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Thursday 26 September 2013

Nature Shrine Building Guide

We have a lot of work ahead of us every step of the way with this storyline.

First up we have to heal Storm Crow, the try to heal the land, then try to find out why it was ill in the first place and finally catch the guy responsible!

That all boils down to a fairly simple and standard 4 step build, with a combo of requests, crafting and homestead drops.

Stage One

12 Pumpkin Poultices - Pumpkin
10 Fizzy Water - Direct Request
9 Noodle Soups - Wall Post
9 Cold Compress - Frozen Pumps
10 Healing Wards - Direct Request
12 Spirit Charms - Wall Post


Stage Two

10 Wind's Wrath - Dandelions
10 Water's Woes - Wall Post
9 Ritual Paints - Crafted
12 Fire's Fury - Spirit Flames
15 Earth's Emnity - Direct Request
8 Soothing Totems - Crafted


Each Paint requires 4 Horsehair Paintbrushes (Non-Rideable Horses) and 8 Vivid Dyes (Wall Post)


Each Totem requires 6 Soothing Sprites (Indian Paintbrush) and 8 Colourless Totems (Direct Request)


Stage Three

11 Scraps of Cloth - Thorns
16 Energy Detectors - Wall Post
10 Bad Spirit Catchers - Crafted
10 Suspicious Monocles - Mulberry Bushes (How many eyes does this guy have?!)
12 Tampering Evidences - Direct Request
9 Soothing Totems


Each Catcher requires 6 Pleasant Vibes (Passion Flowers), 10 Inert Dreamcatchers (Wall Post) and 4 Wheel N' Axles (Direct Request)


Each Totem requires 6 Soothing Sprites (Indian Paintbrush) and 8 Colourless Totems (Direct Request)


Stage Four

15 Witherwood's Location - Direct Request
16 Fast Horses - Wall Post
12 Power Compasses - Crafted
18 Tough Cuffs - Steel Forges
18 Natural Guidance - Wall Post
12 Net Rifles - Crafted


Each Compass requires 4 Wine Corks (Wine Grapes), 8 Magnetised Needles (Wall Post) and 5 Nature Stone Fragments (Direct Request)


Each Rifle requires 6 Fishnets (Rye), 9 Small Weights (Direct Request) and 4 Wide Barrelled Muskets (Wall Post)


Thursday 19 September 2013

Frog Haven Building Guide

Even Frogs need a decent place to stay, so it's time for us to build a Frog Haven.

The Haven is a 25% reduction on normal builds as it's just a three stepper and contains the usual mix of wall posts, direct requests, crafting and homestead drops.

Keep an eye out between builds two and three as there's a crafted item used in both. If you're waiting on something else to finish build stage two, might be worth saving crafting them all so you can keep asking for the items.

So, what will we need...

Stage One

8 Found Frogs - Direct Request
8 Boarded Frames - Wall Post
20 Sealing Gunk - Rubber Root Dandelions
8 Haven Walls - Crafted
10 Damp Dirt - Direct Request
12 Glass Inserts - Glass Forges


Each Wall requires 2 Precise Guiding (Rock Debris) and 3 Inset Bases (Wall Post)


Stage Two

14 Crunchy Crickets - Direct Request
8 Water Feeders - Wall Post
20 Fern Spores - Fiddlehead Ferns
8 Haven Foliage - Crafted
12 Tadpole Eggs - Wall Post
12 Pond Plants - Direct Request


Each Foliage requires 6 Healthy Plants (Grass), 12 Transfer Planters (Direct Request) and 7 Planting Shovels (Wall Post)


Stage Three

10 Haven Foliage - Crafted
16 Sun Stones - Wall Post
20 Glass Inserts - Glass Forges
12 Glass Roofing - Crafted
18 Glass Doors - Direct Request
12 Wart Removers - Direct Request


Each Foliage requires 6 Healthy Plants (Grass), 12 Transfer Planters (Direct Request) and 7 Planting Shovels (Wall Post)


Each Roofing Requires 4 Corner Fasteners (Imported Silver Sheep), 6 Tinted Glass (Wall Post) and 5 Screw Brackets (Direct Request)


Friday 13 September 2013

Bug Prices


One of the interesting things about Bug Collecting is finding collectors who'll buy your spare Bugs... and some will pay some quite nice prices!

So, here'a  full list of the going rate for each bug on the homestead, sorted by where it's found...



Found by Searching the Rotting Log


Centipede


15'000 coins

Stick Bug


100 coins - 1 Horseshoe

Grasshopper


2'000 coins



Found by searching the Musty Shack



Tarantula


100 coins - 10 Gold Dust

Black Scorpion


100 coins - 1 Horseshoe

Moth


3'000 coins



Found by searching the Vibrant Meadow


Praying Mantis


100 coins - 750 XP

Iridescent Dragonfly


100 coins - 2 Horseshoes

Big Bumblebee


4'000 coins

Bug Searching, the drops!

While we're searching for bugs we'll get all manner of other rewards, so here's the full list of what we can find and expect from each searching area...


Rotting Log


Centipede
Stick Bug
Grasshopper
Pollination boost
Early Worm Boost
Early Bird Boost
Paper and Cup
Delicate Net
Bug Habitat
Pitcher Plant


10, 25 or 50 Creepy Crawlers

Musty Shack



Tarantula
Black Scorpion
Moth
Pheremone Boost
Granny Gut Punch
Smoked Ham
Paper and Cup
Delicate Net
Bug Habitat
Flat Paper
Glass Cup
Holey Jar
Twig Decoration
Soft Webbing
Hoop

10, 25 or 50 Creepy Crawlers

Vibrant Meadow


Praying Mantis
Iridescent Dragonfly
Big Bumblebee
Crop Whisperer
15 Gold Dust
Pollination Boost
Paper and Cup
Delicate Net
Bug Habitat
Flat Paper
Glass Cup
Holey Jar
Twig Decoration
Soft Webbing
Hoop

10, 25 or 50 Creepy Crawlers

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Getting Horseshoe Animals for Free

Trying to fill the Almanac but short of the Premium animals?

Our Senior Partnering Correspondents, Gillian and Marjo, have worked out a list of where you can get those normally HS only animals for free...

This can also help if you're doing the wrappers that require 5 animals of a specific weight, as Premium Animals are always the heaviest/best scoring!

We've only listed ways that you can get them reliably, so no one off mission rewards... and most will come from two crates, the Three Year Mystery Trunk and an Expansion Crate, but these are limited rewards and not buyable.


Where possible we've given you tried and tested animal/feed combinations that will get the desired weight, we're constantly testing animals so will add to the list as we find more.

[Please note: there is a small amount of randomness regarding animal weights when partnering. Although any items in this list found by partnering animals to a certain weight have been well tested, there is a margin for error at the top and bottom of each weight.]



Butterscotch Prize Pig


Reward from any Prize Pig weighing between 201 and 234.



Spicy Prize Pig


Possible drop from using a Pig Patch while quilting.



Twilight Prize Pig


Possible drop from using a Pig Patch while quilting.

Reward from any Bull weighing between 240 and 270.

Reward from any Horse weighing between 240 and 270.



Celebrity Pig


Possible drop from using a Pig Patch while quilting.


Fierce Fluffy Sheep


Possible drop from using a Sheep Patch while quilting.



Sugary Fluffy Sheep


Possible drop from using a Sheep Patch while quilting.



Rainbow Fluffy Sheep


Nowhere apart from one off mystery crates.



Fluffy Leader Sheep


Possible drop from using a Sheep Patch while quilting.



Beefy Burly Bull


Reward from any Bull weighing between 180 and 210.
Possible combination - International bull - 15 feeds



Brass Burly Bull


Cattle Drive Collection.



Charcoal Burly Bull


Nowhere apart from one off mystery crates.



Fjord Horse


Nowhere.



Lucitano Horse


Nowhere apart from one off mystery crates.



Warlander Horse


Reward from any Horse weighing between 180 and 210.
Possible combination - Clydesdale Horse - 17 Tends.



Dalmation Show Dog


Reward from any Dog weighing between 80 and 90.



Maltese Show Dog


Nowhere.



Spooky Pumpkin


Tending Any Pumpkin 15 feeds quickly enough to light it (within minutes).




Fancy Stampede Turkey


Using a Butterfly or Crown Glass Pane when making a Stained Glass Window.



Slate Stampede Turkey


Nowhere.



Festive Tree


Using a Candy Cane Patch when making a Quilt.

(The Candy Cane Patch can drop when using a Snowman Pane in a Stained Glass Window. A Snowman Pane can come from using a Dragonfly Pane. The Hip Bone is connected to the Thigh Bone. It also drops from the Snowflake Pane and the Candy Cane Patch itself).

Using a Festive Tree Glass Pane when making a Stained Glass Window.

Reward from any Decoration weighing between 110 and 150.
Possible Combination - Reindeer - Tending fast enough to win.



Show Snow Animal


Using Romantic Words in a Candy Heart Letter.



Tropical Show Snowman


Using Romantic Words in a Candy Heart Letter.



Fairy Tale Ice Sculpture


Nowhere.



Fantasy Ice Sculpture


Nowhere.



Fancy Kitten


Using Nature Symbols in a Survey Flag.



Furry Bunny


Breeding Bunnies (all details HERE).



Giant Bunny


Breeding Bunnies (all details HERE).

Bought in the Supply Depot for 600 Gold Dust.

Reward from any Bunny weighing between 70 and 80.



Mighty Mule


Reward from any Donkey weighing between 234 and 260.
Possible Combinations - Clever Donkey - 15 Feeds.




Priceless Pollywog


Reward from any frog weighing between 167 and 201 OR 234 and 260.



Spiky Hibernator


Drops from Slipshod Dens (Breezy too but they're HS) and is a reward for any hibernator weighing between 55-67 OR 78-100 OR 111 to 122



Bear Hibernator


Drops from Slipshod Dens (Breezy too but they're HS)



Future Contraption


We get one as a mission reward but also it's a possible drop from all the building bonuses, the fishing mechanic (Learning Your Lines) AND as a regular prize for higher scored Partnered Items



Turtle Runt


Drops from Sandy Animals (Steele Traps too but they're HS)

Possible Reward from judging Runts (87-100 points)




Minihorse Runt


Drops from Sandy Animals (Steele Traps too but they're HS)

Possible Reward from judging Runts (various scores)