Crafting Items vs Upgrading Research Facility

cjharris5

Crafting ends on June 4th and the items from act 1 will continue to be available to craft in the next acts.

cjharris5

Hi Everyone,

For now, I have been only upgrading my research facility with the fertilizer and corn - currently level 4, but at what point should I switch to saving for the three craft able items?

At some point in the upgrading, will I have most of my characters available for tasks that either get corn or fertilizer? What is the sweet spot?

Thanks,

Chris

jippy6048

Good question and I am wondering the same thing. Especially since the cost to get the Farmers Market is so much. :roll:

obake-odori

Well, it looks like the quest line stalls until you build the farmers market. On the other hand, you can get more crafting materials as you level up. I'm in a quandary right now.

BeLikeTheDude

Upgrading all the way - it only lets you get to level 7 in act 1 and then you have a small army of characters working for you with 2, 4, 8 and 16 hour tasks. - will be plenty of time to craft items you want

KillaSqirl

You'll want to upgrade to level 7. You'll get two free buildings and extra jobs for springfielders to earn fertilizer and corn. The market isn't going anywhere it will be available unill the end of the event. The task to craft it is a side quest so you have something in the task book until the phase two tasks begin.

cjharris5

Thanks for the info. Upgrading shall commence immediately.

jessiebrow170

Is anyone else finding their progress to be slow? I have been playing every 12 hours or so and haven't been able to upgrade my Monsarno building yet. Also I have only seen a couple of the weird veggies. It feels like everyone on here is further ahead, is that because you guys are playing much more frequently?

wadebear

jessiebrow170 wrote:

Is anyone else finding their progress to be slow? I have been playing every 12 hours or so and haven't been able to upgrade my Monsarno building yet. Also I have only seen a couple of the weird veggies. It feels like everyone on here is further ahead, is that because you guys are playing much more frequently?

Yup.

Vs1976

Just assigned some characters and notice the research upgrade goes beyond 7. Obviously this becomes a concern if you keep upgrading because there might not be enough to craft?

Can anyone confirm that realistically you don't need to upgrade the research building after 7 and start saving for the crafting items?

KillaSqirl

Vs1976 wrote:

Just assigned some characters and notice the research upgrade goes beyond 7. Obviously this becomes a concern if you keep upgrading because there might not be enough to craft?

Can anyone confirm that realistically you don't need to upgrade the research building after 7 and start saving for the crafting items?

I was under the impression from a thread somewhere that level 7 was it for now, and the higher levels would unlock in phase 2. I'm not quite that far to confirm though.

Vs1976

KillaSqirl wrote:

Vs1976 wrote:

Just assigned some characters and notice the research upgrade goes beyond 7. Obviously this becomes a concern if you keep upgrading because there might not be enough to craft?

Can anyone confirm that realistically you don't need to upgrade the research building after 7 and start saving for the crafting items?

I was under the impression from a thread somewhere that level 7 was it for now, and the higher levels would unlock in phase 2. I'm not quite that far to confirm though.

This game is so confusing a more complicated then it needs to be neighbor.

obake-odori

KillaSqirl wrote:

You'll want to upgrade to level 7. You'll get two free buildings and extra jobs for springfielders to earn fertilizer and corn. The market isn't going anywhere it will be available unill the end of the event. The task to craft it is a side quest so you have something in the task book until the phase two tasks begin.

I see. I failed to realize that act one is phase one. Thanks.

brickevand408

Look at other characters, you see more than lvl 7 so its important to lvl up to get more and then at some point to chose.

Now i just lvl up, those 3 prises i dont whant (corn field...)

cjharris5

One more benefit to getting the research center to leve 7 - it increases the fertilizer award on tanker - just not sure by how much. I am only level 6.

cjharris5

Sorry - level 7 increase the fertilizer reward on tasks.

Annathewicked

Lol.... I find it funny this is troubling everyone so..... Level up to 7 in act one- start crafting............. More will happen, crafting stays for a bit I've read...........

IMHO........ I think ea found a rather good way to slow people down a bit this time so they can't have it all now and start complaining about nothing to do before the next phase.... Sit back and enjoy the ride, it's a game, it's fun............ And I think this time it's in a fair way that shouldn't be this perplexing-


I may feel different as the event progresses if I feel I start falling behind- but it looks good to me from here.......