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Nursery: # of seeds

nana28282nana28282 Posts: 133
The nursery indicates a range for number of seeds created for each crop. E.g. Corn shows 2-4; flowers 6-9, etc.
I have level 5 nursery, and yet I ALWAYS get the lowest number (corn is never more than 2). How do you get the higher number? Is there a trick to it, or is it just a ploy to keep upgrading and wasting your gold? I realize higher level decrease amount of water needed, but what's up with the numbers of seeds?
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  • duchessogravityduchessogravity Posts: 178
    edited 07.07.2013
    i'm gonna hang out with you here and wait for the anwer. i've been wondering the same thing!
  • nana28282nana28282 Posts: 133
    edited 07.07.2013
    6 more tries - each time still only 2 'special corn seeds' produced. I've never seen it produce 3, or 4. Has anyone? I'd love to hear from them
  • Suzie4Suzie4 Posts: 105
    edited 07.07.2013
    If you look at the information on the nursery... It does not matter what level the nursery is at, it just shows the same amount of seeds you get out of 1 production.

    Leveling up just gives you less 5 water collected each time and takes 15 minutes off the production time.

    What those numbers mean in the actual planting of the nursery, I have no idea! lol
  • nana28282nana28282 Posts: 133
    edited 07.07.2013
    it shows that you generate 2 to 4 seeds, Suzie. My question is, why do I always only get 2 seeds and what do I need to do to get the 4 seeds.
  • Suzie4Suzie4 Posts: 105
    edited 07.07.2013
    Yes, I agree with you.... it says harvest yield.. like on the cabbage (using purely for an example) yields 1-2.... perhaps it is a random thing like sometimes harvest yield is 1 and sometimes it is 2....

    But having said that... I have only got cabbage yield of 1... the same with the other seeds... just get the lowest yield. Would be nice to know if it is just random, or is there something else that we can do that will give the higher harvest yield! :)
  • ss02092ss02092 Posts: 772
    edited 07.07.2013
    Yeah its a random thing. The first number is for sure and second is with the additional random.

    Like collectibles you get special crops from the nursery.
  • nana28282nana28282 Posts: 133
    edited 07.07.2013
    well, I have been using the nursery continuously since it was offered and have NEVER received the larger number for any seeds. How random can it be? It seems like yet another dangling carrot to spend more. Strangely, also, the more I use the nursery, the harder it is to get water from my other activities here...

    It would be nice to have an answer from the developer
  • EricaJ (US1)EricaJ (US1) Posts: 202
    edited 07.07.2013
    According to this, it looks like the higher seed count may be some sort of random bonus.
  • Daytona (INT1)Daytona (INT1) Posts: 425
    edited 07.07.2013
    Yup, Myriad's correct ime; one icon gives you the minimum and then you may get a second icon with a variable bonus. Here's what I've got since I bought the nursery -
    			Corn		Cabbage		Wheat
    				
    Min. seeds		2		1		6
    Max seeds		4		2		9
    
    Actual qty		3		1		6
    			2		1		7
    			2				7
    			2		
    			2		
    			2		
    			2		
    
  • RachaelB (AU1)RachaelB (AU1) Posts: 76
    edited 07.07.2013
    Does anyone know what menu, other than the planting menu , that tells how how many special seeds you have in storage?
  • Larino (INT1)Larino (INT1) Posts: 4,572
    edited 07.07.2013
    None afaik :(
  • QqQ (NL1)QqQ (NL1) Posts: 39
    edited 07.07.2013
    klt49 wrote: »
    Does anyone know what menu, other than the planting menu , that tells how how many special seeds you have in storage?

    of coarse the nursery menu HOVER THE BAGS
    but when field and nursery are busy, there is none.
    thinking about posting possible solution for this.
  • Larino (INT1)Larino (INT1) Posts: 4,572
    edited 07.07.2013
    Ohh, nice one, thanks ^^ Didn't know that. Anyway, 2 possible menus that you cannot reach when the buildings are busy XD XD
  • QqQ (NL1)QqQ (NL1) Posts: 39
    edited 07.07.2013
    back to topic: here are my odds so far:

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  • nana28282nana28282 Posts: 133
    edited 08.07.2013
    well, I have now 'created' special seeds at least 50 times and each and every time I got the lowest number. Wow, some 'odds'. Yup, definitely dangling carrots to keep us using it
  • sandy8043sandy8043 Posts: 5
    edited 19.07.2013
    i, too, have been wondering about that. hopefully, they will decrease the randomness in the next update

    my game levels range from 61 to 38 and on all games, the nursery is fully upgraded
  • Larino (INT1)Larino (INT1) Posts: 4,572
    edited 19.07.2013
    Well guys, I never track the extra droppings, but usually I get an extra bag with one or two extra seeds... Actually they aren't that rare for me. Dunno what everybody is talking about never getting those tbh...

    Edit: I have a level 1 nursery on UK1 and US1
  • NigiN2NigiN2 Posts: 25
    edited 20.07.2013
    I have an off topic question, and since so many of you have upgraded the nursery I'm gonna ask :)
    If we upgrade the nursery from then on, do we need gold to produce special seeds or we can do that with money?

    Also for the first time that I produce wheat in nursery I got 8 seeds, it was in 2 bags,today also I got something in 2 bags, but I didn't check how many seeds I got, so I'm sure it wasn't the lowest number of seeds, and like Larino I got a level one nursery.
  • duchessogravityduchessogravity Posts: 178
    edited 21.07.2013
    upgrading means the nursery needs less product to start production, less water, produce, and produce in boxes. when i was at 100% hapiness it did not cost me anything to run the nursery, just like the mill or animal sheds. now that i am at 99% it only costs abut $5 game cash not gold.
  • Mirja (NL1)Mirja (NL1) Posts: 141
    edited 21.07.2013
    Does anyone know how much gold it cost, to upgrade from level 2 to level 3?
  • SystemSystem Posts: 106,969
    edited 21.07.2013
    Level 1 - $19000
    Level 2 - 850 gold
    Level 3 - 2900 gold
    Level 4 - 9500 gold
    Level 5 - 19000 gold
  • NigiN2NigiN2 Posts: 25
    edited 22.07.2013
    Good then, I'll upgrade it :)
    Thanks for your answer
  • NigiN2NigiN2 Posts: 25
    edited 24.07.2013
    Now the upgrade fee get higher!!! why is that???
  • SystemSystem Posts: 106,969
    edited 24.07.2013
    Why? I would guess that as the yields were increased and growing times reduced it was thought a better balance

    See the Official Announcement
  • NigiN2NigiN2 Posts: 25
    edited 25.07.2013
    What happened to players who upgraded sooner? They were just lucky?
  • dls (US1)dls (US1) Posts: 3
    edited 28.07.2013
    Hi upgraded nursery figuring it would produce more bags of special seeds ... it does not
    please change it so we get more seeds..
    also water is very scarce plus it's not counted all the time.
    this is unfair
  • RachaelB (AU1)RachaelB (AU1) Posts: 76
    edited 29.07.2013
    Have you used the special seeds in cooperative projects. They really rule! We aced the first project after we could use them and it seems to only get better.
  • Faye1953Faye1953 Posts: 9
    edited 29.07.2013
    OK guys this is what I have found in my dealings with my nursery over the past couple of weeks. You say you can't get any higher number of seeds than the bare minimum. Could that be because you are starting the nursery when you only have the minimum breeding seeds or minimum water. The more breeding seeds that you collect and the more water you have on hand (you can collect as much as 250 units of water) the more special seeds you will be able to produce. I have been using 50 units of water, the required number of breeding seeds and getting the bare minimum of special seeds. However, I waited a few days and then started producing special seeds to use in a mission and I got the maximum special seed because I had double or more water and breeding seed. Check and see if that's why you're only getting the minimum in the production from you nursery.
  • McFeisty (US1)McFeisty (US1) US1 Posts: 110
    edited 10.08.2013
    I'm certain that those who say they 'never' get more than the minimum are not paying attention to the nursery when collecting. Yes, while in production, the production number ALWAYS states that the number of seeds being produced is the minimum number. But when you collect your special seeds, THAT is when you get any extra, you will get one 'bag' or 'seed envelope' icon with your minimum number, but then you can also get a second one, that has some extra in it, THAT is where you find the bonus extra seeds.

    I have gotten extra 'bags' roughly more than half the time when collecting my nursery production runs. You could also keep track of how many seeds you have before starting and after collecting production, if trying to keep track of the floating icons is troublesome (as it can be at times).
  • Daytona (INT1)Daytona (INT1) Posts: 425
    edited 11.08.2013
    Yup, I agree McFeisty, there's a lot of people spreading misinformation about the game. Hopefully they eventually get disillusioned and stop playing.

    Here's my (incomplete) experience -
    				After 24th		After 24th		After 24th
    		Wild		July change		July change		July change
    		flowers	Corn	Corn		Cabbage	Cabbage		Wheat	Wheat
    							
    Min. seeds		2	3		1			6	4
    Max seeds		4	2		2			9	4
    Actual qty		3	2		1			6	3
    			2	4		1			7	4
    			2	4		1			7	3
    			2	3		1				4
    			2			1				4
    			2					
    			2					
    			3					
    			3					
    			4					
    			2					
    			2					
    			3					
    			3					
    			3					
    			3					
    			2					
    			3					
    			2					
    			2					
    			2					
    							
    							
    Average			2.5	3.0		1.1			7.0	3.7
    

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