House Color Production Analysis
One item that you have not accounted for is the size of the buildings. Since people will be limited by the amount of available space they will need to take into account how many buildings they can fi...
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Ok, so while the purpose of this thread was to have an in-depth discussion about house production, some people just want the answer to "what is the best color for me to farm?". So here's the conclusions that can be drawn from my analysis:
1) If you play more often than once every half-hour, brown houses are probably your best bet. They're cheap, and if you can tap them at least 78 times a day (about every 10 - 15 minutes) they'll pay out better than any other color. For a play frequency of 30 - 45 minutes, brown will still generate the most experience but less cash. If you don't play this often, then brown is a very bad choice, so continue to 2:
2) If you plan to completely fill up an area with tightly packed houses, then the amount of space they take up is going to matter. In this case, white houses are the best for both money and experience, for any playing frequency. They are quite expensive though, and can take 20 - 25 days to pay for themselves. So they make a good long-term investment, but not great for new players with little capital. If you're new, or if you want to keep your town in tidy rows (space is not important), then continue to 3.
3) When house size is not important, purple houses will generate the most cash and experience for most play styles with a frequency of every 4 hours or shorter. If you only play 2 or 3 times a day, blue is probably your best bet. For the once-a-day player who doesn't care about size, the orange houses can generate more exp & cash per day, but each one costs $24500 so it would take about 3 months to pay for itself! So you might want to stick with blue.
Edit: I also wanted to mention that the fact that brown houses are so cheap doesn't really matter in the long run. What is really important is which houses will generate the most experience and cash. After all, does it really make sense to pay $355 for an investment that pays $200/day, when you could buy an investment for $1100 that pays about $477? After 3 days the former will have earned you a net of $245, while the latter nets $331. In a week the former nets $1045 while the latter nets $2239. So please don't pick brown just because it's cheap! Consider the conditions for each of the 3 possibilities above, and make your decision based on that!
1) If you play more often than once every half-hour, brown houses are probably your best bet. They're cheap, and if you can tap them at least 78 times a day (about every 10 - 15 minutes) they'll pay out better than any other color. For a play frequency of 30 - 45 minutes, brown will still generate the most experience but less cash. If you don't play this often, then brown is a very bad choice, so continue to 2:
2) If you plan to completely fill up an area with tightly packed houses, then the amount of space they take up is going to matter. In this case, white houses are the best for both money and experience, for any playing frequency. They are quite expensive though, and can take 20 - 25 days to pay for themselves. So they make a good long-term investment, but not great for new players with little capital. If you're new, or if you want to keep your town in tidy rows (space is not important), then continue to 3.
3) When house size is not important, purple houses will generate the most cash and experience for most play styles with a frequency of every 4 hours or shorter. If you only play 2 or 3 times a day, blue is probably your best bet. For the once-a-day player who doesn't care about size, the orange houses can generate more exp & cash per day, but each one costs $24500 so it would take about 3 months to pay for itself! So you might want to stick with blue.
Edit: I also wanted to mention that the fact that brown houses are so cheap doesn't really matter in the long run. What is really important is which houses will generate the most experience and cash. After all, does it really make sense to pay $355 for an investment that pays $200/day, when you could buy an investment for $1100 that pays about $477? After 3 days the former will have earned you a net of $245, while the latter nets $331. In a week the former nets $1045 while the latter nets $2239. So please don't pick brown just because it's cheap! Consider the conditions for each of the 3 possibilities above, and make your decision based on that!
