My Farm Life General Hints & Tips
Farm Layout
- Maximize your farm layout
- The ultimate key to this game is to organize your farm efficiently. I cannot emphasize this enough. With an efficient farm and preparation of the items to come on the next level, you should be able to do well.
- My final farm layout looked like the image below. I kept my equipment on the edges and would change the equipment out as needed to maximize the set up for upcoming levels.
- You want to plant at least eight patches of everything and you might as well do so from the beginning.
Set Up Future Levels
- You will want to take all of the available time before the expert timer expires to set up future levels.
- To do this, you will want to hold off on the last load to collect AND not use a helper just in case they decide to pick up your last load for you. This includes planting and watering and loading up machines as necessary.
- It helps to know what the next level requires so that you can prepare effectively. You can either play again if you find that you haven't set up quite right or just look down at the quantities for each level.
- Each piece of equipment can hold 4 completed items plus be preloaded for the next item or two depending on its recipe. For example, a popcorn machine can have 4 popcorns and 4 corns waiting to be popped.
- Each piece of equipment will show you in teeny numbers how much input you still need before it will start producing. The capacity for each ingredient is 4.
- Take any time you have left on the timer, to set up for the next level.
- If you care about getting expert times and can't do so, then take your time to maximize the set up for the next level since you will have even more time before the timer expires.
Expert Times
- You can replay the level at any time to get that expert time. The level will restart at where the previous level ended.
- Even better, you can replay previous levels after you get an expert time to set up for another level and not lose your expert rank.
- I found that it is best NOT to immediately replay a level if you do not get the Expert time, especially if you can maximize your set up for the next level and here is why:
- It is much easier to get the Expert time on a level you have missed if the subsequent level already has an Expert time because then you don't have to worry about setting up the next level and can just concentrate on the current level.
- If you find that you cannot get an Expert time playing through a second time, then consider going back a level or two to set the level up more effectively. By this I mean to get a bunch of your products pre-made and pre-loaded. It is amazing how much you can get done ahead of time if you know what to expect.
- If you find yourself getting 2 non-Expert times in a row, then you will probably want to go back and get those times improved by setting up better as it is only going to get harder and harder.
- Concentrate on getting your production items made first. Then pick your crops. As you near completion of your required items, take a look at the next level's requirements and start preparing ahead. When you do start a level where you have prepared ahead, be sure to pick those things up first so that your equipment can start producing again.
Carrying items--You can carry 4 of each item except for buckets. One trip to the water pump will fill up two buckets if you have them in your hand.
Animals--Unfortunately there is no easy way to quickly assess how many animals you currently have. Be sure to check the number at the beginning of a level. The nighttime rustlers will steal your animals.There are 4 geese per goose shed and it is easy to make sure you have the maximum number available per shed by buying until you can't buy another goose.
Farmhands are crucial to finishing levels in a timely fashion but just be careful not to use them as you are using your last bit of time to prepare for future levels as they will finish up for you! The nice thing is that they do not seem to collect things you don't need.
Thieves--At nighttime, the thieves will steal your crops and your animals. Unfortunately it is not easy to see when you lose an animal, so be sure to check occasionally at the beginning of a level to make sure you have enough animals.
Night Trader--Always check to see what the night trader has to sell. In the beginning you won't want to waste your money on buying anything except for super soil and cola. However, once you have purchased all the upgrades and are up in the 30's, go ahead and grab what he has to sell. The night trader will allow you to check on his wares 3 times before he goes away. Also go ahead and buy from him if you are replaying a level ti get an expert time.
Dogs--For some reason, I just didn't much feel like wasting 10,000 on buying dogs; so I didn't buy any. But go ahead and do so when you can afford them if you want. Personally I liked the extra space for more equipment and extra money to buy from the night trader.
Gear:
All equipment can hold 4 completed items plus 4 of each ingredient.
Popcorn Stand--Requires 4 corn to pop one bucket.
Blender--Requires 1 milk and 2 strawberries to make one yogurt.
Salad maker--Requires 1 cabbage, 1 eggplant, and 2 peppers.
Chocolate maker--Requires 1 milk and 4 cocoa.
Donut maker--Requires 1 chocolate, 2 eggs, and 2 wheat
Goose house--Need one house for each 4 geese. Each house can hold 4 sets of eggs. You will want to eventually get 2 houses and then at times have 3 houses.
Shearing shed--You can make do with one shed and 4 sheep during busy times. Just be sure to concentrate on shearing the sheep when they are ready.
Cows--Get as many cows as you want.
Use your machines to store items such as milk, eggs, and other ingredients.
Click on animals to hurry them up. Sometimes the animals will wander around; if you click on one, it will hurry back to eat or drink. Clicking on animal while eating or drinking will not hurry up its production.
Upgrades will become available as you progress through the game. During the Expert mode, you might not be notified when there is one available so check that upgrade tab for the red ribbon. Sometimes you might not be able to afford an upgrade during the first episode it is offered.
Getting cash--An interesting thing about this game is that whenever you sell something you get its full price back, so go ahead and sell things if you don't need them. Also when rearranging, go ahead and sell your seed bags because even if you only have one of them, you will get the full amount back. If you desperately want money to buy something, you can pick up 4 bags and sell the remainder. Then drop them by picking up something else and return to pick up 3 bags and sell 1 bag, then pick up 2 bags and sell 1 bag, etc.
You do not get paid to sell more than what is required so don't do it!
The walkthrough: Unfortunately this walkthrough cannot tell you specifically what to do. This game needs to move fast to get your Expert times. You do need to concentrate on getting items made with the machines first and then picking items that take a while to produce. I will make recommendations on quantities of plants and animals and maximizing the efficiency of your set up because this is very important. More importantly, if you just take a look at what is coming up in the next few levels rather than waiting until you get there yourself and finding out that you need to change your strategy, this will help incredibly.
Casual versus Expert modes. I have placed both versions of each level together in the walkthrough because the Expert mode just increases the quantity of items to pick in the same time. The overall strategies are the same, however.
Read the tips at the beginning of each Episode.
In Casual mode the first 4 episodes are a tutorial and don't offer you much flexibility.
Reorganize your farm to match the images if you like every few levels.
The timer stops when you are shopping, selling, or moving. Press on one of these buttons at the beginning to just take stock and make your plans.
WALKTHROUGH
Play the first 5 episodes as required by the tutorial and then go back and play again to maximize your start up. The only difference between casual and expert are some quantities so I have grouped them together and the strategies are the same. Images are from the expert version.
Lassoing Game
Honestly, I am not very good at this. All you have to do is survive this to get one trophy and at some point get 3 5 animal lassoes to get the other. Just do your best and don't sweat it!
Episode 1
Casual: 2 corn, 1 milk
Expert: 4 corn, 1 milk
Rearrange, buy soil, create a total of 12 plots and plant 10 corn. Plant another plot of grass.
Collect milk, collect 3 corns, and wait to collect last corn to near end
Episode 2
Casual: 4 strawberries, 2 corns
Expert: 4 strawberries, 6 corns
Buy strawberries and more soil; Plant 8 strawberries.
Episode 3
Casual: 4 strawberries, 4 corns, 1 milk
Expert: 4 strawberries, 8 corns, 1 milk
Episode 4
Casual: 4 strawberries, 6 corn, 1 milk, 1 popcorn
Expert: 4 strawberries, 8 corn, 1 milk, 2 popcorn
Fully load up popcorn machine before finishing up.
Don't pick anything extra
Episode 5
Casual: 4 strawberries, 4 eggplants, 3 milk, 3 popcorn
Expert: 6 strawberries, 6 eggplant, 4 milk, 4 popcorn
You will want 12 corn plants, 8 strawberries, 8 eggplants, 2 patches of grass, and 2 cows.
Rearrange to make everything efficient. Place your bags of seed near your plants.
Prioritize popcorn, then milk.
Before finishing, make as much popcorn as you have time for (4 made and 1 pre-loaded)
Save 1 milk to finish off level
Episode 6
Casual: 4 strawberries, 8 corn, 2 yogurt, 2 popcorn
Expert: 6 strawberries, 8 corn, 3 yogurt, 4 popcorn
Buy blender.
Fill up your popcorn and blender as much as possible by the end of the level.
Replant your corn and buy more strawberries to replant.
Your popper will need repair but you can't buy the repair kit; don't worry.
Episode 7
Casual: 4 strawberries, 8 corn, 8 eggplants, 3 yogurt
Expert: 4 strawberries, 10 corn, 10 eggplant, 4 yogurt
Buy a repair kit, repair the popper.
You have enough time to completely load the popper and get 2 yogurts pre-loaded
Episode 8
Casual: 8 eggplant, 4 milk, 1 egg, 3 popcorn
Expert: 10 strawberries, 10 eggplant, 4 milk, 1 egg, 3 popcorn
Buy goose shed and 1 goose
Click on cows to hurry up their milk production
Fully load popper and preload strawberries in the blender
Episode 9
Casual: 4 strawberries, 14 corn, 6 peppers, 2 eggs, 3 yogurt
Expert: 6 strawberries, 14 corn, 10 peppers, 2 eggs, 4 yogurt
Buy 2nd goose and 3rd cow
Plant 8 pepper plants; rearrange
Use your farmhand after you get the strawberries in the blender.
Preload 2 strawberries and 2 yogurts ready.
You will be tight on grass for now, but your farm will grow in one episode.
Episode 10
Casual: 10 eggplants, 8 peppers, 5 milk, 3 eggs, 4 popcorn
Expert: 10 eggplant, 11 peppers, 5 milk, 3 eggs, 6 popcorn
Buy 3rd cow and 3rd goose
Episode 11
Casual: 10 strawberries, 12 wheat, 12 eggplants, 4 milk, 4 eggs
Expert: 16 strawberries, 16 wheat, 12 eggplant, 6 milk, 4 eggs
You farm will now double in size so take the time to rearrange.
Buy 4th cow, 4th goose, and 2nd trough
Plant 8 wheat and 4 more grass
Note that there are some vacant plots waiting for more plants.
Episode 12
Casual: 8 strawberries, 8 corn, 14 wheat, 8 eggplant, 8 peppers, 4 yogurt
Expert: 8 strawberries, 14 corn, 14 wheat, 8 eggplant, 12 peppers, 5 yogurt
Buy speed upgrade when you can afford it
Episode 13
Casual: 8 pumpkins, 10 peppers, 1 milk, 6 eggs, 3 yogurt, 5 popcorn
Expert: 10 pumpkins, 10 pepper, 4 milk, 6 eggs, 3 yogurt, 7 popcorn
Plant 8 pumpkins
Episode 14
Casual: 10 strawberries, 8 pumpkins, 16 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 peppers, 2 eggs
Expert: 16 strawberry, 12 pumpkins, 18 wheat, 12 eggplants, 12 peppers, 5 eggs
Episode 15
Casual: 5 corn, 10 pumpkins, 4 cabbage, 6 milk, 2 yogurt, 4 popcorn
Expert: 7 corn, 14 pumpkins, 12 Cabbage, 6 milk, 4 yogurt, 7 popcorn
Plant 8 cabbage
Buy 5th cow
Episode 16
Casual: 10 strawberries, 10 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 peppers, 8 eggs, 4 salad
Expert: 14 strawberries, 16 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 peppers, 8 eggs, 5 salad
Buy salad maker
Episode 17
Casual: 10 corn, 10 pumpkins, 4 cabbage, 6 milk, 8 popcorn, 6 salad
Expert: 10 corn, 10 pumpkins, 5 cabbage, 7 milk, 9 popcorn, 6 salad
Episode 18
Casual: 10 strawberries, 10 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 peppers, 1 wool, 8 eggs, 8 yogurt
Expert: 14 strawberry, 14 wheat, 14 eggplant, 14 pepper, 2 wool, 8 eggs, 8 yogurt
Episode 19
Casual: 12 strawberries, 16 corn, 6 eggplants, 8 milk, 3 wool, 8 eggs, 8 salads
Expert: 14 strawberries, 18 corn, 6 eggplants, 9 milk, 3 wool, 10 eggs, 8 salads
Buy 6th cow, 2nd goose shed, 4 geese, and 3rd trough
Episode 20
Casual: 4 eggplant, 4 peppers, 4 cabbage, 4 wool, 6 yogurt, 6 popcorn, 6 salad
Expert: 4 eggplant, 5 peppers, 6 cabbage, 4 wool, 9 yogurt, 6 popcorn, 6 salad
Buy grass upgrade, buy 2nd sheep
Episode 21
Casual: 12 strawberries, 14 corn, 12 pumpkins, 12 eggplants, 6 cocoa, 12 peppers, 12 cabbage
Expert: 15 strawberries, 15 corn, 12 pumpkins, 15 eggplants, 2 cocoa, 15 peppers, 12 cabbage
Rearrange to plant 12 cocoa plants.
Hopefully you preloaded the salad maker earlier and have 4 salads ready
Preload blender with milk.
Have 4 popcorns ready.
Have 4 wool in the shed.
Episode 22
Casual: 8 cocoa, 6 milk, 6 wool, 11 eggs, 3 yogurt, 10 popcorn, 8 salad
Expert: 4 wheat, 10 cocoa, 6 milk, 6 wool, 11 eggs, 3 yogurt, 10 popcorn, 8 salad
Pick up 4 wool, 8 eggs, 4 popcorn, and 4 salads first.
Prioritize popcorn and salads and then yogurt and wool.
As you are finishing up, preload yogurt and popcorn stands as much as you have time for.
Episode 23
Casual: 12 corn, 16 pumpkins, 16 wheat, 16 peppers, 16 cabbage, 6 yogurt, 8 popcorns
Expert: 14 corn, 16 pumpkins, 16 wheat, 16 peppers, 16 cabbage, 10 yogurt, 10 popcorns
Prioritize popcorn and yogurt.
Have 4 wool in shed.
Episode 24
Casual: 16 strawberries, 16 corn, 16 eggplant, 8 cocoa, 18 cabbage, 7 wool, 12 eggs
Expert: 16 strawberries, 16 corn, 16 eggplant, 16 cocoa, 10 milk, 7 wool, 12 eggs
Make sure you have 7 to 8 cows and 8 geese.
Preload popcorn and salad makers as you finish up so that you have 4 of each.
Episode 25
Casual: 18 pumpkins, 15 wheat, 10 cocoa, 9 peppers, 8 milk, 4 eggs, 12 popcorn, 9 salad
Expert: 6 strawberries, 18 pumpkins, 15 wheat, 10 cocoa, 9 peppers, 8 milk, 4 eggs, 14 popcorn, 9 salad
You should have time to preload the other machines too, but you won't need them right away.
Episode 26
Casual: 10 strawberry, 10 corn, 10 pumpkins, 14 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 pepper, 2 chocolate
Expert: 16 strawberries, 14 corn, 14 pumpkins, 14 wheat, 14 eggplant, 14 peppers, 5 chocolate
Buy the chocolate machine and load up with 4 milk first.
Preload the chocolate machine as much as you can before you finish.
Be sure you have 4 wool in the shed and 4 salads prepared.
Episode 27
Casual: 16 strawberries, 15 cabbages 4 milk, 7 wool, 8 eggs, 3 chocolate, 10 salad
Expert: 18 strawberries, 17 cabbage, 9 milk, 8 wool, 8 eggs, 3 chocolate, 10 salad
Preload as you can.
Episode 28
Casual: 10 strawberries, 20 corn, 20 pumpkins, 10 eggplant, 12 cocoa, 10 peppers, 20 cabbage
Expert: 15 strawberries, 25 corn, 22 pumpkin, 15 eggplant, 15 cocoa, 15 peppers, 22 cabbage
Preload any machines to the max before finishing. Don't forget the blender.
Episode 29
Casual: 6 strawberries, 20 pumpkins, 16 wheat, 8 eggs, 4 yogurt, 4 chocolate, 12 popcorn, 8 salad
Expert: 6 strawberries, 20 pumpkins, 18 wheat, 9 eggs, 6 yogurt, 5 chocolate, 12 popcorn, 9 salad
Process through the items and don't forget the pumpkins.
Preload if you have the time.
Episode 30
Casual: 15 strawberries, 15 corn, 15 pumpkins, 15 wheat, 15 eggplant, 20 cocoa, 15 peppers, 20 cabbage
Expert: 18 strawberries, 18 corn, 16 pumpkin, 18 wheat, 16 eggplant, 22 cocoa, 16 peppers, 22 cabbage, 7 wool
Preload as much as possible.
Episode 31
Casual: 8 watermelon, 6 wool, 10 eggs, 6 yogurt, 5 chocolate, 6 popcorn, 6 salad
Expert: 10 watermelon, 8 wool, 12 eggs, 6 yogurt, 6 chocolate, 7 popcorn, 6 salad
Preload the salad maker.
Episode 32
Casual: 10 strawberries, 10 corn, 15 watermelon, 10 pumpkins, 21 cocoa, 10 milk, 11 salad
Expert: 11 strawberries, 11 corn, 17 watermelon, 11 pumpkins, 21 cocoa, 11 milk, 12 salad
Make sure you still have a full contigent of cows and geese.
Buy another goose shed and 4 geese.
Episode 33
Casual: 25 corn, 15 watermelon, 15 eggplant, 15 peppers, 15 cabbage, 10 milk, 9 wool, 15 eggs
Expert: 20 strawberries, 20 watermelon, 15 eggplant, 15 pepper, 15 cabbage, 10 milk, 9 wool, 17 eggs
Preload the machines.
Episode 34
Casual: 10 wheat, 1 milk, 6 wool, 8 eggs, 5 yogurt, 6 chocolate, 14 popcorn, 12 salad
Expert: 10 wheat, 2 milk, 6 wool, 8 eggs, 8 yogurt, 6 chocolate, 15 popcorn, 15 salad
Preload the popcorn.
Sell the 3rd goose shed.
Episode 35
Casual: 15 watermelon, 25 pumpkin, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 15 peppers, 25 cabbage, 1 egg, 18 popcorn
Expert: 12 strawberries, 15 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 15 peppers, 25 cabbage, 1 egg, 18 popcorn
Preload chocolate and wool.
Episode 36
Casual: 26 strawberries, 20 corn, 14 pumpkin, 19 eggplant, 2 cocoa, 14 cabbage, 7 wool, 2 donuts
Expert: 26 strawberries, 20 corn, 21 pumpkins, 19 eggplant, 4 cocoa, 19 cabbage, 7 wool, 5 donuts
Preload popcorn, salads, and donuts.
Episode 37
Casual: 15 watermelon, 10 pumpkin, 8 wheat, 8 peppers, 8 eggs, 12 popcorn, 4 donuts, 12 salads
Expert: 15 watermelon, 10 pumpkins, 8 wheat, 10 peppers, 8 eggs, 15 popcorn, 4 donuts, 12 salads
Preload salads and donuts.
Episode 38
Casual: 12 watermelon, 12 pumpkin, 4 wool, 4 yogurt, 2 chocolate, 6 donut, 12 popcorn, 12 salad
Expert: 14 watermelon, 14 pumpkins, 6 wool, 4 yogurt, 4 chocolate, 11 pumpkins, 6 donuts, 15 salads
Make room for another goose house and 4 geese. If you need to, sell popcorn machine.
Episode 39
Casual: 20 strawberries, 20 corn, 20 pumpkins, 20 wheat, 20 eggplant, 20 pepper, 11 milk, 22 eggs
Expert: 21 strawberries, 21 corn, 21 pumpkins, 21 wheat, 21 eggplants, 21 peppers, 21 cabbages, 12 milk, 22 eggs
Preload blender and wool.
Episode 40
Casual: 20 watermelon, 25 pumpkin, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 cocoa, 25 cabbage, 25 peppers, 11 wool, 12 yogurt
Expert: 25 corn, 20 watermelon, 25 pumpkin, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 cocoa, 25 peppers, 25 cabbage, 11 wool, 12 yogurt
Preload chocolate and donuts.
Episode 41
Casual: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 21 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 25 cabbage, 7 donuts
Expert: 22 strawberries, 25 corn, 25 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 eggplant, 22 peppers, 22 cabbage, 4 milk, 9 donuts
Episode 42
Casual: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 23 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 cocoa, 25 peppers, 25 cabbage
Expert: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 25 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 cocoa, 25 peppers, 25 cabbages, 7 wool
Preload chocolate.
Episode 43
Casual: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 24 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 25 cabbage, 10 milk, 10 chocolate
Expert: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 25 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 25 cabbages, 10 milk, 12 chocolate
Before finishing, you can sell your popper and blender. Buy a 3rd goose shed if you haven't already.
Buy second salad, chocolate, and donut makers to prepare for the next levels
Episode 44
Casual: 16 strawberries, 25 corn, 20 watermelon, 20 pumpkins, 6 wheat, 4 cabbage, 9 wool, 16 eggs, 10 donuts, 14 salad
Expert: 16 strawberries, 25 corn, 20 watermelon, 20 pumpkins, 6 wheat, 4 cabbages, 9 wool, 20 eggs, 12 donuts, 16 salad
As you are finishing up with donuts, sell 1 donut maker and buy back the popper and blender. Sell 1 chocolate maker
Episode 45
Casual: 22 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 16 cabbage, 12 wool, 8 eggs, 16 yogurt, 6 chocolate, 16 popcorn
Expert: 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 20 cabbage, 12 wool, 8 eggs, 16 yogurt, 8 chocolate, 16 popcorn
Episode 46
Casual: 26 strawberries, 22 corn, 16 watermelon, 10 wheat, 22 eggplant, 22 pepper, 25 cabbage, 11 milk, 8 wool, 30 eggs
Expert: 26 strawberries, 26 corn, 18 watermelon, 18 wheat, 26 eggplant, 26 peppers, 26 cabbages, 11 milk, 10 wool, 30 eggs
Episode 47
Casual: 26 strawberries, 26 watermelon, 24 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 23 eggplant, 26 cocoa, 23 peppers, 26 cabbage, 14 wool, 16 popcorn
Expert: 30 strawberries, 27 watermelon, 27 pumpkins, 30 wheat, 27 eggplant, 27 cocoa, 25 peppers, 27 cabbages, 15 wool, 18 popcorn
Episode 48
Casual: 15 corn, 27 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 24 peppers, 27 cabbages, 7 milk, 25 eggs, 16 yogurt, 16 popcorn, 12 donuts
Expert: 20 corn, 30 watermelon, 30 pumpkins, 30 peppers, 30 cabbages, 7 milk, 25 eggs, 16 yogurt, 16 popcorn, 16 donuts
Episode 49
Casual: 30 strawberries, 33 corn, 30 watermelon, 27 pumpkins, 29 wheat, 22 peppers, 15 wool, 26 eggs, 15 chocolate, 15 salad
Expert: 33 strawberries, 33 corn, 30 watermelon, 30 pumpkins, 30 wheat, 30 peppers, 19 wool, 26 eggs, 19 chocolate, 19 salad
Episode 50
Casual: 35 watermelons, 35 pumpkins, 30 milk, 30 wool, 30 eggs, 20 yogurt, 21 chocolate, 20 popcorn, 20 donuts, 20 salad
Expert: 35 watermelons, 35 pumpkins, 33 milk, 33 wool, 33 eggs, 21 yogurt, 21 chocolate, 21 popcorn, 21 donuts, 21 salad
Pick a few things to concentrate on. I did wool, chocolate, and donuts. When you meet a goal, sell off the equipment, animals, and plants to get them out of your way.
Trophies
Most trophies are fairly self-explanatory.
However, one trophy seems unobtainable and that is "Beat My Farm Life in one day."
It is possible to get the trophy for not buying anything on Episode 10.
It is possible to get the trophy for not using the farmhands once you have 3 farmhands by playing Episode 33.
Farm Layout
- Maximize your farm layout
- The ultimate key to this game is to organize your farm efficiently. I cannot emphasize this enough. With an efficient farm and preparation of the items to come on the next level, you should be able to do well.
- My final farm layout looked like the image below. I kept my equipment on the edges and would change the equipment out as needed to maximize the set up for upcoming levels.
- You want to plant at least eight patches of everything and you might as well do so from the beginning.
Set Up Future Levels
- You will want to take all of the available time before the expert timer expires to set up future levels.
- To do this, you will want to hold off on the last load to collect AND not use a helper just in case they decide to pick up your last load for you. This includes planting and watering and loading up machines as necessary.
- It helps to know what the next level requires so that you can prepare effectively. You can either play again if you find that you haven't set up quite right or just look down at the quantities for each level.
- Each piece of equipment can hold 4 completed items plus be preloaded for the next item or two depending on its recipe. For example, a popcorn machine can have 4 popcorns and 4 corns waiting to be popped.
- Each piece of equipment will show you in teeny numbers how much input you still need before it will start producing. The capacity for each ingredient is 4.
- Take any time you have left on the timer, to set up for the next level.
- If you care about getting expert times and can't do so, then take your time to maximize the set up for the next level since you will have even more time before the timer expires.
Expert Times
- You can replay the level at any time to get that expert time. The level will restart at where the previous level ended.
- Even better, you can replay previous levels after you get an expert time to set up for another level and not lose your expert rank.
- I found that it is best NOT to immediately replay a level if you do not get the Expert time, especially if you can maximize your set up for the next level and here is why:
- It is much easier to get the Expert time on a level you have missed if the subsequent level already has an Expert time because then you don't have to worry about setting up the next level and can just concentrate on the current level.
- If you find that you cannot get an Expert time playing through a second time, then consider going back a level or two to set the level up more effectively. By this I mean to get a bunch of your products pre-made and pre-loaded. It is amazing how much you can get done ahead of time if you know what to expect.
- If you find yourself getting 2 non-Expert times in a row, then you will probably want to go back and get those times improved by setting up better as it is only going to get harder and harder.
- Concentrate on getting your production items made first. Then pick your crops. As you near completion of your required items, take a look at the next level's requirements and start preparing ahead. When you do start a level where you have prepared ahead, be sure to pick those things up first so that your equipment can start producing again.
Carrying items--You can carry 4 of each item except for buckets. One trip to the water pump will fill up two buckets if you have them in your hand.
Animals--Unfortunately there is no easy way to quickly assess how many animals you currently have. Be sure to check the number at the beginning of a level. The nighttime rustlers will steal your animals.There are 4 geese per goose shed and it is easy to make sure you have the maximum number available per shed by buying until you can't buy another goose.
Farmhands are crucial to finishing levels in a timely fashion but just be careful not to use them as you are using your last bit of time to prepare for future levels as they will finish up for you! The nice thing is that they do not seem to collect things you don't need.
Thieves--At nighttime, the thieves will steal your crops and your animals. Unfortunately it is not easy to see when you lose an animal, so be sure to check occasionally at the beginning of a level to make sure you have enough animals.
Night Trader--Always check to see what the night trader has to sell. In the beginning you won't want to waste your money on buying anything except for super soil and cola. However, once you have purchased all the upgrades and are up in the 30's, go ahead and grab what he has to sell. The night trader will allow you to check on his wares 3 times before he goes away. Also go ahead and buy from him if you are replaying a level ti get an expert time.
Dogs--For some reason, I just didn't much feel like wasting 10,000 on buying dogs; so I didn't buy any. But go ahead and do so when you can afford them if you want. Personally I liked the extra space for more equipment and extra money to buy from the night trader.
Gear:
All equipment can hold 4 completed items plus 4 of each ingredient.
Popcorn Stand--Requires 4 corn to pop one bucket.
Blender--Requires 1 milk and 2 strawberries to make one yogurt.
Salad maker--Requires 1 cabbage, 1 eggplant, and 2 peppers.
Chocolate maker--Requires 1 milk and 4 cocoa.
Donut maker--Requires 1 chocolate, 2 eggs, and 2 wheat
Goose house--Need one house for each 4 geese. Each house can hold 4 sets of eggs. You will want to eventually get 2 houses and then at times have 3 houses.
Shearing shed--You can make do with one shed and 4 sheep during busy times. Just be sure to concentrate on shearing the sheep when they are ready.
Cows--Get as many cows as you want.
Use your machines to store items such as milk, eggs, and other ingredients.
Click on animals to hurry them up. Sometimes the animals will wander around; if you click on one, it will hurry back to eat or drink. Clicking on animal while eating or drinking will not hurry up its production.
Upgrades will become available as you progress through the game. During the Expert mode, you might not be notified when there is one available so check that upgrade tab for the red ribbon. Sometimes you might not be able to afford an upgrade during the first episode it is offered.
Getting cash--An interesting thing about this game is that whenever you sell something you get its full price back, so go ahead and sell things if you don't need them. Also when rearranging, go ahead and sell your seed bags because even if you only have one of them, you will get the full amount back. If you desperately want money to buy something, you can pick up 4 bags and sell the remainder. Then drop them by picking up something else and return to pick up 3 bags and sell 1 bag, then pick up 2 bags and sell 1 bag, etc.
You do not get paid to sell more than what is required so don't do it!
The walkthrough: Unfortunately this walkthrough cannot tell you specifically what to do. This game needs to move fast to get your Expert times. You do need to concentrate on getting items made with the machines first and then picking items that take a while to produce. I will make recommendations on quantities of plants and animals and maximizing the efficiency of your set up because this is very important. More importantly, if you just take a look at what is coming up in the next few levels rather than waiting until you get there yourself and finding out that you need to change your strategy, this will help incredibly.
Casual versus Expert modes. I have placed both versions of each level together in the walkthrough because the Expert mode just increases the quantity of items to pick in the same time. The overall strategies are the same, however.
Read the tips at the beginning of each Episode.
In Casual mode the first 4 episodes are a tutorial and don't offer you much flexibility.
Reorganize your farm to match the images if you like every few levels.
The timer stops when you are shopping, selling, or moving. Press on one of these buttons at the beginning to just take stock and make your plans.
WALKTHROUGH
Play the first 5 episodes as required by the tutorial and then go back and play again to maximize your start up. The only difference between casual and expert are some quantities so I have grouped them together and the strategies are the same. Images are from the expert version.
Lassoing Game
Honestly, I am not very good at this. All you have to do is survive this to get one trophy and at some point get 3 5 animal lassoes to get the other. Just do your best and don't sweat it!
Episode 1
Casual: 2 corn, 1 milk
Expert: 4 corn, 1 milk
Rearrange, buy soil, create a total of 12 plots and plant 10 corn. Plant another plot of grass.
Collect milk, collect 3 corns, and wait to collect last corn to near end
Episode 2
Casual: 4 strawberries, 2 corns
Expert: 4 strawberries, 6 corns
Buy strawberries and more soil; Plant 8 strawberries.
Episode 3
Casual: 4 strawberries, 4 corns, 1 milk
Expert: 4 strawberries, 8 corns, 1 milk
Episode 4
Casual: 4 strawberries, 6 corn, 1 milk, 1 popcorn
Expert: 4 strawberries, 8 corn, 1 milk, 2 popcorn
Fully load up popcorn machine before finishing up.
Don't pick anything extra
Episode 5
Casual: 4 strawberries, 4 eggplants, 3 milk, 3 popcorn
Expert: 6 strawberries, 6 eggplant, 4 milk, 4 popcorn
You will want 12 corn plants, 8 strawberries, 8 eggplants, 2 patches of grass, and 2 cows.
Rearrange to make everything efficient. Place your bags of seed near your plants.
Prioritize popcorn, then milk.
Before finishing, make as much popcorn as you have time for (4 made and 1 pre-loaded)
Save 1 milk to finish off level
Episode 6
Casual: 4 strawberries, 8 corn, 2 yogurt, 2 popcorn
Expert: 6 strawberries, 8 corn, 3 yogurt, 4 popcorn
Buy blender.
Fill up your popcorn and blender as much as possible by the end of the level.
Replant your corn and buy more strawberries to replant.
Your popper will need repair but you can't buy the repair kit; don't worry.
Episode 7
Casual: 4 strawberries, 8 corn, 8 eggplants, 3 yogurt
Expert: 4 strawberries, 10 corn, 10 eggplant, 4 yogurt
Buy a repair kit, repair the popper.
You have enough time to completely load the popper and get 2 yogurts pre-loaded
Episode 8
Casual: 8 eggplant, 4 milk, 1 egg, 3 popcorn
Expert: 10 strawberries, 10 eggplant, 4 milk, 1 egg, 3 popcorn
Buy goose shed and 1 goose
Click on cows to hurry up their milk production
Fully load popper and preload strawberries in the blender
Episode 9
Casual: 4 strawberries, 14 corn, 6 peppers, 2 eggs, 3 yogurt
Expert: 6 strawberries, 14 corn, 10 peppers, 2 eggs, 4 yogurt
Buy 2nd goose and 3rd cow
Plant 8 pepper plants; rearrange
Use your farmhand after you get the strawberries in the blender.
Preload 2 strawberries and 2 yogurts ready.
You will be tight on grass for now, but your farm will grow in one episode.
Episode 10
Casual: 10 eggplants, 8 peppers, 5 milk, 3 eggs, 4 popcorn
Expert: 10 eggplant, 11 peppers, 5 milk, 3 eggs, 6 popcorn
Buy 3rd cow and 3rd goose
Episode 11
Casual: 10 strawberries, 12 wheat, 12 eggplants, 4 milk, 4 eggs
Expert: 16 strawberries, 16 wheat, 12 eggplant, 6 milk, 4 eggs
You farm will now double in size so take the time to rearrange.
Buy 4th cow, 4th goose, and 2nd trough
Plant 8 wheat and 4 more grass
Note that there are some vacant plots waiting for more plants.
Episode 12
Casual: 8 strawberries, 8 corn, 14 wheat, 8 eggplant, 8 peppers, 4 yogurt
Expert: 8 strawberries, 14 corn, 14 wheat, 8 eggplant, 12 peppers, 5 yogurt
Buy speed upgrade when you can afford it
Episode 13
Casual: 8 pumpkins, 10 peppers, 1 milk, 6 eggs, 3 yogurt, 5 popcorn
Expert: 10 pumpkins, 10 pepper, 4 milk, 6 eggs, 3 yogurt, 7 popcorn
Plant 8 pumpkins
Episode 14
Casual: 10 strawberries, 8 pumpkins, 16 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 peppers, 2 eggs
Expert: 16 strawberry, 12 pumpkins, 18 wheat, 12 eggplants, 12 peppers, 5 eggs
Episode 15
Casual: 5 corn, 10 pumpkins, 4 cabbage, 6 milk, 2 yogurt, 4 popcorn
Expert: 7 corn, 14 pumpkins, 12 Cabbage, 6 milk, 4 yogurt, 7 popcorn
Plant 8 cabbage
Buy 5th cow
Episode 16
Casual: 10 strawberries, 10 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 peppers, 8 eggs, 4 salad
Expert: 14 strawberries, 16 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 peppers, 8 eggs, 5 salad
Buy salad maker
Episode 17
Casual: 10 corn, 10 pumpkins, 4 cabbage, 6 milk, 8 popcorn, 6 salad
Expert: 10 corn, 10 pumpkins, 5 cabbage, 7 milk, 9 popcorn, 6 salad
Episode 18
Casual: 10 strawberries, 10 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 peppers, 1 wool, 8 eggs, 8 yogurt
Expert: 14 strawberry, 14 wheat, 14 eggplant, 14 pepper, 2 wool, 8 eggs, 8 yogurt
Episode 19
Casual: 12 strawberries, 16 corn, 6 eggplants, 8 milk, 3 wool, 8 eggs, 8 salads
Expert: 14 strawberries, 18 corn, 6 eggplants, 9 milk, 3 wool, 10 eggs, 8 salads
Buy 6th cow, 2nd goose shed, 4 geese, and 3rd trough
Episode 20
Casual: 4 eggplant, 4 peppers, 4 cabbage, 4 wool, 6 yogurt, 6 popcorn, 6 salad
Expert: 4 eggplant, 5 peppers, 6 cabbage, 4 wool, 9 yogurt, 6 popcorn, 6 salad
Buy grass upgrade, buy 2nd sheep
Episode 21
Casual: 12 strawberries, 14 corn, 12 pumpkins, 12 eggplants, 6 cocoa, 12 peppers, 12 cabbage
Expert: 15 strawberries, 15 corn, 12 pumpkins, 15 eggplants, 2 cocoa, 15 peppers, 12 cabbage
Rearrange to plant 12 cocoa plants.
Hopefully you preloaded the salad maker earlier and have 4 salads ready
Preload blender with milk.
Have 4 popcorns ready.
Have 4 wool in the shed.
Episode 22
Casual: 8 cocoa, 6 milk, 6 wool, 11 eggs, 3 yogurt, 10 popcorn, 8 salad
Expert: 4 wheat, 10 cocoa, 6 milk, 6 wool, 11 eggs, 3 yogurt, 10 popcorn, 8 salad
Pick up 4 wool, 8 eggs, 4 popcorn, and 4 salads first.
Prioritize popcorn and salads and then yogurt and wool.
As you are finishing up, preload yogurt and popcorn stands as much as you have time for.
Episode 23
Casual: 12 corn, 16 pumpkins, 16 wheat, 16 peppers, 16 cabbage, 6 yogurt, 8 popcorns
Expert: 14 corn, 16 pumpkins, 16 wheat, 16 peppers, 16 cabbage, 10 yogurt, 10 popcorns
Prioritize popcorn and yogurt.
Have 4 wool in shed.
Episode 24
Casual: 16 strawberries, 16 corn, 16 eggplant, 8 cocoa, 18 cabbage, 7 wool, 12 eggs
Expert: 16 strawberries, 16 corn, 16 eggplant, 16 cocoa, 10 milk, 7 wool, 12 eggs
Make sure you have 7 to 8 cows and 8 geese.
Preload popcorn and salad makers as you finish up so that you have 4 of each.
Episode 25
Casual: 18 pumpkins, 15 wheat, 10 cocoa, 9 peppers, 8 milk, 4 eggs, 12 popcorn, 9 salad
Expert: 6 strawberries, 18 pumpkins, 15 wheat, 10 cocoa, 9 peppers, 8 milk, 4 eggs, 14 popcorn, 9 salad
You should have time to preload the other machines too, but you won't need them right away.
Episode 26
Casual: 10 strawberry, 10 corn, 10 pumpkins, 14 wheat, 10 eggplant, 10 pepper, 2 chocolate
Expert: 16 strawberries, 14 corn, 14 pumpkins, 14 wheat, 14 eggplant, 14 peppers, 5 chocolate
Buy the chocolate machine and load up with 4 milk first.
Preload the chocolate machine as much as you can before you finish.
Be sure you have 4 wool in the shed and 4 salads prepared.
Episode 27
Casual: 16 strawberries, 15 cabbages 4 milk, 7 wool, 8 eggs, 3 chocolate, 10 salad
Expert: 18 strawberries, 17 cabbage, 9 milk, 8 wool, 8 eggs, 3 chocolate, 10 salad
Preload as you can.
Episode 28
Casual: 10 strawberries, 20 corn, 20 pumpkins, 10 eggplant, 12 cocoa, 10 peppers, 20 cabbage
Expert: 15 strawberries, 25 corn, 22 pumpkin, 15 eggplant, 15 cocoa, 15 peppers, 22 cabbage
Preload any machines to the max before finishing. Don't forget the blender.
Episode 29
Casual: 6 strawberries, 20 pumpkins, 16 wheat, 8 eggs, 4 yogurt, 4 chocolate, 12 popcorn, 8 salad
Expert: 6 strawberries, 20 pumpkins, 18 wheat, 9 eggs, 6 yogurt, 5 chocolate, 12 popcorn, 9 salad
Process through the items and don't forget the pumpkins.
Preload if you have the time.
Episode 30
Casual: 15 strawberries, 15 corn, 15 pumpkins, 15 wheat, 15 eggplant, 20 cocoa, 15 peppers, 20 cabbage
Expert: 18 strawberries, 18 corn, 16 pumpkin, 18 wheat, 16 eggplant, 22 cocoa, 16 peppers, 22 cabbage, 7 wool
Preload as much as possible.
Episode 31
Casual: 8 watermelon, 6 wool, 10 eggs, 6 yogurt, 5 chocolate, 6 popcorn, 6 salad
Expert: 10 watermelon, 8 wool, 12 eggs, 6 yogurt, 6 chocolate, 7 popcorn, 6 salad
Preload the salad maker.
Episode 32
Casual: 10 strawberries, 10 corn, 15 watermelon, 10 pumpkins, 21 cocoa, 10 milk, 11 salad
Expert: 11 strawberries, 11 corn, 17 watermelon, 11 pumpkins, 21 cocoa, 11 milk, 12 salad
Make sure you still have a full contigent of cows and geese.
Buy another goose shed and 4 geese.
Episode 33
Casual: 25 corn, 15 watermelon, 15 eggplant, 15 peppers, 15 cabbage, 10 milk, 9 wool, 15 eggs
Expert: 20 strawberries, 20 watermelon, 15 eggplant, 15 pepper, 15 cabbage, 10 milk, 9 wool, 17 eggs
Preload the machines.
Episode 34
Casual: 10 wheat, 1 milk, 6 wool, 8 eggs, 5 yogurt, 6 chocolate, 14 popcorn, 12 salad
Expert: 10 wheat, 2 milk, 6 wool, 8 eggs, 8 yogurt, 6 chocolate, 15 popcorn, 15 salad
Preload the popcorn.
Sell the 3rd goose shed.
Episode 35
Casual: 15 watermelon, 25 pumpkin, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 15 peppers, 25 cabbage, 1 egg, 18 popcorn
Expert: 12 strawberries, 15 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 15 peppers, 25 cabbage, 1 egg, 18 popcorn
Preload chocolate and wool.
Episode 36
Casual: 26 strawberries, 20 corn, 14 pumpkin, 19 eggplant, 2 cocoa, 14 cabbage, 7 wool, 2 donuts
Expert: 26 strawberries, 20 corn, 21 pumpkins, 19 eggplant, 4 cocoa, 19 cabbage, 7 wool, 5 donuts
Preload popcorn, salads, and donuts.
Episode 37
Casual: 15 watermelon, 10 pumpkin, 8 wheat, 8 peppers, 8 eggs, 12 popcorn, 4 donuts, 12 salads
Expert: 15 watermelon, 10 pumpkins, 8 wheat, 10 peppers, 8 eggs, 15 popcorn, 4 donuts, 12 salads
Preload salads and donuts.
Episode 38
Casual: 12 watermelon, 12 pumpkin, 4 wool, 4 yogurt, 2 chocolate, 6 donut, 12 popcorn, 12 salad
Expert: 14 watermelon, 14 pumpkins, 6 wool, 4 yogurt, 4 chocolate, 11 pumpkins, 6 donuts, 15 salads
Make room for another goose house and 4 geese. If you need to, sell popcorn machine.
Episode 39
Casual: 20 strawberries, 20 corn, 20 pumpkins, 20 wheat, 20 eggplant, 20 pepper, 11 milk, 22 eggs
Expert: 21 strawberries, 21 corn, 21 pumpkins, 21 wheat, 21 eggplants, 21 peppers, 21 cabbages, 12 milk, 22 eggs
Preload blender and wool.
Episode 40
Casual: 20 watermelon, 25 pumpkin, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 cocoa, 25 cabbage, 25 peppers, 11 wool, 12 yogurt
Expert: 25 corn, 20 watermelon, 25 pumpkin, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 cocoa, 25 peppers, 25 cabbage, 11 wool, 12 yogurt
Preload chocolate and donuts.
Episode 41
Casual: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 21 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 25 cabbage, 7 donuts
Expert: 22 strawberries, 25 corn, 25 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 eggplant, 22 peppers, 22 cabbage, 4 milk, 9 donuts
Episode 42
Casual: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 23 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 cocoa, 25 peppers, 25 cabbage
Expert: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 25 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 cocoa, 25 peppers, 25 cabbages, 7 wool
Preload chocolate.
Episode 43
Casual: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 24 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 25 cabbage, 10 milk, 10 chocolate
Expert: 25 strawberries, 25 corn, 25 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 25 cabbages, 10 milk, 12 chocolate
Before finishing, you can sell your popper and blender. Buy a 3rd goose shed if you haven't already.
Buy second salad, chocolate, and donut makers to prepare for the next levels
Episode 44
Casual: 16 strawberries, 25 corn, 20 watermelon, 20 pumpkins, 6 wheat, 4 cabbage, 9 wool, 16 eggs, 10 donuts, 14 salad
Expert: 16 strawberries, 25 corn, 20 watermelon, 20 pumpkins, 6 wheat, 4 cabbages, 9 wool, 20 eggs, 12 donuts, 16 salad
As you are finishing up with donuts, sell 1 donut maker and buy back the popper and blender. Sell 1 chocolate maker
Episode 45
Casual: 22 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 16 cabbage, 12 wool, 8 eggs, 16 yogurt, 6 chocolate, 16 popcorn
Expert: 25 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 25 eggplant, 25 peppers, 20 cabbage, 12 wool, 8 eggs, 16 yogurt, 8 chocolate, 16 popcorn
Episode 46
Casual: 26 strawberries, 22 corn, 16 watermelon, 10 wheat, 22 eggplant, 22 pepper, 25 cabbage, 11 milk, 8 wool, 30 eggs
Expert: 26 strawberries, 26 corn, 18 watermelon, 18 wheat, 26 eggplant, 26 peppers, 26 cabbages, 11 milk, 10 wool, 30 eggs
Episode 47
Casual: 26 strawberries, 26 watermelon, 24 pumpkins, 25 wheat, 23 eggplant, 26 cocoa, 23 peppers, 26 cabbage, 14 wool, 16 popcorn
Expert: 30 strawberries, 27 watermelon, 27 pumpkins, 30 wheat, 27 eggplant, 27 cocoa, 25 peppers, 27 cabbages, 15 wool, 18 popcorn
Episode 48
Casual: 15 corn, 27 watermelon, 25 pumpkins, 24 peppers, 27 cabbages, 7 milk, 25 eggs, 16 yogurt, 16 popcorn, 12 donuts
Expert: 20 corn, 30 watermelon, 30 pumpkins, 30 peppers, 30 cabbages, 7 milk, 25 eggs, 16 yogurt, 16 popcorn, 16 donuts
Episode 49
Casual: 30 strawberries, 33 corn, 30 watermelon, 27 pumpkins, 29 wheat, 22 peppers, 15 wool, 26 eggs, 15 chocolate, 15 salad
Expert: 33 strawberries, 33 corn, 30 watermelon, 30 pumpkins, 30 wheat, 30 peppers, 19 wool, 26 eggs, 19 chocolate, 19 salad
Episode 50
Casual: 35 watermelons, 35 pumpkins, 30 milk, 30 wool, 30 eggs, 20 yogurt, 21 chocolate, 20 popcorn, 20 donuts, 20 salad
Expert: 35 watermelons, 35 pumpkins, 33 milk, 33 wool, 33 eggs, 21 yogurt, 21 chocolate, 21 popcorn, 21 donuts, 21 salad
Pick a few things to concentrate on. I did wool, chocolate, and donuts. When you meet a goal, sell off the equipment, animals, and plants to get them out of your way.
Trophies
Most trophies are fairly self-explanatory.
However, one trophy seems unobtainable and that is "Beat My Farm Life in one day."
It is possible to get the trophy for not buying anything on Episode 10.
It is possible to get the trophy for not using the farmhands once you have 3 farmhands by playing Episode 33.
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