Perhaps, these could be some future Island themed FarmVille decorations. What do you think?
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Martijn for finding these unreleased FarmVille Orange Azelea & Pink Azelea.
Sources:
FarmVille Unreleased Tiki Hot Pink Flamingo – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Unreleased Orange Azelea – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Unreleased Pink Azelea – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Unreleased Floral Container – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn farmville. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn farmville. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille Rotatable Buildings Coming Soon?
FarmVille Tuscany Villa rotated
FarmVille Freak Martijn shared with us some exciting news concerning the ability to rotate buildings in FarmVille. One of the most common complaints about decorations and buildings is that they are "as is" and you cannot rotate them to fit your farm's design.
The good news is that Zynga already announced via an official Podcast that more rotations would be "coming soon". We all know that "coming soon" could mean days, weeks, or months in FarmVille, but FarmVille Freak Martijn may have found some proof of upcoming rotation improvements supporting that it may be very soon indeed.
FarmVille Freak Martijn has been a long-time FarmVille Freak and started his own FaceBook fan page that is dedicated to finding unreleased FarmVille items and features. You can check him out on FaceBook here: FarmVille Code Hunters aka The Men Who Stare at Codes
FarmVille Tuscany Castle and Tiki Giant Hut rotated
"One of the most anticipated features still to come in Farmville is on it's way! Just recently Lexilicious mentioned in a podcast that we will soon have the ability to rotate our buildings.
Today we found proof that the artistic development team made some progress towards this feature. Recent additions to the long list of buildings have all been now equipped with a left and a right side view. A Little disappointment here, they're not really rotated, but rather mirrored.
We've taken the liberty to extract these images from the server files to show you some proof. So far, the first release of Tiki buildings and the last release of Tuscany buildings were found to have a left and right side view. No animated buildings that have this ability have been found yet.
Look closely to the shadows on most of the buildings to see that these are really all seperate images. (The Tuscany church is the only one that shows no difference at all but there are indeed two images hidden in the gamefiles and the Tikibar still only has one viewing angle)
There is no telling at this point when this feature will be available in the game. The artistic team has a long way ahead of itself, seeing that there are a lot of buildings already available in the game." – FarmVille Freak Martijn
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Freak Martijn shared with us some exciting news concerning the ability to rotate buildings in FarmVille. One of the most common complaints about decorations and buildings is that they are "as is" and you cannot rotate them to fit your farm's design.
The good news is that Zynga already announced via an official Podcast that more rotations would be "coming soon". We all know that "coming soon" could mean days, weeks, or months in FarmVille, but FarmVille Freak Martijn may have found some proof of upcoming rotation improvements supporting that it may be very soon indeed.
FarmVille Freak Martijn has been a long-time FarmVille Freak and started his own FaceBook fan page that is dedicated to finding unreleased FarmVille items and features. You can check him out on FaceBook here: FarmVille Code Hunters aka The Men Who Stare at Codes
FarmVille Tuscany Castle and Tiki Giant Hut rotated
"One of the most anticipated features still to come in Farmville is on it's way! Just recently Lexilicious mentioned in a podcast that we will soon have the ability to rotate our buildings.
Today we found proof that the artistic development team made some progress towards this feature. Recent additions to the long list of buildings have all been now equipped with a left and a right side view. A Little disappointment here, they're not really rotated, but rather mirrored.
We've taken the liberty to extract these images from the server files to show you some proof. So far, the first release of Tiki buildings and the last release of Tuscany buildings were found to have a left and right side view. No animated buildings that have this ability have been found yet.
Look closely to the shadows on most of the buildings to see that these are really all seperate images. (The Tuscany church is the only one that shows no difference at all but there are indeed two images hidden in the gamefiles and the Tikibar still only has one viewing angle)
There is no telling at this point when this feature will be available in the game. The artistic team has a long way ahead of itself, seeing that there are a lot of buildings already available in the game." – FarmVille Freak Martijn
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012
Is FarmVille Coming Soon to Android?
After feeling left out and forgotten with the recent FarmVille iPhone collaboration that birthed exclusive virtual FarmVille items (see Snow Leopard) for iPhone's FarmVille application users, Android supporters finally have something to be happy about. FarmVille may be "coming soon" to Android!
Lots of naysayers said it couldn't be done with iPhone, Android, or any smart phone for that matter, yet the FarmVille application for iPhone was successfully released at the end of June.
So could FarmVille be coming soon to Android? Possibly! The URL www.farmvilleandroid.com was just recently registered by DNStination, which is the same registrant as FarmVille.com. As of yet there has been no official release made by Zynga or FarmVille, but this could be a good indicator of a future FarmVille and Android partnership. Worst case scenario, securing the FarmVilleAndroid.com domain name demonstrates FarmVille's interest in Android, even if it is just a placeholder for now.
It seems like a wise decision as there are many farmers who are non-iPhone users who would also love to have other options to satisfy their farming needs.
Would you like to see FarmVille available for Android?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Lots of naysayers said it couldn't be done with iPhone, Android, or any smart phone for that matter, yet the FarmVille application for iPhone was successfully released at the end of June.
So could FarmVille be coming soon to Android? Possibly! The URL www.farmvilleandroid.com was just recently registered by DNStination, which is the same registrant as FarmVille.com. As of yet there has been no official release made by Zynga or FarmVille, but this could be a good indicator of a future FarmVille and Android partnership. Worst case scenario, securing the FarmVilleAndroid.com domain name demonstrates FarmVille's interest in Android, even if it is just a placeholder for now.
It seems like a wise decision as there are many farmers who are non-iPhone users who would also love to have other options to satisfy their farming needs.
Would you like to see FarmVille available for Android?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille's Formula for Land Expansion
Ever wonder how FarmVille calculates the cost of land expansion?
Well, with the latest 26x26 land expansion being rolled out and currently available as a limited release, lots of farmers are wondering how the 2 million coins price tag for 26x26 land expansion is validated . Please note, not all farmers have access to the 26x26 expansion at this point. More users will gain access over the next few days and eventually everyone will have the 26x26 available in their FarmVille Market.
A FarmVille Freak came up with the following equation that FarmVille seems to have used for past, current, and future land expansions. He shared his equation via the official FarmVille Forum.
"I've done the math, and the current price formula for expansions is ridiculous. I have determined this:
14x14 -- 52 New Plots = 10,000 coins | ~192 coins per new plot
16x16 -- 60 New Plots = 25,000 coins | ~417 coins per new plot
18x18 -- 68 New Plots = 50,000 coins | ~735 coins per new plot
20x20 -- 76 New Plots = 75,000 coins | ~987 coins per new plot
22x22 -- 84 New Plots = 250,000 coins | ~2,976 coins per new plot
24x24 -- 92 New Plots = 500,000 coins | ~5,435 coins per new plot
26x26 -- 100 New Plots = 2,000,000 coins | 20,000 coins per new plot" (Ben MKM)
More details on the 26x26 Land Expansion:
Can be purchased with 2 Million coins OR farm cash for 80 FV$.
The coin option will require you to add 5 new FarmVille neighbors, unless you already have the maximum of 300 neighbors allowed.
You must have a minimum of at least 35 FarmVille neighbors to purchase the expansion.
Land Expansion is currently in a limited release, meaning only a certain percentage of farmers have access. FarmVille will be "slowly rolling out" the expansion to all players over the next few days.
How do you feel about the latest FarmVille Expansion? Is it too much? Does it matter? Will you purchase as soon as possible?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.
Well, with the latest 26x26 land expansion being rolled out and currently available as a limited release, lots of farmers are wondering how the 2 million coins price tag for 26x26 land expansion is validated . Please note, not all farmers have access to the 26x26 expansion at this point. More users will gain access over the next few days and eventually everyone will have the 26x26 available in their FarmVille Market.
A FarmVille Freak came up with the following equation that FarmVille seems to have used for past, current, and future land expansions. He shared his equation via the official FarmVille Forum.
"I've done the math, and the current price formula for expansions is ridiculous. I have determined this:
14x14 -- 52 New Plots = 10,000 coins | ~192 coins per new plot
16x16 -- 60 New Plots = 25,000 coins | ~417 coins per new plot
18x18 -- 68 New Plots = 50,000 coins | ~735 coins per new plot
20x20 -- 76 New Plots = 75,000 coins | ~987 coins per new plot
22x22 -- 84 New Plots = 250,000 coins | ~2,976 coins per new plot
24x24 -- 92 New Plots = 500,000 coins | ~5,435 coins per new plot
26x26 -- 100 New Plots = 2,000,000 coins | 20,000 coins per new plot" (Ben MKM)
More details on the 26x26 Land Expansion:
Can be purchased with 2 Million coins OR farm cash for 80 FV$.
The coin option will require you to add 5 new FarmVille neighbors, unless you already have the maximum of 300 neighbors allowed.
You must have a minimum of at least 35 FarmVille neighbors to purchase the expansion.
Land Expansion is currently in a limited release, meaning only a certain percentage of farmers have access. FarmVille will be "slowly rolling out" the expansion to all players over the next few days.
How do you feel about the latest FarmVille Expansion? Is it too much? Does it matter? Will you purchase as soon as possible?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.
FarmVille Unreleased Euro Bison
Thank you to FarmVille Freak UserUser3 for finding this unreleased FarmVille Euro Bison!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille new permanent crops: Zucchini and Rhubarb
FarmVille Zucchini and Rhubard
You may purchase these seeds at any time in the FarmVille Market. Crop Mastery is available for both.
Rhubarb costs 65 Coins to purchase, takes 16 hours to grow, and yields 150 Coins and 1 XP.
Zucchini seeds are only available to Level 27 farmers and above who have also mastered Pattypan Squash. Zucchini seeds will cost 120 Coins to purchase, take 16 hours to grow, and yield 220 Coins and 2 XP. Will you grown Zucchini or Rhubarb on your farm?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
You may purchase these seeds at any time in the FarmVille Market. Crop Mastery is available for both.
Rhubarb costs 65 Coins to purchase, takes 16 hours to grow, and yields 150 Coins and 1 XP.
Zucchini seeds are only available to Level 27 farmers and above who have also mastered Pattypan Squash. Zucchini seeds will cost 120 Coins to purchase, take 16 hours to grow, and yield 220 Coins and 2 XP. Will you grown Zucchini or Rhubarb on your farm?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Bakery Delivery Co-op mission: Grow wheat, win a sweet red truck
FarmVille has -- at last -- released a new social mission, called the Bakery Delivery Co-Op Mission. You and your Co-Op buddies can band together to plant 1,450 plots of wheat and harvest it within a certain amount of time to earn gold, silver or bronze and subsequent rewards, including the Cherry Red Seeder Truck, which is a must-have for any farm vehicle junkie.
farmville bakery delivery coop
Here are the requirements for each of the rewards:
Gold: Complete in 1 day, 7 hours
Reward: 610 coins, 700 XP
Silver: Complete in 1 day, 23 hours
Reward: 535 coins, 620 XP
Bronze: Complete in 3 days, 5 hours
Reward: 425 coins, 520 XP
What do you think of the new red Seeder Truck?
farmville bakery delivery coop
Here are the requirements for each of the rewards:
Gold: Complete in 1 day, 7 hours
Reward: 610 coins, 700 XP
Silver: Complete in 1 day, 23 hours
Reward: 535 coins, 620 XP
Bronze: Complete in 3 days, 5 hours
Reward: 425 coins, 520 XP
What do you think of the new red Seeder Truck?
FarmVille Mystery Gift Prizes Updated - August 12th
The FarmVille free Mystery Gift prizes have been updated with a new set of prizes as of August 12, 2010.
Please note, this is for the free giftable Mystery Gifts (not farm cash Mystery Box or Mystery Game). You may send free Mystery Gifts to your FarmVille neighbors via the FarmVille Gifting Page.
In addition to the previous Mystery Gift prizes, the following are newly confirmed prizes for this Mystery Gift as of today.
Long Tailed Duck
White Lawn Chair
Flower Bucket
What prize did you receive in the August 12th Mystery Gift?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Please note, this is for the free giftable Mystery Gifts (not farm cash Mystery Box or Mystery Game). You may send free Mystery Gifts to your FarmVille neighbors via the FarmVille Gifting Page.
In addition to the previous Mystery Gift prizes, the following are newly confirmed prizes for this Mystery Gift as of today.
Long Tailed Duck
White Lawn Chair
Flower Bucket
What prize did you receive in the August 12th Mystery Gift?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 2, 2012
armVille Add Comment Zynga's Platinum Purchase Program does high-profile, underground transactions
Zynga conducts underground direct money transfers
While we know Zynga has made some pretty inflammatory comments before in reference to its game design, we've seldom heard the company behind social game giant FarmVille say much of anything about addiction. Maybe this is because they'd rather not be seen as hypocritical when the company was recently discovered running a hushed transaction program known as the Platinum Purchase Program.
The program is only dealt with via e-mail and the minimum purchase price is $500 via wire-transfer only. Buying directly nets purchasers more bonus points to buy items in their games. Since Zynga doesn't mention this secret program on its website or in any Zynga game, these high-profile purchasers are rewarded extra points for referring friends to the program. This spreads the word among the those who are hooked on the program with less chance of this underground program being exposed.
Information on the program is seldom online, except a few blog posts from a writer known as Loot Lady, who mentions the trouble she had finding the program. She also includes an e-mail she sent referring to program with an official response from Zynga customer service. It makes sense: why would Zynga admit to enabling addicts with surprisingly shallow pockets like the unemployed disabled man that the New York Times recently spoke with?
The program lends itself to those who are addicted to their games by allowing them to purchase points in mass quantities without the purchases showing up on their credit history. Knowing the destructively addictive effect that other social games can have on players, we cannot imagine how much revenue Zynga is bringing in behind the scenes (until now).
[Via Gawker]
UPDATE: A reader, Sarah, got in touch with Zynga about the Platinum Program and received the following email back:
zynga platinum program
What do you think of this Platinum Purchase Program? Is this a way to encourage non-US players to spend money or is this more sinister -- fueling social game addiction?
While we know Zynga has made some pretty inflammatory comments before in reference to its game design, we've seldom heard the company behind social game giant FarmVille say much of anything about addiction. Maybe this is because they'd rather not be seen as hypocritical when the company was recently discovered running a hushed transaction program known as the Platinum Purchase Program.
The program is only dealt with via e-mail and the minimum purchase price is $500 via wire-transfer only. Buying directly nets purchasers more bonus points to buy items in their games. Since Zynga doesn't mention this secret program on its website or in any Zynga game, these high-profile purchasers are rewarded extra points for referring friends to the program. This spreads the word among the those who are hooked on the program with less chance of this underground program being exposed.
Information on the program is seldom online, except a few blog posts from a writer known as Loot Lady, who mentions the trouble she had finding the program. She also includes an e-mail she sent referring to program with an official response from Zynga customer service. It makes sense: why would Zynga admit to enabling addicts with surprisingly shallow pockets like the unemployed disabled man that the New York Times recently spoke with?
The program lends itself to those who are addicted to their games by allowing them to purchase points in mass quantities without the purchases showing up on their credit history. Knowing the destructively addictive effect that other social games can have on players, we cannot imagine how much revenue Zynga is bringing in behind the scenes (until now).
[Via Gawker]
UPDATE: A reader, Sarah, got in touch with Zynga about the Platinum Program and received the following email back:
zynga platinum program
What do you think of this Platinum Purchase Program? Is this a way to encourage non-US players to spend money or is this more sinister -- fueling social game addiction?
FarmVille Truffles: Everything you need to know
FarmVille Pig Truffle Hunting
Zynga recently released a new way of getting Truffles from your pigs in FarmVille: the Pigpen. While we already know how to build our pigpens and send our pigs truffle hunting, the wild world of truffles has been somewhat of a mystery. Specifically, the many varieties of truffles and what you'll be rewarded with for trading them in (hint: rare pigs and coins aplenty). Until now.
Join us behind the cut for a detailed guide on what these weird (and apparently delicious) fungi can have in store for you.
FarmVille Pig Found a Truffle
Since the world of truffles can get pretty confusing, we're going to break it down by the four truffle varieties: brown, black, white and golden. Then, check below for which pig will be able to find each truffle and what that truffle will get you after trading it in. You'll notice a bit of overlap in the rewards versus what pig is required to find each truffle.
This is because once you get that particular pig, the game is trying to tell you to use that pig to find the next variety of truffle. Trust us, it'll make sense to you after reading our detailed list:
FarmVille Brown TruffleBrown Truffles:
Pigs Able to Find Them
Pig
Black Pig
Ossabaw Pig
Party Pig
Trade-in Rewards
1/5 Fuel Refill
Strawberry Pig
Black Pig
Ossabaw Pig
FarmVille Black TruffleBlack Truffles:
Pigs Able to Find Them
Saddleback Pig
Piglet
Strawberry Pig *This pig is a reward from finding Brown Truffles, use it to find the next tier of truffles.
Trade-in Rewards
1 Fuel Refill
Strawberry Pig
White Pig
300 coins
FarmVille White TruffleWhite Truffles:
Pigs Able to Find Them
Hot Pink Pig
Hula Pig
Island Pig
White Pig *Notice the pattern going on here.
Trade-in Rewards
5 Fuel Refills
White Pig
Pink Potbelly Pig
1,000 coins
FarmVille Gold TruffleGold Truffles:
Pigs Able to Find Them
Javelina
Miniature Pig
Pot Belly Pig
Pink Pot Belly Pig
Trade-in Rewards
10 Fuel Refills
Pink Pot Belly Pig (Wait, what?*)
5,000 coins
So, there you have it. That's everything you'll need to find each and every variety of truffle, but more importantly what's in it for you. There's a pattern in the rewards that will guide you into the next tier of truffles without forcing you to pay up for new pigs.
*Unfortunately, the Gold Truffles don't reward a new pig. Though, I guess more Pink Potbellies will eventually be more beneficial in the long run. Imagine all of the fuel and coins you could net with a pigpen filled with Pink Potbellies! So, now with an even better reason to find those truffles, happy hunting!
Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.
Zynga recently released a new way of getting Truffles from your pigs in FarmVille: the Pigpen. While we already know how to build our pigpens and send our pigs truffle hunting, the wild world of truffles has been somewhat of a mystery. Specifically, the many varieties of truffles and what you'll be rewarded with for trading them in (hint: rare pigs and coins aplenty). Until now.
Join us behind the cut for a detailed guide on what these weird (and apparently delicious) fungi can have in store for you.
FarmVille Pig Found a Truffle
Since the world of truffles can get pretty confusing, we're going to break it down by the four truffle varieties: brown, black, white and golden. Then, check below for which pig will be able to find each truffle and what that truffle will get you after trading it in. You'll notice a bit of overlap in the rewards versus what pig is required to find each truffle.
This is because once you get that particular pig, the game is trying to tell you to use that pig to find the next variety of truffle. Trust us, it'll make sense to you after reading our detailed list:
FarmVille Brown TruffleBrown Truffles:
Pigs Able to Find Them
Pig
Black Pig
Ossabaw Pig
Party Pig
Trade-in Rewards
1/5 Fuel Refill
Strawberry Pig
Black Pig
Ossabaw Pig
FarmVille Black TruffleBlack Truffles:
Pigs Able to Find Them
Saddleback Pig
Piglet
Strawberry Pig *This pig is a reward from finding Brown Truffles, use it to find the next tier of truffles.
Trade-in Rewards
1 Fuel Refill
Strawberry Pig
White Pig
300 coins
FarmVille White TruffleWhite Truffles:
Pigs Able to Find Them
Hot Pink Pig
Hula Pig
Island Pig
White Pig *Notice the pattern going on here.
Trade-in Rewards
5 Fuel Refills
White Pig
Pink Potbelly Pig
1,000 coins
FarmVille Gold TruffleGold Truffles:
Pigs Able to Find Them
Javelina
Miniature Pig
Pot Belly Pig
Pink Pot Belly Pig
Trade-in Rewards
10 Fuel Refills
Pink Pot Belly Pig (Wait, what?*)
5,000 coins
So, there you have it. That's everything you'll need to find each and every variety of truffle, but more importantly what's in it for you. There's a pattern in the rewards that will guide you into the next tier of truffles without forcing you to pay up for new pigs.
*Unfortunately, the Gold Truffles don't reward a new pig. Though, I guess more Pink Potbellies will eventually be more beneficial in the long run. Imagine all of the fuel and coins you could net with a pigpen filled with Pink Potbellies! So, now with an even better reason to find those truffles, happy hunting!
Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.
FarmVille Pig Truffle Rewards: A sneak peak at these truffle-sniffing squealers
FarmVille Pigpen
Earlier, we let you in on how exactly you could get your hands on the four new truffles in FarmVille and what you could win for trading them in, but we figured you would like a peek at the stars of the show: the pigs. Here's all of the little piggies that you could bring "Weee, all the way home," from the Truffle Hunt:
Black Pig
(Reward from Brown Truffles)
Ossabaw Pig
(Reward from Brown Truffles)
Continue reading for a look at the three rarest pigs you can win from trading in Black, White and Gold Truffles.
FarmVille Strawberry Pig
Strawberry Pig
(Reward from Brown and Black Truffles)
White Pig
(Reward from Black and White Truffles)
Pink Potbelly Pig
(Reward from White and Gold Truffles)
So, there are all of the pigs you'll find during your hunt for those savory shrooms we call truffles. Be sure to get your pigpen filled with Pink Potbellies as soon as possible to reap an almost endless supply of coins and fuel--the real bonuses from Gold Truffles--for your farm.
Earlier, we let you in on how exactly you could get your hands on the four new truffles in FarmVille and what you could win for trading them in, but we figured you would like a peek at the stars of the show: the pigs. Here's all of the little piggies that you could bring "Weee, all the way home," from the Truffle Hunt:
Black Pig
(Reward from Brown Truffles)
Ossabaw Pig
(Reward from Brown Truffles)
Continue reading for a look at the three rarest pigs you can win from trading in Black, White and Gold Truffles.
FarmVille Strawberry Pig
Strawberry Pig
(Reward from Brown and Black Truffles)
White Pig
(Reward from Black and White Truffles)
Pink Potbelly Pig
(Reward from White and Gold Truffles)
So, there are all of the pigs you'll find during your hunt for those savory shrooms we call truffles. Be sure to get your pigpen filled with Pink Potbellies as soon as possible to reap an almost endless supply of coins and fuel--the real bonuses from Gold Truffles--for your farm.
Thứ Sáu, 3 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille Halloween Sneak Peak: Ghost Gnome, Mummy Gnome, and Vampire Gnome
FarmVille Halloween: Ghost Gnome, Mummy Gnome, and Vampire Gnome
Because you can never have too many gnomes, there's three new gnomes in the works for Halloween in FarmVille. These are Ghost Gnome, Mummy Gnome, and Vampire Gnome.
Most of the time, gnomes just stand around, but not the Ghost Gnome. His non-corporeal nature allows for animated air-hovering action! Go check it out below:
[Via FarmVille Latest]
Find more stories on our 2010 Halloween Guide for FarmVille, Mafia Wars & more.
Because you can never have too many gnomes, there's three new gnomes in the works for Halloween in FarmVille. These are Ghost Gnome, Mummy Gnome, and Vampire Gnome.
Most of the time, gnomes just stand around, but not the Ghost Gnome. His non-corporeal nature allows for animated air-hovering action! Go check it out below:
[Via FarmVille Latest]
Find more stories on our 2010 Halloween Guide for FarmVille, Mafia Wars & more.
Thứ Tư, 1 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille Sneak Peek: Train Station & Santa's Post Office
In anticipation of the upcoming Winter Holiday season, we've come across new leaked images of some unreleased Winter Holiday items in FarmVille, allowing us to bring you a sneak peek of these items, that may or may not be coming to FarmVille in the near future.
This time around, we have images of a holiday-themed Train Station, and a Santa's Post Office building. The Train Station will go fabulously with the also (as-of-now) unreleased Winter Holiday Train that we told you about a few days ago. We're guessing it will be available for Farm Cash, although there's no official confirmation of that as-of-now.
The other building, the Santa's Post Office is a lovely, colorful building with shipping boxes piled up to one side, showing just how much mail the big man receives every year.
As usual, there is no guarantee that these items will actually be launched in the game, so keep that in mind.
This time around, we have images of a holiday-themed Train Station, and a Santa's Post Office building. The Train Station will go fabulously with the also (as-of-now) unreleased Winter Holiday Train that we told you about a few days ago. We're guessing it will be available for Farm Cash, although there's no official confirmation of that as-of-now.
The other building, the Santa's Post Office is a lovely, colorful building with shipping boxes piled up to one side, showing just how much mail the big man receives every year.
As usual, there is no guarantee that these items will actually be launched in the game, so keep that in mind.
Thứ Hai, 30 tháng 1, 2012
FarmVille: Free Gifts page updated with six new Holiday items, including trees
If you're in the giving mood this holiday season, why not send your FarmVille neighbors some interesting new themed items from the game's free gifts page? There are six holiday items now available to send, with four of them being new to the game, and two being a return from last year's Holiday celebration.
One of the returning items is the Snowflake Pole, and it is the only item of the six that is available to send through traditional means, meaning that you can stay right on Facebook and send it to your friends. The other item, the Giant Lollipop I, is a FarmVille.com exclusive, meaning that you'll have to head over to FarmVille.com and gift them to your Facebook friends from there (the process is the exact same, but you'll just need to be on FarmVille.com to do it).
As for the other, new items, there is a Gold Nutcracker (a redesigned version from last year's Gold Nutcracker, so it technically is a new item), a Red Hanging Bell, and a Holiday Tree that all must also be sent from FarmVille.com, and a White Xmas Tree that is only available to send from the FarmVille app on iPhone/iPad.
The Holiday Tree is especially interesting as it is a real, growing tree, that grows silver and gold ornaments and garland, can be harvested, and can presumably be mastered (as we saw with the then unreleased Mastery Sign in a recent FarmVille Sneak Peek). You'll only be able to send the tree to your friends by logging into FarmVille on your iPhone/iPad and heading to the free gifts menu within the app.
Keep in mind though, that no matter where you are sending your gifts from, you'll still only be able to send one gift to a particular friend everyday, so plan your gifting ahead of time if you want to outfit your friends with all of these items before they're gone.
Check out the rest of our Holiday 2010 coverage right here.
One of the returning items is the Snowflake Pole, and it is the only item of the six that is available to send through traditional means, meaning that you can stay right on Facebook and send it to your friends. The other item, the Giant Lollipop I, is a FarmVille.com exclusive, meaning that you'll have to head over to FarmVille.com and gift them to your Facebook friends from there (the process is the exact same, but you'll just need to be on FarmVille.com to do it).
As for the other, new items, there is a Gold Nutcracker (a redesigned version from last year's Gold Nutcracker, so it technically is a new item), a Red Hanging Bell, and a Holiday Tree that all must also be sent from FarmVille.com, and a White Xmas Tree that is only available to send from the FarmVille app on iPhone/iPad.
The Holiday Tree is especially interesting as it is a real, growing tree, that grows silver and gold ornaments and garland, can be harvested, and can presumably be mastered (as we saw with the then unreleased Mastery Sign in a recent FarmVille Sneak Peek). You'll only be able to send the tree to your friends by logging into FarmVille on your iPhone/iPad and heading to the free gifts menu within the app.
Keep in mind though, that no matter where you are sending your gifts from, you'll still only be able to send one gift to a particular friend everyday, so plan your gifting ahead of time if you want to outfit your friends with all of these items before they're gone.
Check out the rest of our Holiday 2010 coverage right here.
FarmVille Balloon Crop now in store, but unavailable to grow [UPDATE: Now available]
UPDATE: The Balloons Crop has been officially "released" as part of the New Year's Ball Drop / Party Barn event. You'll need to unlock access to planting the crop after having 10 of your friends accept your invitation to your party. Find out all of the details about this new event by clicking on this link.
If you've been looking forward to planting some of the cheerful and colorful Balloon crop seeds in FarmVille as much as we have, you'll be happy to hear that the Balloon Crop has now been spotted in the wild, via an in-game store listing that is now available for players to look at. However, that's all you can do with the crop at the moment, as it is "Locked."
The reasoning for the locked status is that a "License is needed." We'll be sure to let you know how to obtain said license as soon as we can, but in the meantime, let's take a look at the announced stats for this new crop. First, it's cheap, available to grow for just 15 coins per square. It grows for 16 hours, and you'll be able to harvest each square of ready balloons for a return of 126 coins per square.
This looks to be a fairly good crop for lower level players to jump into planting, not only due to its low price, but due to the fact that you'll gain 2 experience points for each and every square of the Balloons that you plant, which might allow some players to level up before all is said and done. Finally, the Balloons Crop can be mastered, with the first star or mastery coming after harvesting just 80 balloons.
When will the Balloons Crop be available to grow? That much is still up in the air, but we'll be sure to let you know when it unlocks, or what you'll need to do in order to unlock it, as more information becomes available.
If you've been looking forward to planting some of the cheerful and colorful Balloon crop seeds in FarmVille as much as we have, you'll be happy to hear that the Balloon Crop has now been spotted in the wild, via an in-game store listing that is now available for players to look at. However, that's all you can do with the crop at the moment, as it is "Locked."
The reasoning for the locked status is that a "License is needed." We'll be sure to let you know how to obtain said license as soon as we can, but in the meantime, let's take a look at the announced stats for this new crop. First, it's cheap, available to grow for just 15 coins per square. It grows for 16 hours, and you'll be able to harvest each square of ready balloons for a return of 126 coins per square.
This looks to be a fairly good crop for lower level players to jump into planting, not only due to its low price, but due to the fact that you'll gain 2 experience points for each and every square of the Balloons that you plant, which might allow some players to level up before all is said and done. Finally, the Balloons Crop can be mastered, with the first star or mastery coming after harvesting just 80 balloons.
When will the Balloons Crop be available to grow? That much is still up in the air, but we'll be sure to let you know when it unlocks, or what you'll need to do in order to unlock it, as more information becomes available.
FarmVille Party Barn / New Year's Ball Drop Event: Everything you need to know
We've known about the upcoming New Year's Party in FarmVille for a few weeks now, but users everywhere have now started to see the New Year's Ball event kick off in the game, with the launch of the Party Barn in the store. While some users have been given the base of the Party Barn for free, others (even after refreshing) have had to resort to purchasing the base for 5,000 coins. Regardless of how you get it onto your farm, it can be upgraded with ingredients to turn into something truly spectacular.
This is another collection event, that is sure to end the year on a high-note with users, thanks to the prizes available via this event, and we have all of the information you need about this year-ending party behind the break.
First things first, if you're like me, and have an overwhelming number of Winter Holiday decorations flooding your farm, leaving you with little free space, you'll need to do some serious reorganization in order to even fit the Party Barn on your land, as it is simply massive.
Once placed, you'll be shown a menu that details all of the aspects of this new event. First and foremost, while this is a collection event in the most basic sense of the word, you'll be collecting friend RSVPs, rather than any actual item. You'll need to invite your friends to your in-game New Year's Ball Drop party, and the more friends that accept your invite, the bigger your party becomes, and the better the rewards that you'll unlock.
As of right now, there are four prizes to unlock for both girl and boy players, but the avatar clothing item therein is different depending on the gender of your in-game avatar. For both genders, three of the prizes are the Fireworks Finale (presumably a one time fireworks show that you can put on, on your farm), an unlock of the Balloons Crop, and a Disco Pony. However, for girl avatars, you'll also be able to unlock a fancy black Party Dress for your avatar, while boys will unlock the black Party Tuxedo for the same amount of "Guests."
You'll earn the Fireworks Finale after 5 guests have been added to your party. 10 Guests unlocks the Balloons Crop, which we told you about earlier this evening (16 hour crop that rewards 2 XP when planted for 15 coins per square; harvestable for 126 coins per square), 20 guests unlocks the avatar clothing item for your specific gender, and reaching the full 40 guest capacity unlocks the Disco Pony, an animal that we told you about recently in a FarmVille Sneak Peek.
To invite guests to your party, you'll need to click on the "Invite" button within the Party Barn menu. This will take you to a menu like the one seen below, where you'll be shown a list of all of your Facebook friends, with each friend having a "Share" button underneath their profile picture. Clicking on the Share button for a particular friend allows you to post an individual invite to that user's wall. If you haven't turned on automatic wall posting within the game (Zynga suggests that you do, but this is entirely voluntary for this event), you'll need to approve each wall post as it goes onto your friends' walls, but automatic posting will speed this process up considerably.
While you're waiting for your "guests to arrive" - their avatars will appear next to your barn, but can be removed by simply clicking on them to clear space, and they will then show up inside your barn on the dance floor - you can take a few moments to upgrade your Party Barn using the standard three ingredients: 8 Wooden Boards, 8 Nails, and 8 Bricks. You can either buy them for 1 Farm Cash each from the store, or you can ask your friends to send them to you via individual gift requests.
Of course, once the barn has been completed, it will be transformed from a simple red barn to a neon, flashing 2011 Party Barn, complete with large crystal ball perched atop a pole from the top of the barn, as seen at the top of this post. Once the party ends at the beginning of the new year, you won't be able to invite anymore of your friends to the party (meaning you won't be able to add more guests to redeem more items), but you will be able to re-watch the ball drop, or purchase prizes you already have enough guests for. In addition, the Party Barn will thankfully be storable.
And there you have it! A complete run-down on FarmVille's last big blowout of 2010. Remember to head into your own game to get the party started!
This is another collection event, that is sure to end the year on a high-note with users, thanks to the prizes available via this event, and we have all of the information you need about this year-ending party behind the break.
First things first, if you're like me, and have an overwhelming number of Winter Holiday decorations flooding your farm, leaving you with little free space, you'll need to do some serious reorganization in order to even fit the Party Barn on your land, as it is simply massive.
Once placed, you'll be shown a menu that details all of the aspects of this new event. First and foremost, while this is a collection event in the most basic sense of the word, you'll be collecting friend RSVPs, rather than any actual item. You'll need to invite your friends to your in-game New Year's Ball Drop party, and the more friends that accept your invite, the bigger your party becomes, and the better the rewards that you'll unlock.
As of right now, there are four prizes to unlock for both girl and boy players, but the avatar clothing item therein is different depending on the gender of your in-game avatar. For both genders, three of the prizes are the Fireworks Finale (presumably a one time fireworks show that you can put on, on your farm), an unlock of the Balloons Crop, and a Disco Pony. However, for girl avatars, you'll also be able to unlock a fancy black Party Dress for your avatar, while boys will unlock the black Party Tuxedo for the same amount of "Guests."
You'll earn the Fireworks Finale after 5 guests have been added to your party. 10 Guests unlocks the Balloons Crop, which we told you about earlier this evening (16 hour crop that rewards 2 XP when planted for 15 coins per square; harvestable for 126 coins per square), 20 guests unlocks the avatar clothing item for your specific gender, and reaching the full 40 guest capacity unlocks the Disco Pony, an animal that we told you about recently in a FarmVille Sneak Peek.
To invite guests to your party, you'll need to click on the "Invite" button within the Party Barn menu. This will take you to a menu like the one seen below, where you'll be shown a list of all of your Facebook friends, with each friend having a "Share" button underneath their profile picture. Clicking on the Share button for a particular friend allows you to post an individual invite to that user's wall. If you haven't turned on automatic wall posting within the game (Zynga suggests that you do, but this is entirely voluntary for this event), you'll need to approve each wall post as it goes onto your friends' walls, but automatic posting will speed this process up considerably.
While you're waiting for your "guests to arrive" - their avatars will appear next to your barn, but can be removed by simply clicking on them to clear space, and they will then show up inside your barn on the dance floor - you can take a few moments to upgrade your Party Barn using the standard three ingredients: 8 Wooden Boards, 8 Nails, and 8 Bricks. You can either buy them for 1 Farm Cash each from the store, or you can ask your friends to send them to you via individual gift requests.
Of course, once the barn has been completed, it will be transformed from a simple red barn to a neon, flashing 2011 Party Barn, complete with large crystal ball perched atop a pole from the top of the barn, as seen at the top of this post. Once the party ends at the beginning of the new year, you won't be able to invite anymore of your friends to the party (meaning you won't be able to add more guests to redeem more items), but you will be able to re-watch the ball drop, or purchase prizes you already have enough guests for. In addition, the Party Barn will thankfully be storable.
And there you have it! A complete run-down on FarmVille's last big blowout of 2010. Remember to head into your own game to get the party started!
New FarmVille Limited Edition Crop: White Poinsettia (requires seed packets)
As part of tonight's FarmVille update, we see the release of a new limited edition crop in the game that flower-lovers will definitely appreciate. The crop is the White Poinsettia, and just like the regular Poinsettia before it, it is a limited time offering that you'll need to be fast to plant and harvest if you want a chance at full mastery.
The White Poinsettias are a crop just like the Black Roses from Halloween, that must be collected in seed packets before they can be planted. You can click on the "Get" button next to the White Poinsettia crop in the store in order to "Ask for more" seed packets, with this allowing you to post a general request to your wall for your friends to see. Since this might be looked over by many players, you might try asking some of your closest neighbors personally to send you some (they are available to send in packets of 20 from the game's free gifts page).
Once you have packets of seeds, you'll be able to plant them and harvest them 16 hours later. You'll get 200 coins for each harvest, and you'll earn 2 experience points for each seed that you plant. As with other crops, the White Poinsettia can be mastered, with the first star of mastery coming at 250 harvests.
The White Poinsettias are a crop just like the Black Roses from Halloween, that must be collected in seed packets before they can be planted. You can click on the "Get" button next to the White Poinsettia crop in the store in order to "Ask for more" seed packets, with this allowing you to post a general request to your wall for your friends to see. Since this might be looked over by many players, you might try asking some of your closest neighbors personally to send you some (they are available to send in packets of 20 from the game's free gifts page).
Once you have packets of seeds, you'll be able to plant them and harvest them 16 hours later. You'll get 200 coins for each harvest, and you'll earn 2 experience points for each seed that you plant. As with other crops, the White Poinsettia can be mastered, with the first star of mastery coming at 250 harvests.
FarmVille Winter Holiday items: Candy Cane Chicken, Winter Castle, Reindeer Balloon & More
If you check out the "Specials" tab of the FarmVille marketplace, you'll see that the middle image has now been transformed to say "Last Chance!" on "Winter Holiday Items!" However, the fact that the Christmas holiday is now just days away hasn't stopped Zynga from adding even more items to this quickly expiring theme.
Tonight's FarmVille update sees the release of a new animal, a new (and very large) building, along with five new decorative items in the game's store. Luckily, the majority of the decorative items are available for coins, so if you've got any extra space on your farm to hold them, be sure to check out all of the details about these new items with us behind the break.
First, the new animal is one that we gave you a Sneak Peek of a few days ago. It is the Candy Cane Chicken, and it is available to purchase for 25 Farm Cash. Candy Cane Chickens, when placed into a Chicken Coop, have a chance of laying a treasured Candy Cane Mystery Egg, which can then be shared with your friends via a generic wall post. As for your own farm, the chicken can be harvested from once per day and will give you 64 coins in the process. The chicken will be available for the next 9 days.
Moving on, the new building is the Winter Castle, another item that we gave you a Sneak Peek of earlier this week. It is available for 42 Farm Cash. You'll receive 4200 experience points as a reward for purchasing it, and if you'd like to sell it once the holiday season is over, you'll receive 21,000 coins in return. That's not very much, so maybe you'd try storing it instead? I know I would.
As for the decorations, four out of the five new items go for coins. The one premium item is the Reindeer Gnome. Gnome collectors better have their in-game wallets ready, as the Gnome will cost 12 Farm Cash to add to your collection. However, if you're willing to make the splurge, you'll receive 1200 experience points as a reward for doing so.
The other four items are the Chilipepper Lights, the Lighted Saguaro cactus, the Reindeer Balloon, and the Stocking Planter, which cost 10,000, 30,000, 50,000, and 5,000 coins, respectively. You'll receive 10% of the purchase price as a reward in experience points (100 for the Lights, 300 for the cactus, 500 for the balloon, and 50 for the planter). It should be noted that the Reindeer Balloon is yet another large item to be released in this theme. The base itself isn't large, but the balloon portion is, so it will probably block your view of whatever sits near it / behind it.
And there you have it! Presumably the final addition of Winter Holiday items in FarmVille for the year, which will be available for the next nine days. We'll be sure to let you know if Zynga adds any other decorative items to the game, but until then, happy holidays!
Check out the rest of our Holiday 2010 coverage right here.
Tonight's FarmVille update sees the release of a new animal, a new (and very large) building, along with five new decorative items in the game's store. Luckily, the majority of the decorative items are available for coins, so if you've got any extra space on your farm to hold them, be sure to check out all of the details about these new items with us behind the break.
First, the new animal is one that we gave you a Sneak Peek of a few days ago. It is the Candy Cane Chicken, and it is available to purchase for 25 Farm Cash. Candy Cane Chickens, when placed into a Chicken Coop, have a chance of laying a treasured Candy Cane Mystery Egg, which can then be shared with your friends via a generic wall post. As for your own farm, the chicken can be harvested from once per day and will give you 64 coins in the process. The chicken will be available for the next 9 days.
Moving on, the new building is the Winter Castle, another item that we gave you a Sneak Peek of earlier this week. It is available for 42 Farm Cash. You'll receive 4200 experience points as a reward for purchasing it, and if you'd like to sell it once the holiday season is over, you'll receive 21,000 coins in return. That's not very much, so maybe you'd try storing it instead? I know I would.
As for the decorations, four out of the five new items go for coins. The one premium item is the Reindeer Gnome. Gnome collectors better have their in-game wallets ready, as the Gnome will cost 12 Farm Cash to add to your collection. However, if you're willing to make the splurge, you'll receive 1200 experience points as a reward for doing so.
The other four items are the Chilipepper Lights, the Lighted Saguaro cactus, the Reindeer Balloon, and the Stocking Planter, which cost 10,000, 30,000, 50,000, and 5,000 coins, respectively. You'll receive 10% of the purchase price as a reward in experience points (100 for the Lights, 300 for the cactus, 500 for the balloon, and 50 for the planter). It should be noted that the Reindeer Balloon is yet another large item to be released in this theme. The base itself isn't large, but the balloon portion is, so it will probably block your view of whatever sits near it / behind it.
And there you have it! Presumably the final addition of Winter Holiday items in FarmVille for the year, which will be available for the next nine days. We'll be sure to let you know if Zynga adds any other decorative items to the game, but until then, happy holidays!
Check out the rest of our Holiday 2010 coverage right here.
Thứ Hai, 9 tháng 1, 2012
FarmVille Special Delivery Boxes get 'Open All' feature, save headaches
With the amount of Special Delivery Boxes that some FarmVille players have to open daily, unpacking them individually was becoming a lengthy chore. Thankfully, Zynga introduced a small update to the game recently that allows players to open every Special Delivery Box in their inventory at once, FarmVille Freak reports. With this new 'Open All' feature precious minutes have been restored to many players' short farming sessions.
However, this doesn't remedy the other problem with Special Delivery Boxes: high level players simply don't need them. A few months ago, there were players who expressed their disdain for the smart items because they simply were on top of their game and didn't need 500 extra Bricks, so to speak. Until that improvement comes, just be smart about who you're sending Special Delivery Boxes. If a player is over Level 100, you might help more by leaving them be or sending some Fertilize All.
However, this doesn't remedy the other problem with Special Delivery Boxes: high level players simply don't need them. A few months ago, there were players who expressed their disdain for the smart items because they simply were on top of their game and didn't need 500 extra Bricks, so to speak. Until that improvement comes, just be smart about who you're sending Special Delivery Boxes. If a player is over Level 100, you might help more by leaving them be or sending some Fertilize All.
Thứ Bảy, 7 tháng 1, 2012
Picture of the Day: Scott's Valentine's Day Farm
FarmVille player, Scott, is the artist behind the second masterpiece in our series of incredible Valentine's Day farms. Folks, this is a seriously awesome farm and it pays to take a minute and inspect some of the intricate detail. Scott, also known as scott13111 over at the FarmVille Forums, takes a totally different approach to Valentine's Day decorating. Yesterday's feature farm, created by Ms. Bear, largely revolved around a heart motif. Scott on the other hand, received his artistic inspiration from another place entirely: an in game item.
Continue reading to see what Scott had to say about this incredible Valentine's Day farm design.
What inspired your Valentine's Day farm design?
I really liked Cupid's Castle, so I worked around that.
Do you have any awesome decorating tips to share?
My decorating tips? Simple trial and error.
How did you create the wonderful effect with the hay bales?
Same as before, I just kept trying over and over till I liked what I saw.
Was it difficult to make such a perfectly shaped heart?
The heart was actually very easy to make. It took me about 15 minutes total.
How long did it take you to complete the design?
The total time it took me to complete the farm? Let's go with approximately 8 hours.
You heard it here folks, just keep using trial and error till you find something you like, then go with it. Don't expect immediate results either, both Scott and Ms. Bear spent many hours creating their unbelievable farms.
Check out the rest of our Valentine's Day 2011 coverage right here.
If you have an AWESOME FarmVille farm that you want to be considered for Pic of the Day, please email it to editors@games.com, Include the inspiration for your design and maybe a few tips for people who need an assist!
Continue reading to see what Scott had to say about this incredible Valentine's Day farm design.
What inspired your Valentine's Day farm design?
I really liked Cupid's Castle, so I worked around that.
Do you have any awesome decorating tips to share?
My decorating tips? Simple trial and error.
How did you create the wonderful effect with the hay bales?
Same as before, I just kept trying over and over till I liked what I saw.
Was it difficult to make such a perfectly shaped heart?
The heart was actually very easy to make. It took me about 15 minutes total.
How long did it take you to complete the design?
The total time it took me to complete the farm? Let's go with approximately 8 hours.
You heard it here folks, just keep using trial and error till you find something you like, then go with it. Don't expect immediate results either, both Scott and Ms. Bear spent many hours creating their unbelievable farms.
Check out the rest of our Valentine's Day 2011 coverage right here.
If you have an AWESOME FarmVille farm that you want to be considered for Pic of the Day, please email it to editors@games.com, Include the inspiration for your design and maybe a few tips for people who need an assist!
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