This week’s FarmVille Podcast is brought to you by FarmVille Community Manager, Lexilicious. The podcast is focused entirely on the English Countryside. You can listen to the video above, read the FarmVille Freak summary below, or read the entire transcript provided by Zynga at the bottom of the post.
The next podcast is scheduled for April 8th 2011.
FarmVille Freak Podcast Summary
FarmVille English Countryside
New Chapter of FarmVille set in English Countryside
Travel with The Duke back to his homeland and help repair a farm.
Premium English soil.
Traveling to England
Need to be Level 20 farmer.
The Duke gives you a deed to farm in England.
Place The Duke’s damaged Airship to trigger the quests.
Whenever you place the Airship on your farm you will trigger the first quest.
Complete objectives to start another quest, you can bypass objectives with Farm Cash.
Quest 1: Buy 3 Crates and place on your farm.
Quest 2: Plant 50 plots of Cotton.
Quest 3: Bon Voyage Party- Get 35 friends to attend.
Farming in England
You can return to your “home” farm at any time.
While you are on one farm the other is paused.
Paused meaning that all timers are stopped on the inactive farm. Crops will not wither, puppies will not be hungry, and nothing will be in a growing state.
A neighbor can only visit the farm that you are actively on.
Village Map
Map displays your current progress and that of your neighbors.
You can also help each other out by using the Village Map, in one click!
Help your neighbors by simply clicking on the “Get Help” button. It will then post a feed to their Facebook wall sharing an item that they need for their current quest.
You can help one neighbor per day.
As you complete more sections of the map, the shadowed area will be displayed showing the current building.
To learn more about the Village Map refer to our FarmVille Freak article by clicking here.
FAQ
1) Q: Do I have to go to England? A: No.
“The answer to this one is simple. No! You don’t have to complete any of the quests and you can continue on your own farm any time you want. We want you to go to England to experience all the new features, items, and quests but you don’t have to.”
2) Q: Is storage universal? Can I transfer items between farms? A: No.
“Currently, Storage is not universal between farms. Each farm has its own individual unique storage space. Once an item is placed on one farm, it cannot be moved to the other farm. “
3) Q: What about my Gift Box? A: Yes & No.
“Many items stored in the Gift Box can be placed/used on either farm. This includes many decorations, buildings and animals. Unique quest items, collections, and certain consumables may only be used on one of the farms, depending on the item. This also means purchases made from the Model Farm, which go straight into the Gift Box, can then be added to whichever farm you wish. Once you place that item, however, it cannot be moved to the other farm.”
4) Q: Where can I get a ram to start sheep breeding? A: Et Tu, Brutus? Quest
“You can get a ram by starting the Sheep Pen quests on your English Farm; by completing them, you will get you Brutus the Ram, which you can breed with. Other rams can be acquired by purchase in the Market or through your neighbor’s feeds if they are sharing newly bred rams.”
5) Q: How come I can’t sheep breed on my Home Farm yet?
“Currently, Sheep Breeding is only available in the English Countryside, however we’ll be adding this ability at some point in the future for players who have mastered their English Farms. “
FarmVille English Countryside
What did you think about information from this week’s Podcast?
FarmVille’s official Podcast is hosted by FarmVille Community Manager, Lexilicious. You can listen to the video above, read our FarmVille Freak Summary below, or read the entire transcript provided by Zynga at the bottom of the post.
The next podcast is scheduled for March 18th 2011.
FarmVille Freak Podcast Summary
FarmVille Contests
If you have an idea for a FarmVille Contest, submit your ideas at the official FarmVille Forums under the Suggestions area.
St. Patrick’s Day & Pot of Gold Event
Now available to all farmers.
Put your collected gold into pot to redeem for special St. Patrick’s Day prizes.
First time you play FarmVille after the update it’s free.
Works similar to other item gathering events.
You can get gold by harvesting yours or your neighbors’ Leprechaun Cottages, purchase directly with Farm Cash, from shares on your Facebook News Feed, free gifts from neighbors, and gift requests.
Can compete with neighbors to see who has collected the most gold.
There will NOT be a second page of redeemable prizes.
Coming Soon to FarmVille
English Countryside
Will be a 2nd farm with access to new crops and new activities.
Stay tuned to FarmVille English Countryside’s Facebook Fan Page for more sneak peaks.
Spring Garden
Constructed with neighbor help.
Decoration that looks great on your farm, but will also have purpose.
Can be harvested for eggs or flowers that you will be able to redeem for special prizes.
New Mardi Gras theme is coming that will feature both new and old items from last year.
What was your favorite piece of news from this week’s podcast?
This week’s official FarmVille Podcast is out and hosted by FarmVille Community Manager, Grimwell. Lexilicious will return to host the podcast on February 18th.
Also, making its way to FarmVille tonight is the FarmVille Greenhouse which was released tonight along with lots of new crops for you to work on! This major new feature will slowly be rolling out for farmers so you may not have access to it yet.
You can listen to the podcast video below or read our FarmVille Freak Summary and find the entire transcript provided by Zynga at the bottom of the post.
FarmVille Freak Podcast Summary
FarmVille Greenhouse (previously called the Glass House in prior Podcast) is released tonight.
3 Phase buildable building.
Used to create up to 10 new crops.
The Greenhouse (decorative building) has been renamed to Glass House.
The Farm Coin option 28×28 Expansion is coming next week! We learn that this expansion’s delay was because it was going to be part of a new feature. This idea was put on hold and expansion will be released as normal.
Orchards will produce Watering Cans. In the future when you do not receive a Mystery Seedling from harvesting your Orchard, you will receive 2 Watering Cans and an additional can that can be shared with up to 10 of your FarmVille neighbors via the Facebook news feed.
(Reminder, Snowmen will have the ability to produce Watering Cans for the next 3 weeks only.)
New special crops will be introduced that will award extra XP and more Farm Coins than normal crops!
The delayed official FarmVille Podcast is now live! You can listen to the video above, read the FarmVille Freak Summary below, or read the entire transcript provided by Zynga at the bottom of the post. Lexilicious hosts this week’s podcast and gives us some news about the new Model Farm feature, the release of Valentine’s Day in FarmVille including the buildable Cupid’s Castle collection event, the new 125 collection limit, and finally the coming soon segment which gives us more details on the unreleased Glass House feature as well as “foreign event” teaser introduced by Charlie. What do you think this is about FarmVille Freaks?
FarmVille Freak Podcast Summary – January 24th 2011
Model Farm
Due to some bugs, not all farmers have access to this new feature.
Model Farm showcases Limited Edition items or theme on a real life farm so that you can see what it looks like.
Visit the Model Farm by scrolling to the end of your FarmVille neighbors list (on the right).
Some items featured on the Model Farm have expired from the Market, others are Limited Edition or regular Market items.
To learn more about a specific item on the Model Farm mouseover or click it to preview.
You can purchase items ont the Model Farm directly by clicking the “Buy” button.
Clicking “Send” allows you to purchase the item and send it to a neighbor.
Each day you visit the Model Farm you will get a special prize just for visiting.
The Model Farm will be updated and change with new items and themes.
FarmVille Valentine’s Day Kicks Off
The Cupid’s Castle is a constructible building that you will be able to harvest for Valentines later.
You will be able to redeem Valentines for special items in the future.
The Cupid’s Castle frame is free, but you will need to be at least a level 5 farmer.
There are 3 Levels to Cupid’s Castle building phase with the following materials needed:
Obtain parts via neighbor requests, free gifts, Special Delivery Boxes, or Farm Cash.
As each phase is completed the Cupid’s Castle becomes bigger and better!
If you accidentally delete your Cupid’s Castle you can purchase another frame from the Market.
FarmVille Collection Limit
Due to automated programs designed to automatically collect all FarmVille news feed shares new limitations were placed.
Each player has a maximum number of 125 items they can collect from the Facebook news feed per day.
Any player collecting a high number of feed items per second will be sujbect to a throttle that limits the speed they can collect for the rest of the day.
Limit resets daily at 9:00 PM (PST)
Wall-to-wall posts between two neighbors, barn raising requests, and fuel posts do not count toward this limit.
This limit is not set in stone and FarmVille will be monitoring the results of the limitation and accepting player feedback.
Coming Soon to FarmVille
Charlie joins Lexilicious to announce some exciting news about a new feature “some very exciting foreign news“.
The new FarmVille Glass House will be introduced in the coming weeks. It will be a 3 stage expandable building that will allow you to breed your own special crops! These crops can also be mastered. Each stage unlocks more breeding trays so that you can create even more hybrid seeds.
What do you think about this week’s podcast?
To Read the Entire Official Podcast Transcript (more…)
The first Official FarmVille Podcast of the New Year 2011 is here! Below is the FarmVille Freak Summary of this week’s Podcast followed by the Official Transcript.
FarmVille Freak Podcast Summary
This week’s podcast is brought to you by Lexilicious, who brings you more information on all the new releases. We will be receiving a sneak peek at what is coming to us in the near FarmVille future!
Major Releases
“Open All” Feature for Special Delivery Boxes
You can now open all your Special Delivery Boxes all at once
Click on the “Use” button for your Special Delivery Boxes
You will be asked how many boxes you wish to open, which you can adjust using the up & down arrows
Once you click “Use”, you are advised not to close or refresh your browser
Opening large quantities of Special Deliveries together may take some time
The things you receive will be listed in a row for you to view, and will await you in your gift box
Pigpen Expansion
The Pigpen expansion was released on Tuesday
It can be expanded twice
With each expansion, you can add 10 more pigs and 5 more pig slop
The first expansion needs: 12 wooden boards, 12 nails & 12 bricks (increases capacity to 30 pigs & 15 pig slop)
The second expansion needs: 20 wooden boards, 20 nails & 20 bricks (increases capacity to 40 pigs & 20 pig slop)
COMING SOON to FarmVille
Duck Ponds
Duck Ponds will be constructible items
Can be used to store Ducks and Swans
5 Ducks will be displayed at once
It can be harvested once a day
You have the chance to find a Brown Duckling or Yellow Duckling
You can have your neighbors help to raise it
The faster the Duckling is raised, the better your reward will be
Friday’s rescheduled official FarmVille Podcast is out and FarmVille Community Manager, Lexilicious, plays host. We hear about some recent features including the Winter Workshop, new FarmVille Winter Wonderland Quest, and some exciting new features such as the upcoming Holiday Tree 2010 and collection event and also snow fights and a buildable Snowman!
The next FarmVille Podcast is December 17th 2010.
You can listen to the video below, read the FarmVille Freak summary, or read the entire transcript provided by Zynga at the bottom of the post.
Winners received 1,000 Farm Cash and 1 million coins.
FarmVille Winter Workshop
Winter Workshop constructible building released.
Winter Workshop will soon be able to harvest special Holiday Gifts that you can use later for redemption.
For now just prepare by getting your Winter Workshop built.
The Winter Workshop base is free upon playing FarmVille. You can place it on your farm immediately or store it in your Gift Box for later use.
Only one Winter Workshop per farm.
If you sell your Winter Workshop, you can purchase a new one in the market for 5,000 coins.
Winter Workshop is unlocked at Level 5.
Winter Workshop needs to be leveled by using construction materials.
Construction materials can be sent via the free gifts page, purchased directly with Farm Cash, found in Special Delivery boxes, or from neighbor requests.
Harvesting for Holiday Gifts will be coming soon!
FarmVille Winter Wonderland Quest
New quest feature released to FarmVille for the first time as the Winter Wonderland Quest.
Slowly rolling out so not every farmer has access to quests at the moment.
Winter Wonderland Quest is a mission to make your farm into a winter wonderland and earn some exclusive prizes, XP, and coins.
Once you complete goals from the quest, the goal will be checked off with a green check mark.
When you complete an objective the prize will automatically go to your FarmVille Gift Box.
When you receive a prize you can share the same prize with your neighbors by posting a Facebook news feed.
COMING SOON to FarmVilleHoliday Tree 2010
The FarmVille Holiday Tree will be coming back!
Holiday Tree will be updated slightly.
Collect holiday gifts from neighbors and place them in your tree. As you accumulate more gifts, your tree grows and changes appearance.
Throughout your gift collection you will be able to trade in gifts and redeem exclusive prizes similar to other past collection events.
When you redeem a special prize, you will be able to gift the same prize to a neighbor. As a new change you will be able to select which FarmVille neighbor you send the prize to.
A special present from Zynga is also likely for those players.
FarmVille Snowman feature
Players will be able to have snowball fights by visiting friends’ farms or joining other friends snowball fights.
As you throw snowballs, you will eventually end up with a big pile of snow.
The pile of snow can be used to build a Snowman.
The Snowman may even dance for you if you find the right item for it!
Next FarmVille Podcast is December 17th 2010 What was your favorite news from today’s podcast? Are you excited about Snow fights in FarmVille and building your own Snowman?
This week’s podcast is brought to us by Lexilicious who discusses the latest releases and we will get a sneak peek at future releases. The focus of the podcast this week will be the Thanksgiving items that have been released in the last two weeks.
Lexilicious will also walk us through the upcoming items and the new themes that we can look forward to.
Community Events – The Dessert Contest
Pick your favorite FarmVille Theme
Bake a dessert recreating the theme in real life
Post a picture on the FarmVille forums
Winner will receive 1000 Farm Cash, 1,000,000 Coins & any Limited Edition FarmVille item
Contest ends on December 1st at 6.00 PM
Thanksgiving Theme
All farmers are given a free Thanksgiving Feast
Must be level 5 or higher to be able to receive your Feast
Works like many “basket”-type events
Gather dishes and redeem them for one of six prizes
Dishes can be acquired through neighbors, purchasing them with Farm Cash, opening Special Delivery Boxes and harvesting your Turkey Roost
If you sell your feast, you can purchase a new one for 5,000 coins in the Market
Dishes cannot be gifted after December 1, 2010
Agricultural Alchemy Theme
New LE items released
Sorcerer Pig animation is being worked on
FarmVille wishes to hear your feedback about this theme
COMING SOON to FarmVille
LE Winter Holiday Theme
New LE items and re-releases
Winter Workshop coming soon
Winter Workshop will be a constructible building that can be harvested for coins
Holiday Tree will make an appearance
Farmers will be able to collect special goodies to make presents
Chicken Coop Expansion is on its way.
If you would like the Official Transcript from tonight’s PodCast then (more…)
This week’s official FarmVille Podcast is hosted by Lexilicious. We get a summary of the past two weeks in FarmVille with the focus being on the recent Orchard feature and the coming soon section which includes more news on the Turkey Roost and a new constructible Funhouse building!
You can listen to the video below, read the FarmVille Freak Summary, or read the entire transcript provided by Zynga at the bottom of the post.
FarmVille Freak Podcast Summary
FarmVille Halloween Items
New LE items and re-releases
FarmVille Country Fair
Re-introduced old Country Fair items
New LE Country Fair items
Orchards
Benefits of using Orchards
Can group trees into one bulding for one click harvesting and can produce special trees.
First Orchard is free (frame).
No level restrictions.
Constructible building with 30 required parts.
Fully complete Orchard, frame costs 1,000 Coins or 30 Farm Cash for complete Orchard.
Visually the orchard shows which trees are placed inside. The order you place the trees determines how it looks visually.
You can harvest the Orchard once ever 48 hours.
Harvesting an Orchard has the possibility of yielding a Mystery Tree.
The Mystery Tree is determined by the Trees placed inside.
Currently you cannot find greater that Level 2 trees.
Whenever you water the Mystery Seed ten times you can
Harvesting trees contributes to Tree Mastery. Works just like Crop Mastery. Every time you harvest a tree it counts towards mastery. You can view your current mastery by viewing inside your Orchard.
COMING SOON to FarmVille
FarmVille Turkey Roost
New a limited edition constructible building.
Holds up to 40 Turkeys with 2 expansions.
Harvesting your roost can yield baby Turkeys or special items used in the upcoming Thanksgiving collection basket.
Funhouse
Can be purchased with farm cash or construbible building with neighbor help.
“It’s a pretty sweet decoration”. – FarmVille designer
Part of the LE Country Fair theme.
Read the entire podcast transcript by clicking here.
What is your favorite part about this week’s podcast?
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