FarmVille is preparing a whole theme centered around Mardi Gras and they’ve even included a new Mask breeding pattern for your Sheep and Pigs.
Please note, this pattern is not yet available as it is still unreleased. Unreleased items have no official release date and are subject to change without prior notice.
Are you still breeding Sheep or Pigs on your farm? If so, are you excited about this new pattern?
FarmVille is finally offering Mastery for your FarmVille Sheep and Pigs. These are some of the last animals (besides Calves and Foals) to have mastery available. Each time you harvest one of your Sheep or Pigs you will earn mastery points towards its Animal Mastery. After achieving all three levels of Animal Mastery, you will be rewarded with a fancy Animal Mastery Sign.
All animals that were available in the FarmVille Market are masterable and have their own specific Mastery Signs. But wait, there’s more! Pig and Sheep Mastery is a little more complicated due to all the Sheep and Pigs that we have created ourselves through breeding. Mastery is still available for those animals, sort of. Sheep or Pigs that you’ve bred yourself using your Sheep Pens or Pig Pens will have a shared Mastery Sign. In other words, there is one shared Mastery Sign for each gender animal from Pens- one Sheep Pen Ewe and Sheep Pen Ram Mastery Sign along with one Pig Pen Sow and Pig Pen Boar Mastery Sign. Each time you harvest an animal that you’ve obtained through breeding it will earn you mastery points toward its respective mastery. For example, if you harvest a Masked Flasher Ram you will earn points towards fulfilling Sheep Pen Ram Mastery.
If this sounds confusing, an easy way to find out which animal has mastery available simply check your in-game FarmVille Mastery Chart. To access the Animal Mastery Chart, go to your in-game toolbar located on the bottom left- click on the Blue Ribbon which expands the menu and then click on “Mastery” icon and finally click on the Animal tab.
The Animal Mastery for bred Sheep and Pigs is pretty steep and much more than we are used to seeing with other market animals.
Star Level 1 for Bred Sheep or Pigs
Sheep Pen Ewe: 840 Harvests
Sheep Pen Ram: 560 Harvests
Pig Pen Sow: 588 Harvests
Pig Pen Boar: 467 Harvests
Are you excited to finally be able to work on your Sheep and Pig Animal Mastery or are you over Animal Mastery?
There seems to be a new bug in FarmVille that involves placement of Lambs on your farms.
FarmVille Freaks, such as FarmVille Freak Lilly, are reporting that after a Lamb has been bred they are receiving “Locked to England” notices despite the Lamb having been bred on their home farms.
Read below for more details:
“I just bred sheep on my home farm and got a lamb, I didn’t place it on Home Farm (where it was “born”). I decided I would go ahead and place it there…and this is what was in my gift box…
FarmVille released a statement via the official FarmVille Forum addressing some recent breeding issues and bugs. There has been some amount of confusion as to the inheritance pattern of sheep purchased from the FarmVille Market as well as the large amount of White Sheep being produced from unlikely parents.
Read below for all the details.
“Hey Farmers,
We have been made aware that current in-game messaging regarding Sheep Breeding is inaccurate and confusing to our customers. This messaging implies that the success rate for color/pattern inheritance is 100% guaranteed, when in fact, it is not.
This messaging was unintentional, and we sincerely apologize for any confusion or frustration.
The text will be updated to reflect the feature’s intended design as soon as possible. If you purchased a Ram and/or Ewe from the Market under the assumption that the success rate was guaranteed due to this messaging,please contact our CS department and they will refund your account accordingly. (This means your purchased Rams and/or Ewes will be removed, and the equivalent amount of Farm Cash will be restored to your account.)
Due to the volume of emails from customers during this time, it may take longer than normal for a CS agent to assist you, but they will respond to your request as soon as they are able.
Breeding and White Sheep:
Please know that the intended design of this feature was never a 100% success rate for color/pattern inheritance. We have seen reports from the community indicating that prior to the release of Pig Breeding, the pattern inheritance success rate (from Rams) was unusually high (80 – 100% success rate). This was a bug and the feature is now functioning as intended.
We have also seen reports from players indicating that an unusually high amount of White Sheep are being produced when breeding. As white is a color, it is possible to produce white sheep when the feature is operating normally.
However, we are investigating player reports to determine if more white sheep are being produced than anticipated. Please know that this process is not an easy one and will take time for us to address.
Chameleon Sheep only producing White Sheep:
Currently, the Chameleon Ewe and Rainbow Dots Ram are producing almost exclusively plain white sheep. This is a bug that we are actively working to resolve. We will be releasing a fix for the Chameleon Ewe and Rainbow Dots Ram sometime this week which will result in the color/pattern inheritance success rates to be on par with the other Rams/Sheep in the game.
As always, we appreciate your feedback! If you would like to share any thoughts or opinions, please make sure to follow the FarmVille Forum Rules and Rules of Conduct when posting.
The FarmVille Market has officially added two new Sheep tonight including a Ram (Rainbow Dots) and a Chameleon Ewe. While these Sheep may not be new to you, this is the first time that they are available for direct purchase in the FarmVille Market.
Both of these Sheep are what we know and have been referring to as “Flashers”, meaning that they will change colors in flashes. The Ram (Rainbow Dots) features flashing polka dots. The Chameleon Ewe flashes different colors in a solid pattern. This means that any of these type of Flashers that you already have on your farm will now be “legal” breeders meaning that they will produce similar type offspring.
Both of these Limited Edition English Countryside Sheep can be purchased using Farm Cash only via the FarmVille Market. The Ram (Rainbow Dots) costs a ridiculous 30 FV$ Farm Cash making it the most expensive FarmVille Sheep thus far! Those are some expensive polka dots! The Chameleon Ewe, although still flashing, but doesn’t offer another type pattern making it 10 Farm Cash less at 20 FV$. Neither animals are exclusive to the English Countryside so they can be purchased for either of your farms.
FarmVille Limited Edition English Countryside Sheep (Released: April 28, 2011)
FarmVille issued a statement a few minutes ago on the official FarmVille Blog addressing “illegal” Sheep and Pig breeding.
If you currently have “illegal” Sheep or Pigs obtained or “adopted” from your Facebook News Feed (or from a neighbor) such as Flashers, which have not yet been released into the FarmVille Market, these animals will no longer breed to produce the same type offspring. For now, this means that specific patterns such as Star and Flasher Sheep will no longer produce Star or Flasher offspring. However, if and when illegal breeds are actually officially released in FarmVille, then these animals will be able to breed again.
The types of patterned Sheep and Pigs that are allowed include the following:
Sheep: Plain, Striped, and Spotted
Pigs: Plain and Spotted
Please understand that most of your neighbors who have these “illegal” animals on their farms did not obtain them through hacks nor or they cheating. There is no need to start a FarmVille witch hunt! The spreading of these unreleased animals was so rampant due to legitimate breeding, sharing, and adopting.
Since so many farmers have these “illegal” animals on their farms in which they obtained through legitimate methods, they will be able to keep them and will not be punished. What FarmVille is doing is trying to prevent continued breeding of animals that they did not intentionally release. They are in the process of patching the original methods (hacks) of how these animals were obtained before they were then bred and shared.
From FarmVille:
“Howdy farmers!
We wanted to give an update to everyone regarding certain kinds of disallowed sheep that have been available in FarmVille as well as a similar issue that appeared with pigs this past weekend. Certain types of sheep and pig colors/patterns not yet released have been improperly distributed in FarmVille; we are currently going through the process of making sure this practice stops.
The steps that we have taken are:
The methods by which players were able to breed unreleased sheep and pig colors and patterns have been closed.
Players who bred sheep and pigs using illicit methods have had their animals revert to their original base colors and no patterns.
Pigs and sheep acquired from feed posts (but at some point were generated using illicit methods) will get to retain their unusual colors and patterns. However, attempts to breed with these pigs or sheep will result in default colors and no additional pattern inheritance. Should we release these additional colors or patterns legitimately then players will be able to breed that animal in the appropriate, correct manner. This is not an implication that you or your neighbors have done something wrong. This is a breeding restriction of colors and patterns that as of yet have not intended to be released.
So what’s currently allowed to breed and what’s not?
Most current colors are allowed but the “flashing” colors are definitely not.
Currently Allowed Sheep Patterns: Plain, Spotted, Striped
Currently Allowed Pig Patterns: Plain, Spotted
Again, the intention is to stop the distribution of colors and patterns that are not currently intended but not to punish our players who have acquired these animals legitimately. When we do release these colors or patterns, you’ll be able to breed with them just as intended.
FarmVille has updated your English Countryside Pubs with the amazing ability to craft Love Potions!
That’s right, you can now craft Love Potions using the Love Potion Recipe in your Pubs. It’s a good thing because with the existing shortage of Love Potions needed for Sheep Breeding, you will now also be needing Love Potions for the new Pig Breeding. With the introduction of Pig Breeding, the Pig Pen has also been upgraded as well. Since you won’t be needing slop anymore, you can trade in all your existing slop for extra love Potions.
FarmVille Freak Angela's Pig Slop for Potions
Get ready to craft some Love in your Pub! Other crafting buildings have also been updated with new limited time recipes that allow you to craft useful construction or building materials such as Wooden Boards, Bricks, and Nails. So what’s actually in these magical Love Potions? Read below for the ingredients on all the new recipes.
Crafting Building – English Countryside Pub
Recipe: Love Potion
Ingredients: 4 Field Beans, 3 Pink Asters, and 5 English Peas
FarmVille Freak Kristine's Love Potion Recipe
Crafting Building – FarmVille Winery
Recipe: Nail
Ingredients: 5 White Grapes, 4 Rice, and 3 Grapes
FarmVille Freak Jennifer's Nail Recipe
Crafting Building – FarmVille Bakery
Recipe: Brick
Ingredients: 5 Coffee, 3 Peppers, and 4 Ginger
FarmVille Freak Akshari's Brick Recipe
Crafting Building – FarmVille Spa
Recipe: Wooden Boards
Ingredients: 4 Morning Glory, 5 Lilac, and 3 Sunflower
FarmVille Wooden Board Recipe
Do you like that you can now craft Love Potions? What do you think of these new crafting recipes?
After Sheep Breeding premiered, FarmVille Freaks fast and furiously bred sheep only to discover that we are only allowed 100 bred sheep on our farms.
FarmVille Sorry Farmer, 100 Bred Sheep Notice
For those of us who have hit the 100 limit and continue to breed more sheep (who can quit? it’s so addictive!) we are forced to sell sheep that we have spent time and precious Love Potions to breed. Now, while this is painful, there is more painful news to report:
Many FarmVille Freaks are reporting that their bred sheep on farm limit is fluid rather at the fixed 100 amount the in-game pop up tells us it is.
So in other words, famers are receiving the “Sorry Farmer! You can have 100 bred sheeps on your farm.” pop up when they have less than 100 sheep. For example, I have 89 bred sheep on my farm and receive the pop up, to breed another sheep I must sell one. The rumor is that the sheep we give up for adoption are counting against our 100 limit for a certain period of time, although we can’t be certain.
FarmVille Flasher Sheep
FarmVille Mask Sheep
FarmVille Star Mask Sheep
FarmVille Spot Mask Sheep
Farmers have reached out to Zynga Customer Support about the issue and were told that it was an unknown issue and they would look into it. So at this point no one can be certain if this is a glitch or an intended part of sheep breeding. If it is intentional, we that just stinks! Farmers love to help their neighbors create new and fun sheep by breeding one of their best to put up for adoption, like Flasher Sheep! It would really stink if giving up for adoption lowers our own bred sheep limit.
Currently farmers can only adopt one sheep per day, but are able to give as many as they like up for adoption.
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Crafting Building – English Countryside Pub
Crafting Building – FarmVille Winery
Crafting Building – FarmVille Bakery
Crafting Building – FarmVille Spa
