Farm Town - Plow multiple fields

There's a new update in Farm Town and it introduces the ability to plow multiple fields. Regular readers of my Farm Town Blog might recall that I suggested this is exactly how multiple plowing might work back in June when the "watering" feature was introduced.

While we're looking at the image take note - if they ever do add the ability to plough and sow large areas in Farm Town this is how it may well look: a large "cursor area" rather than the "drag selection" that some have suggested.

You can read that post here.

So how does it all work, well you click the plowing tool and you are presented with three options: x1, x2 and x4



you then hover over the spot you want to plough and away you go.



This is going to be a real time saver for all of those industrial farm town farmers out there... though of course it will now mean you have more free time on your hands and might actually have to go and do some real life stuff, like wash the dishes, the kids or even yourself!

A number of my friends have however reported problems when farmers that you hire use these tools, often they don't get paid coins or xp and in some cases it deletes the harvested field and returns it to it's "grassy" state.

So now we just need to sow multiple fields!

Farm Town - Finally hire friends to Plow

It's finally here - the update we've all been asking for. We can now hire our neighbors, friends and folk from the marketplace to plow our Farm Town farms!

1. Employees make 5 coins per field plowed.
2. Employers's cost is reduced to 10 or 15, depending if the employee is a neighbour or not.
3. Employees can only plow on fields that have been harvested, or that have gone to waste.

Also there are some great new crops :

• Pineapple
• Blueberry
• Carrots
• Pepper
• Cotton
• Raspberry

Cotton is a four day crop and raspberry a two hour crop... i'll have a look later o see which is the most profitable - but if you already know do post and tell!



Also there are some great new flowers :

• Pink Tulips
• Purple Crocus
• Yellow Lilies
• Red Poppies
• Orange Poppies
• Yellow Poppies
• Red Crocus
• Daffodils

Finally the camera function has been updated and you can now take a "zoomed in" photo!

Rotate a house in Farm Town

A number of people have been coming to this blog after searching on google with the term "How to rotate a house in Farm Town"

Unfortunately it can't be done I'm afraid - currently the only versions of the houses are the ones you see, the Farm Town graphic designers simply didn't create alternative angles. However that's not to say they won't in the future and if I recall correctly it has been submitted to them as a request.

FarmTown Update - Take Photos in Farm Town

Thats right a new update snook into Farm Town yesterday, one that allows you to take photos (Screenshots) of your Farm Town farm and publish them directly to your facebook profile in an album called "Farm Town Photos" The whole process is really easy... but I have some screen shots for you anyway!


As you can see the photo tool (nifty little camera icon) is placed along with the watering can and digger - just click it!


You are then presented with an image of your photo and may add a caption. Once you have done that click "next" to publish.

You then get asked if Farm Town can open the photo permission window - basically just click yes to all of the questions


Clic the green tick!

Now this was the bit that confused me - because the Farm Town photo tool works as an external application to Farm Town it opened a new window - as I clicked the green tick (Shown in previous photo) I thought my photo should show up straight away, but it didn't. But don't worry as there is one last step! Go back to your Farm Town window and you'll see this notice:


Once that is clicked you may go back to your facebook photos and see your farm!


And there it is, now the whole world can see your Farm Town photos - well ok maybe just your facebook friends!

My Farm Town Village

Ever since the latest Farm Town update i've been planning to redesign my farm. I'm only a level 27 but already I'm finding that working on my farm is taking far too long - I really hope the Farm Town developers update the game soon so we can plough, seed and harvest large areas at once. In the meantime I've decided to redesign my farm in a way that cuts down the amount of work I have to do, especially as at the moment I tend to only plant one round of crops a week (I know it will take me ages to rank up now)

Anyway some photos :


This was taken after a harvest. It's a simple layout with a stream running through the middle. My Farm Town farm is now a village! Llareggub village (no prizes who can guess where the name comes from!!)




Two small farm hands cottages... rent is very reasonable!



The water mill.

Stil a lot of work to be done - I need a lot more flowers, but i'll get there and it doesn't take as long to plough now!

Farm Town - Looking after flowers

So flowers have arrived in Farm Town - to see what else is new check out the post I made yesterday (literally seconds after they were added!)

So how do you look after Farm Town Flowers? Well it seems they might be very similar to the trees, I'm told that they never die, but i might test that out for myself... they can however wither, so to liven them up you need to water them. doing so will cost you one credit. However if a friend does it for you they will earn one credit! Check out the images below for more details.

A number of people say they can't see flowers in Farm Town. This is more than likely because you have the turned off in preferences. To sort this out go to Preferences (The spanner icon) and makes sure "Show Flowers" is ticked.

Ok so lets have a look at planting and watering, When you first plant a flower you'll see this sign:



Planting is really easy, you just select them in the store and stick them down, no need to plough! Here's what my first Tulips look like:



As you can see they take up much less space then vegetables. The raindrop sign above them tells you how much water the Farm Town flowers need - these ones having only just been planted don't need any watering, but let's have a look at what that looks like anyway:



The watering can is now in a yellow handyman type box icon along with the Farm Town bulldozer. To use you hover over the area you want to water and press your mouse button... and there's a nice animation to show you are watering. Remember this will cost you one credit in your own farm or earn you one credit in a friends farm!

While we're looking at the image take note - if they ever do add the ability to plough and sow large areas in Farm Town this is how it may well look: a large "cursor area" rather than the "drag selection" that some have suggested.

Happy farming!

Farm Town - Flowers are here... and much more besides

So we've all been waiting for Farm Town flowers - and now in the latest update to Farm Town they are here... and lots more besides!

First of all lets look at the flowers:

As you can see some of them are locked until higher ranks, but don't worry as you can send some of them as Farm Town gifts! Lilies, Roses, Zinnias and Hyacinths may all be sent as gifts - so ask your friends to send them today!

New flowers include: Crown of Thorns, Carnations, Marigolds, Tulips, Lillies, Roses, Zinnias and Hyacinths. You'll need to water your flowers regularly. You can either get your friends to do this or do it your self with the new watering can feature:

Here's a list of the new gifts you can send :

• Lilies


• Rose


• Rooster


• Zinnia


• Turkey


• Hyacinth


• Goat

But the goodies don't stop there, also new are a whole range of buildings, objects and landscaping features.

First of all the new Farm Town buildings:




They include a wind pump,watermill (two versions), gazebo, playground, water tank and wind tower. Unfortunately a lot of these are not unlocked until later ranks!

Next lets have a quick look at some of the new Landscaping features in Farm Town, first of all water features:




Let's face it the ponds were a bit miserley, but now you can build your own river complete with bridge - I have the feeling we'll be seeing some Farm Town "Moats" very soon!

Next let's take a look at the new hedge/fence features :



Gates are now available for the hedge, stone wall, white fence and barb wire fence.

Ok now let's have a look at some of the new objects :




Plenty of new Farm Town stuff here: a Grill (BBQ), US style mailbox, lawnmower, wheelbarrow, two variations of a bench, a doghouse (dog kennel) for you puppies and a patio table - perfect for holding a Farm Town party!

New animals include a Bull and a Goose, plus some new animals in the Farm Town "Gifts" page, these include: a Rooster a Turkey and a Goat.

Also new in this Farmtown update are some new hairstyles including a cornrow!

I expect a lot of farms will be getting make-overs in the next few days!

Farm Town - Variable harvest prices

For some time now Farm Town has featured warnings that prices at the market might change. I know some of my Farm Town neighbors are not looking forward to this, they have their favourite crops - and they plan to stick with them. At the moment I must admit i'm sticking to planting onions in Farm Town, not just because of the

economics of them. Primarily it's because my farm is so big and I just don't have the time to get online often enough so a three day crop is ideal.

But I have to admit I'm looking forward to variable pricing in Farm Town, it will add just a bit more depth to the game. Though I do wonder how they will implement it. The clever thing to do would be to adjust the prices according to "supply" i.e.; if on the day you go to market everyone is selling Onions then the price offered to them is significantly lower... a great bonus to those Farmtown players who like to plant some of the crops that traditionally sell for less... and of course it would mean that your "storage" actually came in to its own. You could store your Farm Town crops for a day when the prices suit you.

The easiest way to implement the variable pricing would be to generate the prices randomly - that could work but only if the prices were set the same for all players. Personally I prefer the model set by "Supply" but I guess we'll have to see. Afterall we still don't have our Farm Town flowers!

Farmtown - Most popular game on Facebook

According to the website allfacebook Farmtown has become the most popular game on Facebook. Nick O'Neill writes:

Farmtown has been on a tear recently and as of today, the game has overtaken Pet Society as the largest application on the Facebook platform based on daily active users. (Source)

Read the full article at allfacebook.