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How to sparkle other players (Give gifts)

Magnetix (US1)Magnetix (US1) Posts: 94
edited 21.02.2019 in Tutorials and FAQs
As a leader of a coop that recruits new players, I am often asked many questions on how to play the game.  Most of the time I can give an answer in the form of a link to the crazy big farm web site.

One question I am always asked is how to gift another player's farm.  I am unsuccessful in finding a link to that answer so I may as well publish one here.  Hopefully it'll make it's way onto the crazy big farm web site.

HOW TO GIFT ANOTHER PLAYERS FARM (SPARKLE)

First of all let's explain what gifts are...   Open your inventory by clicking the green box icon located on the bottom left console...



When the inventory window opens, select the 6th tab to review your inventory of gifts...



This is your current inventory of gifts including how many of each type you have.  You can get gifts from events, the adventurers boat (personal box), and some wheels.  But if you need more head to the main store by clicking this building...



When the store window opens up, Select the 3rd tab to show gifts...



NOTE: You will need karma points to purchase gifts...  Karma points are awarded from various things including The Adventurers Boat however your main source will be when you harvest something of your own that another player has gifted you.

Gifts are called 'Sparkles' by everyone in the game because they used to "sparkle" when applied to a building or field.  With the new HTML 5 graphics, they just have the outer glow, but everyone still calls them 'sparkles'.

To gift another player you must first visit his or her farm.  To do this, select the player name from you coop roster OR from the player roster.  For this example we will use the player roister...

Type in the name, and then click on that player...



A window will pop up showing that players information...  click the visit farm button located on the bottom right...



Once at the persons farm, look at the top left of the screen to find a drop-down menu...  This allows you to access the different farms the other player has...



Once you are at the right farm, click the building or field you wish to give a gift (sparkle).  For this example, we will do a field.



After clicking this field, a window will pop up allowing you to select which gift you wish to use...



After pressing the hand icon button to select your gift...  immediately click the building/field that you want the gift applied to...



If everything goes well, you will see the glow of your gift, and if you place you mouse over it, it will show your name...

A detailed list of gifts and what they do can be found here... (Thanks Data King US1 for the link below)

http://crazybigfarm.tk/events/naughty_nice.htm

Hope this helps our new players...

MAGNETIX

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Comments

  • Ozzie (AU1)Ozzie (AU1) AU1 Posts: 524
    What an absolutely ripper of an explanation.  Well done Magnetix.  I would reward you with a few sparkles myself but alas alack we are on different servers.  :(

    Yours is a much better explanation than what GGS can offer here.

    Maybe you could look into explaining exactly how the meadow training & breeding works for the horses.  I have since learnt from a valued member of my co-op on how it all works.  Until then I was very bamboozled on what I read about how to do this.  I was, most of the time, failing to breed my horse.  It was the wheel that confused me the most.  I know there are others who have tried to explain it all but I couldn't understand it.

    Thank you for all of your hard work on that explanation.

     o:)  :):p

  • ninjahuman (AU1)ninjahuman (AU1) AU1 Posts: 2,526
    What an absolutely ripper of an explanation.  Well done Magnetix.  I would reward you with a few sparkles myself but alas alack we are on different servers.  :(

    Yours is a much better explanation than what GGS can offer here.

    Maybe you could look into explaining exactly how the meadow training & breeding works for the horses.  I have since learnt from a valued member of my co-op on how it all works.  Until then I was very bamboozled on what I read about how to do this.  I was, most of the time, failing to breed my horse.  It was the wheel that confused me the most.  I know there are others who have tried to explain it all but I couldn't understand it.

    Thank you for all of your hard work on that explanation.

     o:)  :):p

    Try taking a look at this for information about the cooperative horse meadow and some useful advice for it.
  • CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)CrazyBigfarm55 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,226
    Nice work @Magnetix (US1) and @ninjahuman (AU1) on your walkthroughs. I have added a link to both of them on the appropriate pages so others may find the info easily in the future.
  • Exxy (INT1)Exxy (INT1) INT1 Posts: 2,602
    Good job!

    Totally a good idea :)


  • BJs (US1)BJs (US1) US1 Posts: 189
    Ok I am stumped - I equip fishing boat - it will gather 30 fish in 1:30 mins. Once at sea I ask for a Rod charm - when i harvest the boat it has 30 fish. So another test a boat with 122 Tuna sits at the dock I get a teammate to Spark it with a rod - When i harvest it has 122 Tuna - last time while sitting in the dock I get a LVL 2 trawler fairy dusted with a rod. when i choose the boat it shows the charm list effect and name of the charmer - Yet it still shows 95 fish and the time - so I equip the boat send it out for 118 Sword fish it comes back with 118 sword fish - My Question is how do you use the Rod Properly to get the effect - seems if it a % you should at least get 1 extra fish per rod -  if you run a test check it and see what I mean Others have seen this happen to - Also note the rod will not increase the number of fish in the pool. Please Other than choosing the boat and rod it  How can this be made to work proper each and every time.
  • ijrosh (US1)ijrosh (US1) US1 Posts: 1,325
    could it be a display issue? when you collect it and click the fish icons to disapear are they the same number the boat had? are you checking your inventory before you collect and then again after you harvest? i am not saying that it is not broken because it could be but it might also just be a display issue but here is the one i just tryed

  • Data King (US1)Data King (US1) US1 Posts: 7,994
    BJs (US1) said:
    Ok I am stumped - I equip fishing boat - it will gather 30 fish in 1:30 mins. Once at sea I ask for a Rod charm - when i harvest the boat it has 30 fish. So another test a boat with 122 Tuna sits at the dock I get a teammate to Spark it with a rod - When i harvest it has 122 Tuna - last time while sitting in the dock I get a LVL 2 trawler fairy dusted with a rod. when i choose the boat it shows the charm list effect and name of the charmer - Yet it still shows 95 fish and the time - so I equip the boat send it out for 118 Sword fish it comes back with 118 sword fish - My Question is how do you use the Rod Properly to get the effect - seems if it a % you should at least get 1 extra fish per rod -  if you run a test check it and see what I mean Others have seen this happen to - Also note the rod will not increase the number of fish in the pool. Please Other than choosing the boat and rod it  How can this be made to work proper each and every time.
    The ship needs to have room to hold the extra fish if dusted. Example a skip jack at level 6 can hold 105 fish with the right crews. If the fish is more than the 105 then you need to add a cooler to hold the extra fish.
  • harvestmoonn (INT1)harvestmoonn (INT1) INT1 Posts: 851
    edited 03.04.2019
    i got 200+ lobster with lvl 2 trawler so rod working
    its 175 without rod
    maybe your boat got alot storm
  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    BJs (US1) said:
    Ok I am stumped - I equip fishing boat - it will gather 30 fish in 1:30 mins. Once at sea I ask for a Rod charm - when i harvest the boat it has 30 fish. So another test a boat with 122 Tuna sits at the dock I get a teammate to Spark it with a rod - When i harvest it has 122 Tuna - last time while sitting in the dock I get a LVL 2 trawler fairy dusted with a rod. when i choose the boat it shows the charm list effect and name of the charmer - Yet it still shows 95 fish and the time - so I equip the boat send it out for 118 Sword fish it comes back with 118 sword fish - My Question is how do you use the Rod Properly to get the effect - seems if it a % you should at least get 1 extra fish per rod -  if you run a test check it and see what I mean Others have seen this happen to - Also note the rod will not increase the number of fish in the pool. Please Other than choosing the boat and rod it  How can this be made to work proper each and every time.
    The ship needs to have room to hold the extra fish if dusted. Example a skip jack at level 6 can hold 105 fish with the right crews. If the fish is more than the 105 then you need to add a cooler to hold the extra fish.
    Nah, you don't. I get my Level 6 Trawlers charmed all the time with the max loaded (195) without coolers.





  • BJs (US1)BJs (US1) US1 Posts: 189
    Thanks fellow fishermen - I will try these suggestions and get back - 1 thing for sure I leave no room i max them and add 1or 2 extra fish to count. I will try all of them and see - I will also post If i see change or not -
  • artful (US1)artful (US1) US1 Posts: 6,617
    Several people have commented on this bug. I tried it out several times over the past few months.  Ships at the dock, when sparkled, got the extra fish. Ships at the pools, when sparkled, didn't. Don't know if it's a random problem, but it did show up during my tests. From now on, until I hear it's been fixed, I'll only sparkle boats in the dock.
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