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Update Dec 8th - "Christmas Preparations Event" & Village Happiness - Discussion

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  • Fawkes (FR1)Fawkes (FR1) FR1 Posts: 259
    Any information from GGS ?
    This is the end of the day, I didn't see anything
  • Corvid (GB1)Corvid (GB1) GB1 Posts: 625
    yep, coop happiness isnt moving and personal happiness hasnt budged since it said two despite reaching targets

    what with all the missing happiness on the trains through the various stages (they still dont reflect the personal happiness gained), its been a bit of a debacle tbh

    a barn emptying exercise (repeatedly) for no real gain its seems - i never want to see a list again

    only positive thing was getting some decos via santa's workhshop that i wanted (ok, that list was ok :D )
  • JustMe (US1)JustMe (US1) US1 Posts: 491
    Our co-op "The Simple Life" finished all decos 1-4.

    I was first to reach 100% for each deco and donated a ton of stuff to members through out. I noticed once the next deco was started I could not continue to donate to the prior one for active members not yet finished. Noticed each of the active members made it to the next deco even though my #s did not change when looking at their progress in the prior stages.

    Each deco said we achieved 22 points and the score was exact for each one.

    I received deco #1 when i logged in and the game said there was an error and the deco appeared in my dropbox

    As I moved to the 3rd and 4th stages #2 and #3 said "buy" @ $2k+ gold but when clicking on that in the 4th stage I received them and am pretty sure gold was not used. 

    When I started stage 5 deco #4 also said buy @ $2k+ gold and when clicking on it said "not enough gold" cleared cache and cookies and restarted browser. Still the same message. Bought gold and then the item was "bought" and for sure gold was used.  

    I don't see why we are needing to buy anything when it says "win" the deco per stage. It is clear we we able to achieve all stages since the exact same score was reached.

    Now in the 5th on and keep achieving the # of snowflake but as soon as I do a new set of #s to obtain comes up - i don't get it and the instructions on these completely suck. 

    Haven't been able to log in all day to continue collecting the snowflakes - so that sucks too. 
  • Hey guys,

    The happiness amount not showing correctly is a display issue but you will get the correct happiness in the end.
  • Thanks Cuddly:) Does this mean we won't be able to see the happiness we reached on the last deco till the end of the event?
  • bdreish (GB1)bdreish (GB1) GB1 Posts: 1,341
    We had completed all our chapters, no-one bought the deco from the chapters, and we all helped each other complete lists.  Yet we did not get the deco and therefore it is a complete waste of time taking part in the final chapter.  As it is only limited support at the moment, I have no hope of getting any reply to my email to them, but to say that our coop is pretty miffed is putting it mildly.
  • Tigrain (BG1)Tigrain (BG1) BG1 Posts: 170
    Im afraid to say it but.. chapter 5 seems fixed .Happiness is counting now :smiley:
  • Kamilcom (GB1)Kamilcom (GB1) Posts: 1,499
    edited 27.12.2016
    Cool, back to playing then :)


    EDIT: Now it increases happines of all 5 decorations simultaneously. :) Another bug?. .:) Or bonus? :) It says Bonus for final decoration of Chapter 1 through 4 respectively. :) That would be somebody's dream. :):):)  Any info about that, @CuddlyFoxes ?
    Post edited by Kamilcom (GB1) on
  • Kamilcom (GB1)Kamilcom (GB1) Posts: 1,499
    Nah, my feeling is that the top players & co-ops get an EXTRA bonus of points applied to their deco (in addition to the points they earn via snowflakes), and everyone else just gets what they collected via snowflakes.

    It wouldn't make much sense to have tiers to collecting snowflakes, otherwise (like "Remaining: 13,052"). 

    I'm sure we'll find out for sure once the mods get an answer back from the devs, probably sometime tomorrow (since it's just after midnight in Germany right now).
    You're winning here. :) Now go and get your reward of 100 000 gold. If GG has some issues about that, just tell them we agreed. :)
  • noticed after the maintenance done this morning all the train decos have higher values then before....will we receive new decos reflecting the change?
  • :) I received word from Rowdy Raccoon concerning my question.  He says all players who successfully COMPLETED the first four chapters will get the locomotive.  Gathering snowflakes WILL increase the happiness.  TOP PLAYERS will get an added bonus.  They are working on showing the happiness on the display.
  • Data King (US1)Data King (US1) US1 Posts: 7,994
    noticed after the maintenance done this morning all the train decos have higher values then before....will we receive new decos reflecting the change?
    Check here for your answer https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/en/discussion/140803/update-dec-8th-christmas-preparations-event-village-happiness-discussion#latest
  • ;) This is as much as the mods know.  So let us have some holiday cheer.
  • Don't I see the answer to my question in the discussion.  It shows my train decos are a value of 36 yet in my drop box they are not,  Our coop finished all the chapters - so not sure any change will be given.
  • GGS is working on it.  Mods will get back to us later is what I heard.

  • JustMe (US1)JustMe (US1) US1 Posts: 491
    noticed after the maintenance done this morning all the train decos have higher values then before....will we receive new decos reflecting the change?
    Check here for your answer https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/en/discussion/140803/update-dec-8th-christmas-preparations-event-village-happiness-discussion#latest
    none of mine have changed value they are all at the 22 they were 

    also despite collecting tons of the blue snowflakes i notice my team # of flakes collected has not changed - and mine very little
  • JustMe (US1)JustMe (US1) US1 Posts: 491
    what a fubar 
  • :) The US server was down.  Some were saying for quite a while.

    You stated that not all co op members finished each chapter.  Is that correct?  You can not go back to a previous deco if the chapter has switched to a new one. so if a member did not finish, the chapter was not complete as a co op.  That is why you needed to purchase the deco with gold, if you still wanted the deco.  Same thing for each of the chapters.  You do not buy the deco if all members completed their own lists 100%.

    As for number 5, you collect the snowflakes.  After you reach a level, it resets the amount you need for the next happiness level.  This continues to the end of the time for chapter 5.

    The same score on the deco that you each received is a base score, it is where you start.  If chapter had been completed by all it would have been higher.  An extra deco for Chapter 1 was given to everyone because of an error.  All received the same value. It sounds like the co op did complete their personal lists for chapter 3 so you did not have to buy that one.

    Does this help at all?

  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    Nah, my feeling is that the top players & co-ops get an EXTRA bonus of points applied to their deco (in addition to the points they earn via snowflakes), and everyone else just gets what they collected via snowflakes.

    It wouldn't make much sense to have tiers to collecting snowflakes, otherwise (like "Remaining: 13,052"). 

    I'm sure we'll find out for sure once the mods get an answer back from the devs, probably sometime tomorrow (since it's just after midnight in Germany right now).
    You're winning here. :) Now go and get your reward of 100 000 gold. If GG has some issues about that, just tell them we agreed. :)
    LOL.. Thanks, but I don't think I'll hold my breath for that one - purple doesn't look good on me. :smiley:
  • JustMe (US1)JustMe (US1) US1 Posts: 491
    edited 28.12.2016
    no your statement is not correct - nor did i say that 

    and no your answer does not help nor does you smiley as you say "The US server was down.  Some were saying for quite a while."  
  • Data King (US1)Data King (US1) US1 Posts: 7,994
    I am afraid @UserPkmwg1 (US1) is correct.
    If even 1 member of your co op did not complete 100% of the harvest phase/part of a chapter or more, then no one in the co op will get the deco for the chapter and will be giving the option to buy it with gold if they wish. In order to do chapter 5 your whole co op, all the members must have earned all 4 decos. One for each of the chapters.

    Here is a copy direct from the Mods taken form here https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/en/discussion/140802/update-dec-8th-christmas-preparations-event-village-happiness/p1?new=1

    The Event

    Christmas Preparations is an event consisting of 5 chapters.

    • This year the event works with harvest (phase 1) and donations (phases 2 and 3).

    • Chapters 1-4 follow the same pattern and last for 4 days each.

    • Each Chapter can have 3 phases, depending on the performance of the cooperative.

    • Chapter 5 is a surprise for all cooperatives.

    • Difficulty increases with each stage of the event.

    • For each chapter completed successfully, there will be a small reward (deco).

    • Each cooperative will work together over the course of the event in order to achieve special decoration values for all their members.

    • All decorations will have both farm happiness points (FHP) and village happiness points (VHP).


    Chapters 1 - 4: What is there to do?

    Phase 1: Individual tasks
    Each cooperative member gets a task request, tailored to their respective player level.
    • As soon as the first harvest is made towards an order, this order has to be finished 100%. The cooperative will only be eligible for upcoming event steps and associated rewards when every member’s orders are fulfilled completely (100%).*

    • Every member can decide for themselves if they would like to contribute to one of the event steps. If they already know that they won't be around for the week, they can skip the respective order. However, this also means that the final reward will not reach its full happiness potential**. 

    • In order to provide an analysis of the current status of each member's orders, progress is shown in an overview dialog. This overview is visible to every other member.

    Phase 2: Guardian Period (helping others by donating products)
    • If you finish your own task, you can immediately start helping your friends by donating products (required goods may vary and will scale according to donors' player levels)!

    Phase 3: Bonus Period (working together by donating products)
    • If all the members complete their respective tasks, 2 new surprise tasks will appear. After completion, 2 new ones (with slightly higher difficulty) will appear.

    • Cooperative task: the same task for every member, gives +1 Village Happiness point for the Chapter decoration.

    • Individual task: different tasks for each member, give +1 Farm Happiness point for individual players decoration.

    5th Chapter: Final Preparations

    • In order to participate in this final chapter, the cooperative needs to get all the previous 4 decorations from chapters 1 to 4.

    • During this chapter, the whole cooperative will have to collect 2 kinds of snowflakes that drop from all farm productions:

      • Blue snowflakes have to be collected by all coop members at the same time and will increase the VHP of the 5th (last) decoration.

      • Cyan snowflakes have to be collected individually and will increase the FHP of each member’s decoration.

  • lisoo (FR1)lisoo (FR1) FR1 Posts: 529
    Hi everyone
    Since we don't have no CM nor modo on the french server we have to come here to ask for informations about the xmas event.

    I have another one : 
    On my christmas list, the decorations are not as in the store list

    All decorations are 26 HP and 0VHP in the christmas list, while they are different in th decoration list. The first one  (wagon de noel 1, 25 HP and 5 VHP) is from the debug.

    Does anibody have any news about this ?
    Will all of the 4 carriages have the added bonus ? Or only the locomotive
    Why did it start with 26 and not the satisfaction we gained during the 4 previous week ?
    Somebody ? Anibody ? Help :) !!

    have a good day

    Lisoo :)
  • Lisoo, the snowflakes you are getting by harvesting will add to all 4 trains you have won during the christmas event.hope this answers your question.
  • Data King (US1)Data King (US1) US1 Posts: 7,994
    Sorry to tell you but I believe the snowflakes will only increase the happiness of the final deco. That's why the 2 types of snowflakes, 1 for the regular happiness, they are stop sign shaped, 1 for the village happiness, they are star shaped.
  • Even those who did not finish all chapters, do note all will see the snowflakes. But you can not get the locomotive.
  • I can not to collect cyan snowflakes from my farm. I have only blue snowflakes. Why?


  • You see the X's, your co op will not get the locomotive, as it shows the co op didn't finish the harvest stage for all that started to 100 %. Your group didn't qualify, therefore even though you see snowflakes, you are not actually in the running for Part 5. As stated in your screen shot your co op had to get 1-4 finished. You only have 1 and 4 unless you paid for them, the rest of the group will not have them, buying them doesn't qualify the co op. 
  • You see the X's, your co op will not get the locomotive, as it shows the co op didn't finish the harvest stage for all that started to 100 %. Your group didn't qualify, therefore even though you see snowflakes, you are not actually in the running for Part 5. As stated in your screen shot your co op had to get 1-4 finished. You only have 1 and 4 unless you paid for them, the rest of the group will not have them, buying them doesn't qualify the co op. 
    Thank you, now I understand!
  • You're welcome @Aquilegia (INT1)
  • Jiesta (NL1)Jiesta (NL1) Posts: 6,557
    Our Mod's News Team latest bulletin just has been released (as I know how few players really go to the home page and read these information/announcements, I'll post the link here):

    https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/en/discussion/comment/3344130/#Comment_3344130

    THANKS Wabbit for keeping us updated!!  :)
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