FarmVille Tuscan Wedding Rewards on the farm

farmville tuscan wedding rewards
The Tuscan Wedding event is in full swing in FarmVille. Some hard working FarmVille Freaks have already redeemed their collected favors (Eggs, Olives, Goat Milk, and Truffles) to earn all the Tuscan Wedding rewards. Even though we've already showed you a sneak peek of the rewards, now you can see how they look on the farm!
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This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Tuscan Decorations: Bellissimo Falls, Florella Fountain, Tall Bush, & Tuscan Table Set

Tonight another round of limited edition Tuscan decorations were added to the Market. These items can be purchased for both $FV and coins, and will be available for the next 16 days.

    Bellissimo Falls 36$FV
    Florella Fountain 24$FV
    Tall Bush 2$FV (this item has been brought back)
    Tuscan Table Set 12,000 coins


What other Tuscan Decorations would you like to see in FarmVille?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Tuscan Buildings: Castello, Tuscan Villa & Rosetta Hall

farmville tuscan buildings
There is a new Villa in town! FarmVille is continuing with the limited edition Tuscan theme and introduced three new buildings tonight- the Castello, Tuscan Villa, and Rosetta Hall.

All three of these limited edition buildings can be purchased with farm cash in the FarmVille Market during the next 16 days only. They will be retired items after expiring from the market.

Pictures of the new buildings continue after the link.
farmville castello     farmville tuscan villa     farmville rosetta hall
June 1st Tuscan Buildings Released:

    Castello – 64 FV$
    Tuscan Villa – 54 FV$
    Rosetta Hall – 46 FV$

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farmville tuscan buildings
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille: The Reality of Level 70

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FarmVille Freak Merry sent an email concerning Level 70 and beyond.

    Hello!
    Is farmville going to add more levels? I, as many, have reached level 70. It would be nice to have many more levels. Have you heard anything about adding more levels?

    Thank-you!
    Merry

The last level of FarmVille is 70 and requires 433,000 Xp. To new farmers 'Club 70′ may seem very far off, but players who are already members or closing in must all wonder, whats next? What are the current advantages of Level 70? Some major cool points amongst your neighbors, 70 is sign of a diligent and hard working farmer. But, no more excitement of leveling up, no more free 1$FV per level, only more and more Xp as you play. There are no special prizes, bonuses, or in game advantages such as items/crops specifically available for Level 70 farmers.

"World Champ Fair" farmers sit all the way to the right of peoples neighbors bar, waiting for new levels. Maybe the mundane fashion of hitting Level 70 suggests that more levels are in the works; surely Zynga must have something more eventful in store. Lexilicious stated back in a January podcast that "yes, we are indeed working on adding additional levels for our players in the future".

With people now hitting 1,000,000 Xp (more than double the requirement of 70), many farmers are wondering when this will happen and maybe more importantly what will happen? If the new levels are partitioned by Xp, will players be credited 1$FV per level? Will there be new advantages for higher level farmers?

FarmVille Freak Blogger and Moderator Darkfarmer has accumulated just over 1 million Xp and has kept a positive attitude "Zynga will eventually add more levels, just keep farming, keep decorating. I think they give us enough to keep us occupied. All we're really missing out on is 1 FV$ per level and we've gotten lots of promos to help make that up".

So FarmVille Freak Merry, no we haven't recently heard anything new about upcoming level changes or additions. But we are all certainly wondering when and waiting patiently right along with you. As FarmVille Freak Darkfamer said "just keep farming, keep decorating" and we will hope for more levels soon.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Unreleased Belted Cow and Belted Calf

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FarmVille Community Manager, Lexilicious, mentioned via a FarmVille Podcast that a Belted Cow would be coming soon to FarmVille in the future. FarmVille Freak Martijn found what the still unreleased Belted Cow and Calf may look like.

Continue reading to see the Belted Cow and Calf in action.
   
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.

Sources:

    FarmVille Freak Unreleased Belted Cow – Zynga FarmVille Image | Animation
    FarmVille Freak Unreleased Belted Calf – Zynga FarmVille Image | Animation


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille's Lost Turtle Returns

FarmVille Freak Ashely's Lost Turtle
FarmVille's adoptable lost Turtle made its return over the weekend!

Note to newbie farmers, the Lost Turtle is not a new adoptable. FarmVille rotates the lost adoptable animals and the Turtle had been out of rotation for some time.
FarmVille Lost Turtle Returns FaceBook Notice
You can adopt your very own Turtle from one of your FarmVille neighbors via FaceBook newsfeed. If you find one on your own farm, you cannot keep it for yourself.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille: Honeybees of lazy farmers are flying away

FarmVille Freak oh No! Honeybees Flew Away Notice
In recent days, many FarmVille Freaks have been reporting missing HoneyBees.

Please see the FarmVille notice above, and take note that if you do not tend to your Beehive each day, some of your Bees will "fly away" or be stolen by the Zynga gods.

Although diligent farmers login everyday to tend to their farms, do you think this is another way to encourage the lazy farmers to return more frequently?

What do you think?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Crafting Building interface gets a much-needed face lift

FarmVille Crafting Building UI
Some of Zynga's games have fairly complicated or clunky user interfaces (UI), which is why they've made the effort to improve the Crafting Building UI in FarmVille, which should prove helpful with the new Co-Op Crafting Jobs. An already complex feature did not need a complex interface, so the team has streamlined the experience so that almost all of your vital crafting information is on the home screen of each crafting building.

Check behind the cut for the low down on what's been changed (for the better).
FarmVille Recipes Window
As opposed to before when everything was hidden behind a tab or a click-through, this new UI brings everything you need dead center so you can get to work even faster. First, you can get goods from your neighbors right on the home screen in the top left. Next to that is the option to Use Goods for Fuel, while the middle of screen is dedicated to showing you the level of your recipes and what bushels you'll need to continue making them. Lastly on the home screen sits your job progress on the left-hand side, telling you how long until each batch is complete as well as your current Crafting Building Level with the option to upgrade it for Farm Cash.

FarmVille Farmer's Market
When looking for bushels tied to a particular recipe, you'll access the new recipe window that displays how many bushels you have of each requirement and how to get more of them. If you're just looking to get more of an individual bushel or manage your current ones, the Farmer's Market window contains every bushel you have access to with the option to request more or use them for boosts. You can also get goods or use them from this window.

All in all, the new UI looks much snappier than before. Most of your actions can be done in fewer clicks than before, which is the goal of a good interface. Now, how about cleaning up some things in Vampire Wars and Mafia Wars to get the games within one screen?

New FarmVille Agricultural Alchemy animal and building now available

It's Thursday, which means that we've seen another late-night update launched in FarmVille, with this update seeing Zynga releasing new items in the Harry Po---- err, Agricultural Alchemy theme. Tonight, we see the release of one new animal, and one new building in the theme, and we've got all of the details on how you can add these magical new items to your farm.

The new animal is the Wizard Duck, which costs 14 Farm Cash. Like other ducks, it can be harvested, and at a rate of once every 2 days. Meanwhile, the new building is the Wizard Castle, which is far more expensive at 40 Farm Cash. For making the splurge on this FarmVille version of Hogwarts, you'll receive 1200 bonus experience points.

Remember, for those looking for a gift to send a FarmVille friend, both of these items can be gifted, as they are premium items. But we won't tell if you decide to just keep them for yourself instead - no one would blame you.

FarmVille Agricultural Alchemy Decorations: Long Eared Owl, Wizard Gnome, & Magic Cart

Tonight's FarmVille update saw the release of not only a new animal and building in the Harry Potter inspired Agricultural Alchemy theme, but it also saw Zynga added three new decorative items to the game's store, all in the same theme.

These three items are the Long Eared Owl, the Wizard Gnome, and the Magic Cart. Even though the Long Eared Owl may technically represent an animal, make sure to note that this is purely a decorative item, as the owl can't be harvested from. It can however be purchased for a whopping 30 Farm Cash. The Wizard Gnome costs far less, at 12 Farm Cash, and finally, the Magic Cart costs 80,000 coins.

While you may have to perform some magic to afford the Owl or the Gnome, we're guessing that the Magic Cart's price will be much easier to swallow, as you'd have a much better chance of earning the 80,000 necessary coins within the 12 days that these items will remain in the store.

FarmVille Thanksgiving Animal & Buildings: Chicken Turkey, Cornucopia Home, & Pilgrim Cabin

It's time for another major item release in FarmVille, and tonight's update brings with it some items that we recently gave you guys some sneak peeks of.

The new items come from the Animals and Buildings sections of the FarmVille marketplace, with the new animal being the Chicken Turkey, and the buildings being the Cornucopia Home and Pilgrim Cabin.

With the release of the Chicken Turkey, we finally get to help this little fella escape a sad fate this Thanksgiving, as we can offer the Turkey-in-a-Chicken-disguise a permanent home on our farms. He'll cost you 18 Farm Cash to rescue, and he can be harvested every 2 days (but will thankfully never receive the actual axe).

Meanwhile, the new buildings are the Cornucopia Home and the Pilgrim Cabin, one of which we knew was coming, and the other being a surprise (the latter). The Cornucopia Home is a premium item, costing 15 Farm Cash, while the Pilgrim Cabin will set you back 300,000 coins, and will reward 3000 experience points in return.

All three of these items have a current time limit of 12 days, at which time they will leave the store, presumably for good, or perhaps just until next year's Thanksgiving celebration.

FarmVille Thanksgiving Decorations: Squirrel Pumpkin, Duck Balloon, & More

Along with the new Thanksgiving animal and buildings that were released in FarmVille this evening, we also see the release of four new decorations that we can be thankful for.

The new decorations are split evenly between those that are premium items and those that go for traditional coins. For those willing to spend some Farm Cash this holiday season, you can pick up the Squirrel Pumpkin (a formerly Sneak Peek item) and the Duck Balloon (which finally makes an appearance - see the release of the Cow and Horse Balloons earlier in the week). The Squirrel Pumpkin costs 15 Farm Cash, while the Duck Balloon costs just 5 Farm Cash.

Meanwhile, if you wish to save your Farm Cash and spend just coins, you can purchase either the Harvest Cart or the Flamingo Grass. The Harvest Cart costs 50,000 coins, and rewards 500 experience points for purchasing, while the Flamingo Grass comes in at the bargain price of 2,000 coins.

All of these items are currently labeled with a 12 day time limit, which should give you plenty of time to decide whether or not to purchase any of these items in between bouts of real-world holiday festivities.

Earn 2 free FarmVille Farm Cash via Step Up 3 promotion

With FarmVille in the midst of its holiday celebration for this year, many users are finding themselves splurging on item after item, not only as gifts for themselves, but as gifts for friends. What better way to help you continue that generous giving spirit than to earn yourself some free Farm Cash (a gift in and of itself, from Zynga to you).

You'll be able to earn 2 free Farm Cash via a new cross-promotion that Zynga has set up with Step Up 3, the third installment in the popular film series about dancing. This promotion can be accessed by heading to FarmVille's game page on Facebook, and then scrolling down to the bottom of the flash gameplay area, where you'll see the "Sponsored Link" area, as seen at the top right of this post.

Clicking on that link will bring up a new window, where you'll be asked to "Watch five Step Up 3 videos and vote for your favorite!" Unfortunately, you can't get out of this without watching at least one video. You can, of course, watch as many of them as you'd like, but as soon as you've watched a single video, you can click on the "Vote" button next to it to be able to move on.

As soon as you submit your answer, you'll see the exciting "You've earned your Farm Cash" text appear in the top right corner of this new window, which can then be closed. Simply refresh the FarmVille game page, and you'll see that your in-game Farm Cash total will have increased by two. Sure, two Farm Cash may not be enough to purchase... well, most anything in the store, but if you keep doing these new activities as they appear in the game, you'll soon have enough to buy something really special for yourself or for your friends this holiday.

Earn 2 free FarmVille Farm Cash from Pretty Little Liars promotion

In a new FarmVille Farm Cash promotion, Zynga is now offering two free Farm Cash to users that wish to participate. The promotion is with the ABC Family television show Pretty Little Liars, and the promotion itself can be found by clicking on the Sponsored Link window as seen at the right of this post.

The promotion will launch in a new window, where you'll be shown a survey asking "Would you keep a dark secret to protect your friend?" This of course fits with the subject matter of the television show, but you can luckily answer in any way that you'd like in order to receive credit.

You'll know that you've received your Farm Cash when the "You've earned your Farm Cash" line appears in the top right corner of this new window. You can then close that window and reload FarmVille to ensure that your two free Farm Cash have been added to your account (if you don't see them pop in automatically).

If you don't see this promotion on your account, you may have other promotions that are cycling through first that must be completed before this newest one will show up. Also, this promotion is only available for those playing the game in the US, so international players are unfortunately not eligible.

Earn 2 free FarmVille Farm Cash from Microsoft Technology promotion

Another free Farm Cash promotion has been spotted, making its rounds to the American users of FarmVille on Facebook, with this newest promotion coming from Microsoft. We've seen other Microsoft promotions before (for Microsoft Office and Bing), but rest assured, this is a new promotion, dealing with a year-end survey.

You'll be able to participate in this 2 free Farm Cash promotion by clicking on the Sponsored Link window seen at the right side of this post - it will appear for you in your own game underneath the FarmVille gameplay area. If you don't spot it the next time you load the game, we're assuming it is on a slow rollout, or you could have other promotions that are "in the way" that must be completed before this newest one will appear.

The activity itself will load in a new window, where you'll be able to fill out a survey, telling Microsoft what your favorite technology was of 2010 - the choices are of course Microsoft related (Windows 7, Kinect for Xbox 360, and Windows Phones), but you can make any choice and still have your vote count. You'll know you've received your Farm Cash when a phrase such as "You've earned your Farm Cash" appears in the top right corner of this new window. You can then close the activity window and refresh FarmVille to ensure that your 2 free Farm Cash is added to your account.

FarmVille cake achieves Level 3 Deliciousness Mastery

FarmVIlle Cake
FarmVille-inspired foods are nothing new, but it's rare that a team of cake builders like those found on Cake Boss create a farm-themed cake. FarmVille Freak has found one of the most delicious-looking FarmVille cakes I have ever seen created by Fiesta Fun Cakes in Puerto Rico.

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The cake features many of the crops found in FarmVille like pumpkins, carrots and the ubiquitous Strawberries. Fiesta Fun Cakes even got the FarmVIlle logo on the plank of wood just right. It's almost lunch time on the East Coast, so we're already thinking about food. But thanks to this crop-filled cake, many of us are likely one step ahead: dessert.

FarmVille Duck Pond and Duckling fixes arrive, more are on the way

Don't sigh of relief just yet, duck lovers. Official FarmVille Blog writer Tim reports that some fixes to the list of issues with the Duck Pond and Ducklings have gone live in FarmVille. This includes fixes to an issue that prevented players from picking a Duck when neighbors help out. The problem in which players were receiving an incorrect message when accepting a Duck help request has also been fixed.

Unfortunately, the Zynga team is still working on of the major issues that is preventing players from asking for help with their Ducklings. The Duck Pond and Ducklings have been troubled since they were introduced to the game. But hey, at least this a start. Hang in there, little guys.

What issues have you experienced with the Duck Pond and Ducklings? Have you found any workarounds or have these bugs turned you away from Ducklings entirely?

FarmVille Mardi Gras Sneak Peek: Mardi Gras Tree & Giant Mardi Gras Tree

Similar to last year in FarmVille, it looks like Zynga will be bringing back a Mardi Gras theme to the game in the very near future, as we've come across images of two new Mardi Gras trees. As you might expect from the past few months of releases, the two trees are the Mardi Gras Tree and the Giant Mardi Gras Tree. While they might not look to be much different in size, look closely and you will see that one is larger than the other.

Not to be confused with the Carnival Trees released last year (see at right), these Mardi Gras trees are just the palm tree portions of those previously released trees (with a new hat), without the masks on sticks. In other words - these trees look more like actual trees, rather than some larger decorative item. These new trees will also apparently be masterable, which is more than I can say for the Carnival Tree, even if you still have them on your land (like I do).

Once again, these trees will create bead necklaces, but only purple and gold this time, unlike the purple, green, and gold option from last year. These are different trees - make no mistake. We'll make sure to give you all of the details about these unreleased trees as they become available, so keep checking back.

Note: Some users have started reporting that some Mystery Seedlings are turning into Giant Mardi Gras Trees when watered. The release of trees as Mystery Seedlings normally happens just a few days before the tree itself is officially released in the game's store, so it's likely that the Mardi Gras theme will launch this weekend (we'd guess Sunday evening). For now, make sure to keep a lookout for these Giant Mardi Gras Trees being posted by your friends on the news feed.

FarmVille Mardi Gras Sneak Peek: Mask Fountain, Avatar Mask, French Hotel, & More

It looks like this year's Mardi Gras theme in FarmVille will be something to behold, as we've come across a slew of new images of unreleased decorations and items that we believe will be launching in the game in the near future. For this Sneak Peek, we have five items in total, the first of which is the background for the Mardi Gras items as they will appear in the store, which almost guarantees they're existence in full in the game.

As for the items themselves, we have a Mask Fountain, a French Hotel (a building like those you'd see on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the home of Mardi Gras), a Mardi Gras Float, and what appears to be a Mardi Gras Mask for your FarmVille avatar. The names of these items haven't been set in stone, but the images are enough to hold us over for now - just look how bright and colorful they are!

You can check out the Mask Fountain in its full animated glory below, and we'll make sure to let you know when (if) these items officially launch in the game, so keep checking back with us.

FarmVille Mardi Gras Sneak Peek: Carnival Horse & Carnival Foal

Along with the new trees and new decorative items that we believe will be launching in a new Mardi Gras theme in FarmVille (in the near future), we've come across a pair of new horses that you'll want to take a look at. The horse, we believe, will be called the Carnival Horse. This horse is all decked out in green, yellow, and purple carnival attire, as though it were ready to walk in a parade. What's more, this horse is animated, blowing a noise-maker in its mouth.

You'll be able to put the Carnival Horse into the Horse Stable, where you'll have the chance of spawning the Carnival Foal, which you can see a screenshot of at right as well. This foal seems to have on the same party gear as its parent, but of course those decorations are exaggerated due to the Foal's smaller size.

No word yet on how the Carnival Horse will be made available - that is, if it will be released in the store for Farm Cash, or if perhaps it will be involved in an upcoming Mystery Game. Keep checking back with us for all of the details about this pair as they become available, and for now, check out the animations of the two horses in motion below.



What do you think of this downright adorable Carnival Foal? Will you purchase a Carnival Horse in the hopes of spawning these foals for your friends, or will you just wait and see if a friend posts a free foal for you instead?