08 May 2015

Time-Restricted Work Hard Dance Hard Quest and Pointe Shoes Collections Mission

As players of Family Farm Seaside may realise now, the special time-restricted Missions usually are released on Friday morning.  Another has been released this morning.  As usual, it is two-pronged.  There is a Collections Mission that delivers the reward of a new tree in the form of a Birch Tree.  One can purchase this Tree in the Market if a player is not willing to go through the labour of the Collections.  With the Collections Mission is a traditional Quest sequence entitled 'Work Hard Dance Hard'.

Recently, the traditional Quest sequences have been divided into three parts, each of which consists of four steps.  At the end of each part, the farmer receives a special Reward with the usual Coin and XP Reward.  This Quest is no exception.  At the end of Work Hard Dance Hard IV, the farmer will receive the usual Special Mission Gift Box.  At the end of Work Hard Dance Hard VIII, the farmer will receive a special Flower Stand Decoration for the original Seaside Farm.  It is the final part that requires access to the Island and the special Reward for completing  Work Hard Dance Hard XII, the farmer will receiva a special Swan Lake Decoration for the Island Farm.

If a player has not reached the point where he/she can gain access to the Island, the tasks that require access can be skipped by using RC.  It will require a tremendous amount of RC, however!  Note that not all of the Tasks in Work Hard Dance Hard IX through XII are Island Tasks but many are.

Collections Mission:
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Collect Pointe Shoes as follows:

70 Blue Pointe Shoes from Grapes

50  Green Pointe Shoes from White Wine

30 Yellow Pointe Shoes from Oat Bread

10 Red Pointe Shoes from Sorbus

Reward: Birch Tree

If you prefer, you can purchase the Birch Tree in the Market for 7 RC

The traditional Quest sequence is:

Work Hard, Dance Hard Quest
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Work Hard, Dance Hard I
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Felicia:  During spring there is always a lot to do on the farm:  plant, water, harvest.   I would say farming is the hardest work in the world!  I need some dessert to sweeten my routine!

Harvest 40 Rye
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 20 jars of Orange Jam
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 6 Gorgonzola Baked Apples
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  Each requires 1 Honey Syrup and 1 Cheese Apple, both of which are Cooked Dishes themselves.   Honey Syrup requires Honey x 8 and Milk x 4 for each one and Cheese Apple requires Buffalo Milk Cheese x 4 and Apple x 6 for each.  So this Dish requires a lot of ingredients!

Felicia:  That was such a great idea!  I am full of energy now!  Back to planting!

Reward: 1000 Coins, 160 XP

Work Hard Dance Hard II
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Felicia:  Great news!  I've got a letter from my Russian friend!  Did I ever mention that one of my girl friends is a real ballerina?  She and her troupe are coming to our town with a show!

Collect 40 Peacock Feathers
  Skip for 20 RC

Harvest 40 Daisies
  Skip for 20 RC

Harvest 6 Lychees
  Skip for 6 RC

Felicia:  All done for now!  Letg's find out what her role in the show will be!

Reward: 1000 Coins, 160 XP

Work Hard Dance Hard III
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Felicia:  She will play one of the swans in the show.  It is so interesting.  After we help Grandma with work, would you like to watch their previous shows online?  I want to have a better idea about it?

Harvest 40 Grapes
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 20 jars of Oat Milkshakes
  Skip for 20 RC

  N.B.  Each Oat Milkshake requires Milk and Oat.  One of the easier Dishes to make!
  
Prepare 10 Cheese Salads
  Skip for 10 RC

  N.B.  Each Cheese Salad requires Honey x 5 and Cheddar Cheese x 2.

Reward: 1000 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia:  I was looking forward to seeing the show with you, so the work was done in no time!

Work Hard Dance Hard IV
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Felicia:  How graceful and charming dancers are!  Wouldn't it be great to become a ballerina!  Let's collect some ballerinas' pictures to get more ideas about what a real ballerina should look like!

Collect 10 Old Ballerina's Photos from Neighbours
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 20 glasses of Kvass
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 20 Milk Cookies
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 1000 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia:  Our neighbours are so nice!  They sent me so many fascinating pictures!

N.B. from Eugenia:  Yes, Neighbours ARE nice!  They sent me the photos I needed almost immediately!  Many thanks.  By the way, if any one wants to be my neighbour, my farm is Harvest Moon and my ID is AVLIMXC.  I do not visit neighbours as often as I would like, but I play daily and my farm is packed with Cleanable Decorations that give the desirable Blue Cleaning Boxes.

Special Reward:  Special Mission Gift Box containing Farm Aids.  Mine contained 6 Super Fertiliser, 3 Super Watering Cans and 6 Power.

Work Hard Dance Hard V
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Felicia:  I don't think it is hard to become a ballerina, but I will need a lot of energy for practice!  Time for some snacks!

Place Birch Tree on your Farm
  Reward from Collections Mission or buy in Market for 7 RC

Prepare 6 glasses of  Birch Tree Kvass
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  Each recipe requires 1 Birch Tree Syrup and 1 Kvass to make

Produce 50 Love Cakes
  Skip for 25 RC

Felicia:  This birch tree kvass is so nutritious!

Reward: 1000 Coins, 180 XP

Work Hard Dance Hard VI
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Felicia:  I am full now and ready to roll!  First things first.  I will need a cute tutu.  Let's collect some feathers for it.

Collect 50 Goose Feathers
  Skip for 25 RC

Craft 6 Clay Facial Masks
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  Each Clay Facial Mask requires Algae Powder x 2, Batter and Distilled Water.

Harvest 10 Lemons
  Skip for 5 RC

Felicia:  I look so amazing in this tutu!  It didn't take long to become a ballerina!

Reward: 1000 Coins, 180 XP

Work Hard Dance Hard VII
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Felicia:  I found a few videos of famous ballerinas on the internet!  Look, i can dance just like them!  Whew!  I need some drinks now!

(If Felicia can dance as well as  famous ballerinas with nothing more than a pretty tutu to guide her, she must be a superwoman of some sort!)

Produce 50 Grape Juice
  Skip for 25 RC

Prepare 6 Guarana Drink in your Kitchen
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  Each requires 1 Guarana and 1 Lemon.  Currently, there is a sale that includes a Guarana Bush as one of the items.

Prepare 10 Orange Smoothies in your Kitchen
  Skip for 10 RC

  N.B.  Each Orange Smoothie requires 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Orange Jam.  Orange Jam was made in a previous task.

Reward: 1000 Coins, 190 XP

Felicia:  Thank you for your help!  Your drinks are always the best!

Work Hard Dance Hard VIII
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Felicia:  My friend is coming in a few hours.  Darryl is makig food and I want to prepare some gifts for her and her troupe.

Produce 50 Lavender Bouquets
  Skip for 25 RC

Craft 6 Red Cord Necklaces
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  Each Red Cord Necklace will require 1 Angora Hair, 1 Wool and 2 Red Roses.

Craft 6 Milk Facial Masks
  Skip for 6 R
  N.B.  Each Milk Facial Mask will require 1 Clay Facial Mask (from previous task), 2 Buffalo Milk and 1 Condensed Milk.  Make ingredients in advance if possible!

Felicia: They liked our gifts so much and they gave us one too!  Look!

Reward: 1000 Coins, 190 XP

Special Reward:  Flower Stand Decoration for original Seaside Farm





Screenshot shows the Flower Stand Decoration as well as the new Birch Tree that is the Reward for the Collections Mission.  The two Ducks and Mum Fence are current sale items.


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The final part of this sequence requires access to the Island or the willingness to use RC to skip Island Tasks.
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Work Hard Dance Hard IX
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Felicia:  It was a long way here and they are probably very tired.  Let's help them to have a good rest by preparing some tea!

Prepare 6 cups of Sakura Tea
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  Each Sakura Tea requires 1 Sakura Flower and Honey x 2.

Prepare 6 Syrniki with Honey
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  You will need Cottage Cheese and Caramel Honey Sauce to make this.  Caramel Honey Sauce requires Caramel and Honey x 2.

Harvest 10 Tea Tree Leaves
  Skip for 10 RC

  N.B.  This is an Island Tree but as it is not a 'wood' tree, you can use Super Watering Cans or Watering Cans to speed harvests.

Felicia:  Our guests seem to be delighted with the fresh, homemade tea!

Reward: 1000 Coins, 200 XP

Work Hard Dance Hard X
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Felicia: Yesterday I spet the whole evening chatting with my friend.  She told me so many ballerina stories.  For example, ballerinas have to protect their ankles from cold and wear wool socks after training.

Collect 20 Warm Cute Socks from Neighbours
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 60 Mohair Yarn
  Skip for 30 RC

  N.B.  This is an Island task.

Craft 6 Make-up Boxes
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  This is an Island Task but you will need to make 6 Starfish Mirrors in your Beauty Shop on the original Seaside Farm first and then craft 6 Wooden Planks on the Island, finally combining them to make the Make-up Boxes on the Island.  Each Starfish Mirror will require 2 Lavender Bouquets (from prior Quest task), 1 Dried Starfish and 1 Glass.  Make them in your Beauty Shop in advance if possible.  Transport of 6 Starfish Mirrors will take over an hour to complete, by the way, making it more advantageous to do it early.  Note that each Wooden Plank takes 10 minutes to craft on the Island.  Make them in advance if you haven't sufficient in your Barn.

Felicia:  It is so good to have such great neighbours who always provide us with everything that we possibly need!

Reward: 1000 Coins, 200 XP

Work Hard Dance Hard XI
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Felicia:  My friend also said that to become a ballerina she had to work hard every day since she was a child!  Oh, every day seems to be a tough day for her.  Let's help her and prepare a bath with essential oils.

Produce 60 Lavender Essential Oil
  Skip for 30 RC
  N.B.  This is an Island task but make certain that you transport 60 Lavender from your original Seaside Farm for use in the Island Essential Oil Machine

Prepare 6 Healthy Breakfasts in Kitchen
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  You should have the ingredients for these from previous tasks.

Craft 6 Flower Rings
  Skip for 6 RC

  N.B.  Each Flower Ring uses 1 Sakura Flower, 1 Jasmine and 1 Fern Flower

Reward: 1000 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  She will sleep tight and have a nice rest before the show!

Work Hard Dance Hard XII
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Felicia:  The show was spectacular!  But now I know how hard the ballet dancers must work to make this show happen!  Every day they do their best on the stage and I do my best on the farm!

Harvest 60 Camomile
  Skip for 30 RC
  N.B.  This is an Island Crop

Complete 6 Helicopter Orders
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island task

Produce 60 Raisins
  Skip for 30 RC

  N.B.  This is an Island Task but make certain that you first transport 60 Grapes from your original Seaside Farm for use in the Dehydrator Machine on the Island.

Reward: 1000 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  You did such a good job today!  Enjoy your day!

Special Reward:  Swan Lake Decoration for Island Farm

Strategies for Quest
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The speed with which you can complete any time-restricted Quest without using precious RC depends partly on your own Level in the game.  If, however, you are willing to spend RC to complete the Quest, you will find that many tasks can be completed quite quickly.  Some of the shortcuts that can be used if you spend RC are Batch Production and the purchase of the new Birch Tree rather than waiting to complete the labour-intensive Collections Mission.  With 7 RC, you can buy the Tree in the Market, place it and have the 6 Birch Tree Syrups that you need for one of the tasks before you reach that point in the Quest sequence.

Batch production can be expensive and it is here that the value of visiting Neighbours to clean their Decoraitons is apparent.  The items that you receive in any Cleaning Gift Box always are random but often include OP needed for Batch Production and Power needed for the Kitchen and Island Workshop.  There is an Island Expansion that will give you access to a Volcano that produces Power as well but having a fairly new second farm has made me aware of the difficulties and expense of reaching that goal on the Island!  On my first farm, I did complete all expansions as quickly as possible, often using RC to skip tasks for which I did not have sufficient Dev Points, mainly in order to write my Island Guide.  On my second farm, I cannot justify such wanton expenditure of money!

Note that Batch Production for the Seaside Farm is far less expensive than Batch Production for the Island.  If you have to choose, use it for the original Farm as you will obtain more for your OP that way.

There are three ways to speed Machine Production.  The first requires no OP and simply consists of placing more than one Machine on your farm, operating them all at the same time manually.  The second is by using the Automatic Production which is more expensive than Batch Production and is good only if you wish to remove a Machine from your Farm to store it but still have ingredients in it.  The third is Batch Production.  Batch Production is not instantaneous by any means and there are two ways to speed that.  One requires extra OP and can prove expensive.  By going into the Batch Production, you can see how many minutes are left to complete the Batch and use extra OP to complete it early.  There is another way, however, that costs nothing more than the same amount of OP you need to make the items in Batch Production in the first place.  Simply use more than one Machine and split the total in half between them.  You thus need only half the time to make the total number of products in Batch Production.

In any event, one of the keys to early completion is to read all the task and try to collect all necessary ingredients for Kitchen and Beauty Shop recipes before you reach the task that requires them.  If you have access to the Island, you will find that ingredients from the mainland Seaside Farm are needed.  This involves transport which always takes time.  Transport of Crops such as Lavender and Grapes are fairly quick as each takes only 1 minute, but transport of the 6 Starfish Mirrors needed for a Workshop task of creating Make-up Boxes will take over an hour, the same time needed to transport 60 Lavender or 60 Grapes!  Doing so early thus becomes extremely helpful, especially if you do not have more than 2 Zeppelins at your disposal.

As I have written again and again, it is a good idea to make the 'Basic' Ingredient Recipes whenever you can for future use.  These include the Condensed Milk that is required for two different tasks, one being a Kitchen Recipe and the other an item crafted in the Beauty Shop.  Other 'Basic' ingredients include Cottage Cheese and Batter.   Honey Syrup is another 'Basic' that always should be kept in stock.

Note that some of the simpler Recipes require a large number of ingredients, including Honey, Cheddar Cheese and Milk, three items that can be requested as Free Gifts on a daily basis from your Neighbours.  Bear in mind the fact that you will need special Items in the course of the traditional Quest sequence that only can be obtained from your Neighbours.  There are a total of 30 such Items:  10 Old Ballerina Photos in Work Hard Dance Hard IV and 20 Warm Cute Socks in Work Hard Dance Hard X.  Neighbours do not respond to requests instantly in every case.  There are time differences as well as other individual schedules.  I never request ANY free gifts on Thursday before any time-restricted Quest is scheduled to begin the next day as you only can request 1 gift from any Neighbour every 24 hours.  I have more than enough Neighbours to cover requests for 30 special items but I usually triple the request number to speed completion.

Likewise, one of the Island tasks is to complete 6 Helicopter Orders.  Although some of the items required in Orders may be Island items, for the most part you will find that you need Seaside Items.  Make and transport these as early as possible so as not to delay the completion of this task more than necessary.  Remember that each Helicopter Order takes time as it is another form of transport and I believe it takes about 20 minutes.  Even if you have all the items needed, therefore, it will take a couple of hours to complete 6 Orders for the task.

For the new Recipes, all of which are used in Quest tasks, you will need some ingredients that can be made in advance, including Cottage Cheese and Caramel Honey Sauce.

Note that

New Recipes
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There are new Recipes in the Kitchen that are included in the tasks for this Quest sequence.  They are found on Page 29 of the Recipe Book and are:

Birch Tree Kvass: 275 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Birch Tree Syrup, Kvass

Syrniki with Honey: 256 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Cottage Cheese, Caramel Honey Sauce

Healthy Breakfast: 561 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Birch Tree Kvass, Syrniki with Honey

Gallery Registration
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As usual, each item can be registered individually at ANY point in time, but the Collection must be registered within a fortnight or so.

Birch Tree:
  5 Medals, 2 Super Watering Cans

Flower Stand Decoration
  2 Medals, 10 Green Mystrons

Swan Lake Decoration
  5 Medals, 30 Green Mystrons

Work Hard Dance Hard Collection
  Includes Birch Tree, Flower Stand Decoration, Swan Lake Decoration
  Reward: 5 Medals, 88 Green Mystrons, 1 RC

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