As uaual in these time-restricted festival Quests, there are two separate components to the affair. First, there is the Ice Lantern Castle that must be placed in order to be able to redeem prizes that are used in the Quest sequence that is the second component of the festival Mission.
Thus, first place the Ice Lantern Castle on your Farm and collect Couplets from Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines. The cost of the Castle is 500 Coins and it will operate for 9 days after its placement. You can upgrade the Ice Castle by requesting Window Papers from your Neighbours and redeeming Snow Flakes from the Castle by using your Couplets. The cost of each Snow Flake is 1 Couplet. Unlike the other three ordinary prizes that can be redeemed with Couplets, the cost of the Snow Flakes will not increase with each 'purchase'.
Level 2 requires: 20 Window Papers and 2 Snow Flakes
It is only when you wish to upgrade to the final Level 5 in order to double the number of Couplets that you receive randomly from any Item that you will be required to invest in one of the materials with 5 RC. Personally, in all the time-restricted Quests I have completed that involve the Collection of an Item or Items from Crops, Animals, Trees and/or Machines, I have not noticed ANY real difference between Level 1 and Levels 2, 3 and 4. In other words, you really need to go 'all the way' and upgrade to Level 5 or you are wasting time and energy by upgrading the build.
At Level 5, however, you will notice a marked difference in the speed at which your Couplets increase as each Collection will be doubled and you will obtain two Couplets instead of one. Is this worth the price? I personally think so, especially as the developers appear to be raising the difficulty level of these Quests by requiring that you complete the Collection earlier and earlier in the sequence. In terms of the Chinese New Year Quest sequence, you must collect a total of 260 Couplets to redeem all 5 Prizes before you can complete Chinese New Year III, the third Quest in the sequence. The Plum Tree that is the final Reward for the Couplets Collection is not being sold in the Marketplace yet. No doubt it will become available AFTER the Chinese New Year Quests expire but the purchase price undoubtedly will require RC.
Meanwhile, redeem Snow Flakes for four different Prizes, unlocking the final Prize which is a Plum Tree.
The initial prices of each Item are as follows:
Snow Flake 1 Couplet (50 total)
Ice Swan: 100 Couplets (5 Total)
Rain 8 Couplets (15 Total)
Power 1 Couplet (50 Total)
Note that you will need to obtain the final Reward in the form of the Plum Tree in order to complete Chinese New Year Quest III in the following sequence. In order to claim the Plum Tree, you need to redeem one of each of the four Items given above. The Plum Tree requires 150 Couplets. What this means, in effect, is that you will need a total of 260 Couplets in order to advance beyond Chinese New Year III. You therefore should grow the Crops needed to complete Quests I and II and then grow as many Crops as possible while using as many Animals and Machines as possible in order to obtain the random Couplets.
STRATEGIES FOR COLLECTIONS:
There are two different strategies for obtaining the Item/Items in this type of Collection Quest. One is to grow the fastest growing Crops again and again until all Prizes are redeemed. Players at low levels are restricted to Clover and Pasture in terms of Crops that mature in an hour or less. At higher levels, you can grow Pineapples. This type of Collection Quest, where the Item can be found in ANY Crop, Tree, Animal or Machine is far easier than the other sort where there usually are four set objects, each of which yields a specific colour of the Colleciton Item. The fact that Players cannot progress past Chinese New Year III until the Plum Tree has been redeemed makes speed of the essence in completing the Collection Quest.
Pineapples can be fed into Jam Makers to produce Pineapple Jam. You can make a significant profit with Pineapples as well as being able to collect Couplets randomly from the Jam Maker as well as th eoriginal Crop harvest. Although I usually follow the second strategy of Collection rather than this one, in this particular case, I grew a lot of Pineapples and completed the Collection Quest in a few hours.
The second Collection strategy is to grow the Items that the Quest sequence will need. It takes longer to complete the Collection simply because the Crops required for the Quest sequence probably will take longer than an hour to mature, even with the aid of Rain or Thunderstorms. In this case, you will need Corn, Oats, Wheat and Rye in fairly large quantities. Make certain that you have a good quantity of Sugar on hand, both for use in the Kitchen and in the Popcorn Machine. You will need 60 Chardonnay as well for Champagne. . Make Condensed Milk, Orange Smoothies, Cake Flour and Soft Dough in the Kitchen in advance. Your Power will be needed for specific Recipes later.
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Chinese New Year Quests Strategy
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A series of Quests goes in tandem with the Ice Lantern Castle Collection Quest. As indicated earlier, note that you will have to redeem the Final Prize of a Plum Tree before you can progress in the New Year Quest past Quest III unless you wish to 'skip' the requirement by spending RC. In my view, this would be a waste of premium cash. Much better to complete the Collections and gain the Plum Tree.
In order to perform the Chinese New Year Quests efficiently, you would be well advised to grow an enormous quantity of Corn. You will need Corn for the Eggs in the new Kitchen Recipes that are featured in the Quest sequence and in the Black Forest Cakes as well as an ingredient in the Popcorn that is the subject of one of the Quests. You will need 60 Chardonnay in order to make Champagne to complete the last step.
Whichever strategy you follow in terms of growing Crops, try to Fish as often as possible. You will need a couple of items, including Seaweed and Hairtails, in order to complete the Chinese New Year Quest. Do NOT process the Seaweed. You will need it in its raw, natural form for the Recipe. You will need 10 Hairtails for the last step in the Quest and the requirement will be to smoke them, so do not smoke them in advance!
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Small Profit Tip
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Do not sell the Orange Ice Cream that you make for the Chinese New Year III if you have a Matcha Tree. Instead use the Orange Ice Cream to make Matcha Ice Cream and then sell it. There are only three uses for Matcha and using it to make Matcha Ice Cream is one of the most profitable as it sells for 699 Coins. Orange Ice Cream sells for only 614 Coins. Wait until you have completed the entire Quest, however, as you will need all your Powers.
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A Note about Investment in Premium Items
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A player who belongs to a Family Farm Seaside Group on Facebook argued that it was not worthwhile to pay RC for the Ice Tree and the White Vinegar Stand required to complete the Quests because the final Reward was nothing more than a Decoration. This is one way of looking at it, but quite honestly, the Ice Tree and White Vinegar Stand produce Items that are required again and again in Quests. Sooner or later, it is a good idea to make certain that you have ALL item-producing objects in Family Farm Seaside if you are really interested in the game.
Any Quest sequence will give you rewards in the form of Coins and XP. Perhaps the rewards are not significant but quests inspire Players to push themselves a little and farm more aggressively. I never have been the sort of person to tell a Player that hs/she MUST play any game a certain way... in fact, I would argue that Farming Simulation games give Players the opportunity to live in a virtual world and do precisely as they please in that world. You need not perform ANY Quests if that is your preference, but you will not advance very quickly and it is progress in experience that unlocks new options. In any cvent, without the ability to make Ice (whether with the Ice Tree or the Ice Dolphin) or the ability to produce White Vinegar, you will find it impossible to make certain Recipes. It is not only this particular Quest sequence that requires these Items.
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Chinese New Year Quests
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Chinese New Year I
Place an Ice Lantern Castle on your Farm
Find it in the Market for 500 Coins
Harvest 40 Sweet Potatoes
Skip for 20 RC
Produce 40 Angora Hair
Skip for 20 RC
Reward: 80 Coins, 16 XP
Can you believe that it's -40 degrees C in Harbin? So cold! Luckily we have these comfortable hand warmers!
Chinese New Year II
I'm super hungry! Bread is the favourite food of the people in Harbin. Let's make some to share with our new friends!
Produce 40 Wheat Bread
Skip for 20
Produce 40 Black Bread
Skip for 20
Prepare 10 Whole Oat Fruit Bread
Skip for 10
Reward: 85 Coins, 17 XP
Good job! My new friends from Harbin love the bread.
Chinese New Year III
I'm so glad we had a great snack time! Now it's time to visit my friend's lovely Chinese farm! They need to prepare some nice fruits for celebrating Chinese New Year with all their family and friends! Let's help them!
No problem!
Havest 6 Plums from Plum Tree (Final Reward from the Ice Lantern Castle)
Skip for 6 RC
Place an Ice Swan on your Farm (from Ice Lantern Castle, redeeming 100 Couplets)
Skip for 10 RC
Prepare 20 Bowls of Orange Ice Cream
Skip for 20 RC
Reward: 90 Coins, 18 XP
It's never too cold for ice cream and it was very tasty!
Chinese New Year IV
Hurry up, the Spring Festival evening gala will start in an hour! We need to prepare all the dishes before the dinner starts. I am a bit nervous about cooking all these new Chinese dishes. Can you help me?
Of course!
Chinese New Year IV
Catch 3 Hairtails from the sea
Skip for 3 RC
Harvest 50 Cabbages
Skip for 25 RC
Prepare 5 bowls of Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage
Skip for 5 RC
Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP
Nice! I can tell it will taste fantastic, just from the amazing colours and the fantastic smell.
Chinest New Year V
The gala has started. People are singing songs and performing funny shows! My friend has things to do for the midnight event tonight! We still need dumplings. It is said that eating dumplings will bring prosperity for the rest of the year.
Sounds great!
Produce 40 Beef
Skip for 20 RC
Prepare 10 bowls of Dumpling Soup
Skip for 10 RC
Prepare 10 Lemon Cocktails
Skip for 10 RC
Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP
Tadah! Nice try for your first show at a Chinese New Year event! Now every one can sit together and enjoy the New Year Dinner!
Chinese New Year VI
The show just ended and we have nearly finished all the food. Now it's time to go outside and enjoy the fireworks.
Collect 10 Chinese Lanterns from your Neighbours
Skip for 10 RC
Produce 20 Raisin Chocolates
Skip for 20 RC
Prepare 6 Egg Tarts
Skip for 6 RC
Reward: 110 Coins, 22 XP
The fireworks were spectacular and the red lanterns look beautiful!
Chinese New Year VII
Bravo! I am having so much fun with my new friends! We really fancy some snacks. Maybe some popcorn? Do you want to join in and help?
Produce 40 bags of Sugar Popcorn
Skip for 20 RC
Produce 20 Bags of Chocolate Popcorn
Skip for 10 RC
Prepare 8 jars of Apple Jelly
Skip for 8 RC
Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP
Popcorn always brings good luck in Chinese culture and I'm pretty sure that I will have a really sweet dream!
Chinese New Year VIII
Oh, it's nearly morning now and the start of a new year! Tomorrow I need to visit other places to make a New Year's wish! Can you please help me with some special gifts?
Produce 10 Smoked Hairtail
Skip for 10 RC
Produce 60 Black Forest Cakes
Skip for 30 RC
Produce 60 Champagne
Skip for 30 RC
Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP
What a fantastic experience to celebrate Chinese New Year in Harbin. I'm sad it's over, goodbye Harbin! Maybe I'll be back next year.
The Final Reward for the Chinese New Year Quests is a Dragon Decoration. It is eligible for cleaning, if that is any consolation for players who were hoping to receive a new product from a mythical creature!
The new Recipes in the Kitchen that are featured in the Quest sequence are as follows:
Spicy Fish: 1100 Coins, 1 XP
Ingredients: Spice, Smoked Mackerel
Pickled Cabbage: 69 Coins, 1 XP
Ingredients: Cabbage, White Vinegar
Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage: 1181 Coins, 1 XP
Ingredients: Spicy Fish, Pickled Cabbage
Dumplings: 658 Coins, 1 XP
Beef x 2, Soft Dough
Egg Soup: 152 Coins, 1 XP
Ingredients: Egg, Seaweed
Dumpling Soup: 841 Coins, 1 XP
Ingredients: Dumplings, Egg Soup
Credits: To Abbas Teshana for Chinese New Year III.
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