New Release -- March 15th, 2011

[ctu1010166]

I'm very suprise that Done and Pending turned back!
Thank you, Devs

[CynthiaSue]

Originally Posted by WitW

I think if you are feeling that way then it may be time for a break. I wonder how much is just anticipation for people and then when the updates come some are let down (not meaning you specifically).

I am just waiting to see how the diversification thing works out. Don't get disheartened before we really know how it works.

I think you are right. This is me exactly. Too much of it is anticipation and I have felt let down after every update. And then to think there will probably be a month before the next one, and it is likely to be a let down for me as well. It is definitely time for a break. The thing is, this is the only game that I still play. I guess i won't know what to do with myself. I guess we will just see if I can live without games. I am sure this game is simply an addiction for me now. I really do not enjoy filling my facilities or working others facilities anymore. Many times I have found enjoyment in helping others go up levels or make coins, but I am afraid that that is not enough anymore either.

I think it is too late. I already feel disheartened. However, I can always come back if it turns out to be something "fun" and not just a device by the developers to get people to spend endless hours planting and filling facilities.

[Ginnie the Gimp]

The Good - many, many thanks for the new 'stuff'', love 'em all!! You guys, devs & meds, ROCK!!
The Bad - cannot send gifts, noone shows up on friends list, cannot exchange gifts or return gifts when receiving them, no picture of gift either, cannot send new neighbour request either or send gift via neighbour page. Anyone else having these problems?
The Ugly - guess that would be me then :-)

[Tony D]

Originally Posted by Ginnie the Gimp

The Good - many, many thanks for the new 'stuff'', love 'em all!! You guys, devs & meds, ROCK!!
The Bad - cannot send gifts, noone shows up on friends list, cannot exchange gifts or return gifts when receiving them, no picture of gift either, cannot send new neighbour request either or send gift via neighbour page. Anyone else having these problems?
The Ugly - guess that would be me then :-)

Hi , are you using fire fox with an adblocker ? If so turn the adblocker off and the problem should go away.

[Ginnie the Gimp]

Originally Posted by Tony D

Hi , are you using fire fox with an adblocker ? If so turn the adblocker off and the problem should go away.

It has gone!!!! Thank you so much, have battled with this for few days as my profile and wall were coming up blank for several day and when fb fixed this I thought that this was a residual problem. As I said before - You guys ROCK!!!

[Tony D]

Originally Posted by Ginnie the Gimp

It has gone!!!! Thank you so much, have battled with this for few days as my profile and wall were coming up blank for several day and when fb fixed this I thought that this was a residual problem. As I said before - You guys ROCK!!!

Glad to hear it

[ScottLanter]

Originally Posted by CynthiaSue

I realize the diversification thing isn't operational yet, but figured i would see how high I could get my number and before I quite finished someone came to work on my farm. I guess now I have to start all over. I am not sure this diversification thing makes sense. You can't keep your facilities full all the time, and if someone works them, the number would get smaller, right? If it is ever operational, I will delete any posts I may have to hire people, before I bother with the refilling, to make sure no one uses an old post to work my faciliites

Personally, I don't want more facilities really. I get tired of loading them. They clutter the farms. I have facilities on 3 farms, and prefer not to put any on any other farm. But, you get more points for having more facilities and more for having them totally loaded. Perhaps you won't need 4000 points to get the top rewards. I got near to 3000 before someone started working my facilities. I guess I really do need a break from this game. It all sounds like work to me now and I don't see any reward worth it. I am already top level an have 8 farms totally expanded. Anything good in the updates is for cash buyers, not for people who play alot. And actually, I don't see any more facilities as being exciting. The first ones were, but now there are so many, that they are over kill. Each facility you buy, just means you have less to put in other faciliities unless you post less often, buy from other players, or play in a way not endorsed by teh developers.

It sounds like you've got a severe case of the burnouts. When I'm on the edge of burnout, I either plant 4-day crops on my farms, or take a break from the game for a couple of weeks. That always helps me.

[Grammy 11]

Originally Posted by CynthiaSue

I realize the diversification thing isn't operational yet, but figured i would see how high I could get my number and before I quite finished someone came to work on my farm. I guess now I have to start all over. I am not sure this diversification thing makes sense. You can't keep your facilities full all the time, and if someone works them, the number would get smaller, right? If it is ever operational, I will delete any posts I may have to hire people, before I bother with the refilling, to make sure no one uses an old post to work my faciliites

Personally, I don't want more facilities really. I get tired of loading them. They clutter the farms. I have facilities on 3 farms, and prefer not to put any on any other farm. But, you get more points for having more facilities and more for having them totally loaded. Perhaps you won't need 4000 points to get the top rewards. I got near to 3000 before someone started working my facilities. I guess I really do need a break from this game. It all sounds like work to me now and I don't see any reward worth it. I am already top level an have 8 farms totally expanded. Anything good in the updates is for cash buyers, not for people who play alot. And actually, I don't see any more facilities as being exciting. The first ones were, but now there are so many, that they are over kill. Each facility you buy, just means you have less to put in other faciliities unless you post less often, buy from other players, or play in a way not endorsed by teh developers.

It strikes me as incentive to play more and more. It creates an air of competition to keep up.

[snookems]

Originally Posted by Raul

Hi There,

We just released a new version of the game with the following features and bug fixes.

1.Animal Buildings are now always shown in the Facility Manager.

2.Fishing Boat 5x5 (FC): If you already own the Fishing Boat 3x3, then you can buy this new Fishing Boat to fish almost 3 times faster, up to 25 fish at a time.

3.Summarizing Coins and XP in multitools: When using multitools, the coins and xp are now summarized for every click instead of shown for every single field.

If you want to get rid of all coins, xp and bonus box animations completely, you can now control that with the 'Show Coins and XP Animations' option in the preferences window.

4.Ordering Station w/ Trailer (FC): Enable the 'All' button when Ordering products from the Truck.

Also, with the extra trailer capacity products are delivered twice as fast, it's like duplicating the output of each Truck assuming you have enough fuel.

Note that if you have multiple Trucks, you only need to buy one Ordering Station w/ Trailer, and all your Trucks will benefit.

5.Improved Help System: When you hit any green ? (Help) button on any context you will see now a graphical help system which will allow you to quickly understand things like:

- Detailed view of what can you make in a facility, even before you buy it
- What ingredients are needed to make a product
- Which products can you make with a specific ingredient
- On which water items you can catch a specific fish

You can browse and drill down as deep as you want.

6.Alternate View of the Ice Cream Factory.

7.Soft Drink Factory (Coins): Allows you to produce Soft Drinks. You can get Carbonated Water as gifts or from the Truck. You can make Caffeine in the Coffee Grinder.

Coconut Water
Orange Soda
Lemon Soda
Ginger Ale
Cream Soda
Farmerade
Cola

8.Ice Cream Shop (FC): Allows you to produce Ice Cream treats and smoothies. You can make Whipped Cream in the Dairy Processing Plant. You can make Waffle Cone in the Bakery.

Coffee Waffle Cone
Banana Strawberry Smoothie
Berry Smoothie
Apple Pie a la Mode
Ice Cream Sandwich
Cola Float
Chocolate Mint Shake
Hot Fudge Sundae

9.Harvest Storage space increased once again.

10.Diversification Rank shown in Facility Manager: The header in the facility manager now shows a new measure of success for players using facilities:

Your Diversification Rank: ### Best: ###

Your Diversification Rank is calculated using the following method:

- For each Facility you own you get 25 points

- For each Product in a facility with pending productions you get:

- 5 points if you have 19% or less of the product capacity used
- 6 points if you have between 20 and 39% of the product capacity used
- 7 points if you have between 40 and 59% of the product capacity used
- 8 points if you have between 60 and 79% of the product capacity used
- 9 points if you have between 80 and 99% of the product capacity used
- 10 points if you have 100% of the product capacity used

The 'Best:' value always shows the best Diversification Rank you have been able to achieve at any point in the game.

In the near future you will receive benefits like ingredients or speed or better price depending on your diversification rank.

Note also that you can still use the Utilization and Done filters for an overview of those counters.

11.Two weeks ago we launched a couple of things:

- When you change filtering or sorting options, the change is remembered forever
- Fixed all filters in facility manager and added a new filter 'All Facilities in All Farms' which should speed up things considerably


New levels, Farm 9 and Service Facilities coming up in the next release. Easter items coming up in about a week.

Enjoy!

Thanks

--Raul

You putting up all this new feature, but it don´t help me, I had 8 farms, 70.000.000 coins and now I`m back on 0?? WTF!!

[Double T Dude Ranch]

Originally Posted by snookems

You putting up all this new feature, but it don´t help me, I had 8 farms, 70.000.000 coins and now I`m back on 0?? WTF!!

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