So… finally I could login to see the new feature Co-Op Farming :) :) Let's see what it is all about and see if I can collect some tips for you… yeah right… well… at least maybe you can share some tips in the comments for the rest of the community ;)
The game starts with a brief "comic" in 4 simple steps explaining the basics as seen on the left:
1. basically everyone can ask for help to complete jobs
2. then you can recruit people to help you with a job
3. then you complete the job
4. and well… the faster you complete it the higher the reward.
First of all, read the official introduction here by Channel Zero, the following learning points are in there:
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1. The delete tool moved to the seeder/harvester menu item and 2. we have a new the co-op farming tool icon where (duh) you will find the co-op farming menu's. |
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1. When you open it you will find all jobs posted by other players or available from start.
Note that at this time the feature is being rolled out so not all users have the possibility to start them. (when I open it I see "Fashion Bug" – Grow Grapes to turn into dye, reward: a grape sheep! and some money and some XP!) (maybe a new report for adding the rewards would be handy on this site). |
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2. Under "active jobs" you will find the jobs that you subscribed to and in which you participate.
Here you see that "our team" has only 520 out of 1275 grapes planted and not even harvested a single one… I don't think we are going to make the Gold one…. |
| 3. Under job history you will find the finished jobs… well obviously none yet. | |
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a) When you select a job you can see the description and click join to start the job or start a new job if you have the chance.
I see that we are going to grow Grapes to turn in to dye :) So.. ah… well… let's grow these grapes! |
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b) And once you joined a job you can get the word out to other friends to help you in your quest. |
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Now… each job (I will make a report of the jobs later) has 3 levels of completion either:
- Bronze Depending on how fast you are. And with the gold level… you gain a special item! (for instance the Grape Sheep) And this makes it interesting because it is of course interesting to have those friends in the team which can help you get the gold rewards! hmmm… |
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c) And while I am planting Grapes… a new progress popup shows me the progress to stress me out :) eh… oh no… It shows me in yellow the amount of grapes I have seeded and the amount we still need to seed. NICE. |
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p.s. Hmmm.. while I am seeding my grapes I became level 70… game over … lol! |
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There are also 3 new Achievements to earn within the Co-Op farming.
I will add the details to the achievements list on the left. 1. achievement: Employee of the Month complete jobs at Gold Level as a helper 2. Fabulous Foreman 3. Best of the Rest Receive MVP on job levels. The MVP is the Most Valued Person, so the one who contributes the highest percentage of work towards completion. |
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Hmmm… interesting new feature.
So… it probably means I have to pick my team mates wisely if I understand correctly. - To finish my gold ones I need people with LOADS of fields and some dedication. So I will need to choose which achievements I want to earn first. |
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And here you also see the Job Complete message after completing a job.
How they completed this job in 14 minutes? Beats me! |
Hmmm… I probably will have to delete some stuff (my storage capacity of 100 is full) to make room for some more farm land…
p.s. there are also 3 new little cute easter buildings:
p.p.s: Carla started the
http://farmvillechicken.com/groups/co-op-farming-636125840/ (co-op farming group)
which may an interesting place to share some tips or form some power groups !
Overall reports
96 Seed
194 Buildings
33 Achievements
35 Mystery Boxes
234 Animals
40 Trees
864 Decorations
12 Vehicles
7 Collections
100 Levels
The answer as to how a co-op can be completed in very little time is in joining (or starting) a co-op with neighbors who all know (and can apply) the technique outlined on my tips page. The record time depends on how fast everyone can click to make their ready-to-be harvested crops count.