The Mining Option and new Decorations in the Market

There are a number of new developments in Family Farm Seaside.  One of these is the Daily Quests Log which will be discussed elsewhere.  It simply is a list of tasks that you can perform on a daily basis for Rewards that include golden raindrops, Coins and XP.  Some of these tasks are specific to the Island, but most can be performed on the original Farm.

If you have unlocked the Island, you now have a mining option as well as the ability to craft items that can be used to make new Decorations.  These Decorations earn the Farmer Dev Points when made for the first time and, although Decorations are called 'Landmark Buildings'.    Some of the items are crafted in existing buildings but others are crafted in the new Glass Factory.

A player asked why those of us who had unlocked all Crops, Animals, Trees and Machines would wish to increase our Dev Points.  Well, there is a new Pizza Machine in the Market that is unlocked only when a Player has  a total of 6000 Dev Points.  Is the Machine necessary?  Who knows?  I suspect that, like the Hot Dog Machine, it is optional at this point as few players will be able to attain those lofty Dev Point heights at this stage in the game.

How to Mine
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In order to do any mining, you must have equipment.  There is a wide variety of equipment, all of which must be crafted.  The Items you receive whenever you set off an explosion depend upon the equipment used.  Mining is a timed Event similar to Fishing.  Once you set off an Explosive at 100%, your percentage will decrease and it is only over the course of time that you will regain the percentages lost.  You still can set off more Explosions, however.

he percentage is related to the number of items currently in the Mine.  If your percentage is less than 10% and you try to load a stick of Dynamite, for example, you may see the following prompt:  The mine doesn't have enough items right now.  Please wait for it to refill or use another explosive! 

The most inexpensive and easiest equipment to use is a Pickaxe.  The following Items can be obtained with pickaxe mining:  Nitre (High Chance), Claystone (High Chance), Iron Ore (Rare Chance)


With Dynamite, you can obtain the following:

Nitre (High Chance), Quartz (High Chance), Silver Ore (Rare Chance)

Bomb: Nitre (High Chance), Copper Ore (High Chance), Gold Ore (Rare Chance)

Barrel Bomb: Iron Ore (High Chance), Nitre (High Chance), Silver Ore (Low Chance), Gold Ore (Rare Chance)

You can set off up to three different explosives at a time.  One is by choosing a Neighbour with access to the Island.  Drag your chosen Explosive or Pickaxe into each of the other two Bomb-shaped Icons, then tap 'Boom'.

Do always choose a Neighbour.  It appears that the Neighbour will use a random explosive.  In one case, my Neighbour used a stick of Dynamite and in another, a Bomb. 

If you have played CastleVille Legends, you will see that Mining is similar to the various expeditions you can take in that game where your choice of characters determines the chance of obtaining specific Items.

Begin with a Pickaxe, then craft Gunpowder or Dynamite from the Nitre you obtain and escalate from there.

What will occur after the explosion is that a number of items will fly out of the Mine's opening.  Tap on each one until the screen is cleared of them and you then will see your actual Explosion Reward which will consist of a number of different items, depending on the explosives used.

The items that you receive obviously are based on the explosives that are used.  The Neighbour's explosive is the only random one but you can produce a good chance of obtaining the items you need if you pay attention to the combinations of explosives that actually RESULT in that item being obtained.

I have logged a number of combinations in another section of this post.  

The new Items added to the Workshop, Sawmill and Hardware Store are as follows:

Workshop Menu
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Gunpowder: 1333 Coins
  Ingrdients:  Nitre x 1, Sawdust x 1
  Nitre is obtained from the Mine and Sawdust is crafted in the Sawmill.

Dynamite: 2768 Coins
  Ingredients:  Nitre x 2, Bamboo Shoot x 1
  Nitre is obtained from the Mine and Bamboo Shoot is harvested from the Bamboo Tree

Bomb: 3558 Coins
  Ingredients:  Gunpowder x 1, Iron Ingot x 1
  Gunpowder is crafted in the Workshop and Iron Ingot is crafted in the Hardware Store.

Barrel Bomb: 5401 Coins
  Ingredients:  Gunpowder x 1, Wooden Panel x 1
  Both ingredients are crafted in the Workshop

Stone Brick:2805 Coins
  INgredients:  Ceramic Plate x 1, Claystone x 2
  Ceramic Plate is made in the Hardware Store and Claystone is obtained from the Mine

Water Pipe: 3575 Coins
  Ingredients:  Lag Bolt x 2, Iron Ingot x 1
   Lag Bolt and Iron Ingot both are crafted in the Hardware Store

Grill: 33298 Coins
  Ingredients:  Copper Ingot x 15, Iron Ingot x 5

Cauldron: 58405 Coins
  Ingredients:  Nail x 25, Iron Ingot x 12
  Both ingredients are crafted in the Hardware Store

Cornerstone: 74763 Coins
  Ingredients:  Mirror x 8, Golden Glass x 3

Cornerstone (Silver): 55229 Coins
  Ingredients:  Silver Ingot x 5, Diamond x 3

Cornerstone (Diamond): 97569 Coins
  Ingredients:  Diamond x 8

Horn of a Unicorn: 118443 Coins
  Ingredients:  Diamond x 5, Gold Ingot x 8


Glass Factory
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The new Glass Factory costs 10,000 Coins and is complete when purchased.  You can have a total of two Glass Factories on your Island.  You can make the following:

Mirror: 4157 Coins
  Ingredients:  Quartz x 1, Silver Ore x 1
  Takes 15 Minutes

Ceramic Plate: 1636 Coins
  Ingredients:  Quartz x 2
  Takes 18 Minutes

Emerald Glass: 1526 Coins
  Ingredients:  Quartz x 1, Cactus x 12
  Takes  20 Minutes

Ruby Glass: 3606 Coins
  Ingredients:  Quartz x 1, Cranberry x 20
  Takes 1 Hour

Amethyst Glass: 6075 Coins
  Ingredients:  Quartz x 2, Violet x 8
  Takes 1 Hour

Golden Glass: 9194 Coins
  Ingredients:  Quartz x 3, Gold Ore x 1
  Takes 1 Hour, 40 Minutes

Sawmill:
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Pickaxe: 1755 Coins
  Ingredients:  Wooden Cylinder x 2,
  Cost: 1185 Coins

Sawdust: 925 Coins
  Ingredients:  Oak Wood x 1, Cedar Wood x 1
  Cost: None

Hardware Store:
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Copper Ingot: 1458 Coins
  Ingredients:  Copper Ore

Iron Ingot: 2155 Coins
  Ingredients:  Iron Ore

Silver Ingot: 3655 Coins
  Ingredients:  Silver Ore

Gold Ingot: 7042 Coins
  Ingredients: Gold Ore

Diamond: 11957 Coins
  Ingredients: Rough Diamond
  Combine different explosives to find it in the Mine Caves

Crafting the New Decorations
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A list of all Decorations in the Market is included below but I wanted to discuss the crafting process for the new Decorations that are called 'Landmark Decorations' and earn Dev Points for the farmer when made for the first time.    To do so, I will use the Unicorn Father as an example.  Here is the price and materials needed:

Unicorn Father: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 300 when built for the first time
  List of Materials Needed:
  Stone Brick x 20 (or pay 1 RC each)
  Water Pipe x 4 (or pay 1 RC each)
  Cornerstone (Gold) x 1 (or pay 15 RC)
  Horn of a Unicorn x 1 (or pay 20 RC)
  Complete instantly for 59 RC


Stone Bricks are made in the Workshop using 3 Ceramic Plates and 2 Claystone.  Ceramic Plates are crafted in the Glass Factory. using 2 Quartz each.

Water Pipes are crafted in the Workshop using 2 Lag Bolts and 1 Iron Ingot.

A Cornerstone (Gold) is made in the Workshop using 8 Mirrors and 3 Golden Glass.  Mirrors are made in the Glass Factory using 1 Quartz and 1 Silver Ore.  Golden Glass is made in the Glass Factory using 3 Quartz and 1 Gold Ore each.

The Horn of a Unicorn is made in the Workshop using 5 Diamonds and 8 Gold Ingots.

Remember that Workshop crafting requires Power and all other crafting takes time.

Mine Gift Bags
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You will receive a  Mine Bag from a Neighbour if you have helped him/her mine.  With it, the prompt: 'Thanks for your help.  Here is a mine bag for you.'

I received a Mine Gift Bag from a Neighbour that contained the following:

4000 Coins, Bomb x 1, Nitre x 1, Gold Ore x 1

Another contained:

4800 Coins, Nitre x 1, Iron Ore x 1

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Explosion Rewards Log
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Quartz x 3, Nitre x 9, Claystone x 4

With a Bomb and a Pickaxe, I received:  Iron Ore, Nitre x 4, Copper x 2, Claystone x 4

With a Pickaxe, a Dynamite and a Neighbour who threw in a Bomb, I received the following:  Nitre x 8, Claystone x 2, Quartz x 4, Silver Ore x 3, Gold Ore x 1, Copper Ore x 3

With a Pickaxe from a Neighbour, a Dynamite and a Barrel Bomb, I received:

Iron Ore x 3, Nitre x 4, Claystone x 3, Quartz x 3, Gold Ore x 2

Bomb, Barrel Bomb and Dynamite:  Iron Ore x 3, Silver Ore x 1, Quartz x 4, Nitre x 6, Copper Ore x 3

Pickaxe from Neighbour, Barrel Bomb and Bomb: Iron Ore x 4, Nitre x 6, Claystone x 3, Silver Ore x 1, Copper Ore x 3

Barrel Bomb from neigbhour, Barrel Bomb and Dynamite:  Iron Ore x 6, Silver Ore x 2, Quartz x 4, Nitre x 4, Gold ore x 2

A bomb I never saw before from a Neighbour, with a Bomb and a Barrel bomb gave me:  Iron Ore x 4, Nitre x 8, 1RC, 3 Power, Copper Ore x 6

With a Neighbour's Bomb, a Bomb and a Bareel Bomb:
  3 iron ore, 7 nitre, 1 silver ore, 6 copper ore, 1 gold




I then grew weary of logging everything and only listed the combinations that resulted in the acquisition either of a Rough Diamond or Gold Ore:

Dynamite, bomb, barrel bomb: rough diamond
barel bomb, bomb, barrel bomb gave two gold

pickaxe, bomb, barrel bomb, 1 rough diamond

pink bomb, dynamite, barrel bomb: 1 rough diamond
Barrel bomb, dynamite and bomb: 1 rough diamond


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Decorations in the Market
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With the release of the new Mining Option and the Glass Factory in mid-February of 2015, new Decorations were added to the Market that must be built using Materials one can craft.  These Decorations when purchased are incomplete obviously but completing one for the first time will earn the Farmer Dev Points.

Rabbit Plant Stand: 4 RC
  Cleanable

Panda Plant Stand:: 8 RC
  Cleanable

White Octopus: 4 RC
  Cleanable

Little Duck Parasol: 6 RC
  Cleanable

Little Round Table: 50000 Coins
  Cleanable

White Fish: 100000 Coins
  Cleanable

Deck Chair: 70000 Coins
  Cleanable

Sheep Plant Stand: 120000 Coins
  Cleanable

White Dolphin: 80000 Coins
  Cleanable
  Requires 3500 Dev Points

Cow Plant Stand: 120000 Coins
  Cleanable
  Requires 4200 Dev Points

Landmark Decorations
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Cranberry  Crystal Deco: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 100 whe built for the first time

Cactus Crystal Deco: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 120 when built for the first time

Flax Crystal Deco: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 180 when built for the first time

Roast Spit: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
   Increases Dev Points by 180 when built for the first time

Cauldron Fire: 500 Coins
 Unfinished
 Increases Dev Points by 200 when built for the first time

Unicorn Child: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 200 when built for the first time

Unicorn Mother: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 250 when built for the first time

Unicorn Father: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 300 when built for the first time
 

Crafting the new Landmark Decorations
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Cranberry Crystal Deco: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 100 whe built for the first time
  Materials List:
  Wooden Panel x 1 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Silver Ingot x 1 (or pay 1 RC each)
  Emerald Glass x 2 (Craft in Glass Factory or pay 1 RC each)
  Ruby Glass x 1 (Craft in Glass Factory or pay 1 RC each)
  Complete instantly for 5 RC

  A Wooden Panel is made in the Sawmill using 1 Red Sandalwood.  It takes 30 minutes to complete.
  A Silver Ingot is made in the Hardware Store using Silver Ore.
  Emerald Glass is made in the Glass Factory using 1 Quartz and 12 Cactus.  It takes 20 minutes to complete.
  Ruby Glass is made in the Glass Factory using 1 Quartz and 20 Cranberries.  It takes 1 hour to complete.

Cactus Crystal Deco: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 120 when built for the first time
  Materials List:
  Wooden Panel x 2 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Silver Ingot x 1 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Emerald Glass x 3  (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Amethyst Glass x 1 (Craft of pay 1 RC each)
  Complete instantly for 7 RC

Flax Crystal Deco: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 180 when built for the first time
  Materials List:
  Wooden Panel x 4 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Silver Ingot x 1 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
   Emerald Glass x 4 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Golden Glass x 1 (Craft or pay 2 RC each)
  Complete instantly for 11 RC

Roast Spit: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
   Increases Dev Points by 180 when built for the first time
  Materials List:
  Grill x 1: Craft or pay 10 RC)
  Wooden Plank x 3 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Claystone x 8 (1 RC each)
  Complete instantly for 21 RC

Cauldron Fire: 500 Coins
 Unfinished
 Increases Dev Points by 200 when built for the first time
 Materials List:
 Cauldron (Craft or pay 15 RC each)
 Wooden Plank x 5 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
 Claystone x 20 (Pay 1 RC each)
  Complete instantly for 40 RC

Unicorn Child: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 200 when built for the first time
  Materials List:
  Stone Brick x 5 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Water Pipe x 1 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Cornerstone (Silver) x 1 (Craft or pay 5 RC each)
  Horn of a Unicorn (Craft or pay 20 RC each)
  Complete instantly for 41 RC

Unicorn Mother: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 250 when built for the first time
  Materials List:
  Stone Brick x 12 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Water Pipe x 2 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Cornerstone (Diamond) x 1 (Craft or pay 20 RC each)
  Horn of a Unicorn x 1 (Craft or pay 20 RC each)
  Complete instantly for 54 RC

Unicorn Father: 500 Coins
  Unfinished
  Increases Dev Points by 300 when built for the first time
  Materials List:
  Stone Brick x 20  (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Water Pipe x 4 (Craft or pay 1 RC each)
  Cornerstone (Gold)  Craft or pay 15 RC each)
  Horn of a Unicorn (Craft or pay 20 RC each)
  Complete instantly for 59 RC