I am having loading or connection issues in Cafe World

Some Cafe World players are unable to load their cafes. A few players have been experiencing this issue for a few days, while others have been unable to load more recently. The Heading to your Cafe load percentage may be stuck when attempting to load your Cafe, or you may see a blue or beige screen after loading. If you see a blue or beige screen, we have found that clearing your browser's cache and cookies may fix the problem.

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How to obtain a Fox Cannon

In order to complete part 4 (The Hideout) of the 37X37 homestead expansion, you will need a fox cannon.






If you do not have a fox cannon yet, here is how you get one:
1. Purchase a foundry in the market.
2. Place the foundry on your homestead and complete building it.
3. Start this series by purchasing the Varmint Cannon mission at the Market (in the Special menu).


 

4. Complete the series of varmint missions (you will also obtain the ability to purchase Snake and Groundhog cannons). 

• Build a Foundry
• What We Need is a Snake Cannon
• Seriously It is a Cannon that Shoots Snakes
• Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
• FrontierVille Fox Hunt Mission allows you to buy a Fox Cannon in the Foundry

HINT: Once you have your fox cannon, tending to geese is a good way to spawn foxes on your homestead.
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I didn't get Silk/Embroidery/Tulle

Players are reporting not receiving silk, embroidery or tulle from the Wedding Dress missions. The box with silk will appear red if there is no silk in the inventory.

Here are examples of the crafting menu, the first with no silk, the second with silk.

Trading Post Guide

The Trading Post is now available in FarmVille! With the new crop orders from the Trading Post you will be able to master your crops faster and help your friends master theirs! If you are working toward mastery of a Limited Edition crop that is about to expire, the Trading Post can give you those last few points you need to get a Mastery Sign!

Placing the Trading Post

The next time you play FarmVille, you will receive the opportunity to place a Trading Post on your farm. After you see the Trading Post announcement, the Trading Post will be on your mouse pointer and you can place it on your farm by clicking in an open space.



If you don’t see this, don’t quite have enough room on your farm, or just want to wait until later, don’t worry! You can return to your normal cursor and find the Trading Post in your Gift box or the Market for placement later.

Please keep in mind that while you can place a Trading Post on either one or both farms, however placing multiple trading posts doesn’t double the number of orders you’re able to place.

Using the Trading Post to Order Crops

Once your Trading Post is placed, you can “Look Inside” it to see what crops your neighbors have ready to trade!

When you open your Trading Post you will see a list of all the crops your friends have recently planted. Beneath each crop for each friend you will see a button labeled “Post Order” for that crop. If the button is green the crop is available for orders! Just click it and let your friend know you want to order their crop!



Completing Orders & Rewards

When your Neighbors harvest their crops, your order will be ready to claim. To do this, just go back to the For Sale screen and click on any crops with a “Claim” button under them. You will be granted some coin and Mastery XP in that crop when you claim a completed order.

Final Thoughts

It is important to know that you can only take orders for crops once every twelve hours. You only have to plant one plot for a crop to be able to take orders for it, and you do need to harvest it to complete any orders you have taken. You also have to be level five in order to place and use a Trading Post on your farm.
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Current Issues with Empires & Allies

Below are common issues players are experiencing in Empires & Allies, along with some suggestions for working around the issues until we have them fixed. We are aware of the below and are diagnosing the issues as quickly as we can. Please check back for updates and possible solutions. 

 There is no need to submit an email for these issues.

To help us out, click Please Fix below to help us keep track of the total number of affected players.

Thanks for your patience and see you on the battlefield!

Expansion Creation Lockout

Some players report that all three options of unlocking expansions are greyed out. This makes gaining expansions and completing some quests impossible. Our developer staff is currently investigating this issue.

90% Main Loading Page 

Players are reporting a freeze on the main loading screen bar at 90%, preventing access to the game. We are  actively diagnosing and fixing this issue  If you still have difficulty accessing the game, please follow our standard Loading instructions here . Contact us with details about your browser, operating system and any other relevant information for a quicker resolution.

Element Z Not Accumulating for Quests

Players report that thier Element Z feed posts arent crediting toward quest completion. Please make sure you have not reached the inventory cap on these collectibles before requesting more.

Storing Units and the Air Depot

With the addition of the Air Depot building, it is now not possible to store units in your inventory by clicking on the cancel button after building them.  This is by design and not a game error.

Some players report they cannot store additional units in the Air Depot, even after unlocking extra spaces in the building. Others state that they cannot store the initial first two units in the available spaces. 

No Empire Points upon Leveling up

In Empires & Allies, there is no Empire Point gain per level up. This is by design and not a game error.

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Energy from Neighbor Visits in Empires & Allies

There is a change in the amount of Energy collectable from neighbor visits in Empires & Allies.

You can now collect up to a total of 20 energy per day with neighbor visits instead of the 5 previously set.

Thank you for all of your feedback about this increase!

Buildings in Empires & Allies

In Empires & Allies, buildings give you access to everything you need to play.  All buildings can be found in the build menu:
 



Each building falls under one of the following categories: Housing, Industry, Military, Government, and Decorations.


Housing


Housing buildings are used in Empires & Allies to produce coins and increase your population.  Housing buildings are found under the Housing tab in the Build menu:
 



Housing produces coins in the form of rent.  Rent is produced at fixed intervals in fixed amounts depending on the type of house.   Houses also provide population for your Empire.  A larger population unlocks advanced Industry and Military buildings.


Industry

Industry Buildings produce resources for your Empire.  All Industry buildings are unlocked by increasing your population.  Industry buildings are located in the Build menu in the Industry tab:




 There are three types of Industry Buildings in Empires & Allies.

·         Small Farm: The Small Farm produces crops that can be harvested for coins.  You unlock crops by increasing your level.

·         Market:  You use the Market to sell your resources to your friends or buy resources from them. 

·         Production buildings:  These buildings include the Lumbermill, Oil Derrick, and Ore Mine.  Each of these buildings produces resources according to a contract.  These buildings are available in Levels I, II, and III which are unlocked by increasing your Population.  More advanced production buildings produce larger amounts of resources per contract compared to less advanced production buildings.


Military

Military Buildings are the foundation of your military machine in Empires & Allies.  You use Military buildings to build the fighting force to defend your Empire.  




The three types of military buildings are Barracks, Shipyards, and Hangars.  Barracks produce Land units.  Shipyards produce Sea units.  Hangars produce Air units.  Each type comes in Levels I, II, and III. More advanced buildings produce more advanced units and require higher population to build.


Government

You build Government buildings to increase your maximum population. Each Government Building must be staffed to be completed.  You can staff Government Buildings with your friends or use Empire Points to hire people for each position:





 Government Buildings are found under the Government Buildings tab on the Build menu:





Decorations

Decorations personalize your island nation.  All Decorations cost a fixed amount of coins to place.  Some decorations, like Army base parking, tarmacs, roads, or bricks, can have units placed on them.   Decorations are found under the Decorations tab in the Build menu:






Expansions

Expanding in Empires & Allies is done by purchasing small chunks of land at a time. 





Additional Expansions are purchased from the Expansion tab of the Build menu:





All Expansions cost Coin and Liberty Bonds.  Liberty Bonds can be earned by winning Campaign battles or given to you by your friends.  The Coin cost increases for each Expansion you purchase.