CityVille franchises are a neat aspect of the game, because it's great to have a physical representation in your city of how many businesses you are running in your friend's cities. One of the more daunting franchises in the game is the Tower Eats franchise. Why? Because it costs 800,000 coins to open up a Tower Eats franchise. Yikes.
I spend my money way too quickly in CityVille, so there is no way I'm affording one of these anytime soon. However, after seeing how gigantic the building is, it's making me want to save up! Click on the image to the right to see the Tower Eats franchise when compared with other buildings. It is by far the largest building you can get right now for your city.
Of course, this feat won't come easy. You have to earn a lot of coins to unlock this sucker.
Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn cityville. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn cityville. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Thứ Hai, 30 tháng 1, 2012
Facebook Friend Guide: How to find neighbors to play games with
Playing Facebook games is a lot more fun when you have friends who are playing alongside you. Couple this with the fact that many games incentivize you for having more neighbors, and it can make for a pretty terrible gaming experience if none of your friends want to play. Facebook isn't really designed to allow you to meet new people; Facebook's core intentions were to connect you with the people and acquaintances that you already know. This can make it challenging to find new friends to game with on Facebook, so we have a few tips that will help you get more friends on Facebook to play games with you.
Official game message boards
One of the best places to find other people to game with is on the game's official message boards which are maintained by the developer. On these forums, you can register and post in "add me" threads where other players will find them. If you go this route, remember to include a link to your Facebook profile otherwise they will not be able to add you as a friend. You also should ask them to put in the friend request what game(s) they play, so that you know who they are when they add you as a friend. You should be able to look through the threads and find friends to add as well.
On the wall of the game's fan page
If you go to the fan page for the game that you wish to find friends for, you can comment on the status messages, wall, and review page with "add me". You will see many other people doing this as well, so you can feel free to add them as friends. This is probably the fastest way to find friends. Sometimes, simply clicking "like" on a game's wall post is enough to cause a barrage of friend requests to fly in from all angles.
In "Add Me" groups
Most games (at least the popular ones) on Facebook have various "Add Me" groups that you can join to find other people to play that game with. You will have to join the group, but once you have joined you have unlocked a ton of people who play the game game as you. It's a nice way to exchange tips and tricks on the games too. See FarmVilleAddMe for an example of this.
On Games.com!
Another perfect way to find friends to game with is by commenting on this post! Leave a comment with your Facebook profile link and tell others what games you play. There's a good chance you'll find plenty of friends this way!
General Tips and Warnings:
Remember that if you post on forums and external sites, you will have to delete your posts in the future if you want people to stop adding you as a friend.
When you're adding strangers, it's best to make a special Facebook list/group for them and do not share any personal information or non-gaming status messages with them.
It is possible that spammers will add you, so use careful consideration when accepting friend requests.
Do you have any other tips for finding friends on Facebook? Share them in the comments with our readers!
Official game message boards
One of the best places to find other people to game with is on the game's official message boards which are maintained by the developer. On these forums, you can register and post in "add me" threads where other players will find them. If you go this route, remember to include a link to your Facebook profile otherwise they will not be able to add you as a friend. You also should ask them to put in the friend request what game(s) they play, so that you know who they are when they add you as a friend. You should be able to look through the threads and find friends to add as well.
On the wall of the game's fan page
If you go to the fan page for the game that you wish to find friends for, you can comment on the status messages, wall, and review page with "add me". You will see many other people doing this as well, so you can feel free to add them as friends. This is probably the fastest way to find friends. Sometimes, simply clicking "like" on a game's wall post is enough to cause a barrage of friend requests to fly in from all angles.
In "Add Me" groups
Most games (at least the popular ones) on Facebook have various "Add Me" groups that you can join to find other people to play that game with. You will have to join the group, but once you have joined you have unlocked a ton of people who play the game game as you. It's a nice way to exchange tips and tricks on the games too. See FarmVilleAddMe for an example of this.
On Games.com!
Another perfect way to find friends to game with is by commenting on this post! Leave a comment with your Facebook profile link and tell others what games you play. There's a good chance you'll find plenty of friends this way!
General Tips and Warnings:
Remember that if you post on forums and external sites, you will have to delete your posts in the future if you want people to stop adding you as a friend.
When you're adding strangers, it's best to make a special Facebook list/group for them and do not share any personal information or non-gaming status messages with them.
It is possible that spammers will add you, so use careful consideration when accepting friend requests.
Do you have any other tips for finding friends on Facebook? Share them in the comments with our readers!
Thứ Năm, 12 tháng 1, 2012
CityVille beats FarmVille's best numbers, shatters and sets records
It looks like Zynga and the CityVille team have received a New Year's gift now, too. (In fact, CityVille doesn't seem to need an occasion anymore.) TechCrunch reports that CityVille has become the biggest social game to ever grace Facebook, breaking FarmVille's record-setting peak of nearly 83.8 million monthly players in March 2010 with 84.2 million monthly players. Zynga's most recent social-gaming juggernaut has been shattering records since it launched early in Dec. 2010, but this is a first for both CityVille and the Facebook game genre altogether.
We've all said that the growth has to plateau at some point, but continues surging upward, blowing away our expectations and doubts without much more than a few stutters, according to a chart provided by Inside Social Games (ISG). It's ISG that also predicts CityVille to reach 125 million players at some point in 2011. Well, if the game keeps soaring at this rate of almost two million new monthly players daily, it's only a matter of time before CityVille at least reaches 100 million. Either way, CityVille is already the most popular social game to date in the genre's infantile lifespan. That is until Zynga launches something else, of course.
We've all said that the growth has to plateau at some point, but continues surging upward, blowing away our expectations and doubts without much more than a few stutters, according to a chart provided by Inside Social Games (ISG). It's ISG that also predicts CityVille to reach 125 million players at some point in 2011. Well, if the game keeps soaring at this rate of almost two million new monthly players daily, it's only a matter of time before CityVille at least reaches 100 million. Either way, CityVille is already the most popular social game to date in the genre's infantile lifespan. That is until Zynga launches something else, of course.
Thứ Sáu, 6 tháng 1, 2012
CityVille Clerk's Office: Everything you need to know
The long awaited release of a "rename" feature has finally hit CityVille via the inclusion of a new Clerk's Office building. Through this building, you'll be able to rename both your businesses (including those that have franchises), and even your City, but there are a couple of catches.
First, you'll need to build the Clerk's Office itself, which can be found for free in your inventory. Building it will take six hits, or six energy in total. You'll then need to collect the proper building supplies (rather than gathering staff) to finish its construction.
These items come in the form of three each of Inkpads, Manila Folders, Marble blocks, Visors, and City Seals. You may luckily already have the City Seals and Marble blocks, so you'll only need to ask for nine items rather than the full 15. Meet us behind the break for more on this exciting new feature.
After you finish building your Clerk's Office, you'd think that you could start a spree of renaming businesses and franchises, but it's actually a bit more complicated than that. By clicking on the Clerk's Office, you'll be able to bring up the Renaming Menu. From there, you'll see a list of your businesses, along with how many signature approvals you'll need in order to change the name of that business. In an effort to add some realism to this feature, you'll need signatures as a way to gain public approval for the change, although we doubt your friends would really say no just to be snarky.
At any rate, different businesses require different amounts of signatures, and businesses that are part of franchises will require more signatures based on how many franchise locations are currently open. To rename your city, you can simply click on the top-most "Propose New Name" button in this menu, while renaming any business is done by clicking on the box directly to the right of it.
Once you have proposed a new name, you'll need to click on the "Get Signatures" button to post a general news item to your wall that your friends can click on to send you a signature. You can only propose a new name for something once every four hours, but the feed item that you post can accept up to 10 signatures, which will complete the requirement for most of you before time becomes a factor.
Renaming a franchise will change not only the business's name in your own city, but also automatically change the name of the business in every other city it's located in as well, hence the requirement of more signatures, as this will clearly change your friends' towns as well.
Either way, this is an exciting new feature to CityVille that, yes, probably should have been included from the start, but we're happy to say "better late than never" with this one.
[Final image credit: Zynga]
Check out the rest of our CityVille Cheats & Tips right here.
What do you think? Did Zynga make the process of renaming businesses too complicated?
First, you'll need to build the Clerk's Office itself, which can be found for free in your inventory. Building it will take six hits, or six energy in total. You'll then need to collect the proper building supplies (rather than gathering staff) to finish its construction.
These items come in the form of three each of Inkpads, Manila Folders, Marble blocks, Visors, and City Seals. You may luckily already have the City Seals and Marble blocks, so you'll only need to ask for nine items rather than the full 15. Meet us behind the break for more on this exciting new feature.
After you finish building your Clerk's Office, you'd think that you could start a spree of renaming businesses and franchises, but it's actually a bit more complicated than that. By clicking on the Clerk's Office, you'll be able to bring up the Renaming Menu. From there, you'll see a list of your businesses, along with how many signature approvals you'll need in order to change the name of that business. In an effort to add some realism to this feature, you'll need signatures as a way to gain public approval for the change, although we doubt your friends would really say no just to be snarky.
At any rate, different businesses require different amounts of signatures, and businesses that are part of franchises will require more signatures based on how many franchise locations are currently open. To rename your city, you can simply click on the top-most "Propose New Name" button in this menu, while renaming any business is done by clicking on the box directly to the right of it.
Once you have proposed a new name, you'll need to click on the "Get Signatures" button to post a general news item to your wall that your friends can click on to send you a signature. You can only propose a new name for something once every four hours, but the feed item that you post can accept up to 10 signatures, which will complete the requirement for most of you before time becomes a factor.
Renaming a franchise will change not only the business's name in your own city, but also automatically change the name of the business in every other city it's located in as well, hence the requirement of more signatures, as this will clearly change your friends' towns as well.
Either way, this is an exciting new feature to CityVille that, yes, probably should have been included from the start, but we're happy to say "better late than never" with this one.
[Final image credit: Zynga]
Check out the rest of our CityVille Cheats & Tips right here.
What do you think? Did Zynga make the process of renaming businesses too complicated?
CityVille Wedding Goals: Everything you need to know
If you've been keeping track of the love-story between Louise and Dr. Sheperd in your town in CityVille, you'll probably be excited to learn that after all of the dating, Dr. Sheperd finally decides to pop the big question, and Louise even says yes! This triggers a new set of goals called the "Wedding" goals in your town, that begin with a goal called "Wedding Baking."
For Wedding Baking, you'll need to complete three tasks that are all related to your French Restaurant(s).
Have 3 Baguettes
Have 3 Croissants
Collect from French Restaurants 5 Times
Both the Baguettes and the Croissants are part of the French Restaurant Collection, which can be earned by collecting from the French Restaurant, so if you still need them, you'll be crossing off two tasks with one click there. After this mission, you'll unlock the second of three Wedding Goals, called "Wedding Dinner."
Meet us behind the break for more on the "Wedding Dinner" goal and what follows after it. The Wedding Dinner goal has you working on another item from the French Restaurant Collection, but also harvesting quite a few crops as well.
Have 3 Lilies
Have 3 Fromage
Harvest 40 Eggplant
The Fromage is the French Restaurant collectible, while the Lilies are from the Flower Kiosk Collection. While you're waiting for those items to spawn in your game, you can work on growing those 40 Eggplant, which grow in just one hour, cost 28 coins to plant, and produce 30 goods for your businesses.
Those two quests completed, you'll finally move onto the finale of this mission trio, called "Make the Cake." What's a good wedding without a wedding cake? You'll need to help this cake look marvelous by collecting a variety of items, including some parcels from a far off location at the dock.
Have 1 Wedding Cake Topper
Have 6 Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Collect 15 Paris Parcels
The Wedding Cake Topper is part of the Wedding Dress & Tux Rental collection, while the Chocolate Covered Strawberries are part of the Strawberry Crop Collection. While you're working on growing strawberries, which takes just five minutes, you can send your boats off to Paris, where they will return from after a full day out at sea.
For finishing each of these quests, you will receive 200 coins, giving you 600 coins in total. Whether completing these quests is worth that, however, will be up to you.
Check out the rest of our CityVille Cheats & Tips right here.
Let us know what you think of these quests in the comments - are they worth the measly prizes at the end, or are you just happy that two of your characters could find love in your town
For Wedding Baking, you'll need to complete three tasks that are all related to your French Restaurant(s).
Have 3 Baguettes
Have 3 Croissants
Collect from French Restaurants 5 Times
Both the Baguettes and the Croissants are part of the French Restaurant Collection, which can be earned by collecting from the French Restaurant, so if you still need them, you'll be crossing off two tasks with one click there. After this mission, you'll unlock the second of three Wedding Goals, called "Wedding Dinner."
Meet us behind the break for more on the "Wedding Dinner" goal and what follows after it. The Wedding Dinner goal has you working on another item from the French Restaurant Collection, but also harvesting quite a few crops as well.
Have 3 Lilies
Have 3 Fromage
Harvest 40 Eggplant
The Fromage is the French Restaurant collectible, while the Lilies are from the Flower Kiosk Collection. While you're waiting for those items to spawn in your game, you can work on growing those 40 Eggplant, which grow in just one hour, cost 28 coins to plant, and produce 30 goods for your businesses.
Those two quests completed, you'll finally move onto the finale of this mission trio, called "Make the Cake." What's a good wedding without a wedding cake? You'll need to help this cake look marvelous by collecting a variety of items, including some parcels from a far off location at the dock.
Have 1 Wedding Cake Topper
Have 6 Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Collect 15 Paris Parcels
The Wedding Cake Topper is part of the Wedding Dress & Tux Rental collection, while the Chocolate Covered Strawberries are part of the Strawberry Crop Collection. While you're working on growing strawberries, which takes just five minutes, you can send your boats off to Paris, where they will return from after a full day out at sea.
For finishing each of these quests, you will receive 200 coins, giving you 600 coins in total. Whether completing these quests is worth that, however, will be up to you.
Check out the rest of our CityVille Cheats & Tips right here.
Let us know what you think of these quests in the comments - are they worth the measly prizes at the end, or are you just happy that two of your characters could find love in your town
Thứ Năm, 6 tháng 10, 2011
CityVille: Russian-themed items available for a limited time
After releasing Mexican-themed items in CityVille in celebration of the Mexican Independence Day, it looks like Zynga wasn't ready to leave the international travel behind just yet, as it has released a set of Russian items into the store. As usual, you can expect to find businesses, homes, decorations and more available here, so read on for a complete overview of these items.
Cosmonaut Statue (Decoration)
* Costs: 10 City Cash
* Payout Bonus: 10% - extra 10% to Russian-themed items
Baranovsky House (Home)
* Costs: 500,000 coins
* Population: 250-480
* Rent: 110 coins every four hours
Balalaika Shop (Business)
* Costs: 40 City Cash
* Requires: 305 Goods
* Earnings: 1,648 coins
Russian Tea Room (Business)
* Costs: 30 City Cash
* Requires: 265 Goods
* Earnings: 1,468 coins
Winter Wheat (Crop)
* Costs: 4 City Cash per square
* Harvest Time: Instant
* Produces: 127 Goods per square
Russian Hall (Community Building)
* Costs: 75 City Cash
* Allows: 2,250 citizens added to maximum population cap
Matryoshka Dolls (Decoration)
* Costs: 10 City Cash
* Payout Bonus: 10% - extra 10% to Russian-themed items
Caviar Shop (Business)
* Costs: 65 City Cash
* Requires: 430 Goods
* Earnings: 2,198 coins
Rudzinskaya House (Home)
* Costs: 25 City Cash
* Population: 250-490
* Rent: 120 coins every four hours
Ballet Company (Community Building)
* Costs: 65 City Cash
* Allows: 1,400 citizens added to maximum population cap
Russian Folk Dancers
* Costs: 10 City Cash
* Payout Bonus: 10% - extra 10% to Russian-themed items
Alexandrov Apartments (Home)
* Costs: 55 City Cash
* Population: 1,350-2,650
* Rent: 165 coins every eight hours
Simcovich Apartments (Home)
* Costs: 65 City Cash
* Population: 1,850-3,650
* Rent: 185 coins every eight hours
On top of all of this, there's also a Russia Mystery Crate available for 40 City Cash that contains one of four items: the Russian Hall, Simcovich Apartments, Alexandrov Apartments or the Balalaika Shop. Unfortunately, that wraps up the theme at this point, with all of these items being available ranging from 11 to 12 more days in the store. With only one coin-related item available, I personally really hope that more items are added in the future, or I doubt I'll be the only one that skips this theme altogether. Am I right?
What do you think of these Russian themed items? Would you purchase many of these items if they cost coins rather than City Cash? Sound off in the comments.
Cosmonaut Statue (Decoration)
* Costs: 10 City Cash
* Payout Bonus: 10% - extra 10% to Russian-themed items
Baranovsky House (Home)
* Costs: 500,000 coins
* Population: 250-480
* Rent: 110 coins every four hours
Balalaika Shop (Business)
* Costs: 40 City Cash
* Requires: 305 Goods
* Earnings: 1,648 coins
Russian Tea Room (Business)
* Costs: 30 City Cash
* Requires: 265 Goods
* Earnings: 1,468 coins
Winter Wheat (Crop)
* Costs: 4 City Cash per square
* Harvest Time: Instant
* Produces: 127 Goods per square
Russian Hall (Community Building)
* Costs: 75 City Cash
* Allows: 2,250 citizens added to maximum population cap
Matryoshka Dolls (Decoration)
* Costs: 10 City Cash
* Payout Bonus: 10% - extra 10% to Russian-themed items
Caviar Shop (Business)
* Costs: 65 City Cash
* Requires: 430 Goods
* Earnings: 2,198 coins
Rudzinskaya House (Home)
* Costs: 25 City Cash
* Population: 250-490
* Rent: 120 coins every four hours
Ballet Company (Community Building)
* Costs: 65 City Cash
* Allows: 1,400 citizens added to maximum population cap
Russian Folk Dancers
* Costs: 10 City Cash
* Payout Bonus: 10% - extra 10% to Russian-themed items
Alexandrov Apartments (Home)
* Costs: 55 City Cash
* Population: 1,350-2,650
* Rent: 165 coins every eight hours
Simcovich Apartments (Home)
* Costs: 65 City Cash
* Population: 1,850-3,650
* Rent: 185 coins every eight hours
On top of all of this, there's also a Russia Mystery Crate available for 40 City Cash that contains one of four items: the Russian Hall, Simcovich Apartments, Alexandrov Apartments or the Balalaika Shop. Unfortunately, that wraps up the theme at this point, with all of these items being available ranging from 11 to 12 more days in the store. With only one coin-related item available, I personally really hope that more items are added in the future, or I doubt I'll be the only one that skips this theme altogether. Am I right?
What do you think of these Russian themed items? Would you purchase many of these items if they cost coins rather than City Cash? Sound off in the comments.
Thứ Sáu, 23 tháng 9, 2011
CityVille: 3x XP on Neighbor Visits this weekend only
If you're looking for a way to quickly reach the next level in CityVille (ok, so maybe it won't speed you up that much), you'll want to play as much as you can this weekend. Why? Zynga is holding a triple XP event for this weekend only, that will see you earning 3x the amount of XP when visiting and helping neighbors. Sure, it would be great if this event swept across the entire game, allowing you to have triple XP on businesses and homes as well, but I suppose we can't really complain when we're receiving something for nothing here.
If you play your cards right, and visit all of your friends both days this weekend, you can of course earn double the amount of bonuses, but it's understandable if you don't think the bonus XP received is really worth it. Hopefully, if this event goes over well enough, we'll receive even more bonuses in the future. Perhaps a bonus amount of XP for each home collected from? Each business? That sounds like a great way to pull in players, if you ask me, but we won't hold our breath. In the meantime, I hope you earn more bonus XP through this event than me, as I'm starting to wonder if it's even worth it...
What do you think? Will you take the time to visit all of your friends for 3x XP this weekend? Sound off in the comments.
If you play your cards right, and visit all of your friends both days this weekend, you can of course earn double the amount of bonuses, but it's understandable if you don't think the bonus XP received is really worth it. Hopefully, if this event goes over well enough, we'll receive even more bonuses in the future. Perhaps a bonus amount of XP for each home collected from? Each business? That sounds like a great way to pull in players, if you ask me, but we won't hold our breath. In the meantime, I hope you earn more bonus XP through this event than me, as I'm starting to wonder if it's even worth it...
What do you think? Will you take the time to visit all of your friends for 3x XP this weekend? Sound off in the comments.
Thứ Năm, 15 tháng 9, 2011
CityVille Ferris Wheel Attraction: Everything you need to know
A third attraction has launched in CityVille this afternoon, being available to users level 25 and above, and this one is one of the classics: the Ferris Wheel. The Ferris Wheel base is available to purchase from the store (click on Businesses and then on the Attractions tab) for 7,500 coins.
Once you place the base, you'll need to whack it seven times to finish its frame. From there, it's a fairly standard item collection process, requiring the following ingredients:
* 4 Carriages
* 4 Light Bulbs
* 4 Cement
* 4 Turnstiles
* 4 Control Boxes
The Carriages, Light Bulbs and Control Boxes are earned through general news posts that you'll post on your wall, while the Cement and Turnstiles are earned through individual requests sent to friends.
After the Ferris Wheel has been completed, you'll be able to start it into motion. It will stay running for eight minutes at a time, and can earn anywhere from 1500 to 6000 coins per operating cycle. Of course, after it runs, you'll need to either wait a substantial amount of time for maintenance to complete automatically, or ask your friends to send you wrenches to speed up the process.
Keep in mind that building this new structure is voluntary, and it is rather large, if you're lacking a lot of extra space on your land. Still, if you're looking to retain some of that summer fun all year round, make sure to build this one! I'm sure your virtual citizens will enjoy it!
Will you build the Ferris Wheel in your town in CityVille? Which attraction would you like to see released next? Sound off in the comments.
Once you place the base, you'll need to whack it seven times to finish its frame. From there, it's a fairly standard item collection process, requiring the following ingredients:
* 4 Carriages
* 4 Light Bulbs
* 4 Cement
* 4 Turnstiles
* 4 Control Boxes
The Carriages, Light Bulbs and Control Boxes are earned through general news posts that you'll post on your wall, while the Cement and Turnstiles are earned through individual requests sent to friends.
After the Ferris Wheel has been completed, you'll be able to start it into motion. It will stay running for eight minutes at a time, and can earn anywhere from 1500 to 6000 coins per operating cycle. Of course, after it runs, you'll need to either wait a substantial amount of time for maintenance to complete automatically, or ask your friends to send you wrenches to speed up the process.
Keep in mind that building this new structure is voluntary, and it is rather large, if you're lacking a lot of extra space on your land. Still, if you're looking to retain some of that summer fun all year round, make sure to build this one! I'm sure your virtual citizens will enjoy it!
Will you build the Ferris Wheel in your town in CityVille? Which attraction would you like to see released next? Sound off in the comments.
CityVille Most Valuable Palace allows your citizens to live like MVPs
It looks like one final item has been added to the sports theme of items in CityVille, in the form of a new house that's only available for a very, very limited time (we're talking less than a day). The MVP - Most Valuable Palace home costs a whopping 80 City Cash to add to your town, but it adds an equally large figure of 2,500 citizens to your town.
If you're lucky enough to have that number upgraded through random boosts (remember, your friends "tending" to the home can trigger those same boosts), you can eventually raise that 2,500 number to 4,500 citizens! That's a huge group of MVPs (how will they all share that tiny basketball court?)! Once you've built this one (it takes up just a 5x5 square), it will generate 494 coins and can be collected from once each day.
Again, this is an incredibly limited time offer. In the time you're reading this, the house is slipping farther and farther out of your grasp, so what are you waiting for?! If you have any interest in this one whatsoever, head into the store before it expires (perhaps for good).
Is 80 City Cash too much to pay for a single home, even one with such impressive stats? Will you purchase the MVP - Most Valuable Palace for your city in CityVille? Sound off in the comments.
If you're lucky enough to have that number upgraded through random boosts (remember, your friends "tending" to the home can trigger those same boosts), you can eventually raise that 2,500 number to 4,500 citizens! That's a huge group of MVPs (how will they all share that tiny basketball court?)! Once you've built this one (it takes up just a 5x5 square), it will generate 494 coins and can be collected from once each day.
Again, this is an incredibly limited time offer. In the time you're reading this, the house is slipping farther and farther out of your grasp, so what are you waiting for?! If you have any interest in this one whatsoever, head into the store before it expires (perhaps for good).
Is 80 City Cash too much to pay for a single home, even one with such impressive stats? Will you purchase the MVP - Most Valuable Palace for your city in CityVille? Sound off in the comments.
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