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All the latest information on the newest glitches and crashes making your game a little more entertaining, along with articles about how to do various semi-game related things to help you or your neighbours.

Friday, 30 August 2013

Drought Building Guide

Natural disasters always take a lot of work to fight, and this drought is going to be no different.

Instead of a traditional build, the Drought steps take us through the various things we try to do to fix up the drought and heal it.

We'll still see the standard setup, four build stages which each have a mix of request items, crafting and homestead drops.

Stage One

10 Wet Sponges - Sheep
9 Water Jugs - Direct Request
12 Irrigation Pipes - Wall Post
9 Canal Diggers - Pine Trees
10 Spritzers - Direct Request
9 Low Flow Spinklers - Wall Post


Stage Two

8 Glue Paper - Flytrap Patches
10 Bug Proof Tarps - Wall Post
9 Flamesprayers - Crafted
10 Bug Off - Poison Ivy
15 Locust Nets - Direct Request
8 Swat N Zaps - Crafted


Each Flamesprayer requires 4 Methane (Cows) and 8 Lights (Wall Post)


Each Swat N Zap requires 5 Flat Spades (Radishes) and 8 Charged Batteries (Direct Request)


Stage Three

10 Precise Tubes - Glass Forges
16 Big Boilers - Wall Post
10 Water Recyclers - Crafted
12 Brass Pipes - Brass Forges
12 Steam Stacks - Direct Request
9 Super Drills - Crafted


Each Recycler requires 6 Water Drums (Tin Forges), 10 Water Filters (Wall Post) and 5 Stout Spouts (Direct Request)


Each Drill requires 6 Drill Bits (Steel Forges) and 8 39 1/2 Foot Poles (Direct Request)


Stage Four

15 Scrap Barrels - Direct Request
16 20 Pound Sledges - Wall Post
9 Water Recyclers - Crafted
16 Dowsing Rods - Bamboo
18 Trash Cans - Wall Post
10 Improv Bombs - Crafted


Each Recycler requires 6 Water Drums (Tin Forges), 10 Water Filters (Wall Post) and 5 Stout Spouts (Direct Request)


Each Bomb requires 6 Potent Fertilizer (Compost Piles), 9 Diesel Fuel (Direct Request) and 4 Thermal Detonators (Wall Post)


Thursday, 22 August 2013

Donkey Ball Court Building Guide

You can't play Donkey Ball without the right surroundings.

That means building a Donkey Ball Court and all the extras, like seating for all the fans who love to watch men riding donkey's throwing balls through hoops.

It's a smaller build this time, just three stages, but has the same mix of items as usual, with requests, crafted items and homestead drops...

Stage One

8 Fortified Poles - Direct Request
8 Burro Balls - Wall Post
10 Play Pigments - Wildflowers
6 Hoop 'n' Board - Crafted
10 Penalty Whistles - Direct Request
20 Buffing Wax - Basic Stills


Each Hoop 'n' Board requires 2 Backboards (Birch Trees) and 3 Hoop Fasteners (Wall Post)


Stage Two

14 Mule Markings - Direct Request
8 Jackhole Jerseys - Wall Post
20 Insect Swatters - Recycle Bins
8 Bitty Bridles - Crafted
12 Cleaning Kits - Wall Post
12 Shoe Nails - Direct Request


Each Bridle requires 6 Old Bridles (Standard Horses), 12 Leather Cleaners (Direct Request) and 7 Team Colours (Wall Post)


Stage Three

10 Bitty Bridles - Crafted
15 Accurate Aim - Wall Post
14 Play Pigments - Wildflowers
12 Running Shoes - Crafted
15 Shooting Practice - Direct Request
12 Ball Bellows - Direct Request


Each Bridle requires 6 Old Bridles (Standard Horses), 12 Leather Cleaners (Direct Request) and 7 Team Colours (Wall Post)


Each Shoes requires 4 Shoe Leather, 6 Shoe Stitchings (Wall Post) and 5 Brilliant Dye (Direct Request)


Thursday, 15 August 2013

Warehouse Building Guide

If we're going to fix up this warehouse to store buildings it's gonna take some hard work!

As usual for a build this is a four stepper with a mix of items from the usual places, some requests, some crafting and some homestead drops.

NOTE: One craft is repeated in sets two and three, so plan ahead and don't craft them all until build 2 is finished so you can keep asking.

Stage One

9 Rat Poison - Nightshade
10 Storage Boxes - Direct Request
9 Glass Repair Kit - Wall Post
10 Soundproof Pads - Geese
10 Huge Doors - Direct Request
12 Secret Doors - Wall Post


Stage Two

12 Sleuthing Pipes - Reeds
10 Sleuthing Caps - Wall Post
9 Box Cameras - Crafted
15 Sleeping Mats - Llamas
15 Fingerprinters - Direct Request
8 Secret Rations - Crafted


Each Camera requires 5 Lemon Boxes (Lemon Trees) and 8 Camera Pieces (Wall Post)


Each Ration requires 6 Delicious Treats (Corndog) and 8 Brown Paper Bags (Direct Request)


Stage Three

10 Utility Knives - Green Essence Labs
16 Hound Leashes - Wall Post
10 Frontier Forklifts - Crafted
12 Fred's Fake Beard - Grass
12 Ned's Prints - Direct Request
9 Secret Rations - Crafted


Each Forklift requires 6 Stout Minecarts (Hickory Trees), 10 Winches (Wall Post) and 4 Huge Fork Tines (Direct Request)


Each Ration requires 6 Delicious Treats (Corndog) and 8 Brown Paper Bags (Direct Request)


Stage Four

15 Sturdy Padlocks - Direct Request
16 Decoy Notes - Wall Post
12 Warehouse Cranes - Crafted
18 Sticky Tape - Bull Thistle
18 Wanted Flyers - Wall Post
12 Human Traps - Crafted


Each Crane requires 4 Dolly Frames (Tin Forges), 8 Grooved Wheels (Wall Post) and 5 Hangin' Hooks (Direct Request)


Each Trap requires 6 Reinforced Wire (Freezing Pumps), 9 Giant Cages (Direct Request) and 4 Shiny Bait (Wall Post)


Saturday, 10 August 2013

Fishing Rewards


As we now have three different ways of fishing, we thought we'd pop up a list of all the different ways of fishing and the rewards you'll get from each...


Fishing Pond



Used: Bait - Crafted with 1 Fish Hook (Requested) and 2 Wriggly Worms (American Moss/Blueberries)



Rewards:

Possible Drops of Chunky Guppy, Golden Carp, Rainbow Trout or Aged Salmon Boosts.

Possible drops of Guppy, Carp, Trout and Salmon Collection Items


Bait 'n' Tackle Shop


Used: Feather Lure crafted with 3 Striped Feathers (Ducks) and 3 Hook 'n' Ties (Requested)


Rewards:

Roll One - 1 of the following

Golden Carp Boost
Aged Salmon Boost
Stout Trout Boost
Rainbow Trout Boost
Early Worm Boost
Butterfly Lure
Feather Lure
Bait (Fishing Pond)
Striped Feather
Bright Butterfly

Roll Two - 10, 25 or 50lbs of Fish.


Lakeside Dock

Used: Butterfly Lure crafted with 2 Bright Butterflies (Buddliea) and 2 Ornate Clasps (Requested)


Rewards:

Roll One - 1 of the following

Golden Carp Boost
Aged Salmon Boost
Stout Trout Boost
Rainbow Trout Boost
Early Worm Boost
Striped Feather
Bright Butterfly

Roll Two - 10, 25 or 50lbs of Fish.

Thursday, 1 August 2013

Swimming Hole Building Guide

From clearing up the lake to finding things to play with while you're there via hiring safety procedures... this Swimming Hole will be a lot of fun but also a lot of work.

You'll be unsurprised to hear the Swimming Hole is a four step build with a mix of items to complete it.

Requests, Crafts and homestead drops all play their part across the stages so let's grab a lilo and find out what we need.

Stage One

10 Bladder Balls - Oxen
10 Water Goggles - Direct Request
8 Swimsuits - Wall Post
9 Frontier Floaties - Rubber Root Dandelion
12 Beach Brellas - Direct Request
12 Flippy Floppies - Wall Post


Stage Two

10 Pullropes - Standard White Llamas
10 Waterskis - Wall Post
8 Floatin Chairs - Crafted
12 Sunscreen - Foxglove
15 Floating Ramps - Direct Request
9 Pedal Boats - Crafted


Each Chair requires 6 Gutted Melons (Melons) and 8 Broken Chairs (Direct Request)


Each Boat requires 4 Old Bicycles (Tin Forges) and 8 Dinghies (Wall Post)


Stage Three

20 Zinc Oxide - Basic Still
14 Piercing Whistles - Wall Post
10 Lifeguard Chairs - Crafted
14 Safety Scopes - Brass Forges
15 Safety Floats - Direct Request
12 Life Vests - Crafted


Each Chair requires 6 White Struts (Birch Trees), 10 Thick Bolts (Direct Request) and 5 Deck Chairs (Wall Post)


Each Vest requires 4 Sturdy Buckles (Steel Forges) and 5 Bright Floaters (Wall Post)


Stage Four

15 Waterproof Caulk - Direct Request
12 Dam Outlet Pipes - Wall Post
12 Organic Mortar - Crafted
16 Dam Sticks - Huckleberry (Blue not Red!)
18 Dam Hole Pluggers - Wall Post
12 Water Wheels - Crafted


Each Mortar requires 8 Sticky Cow Piles (Cows), 8 Dam Thick Mud (Wall Post) and 6 Mixing Tubs (Direct Request)


Each Wheel requires 6 Used Pans (Blue Essence Labs), 9 Large Cartwheels (Direct Request) and 4 Gearshafts (Wall Post)