Activity Stage Big Dipper Mission

There is a new option in Family Farm Seaside called the Activity Stage.  You will find this on the left side of your farm beyond the Building Area, further north.    You will find all the other new options and Island items in the next post.  Here is a link:

New Update Island Options and Missions

This post deals solely with the Big Dipper Mission on the Activity Stage.  Felicia is calling it The Starry Sky Activity and giving 15 Yellow Mystrons in the Message Box for it.

This consists of an outline of the Big Dipper with a number of steps.  As you complete the steps, the outline begins to light up.

Your Wand is shown at the lower right of the screen.  If it has not been used since reset, you will be able to use it without cost.  Tap the outline of the first star to activate the first part of the Sweet or Salty Mission.  The game will ask you to confirm that you wish to activate the Mission and that, once activated, you have only two hours to complete the three tasks that are associated with it.  (All tasks given below).  When all three tasks are completed, you will be taken automatically to this screen again and the Wand will touch the Star to make it shine.  The little icon shown at the top left of this screen is the Moon Bunny Decoration Reward for completing the Mission.  As Stars in the Big Dipper are lit, the circle round the little icon will turn green progressively to display your progress.

As previously indicated, you have to touch the first star in the Big Dipper outline to activate the first part of the Mission.  The game will ask you to confirm that you wish to activate it, as you will have only 2 hours to complete any step or part.  To reactivate the Wand before reset, you will have to pay 2 RC.

WARNING: One of our administrators, Melissa Elder, kindly deliberately failed to complete all three tasks in one part of the Mission within the 2 hour period to see what would occur at reactivation.  You are forced to perform ALL THREE TASKS AGAIN!  The game does not 'remember' the tasks you completed previously in that part of the Quest.

It is similar to the old Bird Base Decoration Missions, once called Time Machine Missions in that you must tap on the star in the Big Dipper to activate the Wand... at the end, when you have earned the little Moon Bunny Decoration, you must tap on that to send it to your Gift Box.

Steps when activated last only two hours.  If not completed within that time, you must reactivate. From this instruction from the game, I would suggest that players make certain they complete all three tasks within the two hour period... do not leave anything undone or you will be forced to reactivate the Wand to complete the specific part of the Quest completely.

Like many of the newer options in the game, this one requires almost constant attention if you wish to succeed with it.  Like the Boat Orders that give you a limited amount of time to fill a crate, you must complete all three tasks within any step within a 2 hour period or you will be forced to use another precious Wand.  The fact that the entire Mission is limited to an 8 day period means you have to pay RC to speed the process or activate and complete one part of the Mission EVERY SINGLE DAY.

N.B.:  The Clock for the Mission itself will run down whether or not you even visit the Activity Stage.  The 2 hour timer, however, runs down only after you activate any part of the Mission, in this case, any Star in the Big Dipper.

Note from Freyashawk:  A thousand, thousand thanks to all who voted for Freyashawk's Harvest Moon FDC Farm in the last Farm Beauty Contest.  Thanks to your votes, the farm placed 6th worldwide.  Your votes remind me that my work on this site is appreciated.  If you use the site, please consider voting in the Contests for Harvest Moon FDC once your Buddies and Neighbours have the Decoration Reward.

Big Dipper Mission
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(China Mid-Autumn Festival)

The Big Dipper Mission will be available evidently only for the next 7 and a half days now.  It originally probably was an 8 day time frame that began at reset.

You have to touch the first star in the Big Dipper outline to activate the first part of the Mission.  The game will ask you to confirm that you wish to activate it, as you will have only 2 hours to complete any step or part.  To reactivate the Wand before reset, you will have to pay 2 RC.

The subject of the Sweet or Salty Mission is Mooncakes, a traditional delicacy served during the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.

(Mooncakes)

(A photo of the completed Big Dipper in the Activity Stage... see the little shining icon at the top to the left of the Big Dipper title?  That is the final Reward icon for the Moon Bunny Deco.  You must tap on that to send the Moon Bunny to your Gift Box.  From there, it can be placed on your farm.)

(Final Reward: Moon Bunny Decoration on Harvest Moon FDC Farm)

Sweet or Salty? I
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Darryl:  The Chinese mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.  I'm reading an article about the Mid-Autumn Festival's 'battle' between the North and the South of China.  Do you wish to read the article with me?

Harvest 20 Clover
  Skip for 5 RC

Produce 20 bottles of Milk
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 5 jars of Honey
  Skip for 5 RC

Reward: 1500 Coins, 150 XP

Darryl:  Before this, I knew only that Mooncakes were very popular and available in China only during this Festival!

(On Seaside, we make them all the time!)

When you complete this part, you will be taken automatically to the Activity Stage where the magic wand will activate one Star in the Big Dipper Constellation.  The Wand will be exhausted now until reset, but you can activate it using 2 RC if you wish to push on with the Mission.

Sweet or Salty? II
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Darryl:  Ah, it's not really a battle but rather a discussion of the different types of Mooncakes made in different provinces in China.  According to old custom, each province has a different flavour preference where Mooncakes are concerned.

Harvest 8 Oranges
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 8 Jars of Orange Jam
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Orange Smoothies
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Orange Jam

Reward: 1500 Coins, 150 XP

Darryl:  I think it is very common for people to have different tastes in food.  Grandma and I have difference preferences where Pumpkin Soup is concerned as well!

BEFORE YOU ACTIVATE THE NEXT STAR, Plant 20 Rye and wait until they are ready to harvest before you use your Wand!

Sweet or Salty III
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Darryl:  People from the North traditionally have a sweet tooth and will choose from the old traditional flavours of red bean paste, date paste and lotus seed paste.  New flavours such as chocolate and cream cheese have been introduced and are popular now as well.

Harvest 20 Rye
  Skip for 5 RC

Produce 20 sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 5 RC
  (You can use Gold Finger to collect)

Prepare 6 Pepernoten
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Cinnamon and 2 Rye Flour

Reward: 1500 Coins, 150 XP

Darryl:  I bet the Cream Cheese one must taste the best!

Sweet or Salty IV
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Darryl: People from the Southern province of Guangzhou like to fill their Mooncakes with lotus seed paste and salty egg yolk.  It may sound strange but the flavour is amazing because soft salty egg yolk lightens the sweet taste of the lotus paste.

Prepare 10 Mooncake Dough
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 2 Wheat Flour and 2 Honey

Prepare 5 Sausage Mooncake
  Skip for 5 RC
  Each requires 1 Sliced Sausage and 1 Mooncake Dough
  Each Sliced Sausage requires 2 Beef Salami and 1 Turkey Sausage

Prepare 5 Ice Cream Mooncake
  Skip for 5 RC
  Each requires 1 Grape Ice Cream and 1 Mooncake Dough
  N.B.  Make Grape Ice Cream in Ice Cream Machine

Reward: 1500 Coins, 150 XP

Darryl:  I heard this is really popular in China!

Sweet or Salty V
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Darryl:  There is a new flavour rising in popularity called 'Flower Mooncakes' that originated in the South West of China.  They add Ham to make the Mooncakes both sweet and salty.  The Northern people cannot accept this new flavour, however!

Produce 20 Beef
  Skip for 5 RC
  40 OP for Batch Production

Produce 20 Beef Salami
  Skip for 5 RC

Prepare 6 Bowls of Bean Stew
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Beef Salami and 3 Green Beans

Reward: 1500 Coins, 150 XP

Darryl:  I wonder how they created this combination!

Sweet and Salty VI
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Darryl:  This is a popular topic of discussion among the Chinese.  People from different provinces wish to prove that THEIR flavours are the best, the most tasty of all, but because of the different food cultures that exist, they may never have even heard of many of the new flavours others are trying!

Fish 3 times with the Squid Hook
  Skip for 3 RC

Process 3 Scallops in the Seafood House
  Skip for 3 RC
  Task completes when Scallop enters slot in Seafood House

Produce 5 Smoked Yellow Croakers
  Skip for 5 RC

Reward: 1500 Coins, 150 XP

Darryl:  I wonder what other flavours can be described?

Sweet or Salty VII
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Darryl:  To me, it does not matter if they are sweet or salty.  I liked the sweet Mooncakes I tried before and now I wish to know what the salty ones taste like.

Craft 6 Clay Facial Masks in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Algae Powder, 1 Batter and 1 Distilled Water
  Task completes as soon as item enters slot.  Each takes 5 minutes to complete (so you can clear slots for other items)

Craft 3 Milk Facial Masks in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 3 RC
  Each requires 1 Clay Facial Mask, 2 Buffalo Milk and 1 Condensed Milk
  Task completes as soon as slots filled but item takes 15 minutes to make

Craft 3 Rose Facial Masks in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 3 RC
  Each requires 1 Clay Facial Mask, 2 Blue Roses and 2 Red Roses
  Task completes as soon as slots filled but item takes 15 minutes to make

Reward: 1500 Coins, 150 XP

Darryl:  Anyway, I wish you a very happy Mid-Autumn Festival, dear Farmer!

Final Reward: Moon Bunny Decoration


Wand Activations
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If you wish to reactivate your Wand before reset, you simply tap on the Wand in the lower right of the Activity Stage Screen.  The game will ask if you wish to activate and wish to pay 2 RC for the privilege.

Mission Icon on Game Screen
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Once activated, you should see an icon for the Mission on the left side of your screen in the same way that you see any icon for any timed Quest.  If, however, you have other active Quests, you may not see this one.  If that occurs, simply go back to the Activity Stage and tap on the Star that you are trying to complete... the task screen will appear again!

New Update with Island Items and more

Below you will find all new Island Items with information about Dev Point requirements, materials needed to build the new Machines and Landmark Decorations as well as any current uses for the new Products.  The Activity Stage Mission has its own post.  Other Facebook Groups are welcome to post a link to this in their groups, but please give Freyashawk credit for any information you use from my site. Thank you!

There are new untimed Misisons linked to the latest update to the game as well as new Island Animals, Machines and a new Island Tree in the form of the Rubber Tree.  There are new Eagle Landmark Decorations as well that increase your Dev Point total.  I originally listed the Missions first but now am giving Update information first here.  There is a new building in the form of the Activity Stage as well that offers time-restricted Missions.  You must distinguish between the new Missions like 'Farm Foresight' and the Activity Stage 'Sweet or Salty?' Big Dipper Mission.

Please be aware that there is NO urgency to the new Missions that automatically appear on the left side of your screen.  'Farm Foresight' is the first of these.  You may see them only if you completed all the other untimed ordinary Missions.  You do not receive special Rewards.  You receive only Coins and XP.  They will not appear in the Lighthouse because they never expire.

One aspect of the new untimed Missions is different from most others: you need a completed Salad Machine for some of the tasks.  If you do not have one, you may wish to buy and complete one.  You can find the materials in the Purple Mystron Shop.

The Activity Stage Missions on the other hand will expire after 8 days from the date of their release. You have only two hours to complete any part of the Mission once you use your Wand to activate it. You receive only one Wand activation per day, but if you wish to complete the Quest faster, you can buy a new activation for 2 RC.  Activity Stage Missions do carry special rewards beyond the usual Coins and XP.  The Big Dipper 'Sweet or Salty?' Mid-Autumn Festival Mission gives a cute little Moon Bunny Decoration.  Please see my specific post about the Activity Stage Mission for photographs and all other details.

As far as the new Island items are concerned, you obviously need access to the Island to be able to explore them.  Moreover, you will need a fairly high Dev Point total for most of them.

Note that the total maximum number of Dev Points has increased, although so far there is no reason to obtain the new maximum.  The three Eagle Landmark Decorations have been added to the game to allow you to increase your Dev Point totals by performing more Helicopter Orders.

Note from Freyashawk: Ultimately I will move the untimed Quests to a page that will give all the new untimed Quests now and in future, and I will incorporate the new Island items into my Island Page.  Until then, however, this will be the comprehensive guide for the latest update, apart from the Starry Sky Activity Stage Quest which you will find in a separate post.

New Update
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Changes include the following:

Free Rainbow Rain
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Each time you increase your Farm's level, you should receive 1 Rainbow Rain.  Note, however, that if you do not use the Rainbow Rain in the centre top of the screen BEFORE your level increase, you lose that one!  So keep an eye on your XP total when you are close to reaching the next level.

Tree Nursery
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Tree Nursery no longer requires individual farm aids.  It actually WORKS now.  You can harvest Trees that are in the Nursery when the harvest time activates... no need to spend extra farm aids like Watering Cans or Super Watering Cans to get anything from this building apart from storage... you can place your Trees in the Tree Nursery and harvest as often as you would if they were on your Farm without any other action.  A little basket will appear above the Tree Nursery now when any Trees are ready for harvest.  Simply tap on it to harvest automatically.

Clean Tickets/Green Tickets
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You only can have 300 'active' Green Tickets on any given day.  Extras you amassed before the update will be found in your Gift Box now.  Unfortunately, any NEW Green Tickets you receive from Log in Rewards or open Pet Chests will be lost if they would increase your total beyond 300... so use the Green Tickets if you can BEFORE claiming rewards.  I find this change annoying personally... it is small-minded.

Buddy Point Changes
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Buddy Points for each Level upgrade have changed as follows:

To reach Level 2: 450 Points
To reach Level 3: 1500 Points
To reach Level 4: 4000 Points
To reach Level 5: 8000 Points
To reach Level 6: 10000 Points
To reach Level 7: 12000 Points
To reach Level 8: 15000 Points

You now receive Buddy Gift Bags from visits that are linked to your Buddy Levels instead of simply receiving the ordinary reward you would receive from any Neighbour visit.

For example, a Level 5 bag contained: 750 Coins, 12 OP, 1 Power, 2 Super Watering Cans, 5 Watering Cans

Level 1 Bag contained: 400 Coins, 8 OP and 1 Red Mystron

NOTE:  You can visit Buddies using Batch visits but you will NOT receive the little Buddy Gift Bags when you do... you only receive the usual Gift Boxes, XP and so on.

Activity Stage
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There is a new Activity Stage on the left side of your screen near the Gallery.  It will be devoted to new timed Missions.  The first is the Big Dipper 'Sweet or Salty' Mission.  A Wand that you need to activate is used to tap on a step in an outline to allow you to begin.  Three tasks to each part of any Mission and you have only 2 hours to complete any part.  Only one Wand is given each day at reset but if you wish to move faster through any Quest, you can purchase a new activation of the Wand for 2 RC.  Please see my Big Dipper Activity Stage post for all tasks and Rewards.


New Items for Island
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There are Dev Point requirements for all of these but as Harvest Moon FDC has full Dev Points, they did not show up for me.   The following includes all materials needed to build the machines as well as prices, and all products, including all ingredients needed to make them.  It includes Dev Point requirements for ALL the new Island items, including the Rubber Tree.

Many thanks to Aloysius of Dolceacqua Farm for sharing Dev Point requirements for unlocking all new items.

The good news for players is that there finally is a USE for the beautiful Daffodils we have been growing and harvesting for years.  You can use them, once you have sufficient mastery, to make Daffodil Flip Flops.

New Dev Point Total
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The original maximum number of Dev Points that could be achieved was 6500 Dev Points.  Now, that has been increased to 7250.  To reach the 6500 total, you have to build the available Landmark Decorations and then complete sufficient Helicopter Orders.  To reach the new 7250 Dev Point total, the same holds true.  Build the three new Eagle Landmark Decorations and then complete Helicopter Orders until you reach the maximum.  At this point in time, there is no new option that requires 7250 Dev Points but many players like to reach the maximum, irrespective of any practical benefit.


New Island Tree
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There is a new Tree in the form of the Rubber Tree.  This is NOT a Wood Tree, so you do not cut it.  Use the Farm Aids to speed production if you wish.

Rubber Tree: 10000 Coins
  2120 Dev Point requirement
  You can own a total of 5.  The 2nd costs 20000 Coins, the 3rd costs 3 RC.

New Island Animals
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There are new Animals on the Island, including:

Squirrel: 12 RC
  2120 Dev Points
  Squirrel eats Peanuts, which must be transported from the Seaside Farm.
  Produces: Squirrel Hair
    Sells for 221 Coins

Parrot: 200000 Coins
2460 Dev Points
  The Parrot eats Sunflowers which means you must transport them from the Mainland.  Parrot Feathers are used in the Flip Flop Machine.
  Produces: Parrot Feathers
    Sells for 366 Coins

Quail: 250000 Coins
  2880 Dev Point requirement
  The Quail eats Wild Wheat
  Produces: Quail Egg
  Sells for 187 Coins

Thanks to Aloysius at Dolceacqua Farm for Dev Point requirements!

New Island Machines
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There are new Machines on the Island, including the following:

Soap Machine
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Soap Machine: 250000 Coins
Dev Point Requirement: 3650

  To build, you will need:
  25 Canisters (1 RC each or request)
  50 Nails (Craft)
  20 Wrench
  3 Screwdrivers

You can own a total of 4 Soap Machines.  The price for the 2nd is 18 RC.

Soap Machine Products
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Tea Tree Soap:
  Ingredients: Tea Tree Essential Oil, Olives

Camomile Soap:
  Ingredients: Camomile Essential Oil, Olives

1 Star Mastery:

Red Rose Soap:
  Ingredients: Red Rose Essential Oil, Olives

Honeysuckle Soap
  Ingredients: Honeysuckle, Olives

2 Star Mastery:

Tulip Soap:
   Ingredients: Tulip Essential Oil, Olives

Sunflower Soap:
  Ingredients: Sunflower Essential Oil, Olives

3 Star Mastery:

Violet Soap:
  Ingredients: Violet Essential Oil, Olives

Flip Flop Machine
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Flip Flop Machine: 300000 Coins
Dev Point Requirement: 4050

To build, you will need:

15 Storage Bins (Request or pay 1 RC for each)
10 Iron Ingots
15 Copper Ingots
4 Screwdrivers

You can own a total of 4 Flip Flop Machines.  The price for a 2nd is 20 RC.

To make any Flip Flop, you will need Rubber from the new Rubber Tree.  A Rubber Tree costs 10000 Coins for the first one, 20000 Coins for a second Tree and so on.

Flip Flop Machine Products
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Parrot Flip Flops: 444 Coins
  Ingredients: 1 Parrot Feather, 1 Rubber

With 1 Star Mastery:

Peacock Flip Flops
  Ingredients: 1 Peacock Feather, 1 Rubber

Daffodil Flip Flops
  Ingredients: 1 Daffodil, 1 Rubber

2 Star Mastery:

Alpaca Flip Flops
  Ingredients: 1 Alpaca Wool, 1 Rubber

3 Star Mastery:

Angora Hair Flip Flops
  Ingredients: 1 Angora Hair Ball (requires Gadget), 1 Rubber


Marshmallow Machine
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Marshmallow Machine: 15 RC
Dev Points: 3350

  To build, you will need:
  20 Rotating Handles (Request or pay 1 RC for each)
  20 Lag Bolts (Craft)
  15 Nails Craft)
  6 Wrenches (Craft)

You can own a total of 4 Marshmallow Machines.  The price for the 2nd is 22 RC.

Marshmallow Machine Products:
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 Coffee Marshmallows: 117 Coins
  Ingredients: Coffee Beans, Sugar

Pineapple Marshmallows: 202 Coins
  Ingredients: Pineapple, Sugar

1 Star Mastery Required for:

Blueberry Marshmallows
  Ingredients: Blueberry, Sugar

Rainbow Marshmallows
  Ingredients: Rainbow Fruit, Sugar

2 Star Mastery:

Peach Marshmallows
  Ingredients: Peach, Sugar

Raspberry Marshmallows:
  Ingredients: Raspberry, Sugar

3 Star Mastery:

Mint Marshmallows
  Ingredients: Mint, Sugar

New Island Landmark Decorations
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Eagle Decorations:  Dev Point Requirement is 5000 for all three Eagle Landmark Decorations

Each of these new Decorations has to be built and there is one new Material that you need to craft for each in the form of the Magnificent Crown:

Magnificent Crown: Requires 5 Diamonds and 8 Gold Ingots to craft as well as 5000 Dev Point total


Eagle Father: 500 Coins
  Adds 200 Dev Points

  Must be built as follows:
  5 Stone Bricks
  1 Water Pipe
  1 Cornerstone (Silver)
  1 Magnificent Crown

Eagle Mother: 500 Coins
  Adds 250 Dev Points

  Must be built as follows:
  12 Stone Bricks
  2 Water Pipes
  1 Cornerstone (Diamond)
  1 Magnificent Crown

Eagle Baby: 500 Coins
  Adds 300 Dev Points

  Must be built as follows:
  20 Stone Bricks
  4 Water Pipes
  1 Cornerstone (Gold)
  1 Magnificent Crown

Mastery
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Achieve 1 Star Mastery by making 80 Products.
Achieve 2 Star Mastery by making 600 Products.
Achieve 3 Star Mastery by making 1800 Products.

Other Dev Point Requirements:

This is a note to myself.

BBQ Machine: 6000 Dev Points

New Island Item Purchase Level Requirements
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The following is the Level Requirement for the purchase of the new items when they are placed in the Flea Market for example.  It is quite different from the Dev Point requirement to purchase the Animal or Machine that creates the item.  You will not even see this requirement if your own level is higher.  I will add these as low level players share them with me.

Daffodil Flip Flops: Level 50

All the new untimed Missions now have their own page.  Links are found to EVERY page as tabs above any of my posts on this site.

Thanks to Kaye Webb and Baby Van Farm for aiding me in logging some of the following:

Thanks to Kaye Webb and Baby Van Farm of our Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Group for aiding me in logging the following.  All of the new Quest sequences have been completed and logged by these extraordinary women so it is simply a matter of adding them here.

List of new Quest sequences:

Farm Foresight
Brave Explorer
Green Day
Meaningful Flowers
Best Friends Forever
Vegan Challenge
Reap What You Sow
Act of Kindness
Wonderful Camping Night
Visiting Bio Farm


Farm Foresight
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Farm Foresight 1
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Darryl:  Today is such a beautiful day.  Felicia has decided to paint scenes from around the Farm onto canvas.  Maybe we can sell them at the next Farmers' Fair.  But she has run out of green paint.  Hmm... I have an idea.  Care to help?

Plant 20 Spinach
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Spinach
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 12 Pasta Salad
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 1 Spinach Salad and 1 Pasta

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Ha!  Now she can make even more paints and will never have to worry about green paint again, haha!

Farm Foresight 2
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Darryl:  You know what would make this Farm even prettier?  Flowers!  I've already finished most of the farm tasks, so why don't we plant some more flowers?  The bees and butterflies will love them!

Plant 20 Tulip
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Tulip
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 20 Nectar
  Skipp for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  You always have to plan ahead while working on the farm.  Never forget that, Farmer!

Farm Foresight 3
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Darryl:  Oh, I forgot one of my farm tasks.  I promised to harvest some Cotton and send it to my father on the Island Farm.  He is preparing for Winter already!  Smart!  I don't want to freeze in the cold.  Perhaps we should prepare some Cotton as well.

Plant 20 Cotton
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Cotton
  Skip for 10 RC

Transport 20 Cotton Balls to the Island Farm
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each Crop takes 1 minute to reach the Island.  Split Cotton between Zeppelins if you are in a rush.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  That should be enough.   Give the rest to Grandma.  I daresay she can make something out of it.

Farm Foresight 4
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Darryl:  Would you like to know Grandma's secret to long life?  It is healthy food!  If you look at our fields, you will understand why and even better when you help me harvest them.  Thank you, Farmer!

Harvest 30 Green Lettuce
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Cane
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Cabbage
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Darryl;  Thank you for your help.  Today was a truly successful day!

Now you will find another new Quest on your screen:

Brave Explorer Quest
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Brave Explorer I
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Darryl:  Last night, Dad told me a great bedtime story.... I don't recall all the details but it was something to do with exploration of caves!  Let's go on an adventure!

Plant 50 Fern Flower
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 50 Fern Flowers
  Skip for 10 RC

Craft 20 Flower Rings
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each takes 13 minutes to complete.
  Each requires 1 Fern Flower, 1 Jasmine and 1 Sakura Flower

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

There is a cave not far from the Lighthouse.  Let me pack up a map, a compass and some food.  I then will be ready to go!

Brave Explorer II
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Darryl: In the story, there were a couple of brave explorers who were looking for treasure hidden in a forgotten cave.

Prepare 10 Oat Milkshakes
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Oat

Prepare 10 Apple Milkshakes
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Apple Juice

Prepare 10 Grape Milkshakes
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Grape Juice

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  Well, there are no monsters along the way, but we can have a pretend duel with that tree!
Here, take my wooden sword!

Brave Explorer III
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Darryl:  Phew, that was close!  The monster almost got us!  Luckily I do know aikido, karate and many other martial arts!  That tree, erm... that monster didn't stand a chance!

Harvest 20 Rice
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 6 Pears
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 15 Wasabi Fried Mackerel
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 2 Wasabi and 1 Mackerel

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl: We're almost at the cavw, but what adventure onluy lasts 20 minutes?  Let's have a break for food!  Explorers like us need lots of energy!

Brave Explorer IV
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Oh no, I think I ate too much and I don't really feel like going anywhere right now... Hmm, why don't you ggo first and I'll take a little nap here.

Plant 50 Red Bell Peppers
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvdest 50 Red Bell Peppers
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 15 Red Pepper Salads
  Skip for 10 RC
  N.B..  Red Pepper Salad is made in the Salad Machine using Red Bell Pepper, Tomato and Green Lettuce
Batch Production costs 60 OP

You can purchase an unfinished Salad Machine in the Machine section of the Market.  Materials for it can be purchased with Purple Mystrons.  Salad Spoon costs 10 Purple Mystrons.  Salad Fork costs 15 Purple Mystrons and Salad Pipe costs 12 Purple Mystrons.  Salad Machine Wooden Bucket costs 20 Purple Mystrons.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Darryl:  Fine, fine, I'm coming!  There had best be a treasure in this cave though!

Brave Explorer V
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Darryl:  I searched the cave long and wide but the only things resembling treasures here were these colourful feathers... Wait, I guess Felicia could use them for her DIY Earrings!  Mission accomplished, treasure located!

Harvest 20 Daisy
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 20 Ostrich Feathers
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 20 Peacock Feathers
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

Darryl:  We, the brave explorers, now can return home to celebrate with a victory snack (and a nap!). Thanks for keeping me company!

Now you move forward to the next untimed Quest sequence:

Green Day
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Many thanks to our wonderful administrator Kaye Webb for helping me with the following by logging the tasks and dialogue!

Green Day I
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You know Farmer, green is my favourite colour!  Why, you ask?  It’s probably because everything here on the Farm is green.  Just take a look round!

Plant 20 Green Beans
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Green Beans
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 20 Green Bean Kimchi
  Skip for 10 RC

Yum, these green beans will be great for lunch!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Green Day II
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Most kids don’t like eating veggies, but I just loooooove them!  The greener my plate, the better!

Plant 20 Cucumbers
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Chardonnay
  Skip for 10 RC

Plant 30 Pasture
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Green Day III
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Usually Grandma or Felicia prepare food for the whole family, but I can cook some simple dishes too!  And salads are my specialty!

Produce 20 Duck Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Pumpkins
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 50 Surf ’n Turf
  Skip for 30 RC

Darryl:  Give me a minute and I'll prepare an awesome salad with a home-made dressing just for you!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Green Day IV
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Darryl:  I feel very comfortable in the kitchen.  I know where everything is!  Except... sometimes I cannot reach items on the high shelf.  Felicia?  Can you help me?

Prepare 20 Spinach Soup
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 10 Mushroom Salad
  Skip for 5 RC

Prepare 6 Seafood Salad
  Skip for 15 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Green Day V
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Prepare 10 Apple Tart
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 10 Cabbage Rolls
  Skip for 5 RC

Prepare 20 Orange Juice
  Skip for 10 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

Meaningful Flowers Quest
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Many thanks to our valued administrator, Kaye Webb and our valued member Baby Van Farm of Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk for these. Note please that each part has only two Tasks.

Meaningful Flowers I
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Howdy, Farmer!  Did you know that flowers have meanings associated with them?  And that there are flowers that are special for every specific occasion?  Let’s learn more about this!

Plant 30 Pink Roses
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Pink Rose
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Meaningful Flowers II
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Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a red rose… If you want to express your romantic feelings, better get a bouquet of red roses!

Plant 30 Red Roses
Harvest 30 Red Roses

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Believe me, all girls love receiving roses!

Meaningful Flowers III
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Blue roses do not occur in nature, at least not the absolute blue roses!  Much like its mysterious original, the blue rose signifies mystery and enchantment!

Plant 30 Blue Roses
  Skiop for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Blue Roses
  Skip for 20 RC

Roses of each colour have a different meaning.  Isn’t it just crazy?

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Meaningful Flowers IV
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Lilies symbolise purity and refined beauty.  To whom would you give a bouquet of this wonderfully fragrant flower?

Plant 30 Lily
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Lily
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Aw, thank you!  You're so sweet!

Meaningful Flowers I
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Howdy, Farmer!  Did you know that flowers have meanings associated with them?  And that there are flowers that are special for every specific occasion?  Let’s learn more about this!

Plant 30 Pink Roses
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Pink Rose
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Meaningful Flowers V
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There’s so much more to learn about flowers, but let’s stop here for now and get some snacks.  What do you say?

Prepare 12 Heart Cookie
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Thai Dessert Set
  Skip for 8 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

It was great to discover the meaning of different flowers with you.  Now you can express yourself even better by using flowers!

This is followed by:

Best Friends Forever Quest
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Thanks to Kaye Webb and Baby Van Farm once again!  Quests now have three tasks as usual.

Best Friends Forever I
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My girlfriends and I are having a sleepover tonight!  Do you know what that means?  Snacks, movies, karaoke and beauty treatments!


Harvest 20 Pasture
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 6 Low Fat Milk
  Skip for 6 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Best Friends Forever II
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We’re going to have cauliflower popcorn!  It looks just like real popcorn but it’s made with roasted cauliflower and it’s much healthier! Grandma invented this new recipe!

(Let’s all jump on the anti-potato bandwaggon!)

Plant 20 Cauliflower
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Cauliflower
  Skip for 10 RC

Craft 15 Milk Facial Masks
  Skip for 10 RC

Rewards; 2500 Coins, 220 XP?

Best Friends Forever III
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Grandma wants me to help her transport Angora Hair to the Island.  I guess we can have a swim at the beach at the same time!  Come on, girls!  Put on your bathing costumes!

Harvest 30 Sugar Beets
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Sweet Potatoes
  Skip for 10 RC

Transfer 30 Angora Hair to the Island Farm
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP?

Best Friends Forever IV
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The next activity I planned for us is DIY fashion!  We can craft our own boho earrings using feathers!  Super stylish!

Craft 20 Coral Rose Mirrors
  Skip for 10 RC

Craft 10 Goose Feather Earrings
  Skip for 10 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 240 XP?

Best Friends Forever V
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It’s getting late and Grandma’s calling us for dinner!  She just made some fresh Beef Salami and believe me, it’s divine!  Join us at the table!

Produce 20 Beef
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 25 Beef Salami
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 8 Sago Pudding
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

End of Quest, followed now by:

Vegan Challenge Quest
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Vegan Challenge I
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Felicia:  Hey, Farmer!  Do you want to take part in my Vegan Challenge?  Don’t worry!  it’s just for 1 day!  Are you in?!

Plant 30 Lavender
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Lavender
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 15 Lavender Perfume
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Vegan Challenge II
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Felicia:  I know!  Granma has a wonderful recipe for Fried Eggplant!  Let’s go get some fresh vegetables!

Plant 30 Eggplant
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Eggplant
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 10 Fried Eggplant
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Vegan Challenge III
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Felicia:  I’m a little thirsty after lunch.  Do you fancy an Orange Smoothie?  The one I make is so good that I sometimes even sell it in the Market?

Harvest 20 Orange
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 6 Orange Smoothie
  Skip for 6 RC

Sell 40 Orange Smoothie from your Barn
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Vegan Challenge IV
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Do yoyu like Cornmeal?  Guess what?  It’s not only vegan but also gluten free!  How awesome!  Let’s make some!

Produce 20 Oat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 15 Cornmeal
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 15 Sakura Candy
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Vegan Challenge V
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Remember that we should have at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables every day!  I saw that our Raspberries are ready to harvest.  Let’s pick some and eat them with Watermelon!

Harvest 40 Raspberries
  Skiop for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Watermelon
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 40 Watermelon Jam
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

Last in sequence, followed by:

Reap What You Sow Quest
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Reap What you Sow I
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Darryl:  Hi Farmer, my friend at school told me he could eat five bowls of coconut rice!  I bet I could out-eat him, so I have invited him to the Farm for a challenge.  First, let’s fill him up with Jam Sandwiches!

Harvest 20 Apples
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Apple Jam
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 40 Pitaya Jam
  Skip for 20 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Reap What You Sow II
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I know he has a weakness for Peanut Sauce, so let’s prepare some to tempt him.

Plant 50 Peanuts
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 50 Peanuts
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 30 Peanut Sauce
  Skip for 20 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Reap What You Sow III
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Hmm… I didn’t think about that.  Let’s prepare some Cotton Candy and drinks for my friend instead.  They’re deceptively filling!

Produce 20 Mocha Coffee
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 10 Cotton Candy
  Skip for 5 RC

Prepare 20 Orange Punch
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Reap What You Sow IV
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That could be a problem!  Oh, let’s have a backup plan.  You tickled him while he eats so he can’t eat as much.  Quick, let’s get some feathers!

(Do not attempt this at home with your friends.  It is SADISTIC.)

prepare 15 Cottage Cheese
  Skip for 10 RC

Feed Goose 10 timeds to produce Goose Feathers
  Skip for 6 RC

Collect 30 Goose Feathers
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Reap What you Sow V
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Finally, let’s make the Coconut Rice and prove that I am able to eat more than he can!  Can you please add more salt to his rice?  That way, he’ll have to drink more and be full of liquids, not food!

Harvest 20 Coconuts
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 6 Alpaca Hair
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 15 Coconut Rice
  Skip for 7 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

Darryl: It has been a long week, and I’m very happy to finally relax with my besties!


Last in sequence.  Now that you have tortured your friend, you can move on to an Act of Kindness…

Act of Kindness Quest
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Act of Kindness I
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Felicia: Hey farmer!  Ever one at school is participating in random Acts of Kindness.  Do you know that that entails?

Harvest 20 Tangerines
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 10 Soft Dough
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 10 Tangerine Pies
  Skip for 7 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  An Act of Kindness is taking the opportunity to help some one else at no benefit to yourself.

Act of Kindness II
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Felicia: You can start by helping me!  I’m going to sit down and write out postcards for sick children, so I won’t have time to do my farm chores.  Can you please do them for me?

Plant 30 Bean
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Bean
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 15 Cooking Wine
  Skip for 7 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Don’t you feel better already?

Act of Kindness III
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It’s also important to write to the siblings of sick children as they don’t always understand what is going on.  Help me prepare Chocolates to send to the sick children and their families.  It’s the least we can do!

Harvest 15 White Chocolate
  Skip for 15 RC

Harvest 15 Almond
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 15 Almond Paste
  Skip for 7 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Sometimes we focus so much on the sick ones that we forget about the other people who are affected.

Act of Kindness IV
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Let’s sell some Pineapples now and give all the proceeds to the local Animal Shelter!  They always can use the funds and it is easy to grow Pineapples.

Plant 20 Pineapples
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Pineapples
  Skip for 10 RC

Sell goods worth  60000 Coins from your Seaside Barn
  Skip for 30 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

They really appreciated all we were able to donate to them.

Act of Kindness V
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Finally, I intend to write a nice small note to Darryl, Grandma and Dad to let them know how much I appreciate them and to say some positive and nice things about them.  I’ll leave these with a flower on the breakfast table for them to find in the morning!

(Note from Kaye:  What?!  Farmer doesn’t get a note of appreciation and a flower?!)

Harvest 20 Tulips
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 20 Jasmine
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Sunflower
  Skip for 15 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

They loved it!  Farmer, to whom will you write a note of appreciation?

Followed now by:

Wonderful Camping Night Quest
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Wonderful Camping Night I
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Darryl:  Hey Farmer!  Let’s go to look at that bonfire!  I can see a few small rabbits singing and dancing round it!

Plant 30 Cane
  Skep for 10 RC

Plant 30 Carrot
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 15 Cake Flour in Kitchen
  Skip for 7 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Darryl:  Wow!  The small animals here are speaking and walking upright!

Wonderful Camping Night II
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Darryl:  here we are in Wonderful Animal Country!  The Animals all are enjoying a truly beautiful evening.  There’s a wooden table here filled with delicious cake and a Bear is preparing juice for every one, but they need more ingredients!

Prepare 6 Carrot Cupcake
  Skip for 3 RC

Plant 40 Onion
  Skip for 30 RC

Harvest 40 Onion
  Skip for 20 RC

(What a motley collection of ingredients.  Onion for the juice???)

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

After preparing the ingredeints, all of the animals are sitting round the campfire to listen to music.

Wonderful Camping Night III
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Darryl:  The peacock danced first, following by some songs performed by the lamb and the deer.  The Swan and the Rabbit then performed a play… and now my turn!  I told them the story of Family Farm Seaside!

Prepare 6 Spinach Salad
  Skip for 3 RC

Feed Peacock 30 times
  Skip for 20 RC

Craft 15 Peacock Earrings
  Skip for 7 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  After listening to my story, all of the animals want to come to Seaside to farm, cook, fish and play with our Pets…

Wonderful Camping Night IV
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Darryl:  After all the performances, every one decided to follow the fireflies to a small stream to catch fish and shrimp.  After that, they all danced in a field of Sunflowers before laying down amidst the golden flowers to gaze up at the stars.

Produce 15 Cherry Juice
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 30 Banana Cake
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 30 Sunflower Bouquets
  Skip for 15 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Darryl:  We played for a long time and every one’s stomach is growling now.  We must be really hungry!

Wonderful Camping Night V
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Darryl:  In order ot thank every one for their companionship, I decided to prepare a midnight snack for the animals.  Chicken?  Satay?  Grilled Fish?  I want to eat everything!

Produce 20 Turkey
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 12 Betutu Chicken
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 12 Satay
  Skip for 7 RC

(One small problem with the menu is that most of the animals mentioned are herbivores and never would eat meat dishes!  I think this is Darryl’s own wish list…)

Reward: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

Darryl:  Ring ring ring!!  That’s my alarm clock!  Ahhhh… where am I?  It was only a wonderful dream after all!

Last in sequence, now followed by:

Visiting Bio Farm Quest
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Visiting Bio Farm I
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Felicia:  Darryl and I have been invited to a bio farm nearby.  I heard that all of their products are completely organic.  What’s the difference between ordinary products and organic ones?  Would you like to join us to find out?

Harvest 60 Raspberry
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 30 Raspberry Jam
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 30 Strawberry Parfaits
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  Wow, they don’t use any fertiliser on those raspberries!  They are so fresh and juicy!  I’m in love with organic raspberries now!

Visiting Bio Farm II
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Felicia:  After visiting the fruit garden, it’s time for lunch!  What will they make?  No matter what they cook here, I bet it will taste fantastic!  Ohh, they are starting to serve us!  What more is in store for us today?

Plant 30 Mushrooms
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Mushrooms
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 30 Mushroom Risotto
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

This Mushroom Risoitto reminds me of my mushroom picking trip to the Forest.  Perhaps I can invite these farmers to join me next time I go mushroom picking!

Visiting Bio Farm III
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After lunch, we decided to take a walk in the vegetable garden.  The farmers have planted so many tomatoes and garlic here.  They said they would give us some organic tomato sauces and organic olive face creams as souvenirs!  That’s thoughtful of them!

Produce 20 Ketchup
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 30 Olives
  Skip for 6 RC

Craft 15 Olive Face Cream
  Skip for 7 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

I can’t wait to try the Olive Face Cream.  It must be very good for the skin!

(Grrr… no logic here.  We have been making the stuff for ages on Seaside!)

Visiting Bio Farm IV
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Wow, there is a stable behind the Bio Farm where they have horses.  This is an enormous farm!  May I go to the Stables for a quick look?

Feed the Horse 3 times
  Skip for 3 RC

Produce 30 Horse Hair
  Skip for 20 RC

Transfer 20 Horse Hair to the Island Farm
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

The quality of their Horse Hair is very good.  No wonder they can sell it in other countries!

Visiting Bio Farm V
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Felicia:  The farmer asked us if we like pickles, as they are planning to make some later.  I think we should learn how to make pickles for Grandma, as she likes them too!  What do you think, Darryl?

(Darryl responds:  I think we have been making them for years.)

Harvest 15 Palm Fruit
  Skip for 3 RC

Harvest 30 Cabbage
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 30 Pickled Cabbage
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 240 XP

Sadly, it is time to leave now.  Thanks for inviting us to visit your organic farm.  You always are welcome to visit ours!

To my readers:  These are NOT timed quests.  This is the last in the sequence of the new untimed quests as of 7 October.  Any new Quests after this date will be logged only on the page devoted to the new Untimed Quests.

Little Camper Quest and Marshmallow Collection

A new 11 day Quest has been released in tandem with a Collection Mission that gives a Stove House Recipe in the form of the Stuffed Potatoes Recipe.

NOTE:  Please refresh frequently until I have completed the task lists!  I always publish these as works in progress...  so you may find that Crop Lists and Batch Production Lists are incomplete until all Tasks have been entered...  I work as quickly as possible but have other tasks in the real world, especially on Friday!

This is the work of Freyashawk and you are more than welcome to post a link to this post in your Facebook Group but please always have the grace to give me credit for it.  I spend RC and farm aids to go through the Quests as fast as possible so that other farmers can plan ahead on their farms.

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Crop List
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40 Corn
40 Cucumbers
40 Cane

Batch Production List
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Note: For the most part, Seaside Batch Production for Animal Products and 1 Ingredient items such as Cheese require 80 OP for 40 Products and 100 OP for 50 Products.  Island Batch Production is more costly.

40 Buffalo Milk
40 Eggs
40 Buffalo Milk Cheese
40 Sugar
40 Rice Flour
50 Turkey
20 Apple Juice
50 Tulip Bouquets
8 Chestnut Flour (Island)
8 Dried Jackfruit (Island)
8 Jackfruit Bread (Island)

Other Tips
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You will need to transport 8 Jackfruit to the Island as a task but you always can make certain you have enough Jackfruit on the Island beforehand to start the Batch Production for making 8 Dried Jackfruit and 8 Jackfruit Bread, two other tasks.

One task requires that you complete all the Orders on the Daily Order Board so if you have not done that prior to the start of the Quest today, wait until the task activates to do it.  Otherwise, you can refresh the Order Board if you are too impatient to wait for reset.

Another task requires that you tend 6 Flowers in the Botanic Garden so you may wish to hold off on that until the task activates, depending again on your level of impatience.

Premium Trees
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Among others:

Licorice Tree (needed for Collection Mission and task recipes) (Registration for Collection Set)

Jackfruit Tree (harvest as task, ingredients in Recipes for tasks as well as Island Machines)
Avocado Tree (ingredients in task Recipes and harvest as task) (Registration for Collection Set)
Chinese Toon Tree (Ingredients in task Recipes and harvest as task)

You always can obtain fruits from Trees from your neighbours but when the Tree is required for a Collection Mission or as part of a Collection Set or one of the tasks in a Quest is to harvest it a specific number of times, it is best to obtain the Tree one way or another and register it.  Every Tree will be required again at some point!


Stove House Stuffed Potatoes Recipe
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This is a simple dish.  Maximum cooking time is less than half a minute.

This is the Reward for the Collection Mission.  The ingredients are:  2 Potatoes, 2 Cheddar Cheese, 2 Eggs, 1 Steak Tartare, and it uses 6 Power.   Place all ingredients and cook.   The Bronze Star will activate with 7 seconds still on the clock at 122 Flavour Points.

Little Camper 1
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Darryl:  Hi, Farmer, how are you?  Well, I hope.  And me, I'm just working on the farm, day in, day out.

Harvest 40 Corn
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Cucumbers
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Bottles of Buffalo Milk
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  Not really, but you know, I've been thinking...

Little Camper 2
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Darryl:  It's been really busy on the farm all summer.  And last week Felicia ran me ragged with the B&B.  So many errands, I barely had time for homework!

Harvest 6 jars of Maple Syrup
  Skip for 6 RC

Collect 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC
  80 OP for Batch Production

Produce 40 Buffalo Milk Cheese
  Skip for 10 RC
  80 OP for Batch Production

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  Yes, poor me!  So I have been thinking that I may need a break!

Little Camper 3
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Darryl:  I haven't been camping for months now.  I am going to ring Dylan and George to see if they can persuade their parents to let them go camping in the forest with me this weekend.  Then I must persuade Grandma!

Harvest 40 Cane
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Sugar
  Skip for 10 RC
  80 OP for Batch Production

Prepare 12 Cake Flour
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 2 Oat Flour and 2 Rye Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Darryl:  You are just like Grandma.  She said it would be too cold at this time of year!  I have a warm bedroll, however and will be fine!

Little Camper 4
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Darryl:  You see, now is my last chance to go camping.  Hallowe'en is coming soon and we will be celebrating that.  By then, it definitely will be too cold.  We're having a warm snap now, so it is our last chance to sit round a campfire to roast marshmallows before the cold season begins.

Produce 40 Rice Flour
  Skip for 10 RC
   80 OP for Batch Production

Prepare 12 Coconut Milk
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Coconut and 2 Sugar

Sell products for 30,000 Coins from your Seaside Farm
  Skip for 5 RC
  N.B.  Blueberries are a good choice. especially for new farmers.  330 Blueberries (a free gift) will net 30,030 Coins.

Darryl:  I'm going to go to speak with Grandma again.  Perhaps she will cave in eventually!

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box containing farm aids

Little Camper 5
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Grandma told me I could go!  On one condition: we must have a responsible adult with us on the trip. Grandma herself is too busy and she says that her back does not like camping these days.  Listen, Farmer...

Produce 50 Turkey
  Skip for 12 RC
  100 OP for Batch Production

Prepare 8 plates of Satay
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Turkey and 3 Cane

Prepare 8 Jars of Honey Syrup
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires  8 Honey and 4 Milk

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  Will you come with us?  Pretty, pretty please?  I promise we all will behave properly!

Little Camper 6
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Darryl:  I'm so happy that you agreed, Farmer!  We are going to have so much fun!  Now, where are all my camping supplies?  We'll need a camp stove, utensils and cutlery, flashlights, toilet paper, a first aid kit and a lot of food - so much to pack!

Harvest 6 Jackfruit
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 8 servings of Jackfruit Curry
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Jackfruit and 1 Coconut Milk

Fertilise your Neighbours' farms 20 times
  Skip for 20 RC
  Note that use of Green Tickets does not count towards this task.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  Oh no, it has been so long since I last went camping that the moths got to my bedroll!  I can't sleep on that now!

Little Camper 7
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Grandma will ban me from camping for certain if she sees this disaster!  Do you think I can mend the holes by the time she comes to look at everything?  Ugh, there still are moths inside!  So gross!

(Oh Darryl, I fought a five year war with moths that came into the house from Uzbekistan via an antique rug!  I know all about those tiny silver ninjas from hell!)

Produce 20 glasses of Apple Juice
  Skip for 5 RC
  40 OP for Batch Production

Prepare 8 glasses of Orange Smoothie
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Orange Jam

Prepare 8 bowls of Cendol
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Coconut Milk and 2 Rice Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Darryl:  Our kind neighbours saved the day!  The Bedroll they lent to us is so very soft and warm!

Little Camper 8
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Darryl:  I telephoned Dylan and George now again to give them both a last minute list of things they will need.  We will leave tomorrow directly after school.  Let's pack some more food for the trip before we go to bed.  A growing boy never has enough food!

Cook 3 Stuffed Potatoes in the Stove House
  Skip for 12 RC

This is the Reward for the Collection Mission.  The ingredients are:  2 Potatoes, 2 Cheddar Cheese, 2 Eggs, 1 Steak Tartare, and it uses 6 Power.  Maximum Cooking Time is 20 Seconds but the Bronze Star will activate with 7 seconds still on the clock at 122 Flavour Points.

Prepare 8 Sticks of Cotton Candy
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Sugar Cubes and 1 Honey Syrup

Prepare 8 Licorice Candies
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Licorice and 2 Apple Juice

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Darryl:  I think that's enough for a week.  We're all ready now!

Special Reward; Fox Pet House Hat

N.B.  The second half of the Quest requires a higher level than the first and includes Island Tasks.

Little Camper 9
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Darryl:  Ah, nature!  It's so beautiful out here, isn't it?  Just look at all the colourful leaves and ripe berries.  Ah, there's a hare!  I think I may have frightened it because it ran away so fast... Let's try those berries!

Prepare 12 Sugar Cubes
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Sugar and 1 Sugar

Harvest 8 Chestnuts
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island Task

Produce 50 Tulip Bouquets
  Skip for 12 RC
  100 OP for Batch Production

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  Yummy!  Now we explore and put up our tents for the night.

Little Camper 10
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Darryl:  Farmer, this is a disaster!  We probably have to go home immediately... and it all began so well!  Grandma will never let me go camping again until I am at least 30 years old!

Fish for 6 Crayfish
  Skip for 6 RC
  N.B.  You can use the Boost on the Squid Hook for this.

Produce 8 Chestnut Flour
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island Task
  32 OP for Batch Production

Prepare 8 plates of Sweet Jackfruit
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Jackfruit and 1 Maple Syrup

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  Just look at this!  I can't believe it!

Little Camper 11
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Darryl: A badger got into my bedroll and made it his toilet!  And George's tent collapsed on him.  And... the last straw: Dylan dropped my backpack into the river!  As I was the only one with matches, we can't start a fire now at all!

Harvest 8 Avocado
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 6 Avocado Shrimp Salads
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Avocado and 1 Shrimp Meat

Prepare 8 bowls of Circus Snacks
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cotton Candy and 1 Licorice Candy

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Darryl:  You have matches?  Awesome!  But I still have nowhere to sleep... and the soiled bedroll belongs to a kind neighbour.  What a nightmare!

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Darryl: Farmer, you thought to bring extra blankets?!  They are even better than the bedrolls, as they are so much warmer!  I suppose that is why Grandma insisted we have a responsible adult with us!

Prepare 8 bowls of Jackfruit Cendol
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Sweet Jackfruit and 1 Cendol

Transport 8 Jackfruits to the Island Farm
  Skip for 8 RC
  No need to split between zeppelins as takes only 16 minutes, 2 minutes each for any Tree fruit

Prepare 8 plates of Egg Roll
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Eggs and 1 Cake Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Darryl:  After a day in the forest and all that commotion, I am so tired.  Good night, Farmer!

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Little Camper 13
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Darryl:  You know, Farmer, one would have thought Dylan and George would have brought some normal food with them... I love condensed milk and marshmallows but one cannot live on them!  I am responsible as well, though... hehe!

Harvest 8 Chinese Toon
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 plates of Chinese Toon Salad
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Chinese Toon and 3 Mushrooms

Prepare 8 plates of Chinese Toon Egg Roll
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Egg Roll and 1 Chinese Toon Salad

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  All I had packed went to the bottom of the river!  It is far too cold to dive for it and even if we did, it would be too wet to be of any use.  What should we do now?

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Darryl:  You were right, Farmer!  There is so much really good food in the forest!  I can't believe I forgot about the nuts and berries and mushrooms here!  As Dylan and George have their fishing rods with them, we can have fish as well!  Could you cook it for us, please?

Finish all of today's Orders on the Order Board
  Skip for 6 RC

  If you did this before the Quest started, you can wait for the Order Board to refresh or refresh it yourself.  The cost for me would be 100 TC.  The number of Orders on the Board will vary according to your farm's Club level.

Craft 6 Avocado Facial Masks in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Clay Facial Mask, 2 Avocados and 1 Lemon
  The task will complete as soon as the item is placed in the slot

Prepare 6 glasses of Orange Punch
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Orange Smoothie and 1 Baking Soda

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  It was soooo good!  I am going to catch more fish for breakfast tomorrow.  This is REAL camping!

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Darryl:  Now it's time for the best part of any camping trip.  Can you guess what that is?  Scary stories and toasted marshmallows shared at a campfire!

Produce 8 Dried Jackfruit
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island task
  32 OP required for Batch Production

Harvest 8 Oak Wood
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island Task

  Note that Weather Farm Aids such as Rain, Thunder and Rainbow Rain can be used to speed growth of Wood Trees on the Island where Watering Cans will have no effect.  If you use the Electric Saw, moreover, you can harvest 2 Oak Wood from 1 Oak Tree.

Craft 4 Oil Painting Frames
  Skip for 4 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Each requires 2 Linen and 2 Oak Wood and 1 Power

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  Your tale of the Black Hand was awesome... I am going to tell it to every one when we return home.

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Darryl:  Farmer, do we have to go home tonight?  It was such a great trip!  I don't wish to go back to a life of homework.  That is so boring!

Take care of flowers in the Botanic Garden 6 times
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island task

Produce 8 Jackfruit Bread
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island Task
  48 OP for Batch Production

Prepare 8 Plates of Balinese Rice
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Satay and 1 Jackfruit Curry

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Darryl:  Ah, you're right!  I do miss Felicia, Grandma and Dad... okay, let's go home!  But we must return in the Spring!  Promise, Farmer?

Special Reward: Funny Tent Decoration for Seaside Farm

Collection Set
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The Collection Set for this Quest consists of two Trees in the form of the Licorice Tree and the Avocado Tree as well as the reward Decoration in the form of the Funny Tent.  Register all three before expiration time to obtain the extra Reward of a Clam Friendship Flower.  Otherwise, you will receive only the usual 1 RC and 88 Green Mystrons.

Bat House
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While the 'Back to School' theme still is running, Hallowe'en items are beginning to reappear.  The Bat House has reappeared in the Animal department of the regular Market for 18 RC.  Now you can own up to 4 of these if you feel the need.  Bat House produces Bat Milk, used to make Bat Cheese with the appropriate upgrader as well as being an ingredient... and some other uses.  It operates in the same way as the Butterfly Houses.  You need specific Trees that the Bats then fertilise: Sakura Tree, Spooky Tree, Hazel Tree.

Helpful Tips for New Farmers

Introduction
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I have written a number of posts like this over the years but the game has changed and expanded so radically that perhaps another is needed.

Family Farm Seaside began as a simple farming game for mobile devices.  Although it was based on the original Family Farm for laptops/computers, it originally had few complications.  A farmer planted and harvested crops, harvested trees, bought and produced various items using Animals and Machines and added neighbours in order to receive free gifts and visits.  Visits to and from neighbours gave rewards that included Coins and XP.  XP allows you to advance in the game by raising your game level.  Initially, however, farmers only unlocked new Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines when levels increased.

Fishing then was added to the game but you had to be at Level 22 to unlock the Pier.  The next new option was an entirely new farm in the form of the Island, unlocked at Level 28.  Farm Beauty Contests initially had no level requirements but now are unlocked only at Level 30.  As your level increases, new permanent Missions appear on the left side of your screen, both on the original Seaside Farm and on the Island.  These permanent Missions are designed as tutorials for the game.

At some point fairly early in the history of the game, they added the Cooking Stand and the Order Board.  The Order Board gives daily Orders that, when filled, give the player rewards that include Blue Mystrons.  The Mystrons were another addition to the game.  Now you have Mystrons in five different colours, each associated with a specific Mystery Mystron Shop.

The Cooking Stand is a time-restricted option that lasts about five weeks.  There are four separate rounds, each of which requires four different Dishes.  You need to place and sell a total of 200 Dishes to complete any Round.  The next Round begins at a set time.  Neighbours who 'eat' at your Cooking Stand receive Rewards in the form of Cooking Bags.  These Bags contain Farm Aids ordinarily. Once in awhile, the game offers a special type of Cooking Bag that contains a material that must be used to complete a time-limited Base or Factory item.

There are time-restricted Missions as well.  They now have a total of 16 parts.  The second half usually requires a higher level than the first.  If you have not unlocked the Mission yet, you may be able to access it later from the Lighthouse.

The concept of cleaning a Neighbour's Decorations was not part of the original game but has been in effect for a few years now.  Visiting a neighbour's farm to fertilise, harvest Crops, eat at the Cooking Stand and clean Decorations is one of the best ways to raise your Level as well as a method by which you obtain Gift Boxes that contain useful farm aids.  Recently, the concept of 'Batch Cleaning' was introduced using Green Tickets.  Using Green Tickets, a Pet can visit up to 20 Neighbours at a time to perform the ordinary Neighbours actions.  You can visit your Buddies as well but there are a few special Buddy actions your Pet cannot perform including the tending of a Buddy Tree and feeding or borrowing a Buddy's Pet.

The simple farming game of the past is almost unrecognisable.  Among other things, players now have Pets who live in a Pet House and service Guests who arrive in groups when invited according to two Maps, each of which has 4 separate regions and 3 levels of Guests.  By completing the Guest orders, you earn Pet Cards that can be exchanged ultimately for new Pets.  At this point in time, there are 11 Pet Slots that you can unlock and use either for Pets that you earn or premium Pets that are sold occasionally in special offers.  The premium Pets have better stats than the ones you earn but are quite costly,

Another Pet function is that of opening the Chests that now appear randomly on your Paths.  Chests contain Farm Aids as well as the Green Tickets that are used for Batch Visits.

The Cooking Stand was the first building for Neighbour interactions with Dishes you prepared on your Farm but now there is a Flea Market/E-Mart where players can buy and sell almost every item in the game.  This has revolutionised the game to some extent.  In the past, the only way to obtain premium items was through purchase of the Tree, Animal, Machine or 'Collectable' that produced it. Now you can request specific items from your Neighbours or find them in the global Flea Market.

With the introduction of the Pet House and Guest Centre, the function of the various Paths, including Water, changed.  They became linked to 'Landscape Points' and the way to maximise these is by placing Decorations with charm value within the sphere of influence of any Path.  Different Paths have different degrees of influence in terms of Landscape Points.  The best are the Macaron Path and the time-restricted Snow Path, each worth 50 Points.  Placing a Base with stackable Decorations on it is the best way to maximise your Landscape Points.

Daily Tasks:
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Tasks that should be performed daily if possible to earn Coins, XP and Farm Aids:

Order Board
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Order Board: Complete Orders for Rewards of Coins and Blue Mystrons and special Sheep Decorations

Daily Quests
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Daily Quests:  Complete as many of the Daily Quests as possible to be able to claim and open the reward Chests

Cooking Stand
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Cooking Stand:  If there is a current Contest, fill the Cooking Stand so that you can obtain Rewards

Guest Centre
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Guest Centre:  Invite one or more groups of Guests in the various Star Levels to earn Pet Cards, Coins and other Rewards

Neighbour/Buddy Visits
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Visit your Buddies and Neighbours: Use Green Tickets for Batch Visits as well as visiting Neighbours individually if you have time

Use your Pets to open Chests on your Paths.  The number of Chests that appear will depend on the number of active Pets you have outside the Pet House and you need to claim an open Chest to generate another.  The maximum number of Chests that can appear on any given day is 40.

Flea Market/E Mart
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Flea Market/E Mart:  Fill all slots in your Flea Market and sell a specific number to obtain a Market Bag containing Farm Aids each day.  This is where new players often become confused.  If you are selling the items in order to obtain the Market Bag, you need to sell to DIFFERENT farmers.  If you do not limit purchases by indicating a restriction in the box in the top right of the market Stand, one farmer can take everything...  Players become irate often with a farmer who buys everything that is on offer so try to limit your purchase to one item even if you could buy more.

There are two very different functions here.  One is earning Coins by selling items to others.  If that is what you wish to do, you should stock your stand with as many items as possible but still limit purchases to one per farmer unless some one sends a specific request to you for an item.  There is

Island Tasks
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The Island is very different from the original Seaside Farm.  I have written posts about the Island that are fairly comprehensive.  The main point in dealing with the Island is to obtain all possible Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines when they are unlocked and use the Machines to obtain Mastery.  It is Mastery rather than game level that unlocks new products with respect to any Island Machine.  You can use Batch Production on the Island now but it is far more costly than Batch Production on the original Seaside Farm.

Development Points or Dev Points and Island expansions are the other keys to unlocking new options on the Island.

Options that are unlocked through farm Expansions include the Helicopter Pad, the Botanic Garden and the Mine.  Expansions are made in a specific order until you reach the last three plots when you will be able to choose which one to unlock first.

The Boat Pier is another.  It is here that you can send our your Boats with Orders and fetch Neighbour and Buddy Boats to fill Orders.

Being a Good Neighbour
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The first point I would like to make here for ALL farmers is that this is a game.  It is not a job and should not be burdensome.  People play games now for all sorts of different reasons.  Mobile games are becoming more and more popular but your access to the game may depend partly on your life and other real obligations as well as the device on which you play.  A farmer who plays on Kindle may have less access than one who plays on a mobile phone.  Be understanding and patient with your neighbours.

Neighbours once were simply other farmers who played and who could respond to a request for free gifts once each day as well as visiting your farm to perform a limited number of actions.  Now, Neighbours are vital to success and the reason I formed my Facebook group initially (Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk) was to give players access to a good Neighbour list.

The concept of the Buddy as a sort of Super-Neighbour was added to the game a couple of years ago. You can have a maximum of 15 Buddies.  They perform all the usual Neighbour functions as well as having added options, such as the ability to tend special Buddy Trees and to feed and borrow a Pet from you.  The latter can be quite important if you pursue the Pet option to any extent as Guest Lists often include a Guest who will not emerge from the water.  If you do not have a Turtle or Hippo of your own to bargain with such a Guest, you can borrow one from a Buddy, provided your Buddy Level is sufficient to do so.

Buddies have access to the Share Box as well once you reach Level 2 with any Buddy.  This is a menu where you can place items you have won in the Lucky Wheel.  The Decorations offered each month usually are Theme Decorations for the current Farm Beauty Contest.  You can buy them from your own Lucky Wheel if the arrow lands on one but often it is easier to find them in Buddy Share Boxes.

This is a post in progress... will expand upon these options as time permits.

New School Factory Activity

The post about the current timed Mission, the current Farm Beauty Contest and your Farm Birthday can be found below this one.

Here is a link as well:

Farm B & B Quest, School Musical Beauty Contest

I rather wish they had not revived this option but this is yet another of the 'temporary' Guest Groups that usually are associated with special seasonal festivals like Christmas or Easter.  This one is associated with the autumn return to School.

You will find the Guest Group 'Maplet' in the lower left corner of your Map when you tap on the Guest Centre.

Collect Books as one of the Rewards when you fill Orders from these Guests.  Use them to merge special items in your Factory.

Factory Items:
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Pet School Hat: 20 Books
  Note that this is a 7 day Hat, which will disappear after being added to the Pet House Apparel once the 7 days expire.  I have sent a message to support on behalf of my Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Group to protest this and ask that it be made permanent but do not know what the response will be.

Russian Butterfly House: 60 Books

Easel and Canvas: 45 Books
  This is a Theme Decoration.  It can be found in the Lucky Wheel as well or a Buddy Share Box.

Desk Globe: 45 Books
  This is a Theme Decoration.  It was a reward for a Farm Beauty Contest last year.

1 Star should be unlocked automatically.

You can purchase extra Passports for TC.  It cost 150 TC for an additional 1 Star Passport.

1 Star Starting School
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Requirement to invite the 1 Star Group:

10 Paths

1 Star Guest Group:
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This consists of 2 Guests.

Ethan:
Bargain Difficulty: Easy
Likes: School Lunch
Gives: Book and Coins

Eleanor
Bargain Difficulty: Easy
Likes: School Lunch
Gives: Book and Coins

Actual 1 Star Order Lists:
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Each Guest will have 4 Orders.

Ethan:
1 Apple Jam
1 Wheat Bread

Reward: 1 Book, 400 Coins

3 Apple Juice
1 Wheat Bread

Reward: 2 Books, 500 Coins

Eleanor
2 Bananas
1 Oat Bread

Reward: 1 Book, 800 Coins

4 Honey
1 Oat Bread

Reward: 2 Books, 600 Coins

Eleanor:
1 Oat Bread
2 Orange Juice

1 Book, 400 Coins

2 Bananas
4 Honey

2 Books, 400 Coins

Ethan:

3 Apple Juice
1 Apple Jam

1 Book, 600 Coins

2 Grape Jam
1 Apple Jam

2 Books, 800 Coins

Total: 8367 Coins plus Bonus for 9384 Coins but still not able to unlock 2 Star!

Other Orders they can make:

Ethan may order:
2 Cheddar Cheese

You can purchase extra Passports for TC.  It cost 150 TC for an additional 1 Star Passport.

2 Star Guest Group:
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Requirements:

Use 6 Telescopes
Reach Level 27 in the game
Have earned 2000 Coins from 1 Star Guest Group

To invite the 2 Star Group, you must have:

35 Paths

2 Star Starting School Guest Group
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There is a total of 4 Guests in this group, the two from 1 Star (Ethan and Eleanor) and two new Guests in the form of Harry and Luke.  Harry and Luke have Medium rating.  Each Guest gives 4 Orders.

2 Star Guest Characters
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Harry:
Bargaining Difficulty: Medium (-150)
Likes: School Lunch
Gives: Books and Coins

Eleanor
Bargaining Difficulty: Easy (-20)
Likes: School Lunch
Gives: Books and Coins

Ethan
Bargaining Difficulty: Easy (-20)
Likes: School Lunch
Gives: Books and Coins

Luke:
Bargaining Difficulty: Medium (-150)
Likes; School Lunch
Gives: Books and Coins

2 Star Guest Order Lists
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Harry:

1 Pasta
4 Butter

1 Book, 800 Coins

1 Cottage Cheese
1 Honey Syrup

2 Books, 600 Coins

Eleanor:

11 Honey
7 Orange Juice

1 Book, 500 Coins

11 Honey
5 Bananas

2 Books, 700 Coins

Ethan:

11 Milk
7 Cheddar Cheese

1 Book, 600 Coins

8 Apple Juice
5 Grape Jam

2 Books, 400 Coins

Luke:

3 Udon
2 Mooncake Dough

1 Book, 400 Coins

1 Honey Syrup
3 Udon

2 Books, 400 Coins

Other Orders from 2 Star
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Luke:

4 Taai Taai
1 Honey Syrup

1 Book, 800 Coins

2 Egg Soup
1 Honey Syrup

2 Books, 400 Coins

Harry

1 Honey Syrup
1 Cottage Cheese

1 Book, 600 Coins

1 Honey Syrup
1 Cottage Cheese

2 Books, 800 Coins

Eleanor:

11 Honey
7 Orange Juice

1 Book, 500 Coins

11 Honey
5 Bananas

Ethan

8 Apple Juice
? Wheat Bread
? Wheat Bread
8 Apple Juice

3 Star Starting School Guest Group
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To unlock 3 Star Guest Group, you need the following:

12 Telescopes
Reach Level 30 in the game
Have 500 Landscape Points
Earn 15000 Coins from 2 Star Starting School Guests