FarmVille2 has just recently been released, and the race is on in order to create the best farm that anyone has ever seen. There are a lot of things to do within this new game, and each will bear its own rewards that can be used to further improve your land. This article will provide you with some great tips, divided into bite sized chunks, which will ensure that you will be able to make the most out of your gaming experience.
Currencies
Like most social games, FarmVille2 has a dual currency system. Gold coins are the basic currency within the game, and you will need these to purchase animals, buildings, seeds, as well as to expand your farm. You can earn coins by selling crops and other items. You can also earn coins by helping out neighbors and getting rewards.
Farm Bucks, on the other hand, are used to purchase premium items and can be used to get resources that you would normally not be able to get or would require you to do a lot of other things to get. Farm Bucks, however, require real life currency to acquire, so it would be wise to get these only if you really need it, and if you can afford it.
Aside from the two currencies mentioned above, consumables would also have to be taken into consideration, as these would be used in order to maintain and improve your crops, trees, and animals. The ways to acquire these items are discussed below.
Performing different tasks will earn you experience points. Once enough experience points have been earned, players will be able to level up. Leveling up will unlock various items that can be purchased. Thus, the higher your level, the more items and features within the game will be revealed to you.
Players should also take note of certain population caps which would define just how many crops, animals, or resources you would be able to carry at any one time. This will depend on both your current level as well as on the expanse of your farm.
Consumables
Consumables are items that will help you perform various tasks within FarmVille2 such ass growing better crops, feeding your farm animals, and crafting. Some of these items, such as water and power, regenerate over time, and you will only need to wait in order to be able to have stock of these consumables again. Other consumables, however, can only be acquired by asking for them from friends as gifts. Alternately, consumables can also be purchased in varying quantities via Farm Bucks. Listed below are some consumables as well as their uses within the game.
- Speed grow is used to speed up the maturity of crops for faster harvests.
- Fertilizer can be used to provide for bigger and better crops come harvest time.
- Feed is used in order to feed your hungry animals as they cannot produce any resources if they have not been fed. Feed can also be produced in the mill if you have enough resources on hand.
- Milk is used to feed your baby animals in order for them to reach adulthood.
- Sugar and salt are prime ingredients that are used when crafting recipes.
- Water is used to water your plants so that they will not wither and die.
- Unwither is used to bring back to life dried crops. Similarly, you can friends to help unwither crops as well.
- Power is required so that you may be able to craft different items
Lists
There are various websites that list down available crops, trees, animals, and recipes that are available within FarmVille2. Most of these provide players with information such as yields, harvest times, price, required ingredients, and many more. They would also be able to provide you with information as to which level they would be available. Thus, you can refer to these lists so that you will be able to anticipate and better plan out just how many coins and/or resources you would have to gather in preparation for when these items become available to you.
Harvesting Crops Fast
Crops can take quite a while before they can be harvested, and doing this alone can be truly frustrating if you are the type of person who doesn’t like to wait. In order to be able to harvest crops quite quickly, it is important to get the help of your neighbors. The more friends that you have, the faster you will be able to grow our crops. Of course, it would be great if you would be able to help your neighbors out with their own farms as well.
Farm Hands
Farm hands are what you call your friends whenever they would come to your farm and help out. Farm hands can do several types of jobs, including providing you with extra power for crafting, unwithering dried crops, speeding up growth of crops, and many more. Once you have asked friends to help you out, you will then be given eight hours to assign which task you would like them to perform. With this, the more friends you have, the more farm hands you will be able to have. Of course, it would be best to help out in other people’s farms as well.
Farm hands can also be purchased using Farm Bucks. However, getting help from friends is a much cheaper alternative, albeit less efficient.
Getting Free Items
Getting free items are an opportunity that you cannot miss, and there are various ways that you can get some freebies in FarmVille2. Visiting and helping friends can earn you some great rewards, and you can also post and click on links to avail of these free items. Lastly, Zynga also regularly posts some free promotions that will also earn you free items. Of course, gifting and getting gifts back from friends can also get you some amazing items that you can use throughout the farm.
A Wise Way of Earning Farm Bucks
Farm Bucks offers a lot of advantages if you have quite a number of this on hand. However, Farm Bucks do cost real money, and you should be able to use these wisely so that you would not be wasting this prime resource. It is suggested that you do not spend Farm Bucks on stuff that can be acquired if you would only wait, or if you can get this for free, such as when asking from friends. You can, however, use Farm Bucks to purchase items that are considered limited edition, or are not accessible to you at your current level, as this will provide you with a distinct advantage over other players with similar levels.
Refrain from using Farm Bucks for speed boosts or for getting resources, as they are much cheaper ways to go about this. Do use Farm Bucks, however, when wanting to expand your land in order to maximize your coins, but only do so if you can afford it.
The Hen House
The Hen House is another special quest that can only be done within a limited time period. This requires certain items, non-prized chickens, and a few hired hands. Once the Hen House has been built, it can produce a variety of egg items. Once you have collected 2 uncommon, 2 rare, and 1 ultra rare egg, you will be able to receive a Polish Silver Laced Chicken which will allow you to produce two Polish Red Eggs per harvest. This can then be used to craft special items or can be sold for coins.
Players will have be at least level five in order for the Hen House to be built.
The Candy Shack
The Candy Shack is a limited edition event where you can great special items. This will require you to collect candies through different methods such as asking candy from friends as well as purchasing them for 1 Farm buck a piece. Candies can be randomly collected from crops once harvested as well, though this may be a rather tedious task if you rely solely on this method. Prizes up for grabs include the Jack-O-Lantern, Cobweb Fence, Cat-O-Lantern, and Bat Kite. Getting all four of these will automatically earn you the fifth prize – the Teddy Bear Sheep. Work fast, though, as this event will only last for a couple of days more.
Getting Teddy Bear Sheep
The Teddy Bear Sheep is a limited edition animal that you can get via the Candy Shack. For this, you will be needing lots of candies, and there are various ways to make this possible within a short amount of time. The most effective way to do this is use the social functions of FarmVille2, such as asking your friends for candies. Another way is to send candies to your friends as gifts as well. With one click, they could send candies back to you as well. Thus, the more friends you ask and gift, the greater the chances of you getting lots of candies that you can use to redeem your Teddy Bear Sheep.
Cooking Up Some Garlic Bread
Garlic Bread is a Halloween themed recipe that can be sold for a huge amount of coins in the market. It requires 12 garlic and 2 flour and, once completed and sold, can provide you with one of the biggest profits with regards to crafting and selling. Do have a little patience on the garlic, though, as this takes four hours to grow. While you are waiting, you can also cook up a few batches of Skeleton Cookies or Candy Apples, as these are also some Halloween themed recipes that you can create and sell for a considerable profit.
Some Helpful Tips and Guides
- Do not forget to harvest crops. Crops take different times to harvest, so it is important to check up on the game regularly so you do not miss out on harvests. Crops also wither if they are not collected within a period of time, so it is wise to harvest them once they are ready.
- Generally, crops sell for less as compared to resources produced by your farm animals. Thus, prioritize crafting crops for feed as compared to selling them directly in the market as this will allow you to eventually yield more coins.
- Like crops, don’t neglect to feed your farm animals. Babies have to mature, and adult have to be fed with feed in order for them to produce resources which you can either sell off or use when crafting different recipes.
- Do not forget to expand your land and purchase higher level items once they have been unlocked. Higher level items will be able to produce items that you can sell off for more coins, and bigger lands will allow you to place even more crops and animals that will help you get bigger and better items. Of course, that will require you to do more work, but the benefits in the form of bigger earnings will be worth it in the end.
- Do not forget to gift your friends and help out in their farms. In return, they will be able to help you raise your plants as well as provide you with some freebies that you will have a much harder time acquiring if you were on your own.
- Always take note of whatever resources you might need against what you have. Focus on acquiring these items for your next task so that all your resources would be maximized to the fullest extent.
- Don’t forget to keep playing and leveling up so that you will be able to make the most out of FarmVille2.
With these tips, you can make the most out of FarmVille2 and you can use your resources to the fullest in order to create the best farm that money can buy. With FarmVille2, you can harvest crops and raise your animals like never before, and these handy pieces of advice will ensure that you will be able to get nothing but the best items available within this new game by Zynga.