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Update 22.10. - Woof, woof! - Discussion

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  • !!!_396723 (GB1)!!!_396723 (GB1) Posts: 253
    edited 15.10.2013
    Pigs are omnivores, which means that they eat plants and animals. Pigs eat almost any kind of food, including dead insects, worms, trees, bark, garbage and even dead pigs. Also not all of the workers on my farms are meat eaters some are vegetarians and a few are vegans.

    But the pig feed I make in my mill is made with cabbage. So the pigs are vegetarians :)
  • ArtmakerArtmaker Posts: 415
    edited 15.10.2013
    Ok, so where is it????

    "Update 17.10. - Woof, woof!
    Hello everyone!

    We kept you waiting for a bit, but now it's time: A fluffy friend has arrived on your farm!"


    HAS arrived. HAS. As in it happened already. Past tense.


    Also... is the arrival date supposed to be this "Update 17.10"

    Do you mean 10.17?

    Look at ANY forum post here. The month goes first. Now there is no 17th month. So does this admin have the date backwards? AND not know the difference between "HAS ARRIVED" and WILL ARRIVE ON....?
  • montuosmontuos Posts: 1,275
    edited 16.10.2013
    No, they do not mean "10.17"; they mean exactly what was posted — which is October 17. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but the US format putting the month first is bass-ackwards from the rest of the world. GGS, as a German company, naturally formats their dates day-month-year just like everybody else in Europe does.

    Also, all the forum posts here are formatted day-month-year.

    And yes, the date in announcement post subjects is the date the updates are planned to be released.
  • ArtmakerArtmaker Posts: 415
    edited 16.10.2013
    montuos wrote: »
    No, they do not mean "10.17"; they mean exactly what was posted — which is October 17. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but the US format putting the month first is bass-ackwards from the rest of the world. GGS, as a German company, naturally formats their dates day-month-year just like everybody else in Europe does.

    Also, all the forum posts here are formatted day-month-year.


    And yes, the date in announcement post subjects is the date the updates are planned to be released.



    Snarky as that all is, making it sound like everybody else has it right and only America is screwed up,
    take a look. It's different all around the world.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country

    In any case, an easy fix for both sides of the pond and everywhere else since this is a world wide game, is to spell out the date. Oct. 17th. OR the 17th of Oct. I don't care which.
    Again, I figured it out since there is no 17th month.

    But... you never replied to the past tense grammar?
    HAS arrived. That means it happened already. So it HAS happened in the future? How is that possible?
    Will there be a time machine added to this game soon?

    Or am I bass-ackwards on that too?
  • monica79538monica79538 Posts: 1,932
    edited 16.10.2013
    It is a GERMAN based game. Has/had is one letter different and even some people that claim to be super at grammar forget once in awhile. I think they do a fantastic job to translate as much as they do.
    --Geez. The dog is going to be here on the 17th of October.
  • Kat Nip (GB1)Kat Nip (GB1) GB1 Posts: 3,796
    edited 16.10.2013
    You're right Monica, Latten and Nafaru do a great job with translating - I know I certainly can't do it. :)

    How about we all just continue celebrating the fact that we get a dog on our farm tomorrow which is just super exciting in my opinion. :D

    Kat. Kittie_by_otomosc.gif
  • duchessogravityduchessogravity Posts: 178
    edited 16.10.2013
    realy not trying to be a brat, but day AFTER tomorrow, cause it is stil the 15th :)

    G17OCXc.jpg
  • monica79538monica79538 Posts: 1,932
    edited 16.10.2013
    for real!
    there are 24 time zones and Katnip is in one of the earliest. for KatNip, it already IS the 16th so tomorrow is the 17th.
  • duchessogravityduchessogravity Posts: 178
    edited 16.10.2013
    i know i was just teasing, i wish i was closer to getting my dog! but i gues sthe rollout will hapen a tthe same time for us all...
  • Kat Nip (GB1)Kat Nip (GB1) GB1 Posts: 3,796
    edited 16.10.2013
    Yep, Monica! :D

    I get to say before you then duchess that my puppy is arriving tomorrow! Hopefully you'll feel that joy soon too! :p

    Kat. Kittie_by_otomosc.gif
  • monica79538monica79538 Posts: 1,932
    edited 16.10.2013
    So we can all tell time now lol? and that the dog will be here on the 17th with xX fingers crossedXx WITH NO BUGS good :)
    G night i had a long day.
  • farmerkit2farmerkit2 Posts: 177
    edited 16.10.2013
    shaheer125 wrote: »
    yes this is count in decoration. a question=the dog eat food.if he eat from where we produce it?

    Pigs? Right now these go right to waste.
  • Mirja (NL1)Mirja (NL1) Posts: 141
    edited 16.10.2013
    I'm looking forward to our new friend. Will the animation only be visible when animation is on?
  • wickedwitchy (US1)wickedwitchy (US1) Posts: 58
    edited 16.10.2013
    I have the same question.Will the dog still run around with the animations off? I do not run my animations as it slows the game down considerably and not to mention with a dog running around and all those workers I would have a seizure lol watching all that constantly.:S8|?(:D
  • Latten (DE1)Latten (DE1) Posts: 6,246
    edited 16.10.2013
    Hey everyone,

    We know you're all very eager to welcome your newest farm family member with the upcoming update. Sadly, we have to announce that this update has been moved to next week. After weeks of work and bugfixing, there's still a substantial amount of little and annoying bugs in our current version, and we decided that this awaited feature has to be delivered with as few flaws as possible. We are very sorry, but we're sure this is in your best interest, too.
    So, the dog will arrive at your farm at the 22nd of October, together with the Big Farm Birthday update, meaning you will have a lot of stuff to play with :)

    Of course we'll add proper patch notes for the update later on.

    Greetings and a big "thank you" from the devs,
    Timo
  • MalikBilal2MalikBilal2 Posts: 374
    edited 16.10.2013
    I knew it. the devs messing with peoples emotions :D
    but still a lot of ppl are going to be disappointed bcz of this
  • ezio auditore3ezio auditore3 Posts: 2,399
    edited 16.10.2013
    I don't mind the delay and neither should other people because bugs are really hard to find out and fix so I'd rather have a late dog than a glitchy dog :)
  • Gwendolen (US1)Gwendolen (US1) Posts: 1,268
    edited 16.10.2013
    Aw, that's a pity. To say I don't mind the delay is a bit too much, because I was looking forward to the doggie, but if the poor creature still have fleas, then I totally understand that GGS wants to give him a good bath first.

    So I'll go on looking forward, it's only a few more days.
  • Daytona (INT1)Daytona (INT1) Posts: 425
    edited 16.10.2013
    OK - no worries :)
  • V Sena (US1)V Sena (US1) Posts: 10
    edited 16.10.2013
    'Little fellow' sounds good. 'Big Farm Dog' sounds a little over whelming. I hope we will get a cat one day, for the barn mice and as a pet.
  • montuosmontuos Posts: 1,275
    edited 16.10.2013
    Artmaker wrote: »
    Snarky as that all is...
    But... you never replied to the past tense grammar?

    Artmaker, you have my apologies. I had intended to cancel that when I realized I was too snappish to be posting anything at the time, but it seems I automatically clicked Post anyway.
  • ArtmakerArtmaker Posts: 415
    edited 16.10.2013
    montuos wrote: »
    Artmaker, you have my apologies. I had intended to cancel that when I realized I was too snappish to be posting anything at the time, but it seems I automatically clicked Post anyway.

    Thanks, and no worries. I've done that myself a time or two.


    I saw the note about the delay. "bugs." Lol. So what puppy doesn't have to be dewormed? Possibly de flea'd?
    Get those bugs. We want healthy pups.

    I'm sure it will be worth the wait. Hope so.
  • !!!_396723 (GB1)!!!_396723 (GB1) Posts: 253
    edited 16.10.2013
    Artmaker wrote: »
    But... you never replied to the past tense grammar?
    HAS arrived. That means it happened already. So it HAS happened in the future? How is that possible?
    Will there be a time machine added to this game soon?

    I've already complained about the past tense usage in the Achievements - look at the first one, No longer a novice, and it is phrased in the present tense 'Reach level xx'. That is what you need to do in order to get the achievement and, as far as I'm concerned, is correct.

    Now look at the second, Combine harvester, which says 'Harvested xxx corn' which is written in the past tense, as though you have already completed the achievement although it is still in progress.

    When I suggested a change so that all achievements were phrased in the present tense (i.e. telling you what you need to do in order to complete that achievement) I was told that I was looking at it the wrong way because that is what had been done in order to get that achievement, even though it was still in progress, and had not been completed.

    So there does appear to be a constant discrepancy between the usage of past and present tense.
  • ezio auditore3ezio auditore3 Posts: 2,399
    edited 16.10.2013
    It shouldn't be such a big issue (I'm not saying you're making a big issue) as long as the difference and the objective of what they want you to know and do is clear :)
  • Rusty Farmer (AU1)Rusty Farmer (AU1) AU1 Posts: 1,705
    edited 17.10.2013
    Latten wrote: »
    Hey everyone,

    We know you're all very eager to welcome your newest farm family member with the upcoming update. Sadly, we have to announce that this update has been moved to next week. After weeks of work and bugfixing, there's still a substantial amount of little and annoying bugs in our current version, and we decided that this awaited feature has to be delivered with as few flaws as possible. We are very sorry, but we're sure this is in your best interest, too.
    So, the dog will arrive at your farm at the 22nd of October, together with the Big Farm Birthday update, meaning you will have a lot of stuff to play with :)

    Of course we'll add proper patch notes for the update later on.

    Greetings and a big "thank you" from the devs,
    Timo

    I'm on holiday from tomorrow till the 22nd so that suits me just fine. :)
  • bøffe (SKN1)bøffe (SKN1) Posts: 383
    edited 17.10.2013
    Gwendolen wrote: »
    Aw, that's a pity. To say I don't mind the delay is a bit too much, because I was looking forward to the doggie, but if the poor creature still have fleas, then I totally understand that GGS wants to give him a good bath first. QUOTE]

    Hi Gwendolen :)

    You just made my day LOL :):):):)
  • !!!_396723 (GB1)!!!_396723 (GB1) Posts: 253
    edited 17.10.2013
    It shouldn't be such a big issue (I'm not saying you're making a big issue) as long as the difference and the objective of what they want you to know and do is clear :)

    AS I said in my original post, it's a minor niggle, but I still find it strange that they are telling you what you have to do in order to get the achievement by telling you what you have done to achieve it. Or, to put your last sentence into GGS speak 'and the objective of what they want you to know and did is clear'. It is just not proper English.
  • suzon (SKN1)suzon (SKN1) Posts: 32
    edited 17.10.2013
    WHEN is the dog supposed to arrive ????
    Was`t today
  • monica79538monica79538 Posts: 1,932
    edited 17.10.2013
    OOOOH i think I can get the workshop ;)

    Have to see....I need 2 expansions first.

    So there is going to be an event with Birthday theme? mine is the end of this month LOL.
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