Neighbours

There is a limit to the number of neighbours one can have in Family Farm Seaside. Some of us never will reach that limit, but others find it irritating when their list of neighbours is filled with people who no longer play the game.

To remove an inactive neighbour, tap on his/her portrait and hold it down.  When it begins to shake, tap on the X in the corner and that neighbour will be removed from your list.

How do you know when a Neighbour is not playing?  Well, that can be difficult as people do have lives of their own in the real world and sometimes cannot connect to the game.  I personally do NOT delete Neighbours unless a month or more goes by and they still haven't accessed Family Farm Seaside.  I myself went on a cruise that lasted 29 days.  It was almost impossible to connect to the game during that period, although I tried at every opportunity.  The connection was very slow and very expensive.  In any case, if a Neighbour is not playing, the icon of a big horn will be displayed on the top right of your screen.

I have written about the role of Neighbours elsewhere on this site, but will repeat the information here.  Neighbours are important for a number of reasons.  You can request an item daily from every Neighbour.  These Items can be specific items needed to complete a Mission or Quest or can be building materials needed to complete a project.  If no projects are outstanding, request a Product that you can sell or use in a Recipe.

You can visit every Neighbour once each day to earn XP and Coins.  You can perform a maximum of five actions on any Neighbour's Farm.  These actions include fertilisation of Crops or Trees or harvesting of Crops.  In rare instances, you can obtain a Crop for your own Barn by harvesting a Neighbour's Crop.

Simply by accessing a Neighbour's Farm, you can tap on 'Collect' to obtain 10 Coins and 5 XP.  Each of the five actions you then perform will give you 5 Coins and 1 XP.

A 'Cleaning' option has been added to the list of activities that can be performed on a Neighbour's Farm.  Only certain Decorations are eligible for 'Cleaning' but you should see an Icon of a Brush above any eligible Decoration.  Cleaning a Decoration will result in a Reward in the form of a Cleaning Gift Bag.  If any Neighbour Cleans an eligible Decoration on your Farm, you will receive a Cleaning Gift Bag as well.  This is an added incentive to visit your Neighbours as Cleaning Gift Bags when opened (Used) contain random Items that include Green Mystron, Gasoline, OP and Power.

'Liking' a Neighbour's Farm by tapping on the Smiley Face Icon in the centre of the screen near the top is an important boost for any Neighbour as it is related to a Farm Achievement.   Making certain that you perform this little courtesy for any new Neighbour.  It is something you do only once!

As previously indicated, having your Farm 'Liked' by a specific number of Neighbours is an Achievement in Family Farm Seaside.  Farmers often become irate (and I have been guilty of the same!) when they see that the number of Neighbours who have 'Liked' their Farms are far fewer than the total number of Neighbours they have.

I recently discovered that this may not be the fault of the Neighbour at all but depends entirely upon the way the Farmer connects to the game and whether or not he/she has linked the game to Facebook.  'Liking' a Farm is only available to those who have linked the game to Facebook.  When my cousin downloaded the Bluestacks App allowing him to play Family Farm Seaside on his laptop, he was unable to 'Like' any of the Farms of his neighbours.  He intends to download the Facebook app so he can link his farm to Facebook but until he does, he will be unable to 'Like' the farms of any Neighbour, including that of his own cousin!

Finally, visits from your Neighbours can speed the growth of your own Crops and reduce Harvest Time for Trees.  When they 'Like' your Farm, it brings you closer to another Achievement.