26 May 2017

New Juice and Angora Rabbit Upgraders in Market

First, my heartfelt thanks to all who voted for Harvest Moon FDC in the last Farm Beauty Contest. The farm ranked 4th again because of your support.

The post giving all the tasks for the current time-restricted Mission can be found below this one.

Now to business...

New Upgraders
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There are two new Upgraders in the Market.  In the Animal Department, you will find the Angora Rabbit Upgrader for 4000 Coins.  In the Machine Department, you will find a Juice Machine Upgrader for 3000 Coins.

Remember that the system has changed to allow Batch Production for any Machine or Animal on an Upgrader.  Originally this was not possible.

Extra Product Gadgets
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Note that there are two different Gadgets for each Upgrader that will yield extra product.  One costs RC and is found in the regular Market.  The other costs Red Mystrons and is found in the Red Mystron Shop.  You receive only 1 extra product when the Red Mystron Container is on the Upgrader but you do not have to pay RC for that gadget.

Upgraders 101
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Do you need to purchase and use the Upgraders that increasingly appear in the Market?  At this point in time, they have not been mandatory for any time-restricted Mission, unlike the Pet System, where the use of Pets to open a specific number of Chests has been added to task lists on occasion.

Upgraders basically were designed like the Bases for stackable items.  Rather than being Decorations, they are 'gadgets' with different effects when they are placed on the Upgrader.

Every Upgrader has its own list of Gadgets.  Some allow greater production of existing products but others allow creation of special new products.  Every Gadget is level-based which means that you have to have the Upgrader upgraded to the Level of the Gadget before you can place and use it on that Upgrader.

Upgrader Footprint
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In games, the size of any item is its 'Footprint'.  The Upgrader's size changes with each new level. This can create significant problems when you attempt to upgrade any Upgrader if you do not have sufficient space for the new size or Footprint.

Tool Menu
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To see the Tool Menu of any Upgrader or Base, first choose the 'Move' tool from the Main Menu.  While the Upgrader is in 'Move' Mode, you will have access to the Upgrader Tool Menu.  The most significant Tools are the 'Search' Tool (displayed as a Magnifying Glass) and the Upgrade Tool (displayed as an Expansion icon in the form of a House on a green square with two arrows pointing to southwest and southeast).

While the Upgrader is in Move Mode, choose the Search Tool to see all possible Gadgets that can be placed on the Upgrader.  Each will have a designated position, similar to the Positions allocated to Stackable Decorations on any Base.

Gallery Registration of Gadgets and Themes
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Note that all Gadgets and Theme items can be registered in your Gallery and each has a specific Charm Point value, although Charm Points are no longer that important in Seaside except insofar as they boost Landscape Points when placed within the influence of a Path.

The following Gadgets are available for the new Upgraders:

Angora Rabbit Upgrader Gadgets:
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Super Carrot Container: 35 RC
  Level 2 Gadget: Add and collect 2 more products.

Extra Angora Hair Gadget 25 RC
  Level 5 Gadget: Get extra product by chance.  Does not work with Batch Production.

Wonderland Theme 150 Purple Mystrons
  Level 4 Gadget: Add a Wonderland Theme to your Rabbit Upgrader.

Brown Angora Hair Gadget 100 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget.  You now can produce Brown Angora Hair.

Angora Velvet Gadget 300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget.  Produces Angora Velvet only when fed Fruit Platter

Carrot Doll Gadget 300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 5 Gadget: Get extra Product by chance.  Does not work with Batch Production.

Carrot Container: 500 Red Mystrons
  Level 2 Gadget: Add and collect 1 more product.

Angora Hair Ball Gadget:  2500 Red Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget: You can produce Angora Hair Ball.

Juice Machine Upgrader Gadgets
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Super Juice Container: 35 RC
  Level 2 Gadget.  Add and collect 2 more products.

Extra Juice Gadget: 25 RC
  Level 5 Gadget.  Get extra product by chance.  Does not work with Batch Production.

Sakura Theme: 150 Purple Mystrons
  Level 4 Gadget.  Add a Sakura Theme to your Upgrader.

Watermelon Juice Gadget: 100 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget.  You now can produce Watermelon Juice

Surinam Cherry Juice Gadget: 300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget.  You now can product Surinam Cherry Juice

Fruit Platter Gadget: 300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 5 Gadget.  Get extra product by chance. Does not work on Batch Production.

Juice Container: 500 Red Mystrons
  Level 2 Gadget.  Add and collect 1 more product.

Coconut Juice Gadget: 2500 Red Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget.  You can product Coconut Juice

Upgrading your Upgraders
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Every Level of upgrade has different requirements:

Juice Machine Upgrader Expansions:
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Level 1 Upgrade requires the following:

100 Products produced
20000 Coins
3 Brown Bricks (1 RC each or buy for 5 Blue Mystrons)

Level 2 Upgrade requires the following:

250 Products produced
32000 Coins
10 Brown Bricks (1 RC each or buy for 5 Blue Mystrons)
30 Bunch of Cement (1 RC each or request from Neighbours)

Angora Rabbit Upgrader Expansions
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Level 1 Upgrade requires the following:

100 Products produced
20000 Coins
3 Soil Buckets (1 RC each)

Level 2 Upgrade requires the following:

250 Products produced
32000 Coins
10 Soil Buckets (1 RC each)
30 Metal Shovels (1 RC each or request from Neighbours)

Level 3 Upgrade requires the following:

500 products
20 soil buckets
72000 Coins
70 Metal Shovels

(Thanks to Kathy Adams Marcum of our Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Group)

Jam Machine Upgrader
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Another addition is the Jam Machine Upgrader.

All Upgraders are found in the Market in a tab marked upgrader.  The Jam Machine Upgrader is found in the Machine department and costs 3000 Coins.  Place it on your farm and then place your Jam Machine on it using the Jigsaw puzzle icon in the Move Tools Menu.  You then must satisfy the requirements to upgrade the Upgrader.

Upgraders are limited in their use.  You cannot use Batch Production on a Machine or Animal when it is placed on an Upgrader.  Extra Product Gadgets do not work with Goldfinger.  You can use OP to speed individual production by paying 10 OP for each but I always considered that a bit wasteful myself.

To upgrade it to Level 1:

Produce 100 Jam

20000 Coins

3 Cement Barrels
  Cement Barrels cost 1 RC each or can be obtained in the Blue Mystrons Mystery Shop for 5 Blue Mystrons each.  You only will be able tp purchase 1 per day.

To upgrade Jam Machine Upgrader to Level 2:

Produce 250 Products
32000 Coins
10 Cement Barrels (Pay 1 RC each or buy in Blue Mystrons Shop for 5 Blue Mystrons each)
30 Tool Kits
  (Request from Neighbours or pay 1 RC for each)

To upgrade to Level 3:



To upgrade it to Level 4:

1000 Jam

128,000 Coins

50 Cement Barrels
  Pay 1 RC for each or purchase in Blue Mystrons Shop for 5 Blue Mystrons each.  You only will be able to purchase one per day.

150 Tool Kits

Gadgets for Jam Machine
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Gadgets for any Upgrader can be purchased even before they can be used, but to place them, you will have to have upgraded your Upgrader to the appropriate Level.  The Gadgets for the new Jam Upgrader are:

Super Jam Container
  Level 2 Gadget
  Add and Collect 2 more products
  Cost: 35 RC

Extra Jam Gadget
  Level 5 Gadget
  Get an additional product by chance
  Cost: 25 RC

Jam Container
  Level 2 Gadget
  Add and Collect one more product
  Cost: 150 Red Mystrons

Cinnamon Jam Gadget
  Level 3 Gadget
  You can produce Cinnamon Jam
  500 Red Mystrons

Love Fruit Jam Gadget
  Level 3 Gadget
  300 Blue Mystrons

Jello Pudding Gadget
  Level 5 Gadget
  300 Blue Mystrons

Jam Machine Upgrader Themes
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You can purchase Themes for your Upgraders.  Themes change the appearance of the Upgrader but again, you need to have the Upgrader at the appropriate Level.

Orange Theme
  Level 4 Gadget
  150 Purple Mystrons

Jam Machine Expansions
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Level 2 Upgrade requires:

250 Products produced
32000 Coins
10 Cement Barrels (1 RC each)
30 Tool Kits (1 RC each or request from Buddies)

The following information is copied from an old post and I will modify and consolidate when I can:

Other Upgraders:
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Dutch Mill Upgrader: 3000 Coins

Super Flour Gadget: 35 RC
  Must have Level 2 Dutch Mill.  Add and collect 2 more products.  What this means in fact is that you can add and collect 5 products at a time.
  2 Charm

Extra Flour Gadget: 25 RC
  Must have Level 5 Dutch Mill.  Get an additional product by chance.
  6 Charm

Chicken Coop Upgrader: 4000 Coins
  20 Charm

Super Egg Container: 35 RC
  Must have Level 2 Chicken Coop.  Add and collect 2 more products.  What this means in fact is that you can add and collect 5 products at a time.
  2 Charm

Extra Egg Gadget: 25 RC
  Must have Level 5 Chicken Coop.  Get an additional product by chance.
  6 Charm

Red Mystron Shop:

Flour Container: 500 Red Mystrons
  Level 2 Gadget:  Add and collect 1 more product.

Almond Flour Gadget: 2500 Red Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget: You can produce Almond Flour now.

Egg Container: 300 Red Mystrons
  Level 2 Gadget:  Add and collect 1 more product.

Egg Yolk Gadget: 2500 Red Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget: You can produce Egg Yolk now.

Other Gadgets for the two new Upgraders have been added to the Blue Mystrons Shop as follows:

Egg White Gadget: 100 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3, You can produce Egg Whites.
  2 Charm

Red Egg Gadget:   300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 5.  You can produce Red Eggs
  3 Charm

Chicken Feather Gadget: 300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 5.  You can obtain Chicken Feathers randomly.
  3 Charm

Green Bean Flour Gadget: 100 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3.  You can produce Green Bean Flour.
  2 Charm

Feed Flour Gadget: 300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 5.  Obtain Feed Flour randomly.

Hoe: 5 Blue Mystrons
  Used for Upgrades of Upgrader

Hand Rake: 5 Blue Mystrons
  Used for Upgrades of Upgrader

How to Use your Upgraders
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Upgraders are Bases.  Use the Move Tool and then the jigsaw puzzle icon to place Gadgets on the appropriate base.  To upgrade any Upgrader, use the Move Tool and then the icon at the very right end of the toolbar that shows an expansion.

Level 2 Upgrades
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To upgrade the Chicken Coop Upgrader to Level 2, you will need the following:

Produce 100 Products
20000 Coins
3 Hand Rakes (1 RC each or 5 Blue Mystrons each)

To upgrade the Dutch Mill Upgrader to Level 2:

Produce 100 Products
15000 Coins
3 Hoes (1 RC each or 5 Blue Mystrons each)

Level 3 Upgrades
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To upgrade the Dutch Mill Upgrader to Level 3:

Produce 250 Products
24000 Coins
10 Hoes (1 RC each or 5 Blue Mystrons each)
30 Trowels (1 RC each or Request as Free Gift from Neighbours)

To upgrade the Chicken Coop Upgrader to Level 3:

Produce 250 Products
32000 Coins
10 Hand Rakes (1 RC each or 5 Blue Mystrons each)
30 Green Wheelbarrows (1 RC each or request from Neighbours)

Level 4 Upgrades
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To upgrade the Dutch Mill to Level 4:

Produce 500 Products  (the count begins at 0 again)
54000 Coins
20 Hoes (1 RC each or 5 Blue Mystrons each)
70 Trowels (1 RC each or Request from Neighbours)

To upgrade the Chicken Coop to Level 4:

Produce 500 Products (count begins at zero)
72000 Coins
20 Hand Rakes (1 RC each or 5 Blue Mystrons each)
70 Green Wheelbarrows (1 RC each or Request from Neighbours)

Themes
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There are Themes for the upgraders in the Purple Mystrons Shop as follows:

Kitty Theme: 150 Purple Mystrons
  Theme for the Dutch Mill at Level 4

Rainbow Theme: 150 Purple Mystrons
  Theme for the Chicken Coop at Level 4


Other Upgraders
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The older Upgraders are the Cheese Master Upgrader and the Holstein Cow Upgrader.  Some of the gadgets for these now can be found in the RED Mystron Shop as follows:

Pasteuriser: 2000 Red Mystrons
  Holstein Cow Level 3 Gadget.  Allows Holstein Cow to produce Pure Milk

Bat Cheese Gadget: 2000 Red Mystrons
  Cheese Master Level 3 Gadget.  You can now produce Bat Cheese, provided always that you have the Bat House!

Holstein Cow and Cheese Master Upgraders
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The original Upgraders released were for the Holstein Cow and the Cheese Maker.  You will find a  tab in the Animal Menu for Upgraders and the same in the Machines Menu.  The Cheese Maker Upgrader costs 2000 Coins and the Holstein Cow Upgrader costs 1000 Coins.

The Upgraders are similar to Bases.  You need to first choose the Move tool and then the jigsaw icon to place the proper item (Animal or Machine) on its Upgrader.

You can buy other items for your Upgrader.

For the Cow Upgrader, these are:

Super Milk Container: 35 RC
  This is a Level 2 item that will allow you to add and collect 2 more products

Extra Milk Gadget: 25 RC
  This is a Level 5 item that will give you extra products 'by chance'... in other words, randomly.

For the Cheese Master Upgrader:

Super Cheese Container: 35 RC
  Level 2 item that allows you to add and collect 2 more products

Extra Cheese Gadget: 25 RC
  Level 5 item that will give you extra products 'by chance', i.e. randomly.

Note that the Upgraders can be stored.

Upgrading the Upgraders
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The upgraders can themselves be upgraded:

To upgrade any Upgrader, you need to use the Move Tool and then tap on the icon of the House with arrows that go in two directions.  It is the last icon.  You then will see what is needed for the upgrade.

Level 1 Cow:
Produce 100 Milk
5000 Coins
3 Soil (1 RC each)
Production speed increase of 10%

Level 2 Cow
Produce 250 Milk
8000 Coins
10 Soil Shovels (1 RC each)
30 Soil Rakes (Buddy gift)

Level 1 Cheese Master Upgrade
Produce 100 products (Cheese)
10000 Coins
3 Red Bricks (1 RC each)

Level 2 Cheese Master Upgrader
Produce 250 Milk Cheese
16000 Coins
10 Red Bricks (1 RC each)
30 Cheese Mould (Buddy Gift)

You will find some Level 5 Gadgets available in the Blue Mystron Shop now, including:

Low Fat Gadget: 100 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Item, allows Holstein Cow to produce Low Fat Milk

Milk Powder Gadget: 150 Blue Mystrons
  Level 5 item:  Allows Holstein Cow to produce Milk Powder randomly

Cheese Container: 50 Blue Mystrons
  Level 2 Gadget:  Add and collect 1 more product

Low Fat Cheese Gadget: 100 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget:: You now can produce Low Fat Cheese

Blue Cheese Gadget: 150 Blue Mystrons
  Level 5 Gadget:  Get Blue Cheese randomly

Mozzarella Gadget: 500 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget:  Produce Mozzarella (randomly I expect)

Other Items for Upgraders in Mystron Shops:

Winter Theme (Holstein Cow) 150 Purple Mystrons
Winter Theme (Cheese Master) 150 Purple Mystrons

Warning about Upgraders
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The basic Upgrader takes more space on your Farm than the item it houses, whether it is the Holstein Cow or the Cheese Master.  Unfortunately, each progressive upgrade of an Upgrader is larger, requiring more space.  If you have no clear space on your farm and you upgrade an Upgrader, you may see the horrible situation shown in the photo above.

This is a photo of the Level Editor.  The game will force you into it when any situation arises where the items on your Farm do not all have a space to be placed.  You then will be forced to sell something before the Menu will close.  The easiest solution is to sell some plots and then move items about until you can place the Item that caused the problem.  In this case, as previously indicated, it was the upgrade of an upgrader that required more space than the original.

It is a very good idea to keep some vacant space on your farm always to avoid this situation.  Harvest Moon FDC and Rosewood Farms now are so overcrowded that I have experienced this nightmare situation on both farms.  Try to avoid it if you can!

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