{FAQ}: Artisan's Village

Shokena · 01.08.2011, 14:24

Basic instructions: read carefully!

Becoming a Baker

Becoming a Confectioner

Becoming a Florist

Becoming a Spa Manager

Becoming an Alchemist

List of all products

Artisan's Village Tutorial

* How does it all work?

This chart shows how it all works:

Shokena · 01.08.2011, 14:28

Artisan's Village

Welcome to the world of Artisan made items!
Learn to become a Baker,
Learn to become a Confectioner!
Learn to become a Florist!
Learn to become a Bahami Spa Manager!
Learn to become an Alchemist!

Use your farm produce to make bakery products, delicious jams, beautiful floral arrangements, Spa Creations and brew Alchemistry potions and gnomes!

* From what level can I start Crafting?

From Level 40+

* Which types of Buildings / Professions can be developed here?

At this moment, there is a Bakery, a Confectionery (Jam Factory), a Floristry, a Bahami Spa and the Alchemist trade

* Can I build all these Trades: Bakery, Confectionery, Floristry, Spa and Alchemist?

At this moment, you can open 1 for free, a 2nd one as a purchase or won at Renzo's Fair, and the 3rd trade will open automatically when the 2 other trades are both at Trade-Level 3.
(This only applies to the three trades Bakery, Confectionery and Floristry. As the Bahami Spa and Alchemist have their own requirements they also do no count in above rule.)

This does not concern the Bahami Spa and Alchemist, which have their own requirements. The Spa and Alchemist trades can ONLY be unlocked through the Tree of Wisdom for 150 stars each, after reaching level 70.

The one that you select at the beginning is the first one that you will build.

If you wish to open a 2nd Artisan Building, this will take you to the Bank to unlock the 2nd building for €1.99 / US$ 2.99 / £1.75 (depending your currency)

Additionally, a bonus in this opening pack is "300 ingredients"

This will be a mix of different special ingredients, regardless of what trading you enabled. (100 Salt, 100 Sugar, 100 Florists Wire)

The Renzo prize for another craft will also help you enable your 2nd or 3rd basic trade for free ( Bakery, Confectionery or Floristry).

This will, however, only "unlock it" and you'll still need to do the quests / challenges / climb through trade levels.

For example:

if you choose to develop the Bakery :

Before:

Fully upgraded (5 steps):

Once you've validated your choice of career/building,

you'll then be taken to the Farmer's Society Building,

where you'll find the first of 5 quests to learn to become a Master Baker/Confectioner!

* Why is there only one challenge on the Quest (no silver-gold-diamond challenges)?

This is because the 5 Quests are split up so that you learn to make one aspect of the Career at a time.

* I see that I need Salt (for the Bakery), Preserving Sugar (for the Confectionery), Floral Wire (for the Floristry), Herbal elixir (for the Bahami Spa) and Mandrakes (for the Alchemistry): Where can I find these?

These can be found as drop-items whilst harvesting your farms. Please note that you only get drops for the trades that you have enabled in your Farm.

You can buy some in the Supply Store.

If you do not have enough to complete a recipe: You can also buy some in the Craft Building that you've unlocked, by clicking the corresponding blue + icon on the recipe ingredient list.
You can also win special ingredients on the Farmwheel
You can also buy some in the regular mini-Events: Crafting products sale.
Get them gifted by your friends/neighbours

* What happens when I complete each Quest?

You'll win an upgrade for the Trade that you have chosen.

When you return to Artisan's Village (or refresh your browser page) you'll notice that you have an extra level unlocked, allowing you to make new recipes.

* How do I make some crafted products?

When you open the Bakery (for example), you'll see the Level Overview, you can see a basic item (like dough) and a finished product (like bread roll).

The "Basic Item" is always the one at the top of the list. (on this example: Dough)

To produce the basic item, you'll need ingredients like wheat, and some new products like salt.

To produce the finished product, you'll need a basic item and other ingredients.

Any items shown in RED mean that you don't have enough.
You must produce some on your farm, or buy some at the Market, or use the pay-BB option by clicking the Blue + Icon

If you're missing some water, and you choose to buy some from the craft building, it will open up the Water Tank pop-up, and it will cost 1 CC per unit of water bought.

* How long does it take to produce item?

Each item has various production times...

Level 1 items take about 2 minutes

Level 2 items take about 4 minutes

Level 3 items take about 6 minutes

Level 4 items take about 8 minutes

Level 5 items take about 10 minutes

* What can I do with the crafted items?

You can use the basic items to make other products.
You'll see the "Basic Items" on a special section in your Barn inventory, called "Trade Products"

The finished products can be seen on a shelf in the Artisan Building, just under the 'skillpoints' progress bar.

These products can be
stored on the shelf, until you choose what you want to do.

used to level-up in the craft-building

(will add the same amount of trade-points that were given when making the item.
for example, an apple jam gives 20 trade-points when made, if you choose to "use" it to upgrade - it will give 20 trade-points to the level you are on)
gifted to your neighbours/buddies, they'll see them in their Pantry, especially if the items are from a trade that they do not yet have built!!
or eaten! (see below)

These actions can be done either by clicking on one of the items on the shelf

make sure you have the ToolTips option "on" in your settings!

or by clicking the "Pantry" icon in the Barn inventory (at the top-right)

This will open up your Pantry, where you can choose what you want to do with your produced goods

This is where you'll see the goods sent to you by your neighbours too.

You'll see them, and can use them, eat them or whatever, even if you don't have the 2nd or 3rd trade opened

* What is the point of eating a finished product?

By "eating" a product, you get a special bonus, which can be:
Experience Points (i.e. Bread Roll = 200 EP)

EP Bonuses (i.e. Easter Marmelade = +30% EP bonus for 12h)

You can see what the bonus for each item is by hovering your cursor over the "crafted product on the shelf"

You'll also see, on the left of your farm, a 'buff chart' that will show you bonuses/Buffs you now have "activated" (See below).

* Is there a maximum of items that can be "used" to level up in my trade building?

Yes. The maximum is 5 items per day

* What happens when I've completed the level bar in the Bakery / Confectionery/ Floristry?

You'll see a "!" appear at the right side of the bar.

You MUST Click on this icon to unlock the next quest in Farmer's Society.

However! Level 5, at this time, has no limits.

* How many items can I make in the same batch?

The limit is 50 items.

Since the 27th of June 2012, a new Category System will be implemented into the Crafting Buffs/Bonuses.

As you can see on the charts below,
each product now has a "Buff Category":

none = Takes up no "Buff" Slots when eaten

Silver = Takes up a silver "buff" slot

Gold = Takes up a gold "buff" slot

Diamond = Takes up a diamond "buff" slot

* How many "buff" slots will I have?

To start with there will be:
1 Diamond slot

2 Gold slots

4 Silver slots

You can use the bottom arrows to scroll to see the rest of the slots

* How do I know "ingame" which crafted product is in which "buff" category?

In your Pantry, for example, accessible from your Barn Inventory, you'll see on the "tooltips" (the info bubbles) which category each product is in:

* What happens when I eat a Diamond product, for example?

As usual, after having clicked on the fork/spoon icon, you'll be asked to confirm that you really want to "eat" this product.

Once you've validated, you'll see your "buff" in the corresponding diamond slot:

* Can I also eat a Gold product and silver products?

Yes, you have 2 slots for Gold products, therefore you can eat 2 different gold-type crafted products

And you have 4 slots for Silver products, therefore you can eat 4 different silver-type crafted products

* If I eat 4 apple jams, will it use up 1 slot? or 4 slots?

As shown below, eating several identical products will stack them on one single slot:

Similarly, if you've already eaten 4 apple jams, and you eat 1 more apple jam, it will extend the time shown on the Buff-Slot

* What will happen if I have already eaten a Diamond Product, and I try to eat a 2nd Diamond Product ?

When you attempt to "eat" more than you have available slots for, you'll receive a warning pop-up that you don't have any available slots

* Can I delete an existing "buff" if I wish to use that slot for another product?

Yes.

All you need to do, is to click the small "x" at the top right of the slot that you want to 'free', then confirm your choice.

The deleted product will disappear.

The slot will be 'available' for another product of your choice.

* Will my Pets use up these slots?

No.

Pets "buffs" will be displayed on the top-line, as shown here:

* Will the Easter Row of Clouds use up one of the slots?

No, it will use up a space on the top row for "other buffs"

Shokena · 01.08.2011, 14:52

Bakery

Each bakery quest level completed in the Farmer's Society will give you an additional level of new products in your bakers Artisan Building, which is located in the Artisan's Village.

Each completed Challenge will also give you a STAR

The crafting/drop item needed to make the products in this trade:

Salt

Quest Level 1 - Baker's Apprentice

Bakery Sticker

Now you can make the following items in your Bakery:

Standard products:
Basic dough
Bread roll
Oat bread

Special event / prize / shop products if available to you:
Carrot bread
Cheese balls
Langos
Sourdough cake

This level counts 1500 points to complete.

Quest Level 2 - Junior Baker

Now you can make the following items in your Bakery:

Standard products:
Shortcrust pastry
Strawberry muffin

Special event / prize / shop products if available to you:
Christmas cookie
Pretzel
Pumpkin pastry
Vanilla crescents
Venus fly feast

This level counts 9000 points to complete.

Quest Level 3 - Baker

Now you can make the following products in your Bakery:

Standard products:
Puff pastry
Puff cake

Special event / prize / shop products if available to you:
Chocolate pancake
Gingerbread
Pineapple cake
Sage macaroons

This level counts 40000 points to complete.

Quest Level 4 - Senior Baker

Now you can make the following products in your Bakery:

Standard products:
Yeast dough
Cherry cheesecake

Special event / prize / shop products if available to you:
Fruit cake
Zucchini-apple bread

This level counts 150000 points to complete.

Quest Level 5 - Master Baker

Now you can make the following products in your Bakery:

Standard products:
Sponge-cake dough
Quiche

Special event / prize / shop products if available to you:
Spinach pie

After reaching level 5 your progress bar will stay fully green
You still will get the Artisan EP points added

Chart

Shown in red are the basic products needed to make other products, they cannot be sold or eaten. You will see them included in the other product recipies, where needed.

** URL to see the chart on a separate tab **

Shokena · 01.08.2011, 14:56

Confectionery

Each Confectionery quest level completed in the Farmer's Society will give you an additional level of new products in your confectioners Artisan Building, which is located in the Artisan's Village.

Each completed Challenge will also give you a STAR

The crafting/drop item needed to make the products in this trade:

Sugar

Quest Level 1 - Confectioner's Assistant

Confectionery Sticker