Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 12, 2011

Building the Cafe World Bread Oven: Everything you need to know

Looking to add yet another new cooking appliance to your cafe in Cafe World? Zynga hopes that you are, as they have introduced the Bread Oven to the game today, complete with four themed recipes. This Bread Oven works as other appliances released recently, in that you'll be able to cook these exclusive dishes with only one click, and you won't have clean the oven after your meal has been prepared, regardless of whether or not you own a No Clean Fairy.

To see what you need to build this Bread Oven, come with us behind the break to get started. The base of the Bread Oven will be given to your for free upon your next login to the game. From there, you'll need to place the item into your cafe (don't worry, it only takes up a single square) and work on collecting the 30 items necessary to complete its construction. You'll need to gather 4 Loaf Pans, 8 Cooling Racks, 8 Bricks, and 10 Fire Wood.

Earning all of these items is as simple as clicking on the "Ask for More" button seen in the screenshot above, and then sending out individual gift requests to your friends to send you a single unit of that particular item. Luckily, you won't have to resort to posting general news posts that can easily be overlooked (even accidentally), so the construction really shouldn't take a high-level player (or simply a player with a lot of friends) that long to complete.

Once you finish building the Bread Oven, you'll have access to two new dishes immediately, and will be able to unlock two more dishes by completing the Bread Oven goals (guide coming soon check out our guide). The two instantly available recipes are the Sweet Dinner Rolls (a 10 minute dish) and the Banana Bread (a 30 minute dish). Make sure to start building your Bread Oven sooner, rather than later, as I've found that users are much more likely to help you with a project if they're working on it at the same time.

What do you think of the Cafe World Bread Oven? What kinds of recipes are you hoping to see added to the appliance in the future?

FarmVille Trees Sneak Peek: Oak Tree & Yew Tree

It seems that Zynga has really heard users that were clamoring for more realistic trees in FarmVille, as it appears that the next two trees to launch in the game will be the Oak Tree, and the Yew Tree; that is, if this newest set of unreleased images is to be believed (we have no reason to think that these items won't release, but remember nothing is official).

These two trees look to be "masterable," as there are two mastery signs to go along with them. Will they be released in the upcoming English Countryside theme? Most likely, so make sure to save up your Farm Cash so that you can afford to have these trees on both of your farms when the time comes (if you choose to buy more than one, of course).

Do you like the trend of realistic trees in FarmVille, or are you eagerly awaiting the release of more whimsical/make-believe trees in the future?

Cafe World Bread Oven Goals: Everything you need to know

While building the new Bread Oven appliance in Cafe World may be a large project in and of itself, you now have quite the incentive to finish it quickly, as doing so will help you complete the new series of eight goals that have been released in the game. The first of these eight goals sees you simply building the Bread Oven from start to finish.

Place your Bread Oven
Build your Bread Oven
Ask for 1 Packet of Yeast

The Yeast Packet can be earned by simply asking a friend to send you the item, while building the Bread Oven will be more time consuming. Make sure to check out our complete guide to finishing the Bread Oven for everything you need to know.
Finishing the first goal will lead you into Bread Oven II, which immediately puts your Bread Oven to work cooking one of the two new dishes available at the start.

Serve 5 Sweet Dinner Rolls
Serve 5 Pumpkin Pies
Ask for 2 Bananas

Sweet Dinner Rolls take just 10 minutes to cook, while Pumpkin Pie takes much longer, at 12 hours. Remember though, if you've received any free Pumpkin Pie servings from friends, or from your daily cooking bonus, that you can serve those to count for your requirement, saving a lot of time.

Bread Oven III comes next, and it sees you working to unlock the first of two new recipes you'll receive through this mission series. You'll need to serve more Dinner Rolls, and collect more Bananas, and I bet you can guess what the new recipe will end up being.

Serve 10 Sweet Dinner Rolls
Ask for 10 Eggs
Ask for 10 Bananas

If you haven't guessed, the new recipe (and in fact, the reward for this goal) is the Banana Bread recipe. You'll immediately have to put the recipe to work in our next quest, so don't think your work is over anytime soon.

Bread Oven IV will be time consuming for many chefs, but thankfully not because you have to wait for your friends to send you items. This step is all on yourself, so you'll finish it as quickly as your effort allows.

Serve 10 Sweet Dinner Rolls
Serve 10 Banana Bread
Spice Neighbors' Stoves 5 Times

Of course, since you weren't collecting any ingredients for this quest, you won't receive a new recipe as a reward either. You will, however, be able to move onto Bread Oven V, where we do see another new recipe come into play.

Bread Oven V has you collecting more Yeast (first seen at the beginning of this mission set), along with a new ingredient.

Serve 10 Banana Bread
Ask for 10 Packets of Yeast
Ask for 10 Teaspoons of Cinnamon

Again, for all of these items, you'll need to have some very patient and helpful friends (or simply a lot of friends that you can ask in mass quantities) to finish this one quickly. Doing so rewards you with the Sticky Buns recipe, the fourth (but not final) Bread Oven recipe currently available in the game.

Bread Oven VI sees you putting your new recipes to work, along with spicing more stoves.

Serve 10 Banana Bread
Serve 10 Sticky Buns
Spice Neighbors' Stoves 5 Times

Nothing complex here. We've seen these steps before, so just follow the plan and you'll finish them eventually.

You're in the home stretch now, as Bread Oven VII asks you to collect a slew of ingredients for a recipe that even Zynga hasn't announced yet.

Ask for 10 Measuring Spoons
Serve 10 Sticky Buns
Ask for 10 Cups of Bread Flour

While everything associated with the Bread Oven says that there are only four new recipes to unlock, it looks like a fifth is ready as well. This is the Parisian Baguette recipe. Of course, since these goals are so new, and since there's conflicting information even within the game to what we've learned here, anything is possible at this point as to when and if this dish will be made available. Remember, these goals can change at any time, but we'll try our best to keep you as up-to-date with new information as we have it.

Finally, if you've made it this far, you'll be able to finish Bread Oven VIII, which sees you cooking, doing some more cooking, and then cooking again to finish it off. The problem? We're not exactly sure how much cooking you'll need to do. You'll need to cook as-of-now unknown quantities of the following three dishes:

Sweet Dinner Rolls
Parisian Baguette
Sticky Buns

We're not alone in our confusion, as LightChan can confirm that these requirements are without specific numbers. We'll make sure to update you when we know more. For now, though, you've got plenty of work ahead of you to get this point, so by the time you make it there, hopefully everything will be sorted out and clear. Keep checking back with us for the latest.

What do you think of these new Bread Oven goals? Have you made it to goal VIII and can help us fill in the blanks?

FarmVille Animal Sneak Peek: Black Shire Horse, Mountain Goat, Robin Hood Duck & More

Can we say unreleased animals? I hope we can, because we've been overwhelmed by the huge amount of animals that will apparently be launching in FarmVille in the near future. While some of these animals look to be a part of the upcoming Mystery Game, others look to introduce a new sub-theme within the English Countryside limited edition item theme currently in the game.

The new animals, from left to right in the image at the top of this post, are the Black Shire Horse, Black Shire Foal, Mountain Goat, Wolverine, Robin Hood Duck, Gypsy King Horse, Gypsy King Foal, Pastel Purple Ewe, Pastel Green Ewe, Sonoran Pronghorn Deer (an endangered species), Burrowing Owl, and California Condor.

Note: We think the final two animals will likely be decorations, rather than actual animals, so plan ahead for that outcome.

As you can see, the sub-theme looks to be something along the lines of Robin Hood, or perhaps even King Arthur. There are other unreleased decorations which put further backing behind a potential medieval theme, so we'll make sure to keep a close eye on things and let you know when and if these animals start to become available.

In the meantime, let us know which of these animals you like most in the comments. Are you looking forward to a Knights of the Round Table-esque theme in FarmVille, or do you like these other animals more?

FarmVille Sneak Peek: Royal Table, Sword in the Stone, Moat pieces & More

If you needed a confirmation that a new King Arthur / medieval theme would be coming to FarmVille in the future, then look no further. We've come across a whole slew of items that will allow you to build a moat, and then decorate your castle-themed area with tables, a blacksmith's shop, a large gate house, and even a magical sword trapped in stone.

The specific items are as follows: Moat I, Moat II, Moat III, Moat Left, Moat Right, Moat Bottom, Moat Top, Royal Table, Castle Gate House, the Sword in the Stone (may also be called Excalibur, or just a Sword Statue), and a Blacksmith Shed.

While there's no telling whether or not these items will be released as a separate theme, or just as part of the current English Countryside theme, I personally can't wait to turn my second farm in a medieval playground. We can only hope that castle building ingredients will be released along with this moat (don't worry, rumor has it that a bridge is being developed so we can cross this moat too), to make this an even more epic set of items than it already is.

What do you think of these new decorative items? Is there another sub-theme you would like to see released in the English Countryside instead?

Thứ Hai, 26 tháng 12, 2011

FarmVille LE English Countryside Trees: Wild Cherry and Bird Cherry Trees

With tonight's FarmVille update, Zynga has stated that this is our "last chance" to pick up limited edition English Countryside items for both of our farms, and its sending the theme out with a bang by releasing two very lovely Cherry Trees. The Wild Cherry and Bird Cherry Trees are available for 5 and 10 Farm Cash each, respectively.

As usual, this is a case where patience is a virtue, as you can actually save 10 Farm Cash if you simply choose to wait for a Bird Cherry Tree to appear from a Mystery Seedling on your farm, rather than purchasing one outright from the store. Of course, if you don't collect trees, and simply wish to purchase one, you're more than welcome to do so as well.

Either way, these two trees will be available in the game for the next two weeks. Will we see any other English Countryside items released before they expire? That much isn't clear, due to Zynga's questionable wording, but we'll make sure to let you know what those items are if and when anymore are released.

What do you think of these Cherry Trees? Will you be sad to see the English Countryside item theme leave the market?

FarmVille LE English Countryside Animals: Hackney Horse & English Goat

With the latest FarmVille update, we've seen two (technically three) new animals released in the FarmVille marketplace. The two animals are the English Goat and the Hackney Horse. The third animal comes in, of course, from the Horse, as you will be able to breed the Hackney Horse for a Hackney Foal by placing the Horse in your Horse Stable.

But first, you'll have to get the horse itself onto your farm, which is done by purchasing it for 26 Farm Cash from the market (no one said horse collections were cheap). The English Goat, meanwhile, costs 14 Farm Cash, and personally, has one of the cutest little faces I've ever seen - just look at that mug!

Whether you choose to add to your horse collection, or add this friendly little goat to your farm(s), you'll only be able to do so for the next two weeks, when these animals (and apparently the entire limited edition English Countryside theme) will leave the store.

Have you been collecting the many limited edition English Countryside animals released over the past weeks? Which one is your favorite?