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~ Mod News Bulletin! ~ 1st Edition

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  • WiseWing (FormerMod)WiseWing (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 267
    edited 23.11.2018
    Dear farmers,

    The orange - white tent you have been waiting for just appeared on farms, if you did not notice it already :)

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    LATEST NEWS - LATEST NEWS
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    As you already noticed the Oktoberfest and Golden Week are not playing nice together and they even seem to have a combined ranking list. (well, great). The team are looking into it and trying to find a solution.


    There will be offers (like the one up now), between now & Wednesday, of Oktoberfest items, that can be bought with Ludwig coins. Any remaining cons will be reset at the start of the next Oktoberfest event.

  • WiseWing (FormerMod)WiseWing (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 267
    edited 03.12.2018
    The Ludwig coins offers will appear at these CET time slots:

    03/12/18   9:20 PM - 10:45 PM
    04/12/18   3:20 PM - 4:45 PM
    04/12/18   7:50 PM - 9:15 PM
    05/12/18   1:50 AM - 3:15 AM
    05/12/18   7:50 AM - 9:15 AM

  • RowdyRac (FormerMod)RowdyRac (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 1,250
    There was a hot fix for the Oktoberfest and Golden Week issue.
    No downtime was required but players may have to reload their game for it to take effect.
  • RowdyRac (FormerMod)RowdyRac (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 1,250
    Dear Big Farmers, PLEASE take NOTE ...

    the CC countdown timer is NOT correct at this time.
    The CC will not start until the update of tomorrow has been completed, and since the exact time of the update has not yet been confirmed, the exact time of the CC is also still unknown.

    We have asked that the incorrect CC timer be removed from in-game and is still waiting to hear back.  If is should get removed, however, there is a chance that any gold league players who have voted already, will need to do so again. 


    Further news from the Mod desk relates to the weather ...
    We've heard that there will not be any snow on the farms this year, due to requests for the feature to be removed as it was hurtful to the eyes of many players.

    Our reporter at the scene  overheard the following:  

    "we wanted to try and make it choosable for people but the floor texture is very big and loading both at once could cause lag issues, especially to those players with older computers.

    However, don't despair, the Christmas workers will be activated with the next update to give your farms that Christmassy feel."

  • RowdyRac (FormerMod)RowdyRac (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 1,250
    Right then, the CC countdown timer was changed very recently (the time is now longer) in an attempt to anticipate the arrival of the update tomorrow.

    But as we all know, updates tend to have a mind of their own so please do consider that the CC timer showing right now might not be exactly accurate.

    We will keep you updated as and when we hear more.
  • RowdyRac (FormerMod)RowdyRac (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 1,250
    edited 06.12.2018
    There may be a screen like this popping up when you log in to the game, after the update just now:



    DO NOT be concerned, it is only a display error.


    A second point to note, on a different matter, the cowshed skin in the rural set is meant to be for a 5x5 themed cowshed, but it turns out that it will work on a regular 8x5 cowshed too!  (where it will look like a 5x5 shed with 3x5 space).
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    NEWS FROM SANTA'S WORKSHOP!
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    If anyone is looking for help on how Santa's workshop event works,
    you can find instructions here:

    Introducing Santa's Workshop!


    [Ignore the part about Festive stars, as I haven`t seen any yet this year].

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    CHIPMUNK NEWS
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    The warm front that is drifting over BF this year (probably from that Volcanic island) has caused all the snow to melt, making it difficult to find the snow piles where chipmunks like to hide!

    They are still there & it may help to know that Chipmunks are creatures of habit, so if you can remember where you found them last year, you will be off to a good start! :)


    You may find some useful help on this thread: Advent Calendar



  • RowdyRac (FormerMod)RowdyRac (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 1,250
    Some news for everyone who has been eagerly waiting for the twins - the Naughty or Nice event will run from the 23rd until the 26th of December.

    Don't miss out !
  • WiseWing (FormerMod)WiseWing (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 267
    This news just came in:

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    We have been made aware of reports coming in about issues with Santa's Workshop, which in some cases deducts gold the first time you open it. This is *NOT* intended and the Workshop should not cost you any fee to open it. Although we are unable to take any direct action due to the season we assure you that if you have been affected by this we will make it our top priority after the holidays. Our deepest and sincerest apologies to all affected by this, thank you and we hope your Christmas continues to be merry despite this issue.

    Your BF Team
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    The twins will be returning for the following dates:
    Jan 6th-9th and Jan 16th-19th



    Also, for any of you are still missing your 2nd Snowman deco (the one from Rudolph) & still getting Snowballs dropping, it would appear that this corrects itself when the server is restarted - We had a couple of servers restarted the other day & that brought snowmen & stopped the snowballs - The happiness for the Snowmen is still as it should be when the event ended, the additional snowballs since then, are not counted.
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    This is your Wascally Weporter, here to let you know that all prizes for the "Hey that's my Farm" and "Holiday Hop!" contests have now been credited, except for the Christmas badges which we will be done next week!

    We know that you are all anxiously awaiting news about the various bugs in the Christmas events, particularly missing gold & missing mailbox decos from Rudolph. They could not be fixed this week as key team members are still away, but the issues are all known & there is no need at this point to do any tickets for them. Next week we will be able to let you know what is happening with each issue, starting with the gold from Santa's workshop, down to what went wrong with the extension to the FHWE.

    Have a good weekend!

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    FORUM CONTEST NEWS
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    One of the farms for the EN1 server, in the "Hey that's my farm!" contest,
    has been changed.
  • WascallyWabbit (FormerMod)WascallyWabbit (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 6,097
    edited 13.01.2019

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    BREAKING NEWS
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    As you know 2 of our mods have been busy out on assignment,
    but we are delighted to announce that your Pickle lovin' friend has now returned to the Mod desk! 

    Welcome back PicklePaws!!



    According to our live feed we now appear to have a Mod in outer space  :o

    but we are hoping that the Cuddly one will also be back at the desk soon

    Image result for animal barndance cartoon gif
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    Greetings Big Farmers,

    If like me you had got use to loading your DSF boats by clicking the items, instead of dragging them & not having to hold down the shift key to do it, then you have probably noticed that it no longer works on the HTML version of the game (yet). However, I have been looking at "Sticky Keys" & the good news is that it IS still possible, so here is a quick little "how to" guide for you, should you wish to try it for yourself ....

    1. Tap the shift key 5 times in quick succession.
    2. On the pop-up asking if you wish to enable Sticky keys, click "Yes".
    3. Tap the shift key 2 more times (to lock it on).
    4. Load all your boats, just by clicking items to select them.
    5. When you are finished, press Shift+Ctrl+Alt at the same time - To disable sticky keys.

    Happy fishing!
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    Hi Everyone,

    Well we have had the big switchover to HTML and for the vast majority of players it has been a positive experience  - Yay!!  :)  Flash is no longer available, which happened earlier than we expected, but it means all resources are now being concentrated on tweaks & improvements to the HTML version of the game & as you saw on Friday, with the hotfix, many issues are being addressed more swiftly now.

    We have had reports of some players still suffering from unplayable lag & have passed this on to the team, who say: 
    "Hi, thanks for the feedback. We are going to keep working on improvements for the html version. Some issues are harder to identify like others, though."
    In the meantime, make sure that you have done everything possible from your end, have the latest version of your browser, try other browsers to see if you find one that works better for you - we have had some good reports about Comodo's Dragon browser & while it is not one of the ones being officially tested or recommended, if you have tried all the others, it can't hurt to give it a look, though please note that if you find some other issue on Dragon, make sure that it exists on one of the supported browsers & is not specific to Dragon, before you report it.

    To those asking what is being done for Mac users, we have been told that they are unaware of any issues, specifically related to Mac, if you are having problems with lag, see above.

    Regarding Mobile devices, as you know Big Farm is not designed to be played that way, so there is no specific support for mobile issues, but as far as we know the HTML version does still work on newer devices & we would refer you to the tutorial: How to play BF on a Mobile device which is still the latest info that we have on this topic.

    Thank you all for your excellent feedback & for finding all those minor hidden little glitches, keep it coming, the team are working their way through the list as quickly as they can.
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    NEWS FROM THE DEV TEAM
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    "We're aware of the delayed start of the fireworks for the CNY and that the issue also exists for other events. - We are looking into and are trying to find a solution". 
  • RowdyRac (FormerMod)RowdyRac (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 1,250

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    Some more NEWS FROM THE DEV TEAM
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    "We are investigating the issues with the VF and memory problems in various browsers.
    We have already made some improvements on our side but are still looking for the root cause and ways we can minimise or eliminate the issue.

    Keep giving us your feedback and let us know if you have some reproduction steps, our developers may be able to use the information to resolve the problems.
      
    Thanks everyone!"
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    As you know, the Candy Voucher Trader left too soon after the Candy farm ended, so some of you did not get the chance to spend your Candy Vouchers.

    He will be returning from 10:00am CET Feb 15th -18th
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    The loading speed of Big Farm for the newest version of Firefox is improved now and the game should load way quicker than before.

    The monthly renewal dates for subscriptions, appear to show differently on the site & in the emails - At first glance it looks like the subscription site in basing a month on 30 days, whereas the emails are correctly using the same date each month - it is more obvious this month as February only has 28 days.It is being looked at, but for now make sure you check your emails for your exact renewal date, if 1 or 2 days would significantly affect you - If, for example, you purchased your subscription on the 4th of the month, your renewals should be the 4th of every month thereafter.
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    All prizes & Badges from this year's Valentine Contests have now been credited :)

    There is still a Flower Farm to be found on EN1 and on SKN1 in the "Hey, That's My Farm!" contest - If you need a little help, I can narrow your search down from the top 500 & tell you that both are ranked in the top 300 farms on each server.
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    The Turbo Harvester has been added back to the Deep Sea Fishing & Temporary farm regions - Still waiting for the Coop Village - It was done on a clientside hotfix, so you will need to relog to get the updated game version.
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    WWC NEWS
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    Distribution of WWC coins has been moved to Thursdays
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    HWE NEWS
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    Compensation HWE (ended on 28.02.19)

    We will give those players, who would have reached 1st, 2nd or 3rd place
    or were ranked in the top 10 their earned rewards today.

    US1

    Due to the downtime on US1 & HIS1 ,
    it appears the same problem has occurred, on those servers,
    for he current HWE & that is being looked into.

  • WiseWing (FormerMod)WiseWing (FormerMod) Guest Posts: 267
    Just a short notice:  Wedding planer was shifted to tomorrow.
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    RIXTY NEWS
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    For anyone that uses the payment method "Rixty" they have now joined Razer Gold
    & the link in the gold shop will take you there in future.
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    NEWS TIME  TIME NEWS
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    US1 switched to daylight savings on March 10th, 
    so you guys have been an hour closer to BF time for a couple of weeks now,
    you will pleased to know that Europe will be joining you this weekend,
    so next week he time difference will be back to normal. :)


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    FISHING NEWS
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    Hi Guys,

    As you probably noticed in the last FHWE, something went wrong with the order of the crates & we started to get consecutive crates from the same type of pool, that is not supposed to happen, the team have identified the issue on the server side, but the fix will most likely come in April & so will not make it into the FHWE that starts on March 31st.

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    You will also have seen the recent introduction from our new CM, Arjuna, so if you need to contact a CM for any reason, they are currently:

    CM_Katsuo  (Languages: Japanese/English)
    CM_Arjuna  (Languages: Portuguese/English)
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