Showing posts with label FarmVille Freak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FarmVille Freak. Show all posts

Thursday, February 9, 2012

FarmVille drives in the Pick Up Truck Seeder

FarmVille announced via their official FaceBook Fan Page that the FarmVille Pick Up Truck Seeder would be coming soon to farms near you!

You may remember that earlier this month FarmVille polled farmers via the official FarmVille Forum and asked us to vote on what the next vehicle released should be.

We conducted the same poll at FarmVille Freak, and FarmVille Freaks also chose the Pick Up Truck as the next FarmVille Seeder with the most votes. Farmers have been requesting a Pick Up Truck for a long time now, as many feel that no real farm is complete without a Pick Up Truck.

Some of the other choices included in the poll were Fire Truck (second choice on FarmVille Freak), Trolley, and Dump Truck.

From FarmVille:

    "Earlier this month we asked for your help in choosing a new seeder or FarmVille. Today we would like to thank you by providing a sneak peek at the artwork for the vote winner: the Pickup Truck. Thanks for your help! **Please note that this is prerelease artwork and subject to change before you can get it on your farm.**"

Are you happy with the decision for the Pick Up Truck Seeder to be the next FarmVille vehicle? What other type of vehicle would you like to see on your farm?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille: Video Spoofs Jimmy Buffet's MargaritaVille

The video "FarmaritaVille", above, is a fun FarmVille themed spoof of Jimmy Buffet's MargaritaVille.

The video jokingly depicts some of the addictions and obsessions that many FarmVille Freaks face. Here is an excerpt from the opening lyrics:

    "There's just too much violence in the World of War Craft, and I can't stand the guns in Mafia Wars, so I slip on my overalls and i log onto FaceBook. I want the feeling of working outside while I'm sitting indoors. So I'm wasting the day again in FarmaritaVille trying to raise my Carrots and Corn. Some people claim that I've got no life at all, but at least its better than porn."

My personal favorite line is, "Life is not about Carrots!"

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille New Permanent Crops: Chickpea Crop & Heirloom Carrot

FarmVille Chickpea and Heirloom Carrot crop
FarmVille released two new permanent seeds that include a Chickpea crop and Heirloom Carrot crop. These seeds can be purchased in the FarmVille Market at any time as they are now permanent market fixtures. There is Crop Mastery available for both seeds.

Chickpea seeds are available to level 10 farmers and above. However, you must have already mastered Soybeans to unlock Chickpea seeds. The Chickpea seeds can be purchased for 80 coins and will take 20 hours to grow, when harvested it will yield 210 coins and 2 XP with a profit of 130 coins.

Heirloom Carrot seeds are available to level 57 farmers and above. However, you must have already mastered Carrots to unlock Heirloom Carrot seeds. Heirloom Carrots can be purchased for 110 coins and will take 12 hours to grow, when harvested it will yield 210 coins and 1 XP with a profit of 100 coins.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

FarmVille Sneak Peek: Visit England Sign hints at European expansion

Just like Lexilicious said, we'll soon be traveling to a faraway land in FarmVille. The folks at FarmVille Freak have stumbled upon an image of a sign that reads "Visit England Soon." It actually looks very similar to the recent sign promoting CityVille in the game, so perhaps this will be a portal into another location in FarmVille.

However, it could just as easily be a new theme of items that will release. But I would hope with a build up like this--between what sounded like a British man teasing the feature on the FarmVille podcast and now a promotional sign--that England in FarmVille would be much deeper than that. And unlike most of FarmVille Freak's findings, this is, in fact, confirmed. Stay tuned for when the time comes to journey across the pond.

[Image Credit: FarmVille Freak]

What do you think the new England expansion will turn out to be? When do you think it will be released to the game?

Friday, December 30, 2011

FarmVille English Countryside Dairy Farm Goals: Everything you need to know

FarmVille Lily
Just as the Village Map was revealed yesterday (spoilers!), Zynga released the Dairy Farm for all to see on the English Countryside. Well, at least it released the Goals to unlock and build your own Milk Machines in FarmVille. There is a series of four Goals that will grant you with a Dairy Farm, if you help Lily with her list of problems. There's always got to be problems.

1. How Dairy You

    Get a new Cow
    Harvest 100 Bluebells

How Dairy You
To get a new Cow, either just click on the button within the Goal window or head to the Market--they go for an easy 300 coins. Then, harvesting 100 Bluebells will cost 12 thousand coins and take at least 12 hours if you can plant them all at once. Complete this Goal to receive your very own Dairy Farm, 100 XP and 2,500 coins.

2. Say Cheese

    Get 6 Cheese Cultures
    Collect from your Dairy Farm twice

Say Cheese
Another simple Goal, these Cheese Cultures can be requested right from the Goal's menu window for your friends to answer. The second requirement will take some time as the cool down on collecting from buildings is considerable. Regardless, finishing this Goal will reward you with 200 XP, 5,000 coins and a Shorthorn Cow.

3. Showing Off

    Achieve one Mastery Tier of Bluebells
    Use a Combine 50 times
    Expand the farm to 16x16

Showing Off
Now, things begin to get interesting, if a challenge is interesting to you. To achieve Bluebell Mastery, just keep plantin', but remember to use the Combine when you do to kill two birds with one stone. However, Fuel is tough to come by these days, so let's hope Zynga tweaks this second requirement. The 16x16 expansion to a Family Farm costs an insane 50 thousand coins, but the return on mastering Bluebells even just once should help a great deal in raising the money for this. You'll be rewarded with 7,500 coins, 300 XP and five Vehicle Parts.

4. Saving Dr. Fluffy

    Visit 6 Neighbors
    Get 6 Electric Torches
    Harvest 100 Radishes

Saving Dr. Fluffy
In this fourth and final Goal, the requirements are surprisingly simple. First, just plant those 100 Radishes, which will cost you 9,000 coins and take 18 hours at the very least. Then, go off and visit your friends and request for Electronic Torches through the Goal's menu. Finally, this Goal will reward your success with the coveted Sheep Pen for your home farm, 500 XP and a Bunny to bounce around your farm.

[Source and Image Credit: FarmVille Freak]

Check out the rest of our English Countryside coverage right here.

Have you tried these Goals yet? What tips do you have for completing them even faster?

FarmVille English Countryside Dig Site Goals: Everything you need to know

As if milking cows isn't a dirty-enough gig, it's time to get them dirty literally with the next set of Goals to the new FarmVille, the English Countryside. In these Goals, players will meet the illustrious Professor Milton of Drummund Institute Royal Tutor Society as he searches for rare artifacts. It's time get all Indiana Jones up in FarmVille--with less whip and more digging, unfortunately.

1. Dig It

    Plow 100 Plots of farmland
    Fertilize 25 Neighbor Crops (Total)

Dig It
Plowing 100 new Plots should be easy enough given the nice amount of room you have thanks to helping Lily out in the Dairy Farm. Fertilizing neighbor crops shouldn't be terribly difficult, but it will take at least five total visits to complete. Finish this Goal and enjoy 2,500 coins, 100 XP and an Ancient Cow Statue, as if you could do anything with that.

2. Book 'Em

    Get 6 Old Books
    Buy and Place one Storage Cellar

Book 'Em
Getting the Old Books is simple: Just use the "Ask Friends" button within the Goal window. Then, the Storage Cellar can be purchased directly from the Goal window or through the Market for a measly single coin. We imagine this is because it's attached to a Goal, but it could just as easily be a bug. The new Storage Cellar acts as a permanent gifting event like the Duck Pond or new English Wishing Well. Completing this Goal will reward you with 3,000 coins, 200 XP and an Ancient Duck Statue.

3. Past Pursuits

    Harvest 100 Hops
    Fertilize 25 Neighbor Crops (Total)

Past Pursuits
Again, you'll have to visit at least five friends to fertilize 25 crops total. This will be convenient especially when waiting for the 100 Hops you planted, which will cost 15 thousand coins and take at least 10 hours. Complete this simple Goal and 5,000 coins, 300 XP and Knight Armor, an Avatar costume, are yours.

4. Ancient Methods

    Achieve Level 1 Hops Mastery
    Harvest 50 Barley

Ancient Methods
This Goal will prove more time consuming, as you must master Hops to at least Tier 1, which will take 780 total harvests. The 50 Barley will cost you 8,000 coins and take at least 12 hours to harvest. Other than achieving Mastery, there isn't much else to this simple-yet-difficult Goal. Finish it to receive 7,500 coins, 400 XP and 5 Farm Cash.

5. Drinking in History

    Harvest 50 Royal Hops
    Make three Lionhead Ales

Drinking in History
After discovering the Royal Hops (since when do we need archeology to find new crops?), it's time to harvest them and put them to good use. The 50 Royal Hops will cost 12 thousand coins and take at least 10 hours to harvest. To learn how to make the Lionhead Ale recipe, check out our guide right here. Finally, this series is over, and for your hard work enjoy 500 XP, one Museum and a Double Mastery, which, well grants double Mastery for all crops. Yeah, I'd say these long Goals are worth it.

[Source and Image Credit: FarmVille Freak]

Check out the rest of our English Countryside coverage right here.

How far along are you in these Goals? Do you have any tips for completing them any faster?