"frosted1414;c-2156997" wrote:
I would like to optimize your KEM farm experience.
But mine IS optimized. I optimized it years ago when I had no land area to speak of because I was almost bankrupting myself every day buying KEMs. You're probably not aware of this as a much 'younger' player that I am, but every time they released more land they decreased the price of the existing land. A Lot. The area I use for my KEMs is approximately where the original plot of land is when you start a new game and land plots just a few squares away cost what the ones on the edge of the current plat cost now.
There were also other considerations back then that no longer apply:
- If there was an unsalable item in your selection area you couldn't sell. And that included roads!
- If you caught a character in your selection they'd get sold along with your KEMs. You'll notice they grey out now...
Come to think of it... There was no Area Select Tool back then. You had to sell each KEM individually. In fact I remember that back in the early, early days of playing that I had to BUY each KEM individually, opening the Store menu each time.
"frosted1414;c-2156997" wrote:
Here I have built my farm with unsellable items such as roads and Duff fences.
The South and East borders of my farm (the Mountains are to the West, as stated in the game) are bounded by unsaleable items. Manhole Stations. It was quite a while before the game included free stuff that didn't interfere with my line of sight when placing KEMs. Then there's the other stuff like the motorbikes and bicycles (much of which you can't see because it's hidden behind buildings) that keep the KEMs from dropping outside my farm area. I deliberately left the West and North sides unblocked because I so often get a little off when starting a column or row. It's less stressful to go back after and make minor corrections than to stop and reposition when a KEM doesn't go exactly where it was supposed to. And you see how fast I go as I'm dropping them.
"frosted1414;c-2156997" wrote:
I made lanes for 9x2 KEMs and an extra wide barrier at the top.
But... But... Those aren't divisible by FIVE! How COULD you! You... You... AHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Sometimes I couldn't afford to put all 35 KEMs. And this was back
before the price went up with each additional one purchased!
"frosted1414;c-2156997" wrote:
This enables me to place 18 KEMs at a time without repositioning.
I've tried stuff like that. It just never worked out for me. KEMs would drop out of place so then I'd have to stop and reposition... Besides, I've been farming KEMs like this so long I can practically do it in my sleep. And I think I
have done it in my sleep sometimes. :o
