Farmville United Nation

We’ve received so many reports about the Craftshop going live and then being pulled back that we had to give you room to talk about it on FarmVille United Nations!
Earlier today the Craftshop was slowly rolling out to all farmers. Most farmers were able to “Look Inside” their Craftshop and view the new recipes that we mentioned here on FarmVille United Nations.
Now, tonight, the majority of farmers are reporting that their Craftshop returned to “Coming Soon” status.
When new features such as the Craftshop function are released, there are bound to be glitchy circumstances that cause Zynga to work on fast solutions before we can all enjoy it peacefully. Hold tight, more crafting is on its way.

We realize that the Craftshop is having some issues at the moment, but what do you think so far, FarmVille Freaks? Specifically what do you think of the new Craftshop recipes and the number of bushels required?

Today, a few FarmVille Freaks that have been keeping a close eye on their Craftshop buildings in anticipation of it going “live” noticed a slight change.
Your Craftshop can now be sold (for 0 Farm Coins) or stored in your Storage Cellar.
Even though you can complete your Craftshop’s construction, the actual working Craftshop building is still in “coming soon” status.  Perhaps Zynga is gearing up for the Craftshop’s functionality soon!

FarmVille released two new Limited Edition Ireleand trees tonight including a Boom Tree and Gorse Tree. Both trees have Tree Mastery available. See below for mastery requirements and rewards.
FarmVille Limited Edition Trees (Released: June 1, 2011)

• FarmVille Gorse Tree – 5 Farm Cash
• FarmVille Boom Tree – 10 Farm Cash

FarmVille Tree Mastery Requirements & Rewards
Mastery Level 1: 75 harvests / Rewards: 25 XP and 500 Farm Coins
Mastery Level 2: 150 harvests / Rewards: 75 XP and 1,500 Farm Coins
Mastery Level 3: 225 harvests / Rewards: 250 XP and 5,000 Farm Coins & mastery sign

Several new Limited Edition Ireland themed decorations have hit the FarmVille Market tonight and include European Robins, a Bench Set, an Irish Cliff, Irish Stone Wall, and Wild Crocus.
These decorations will be available in the FarmVille Market for a limited amount of time only as they are set to retire in 16 days.
FarmVille LImited Edition Ireland Decorations (Released: June 1, 2011)

• FarmVille European Robins* – 9 Farm Cash (Sale price) / 18 Farm Cash (regular price)
• FarmVille Bench Set – 15,000 Farm Coins
• FarmVille Irish Cliff – 120,000 Farm Coins
• FarmVille Irish Stone Wall – 10,000 Farm Coins
• FarmVille Wild Crocus – 8,000 Farm Coins

*Note, the European Robins are a decorative animal that cannot be harvested for Farm Coins.



What do you think of these Ireland themed decorations? Will you be purchasing any for your farm?

FarmVille updated tonight with several new decorations, buildings, trees, and two Limited Edition animals including a Connemara Pony and Irish Hare.
The Connemara Pony can produce a similar type foal, the Connemara Pony Foal as seen pictured above, when placed in your FarmVille Horse Stable. In real life, the Connemara Pony originates from Ireland and excels as a show pony. You can read more about the breed on Wikipedia by clicking here.
The Irish Hare costs 12 Farm Cash and is also known as a Mountain Hare among many other names. Learn more about the breed by clicking here.
These Limited Edition animals will be available for only a short time via the FarmVille Market and are set to expire in 16 days. They can be purchased for either of your farms.
FarmVille Limited Edition Ireland Animals (Released: June 1, 2011)

• FarmVille Connemara Pony – 24 Farm Cash
• FarmVille Irish Hare – 12 Farm Cash

Will you be purchasing either of these animals for your farm? What do you think of these new animals?

In an earlier than usual update tonight, FarmVille released new Limited Edition Ireland items including two new buildings the Irish Library and Irish Shop.

Both of these decorative buildings have Farm Cash price tags, but the Irish Library is “on sale” at 18 Farm Cash for a rather large and impressive building.
FarmVille Limited Edition Ireland Buildings (Released: June 1, 2011)

• FarmVille Irish Library – 18 Farm Cash
• FarmVille Irish Shop – 20 Farm Cash

Will you be purchasing either of these buildings for your farm?

There have been some pestering problems on the farm lately. While some farmers are currently experiencing difficulty harvesting their crops by being unable to harvest, there are some other lingering problems that Zynga is working on or has already addressed so that farmers can get back to work on their farms. Zynga Customer Support has reported these issues below as either addressed or still investigating.

FarmVille Bugs 6.1.2011

The following issues have been addressed:

• Cornflower and Aster Co-op Jobs for Quest Credit : We removed these tasks from the quests so you should be able to progress to the next quest.
• Harvesting Chicken Coop Quest Credit: Issue was fixed on 5/2/11.
• Sheep Breeding :  We have received 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. Additionally, please note that pattern inheritance comes from the father and the offspring have a chance of inheriting the patterns. 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.
• Pig Pattern/Color Inheritance : Similar to Sheep Breeding, players have reported receiving a high number of Plain, Pink Pigs. The feature is currently working as intended and Plain Pigs are a possible result from Pig Breeding. Pig Pattern inheritance is also a chance inheritance from the father. NOTE: If you are breeding color changing Pigs, the offspring will be plain pigs as we have not released this pattern in the Market yet.
• Loading: Some players were unable to load their farm on 5/25/11. We have fixed the root cause of that loading issue. If you are still having issues, please clear your cache as well.
• Love Potions : We understand that some players feel that they have wasted potions on breeding as the result is not what they expected. We have shared this feedback with the FarmVille studio. If you are accepting love potions, please make sure you have room in your Gift Box. The Gift Box limit is 500.
• Royal Wedding Tent issues: We apologize for any troubles experienced with this feature. The Friend invite list not populating has been fixed.
• Friends list not populating when sending free gifts: Issue appeared to mainly affect Internet Explorer 9 users and has been resolved.
• Sheep Pen locked on Home Farms: Issue has been fixed.
• Playing both Home and English Farms: Players can grow crops on both farms simultaneously. Option is provided when you travel from one farm to another

These issues are still under investigation:

• Pig Breeding: Unable to breed Pigs or Limited Edition Pigs, like Pumpkin Pig, on English farms.
• Gift Box: Lambs are locked in the Gift Box.
• Bushels: Bushels received from harvesting are not appearing in Bushel Inventory.
• Out of Sync Issues:  These issues are ongoing and may have different root causes, which we are investigating.

Have you experienced any of these problems on your farm?

The fourth new quest from Part IV of the English Countryside quests is “Country Bunnies”. You will have to harvest some Radishes, buy a Country Mini Hedge from the FarmVille Market, and increase your Storage Cellar to 50 capacity (so start saving up your shovels).
Objectives:

• 1. Harvest 100 Radishes crop. (18 hour crop)
• 2. Dig your Storage Cellar to 50.
• 3. Buy 1 Country Mini Hedge from the FarmVille Market. (200 Farm Coins)

Rewards:

• 200 XP
• 2,500 Farm Cash
• Bunny Ears (for farmer avatar)

Objectives:

• Plow 200 plots.
• Get 6 Magnets (by asking your friends to send).
• Get a Cow.

Rewards:

• 200 XP
• 2,500 Farm Coins
• Knight Gnome (gnome decoration)

The second quest in the English Countryside after you complete the “Blooming Great” quest is “A Test of Wool”where you will help Angus the Sheep Breeder perfect his sheep breeding skills.
Objectives:

• 1. Make 3 Floral Scones in your Pub. (6 hours cook time)
• 2. Harvest your Sheep Pen once.
• 3. Place a Lamb on your farm

• 200 XP
• 2,500 Farm Coins
• Wool Hat (for farmer avatar)

• 1. Harvest 50 Spring Quill crops. (12 hour crop)
• 2. Harvest 50 Bluebell crops. (12 hour crop)
• 3. Harvest 50 Cornflower crops. (16 hour crop)

• 200 XP
• 2,500 Farm Coins
• Flowerbed Decoration

After receiving your rewards you will be given the option to share a Flowerbed decoration with your neighbors by posting a Facebook News Feed when you click the blue “Share Flowerbed button” found on the reward post.