FarmVille 2

Finding Neighbors: Add Me!

 

 

 

Even the most talented farmers can use a helping hand from time to time. Whether it's some extra water or another plow to harvest your crops, a great Neighbor can make all the difference when you're having a tough day on the farm. 

However, we know it can be difficult to meet folks who are just as dedicated to farming as you are, so we're lending our players a helping hand!

Every Friday, we will be creating a blog post that is designed to help you find new FarmVille 2 Neighbors! Just leave a comment below to let other players know you are looking for Neighbors and don't be shy about making some new friends. 

Before you comment, please take a moment to read some quick guidelines:

 

Commenting Rules:

• Any comment in violation of the Terms of Service will be removed. A link to the Terms of Service can be found HERE.

• When posting, please be sure to include your profile link, or people won't be able to add you! When on Facebook, look in the upper right hand corner and click on your name. This is your profile page, and the only way others can find you. Once you are on your profile page, you will need to copy the URL in the browser address bar. Then you can paste that into your comment below this post.

• We encorage you to let others know what kind of farmer you are, and what kind of Neighbors you are looking for. Not everyone plays FarmVille 2 the same, so this information can be important! 

• Please refrain from spamming the blog post with tons of "Add Me" requests. This makes it harder for people to find Neighbors and we may have to remove your comments!

 

Community Neighbors:

In addition to our weekly "Finding Neighbors: Add Me" event, we also offer the Community Neighbors feature! The Community Neighbors feature allows you to add Neighbors to your farm who are not your Facebook friends. That way, even if your Facebook friends don’t play FarmVille 2, you can still get in on the fun! Visit the guide for all of the details: Community Neighbors.

 

We hope everyone finds lots of new friends and Neighbors. Come back to visit us often!

 

 

 

Sprinklers!

 

Note: This is a complex feature that touches many elements of the game. We are slowing rolling this out to all players over the upcoming months, so please be aware that you may not have this feature right away. We are very excited to get this out to all of our players as soon as possible, and we appreciate your patience. 

 

Sprinklers are here! Use Sprinklers to water multiple Crops, Trees, and Groves on your farm with one single click. If that wasn’t enough, purchase additional Sprinklers to water your entire farm!

 

 

If you are level 15 or higher, you will see the following pop-up. Click on the “Learn More” button to get started.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Building your Standard Sprinkler:

To build the Standard Sprinkler, you will need to collect the following items: 

• Sprinkler Heads
• Valves
• Water Tubings

 

To collect Sprinkler Heads, click on the “Post” button to post to your Facebook wall – you will get the parts when your friends click on it, or when you click on a similar newsfeed post.

 

Click on the “Ask” button to send requests for Valves and Water Tubings to your Neighbors. If you do not wish to wait for your friends, you can skip any of these tasks for Farm Bucks.

 

 

 

 

Note: You can send requests for materials to your Friends every 18 hours.

 

Once you have collected the required items, click on the “Start Building!” button at the bottom of the construction Menu. 

 

 

 

Now that the Standard Sprinkler is almost complete, you will need to hire Friends to help you finish the job! The Standard Sprinkler requires four additional helpers, so click on the “Ask Friends” button to send some crew requests to your Friends. When they accept, you will see the spots in the Builder Menu begin to fill. If you do not want to wait for your friends, click on the “Hire One” button to purchase crew members with Farm Bucks. Once you have successfully filled all four spots, click on the “Finish Building” button.

 

 

 

 

 

Getting Started:

How many things can I Water at once?

• Crops: You can water up to 9 Crops using the Standard Sprinkler. 

• Trees & Groves: You can water anything covered within the AoE (Area of Effect) of a Sprinkler. For example, if you place Trees or Groves within the AoE of the sprinkler, you will be able to Water everything that is in that particular area.

 

Using the Standard Sprinkler:

There are two different ways you can use the Sprinkler: 

1. Water Painting Mode
2. Manually Clicking Mode

 

Water Painting Mode: In order to use the Standard Sprinkler in Water Painting Mode, you must have enough Water in your HUD (see image below) or Wells relative to that particular area (Crops, Trees, or Grove). Note: If you do not have enough Water (HUD and Wells), you will be notified by a message.

 

 

Once you’re ready to use the Standard Sprinkler, simply place the Sprinkler in the un-watered area of a Crop, Tree, or Grove (AoE: See “How Many things can I Water at once” section above). The next step is to click and drag (painting-like motion) your mouse over the AoE that you’d like to Water (similar to the Feed Painting Mode), and then watch the Water spout out!

 

 

 

Note: If you run out of Water from your HUD, your Standard Sprinkler will automatically harvest from your Wells.

 

Manually Clicking Mode: In order to use the Standard Sprinkler in the Manually Clicking Mode, you must have enough Water in your HUD (see image above), Wells, or Water in your Inventory relative to that particular area (Crops, Trees, or Grove).

 

Once you’re ready to use the Standard Sprinkler in the Manually Clicking Mode, simply right click it, and then drag and drop it in close proximity to the area (AoE) that you’d like to Water (see image below). Click the Standard Sprinkler to activate it and watch the Water spout out! Note: If you are in the Manually Clicking Mode cooldown, you can continue to use the Standard Sprinkler in the Water Painting Mode, however the cooldown timer will still be visible.

 

 

 

 

If you do not have enough Water to use over a particular area, you will be notified in the game.

 

Note: Similiar to the Beehives, you can place the Standard Sprinkler over Crops (see image above). 

 

 

 

How often can I use the Standard Sprinkler? 

If you use the Water Painting mode, you can use the Sprinkler as often as you’d like. Note that the cooldown timer will still be visible, however you can continue to use the Sprinkler regardless of this timer.

 

Helpful Tip: Use the Water Painting mode to Water your Crops, Trees, and Groves as efficiently as possible.

 

 

If you do not use the Water Painting mode, there is a short cooldown in between each Standard Sprinkler session. Simply hover your cursor over the Standard Sprinkler if you want to see how much time you have left until you can use it again.

 

 

 

Out of Water? There are a few different ways to get more:

• Wells – Use the Water from your Wells
• Inventory – Use Water reserves from your Inventory
• General Store – Purchase Water Packs from the General Store

 

 

Do you like your Standard Sprinkler? You can purchase additional Sprinklers (Standard and Premium) in the General Store!

 

 

Helpful Tip: The more Sprinklers that cover your farm, the easier it is for you to Water your Crops, Trees, and Groves!

 

 

Additional Information:

• Your first Standard Sprinkler is free, but you can purchase additional Sprinklers (Standard, Deluxe, and Super Deluxe) in the General Store.
• Hover your cursor over the Standard Sprinkler if you want to see how much time you have left until you can use it again (Manually Clicking Mode only).
• If you lack any requirements (such as not having enough Water), the game will tell you what you are missing.

 

 

We hope you enjoy our latest release and we would love your feedback. Share your feedback below and be automatically entered to win 100 Farm Bucks!

 

 

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FREE Water Giveaway!

 

We had a water overflow in FarmVille 2, so click to collect 5 FREE Water for yourself! Don't forget to Like & Share this post so your Friends can get some, too! Hurry before it's all gone.

 

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Team Spotlight Event: October!

 

Hey, Farmers!

Each week we get questions about the people behind FarmVille 2. Questions like, “Who are they?” and “What do they do?” Every month, we’ll be featuring one person from the FarmVille 2 Studio, so you can get to know the creators of the game you love to play.

 

Today, we’ll continue to answer these questions (and more) with our October Edition of the Team Spotlight Event!

 

Our third team member profile is Cassia Harries, Senior Concept Artist.

 

 

Q: Thanks so much for joining us today, Cassia! Let’s jump right in – what do you do on the FarmVille 2 Team?

 

A: “My name is Cassia Harries and I’m a senior concept artist. I ensure the quality and consistency of new features in the game on the concept side. Concept art is one of many important parts that make Farmville 2 such a fun and lively game. We come up the visual designs and help come up with ideas to make the game more enjoyable and exciting. Concept sets the ground which modeling and animation work from, so it’s really important to figure out and solve as many problems (if there are any) so that the rest of the art production can focus more on creating high quality models and animations. As a senior concept artist, I help with ensuring the concepts are fun, cute, functional as well as consistent with the Farmville 2 world.”

 

Q: Very impressive! Where do you get your inspiration?

 

A: “I get a lot of my inspiration and ideas playing games like World of Warcraft, and visiting real farms, gardens and my favorite, vineyards."

 

Q: What do you like to do when you visit a friend’s farm?

 

A: “When I visit my neighbor’s farms, I love feeding horses to get horseshoes and restoring their withered crops. It’s so rewarding to help my neighbors make their farms pretty and healthy :)”

 

Q: It sounds like you’re a fantastic Neighbor, but what do you after you’ve unwithered all of their Crops?

 

A: “In my spare time when I’m not working as a concept artist on Farmville 2, I sculpt and invest time in my personal small business “Monster Mind Sculpts." Although it can be challenging at times to find spare time, it is the drive to pour my creativity and passions in sculpture that gives me the energy to move forward.”

 

Q: How cool! Could we please see some of your work?

 

 Cassia pictured above, with one of her little masterpieces.

 

 

A: “One of my favorite things that I like to do that not many people know about is I like to go to Comic Con and art conventions like APE and sometimes even dress up in costume. Its super nerdy, but it’s fun to be a big kid and celebrate creativity.”

 

Q: Could we see some of your work?

 

A: Sure! But, brace yourself – I can be very creative!

 

 Cassia pictured above, at her booth.

 

 

Q: Remind us to stay on your good side :) Now, we really like giving out goodies on the blog. If you could give players any consumable, what would it be and why?

 

A: “If I could give players any consumable, I would love to give Unwither. As I mentioned earlier, it’s so rewarding to help my neighbors make their farms pretty and healthy!”

 

Q: Thanks so much Cassia! Is there anything else you’d like to share with us today?

 

A: Sure! I’d love to share one of my favorite quotes from a unique and distinguished artist, “Pablo Picasso- “Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.”

 

 

As a thank you to everyone for reading our October Edition of the Team Spotlight Event, we’re going to follow Cassia’s recommendation and give everyone 10 Unwither! Click below to claim your Unwither and check back soon for our next update! Click to view our previous Team Spotlights of the August Edition, featuring Jenn Lane and the September Edition, featuring Jerome C.!

 

If you have any special requests for who you'd like to learn more and/or read about (artists, game designers, tech guys & gals, etc.), please leave us a comment below this post!

 

Thanks for visiting & Happy Farming!

 

 

GET UNWITHER!

 

The Homesick Alpaca Survey!

 

 

Hey Farmers!

In order to create the best possible experience for our players, we would like to hear your feedback about the Homesick Alpaca! Please take this short survey to share your opinions with us and thank you for your continued support!

All players who complete the survey will get 5 FREE Power as a reward! Take the survey HERE!

Note: This reward will expire on 11/23/13.

 

Commenter of the Week Winner - 10/16/13

 

 

Hey, Farmers!

We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the Commenter of the Week event! This week's winner is James C., for helping out another player during Suggestion Sunday! Congratulations and thanks for commenting!

Want to be next week's winner? Share your thoughts and comments about the game and be automatically entered to win 100 Farm Bucks! Winners selected weekly, so visit us daily.

 

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Pumpkin Paradise LE Survey!

 

 

Hey Farmers!

In order to create the best possible experience for our players, we would like to hear your feedback about the Pumpkin Paradise limited edition items! Please take this short survey to share your opinions with us and thank you for your continued support!

All players who complete the survey will get 10 FREE Water as a reward! Take the survey HERE!

Note: This reward will expire on 11/22/13.

 

The Homesick Alpaca

 

Oh no, the little Alpaca following Gus is homesick! Lucky for him, farmers have a way with animals. Help Gus show the little one some love and he’ll reward you with the baby Alpaca!

 

 

 

If you are level 12 or higher, you will see the following pop-up. Click on the “I Can Help” button to get started.

 

 

After clicking and talking to Gus, you’ll see the Homesick Alpaca Quest Menu. It shows you all of the tasks you have to complete to get the Homesick Alpaca.

 

 

Note: If you close this menu and need to access it later to see your progress, just click on the Homesick Alpaca wandering on your farm or the Alpaca Bed.

 

 

The Homesick Alpaca Quests:

The Homesick Alpaca Quest tasks require you to build an Alpaca Bed, collect Alpaca Shears by completing three quests for Walter, and crafting Suncatchers. Click on the “Build It” button to get started.

 

 

 

 

Building the Alpaca Bed:

To build the Alpaca Bed, you will need to collect the following items:

• Bolivian Blankets
• Spittoons
• Adobe Bricks

 

To collect Bolivian Blankets, click on the “Post” button to post to your Facebook wall – you will get the parts when your Friends click on it, or when you click on a similar newsfeed post.

 

Click on the “Ask” button to send requests for Spittoons and Adobe Bricks to your Neighbors. If you do not wish to wait for your Friends, you can skip any of these tasks for Farm Bucks.

 

 

Note: You can send requests for materials to your Friends every 18 hours.

 

Once you have collected the required items, click on the “Start Building” button at the bottom of the construction Menu. 

 

 

 

Now that the Alpaca Bed is almost complete, you will need to hire Friends to help you finish the job! The Alpaca Bed requires four additional helpers, so click on the “Ask Friends” button to send some crew requests to your Friends. When they accept, you will see the spots in the Builder Menu begin to fill. If you do not want to wait for your friends, click on the “Hire One” button to purchase crew members with Farm Bucks. Once you have successfully filled all four spots, click on the “Finish and Share” button.

 

 

The next step in this quest is to collect Alpaca Shears by completing three quests for Walter. Click on the "Go To Quest" button to complete the first three of Walter’s ‘The Wool to Win’ quests (Wool You Please, The Spitting Image, and Bunny Business). If you do not wish to complete any of these quests, you can skip this step for Farm Bucks.

 

 

 

 

 

As you complete a quest, look out for some Wool and Fertilizer prizes, and then click on the "Share" button to share some of your rewards with Friends!  

 

 

The final step in the quest is to craft Suncatchers. To craft Suncatchers, you will need the following Ingredients: Yellow Glaze (Lemon & Pottery Slip) and Fired Glass (Porcelain + Piece of Glass). Click on the "Make It" button to head into the Crafting Kiln to get started. If you would like a tutorial on the Crafting Kiln, please view our Official Guide: Crafting Kiln

 

 

 

Note: If you do not wish to complete these tasks, you can skip this step for Farm Bucks.

 

 

After completing all of the requirements in the Homesick Alpaca Quests, you will see the following pop-up:

 

 

It looks like the baby Alpaca has warmed up to you! Click on the “Adopt Alpaca and Share” button to post a reward feed for your Friends. Make sure to feed your little Alpaca Baby bottles so it will grow into an adult Alpaca that you can harvest for Wool! 

 

Note: Wool is an Ingredient used in exclusive Crafting Workshop Recipes.

 

 

Additional Information:

• You have 14 days to complete the Homesick Alpaca Tasks. If you do not complete them, the Alpaca will disappear and you will be unable to claim it!
• If you want to see how much time you have left to claim the Homesick Alpaca, hover your cursor over the Alpaca Bed.
• If you want to see how much time you have left to claim the Homesick Alpaca, hover your cursor over it.
• You can only rescue the Homesick Alpaca once.
• You do need to complete the first three of Walter’s ‘The Wool to Win’ quests (Wool You Please, The Spitting Image, and Bunny Business).

 

 

We hope you enjoy our latest release and we would love your feedback. Share your feedback below and be automatically entered to win 100 Farm Bucks!

 

 

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Farm of the Week - 10/21/13

 

 

Hey Farmers,

The Farm of the Week Event is back and it's better than ever! If you want a shot at 100 Farm Bucks and a spot on our "Farms of Fame" wall, just email a picture of your farm to farm2events@zynga.com! Winners are chosen every Friday, so show us what you've got, Folks!

Click the link below to view all of the details on how to enter and visit our Farms of Fame to check out our previous winners!

 

 

 How to Enter

 

 

New Limited Edition Pumpkin Paradise Items!

 

 

The leaves are changing color, the days are getting shorter and temperatures are getting cooler, which means Fall is finally here! Celebrate this wonderful time of the year with our new Limited Edition Pumpkin Paradise items. 

Check out the details of our latest release below and be sure to let us know what your favorite addition is!

 

New Limited Edition Decorations (Level 3):

• Giant Pumpkin – 22,000 Coins
• Pumpkin Head Scarecrow – 15 Farm Bucks
• Pumpkin Wagon – 10 Farm Bucks
• Pumpkin Fence – 3 Farm Bucks
• Pumpkin Patch Sign – 13 Farm Bucks

 

New Limited Edition Trees (Level 7):

• Sourwood Tree – 12 Farm Bucks, used in Recipes 
• Tea Crabapple Tree – 12 Farm Bucks, used in Recipes
• Sweet Pumpkin Persimmon Tree – 12 Farm Bucks, used in Recipes

 

New Limited Edition Animals (Level 6):

• Black Forest Horse – (Baby 30) 43 Farm Bucks
• Cinnamon Rabbit – (Baby 17) 34 Farm Bucks
• Red Angora Goat – (Baby 21) 38 Farm Bucks
• Red Transylvanian Naked Neck Chicken – (Baby 18) 35 Farm Bucks

 

New Limited Edition Crop (Level 7):

•  Spooktacular Pumpkin – 44 Coins, matures in 12 hours, used in Recipes

 

Crafting Kitchen Recipes (Level 7):

• Sourwood Honey – Sourwood Nectar + Honey, sells for 3,410 Coins
• Tea Crabapple Red Tea – Tea Crabapple + Sugar, sells for 3,120 Coins
• Sweet Pumpkin Persimmon Soup – Sweet Pumpkin Persimmon + Milk, sells for 3,500 Coins
• Spooktacular Pumpkin Cake – Spooktacular Pumpkin + Batter, sells for 2,680 Coins
• Spooktacular Pumpkin Mousse – Spooktacular Pumpkin + Milk, sells for 2,500 Coins
• Spooktacular Pumpkin Ice Cream – Spooktacular Pumpkin + Ice Cream, sells for 3,240 Coins

 

 

Share your feedback below and be automatically entered to win 100 Farm Bucks! What is your favorite new addition?

 

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