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Guide to Crafting in FarmVille

If you’re a regular FarmVille player, you’ve probably already seen a bit about crafting, one of the latest concepts released in the game. Indeed, this new crafting feature in FarmVille makes up for yet another delightful addition to the already addictive game.

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Get crafty in FarmVille

Crafting in FarmVille basically uses its pre-existing highlights like that of the Farmer’s Market, Bushels, and the typical neighbouring and harvesting acts. Before its launch, it was called Crafting Cottages. It was only when it was released that it was referred as Crafting Buildings. This feature is only available for farmer’s level 25 and above. They will be able to produce Crafted Goods from Bushels using a Crafting Building.

To start, you can choose your profession. You have three options, which are The Winery for making wine, Bakery for baking pastries, and Spa for producing perfume. For more thorough information, you can click each the “What is this?” icon found on each of these buildings. After that, you can now see the crafting building in the farm.

Now, let’s look deep into the process of making goods. FarmVille players will begin with a Level 10 good. If you click on the Make a Good icon, you will be prompted to the recipes page. The recipe you are entitled to make will vary according to the profession you chose. Lastly, click on Make It icon at the bottom to start making the good.

As a general rule, you need goods for recipes, and you need Bushels to get goods. Bushels can be collected from friends, which isn’t really surprising with this kind of game. Basically, you can get Bushels by harvesting your own from your crops, visiting your neighbour, and accepting Bushels from your friends’ News Feed.

Goods are basically meant to be sold. These are nifty little things that improve the current recipes you have, and unravel a new one. You will receive 1 experience point for every goods you sell to your neighbors. For an inventory, you can check this out in the Sales Report button at the foot of the page.

Your crafting building needs to level up in order for you to make a profit out of it. The level is based according to how many crafting areas you have. You can level up by unlocking the coin option, or by Farm Cash. If you intend to unlock a coin option, then you will need to collect stars. You can start with levelling recipes 6 times which can yield you 1 star and 50,000 coins.

Each recipe can increase its level if you fulfil the requirements for each. So, if you continue making the Goods you need to unlock recipes, you are on the right track. Aside from selling goods, you can also trade goods in exchange for rewards. Furthermore, you can also purchase them from your neighbors.

It all boils down to this — making a complete and comprehensive guide to crafting in FarmVille can only do so much for you. As an individual, you make choices that are different from others. Therefore, you can use this guide in getting tips, but you can still keep your choices at bay. After all, fun is the main reason why you are playing FarmVille in the first place.

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Farmville Unwithers

If you have played a lot of Farmville then this has probably happened to you at least once. You get busy with real life, work, or go on vacation then return to the game only to discover all your crops have withered. The results can be devastating: in addition to the lost coins, there’s also lost time, which can be especially painful if you’re growing long-term crops like Yellow Melons or Red Wheat. Up until now, you simply had to plow under the crops and start again, perhaps reminding yourself to set a calendar alarm next time.

But now Farmville has answered the problem with a new item called Unwithers. This is an item you can buy in the market for 10 Farmville cash (about $6 in real money). You get a 3-pack of unwithers, and each one will completely restore your entire farm, reviving withered crops. A nice touch is that you can also use it on your neighbor’s farm. Is it worth $2 a shot. We don’t know for sure. It all depends on how much you value your time and Farmville coins.

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Unwithers revive an entire farm's worth of crops.

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Farmville Roses for Valentine’s Day

There are three new seeds as part of the Farmville Valentine’s Day specials. These three new roses are only available for the next 11 days and you cannot earn Crop Mastery for them. But they’re extremely good seeds to get and very profitable both for coins and XP. The Fire & Ice Roses, which are only available to players who are level 35 and above, are by far the most profitable crops in the game, with a stunning Net Profit per hour of 11.56 coins and will earn 0.25 XP per hour, which is among the best rates in the game. The White Roses, which don’t have the same level requirement, are not too shabby either. They have a net profit of 8.04 coins per hour and will earn you 0.17 XP per hour. The bottom line is that for the next 11 days, these are the plants you want to grow, even without the Crop Mastery gains.

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Farmville Super Pumpkins

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These pumpkins really are super.

A special new crop has arrived in Farmville for a limited time only. Super Pumpkins are available only for players who become fans of Farmville on Facebook. The new seeds will be available for planting through the end of the month only. They’re a pretty impressive crop with some of the best statistics in the game. They have the best net profit per hour of any crop (almost twice as much as peas!) and they earn XP at a rate equivalent to all the berry crops. Bottom line: if you’re serious about earning coins and XP, become a Farmville fan now and start planting super pumpkins every four hours until they go away!

Here is a look at some of the data.

  • Cost: 30 coins
  • Sell for: 100 coins
  • XP: 1
  • Harvest Time: 4 hours
  • Gross Profit: 70 coins
  • Net Profit (includes plow cost): 55 coins
  • Net Profit per Hour: 14 coins
  • XP per hour (including plowing): 0.5

It’s too early to get full Crop Mastery data on the pumpkins, but it appears that you can earn mastery in this crop. The first star requires 1,250 harvests.

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Now that's a SUPER pumpkin!

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How To Find Neighbors in Farmville

Neighbors are an important part of playing Farmville. Neighbors help to fertilize your farm and feed your chickens, and they can be a great source of gifts, lost animals, and mystery eggs. By helping out your neighbor’s farms, you can also earn coins and experience points for yourself.

Finding neighbors can be tricky, especially if your friends don’t play the game. First, try sending invites to your friends to play Farmville. To do so, click on the “Invite Friends” tab above the game window and then choose people to invite among your friends list. An invite will be sent to these friends, and they can choose to accept, ignore, or decline your invitation.

You can also go to the “My Neighbors” tab and see which of your friends are already playing Farmville. On this page, you’ll see info on each friend’s level, achievements earned, and number of neighbors. We recommend scanning the list for players who are the most active. They are more likely to visit your farm and send you gifts.

If you’re looking to add highly active Farmville players as neighbors, you can also check out other resources such as the official Farmville forum. There is a thread called “Find Neighbors” where you can find other players looking for neighbors, and then add them to your farm.

You might also think about inviting people from Farmville fan sites. Search on “Farmville” in Facebook and look for results that mention “neighbors.” Many of these groups allow you to post “add me” messages so other members can invite you as neighbors; you can also send invitations to players listed on these sites. To increase your success rate, try including stats about your game level and activity, especially if you’re a very active player and highly advanced in the game.

The maximum number of neighbors that you can invite is 300, however you can keep accepting new neighbors that send you invitations.

If you’re worried about adding strangers to your account, you can restrict your privacy settings so you can add Farmville neighbors without giving them access to the rest of your Facebook profile. Here are the steps to do so:

1. Go to your “Friends” tab on Facebook
2. Click on the “Create New List” button above your listed friends
3. Type “Farmville Friends” in the box where it says “Enter a Name”
4. Hit “Create List”
5. Go to the “Settings” tab
6. Click on the “manage” link next to Privacy
7. Click on “Profile Information”
8. For each category, click on the drop down menu to the right and choose “Customize”
9. Under “Hide this from,” add “Farmville Friends” in the box that says “These people”
10. Click “Save Setting”

Now anyone you add to your Farmville Friends list will not be able to see your restricted profile information. When you click on the “Friends” tab in Facebook, you should see a “Add to List” button next to each of your friends. Click on “Facebook Friends” to add anyone you wish to include in this list.

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The Mystery Behind Farmville Mystery Boxes

Mystery Boxes were introduced to Farmville in October 2009. They can be purchased for 16 Farmville dollars in the Market under Decorations. Farmville is now also selling the Best of Mystery Chest, which is loaded with some of the best stuff from past Mystery Boxes.

A Mystery Box can be used as decoration for your farm, but opening it will reward you with one special item and experience points. To open a box, place it on your farm and then click on it to get the “Open” option. After choosing “Open,” the box will reveal its special contents. Once the box is opened, it disappears from your farm.

Each box usually contains one of six possible mystery items and only lasts about a week for purchase in the Market. Unopened boxes that you’ve already purchased can still be opened even after they’re removed from the Market.

Past prizes have included:

October 20, 2009 – October 30, 2009
Country Picnic Table, Fire Pit, Golden Gnome, Hot Tub, Long Chair, Red Bike, Striped Rest Tent, Tree Swing

November 10, 209 – November 18, 2009
20 Fuel Refills, 30 Fuel Refills, Acai Tree, Gazebo, Large Pond, Manor, White Owl

November 27, 2009 – November 25,2009
Animal Float, Carousel, Donkey, SilverStreak Trailer, Water Tower, Zen Garden

November 24, 2009 – November 30, 2009
50 Fuel Refills, Black Manor, Green Tool Shed, Groovy Barn, Pagoda, Treehouse

December 1, 2009 – December 9, 2009
Golden Fountain, Gold Sleigh, Holiday Gate, Platinum Gnome, Tinsel Tree, Toy Chest

December 9, 2009 – December 15, 2009
50 Fuel Refills, Golden Chicken, Gumdrop Tree, Snow Globe, Super Spin Ride, White Barn

December 15, 2009 – December 22, 2009
Dancin’ SnowLady, Frozen Pond, Gingerbread Home, Holiday Sleigh, Santa Gnome, Santa’s Workshop

December 23, 2009 – December 28, 2009
Grey Goose, Melting Snowman, Porch Swing, Rock Stream, Sneaky Crown, Stone Well

December 28, 2009 – January 6, 2010
Alpaca, Animals Statue, Giant Bell, Jack in the Box, Lighted Snowman Family, Ornate Welcome Gate

January 5, 2010 – January 12, 2010
50 Fuel Refills, Bunny Slope, Gazebo, Golden Chicken, Mini Train Set, White Barn

There is debate about the value of Mystery Boxes in Farmville. To get Farmville dollars to purchase a Mystery Box, you need to buy those dollars with real money — 1 real dollar is equal to 5 Farmville dollars; the minimum purchase amount is 5 real dollars. So you’ll end up spending about 3 real dollars for a Mystery Box.

If you like to decorate and collect rare items in Farmville, Mystery Boxes can be an easy way to obtain cool and exclusive decorations for your farm, as well as gain experience points.

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