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Horse Ranch Guide

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  • Complicated is an euphemism... lol. After making equipment and fixing my horse with those in an event, only to lose worse than ever before, I'm back to bareback riding. No wonder... who uses a Western saddle for racing/showjumping/dressage anyway... lol. At least the stuff is good for a chuckle.
  • Data King (US1)Data King (US1) US1 Posts: 7,994
    Well so far I am finding it some what complicated as well. So far my thoughts -
     Do not like the fact the 3 building, - Tannery - Spinning Mill - Dye Works can not be stopped to start as we see fit. The way it is set up now as soon as u have enough of an item it trigger's what ever that harvested item will make. If the barn is full then the buildings stops making things until there is room, you run out of items needed for the item you are making or switch to an other item.
     Being able to set up the next item for the building to start on is a good feature, but it will continue to make that item until the barn is full, you run out of the item/s needed to make the item or you switch the item being made to an other one before the current item restarts.
     One can select all the different things to be made through the tabs on the top in any one of the 3 buildings allowing one to start/make set up 3 different things at once. Managing the making times vs harvest times will be a challenge until one is able to get more trees going. - draw back here one has no idea of which tree stump will be what kind of tree until after one has committed to building/upgrading 1 - at 150,000 HC

    The Saddler's Workshop at this time is to limited to how many different items one can store there.Trying to figure out what each of the items are & how they may help a horse looks like it will take some trial & error. So for now sticking to the 2 items or areas a horse shows as available equipment - leg wraps - boots seems to be the best bet

    The introduction tasks/quest are pretty straight forward & one can earn enough Horse Crests (HC) to continue until they ask you to start a new tree. Here you will need to do a few tournaments until one is able to complete this task.
     As for the new horse tournaments - this looks ok to start with - like being able to see the enhancements of both horses & being able to select my horse I want for that challenge/race - can't wait to see how the new items are going to work on the horses
    With the rework they also changed the amounts to advance up levels to get to that Platinum level
    so it is not going to be as easy as it was - looking like Gold maybe the new norm :/
  • MissPony (US1)MissPony (US1) US1 Posts: 18
    The Horse Ranch was my favorite area before - This update has made it way too complicated - This is like a job now - Not trying to be negative, but you could have made improvements without making it so dog gone complicated
  • MissPony (US1)MissPony (US1) US1 Posts: 18
    I agree Steve p. I am in same boat
  • happy56 (US1)happy56 (US1) US1 Posts: 5
    This new Horse Farm will take some getting used to.

    I see another currency - those shield tokens. Isn't it enough that we have 2 types of horseshoes to earn? There is no explanation about those tokens.

    It is interesting to see so much information about my horse. However, there is very little information about the other horse. I can calculate the odds on my horse but with so little information about the other horse the additional information does not help.

    The horse racing seems completely random. As Steve P. said, a higher level horse does not consistently beat a lower level horse. In real life -- a better horse will win consistently. Sometimes an inferior horse can have a good day and your horse a bad day, but over time the results show the difference.

    With Big Farm, it does not seem to matter what you do = the game is designed to reward people who do not play with skill, but just pay more gold to get the rewards. Maybe this is not the game for me as I am interested in skill and challenge. I enjoy buying things, but a player should be able to advance without bribing the horse judges.

    The other issue is the race challenges made that you have no control over. It is discouraging to loose points when I cannot take any action to avoid it. I keep training my horses, but I am loosing interest as the training is not reflected in the racing results. I am not the only one who notices this.

    I hope this added complexity is not like the horse meadow - it was not worth putting a horse in there at all. I was never able to arrange another horse from any of my coops to be there also. I tried it once, but not again. I had to maintain the horse constantly for nothing.

    I am not playing often enough to be in a coop now. It is not as fun now I realize that the challenges are only attainable with outside currency. It is not possible to win by using assets earned in the game. I still come back to see if I can enjoy it more.

    Stay safe and well

    happy56





  • rsny (US1)rsny (US1) US1 Posts: 2,294
    What is the point of racing when my  level 142 horse can not win against a level 60 horse.  I always make it to the platinum league but it will not happen this time.

    Also I have to keep watching what horse of mine is racing as the game will keep switching to one of my lower level horses.  

    It has absolutely nothing to do with attributes that I can see.   The whole horse racing thing has turned into a big mess.
  • All the definitions and foot notes for the horse racing  is in jiberish - how about English for us common folk
  • mutterkjær (SKN1)mutterkjær (SKN1) SKN1 Posts: 344
    Does anyone know where to find a video that explains the dynamics of the factories and workshop ??
    I have tried to figure it out, but still have no clue, and it irritates me, that the barn obviously is too small. I am forced to sell things, that I think could be useful to have for a later production. Please help us somebody, let´s have this explained.
  • artful (US1)artful (US1) US1 Posts: 6,617
    I agree, it is a total cluster.  Adding insult to injury, my horse is barely progressing.  BTW, "team," do some research would you please:  trees do not grow in the desert.  What was once a serene area of the game now looks like a junk yard.
  • BillJohn (US1)BillJohn (US1) US1 Posts: 78
    edited 11.04.2020
    Well, so far has been a challenge.  Certain screenshots were not showing up as presented in this guide.  Decided this morning to use a different browser.  Changed from google chrome to microsoft edge.  That seemed to take care of the problem.    
  • Elohim (NL1)Elohim (NL1) NL1 Posts: 99
    I also think the barn is a bit to small, but what helps is the manufacturing of the new horseitems. And as soon as you have enough of these items , use them in the races. This helps to keep the process going so you don't often have to sell goods. And by using these items you have a far better change to win IF you use them wisely. And also the fact that you now can see much better where your opponent's weakness is helps a lot.
    Especially for lower rank horses it is a great opportunity to get in a higher league.

    The only thing I have noticed what is not working well is when using the horsecap and winning a race it does not give the extra fuel as it should. Anyone else have the same problem?






  • mutterkjær (SKN1)mutterkjær (SKN1) SKN1 Posts: 344
    So now I am able toprocuce the horse equipment, BUT how do i apply them to the horses ???

  • Data King (US1)Data King (US1) US1 Posts: 7,994
    So now I am able toprocuce the horse equipment, BUT how do i apply them to the horses ???

    Have to go through the competition transporter
     then through tournament preparations - second tab
     for each race I believe ?
  • mutterkjær (SKN1)mutterkjær (SKN1) SKN1 Posts: 344
    edited 11.04.2020
    okay thannks , I think i have applied some - but what and to what effect I have no clue

    Really, I think this is no go. It is way to compliceated 

  • Elohim (NL1)Elohim (NL1) NL1 Posts: 99
    So now I am able toprocuce the horse equipment, BUT how do i apply them to the horses ???


    -You click on the tournament truck (horse farm)
    - you click on which competence you want to play (show jumping / racing / dressage - (top of screen)
    - you click on the green button at the bottom of the screen (show)
    Then you enter a screen with your horse on the left. (here are 3 green + on the left)
    Click on the green + and install your 1st horse items (saddles / boots / caps / blankets / leg protectors)
    do the same with the following 2  (of course you select the horse items of the competence you want to play with)
    And then you can start racing .....

    Make sure you select your best horse, sometimes the system jumps to another horse.


  • Data King (US1)Data King (US1) US1 Posts: 7,994
    okay thannks , I think i have applied some - but what and to what effect I have no clue

    Really, I think this is no go. It is way to compliceated 

    Trying to figure out what each of the items are & how they may help a horse - looks like it will take some trial & error. So for now sticking to the 2 items or areas a horse shows as available equipment - leg wraps - boots seems to be the best bet
    just make the 1 of each for each discipline area u use the most - not enough room to be able to have them all for all the 3 area's  - Race - Jump - Dress & the 3 of each type of accessory - leg wraps - boots for each as well

  • Elohim (NL1)Elohim (NL1) NL1 Posts: 99
    What I do is first look at what your opponent has for competences and on that basis I determine what is best to race with my horse. What you see, for example, is that some players only specialize in 1 competence. You can now make use of this by playing on 1 of the other 2 parts and strengthening them with horse items.

  • Lnwolf (US1)Lnwolf (US1) US1 Posts: 20
    When using the new items, I have won zero competitions even with the other horse being 80 levels below me.   Without the bonus products, I am winning around 40% regardless of the other horse's level.  I have not competed against anything more than 10 levels above my rarity level 4 135 level horse.  Been playing this for years and never seen such broken odds.
  • Too complicated. Badly explained. Don't care about it. Liked the horse farm before. This is way too much effort. 
  • MissPony (US1)MissPony (US1) US1 Posts: 18
    In short Big Farm, you have completely ruined the horse ranch area . Not that you care.
  • nannsi (SKN1)nannsi (SKN1) SKN1 Posts: 325
    Many problems in my coop

    some do not get their points for winning and stay in bronze all the time

    i do get my points but have only strange english text and with mouse over i get a very stupid danish text

    Can someone please help my coop members to get their points and the correct names for my buildings??




  • Elohim (NL1)Elohim (NL1) NL1 Posts: 99

    some do not get their points for winning and stay in bronze all the time


    The leagues from silver to platinum have now been split into more levels, which no longer fit all on one page, so you need to scroll down with the arrows to see level 8.


  • kazhmeer (US1)kazhmeer (US1) US1 Posts: 8
    I could race my horse without adding saddle, etc.  Now that I put stuff on horse, I can't race any of my horses.  Don't know if I'm doing something wrong, or if bug ??  :(   Where is good written instructions for this ?  I watched video but so small could barely see it and it doesn't explain anything, just music  :(
  • I want to know what am I going to do with all these horse crests, I have worked out it will take less than 2 months to buy all the trees then what?  Is there going to be a store to use these crest or are they just another useless currency we could have done without?
  • ayanami (PL1)ayanami (PL1) PL1 Posts: 7

    -You click on the tournament truck (horse farm)
    - you click on which competence you want to play (show jumping / racing / dressage - (top of screen)
    - you click on the green button at the bottom of the screen (show)
    Then you enter a screen with your horse on the left. (here are 3 green + on the left)
    Click on the green + and install your 1st horse items (saddles / boots / caps / blankets / leg protectors)
    do the same with the following 2  (of course you select the horse items of the competence you want to play with)
    And then you can start racing .....

    Make sure you select your best horse, sometimes the system jumps to another horse.



    thank you sooo much for the explanation, now that I've read it it seems so obvious but the whole horse thing is so complicated I couldn't figure it out by myself

    silly me, I honestly believed all the new equipment is consumed automatically (kind of like the fishing equipment when you fish by yourself) but we need to add the equipment each time we race? so we spend even more time on racing and on top of that we have to watch those silly animations of horses racing through the screen each and every time? where is the skip button for that?!
  • Elohim (NL1)Elohim (NL1) NL1 Posts: 99
    I only use the equipment if I have to race against a horse that is stronger. Before I race I analyze my opponent. That is one of the good parts of the new game !!! Now you can see better where your opponent's weak spot is. Many players have specialized in only 1 competence, which you can now use. Even if your horse is tens of points lower than that of your opponent, you can still win if you use this information, and will race on 1 of the 2 other competences and strengthen your horse with horse items.

    I think that's the good part of this new game. The old game was really only fun for the "happy few" who had a horse in the top (including myself). I had been in the diamond league for a few years and had to play against the same players all the time. Much did not change because the same players were always at the top and it got boring.
    But now with this game change you can also score very well if you have a horse of a lower class. It is now more of a game where everyone - including the lower ranks - can score. And I think that's good. Now anyone who studies the game a little can score even against much higher class horses.

  • MLady Lia (US1)MLady Lia (US1) US1 Posts: 24
    ....With the rework they also changed the amounts to advance up levels to get to that Platinum level
    so it is not going to be as easy as it was - looking like Gold maybe the new norm :/
    :Gasp!:

    There's a shocker!
  • MissPony (US1)MissPony (US1) US1 Posts: 18
    Not sure if my points are not being added in (I got to silver, but not sure of new races won are being added in).  Many are struggling and it does not take a Einstein to realize that this "upgrade" was designed to generate gold sales  for BF. So many buttons to hunt down and click thru - It is going to be a nightmare for new players. 
  • mutterkjær (SKN1)mutterkjær (SKN1) SKN1 Posts: 344
    Not sure if my points are not being added in (I got to silver, but not sure of new races won are being added in).  Many are struggling and it does not take a Einstein to realize that this "upgrade" was designed to generate gold sales  for BF. So many buttons to hunt down and click thru - It is going to be a nightmare for new players. 
    There is a new scroll button, so you can see your winnings - just roll down
  • Maria77 (US1)Maria77 (US1) US1 Posts: 64
    Personally, I don't like the new Horse Ranch area.  This used to be the area in the game that did not require much effort or thought.  Now, storages are full. Picking up stuff from trees every few minutes. My PC has been frozen/extremely slow ever since it was implemented.  When the horses race, my screen goes dark as they race. 
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