New Item: Outdoor Spa

There is but one new item on the Buildings tab, but it’s a rad one!

Now this is a spa we can get behind! We truly do love the design of the Crafting Building of the name Spa, as it has a sleek, contemporary art deco design that is easy on the eyes while also remaining flamboyantly modern.  This Outdoor Spa, however, leaves the artsy at the door and kicks up the chic fashion sense for the bored housewife of Orange County.

The Outdoor Spa is a brilliant design, combining tan fixtures such as relaxing chairs with the predominant browns that go along with the “porch” atmosphere. This clashes somewhat with the white exterior of the Building, but lends itself well to the black, windowed rooftop. We particularly enjoy the cute cucumber that adorns the front of the structure, as it’s a signature of sorts for the Outdoor Spa.

Should you decide to take the plunge for the Outdoor Spa, which we recommend for farmers who have more of a city flair, it will cost you 20 FV Cash. The purchaser will receive 2,000 EXP for making such a wise choice.

New Item: Pink Carnation Crop

Just as we expected, a brand new Crop has arrived in FarmVille in tonight’s update!

This is the Pink Carnation, as we figured would arrive in tonight’s update, given the four brand new Crafts that were accidentally introduced in last night’s update. You see, each of those four Crafts had “Pink Carnation” in the title, so we figured a new Crop would be introduced in order to fully integrate the new Crop into the game.

The Pink Carnation Crop is a hefty one, costing but 11 Coins to plant per plot and giving back 111 every time you harvest, making it a 100 net profit Crop amongst the 1 day Crops in the game’s large, expansive roster. As we already know, the Pink Carnation is used in four Crafts – one for each Crafting Building – and it can be Mastered, to boot.

Are you excited to see this new addition to FarmVille?

News: Four Pink Carnation Crafts Arrive

It seems that four brand new recipes have hit the Crafting Buildings tonight in what looks to be a premature update!

Each of the four Crafting Buildings received a new recipe, and each recipe revolves around the inclusion of carnations. Could we be seeing a new Carnation Crop in the near future, or is this merely a coincidence? After all, each of the new recipes can be made without any new Crop involved, but we have a feeling that will change after seeing that the Bakery’s Candied Pink Carnations can be made with 2 Sugar Cane Bushels and… uh… 4 Sugar Cane Bushels. It certainly seems like it’s a glitch. For those curious, we were able to make six of the Pink Carnation Tea Crafts in our Pub, so these definitely seem active!

Here are the Crafts:

Candied Pink Carnation (Bakery)

Pink Carnation Perfume (Spa)

Pink Carnation Vinegar (Winery)

Pink Carnation Tea (Pub)

Stay tuned for more on all of these new Crafts as we figure it out!

News: FV Cash for Level Up from Level 1-250

For all of you long-time farmers, such as ourselves, we’ve got some good news to spread on this Wednesday afternoon.

It seems as if Zynga is now allowing farmers to receive FV Cash from Level 1 through Level 250. That should definitely cheer some folks up who have been bummed out that they can no longer receive the usual 1 FV Cash per level up once they have surpassed Level 100. As for beyond Level 250… Let’s not even bother worrying about it. We’ve been playing legitimately since July 2009 and we’re at Level 110. We’re pretty sure it’s impossible to be Level 250 without cheating at this point in the game.

Are you happy about this policy change within FarmVille? Let us know!

News: Storage Updated

One of the biggest improvements in FarmVille’s history is going on right as we type this.

You see, FarmVille has updated the Storage system in the game, allowing us to finally be able to sort through our plethora of goodies that have been long-tucked away in our Storage facility. The categories that greet us when we enter our Storage are the following: All, Trees, Animals, Buildings, and Decorations. Some of the tabs have additional sub-categories to select from, such as Landscaping under the Decorations tab, which will quickly bring up your pieces of Fence that you have lying around in your Storage, making it easier than ever to access all of your stuff that you’ve got hid away in there.

Two of the categories, Animals and Trees, currently pop up as “Coming Soon.” We’re incredibly happy that we will be able to soon store some of the less-desirable-but-we-do-not-want-to-abandon-them Animals on our farm, and store Trees that we have already Mastered but do not wish to delete or sell. This is still in the works, but as you can see, it should arrive very soon.

Are you as excited by these improvements as we are? This is a dream come true in making FarmVille accessible.