27 August 2022

Baby Shark's Adventure Activity



Note from Freyashawk:  Thanks to every farmer who sent votes in the last contest.  My farm ranked 9th at the end.  Very satisfying and all thanks to you!

Now for this new Activity:
First of all, your strategy should be determined by your aptitude to play this sort of game.  The amount of TC and RC you spend likewise should be based on your skill.

If you are adept at dodging, catching and processing the special temporary skills you acquire in bubbles quickly, you do not need this post.  If not, here are my recommendations:

If you cannot move quickly to catch all smaller fish and dodge bigger fish, focus on eating the biggest fish that you can.  Each time your fish grows, you will see an icon of the fish that now is its largest prey.  Focus on those.

Second, the only bubble that really matters are the ones that contain the star and the elbow.  The star gives 100 stars.  The elbow allows you to attain the next growth stage immediately.  The invincible one and the transformation one are so shortlived as to be almost pointless.

I am not good at this game, so I choose Stars' Blessing now as my skill.  This boosts stars to 120% and growth speed to 120%.

The other skill is Protection Bubble.  This is similar to instant revival in that it allows you to collide once with a larger fish.  One time only where the Stars' Blesding is active throughout the sequence.

As you advance, however, you come closer to the end of the game sequence.  Almost as soon as you are large enough to eat the sharks, you will meet the boss fish.  Again, I suggest eating as many sharks as possible and ignoring small fish at that point.

When you reach the boss, hit it as quickly and often as possible for bonus points.  I have not figured out whether location matters or point values are random in the boss fight.

One general recommendation:
Do not have your finger or stylus too close to your fish
It should be in the middle iof the screen or even further to the right.  You then move up and down for the most part to engage or dodge.

Now, two more points: 
If you die, you can revive yourself instantly at any point.  You can do this repeatedly but the cost will increase.  The firat revival costs only 30 TC.  After that, the cost is 1 RC for each revival in that sequence. When the coat of revival is 1 RC, I would decline the offer if you have not advanced significantly unless you are so terrible at this activity that multiple revivals are the only way you can reach the boss fish!  Think of it then as the equivalent of buying your way out of the Activity.

You are given 4 sequences per day.  Pay 25 TC for any extra game.

The prizes are:
Pink Shark Avatar 15000 stars
Deep Sea Avatar Frame 30000 Stars
Pink Shark in a Barrel Decoration (Blue box when cleaned) 50000 Stars

19 August 2022

A City on the Water Quest and Boat Collection Mission

A new 11 day traditional quest was released today with a Collection Mission.  The reward for the Collection Mission is yet another Collectable, a word never used in this context except in Seaside! Note that you can use OP to speed Collectable harvests when the item is in the Collectable House as well as when it is on your farm.  

Note that you can purchase the Fresh Curry Pot, Balloon Machine and Parmigiano Reggiano Collectable using cash, or you can buy the first two in your Market using RC.
Register the Balloon Machine as quickly as possible as it is part of the Collection Set for this Quest and Machines like this usually take 13 hours to register.

The Balloon Machine requires prodigious amounts of RC. I used over 600 OP to set off batch production and then complete it by using the same amount again in order to publish this guide quickly.

Note that I set Monkey Boost to rexuce OP so OP costs reflect this.

See the next post for detailed information about Unicorn activity.

Thank you for your votes for HM. Freyashawk.  I never ask for anything other than votes for rank in the Farm Beauty Contests.  I do not make money from Google or gift cards or anything else. So thank you again for the votes.


Boat Collection Mission

70 from Spinach
50 from Egg
30 from Frog Balloon
10 from Oranges

Reward: Parmigiano Reggiano Collectable
Receive 12 Parmigiano Reggiani instantly when you place this on your farm

A City on the Water Quest

Special Tasks:
Fish 8 times with Squid Hook
Dig 15 Chests
Tend Botanical Garden 15 times
1.
Harvest 40 Tomatoes
Produce 40 Ketchup
Harvest 8 Almonds

2.
Harvest 40 Rye
Produce 40 Rye Flour
Collect 20 Honey

3.
Harvest 40 Oat
Produce 40 Oat Flour
Prepare 8 Pasta

4.
Harvest 40 Onions
Produce 40 Cheddar Cheese
Prepare 8 Cheese Salad

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Rice
Collect 50 Turkeys
Prepare 8 Pasta Salad

6.
Harvest 50 Cane
Produce 50 Sugar
Prepare 8 Roast Turkeys

7.
Harvest 50 Balloon Plants
Collect 15 Fresh Curry Leaves
Prepare 8 Curry Leaf Chutney

8.
Harvest 50 Potatoes
Place the Parmigiano Reggiano on your farm (Reward from Collection Mission)
Prepare 8 Parmigiano Potato Wedges

Reward: Duck Pet House Hat

9.
Harvest 60 Lavender
Fish 8 times with the Squid Hook
Prepare 8 Spiced Shrimp

10.
Harvest 60 Mushrooms
Collect 60 Beef
Prepare 8 Mushroom Salad

11.
Harvest 60 Garlic (Island)
Collect 60 Lavender Essential Oil (Island) (must use 159 OP for Batch Production and 159 OP to complete instantly)
Prepare 8 Homemade Pasta

12.
Harvest 60 Zucchini (Island)
Harvest 8 Rosemary
Prepare 8 Roasted Turkeys with Rosemary

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Produce 60 Dried Zucchini (Island) (159 OP to set batch production, 159 additional OP to complete instantly)
Craft 6 Lavender Honey Hand Cream in the Beauty Shop
Prepare 8 Homemade Turkey and Pasta

14.
Harvest 20 Chestnuts (Island)
Produce 20 Chestnut Flour (Island)
Prepare 8 Molé

15.
Dig 15 Chests on the Paths
Produce 60 Zucchini Bread (Island) (238 OP to set Batch, 238 OP to complete instantly)
Prepare 8 Garlic Steaks

16.
Cook 4 Brocciu Omelettes in the Stove House
Tend flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times
Prepare 8 Garlic Steak and Potato Wedges

Final Reward: Stolen Cheese Decoration

13 August 2022

Magical Wonderland Activity

This is a new option in Seaside.  I usually dislike the activities that are labour intensive, and require massive amounts of time, and this is both, but having played breeding games in the past that involved unicorns and ponies, I rather like this one.

I now have received the final Rewards, and although I set no alarm, I think it required about 15 to 17 hours of gameplay to reach the Level 10 status at a total of 2000 gems.  Maximum gems total is 20,000 gems.  That is a prodigious amount of time to spend in Seaside on an activity that has no link at all to my farm.

On the other hand, I adore the Unicorn and the presence of Unicorns and Pegasi was what drew me to the original Family Farm game.

This mini game is designed to persuade you to spend RC and cash.  The one option I recommend is the VIP Pass that is the only way to earn the actual Unicorn at the very end.  The free pass gives you special rewards including a Sleeping Unicorn Blue Box Decoration, an avatar and a frame, but the VIP Pass alone delivers an actual Unicorn.

The Unicorn is an Animal when, placed on your farm and fed Lucky Stars, will give you Unicorn Feathers.  The developers have confused Unicorns with Pegasi here, but however designated, it is a magical creature.

The Level Menu with its Pass format is on the top left of the screen.  You earn gems only by creating and merging Unicorns.  Like most of these games, the points required to reach the next level increase by leaps and bounds.  Nonetheless, it is a 10 day Activity.  My advice is to use patience if you do not like to spend RC or cash.

Note that you can refresh your Stamina once per day for a coin price of 1000 Coins.  The second refresh costs 1 RC, and after that, it is 2 RC per refresh.  Stamina will be replenished gradually as time passes but that is a slow process.

There will be a special sale offer each day on the top right offering Stamina and RC for cash.  After three of these 23 hour sales, there may not be further offers.  I did not see obe, but then, I had achieved my goals.  I believe you must reach a certain level to generate each of these.

The heart of this game is to create a chain of three or five matching items.  You then drag one item towards the other 2 or 4 to merge them into one that is higher on the scale.  Higher level items need to be created in order to unlock new screens that are obscured by fog.  Moreover, when they are unicorns, they are worth more in gems.  Only the Unicorns allow you to advance on the Free Pass and VIP Pass path.

Note that waiting to merge five items instead of three gives you two new higher level items instead of one.  It is more valuable when they are the higher level items that you are merging, but if you can resist the ability to merge three, it us worthwhile to hold out for the double reward for five items.

The plant items offer special little rewards as well.  I was able to create a Level 4 Magic Star Grove that released Stars at intervals two or three times before it disappeared.  The stars are currency for Seaside aids like OP.

You will be able to trade these in the Magic Store, found on the bottom right of the screen.
There are two tabs.  One is for Coin and RC purchases and the other is for Stars.

The Coin Menu offers three different Merge items for different prices.  It refreshes daily, but you can opt to refresh earlier if you pay.  Further, once the coin items are purchased, higher level items will appear.  You have to use RC for those.

N.B.  It is solely unicorns that give Gems towards the primary prizes for this activity.  The first item for creating unicorns is the Unicorn Horn.  Five of these creates two Unicorn Wings.  You receive Unicorn Horns as a sort of bonus item when you merge other items.  Unicorn Wings can be found in chests, but the Unicorn Horns are generated whn you merge other items.
Five Unicorn Wings are needed for two Baby Unicorns.  Where Unicorns are concerned, the benefit of waiting to merge 5 items instead of 3 is significant.

The items you have unlocked are listed in the Magic Gallery.  This menu is found by tapping on the book icon on the lower left side.  It is tge Magic Gallery that shows you the process by which you can obtain the specific items that unlock new areas on the map.

It is very important to unlock new areas on the map.  Look at the icon that is above the next area covered by fog.  You need to create this item, and then tap on the icon again to unlock that area.  Doing so gives you more spaces and often new items inside the obstacles you find there.

Sometimes you need to sacrifice items in the interest of space.  Merge three of the low level items if you need to clear spaces.

The other primary action is to remove obstacles on the map.  Tbese are rock and waterfall formations of various kinds.  Tap on each to see how much stamina is required to begin the process.  At each stage, items are released that can be merged.  At the final stage, a chest will appear that contains merge items.  The square on the map then will be clear.  These obstacles when removed clear a path or unlock new obstacles.

The lowest amount needed for any obstacle is 6 Stamina. The highest is 24 Stamina.  At each stage, you receive one or more merge items.

It took me a bit of time to see the function of the sun that falls down the screen.  Tap on it where there is a free space and it will become a random item.  Not very valuable, but it usually is a coin or plant.  If you are very lucky, it could drop Stamina in the form of a tiny lightning bolt.  Can be worth 10 Stamina.

N.B. You do not need empty spaces to be able to move any merge item, but in fact can place it on a space that is occupied by another merge item.  The merge item you replace will be moved to an empty space.  It can go to a different area on the map if there is no space for it on the same area.

Magical Gallery:

Unicorn Merges 

Unicorn Horn, Unicorn Wing, Baby Unicorn, Teenage Unicorn, Sparkly Unicorn, Fuchsia Unicorn, Winged Unicorn, Adult Unicorn

Glow Flower Merges
Glow Flower Bud, Glow Flower Sprout, Small Glow Flower Vine, Large Glow Flower Vine, Blooming Glow Flower, Small Glow Flower Cluster, Large Glow Flower Cluster, ?

Rainbow Tree Merges

Rainbow Tree Seed, Rajnbow Tree Sprout, Rainbow Tree Seedling, Raknbow Tree Sapling, Mature Rainbow Tree, Blooming Rainbow Tree, Old Rainbow Tree, ?

Ore Merges

Ore Pebble, Ore Vein, Ore Load, Ore Deposit, Crystal Ore, Crystal Rich Ore, Small Crystal Ore Chunk, ?

To unlock new areas:
(From Memory so hope the order is correct)

2nd area: Create Baby Unicorn
3rd area: Create Teenage Unicorn
4th area: Create Sparkly Unicorn
5th area: Create Winged Unicorn
6th area: Create Large Glow Flower Cluster
7th area: Create Old Rainbow Tree
8th area: Create Small Crystal Ore Chunk

Levels
15 Gem Total to reach Level 1, Reward 60 Stamina
45 Gem Total to reach Level 2
Reward 60 Stamina
200 Gem total to reach Level 3
Reward 60 Stamina
500 Gem Total to reach Level 4
Reward 90 Stamina
1250 Gem Total to reach Level 5
Reward 70 Stamina
2500 Gem Total to reach Level 6
Reward 70 Stamina
5000 Gem Total to reach Level 7
Reward: 80 Stamina
10000 Gem Total to reach Level 8
? to reach Level 9
Reward: 90 Stamina
20,000 Gem Total to reach Level 10

Special VIP Pass Rewards:
These are the unique Rewards you can obtain only uf you purchase the VIP Pass:
Toy Peacock Gear Token.  Add this to the Toy Machine to be able to produce Toy Peacocks.  
Unicorn: Place this Animal on Seaside and feed it Lucky Stars to obtain Unicorn Feathers

Toy Peacock Gear Token

05 August 2022

Lotus Pond Quest and Koi Carp Collection Mission

A new 11 day Quest released in tandem with a Collection Mission.  A new Farm Beauty Contest begins today as well.

Incidentally, I paid 15 RC to skip Island tasks so I could publish this quickly.  Friday is not the best day for me.  Players who do not write a guide have 11 days.  There is no reason for them to skip tasks or use hundreds of Super Fertiliser and OP as I do here.

Onr can opt to buy the items for the Collection Mission using cash, but if it can be performed, it does give rewards in terms of XP, and RC can be used instead to buy the premium machine if you do not own it yet.
Koi Collection Mission

70 from Corn
50 from Milk
30 from Pho Noodles*
10 from Coconuts

*Produced by Noodle Machine, not Instant Noodle Machine

Reward: Lotus Pot

Special Tasks:
Dig 15 Chests
Tend flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times

Lotus Pond Quest

1.
Harvest 40 Rye
Produce 40 Rye Flour
Harvest 8 Lemons

2. 
Harvest 40 Onions
Collect 40 Eggs
Harvest 8 Lychees

3.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Produce 40 Wheat Flour
Prepare 8 Batter

4.
Harvest 40 Oat
Produce 40 Oat Flour
Prepare 8 Cake Flour

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Lotus Flowers
Collect 50 Buffalo Milk
Prepare 8 Sour Cream

6.
Harvest 50 Spinach
Collect 50 Turkeys
Prepare 8 Creamy Spinach

7.
Harvest 50 Cabbages
Collect 15 Lemon Pepper Seasoning (you can use OP to speed whether on farm or in Collectable House)
Prepare 8 Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken

8.

Harvest 50 Rice
Place a Lotus Pot on your Farm (Receive 12 Lotus Roits when you place it)
Prepare 8 Lotus Root with Sticky Rice

Reward: Duck Pet House Ears

9. 
Harvest 60 Tulips
Collect 60 Beef
Prepare 8 Creamy Spinach and Chicken Casseroles

10.
Harvest 60 Cane
Produce 60 Sugar
Prepare 8 Meringue

11.
Harvest 60 Tomatoes
Produce 60 Ketchup
Prepare 8 Soft Dough

12.
Dig 15 Chests on the Paths
Harvest 8 Cherimoya
Prepare 8 Cherimoya Custard Puddings

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Harvest 8 Cedar Wood (Island)
Craft 8 Wooden Planks (Island)
Prepare 8 Cherimoya Meringue

14.
Harvest 8 Oak Wood (Island)
Craft 8 Wooden Cylinders (Island)
Prepare 8 Steak Tartare

15.
Produce 60 Tulip Essential Oil (Island)
Craft 6 Wooden Chairs (Island)
Prepare 8 Fried Lotus

16.
Cook 4 Empanadas in the Stove House
Tend Flowers in Botanic Garden 15 times
Prepare 8 Lotus Pond Afternoon Snacks

Final Reward: Lotus Leaf Panda

01 August 2022

Penny's Magic Cauldron and Chill Summer Base Riddles

Thanks to alk for voting for HM. Freyashawk in the Farm Beauty Contest.  My farm ranked No. 7.  I know I do not create clever geometric designs for the Contest, but my farm contains every Crop and Decoration that the game ever released, even the Crops like the Carp Banner.  It reoresents a history of this game from its inception.   I always like to create miniature scenes and landscapes, so I have an Ice garden area and a Lunar New Year area, among others.   The fact is that I ask for votes only because it inspires me to continue to update this site and allows me to gauge the interest of players in these updates.  I make absolutely no money from it.

Here are the answers to the new riddles.  I paid RC to complete them all as you only are allowed to solve three per day without paying.  The reward is the new Chill Summer Base.

Note that the new Base will add 9 votes per day for theme when placed on your farm, so if you are low on theme, use RC to complete it as soon as the new Contest begins.  High level players especially should be earning RC regularly in this game.

1. Cheddar Cheese, Lotus Flower

2. Dandelion. Mangosteen

3. Cherry, Venison Stesk

4. Pumpkin, Maple Syrup

5. Lotus Flower, Lemon, Birch Tree Syrup

6.  Milk, Yellow Croaker, Rye Flour

7. Dandelion, Wakame, Rice Flour

8. Tomato, Coral, Buffalo Milk Cheese

9. Gulfweed, Toffee Apple, Oat Flour

10. Spinach, Mutton, Wool

11. Goat Milk, Cherry, Message in a Bottle

12. Tilapia, Horse Hair, Wheat Flour

13. Message In a Bottle, Pumpkin, Mangosteen

14. Spinach, Lemon, Venison Steak, Tilapia

15. Gulfweed, Wheat Flour, Horse Hair, Pumpkin

16. Wheat Flour, Wakame, Gisela Cherry, Mutton

17. Wool, Buffalo Milk Cheese, Milk, Birch Tree Syrup

18. Dandelion, Toffee Apple, Mangosteen, Wool

19. Cheddar Cheese, Gisela Cherry, Rye Flour, Cherry

20. Tomato, Goat Milk, Oat Flour, Yellow Croaker

21.  Message in a Bottle, Rice Flour, Maple Syrup, Coral

Reward: Chill Summer Base