Facebook's Best Online Game- FarmVille Tips and Tricks
85Facebook's FarmVille is one of those online games that can be played in lots of different ways. Some people are just happy to amble along with a small, neat farm. Most of us are pretty competitive, though, and like to accumulate XP (experience points) quickly to zoom through those levels.
There is no perfect way to do this but there are lots of ways of improving your game play and reaching those higher levels- and all the new crops that they unlock- faster.
Other Facebook Games
If you enjoy Farmville, you might also like FrontierVille, Zynga's newest free online game.
Top Tips for FarmVille
Get yourself some Neighbors.
This is one of the most important things to do. The FarmVille makers deliberately designed this online game to reward social gamers.
Persuade friends or strangers to start up around you and you get a lot of benefits. You can expand your business more easily and own more land. Also you can help out on neighbor's places and get more XP and coins.
If you go into the Facebook's forums, you often see gamers begging for neighbors and some even promise many gifts in return. Other gamers just get to a good level then ask for invites from people at similar levels. The better the levels of your neighbors, the better the gifts they send.
You can also get a Local Celebrity Ribbon for adding many neighbors which translates into a big reward. If you take pics of all your neighbors you can get a Shutterbug Ribbon.
Tractors and Fuel
I like my online games for free but anyone using a credit card gets definite advantages.
A tractor can be bought from the market just with coins. This will speed up plowing (plows 4 squares with one click) but you get limilted free fuel every day. You can buy extra fuel with a credit card to get round this. If you buy an extra fuel tank it gives you 150 fuel but it won't fill up free on a daily basis. Once you have used all 150, you will need to buy again.
You can also buy a seeder and a harvester which speed up seeding and harvesting but, again, you have the fuel issue to think about.
Faster Leveling in Farmville
Some ways to rise through the game levels quicker.
Mixed Harvests or just one Crop at a time?
For a real FarmVille pro, achieving the right balance of crops, trees and animals is the essence of the game. This is a matter of experimenting with the crops available at each level. This is one reason FarmVille is fiendishly addictive- different levels need different fixes. You will have to study the tables like the ones down the page.
One approach that will work pretty well at every level is the quick turnover of harvests described below. Instead of mixing crops that give XP with crops that give coins, you just alternate between the two. One day you grow crops that give good coins, another day crops that give good XP. Of course, if you are topping up your FV-money with a credit card you can just go for the XP every time.
Quick Turnover Harvests
The faster you keep the plow, sow and harvest cycle turning over, the more coins and XP points you will accumulate. Also, the better the shape that your farm is in, the better it performs. So get all the farm upgrades that you can then add extra fields up to the maximum allowed. Planting and harvesting quickly will soon bring in the rewards.
To get XP
Say you have 240 fields (easily achievable). If you sow the cheap, quick harvesting plants (see list below)- the ones that can be harvested in a day and yield 2 XP, your total XP increase for that day will be 720, since:
Each field gives 1 XP= 240
Each field harvested gives 2 XP= 480
Total= 720. A good haul.
If you want to use the higher yielding crops that take longer before harvesting, do a little math to make sure you get the same return. Often, you just don't. On the other hand, slow growing crops may be essential if you can only visit your farm occasionally. Remember that they spoil if you miss the harvesting window.
How to Keep the FarmVille-Money Coming
You need to buy the seeds, pay for plowing etc so remember to plant good coin producing crops as soon as funds run low. Always keep something for expenses!
The crops that deliver most coins per hour are listed in the table at the bottom of the page.
If you see “Super Berries” in the market these will harvest in 2 hours and you can sell for 100 coins. Super Berries are usually only around for a day or two though. The last time was when FarmVille reached 5 million visitors, Worth watching out for.
Also, visit your neighbors farms regularly. If you are lucky, a pop up will ask if you want to do some weeding or other job. Filling in surveys, as described below, is boring but gives a steady stream of FV-cash.
Hay bales and Ribbons
Rich and want to level quickly? Buy hay bales. They will give you 5 XP each. Buy as many as you have room for, delete and buy more.
Buying hay bales also gives you a Pack Rat Ribbon pretty quickly. You can also get an Architect blue ribbon (with the same reward) by buying rest rooms.
Best Yielding Trees and Animals
Focus on the animals that yield a lot like Horses, Goats, Ducks and Rabbits (50 coins each). The best trees are Pomegranate, Banana and Passion fruit tree's (100 coins each).
Ask for these as gifts and avoid all the low yielding animals and trees.
Gifts
The only real reason for asking for the whole range of gifts is to get a blue ribbon for unique gifts. You need 21 unique gifts in your box (not working on your farm) to qualify and get that game bonus.
Knowing where you are going- Levels in FarmVille
The blog below has a list of the levels you can acheive, from Level 1 - 0 XP (Field Hand) to Level 70 - 437000 XP (World Fair Champ).
How many people have acheived the maximum level? Well nobody has owned up to being such a gaming addict they have passed fifty (though I will take corrections on this). My own level is a sad 33 which makes me a Livestock Lord. I guess that is better than being an Udder King.
http://farmvillegame.blogspot.com/2009/09/farmville-levels.html
Automate FarmVille
Some of the tasks in FarmVille are pretty time consuming. Clicking a couple of hundred squares to plow, seed and harvest them can make those fingers ache. Also, you can't always harvest on time and some of your crop is wasted.
There are various free scripts that can do some of the clicking for you and also programs like Extreme Farmville Manager or Farm Helper which will do a lot of stuff automatically. This can help hugely with income and levelling up. If you are interested you could try this page.
FarmVille Cash
FarmVille cash is different to coins. It is signified by the notes symbol next to the coins at the top of the screen. Every time you go up a level you are given one more unit of FV-cash. You can also buy FV-cash online.
Farm of the Week
This competition is easy to enter and if you win you can pick up 100 cash. All it takes is a photo of your whole farm.
It isn't always won my old stagers. Even pretty new farms get chosen sometimes. The judges just want something a little bit out of the ordinary which shows 'originality, effort and presentation'.
This is where you post:
http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?t=535011
Use the Farmville Tool Bar
This lets you keep in touch with your farm while you are doing something else on the net. It has an update function and a harvest countdown.There are also bonuses available and a surprising number of good things can come your way. How about a golden egg with 20 free fuel top-ups? That will speed up your farm!
The drawback is that only Firefox and Internet Explorer are supported.
Email Notifications when a Harvest is Due
If you are forgetful these can save you a lot of withered crops.
Just visit your “Email Preferences” page on FarmVille.com
Co-op Farming
This is another of those 'get to meet the neighbors' things and it can be fun. You need to coperate to get certain tasks done in a limited amount of time and then you can pick up your reward.
This is only available to a limited number of farmers right now but as the technical issues are fixed it will gradually roll out- so keep your eyes open. There are some nice bonuses in cash and decorations.
Farmville Stars and Crop Mastery
Crop mastery is something that only becomes available at level 10. It won't make you rich in Farmville but it does add an interesting dimension to the game.
If you want the tables and bottom line on crop stars this is the page for you:Farmville Crop Mastery
Fertilizer
FarmVille's creators recently announced that they will be randomly selecting users to receive free bags of fertilizer. Crops that are given fertilizer will grow bigger and sparkle. They will also give extra XP's when harvested.
You can only apply the fertilizer to neighbor's farms but you get a reward for doing this and you can also pick up a ribbon.
FarmVille Hacks and Cheats
I don't enjoy using cheats in any online game,- like I said before, I like the slow but engrossing play of normal games. The cheats/hacks and exploitations of software glitches are interesting to see in action though. There is a speed trick that you can use. If your avatar is trapped by signs or anything else (like hay bales) then any plowing, etc that you order is done instantly. Just surround your avatar with obstacles so it can't move and you will save hours of time.
It's worth remembering that If you use any of the cheats you could find yourself banned for life from facebook's online games. Enjoy your farming!
FV-crops
Level Available
| Seed/Crop
| Buy Price
| Net Profit (incl plow)
| Harvest in hours
| Profit Per Hour
| XP
| XP per day
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| Strawberries
| 10
| 10
| 4
| 2.5
| 1
| 12
|
1
| Eggplant
| 25
| 48
| 46
| 1.04
| 2
| 1.57
|
1
| Wheat
| 35
| 65
| 69
| 0.94
| 2
| 1.04
|
1
| Soybeans
| 15
| 33
| 23
| 1.43
| 2
| 3.13
|
4
| Squash
| 40
| 66
| 46
| 1.43
| 2
| 1.57
|
5
| Pumpkin
| 30
| 23
| 8
| 2.88
| 1
| 6
|
6
| Artichokes
| 70
| 119
| 92
| 1.29
| 2
| 0.78
|
7
| Rice
| 45
| 36
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 4
|
8
| Raspberries
| 20
| 11
| 2
| 5.5
| 0
| 12
|
8
| Daffodils
| 60
| 60
| 46
| 1.3
| 2
| 1.57
|
9
| Cotton
| 75
| 117
| 69
| 1.7
| 2
| 1.04
|
10
| Cranberries
| 55
| 28
| 10
| 2.8
| 1
| 4.8
|
11
| Bell Peppers
| 75
| 108
| 46
| 2.35
| 2
| 1.57
|
12
| Peppers
| 70
| 77
| 23
| 3.35
| 2
| 3.13
|
14
| Aloe Vera
| 50
| 20
| 6
| 3.33
| 1
| 8
|
15
| Pineapples
| 95
| 132
| 46
| 2.87
| 2
| 1.57
|
15
| Red Tulips
| 75
| 69
| 23
| 3
| 2
| 3.13
|
16
| Pattypan Squash
| 65
| 80
| 16
| 5
| 1
| 3
|
17
| Blueberries
| 50
| 26
| 4
| 6.5
| 1
| 12
|
18
| Watermelon
| 130
| 203
| 92
| 2.21
| 2
| 0.78
|
19
| Grapes
| 85
| 170
| 23
| 7.39
| 2
| 3.13
|
20
| Tomatoes
| 100
| 58
| 8
| 7.25
| 1
| 6
|
20
| Pink Roses
| 120
| 119
| 46
| 2.59
| 2
| 1.57
|
21
| Potatoes
| 135
| 195
| 69
| 2.83
| 2
| 1.04
|
22
| Carrots
| 110
| 75
| 12
| 6.25
| 1
| 4
|
23
| Coffee
| 120
| 108
| 16
| 6.75
| 1
| 3
|
24
| Corn
| 150
| 215
| 69
| 3.12
| 2
| 1.04
|
25
| Sunflowers
| 135
| 165
| 23
| 7.17
| 2
| 3.13
|
26
| Ghost Chili
| 80
| 41
| 6
| 6.83
| 1
| 8
|
27
| Cabbage
| 140
| 233
| 46
| 5.07
| 2
| 1.57
|
28
| Green Tea
| 105
| 71
| 10
| 7.1
| 1
| 4.8
|
29
| Black Berries
| 75
| 27
| 4
| 6.75
| 1
| 12
|
30
| Red Wheat
| 180
| 254
| 69
| 3.68
| 2
| 1.04
|
30
| Lavender
| 160
| 211
| 46
| 4.59
| 2
| 1.57
|
31
| Sugar Cane
| 165
| 59
| 8
| 7.38
| 1
| 6
|
32
| Peas
| 190
| 176
| 23
| 7.65
| 3
| 4.17
|
33
| Yellow Melon
| 205
| 308
| 92
| 3.35
| 2
| 0.78
|
34
| Onion
| 170
| 83
| 12
| 6.92
| 1
| 4
|
35
| Broccoli
| 200
| 258
| 46
| 5.61
| 2
| 1.57
|
35
| Lilies
| 195
| 159
| 23
| 6.91
| 2
| 3.13
|
36
| Acorn Squash
| 175
| 68
| 10
| 6.8
| 1
| 4.8
|
37
| Asparagus
| 220
| 122
| 16
| 7.63
| 2
| 4.5
|
*
| Super Berries
| 10
| 75
| 2
| 37.5
| 1
| 24
|
*
| Sweet Potato
| 10
| 100
| 23
| 4.35
| 3
| 4.17
|
*
| Sweet Corn
| 10
| 100
| 6
| 16.66
| 3
| 16
|
*
| Poinsettia
| 45
| 66
| 24
| 2.75
| 3
| 4
|
Other Facebook Games
There are plenty other fun games on Facebook. Happy Aquarium is a relaxing alternative to the trials of running a big FarmVille farm. Zyngas latest game FrontierVille offers some new challenges. If you want to play this game a few FrontierVille tips will help, otherwise just explore the many facets of the game to see if it is right for you.
A few other games that you might recommend to the kids who are not allowed to play Facebook games- officially at least. One is construction games for kids who like to build things or think physics games are cool. Another is vet games for those young ones who like animals enough to want to make them a big part of their lives,
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Great Hub! and it would really helpful for Farm Vile lovers. Thanks a lot!
Farm Ville is really getting popular amongst many people in facebook. Which inspire many developers to develop such a promising game. Nice tips .Thanks
yeah that's cool,i've been palying games on facebook for a while now
I just started farmville and i'm like the poorest farmer on the lot..lol but thank you for sharing the info it will be most helpful..Good luck on hubpages and hope you get to read some of mine..God bless.
I love farm ville so much this is intersting to know
I hate to admit that Im a 35 year old mother of 2 who really enjoys FarmVille! lol Thanks for the cool hub. :)
ok, i tried the hay bale thing to get ahead, sold on the idea i'd get awarded more money than i spent in the end... only that i never got awarded any money, just xp. did i do something wrong?? i went all the way through the blue ribbon
I have someone on my farm whom is at level 70!
Great Article Will But I think you overlook something...
"Best Yielding Trees and Animals
Focus on the animals that yield a lot like Horses, Goats, Ducks and Rabbits (50 XP each). The best trees are Pomegranate, Banana and Passion fruit tree's (100 XP each)."
XP means experience right, you should've said farmville coins...
"Ask for these as gifts and avoid all the low yielding animals and trees."
I think the low yielding trees and animals can play a vital role at the start of the game, they are cheap, but you can use them to accomplish the ribbon quest which gives big XP and farm coins.
and if you'll rely on friend's gifts that would be very tiresome and stressful, I prefer playing the farmville with so much wit. One thing more how about trapping your farmville character (a bug)to plow, harvest, and plant with ease even without vehicles like seeder or harvester or plower...
I've heard so much about FarmVille but have yet to try it. These post was really informative, it gave me a better idea of what the game is all about. I think I'll have to give it a try.
I have to admit, I am addicted to Farmville. I am relatively new to the game, so I appreciate the tips. Thanks. Good. Hub.
Yeah I just reminded you pal hehehe to make this hub a consummate piece... glad you hear...
you can also use cheat engine, if you havent herd of it google it. you can speed the game up so you can keep helping peoples farms continuously
Thank you for the hub...Everyone at my job is addicted to face book game. Farm town is another one that alot of people go gaga for .
Good post, thanks for the tips. liking the videos too.
I am soo addicted to this game in Facebook! lol Thanks for sharing some of those tips!! I appreciate it!!
It's too funny that someone wrote a 'how to' for Farmville. I was thinking of doing this a few days ago actually. This game is one of my favorites besides Yo ville and Cafe World :) Good read!
I just started farmville and i'm like the poorest farmer on the lot..lol but thank you for sharing the info it will be most helpful..Good luck on hubpages and hope you get to read some of mine..God bless.
this is really nice game,love it
Thanks for the tips... I will have to try them out as I am also one of the addicted ones.
Great tips man.it will certainly help in playing farmville
ima not alloud facebook ima too young :( but my mum has and she plays farmvile all the time!
I like legal cheating using all the legal tools to get coins, xps and neighbors as soon as possible...
to get coins the better is Tomatoes...
to get coins and xps the better is Blueberrys...
to get neighbors I see a lot of people putting their email addresses to get them,then, I got the idea creating this page to organize it, go there, use it to invite them and put your email at the end for next people invite you too: http://www.websin12hours.com/farmville-neighbors-e
I'm 48 and a mother of a 13 year old boy who is also a farmville junkie. FArmville has no age has no boundries so don't feel bad...
I keep seeing all of my friends comments on how they love Farmville.
Hi, I would like to know where grapes fit in the table of crops below....they seem to yield alot! Thanks :)
Dint knew its also popular in hubpages too !! too much addicted with that game :D
Farmville is never ending! My favorite crops are peas personally. 3 xp per crop= fast leveling!
It is very interesting hub..I adore farmville. keep updating with new hubs..
great hub, thx
good game information
If you are gifted a cow put it in your Dairy Farm if you have one, THEN harvest the milk.(Dairy Farm will harvest new cows imediately if you have other cows in there!!)Just keep room in it for 2-3 more cows (more if you are gifted more cows regularly). As soon as you harvest milk, sell the gifts!! This is the only way I have made having cows worth any time or effort. Not to mention the XP from the Dairy Farm!! LOVE THIS HUB!! Thanks Ya'll!!
Thanks for sharing tips about great games
Can someone explain how many squares you have to plant to get the stars on each seed? I've been planting one crop pretty much exclusively and it seems that the 3rd star is a long time coming.
Thanks for the info, Will! As soon as I posted that I harvested my grape crop and got the third gold star.
Thanks for your HUB!
Great tips thanks for sharing. I have just discovered farmville so your tips will come in handy.
Great resource! I love Farmville!
dont be ashamed of your age not matter what your age is, farmville is very addictive and my workplace most of us women over 40 or 50 with some 20 year old exception play so happy farmville to all !
Thanks for sharing all the info about farmville. It was definitely informative.
Personally I think Yoville is a better Facebook game, but great hub anyways! :) Merry Christmas!
Thanks for all the helpful info. As of Christmas Day, I am at level 38 with 125299 XP. I am a 36 year old mother who is addicted. I am mastering each crop in the order that they appear in the market. I even have a word document that helps me keep up with how many I have left.
Great game need more friends at level 34 trying to find some info on free dollars.
Yep your hub is a great read nice 1 :)
im so cool im level 70
I went to the "survey"page....where are the surveys? Everything on there requires you buy the FV $. So what do we do? I don't want to spend money to get FV$.
where can i keep my animals? is there any option or what kind of barn so i can keep them, thanks a lot
Myspace has a game similar to Farmville,but I find myself playing Farmville more then the one on Myspace. First of all it's easier to plow on Farmville than on Myspace's FarmTown and it takes less time.
Thanks for the tips! BTW, the 3rd video is no longer posted (removed due to Copyright claim by Zynga).
Thanx for da tips
The best online game ever i'm in level 74 cool right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Interesting and tons of info.
ya it has only 70 levels.... im in 45 now... game is very interesting...
Anyone know how to do the terracing with the hedges to make them higher ?
im at level 38, i have a villa, and 32 fv bucks. peas are most defintely the best crops u can harvest, especially in mass quantities. i have my farm set up on a routine for me to check it once a day, and everyday after i cycle through my peas i harvest i get 2000xp everyday. by the way i cultivate every block of land on my farm to get the best for my buck. peas are the only regular crops that will get u 3 xp for planting, nonetheless it gets u a pretty good profit it a quit amount of time, 1 day!
sir,im glad you helped may person.i have a request and please accept it.please post again the video that makes mony in farmville please ^_^ if you will be willing to please post it today if u can ,but it is okay if you can tommorow.^^
useful info
I've been trying to expand my storage I've posted a barn raising but I need to post it again to get the number of people to expand... How do I post it again?
add me I'm great neighbor level 34 my mail is anhergoz@hotmail.com (hurry up i am in competition with my cousins LOL jajajajja)
I just got asked to buy a brown cow on Farmville, and I declined because I didn't know what-in-the-dickens I was doing. Have to bookmark your page because someday....?
Thanks for detailed hub!
I enjoy leaving the real world to enter the world of farms, cafe's and zoos. I am 56 years old and this is the first time I have ever played computer games. My grandkids love to look at all the animals on my farm.......
I need farmville neighbors shandalita1@yahoo.com
Thanks for the crop info table that makes my planting schedule very convenient. I will bookmark this page on delicious for sure.
Excellent site - thank you.
Does anyone know about those gold coins that pop out of the ground when plowing?
jarod@nycap.rr.com i need frendes
very informative!
farmville rules it is so amazing
i love farmville
I just got started with FarmVille and really appreciate your information. Thanks for taking the time to post it!
John
Great tips and information... am at level 34 however learning more all the time... thanks!
are animals supposed to roam or put on stay does it matter ty
good job....thanks a lot..
aargh... I'm a level 8 with 13FV. I think I'm doing pretty well. But I have a nieghbor whose in lvl 22 and has Tractors, a Villa, and whole mess of things. I just want to lvl up quickly...
im level nine, but i have a neighbor who is level 70! he has so much money
hi..
i'm newbie here..
I'm on level 25 in Farmville and i am STILL struggling! I just want a way to earn money quickly!! Thanks, Cocoasmiley =)
my gamefeed stopped working. How do I get it back on?
i am lvl.69 i know every thing there is to know about this game
i am 25lv and became 30lv in 2 days
farmville is very easy
I am a farmville addict also and I am 63 years young. My daughter tells me to get a life and I tell her Farmville is my life. Love the new nursery for my foals. Just wish I had more room now for all the new items.
i am 70 level at farmville add my at facebbok my name is odylei o alanakos
me too.. I'm already level 70.. You can add me as your neighbour if you are looking for one.. my facebook name is tokarab tokua
I have 2 neighbors who are level 70. :-) and 6 other in the 60's.
i am only in level 27 please add me
is there a way too stack hay and not delete one at a time
It's great to get an idea of the speed of coins earned, by taking into account the time to harvest, the sale cost and profit per day - it's like math, but it's so helpful.
my dog is hungry, however the "feed" option has disappeared. cant figure out the problem, does anyone know what I"m missing? I know it must be simple! thanks!!
denny:
To feed your dogs now, just go to your giftbox and grab a treat and click it over the dog to feed it.
I'm new to face book where I just signed up a few weeks ago and I find out that there are too many players of Farm Ville where I received too many invites. Anyway, I'm glad that I found your informative article as a good guide for newbie players.
i know these
I don't play Farmville because I don't have the time to but I have always wondered why all these invitations keep popping up. Now, I totally get the idea.
How much farm cash is needed to harvest crops with a plane? I already received my free first harvest.
My apologies if this is already mentioned in the article.
It's not necessary to pick up the items/bonuses before they disappear... if you watch your meters at the top, they're added to your totals as they disappear.
You don't get the 'bonus' coins (top right), but it saves some frantic clicking.
i love farmville
how many trees are capable of being placed in one plot
I have 2 neighbors (same person) one is at level 85 and the other is at level 95
how do I make my farm bigger and how do I use the red square that pops up when I am harvesting as I am out of room
My Nana is at level 87!!! All we see is the back of her head! ALWAYS FARMING!
A tip - save time and use a wall bonus collector like BonusBuddy http://www.facebook.com/bonusbuddyapp It’s easy to use and and works great!
My dad is on level 64, and, to tell the truth, he's almost addicted to it. :P
wow this hub is just too great a guide for novices like us thank u Farm ville for giving us this n i would like to mention my friend nabeel who helped me by sharing it ....... thanx all love u !!!
I am playing farmville on my I pad, and for some reason, I had two people become my neighbors, on Facebook, and it won't translate to my game, also, I can't play farmville in my facebook app, am I doing something wrong?
i totally love farmville
this is a bore game oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
how do you increase storage??
Thank you for the tips Will. I love farmville (and some of the other games). I especially like the new farm on FV. I'm almost at level 96.
sheep and pig breeding: the father pattern is more prevalent i think...and BEFORE you place the new calf change the tool to the multi-tool, and you can have it stored in the gift box....then you go to your ENGLISH farm and place it in your breeding nest with cross breeding....and get unique blends... and also ALWAYS use crop mastery when harvesting no sense in NOT HAVING DOUBLE EXP for each crop...the best tip is: one farm square =1 exp and about 100 coin hr.....maybe double if your a pro.....but ......16x TREES can fit in this square if you have lvl 2 trees this can mean 400 coin and 16 exp per square...so 7000 coin and 16 exp....every 3 days plus no rebuy on them so its easy to see trees are the riches
nice tips man its good..
why cant i asked the people that acually plays farmville,ive been on these 2 missions for 5 days now,and i cant get the right people
i like farmville and i want to be always member of farmville
I've planted so many green grape crops but they don't show up anywhere - I can't make wine now
I am having difficulty in storing mastery signs on the hoardings where do I place the Mastery Sign on the hoarding I have a severe tremor in my mouse hand so it may make matters worse but Id like to clean up my farms









































miraching 2 years ago
thank you