FARMVILLE TOP TIPS!
Facebook's FarmVille is one of those online games that can be played in lots of different ways. Some people are just happy to amble along with a small, neat farm. Most of us are pretty competitive, though, and like to accumulate XP (experience points) quickly to zoom through those levels.
There is no perfect way to do this but there are lots of ways of improving your game play and reaching those higher levels- and all the new crops that they unlock- faster.
Top Tips for FarmVille
Get yourself some Neighbors.
This is one of the most important things to do. The FarmVille makers deliberately designed this online game to reward social gamers.
Persuade friends or strangers to start up around you and you get a lot of benefits. You can expand your business more easily and own more land. Also you can help out on neighbor's places and get more XP and coins.
If you go into the Facebook's forums, you often see gamers begging for neighbors and some even promise many gifts in return. Other gamers just get to a good level then ask for invites from people at similar levels. The better the levels of your neighbors, the better the gifts they send.
You can also get a Local Celebrity Ribbon for adding many neighbors which translates into a big reward. If you take pics of all your neighbors you can get a Shutterbug Ribbon.
This is one of the most important things to do. The FarmVille makers deliberately designed this online game to reward social gamers.
Persuade friends or strangers to start up around you and you get a lot of benefits. You can expand your business more easily and own more land. Also you can help out on neighbor's places and get more XP and coins.
If you go into the Facebook's forums, you often see gamers begging for neighbors and some even promise many gifts in return. Other gamers just get to a good level then ask for invites from people at similar levels. The better the levels of your neighbors, the better the gifts they send.
You can also get a Local Celebrity Ribbon for adding many neighbors which translates into a big reward. If you take pics of all your neighbors you can get a Shutterbug Ribbon.
Tractors and Fuel
I like my online games for free but anyone using a credit card gets definite advantages.
A tractor can be bought from the market just with coins. This will speed up plowing (plows 4 squares with one click) but you get limilted free fuel every day. You can buy extra fuel with a credit card to get round this. If you buy an extra fuel tank it gives you 150 fuel but it won't fill up free on a daily basis. Once you have used all 150, you will need to buy again. You can also buy a seeder and a harvester which speed up seeding and harvesting but, again, you have the fuel issue to think about.
A tractor can be bought from the market just with coins. This will speed up plowing (plows 4 squares with one click) but you get limilted free fuel every day. You can buy extra fuel with a credit card to get round this. If you buy an extra fuel tank it gives you 150 fuel but it won't fill up free on a daily basis. Once you have used all 150, you will need to buy again. You can also buy a seeder and a harvester which speed up seeding and harvesting but, again, you have the fuel issue to think about.
Mixed Harvests or just one Crop at a time?
For a real FarmVille pro, achieving the right balance of crops, trees and animals is the essence of the game. This is a matter of experimenting with the crops available at each level. This is one reason FarmVille is fiendishly addictive- different levels need different fixes. You will have to study the tables like the ones down the page.
One approach that will work pretty well at every level is the quick turnover of harvests described below. Instead of mixing crops that give XP with crops that give coins, you just alternate between the two. One day you grow crops that give good coins, another day crops that give good XP. Of course, if you are topping up your FV-money with a credit card you can just go for the XP every time.
Quick Turnover Harvests
The faster you keep the plow, sow and harvest cycle turning over, the more coins and XP points you will accumulate. Also, the better the shape that your farm is in, the better it performs. So get all the farm upgrades that you can then add extra fields up to the maximum allowed. Planting and harvesting quickly will soon bring in the rewards.
To get XP
Say you have 240 fields (easily achievable). If you sow the cheap, quick harvesting plants (see list below)- the ones that can be harvested in a day and yield 2 XP, your total XP increase for that day will be 720, since:
Each field gives 1 XP= 240
Each field harvested gives 2 XP= 480
Total= 720. A good haul.
If you want to use the higher yielding crops that take longer before harvesting, do a little math to make sure you get the same return. Often, you just don't. On the other hand, slow growing crops may be essential if you can only visit your farm occasionally. Remember that they spoil if you miss the harvesting window.
How to Keep the FarmVille-Money Coming
You need to buy the seeds, pay for plowing etc so remember to plant good coin producing crops as soon as funds run low. Always keep something for expenses!
The crops that deliver most coins per hour are listed in the table at the bottom of the page.
If you see “Super Berries” in the market these will harvest in 2 hours and you can sell for 100 coins. Super Berries are usually only around for a day or two though. The last time was when FarmVille reached 5 million visitors, Worth watching out for.
Also, visit your neighbors farms regularly. If you are lucky, a pop up will ask if you want to do some weeding or other job. Filling in surveys, as described below, is boring but gives a steady stream of FV-cash.
Hay bales and Ribbons
Rich and want to level quickly? Buy hay bales. They will give you 5 XP each. Buy as many as you have room for, delete and buy more.
Buying hay bales also gives you a Pack Rat Ribbon pretty quickly. You can also get an Architect blue ribbon (with the same reward) by buying rest rooms.
For a real FarmVille pro, achieving the right balance of crops, trees and animals is the essence of the game. This is a matter of experimenting with the crops available at each level. This is one reason FarmVille is fiendishly addictive- different levels need different fixes. You will have to study the tables like the ones down the page.
One approach that will work pretty well at every level is the quick turnover of harvests described below. Instead of mixing crops that give XP with crops that give coins, you just alternate between the two. One day you grow crops that give good coins, another day crops that give good XP. Of course, if you are topping up your FV-money with a credit card you can just go for the XP every time.
Quick Turnover Harvests
The faster you keep the plow, sow and harvest cycle turning over, the more coins and XP points you will accumulate. Also, the better the shape that your farm is in, the better it performs. So get all the farm upgrades that you can then add extra fields up to the maximum allowed. Planting and harvesting quickly will soon bring in the rewards.
To get XP
Say you have 240 fields (easily achievable). If you sow the cheap, quick harvesting plants (see list below)- the ones that can be harvested in a day and yield 2 XP, your total XP increase for that day will be 720, since:
Each field gives 1 XP= 240
Each field harvested gives 2 XP= 480
Total= 720. A good haul.
If you want to use the higher yielding crops that take longer before harvesting, do a little math to make sure you get the same return. Often, you just don't. On the other hand, slow growing crops may be essential if you can only visit your farm occasionally. Remember that they spoil if you miss the harvesting window.
How to Keep the FarmVille-Money Coming
You need to buy the seeds, pay for plowing etc so remember to plant good coin producing crops as soon as funds run low. Always keep something for expenses!
The crops that deliver most coins per hour are listed in the table at the bottom of the page.
If you see “Super Berries” in the market these will harvest in 2 hours and you can sell for 100 coins. Super Berries are usually only around for a day or two though. The last time was when FarmVille reached 5 million visitors, Worth watching out for.
Also, visit your neighbors farms regularly. If you are lucky, a pop up will ask if you want to do some weeding or other job. Filling in surveys, as described below, is boring but gives a steady stream of FV-cash.
Hay bales and Ribbons
Rich and want to level quickly? Buy hay bales. They will give you 5 XP each. Buy as many as you have room for, delete and buy more.
Buying hay bales also gives you a Pack Rat Ribbon pretty quickly. You can also get an Architect blue ribbon (with the same reward) by buying rest rooms.
Best Yielding Trees and Animals
Focus on the animals that yield a lot like Horses, Goats, Ducks and Rabbits (50 coins each). The best trees are Pomegranate, Banana and Passion fruit tree's (100 coins each).
Ask for these as gifts and avoid all the low yielding animals and trees.
FarmVille Cash
FarmVille cash is different to coins. It is signified by the notes symbol next to the coins at the top of the screen. Every time you go up a level you are given one more unit of FV-cash. You can also buy FV-cash online.
Focus on the animals that yield a lot like Horses, Goats, Ducks and Rabbits (50 coins each). The best trees are Pomegranate, Banana and Passion fruit tree's (100 coins each).
Ask for these as gifts and avoid all the low yielding animals and trees.
FarmVille Cash
FarmVille cash is different to coins. It is signified by the notes symbol next to the coins at the top of the screen. Every time you go up a level you are given one more unit of FV-cash. You can also buy FV-cash online.
Become a real FarmVille Pro
If you want a truly comprehensive guide to FarmVille success you could try the 'FarmVille Champion' from T, Dub. It builds on the well known writer's successful earlier guide to FarmVille- Farmville Secrets- and includes all the updates and changes in game play introduced by Zynga over the last twelve months.It shows you how to take the uncertainty out of Farmville, zoom through the levels, get those new crops quicker and enjoy your richer, ever more beautiful farm even more.
Farm of the Week
This competition is easy to enter and if you win you can pick up 100 cash. All it takes is a photo of your whole farm.
It isn't always won my old stagers. Even pretty new farms get chosen sometimes. The judges just want something a little bit out of the ordinary which shows 'originality, effort and presentation'.
This is where you post:
http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?t=535011
Use the Farmville Tool Bar
This lets you keep in touch with your farm while you are doing something else on the net. It has an update function and a harvest countdown.There are also bonuses available and a surprising number of good things can come your way. How about a golden egg with 20 free fuel top-ups? That will speed up your farm!
The drawback is that only Firefox and Internet Explorer are supported.
Email Notifications when a Harvest is DueIf you are forgetful these can save you a lot of withered crops.
Just visit your “Email Preferences” page on FarmVille.com
Co-op Farming
This is another of those 'get to meet the neighbors' things and it can be fun. You need to coperate to get certain tasks done in a limited amount of time and then you can pick up your reward.
This is only available to a limited number of farmers right now but as the technical issues are fixed it will gradually roll out- so keep your eyes open. There are some nice bonuses in cash and decorations.
This competition is easy to enter and if you win you can pick up 100 cash. All it takes is a photo of your whole farm.
It isn't always won my old stagers. Even pretty new farms get chosen sometimes. The judges just want something a little bit out of the ordinary which shows 'originality, effort and presentation'.
This is where you post:
http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?t=535011
Use the Farmville Tool Bar
This lets you keep in touch with your farm while you are doing something else on the net. It has an update function and a harvest countdown.There are also bonuses available and a surprising number of good things can come your way. How about a golden egg with 20 free fuel top-ups? That will speed up your farm!
The drawback is that only Firefox and Internet Explorer are supported.
Email Notifications when a Harvest is DueIf you are forgetful these can save you a lot of withered crops.
Just visit your “Email Preferences” page on FarmVille.com
Co-op Farming
This is another of those 'get to meet the neighbors' things and it can be fun. You need to coperate to get certain tasks done in a limited amount of time and then you can pick up your reward.
This is only available to a limited number of farmers right now but as the technical issues are fixed it will gradually roll out- so keep your eyes open. There are some nice bonuses in cash and decorations.
FV-crops
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