Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Empires & Allies Market


The Market gives players the option to buy and sell resources and units between you and your Friends.  To do this, all you need is a Market and some friends.  Markets are available in the Build menu as an Industry building.

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You can sell items through the Market by clicking your Market.  This opens a screen that shows all of the items you can sell.  Find the item you want to sell, select how much of that item you want to sell, and click Confirm.

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To purchase items for sale from a friend, click your friend in the Neighbors list.  Select Market to open your friend’s Market which shows you what they are selling. 
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Once you have finished shopping click Confirm to purchase the items you have selected.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Frequently asked questions about the ice cream cart

Moyo chefs,

We just released the second part of the ice cream cart! Some of our chefs have questions about its functionality. Below, you will find some answers to your questions. Check this post often as we will update it regularly with answers.

How does the crew system work?
Like the BBQ grill, it is not required that you hire a crew in order for you to make some ice cream.  In order to use your crew members to start a shift, they must first "check-in".

How does my crew "check-in"?
Your crew automatically checks-in when they play Cafe World. You will receive a notification on your ice cream cart when a crew member checks in. If your crew doesn't check-in, you can always remind them.

Why should I check-in?
When you check-in, you will receive a small energy boost.

What happens when I start a shift?
Your crew members will automatically serve ice cream to your customers until their shift is over or until you run out of ice cream. Once you run out of ice cream, you can make more and the crew will continue to serve it. If you wish to click on the ice cream bubble to serve, you can still do so.

How many servings do I have left to serve?
In order to find out how many servings you have left, place your mouse on the cart and you will see your remaining servings.

I have servings left, but I can't serve it. Why?
After you make some ice cream servings, please allow a minute for the system to recognize that you have made additional servings. After a few moments, you should be able to serve ice cream to your customers.

If your crew members check-in, the cart will not tell you how many servings you have left. We suggest that you keep clicking on the ice cream thought bubble to make sure you do not have any servings left before attempting to make more ice cream. Can I change my hired crew members?
We can remove your inactive crew member, but you must provide the UID of the crew member you wish to remove plus the current position this player occupies on your ice cream crew. If you choose to submit a support ticket please, put "Edit Crew" at the start of your support ticket and then briefly list the information.

When I start my crew's shift, why do I have to keep making ice cream?
If you are running a successful cafe and your buzz is high, you will have more customers entering your cafe. The more customers you have, the greater the demand for coffee, drinks and ice cream! To keep up with your customer's demand, the auto serve feature may run through ice cream faster than you expect.

If you have anymore questions, feel free to contact us.

Thanks for playing Cafe World and we hope you enjoy this new feature!

Sand Castle Guide

Summer is here, and the Sand Castle arrives to FarmVille just in time to spruce up your seasonally themed farm!

Placing Your Castle

The Sand Castle works just like previous holiday and seasonal gift containers. First, you will be asked to place the Sand Castle when entering FarmVille.  After clicking the place button, the Sand Castle will be on your mouse pointer and you can place it on your farm by clicking in an open space.

Placement mode of sand castle

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 Sand Castle in your Gift box or the Market for placement later.

Please keep in mind that each farmer can only have one Sand Castle. Be sure you are placing it on the farm you want to keep it at! It can be placed either on your Home Farm or your English Countryside.

Inside the Sand Castle and Redeeming Prizes

Clicking on the Sand Castle gives you options to:

  • Ask for beach toys
  • Send beach toys
  • Buy beach toys
  • Look inside
  • Move
Sell
Clicking look inside will bring you to the Sand Castle Menu.

Sand castle menu

The Sand Castle menu displays your progress. Gain progress by adding Beach Toys obtained as gifts from your neighbors and through the Marketplace. The appearance of your Sand Castle will change up to 5 times depending on the number of Beach Toys added. You can also redeem 6 different prizes depending on how many Beach Toys have been added to your Sand Castle. These items can be redeemed multiple times if desired.

Redeemable items include:

  • Beach Umbrella
  • Beach Chair
  • Beach Hut
  • Poolside Pig
  • Scuba Sheep
  • Lifeguard Tower

When an item is redeemed, you will also be given the option to share the item with your friends!

Obtaining & Using Beach Toys

Beach toy

There are 5 different types of Beach Toys that can be gifted or purchased through the Marketplace, but all of these gifts work the same in the Sand Castle. Each gift counts towards one redemption point.

You can also send, ask, or purchase Beach Toys by clicking on one of the three buttons below the progress meter when looking inside the Sand Castle.

Beach Toys can continue to be added and used for redeeming prizes even after you have filled your Sand Castle up to the 150 Toy limit. Clicking the use all button in your Gift Box will place all of the Beach Toys currently in your Gift Box directly into the Sand Castle.


We hope you enjoy building your Sand Castles! Happy Summer Farming!

Research Labs in Empires & Allies

Research Labs are special buildings that let you improve the units in your military.  Each Research Lab costs Coin, Wood, and Ore to build. You need to collect sets of special parts to unlock the ability to upgrade each unit.   You can ask your Friends to send you the special parts to begin upgrading your units!

There will be a complete Army Research Lab in your Inventory Menu. Follow the Quest from Cross to construct and begin powering up your units!
There are five upgrades every unit can have.  Some of the upgrades require an earlier upgrade to access.  The upgrades are Increase Damage, Reduce Build Duration, Increase Accuracy, Reduce Build Cost, and Increase Strength.  Increase Accuracy, Reduce Build Cost, and Increase Strength all require previous upgrades to be researched for that unit before they can be unlocked. 

Every Unit  unlocked has access to the same set of upgrades.  Upgrades are purchased individually for each unit.  Once an upgrade is purchased it applies to all units of that type you currently possess and build in the future. 

Monday, July 4, 2011

Frequently asked questions about the ice cream cart


Updated: 7/3/2011 3:35 PM PST

Moyo chefs,

We just released the second part of the ice cream cart! Some of our chefs have questions about its functionality. Below, you will find some answers to your questions. Check this post often as we will update it regularly with answers.

How does the crew system work?
Like the BBQ grill, it is not required that you hire a crew in order for you to make some ice cream.  In order to use your crew members to start a shift, they must first "check-in".

How does my crew "check-in"?
Your crew automatically checks-in when they play Cafe World. You will receive a notification on your ice cream cart when a crew member checks in. If your crew doesn't check-in, you can always remind them.

Why should I check-in?
When you check-in, you will receive a small energy boost.

What happens when I start a shift?
Your crew members will automatically serve ice cream to your customers until their shift is over or until you run out of ice cream. Once you run out of ice cream, you can make more and the crew will continue to serve it. If you wish to click on the ice cream bubble to serve, you can still do so.

How many servings do I have left to serve?
In order to find out how many servings you have left, place your mouse on the cart and you will see your remaining servings.

I have servings left, but I can't serve it. Why?
After you make some ice cream servings, please allow a minute for the system to recognize that you have made additional servings. After a few moments, you should be able to serve ice cream to your customers.

Can I change my hired crew members?
We can remove your inactive crew member, but you must provide the UID of the crew member you wish to remove plus the current position this player occupies on your ice cream crew. If you choose to submit a support ticket please, put "Edit Crew" at the start of your support ticket and then briefly list the information.

When I start my crew's shift, why do I have to keep making ice cream?
If you are running a successful cafe and your buzz is high, you will have more customers entering your cafe. The more customers you have, the greater the demand for coffee, drinks and ice cream! To keep up with your customer's demand, the auto serve feature may run through ice cream faster than you expect.

If you have anymore questions, feel free to contact us.

Thanks for playing Cafe World and we hope you enjoy this new feature!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

FrontierVille Game Guides and FAQs

Howdy Farmers!

Ever wondered how to upgrade your harvester?

Want to get better at sheep breeding?

Check out the FarmVille Forums for all of your educational needs! Our awesome moderators have created loads of information around FarmVille features and game play. And some of our enthusiastic and creative players have shared information, too!

You can find FarmVille game guides and FAQs here.

Looking for more neighbors? Check out the Finding Neighbors forum.

FarmVille Guides and FAQs


Howdy Farmers!

Ever wondered how to upgrade your harvester?

Want to get better at sheep breeding?

Check out the FarmVille Forums for all of your educational needs! Our awesome moderators have created loads of information around FarmVille features and game play. And some of our enthusiastic and creative players have shared information, too!

You can find FarmVille game guides and FAQs here.

Looking for more neighbors? Check out the Finding Neighbors forum.
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