore is clear that a single Animal when placed in the Animal Workshop will deliver the colour of Spirit with which he/she is associated. This is not the case, however, when Animals associated with more than one colour are kept in the Pen. In the Unicorn Island, when more than one Unicorn was kept on the Island, the default Gem was Amethyst, the lowest type of Gem. I expect that the Animal Workshop is similar as I was obtaining only Purple Spirits when I had eight different Animals in my Workshop.
It is a pity that one does not obtain Animal Spirits when one harvests but only when one clicks on a Neighbour's Wall Post. This makes the completion of all Animals worrisome and frustrating as one is a victim of chance essentially, unless one has very cooperative Neighbours!
Regrettably, I neglected to write down the first two quests, and am giving them from memory. The most important part of these quests if one wishes to have an advantage, is to plant the required crop and make the required recipes BEFORE the quest appears.
The first sequence of quests is as follows:
Quest 1: Take a photograph of your farm.
Quest 2: Collect 6 Brass Spyglasses, Harvest 30 Apple Cider, Make Holiday Pudding
Quest 3: Get 8 Holiday Garlands, Harvest 40 Winter Squash, Make Benne Cake two times
Quest 4: Get 8 Wood Canteens, Harvest 40 Potatornaments, Make Holiday Pudding two times
Quest 5: Get 9 Stringed Snowflakes, Harvest 60 Wax Beans, Make Benne Cake two times
Quest 6: Get 10 Exploring Lanterns, Harvest 70 Winter Grain, Make Apple Cider 2 Times
As Recipes are included in these quests, it may be useful to list the ingredients for the first two levels of the Mistletoe Lane Patisserie, the crafting building for this farm:
Holiday Pudding: 1 Winter Squash Bushel, 2 Cider Apple Bushels, 2 Coffee Bushels
Benne Cake: 3 Honey Ginger Bushels, 2 Wax Ben Bushels, 1 Lavender Bushel
Apple Cider: 2 Cider Apple Bushels, 1 Holiday Poinsettia Bushel, 2 Rye Bushels
Level 2:
Hot Mint Chocolate: 2 Choco Mint Bushels, 2 Winter Grain Bushels, 2 Peppermint Bushels
Holiday Cookies: 1 Winter Grain Bushel, 2 Cider Apple Bushels, 2 Sugar Cane Bushels
Holiday Stew: 2 Potatornament Bushels, 2 Flint Corn Bushels, 2 Tomato Bushels
Level 3:
Potato Latke: 2 Potatornament Bushels, 1 Winter Squash Bushel, 1 Sunflower Bushel
Winter Casserole: 2 Flint Corn Bushels, 2 Wax Bean Bushels, 1 Bell Pepper Bushel
Hollow Berry Pie: 2 Hollowberry Bushels, 3 Jingleberry Bushels, 3 Blueberry Bushels
As in the case of Jade Falls Recipes, the dishes usually contain two ingredients that are limited to the new farm itself and one ingredient that can be grown on any Farm.
Where Bushels are concerned, there are a number of different methods for obtaining them. One can grow the Crops on the new Farm, then Harvest them, hoping that a Bushel will be included in the yield. Bushels are random, although it is easier to obtain them with Mastery of any given Crop and the greatest number of Bushels usually appear when one harvests Super Crops. Another method of obtaining Bushels is through 'Trade' with Neighbours. There is no cost for Bushels obtained from a Neighbour, although there is a limit of three.
Other methods of obtaining Crop Bushels are by 'harvesting' the Holiday Square. The actual item obtained depends on the level of Upgrade to the Square and is random in a sense as there is more than one 'reward' that can be obtained with harvest at any given level.
One can 'request' a specific type of Bushel in a Wall Post, although this method tends to be glitchy sometimes. Finally, one can purchase a Bushel directly using 1 FC.
With respect to Harvests of Crops on any Farm, Instant Grow can be used to speed the process. Bushels still will be random, however, and one may be required to grow the same Crop multiple times in order to receive the number of Bushels required for any given Recipe.
Incidentally, for those players who do not wish to invest in early access to Mistletoe Lane, it is useful to know that the new Animal Workshop can be placed and built on ANY Farm. You therefore can begin to unlock all the Animals before you have the free access to Mistletoe Farm.
The colour of Animal Spirits when the Animal Workshop is harvested is random only perhaps only when more than one Animal inhabits it. Each Animal when created is associated with a specific colour. and when that Animal is created, the corresponding Spirit will be available to other players on a Wall Post. . The 'recipes' for creating new Animal Spirits are:
Bumby Bear: Purple Animal Spirit
Create with 4 Purple Spirits
Max Moose: Yellow Animal Spirit
Create with 5 Purple Spirits
Winston Wolf: Purple Animal Spirit
Created with 2 Purple Spirits, 4 Yellow Spirits
Catrina Cat: Pink Animal Spirit
Create with 4 Purple Spirits, 3 Yellow Spirits
Bently Beagle: Yellow Animal Spirit
Create with 4 Purple Spirits, 3 Yellow Spirits, 2 Pink Spirits
Mrs. Flops: Pink Animal Spirit
Create with 4 Purple Spirits, 4 Yellow Spirits, 3 Pink Spirits
Davy Deer: Blue Animal Spirit
Create with: 5 Purple, 4 Yellow, 4 Pink
Petie Penguin:
Create with: 4 Purple, 5 Yellow, 4 Pink, 3 Blue
Patty Pig:
Create with: 4 Purple, 6 Yellow, 6 Pink, 4 Blue
Sinclair Sheep:
Create with: 5 Purple, 7 Yellow, 6 Pink, 6 Blue
Camilla Calf: Yellow Animal Spirit
Create with: 5 Purple, 4 Yellow, 8 Pink, 6 Blue, 4 Green
Henrietta Horse: Blue Animal Spirit
Create with: 6 Purple, 5 Yellow, 8 Pink, 7 Blue, 6 Green
Eugene, Final Animal:
Create with: 6 Purple, 8 Yellow, 6 Pink, 10 Blue, 8 Green
Although a Support Agent told me that the colour of Spirit one receives when harvesting the Pen is random, that is the case only when multiple Animals inhabit the Pen.. What is certain, alas, is that one does not receive a Spirit oneself but simply makes one available to neighbours through a Wall Post. In this respect, the Animal Spirit Workshop is similar to the Chicken Coop and the Eggs that are harvested.
I tested the random aspect of harvesting by keeping only one Animal in each Pen. With the Catrina Cat in one Pen, I received a Pink Animal Spirit. That makes sense, actually as she is associated with Pink. Davy Deer alone in a Pen delivered a Blue Animal Spirit, which is the colour associated with him. Sinclair Sheep delivered a Green Animal Spirit.
It therefore is clear that a single Animal when placed in the Animal Workshop will deliver the colour of Spirit with which he/she is associated. This is not the case, however, when Animals associated with more than one colour are kept in the Pen. In the Unicorn Island, when more than one Unicorn was kept on the Island, the default Gem was Amethyst, the lowest type of Gem. I expect that the Animal Workshop is similar as I was obtaining only Purple Spirits when I had eight different Animals in my Workshop.
It is a pity that one does not obtain Animal Spirits when one harvests but only when one clicks on a Neighbour's Wall Post. This makes the completion of all Animals worrisome and frustrating as one is a victim of chance essentially, unless one has very cooperative Neighbours!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Level 1 Trees and Activating Quest Sequences
I wrote a little preliminary guide for FarmVille that can be found on a separate Page on this site. Pages are displayed as Tabs above any Post. The following are nothing more than random Tips for beginners and veterans alike.
Purchasing Premium Trees:
Trees can be obtained in a number of ways in FarmVille. They can be grown from 'Mystery Seedlings' that can be obtained when you Harvest one of your own Orchards or found on Wall Posts from Friends who play the game. A few Trees can be obtained as Free Gifts from Neighbours. For the most part, however, new varieties of Trees must be purchased from the Marketplace using FC.
Premium Items of any kind tend to be time-restricted. You have a set number of days in which to purchase any Premium Item. Sometimes, a Premium Item displayed in the Marketplace is a Reward Item for completing a Quest. It is a good idea to go to a site like FarmVille Freak to see what all the current Reward Items for Quests are before you purchase a special Tree or Animal that is offered for sale. You then can decide whether or not you wish to go through all the Quest sequences required in order to win it or whether you would prefer to buy it outright. In many cases, however, Quest Rewards are NOT offered for sale. The only way to obtain one is by completing the necessary Quest.
Whenever you look at Trees in the Marketplace, you will see a tiny message declaring that the Tree either is Lv. 1 or Lv. 2. This message can be quite important as Lv. 1 Trees CANNOT BE GROWN FROM MYSTERY SEEDLINGS, nor obtained in any fashion other than by purchasing them from the Marketplace. If, therefore, you see a Level 1 Tree that you really like, you should buy it!
There are two types of Level 1 Trees, however. One is the Tree that, when harvested, creates a Mystery Seedling that will grow into a Big or Giant Tree of the same variety. For example, a Mystery Seedling obtained from the 'Spooky Crystal Tree' will grow into a 'Big Spooky Crystal Tree'. These Big or Giant Trees are Level 2 Trees. In fact, any Tree grown from a Mystery Seedling will be a Level 2 Tree. The Big or Giant variety of any Tree is very much like the original Level 1 Tree. You therefore need not purchase the original Tree if you have Neighbours who have that Tree and are willing to share one with you when they obtain a Level 2 Tree from a Mystery Seedling.
The other sort of Level 1 Tree is the one you should purchase if you really love it. This sort is unique. When it produces a Mystery Seedling, that Seedling will grow into an entirely different variety of Tree from its parent. A current Premium Tree of this type in the Marketplace is the Pinecone Tree. The Pinecone Tree, when placed in an Orchard and harvested, will produce Mystery Seedlings that grow into an Acorn Tree. If, therefore, you do not purchase the Pinecone Tree, you will not obtain one from any Neighbour's Wall Post. If you do purchase one, you cannot grow any more of them. You can grow only Acorn Trees.
Finally, there are some special Trees that can be unlocked by Mastery of other Trees. These include the Astrological Trees.
Activating Quest Sequences:
This is a situation that I have experienced myself and therefore feel that the 'fix' may be useful to other Farmers. It can occur at two points in time. The first point when it can occur is when a new Quest Sequence is released. You may find that other Farmers are able to activate the Quest Sequence but that you are not able to do so. In this case, TRAVEL. For example, a new sequence of Haunted Hollow Quests may not activate when you load the game on the Haunted Hollow Farm. Travel to another Farm and then return to the Haunted Hollow to activate the Quest sequence.
The second point when you may experience the same problem is when you complete a Quest Sequence and opt to go through the Quests a second time. Again, if the Quest sequence does not begin, TRAVEL to a different farm and then return to the Haunted Hollow to activate the first Quest in the sequence again.
This problem arises evidently only on NEW Farms that are linked specifically to any Quest Sequence. It is easy enough to circumvent in the manner described.
Purchasing Premium Trees:
Trees can be obtained in a number of ways in FarmVille. They can be grown from 'Mystery Seedlings' that can be obtained when you Harvest one of your own Orchards or found on Wall Posts from Friends who play the game. A few Trees can be obtained as Free Gifts from Neighbours. For the most part, however, new varieties of Trees must be purchased from the Marketplace using FC.
Premium Items of any kind tend to be time-restricted. You have a set number of days in which to purchase any Premium Item. Sometimes, a Premium Item displayed in the Marketplace is a Reward Item for completing a Quest. It is a good idea to go to a site like FarmVille Freak to see what all the current Reward Items for Quests are before you purchase a special Tree or Animal that is offered for sale. You then can decide whether or not you wish to go through all the Quest sequences required in order to win it or whether you would prefer to buy it outright. In many cases, however, Quest Rewards are NOT offered for sale. The only way to obtain one is by completing the necessary Quest.
Whenever you look at Trees in the Marketplace, you will see a tiny message declaring that the Tree either is Lv. 1 or Lv. 2. This message can be quite important as Lv. 1 Trees CANNOT BE GROWN FROM MYSTERY SEEDLINGS, nor obtained in any fashion other than by purchasing them from the Marketplace. If, therefore, you see a Level 1 Tree that you really like, you should buy it!
There are two types of Level 1 Trees, however. One is the Tree that, when harvested, creates a Mystery Seedling that will grow into a Big or Giant Tree of the same variety. For example, a Mystery Seedling obtained from the 'Spooky Crystal Tree' will grow into a 'Big Spooky Crystal Tree'. These Big or Giant Trees are Level 2 Trees. In fact, any Tree grown from a Mystery Seedling will be a Level 2 Tree. The Big or Giant variety of any Tree is very much like the original Level 1 Tree. You therefore need not purchase the original Tree if you have Neighbours who have that Tree and are willing to share one with you when they obtain a Level 2 Tree from a Mystery Seedling.
The other sort of Level 1 Tree is the one you should purchase if you really love it. This sort is unique. When it produces a Mystery Seedling, that Seedling will grow into an entirely different variety of Tree from its parent. A current Premium Tree of this type in the Marketplace is the Pinecone Tree. The Pinecone Tree, when placed in an Orchard and harvested, will produce Mystery Seedlings that grow into an Acorn Tree. If, therefore, you do not purchase the Pinecone Tree, you will not obtain one from any Neighbour's Wall Post. If you do purchase one, you cannot grow any more of them. You can grow only Acorn Trees.
Finally, there are some special Trees that can be unlocked by Mastery of other Trees. These include the Astrological Trees.
Activating Quest Sequences:
This is a situation that I have experienced myself and therefore feel that the 'fix' may be useful to other Farmers. It can occur at two points in time. The first point when it can occur is when a new Quest Sequence is released. You may find that other Farmers are able to activate the Quest Sequence but that you are not able to do so. In this case, TRAVEL. For example, a new sequence of Haunted Hollow Quests may not activate when you load the game on the Haunted Hollow Farm. Travel to another Farm and then return to the Haunted Hollow to activate the Quest sequence.
The second point when you may experience the same problem is when you complete a Quest Sequence and opt to go through the Quests a second time. Again, if the Quest sequence does not begin, TRAVEL to a different farm and then return to the Haunted Hollow to activate the first Quest in the sequence again.
This problem arises evidently only on NEW Farms that are linked specifically to any Quest Sequence. It is easy enough to circumvent in the manner described.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Licorice and Dandelion Recipes
With the release of a number of new Crops, new Recipes have appeared in the various craft buildings as well. Some of the Crops required to complete Quests recently can be found in the new Recipes. For Farmers who, like me, hate to toss Crops away because his/her Market Stalls have been filled to capacity again and again, it comes as a relief to discover the new Recipes. Note that FarmVille recently gave Players the option to own all Craft Buildings for no cost whatsoever. You can have a total of five of the original Spa, Winery and Bakery on your Farms. In other words, one of each and two additional buildings on any other Farm. The additional duplicate buildings will be at the same level as the original.
Licorice and Dandelion are featured here:
Bakery:
Black Licorice
3 Bushels of Licorice
3 Bushels of Rye
3 Bushels of Sugar Cane
Strawberry Licorice Cupcake
2 Bushels of Licorice
4 Bushels of Strawberry
3 Bushels of Rye
Winery:
Root Beer:
3 Bushels of Licorice
3 Bushels of Peppermint
3 Bushels of Dandelion
Other recent additions to the Menu:
Spa
Dreamy Scented Oil
1 Bushel of Lavender
1 Bushel of Pink Roses
5 Bushels of Raspberry
Lily Bath Bomb
4 Bushels of Lily
4 Bushels of Peppermint
4 Bushels of Columbine
Not as recent, but released with the Hawaiian Farm were:
Seaweed Soap
2 Bushels of Kelp
3 Bushels of Green Tea
4 Bushels of Aloe Vera
Flower Lei
3 Bushels of Double Pikake
1 Bushel of Daffodil
2 Bushels of Lily
Bakery:
Rose Macaroon
4 Bushels of Rye
4 Bushels of Pink Rose
4 Bushels of Purple Poppy
Shrimp Toast
2 Bushels of Shrimp
2 Bushels of Rye
3 Bushels of Onion
Winery:
Oyster Shot
4 Bushels of Oyster
3 Bushels of Rice
4 Bushels of Ghost Chili
Daffodil Spirits
4 Bushels of Daffodil
4 Bushels of Raspberry
4 Bushels of Gladiolus
Sweet and Spicy Liqueur
6 Bushels of White Roses
2 Bushels of Potatoes
8 Bushels of Pepper
Artichoke Spirit
1 Bushel of Artichoke
3 Bushels of Elderberry
3 Bushels of Rhubarb
Chardonnay Wine
4 Bushels of Chardonnay
4 Bushels of Sugar Cane
3 Bushels of White Grape
Saffron Brandy
8 Bushels of Saffron
6 Bushels of Blackberry
8 Bushels of Zinfandel
English Pub:
Foxes Ale:
4 Bushels of Foxglove
4 Bushels of Hops
3 Bushels of Royal Hops
Turnip Stew:
3 Bushels of Turnips
3 Bushels of Field Beans
3 Bushels of Cara Potatoes
Jade Falls:Tea House
When my Farmer upgraded the Tea House to Level 5, the following Recipes were not included in the Menu. I therefore believe they are new Recipes:
Tom Yum Soup
4 Bushels of Lemongrass
3 Bushels of Saba
4 Bushels of Pepper
Onigiri
3 Bushels of Nori
3 Bushels of Sesame
3 Bushels of Rice
Kimchi Pancake
6 Bushels of Green Onion
5 Bushels of Sesame
3 Bushels of Cabbage
Portuguese Rice
3 Bushels of Bok Choy
2 Bushels of Chinese Daikon
3 Bushels of Rice
Licorice and Dandelion are featured here:
Bakery:
Black Licorice
3 Bushels of Licorice
3 Bushels of Rye
3 Bushels of Sugar Cane
Strawberry Licorice Cupcake
2 Bushels of Licorice
4 Bushels of Strawberry
3 Bushels of Rye
Winery:
Root Beer:
3 Bushels of Licorice
3 Bushels of Peppermint
3 Bushels of Dandelion
Other recent additions to the Menu:
Spa
Dreamy Scented Oil
1 Bushel of Lavender
1 Bushel of Pink Roses
5 Bushels of Raspberry
Lily Bath Bomb
4 Bushels of Lily
4 Bushels of Peppermint
4 Bushels of Columbine
Not as recent, but released with the Hawaiian Farm were:
Seaweed Soap
2 Bushels of Kelp
3 Bushels of Green Tea
4 Bushels of Aloe Vera
Flower Lei
3 Bushels of Double Pikake
1 Bushel of Daffodil
2 Bushels of Lily
Bakery:
Rose Macaroon
4 Bushels of Rye
4 Bushels of Pink Rose
4 Bushels of Purple Poppy
Shrimp Toast
2 Bushels of Shrimp
2 Bushels of Rye
3 Bushels of Onion
Winery:
Oyster Shot
4 Bushels of Oyster
3 Bushels of Rice
4 Bushels of Ghost Chili
Daffodil Spirits
4 Bushels of Daffodil
4 Bushels of Raspberry
4 Bushels of Gladiolus
Sweet and Spicy Liqueur
6 Bushels of White Roses
2 Bushels of Potatoes
8 Bushels of Pepper
Artichoke Spirit
1 Bushel of Artichoke
3 Bushels of Elderberry
3 Bushels of Rhubarb
Chardonnay Wine
4 Bushels of Chardonnay
4 Bushels of Sugar Cane
3 Bushels of White Grape
Saffron Brandy
8 Bushels of Saffron
6 Bushels of Blackberry
8 Bushels of Zinfandel
English Pub:
Foxes Ale:
4 Bushels of Foxglove
4 Bushels of Hops
3 Bushels of Royal Hops
Turnip Stew:
3 Bushels of Turnips
3 Bushels of Field Beans
3 Bushels of Cara Potatoes
Jade Falls:Tea House
When my Farmer upgraded the Tea House to Level 5, the following Recipes were not included in the Menu. I therefore believe they are new Recipes:
Tom Yum Soup
4 Bushels of Lemongrass
3 Bushels of Saba
4 Bushels of Pepper
Onigiri
3 Bushels of Nori
3 Bushels of Sesame
3 Bushels of Rice
Kimchi Pancake
6 Bushels of Green Onion
5 Bushels of Sesame
3 Bushels of Cabbage
Portuguese Rice
3 Bushels of Bok Choy
2 Bushels of Chinese Daikon
3 Bushels of Rice
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
New Jade Falls Recipes and Zynga Search Dog
With the new requirements for mastering a large number of Jade Falls Crops if a Player wishes to receive the Shipping Licence that will allow him/her to move items freely from Jade Falls to other Farms with corresponding Licences, new Recipes have been added to the Tea Shop:
Kimchi Pancakes:
6 Bushels of Green Onions
4 Bushels of Sesame
3 Bushels of Cabbage
Tom Yum Soup:
4 Bushels of Lemongrass
3 Bushels of Saba
4 Bushels of Pepper
Onigiri:
3 Bushels of Nori
3 Bushels of Sesame
3 Bushels of Rice
Players will notice that many of the ingredients are Crops that formerly had no use apart from generating income and mastery numbers.
Another new option that is not limited to any Farm is the Search Option. The Zynga Dog that now can be found in the Menu with the Gift Box and Storage Icons can be used not only to find any Item that is in the Gift Box, Storage Facility or on the Farm but can be used as well to count Crops! This is extremely useful for Players who perform the various Quests that require specific totals of Crop Harvests.
Kimchi Pancakes:
6 Bushels of Green Onions
4 Bushels of Sesame
3 Bushels of Cabbage
Tom Yum Soup:
4 Bushels of Lemongrass
3 Bushels of Saba
4 Bushels of Pepper
Onigiri:
3 Bushels of Nori
3 Bushels of Sesame
3 Bushels of Rice
Players will notice that many of the ingredients are Crops that formerly had no use apart from generating income and mastery numbers.
Another new option that is not limited to any Farm is the Search Option. The Zynga Dog that now can be found in the Menu with the Gift Box and Storage Icons can be used not only to find any Item that is in the Gift Box, Storage Facility or on the Farm but can be used as well to count Crops! This is extremely useful for Players who perform the various Quests that require specific totals of Crop Harvests.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Monster Lab and Serum Creation
I have to confess that I'm not really enamoured of 'Monsters' in the classical sense. The Monsters in Rune Factory are quite different as they can be charming and cute. The Chipsqueeks immediately come to mind. In FarmVille, however, Monsters tend to be hideous and frightening in the classical way that Monsters have been portrayed throughout the ages.
Despite this, one must complete the Monster Lab in the new Haunted Hollow Farm if one intends to succeed in the Spooky Quests... and I therefore did so and am trying to unlock the Monsters in the Lab by using the Serum that one can harvest periodically from the Lab.
The reason I am creating this post is because I could not obtain anything but the Blue Serum for ages from the Lab. I now realise rather belatedly that the Monster Lab was created on the same principles as the Unicorn Island. In other words, in the same way that the Purple Amethyst is the default Gem harvested from Unicorn Island (and will be the one that is harvested from all existing Unicorns placed there as well as those who correspond to that Gem), the Blue Serum in the Monster Lab may be the default. It certainly is the Serum that corresponds to the original Chickenpire Monster you create.
The first Monster created in the Lab is the Chickenpire Monster and it is the one that gives Red Serum from the start.
I have unlocked very few but here are the correspondences I have so far:
Chickenpire: Blue Serum
To create: 4 Blue Serum
Frankensheep: Green Serum
To create: 5 Blue Serum
Monster Hog: Blue Serum
To create: 2 Blue Serum, 4 Green Serum
Mummy Duck: Orange Serum
To create: 4 Blue Serum, 3 Green Serum
La Chupacabra: Yellow Serum
To create: 4 Blue Serum, 3 Green Serum, 2 Orange Serum
Giant Moth: Orange Serum
To create: 4 Blue Serum, 5 Green Serum, 4 Orange Serum, 2 Yellow Serum
Fish Creature: Pink Serum
To create: 5 Blue Serum, 7 Green Serum, 6 Orange Serum, 6 Yellow Serum
Mega Monkey: Yellow Serum
To create: 6 Blue Serum, 4 Green Serum, 10 Orange Serum, 6 Yellow Serum, 4 Pink Serum
Final Monster:
To create: 6 Blue Serum, 8 Green Serum, 6 Orange Serum, 10 Yellow Serum, 8 Pink Serum
In other words, it probably is best to keep your Monster Hog out of the Monster Pen and simply Harvest from the Pen containing nothing more than the Frankensheep until you have sufficient Green Serum to unlock and create the fourth Monster in the form of the Mummy Duck. I daresay you then will need some Orange Serum from the Mummy Duck for the fifth Monster.
As I confessed, I haven't made any real haste to move forward on this, quite unlike my actions with respect to the Unicorn Island, where I unlocked all five pages of Unicorns as quickly as possible. If a Player is as keen on Monsters as I am on Unicorns, he/she can build a second Monster Pen to be able to harvest more Serum... Another method of creating more Green Serum is by creating another Frankensheep. In the same way that a new Unicorn will generate a Gem upon creation, a new Monster generates its corresponding Serum colour.
If you would like to obtain any Harvests of Green Serum, you should remove the Chickenpire from the Lab with all haste after creating the Frankensheep.
If you look at the list of ingredients required to create the first six Monsters, you will see that as you progress, more Serum of EVERY colour is needed. As with the Unicorns, you will discover that the Blue and Green Serum you formerly spurned must be created in quantity if you wish to continue to unlock new Monsters. Again, the quickest way to achieve this is by having more than one Monster Pen and placing a single Monster for each colour in each Pen.
Remember that Monsters like the Imp, a Quest Reward and a Creature that must be Mastered in order to complete one of the Quest Sequences, will yield NO Serum. Only Monsters created in the Pen will yield Serum. There is no advantage to an increase in the number of any single type of Monster placed in your Pen. One Giant Moth will yield as much Orange Serum as three Giant Moths. You can harvest the Monster Pen twice daily, however.
Incidentally, Mastery of specific Monsters and harvesting the Monster Pen a specific number of times both have been requirements in Quest Sequences. Furthermore, the creation of ALL Monsters in the List is a Requirement for 'beating' the Haunted Hollow Farm. When you 'beat' the Haunted Hollow, you will obtain a Shipping Licence that will allow you to share items freely between the Haunted Hollow and any other Farms for which you have Licences as well as giving you a Statue to commemorate the achievement.
Despite this, one must complete the Monster Lab in the new Haunted Hollow Farm if one intends to succeed in the Spooky Quests... and I therefore did so and am trying to unlock the Monsters in the Lab by using the Serum that one can harvest periodically from the Lab.
The reason I am creating this post is because I could not obtain anything but the Blue Serum for ages from the Lab. I now realise rather belatedly that the Monster Lab was created on the same principles as the Unicorn Island. In other words, in the same way that the Purple Amethyst is the default Gem harvested from Unicorn Island (and will be the one that is harvested from all existing Unicorns placed there as well as those who correspond to that Gem), the Blue Serum in the Monster Lab may be the default. It certainly is the Serum that corresponds to the original Chickenpire Monster you create.
The first Monster created in the Lab is the Chickenpire Monster and it is the one that gives Red Serum from the start.
I have unlocked very few but here are the correspondences I have so far:
Chickenpire: Blue Serum
To create: 4 Blue Serum
Frankensheep: Green Serum
To create: 5 Blue Serum
Monster Hog: Blue Serum
To create: 2 Blue Serum, 4 Green Serum
Mummy Duck: Orange Serum
To create: 4 Blue Serum, 3 Green Serum
La Chupacabra: Yellow Serum
To create: 4 Blue Serum, 3 Green Serum, 2 Orange Serum
Giant Moth: Orange Serum
To create: 4 Blue Serum, 5 Green Serum, 4 Orange Serum, 2 Yellow Serum
Fish Creature: Pink Serum
To create: 5 Blue Serum, 7 Green Serum, 6 Orange Serum, 6 Yellow Serum
Mega Monkey: Yellow Serum
To create: 6 Blue Serum, 4 Green Serum, 10 Orange Serum, 6 Yellow Serum, 4 Pink Serum
Final Monster:
To create: 6 Blue Serum, 8 Green Serum, 6 Orange Serum, 10 Yellow Serum, 8 Pink Serum
In other words, it probably is best to keep your Monster Hog out of the Monster Pen and simply Harvest from the Pen containing nothing more than the Frankensheep until you have sufficient Green Serum to unlock and create the fourth Monster in the form of the Mummy Duck. I daresay you then will need some Orange Serum from the Mummy Duck for the fifth Monster.
As I confessed, I haven't made any real haste to move forward on this, quite unlike my actions with respect to the Unicorn Island, where I unlocked all five pages of Unicorns as quickly as possible. If a Player is as keen on Monsters as I am on Unicorns, he/she can build a second Monster Pen to be able to harvest more Serum... Another method of creating more Green Serum is by creating another Frankensheep. In the same way that a new Unicorn will generate a Gem upon creation, a new Monster generates its corresponding Serum colour.
If you would like to obtain any Harvests of Green Serum, you should remove the Chickenpire from the Lab with all haste after creating the Frankensheep.
If you look at the list of ingredients required to create the first six Monsters, you will see that as you progress, more Serum of EVERY colour is needed. As with the Unicorns, you will discover that the Blue and Green Serum you formerly spurned must be created in quantity if you wish to continue to unlock new Monsters. Again, the quickest way to achieve this is by having more than one Monster Pen and placing a single Monster for each colour in each Pen.
Remember that Monsters like the Imp, a Quest Reward and a Creature that must be Mastered in order to complete one of the Quest Sequences, will yield NO Serum. Only Monsters created in the Pen will yield Serum. There is no advantage to an increase in the number of any single type of Monster placed in your Pen. One Giant Moth will yield as much Orange Serum as three Giant Moths. You can harvest the Monster Pen twice daily, however.
Incidentally, Mastery of specific Monsters and harvesting the Monster Pen a specific number of times both have been requirements in Quest Sequences. Furthermore, the creation of ALL Monsters in the List is a Requirement for 'beating' the Haunted Hollow Farm. When you 'beat' the Haunted Hollow, you will obtain a Shipping Licence that will allow you to share items freely between the Haunted Hollow and any other Farms for which you have Licences as well as giving you a Statue to commemorate the achievement.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
New Haunted Hollow Farm
It has been claimed that Hallowe'en is the second most popular holiday in the U.S. and one that generates almost as much business as Christmas. People often decorate their houses more lavishly than they do during the Christmas holidays and the purchase of sweets and costumes is another source of income for businesses.
FarmVille initially released the Lighthouse Cove Farm as an Autumn Getaway a year ago but the new 'Haunted Hollow' Farm is more overtly a 'spooky' farm that is based on Hallowe'en. As is often the case when Zynga first releases a new farm, there is an 'early' opportunity to unlock the locaiton and to perform special quests that will not be available when the Farm is released free to the general public.
The cost for the 'early ticket' to the Hollow is 35 FC. Although many players have not 'beat' Jade Falls yet, some have yielded to the temptation to unlock the new Hallowe'en farm early.
At the Haunted Hollow, there is a mountaintop like the ones in Hawaii and Jade Farms that can be upgraded to Level 10. and harvested for items. There is a Monster Lab, a new option in FarmVille similar to the Dinosaur Lab.
My Potion Shop is the building where Recipes are completed for items that can be traded for Fuel. New Crops that can be grown only in the Hollow are ingredients in these Recipes.
At Level 1, the Recipes are as follows:
Nightshade Sherbet:
2 Bushels of Zombies
2 Bushels of Tombstones
2 Bushels of Sugar
Pumpkin Pie
1 Bushel of Jack-o-Lanterns
1 Bushel of Green Toadstools
2 Bushels of Wheat
Witch's Brew
1 Bushel of Ghoul Garlic
1 Bushel of Sage
2 Bushels of Red Tulips
At Level 2:
Cauldron Stwe
1 Bushel of Sage
2 Bushels of Tombsttone
2 Bushels of Tomato
Invisibility Potion
1 Bushel of Wormwood
1 Bushel of Green Toadstool
2 Bushels of Aloe Vera
Crystal Cocktail
2 Bushels of Spectre Berries
2 Bushels of Jack-o-Lanterns
1 Bushel of Grapes
At Level 3:
Fire Brew:
2 Bushels of Spectre Berries
1 Bushel of Sage
2 Bushels of Jalapeno
Stink Bomb
1 Bushel of Ghoul Garlic
2 Bushels of Zombies
1 Bushel of Bell Peppers
Lucky Charm:
3 Bushels of Tombstones
2 Bushels of Green Toadstool
1 Bushel of Lavender
The Monster Lab can be harvested regularly for Monster Serum in the same way that the Dinosaur Lab can be harvested for its DNA.
FarmVille initially released the Lighthouse Cove Farm as an Autumn Getaway a year ago but the new 'Haunted Hollow' Farm is more overtly a 'spooky' farm that is based on Hallowe'en. As is often the case when Zynga first releases a new farm, there is an 'early' opportunity to unlock the locaiton and to perform special quests that will not be available when the Farm is released free to the general public.
The cost for the 'early ticket' to the Hollow is 35 FC. Although many players have not 'beat' Jade Falls yet, some have yielded to the temptation to unlock the new Hallowe'en farm early.
At the Haunted Hollow, there is a mountaintop like the ones in Hawaii and Jade Farms that can be upgraded to Level 10. and harvested for items. There is a Monster Lab, a new option in FarmVille similar to the Dinosaur Lab.
My Potion Shop is the building where Recipes are completed for items that can be traded for Fuel. New Crops that can be grown only in the Hollow are ingredients in these Recipes.
At Level 1, the Recipes are as follows:
Nightshade Sherbet:
2 Bushels of Zombies
2 Bushels of Tombstones
2 Bushels of Sugar
Pumpkin Pie
1 Bushel of Jack-o-Lanterns
1 Bushel of Green Toadstools
2 Bushels of Wheat
Witch's Brew
1 Bushel of Ghoul Garlic
1 Bushel of Sage
2 Bushels of Red Tulips
At Level 2:
Cauldron Stwe
1 Bushel of Sage
2 Bushels of Tombsttone
2 Bushels of Tomato
Invisibility Potion
1 Bushel of Wormwood
1 Bushel of Green Toadstool
2 Bushels of Aloe Vera
Crystal Cocktail
2 Bushels of Spectre Berries
2 Bushels of Jack-o-Lanterns
1 Bushel of Grapes
At Level 3:
Fire Brew:
2 Bushels of Spectre Berries
1 Bushel of Sage
2 Bushels of Jalapeno
Stink Bomb
1 Bushel of Ghoul Garlic
2 Bushels of Zombies
1 Bushel of Bell Peppers
Lucky Charm:
3 Bushels of Tombstones
2 Bushels of Green Toadstool
1 Bushel of Lavender
The Monster Lab can be harvested regularly for Monster Serum in the same way that the Dinosaur Lab can be harvested for its DNA.
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