Yer Feets Too Big...

Oh boy, is Witherwood up to his old tricks again?

There's been more sightings of Bigfoot sneaking around the Homestead, so is it that creepy nut of an ex-Mayor causing trouble again, or is it something else?

It's up to us to find out I guess, and to do that we're going to need to get our investigatin' trousers on...

As usual, we'll see a popup to start...

That will kick off a series of 8 repeatable missions, releasing two a day, a couple connected wrappers and a Monday mission (all details HERE). As usual for this type of thread we'll not see a build.

Instead, we're going to see three decorations that all have fishing mechanics in them...

The fishing mechanics will drop not only mission based items but also goodies we can then sell for coins, XP, Gold Dust and even Horseshoes.

They'll also have the mission manager for this set...

The missions themselves are simple tending, crafting and requesting for the most part, there is one injured animal, the Shiverin' Furball with a set of three variations...

We'll also see a new Free Gift Crop, the Foot Plant...

...and a new collection, the Big Evidence Collection, which will gift it when traded in!

So, lets go Bigfoot hunting!

Scary Crazy

PLEASE NOTE: This post was originally posted on the 19th April 2014. A second chance to purchase Keys unlocked on the 3rd July 2014, a third on 26th August and then a fourth on 28th of October.

Ohhh boy.... I thought it may happen one day and it has... Jack's gone totally loopy and even Granny can't keep him controlled for long!

So, to try and distract him, we need to give him something to do, and that something will be to turn things around a bit so he does some work for us, not the other way around...

Now, first up, a note, this is NOT a mission series and is also totally optional, it's a special premium trick, along with a pretty brilliant decoration/Building attached... :D

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you... Crazy Jack....

I know, how ace is that?

So, what is Crazy Jack going to do? Well, he's going to have a special ONE OFF purchase option where we can buy a Straightjacket Key for two dollars to complete one of a selection of missions, specifically made up of some final missions of threads, wrappers or Monday Missions, one of the real toughies.

Doing this will complete the mission but also give you ALL rewards, so you don't lose out on anything.

Clicking him will bring up one of two things, a purchase screen...

...and a mission manager where missions will be kept that can be completed, as you can see there will be two options, one to see the standard requirements, and one to finish the mission!

PLEASE NOTE: Take care picking which mission to complete as you can only buy ONE Straightjacket Key.

Finally, you also get a Crazy Jack Crate.

The crate can contain ONE of this list: 2 Horseshoes, 50 Cattle Power, 100 Gold Dust or All You Can Eat Meal.

...and ONE of this list: Escargot Boost, Animal Edibles, Fertile Ash, Foie Gras, Sweet Payoff, Strange elixir, Saving Grace, Animal Vaccine, Dream Boost or Deep Fried Chocobar!

OK, something VERY important to note. As stated previously the Straightjacket Key is a One Off purchase and you will have to refresh the game to receive it.

If you purchase from Crazy Jack again you will NOT receive a second Straightjacket Key, just a Crazy Jack Crate and a small mystery item. So please don't try to buy more Keys until the next "window" opens.

The Politeness of Princes

Fanny and Granny are starting to get a bit tired of Hank and Doc's less than gentlemanly behaviour at times so they've decided to hold a Renaissance Fair with some Knight trials and invited a special guest, Raphael, to teach them some chivalrous behaviour.

Now, the big question is will Jack and Doc thrive on Knightly duties? Or even will they survive...

There's only one way to find out I guess, we have to do our bit to help them get some chivalry into them.

As usual, it's a popup!

The kicks off a 5 mission series with a wrapper and a Monday mission (all details HERE) along with a build, the Frontier Castle (all details HERE).

The Castle itself has a fishing mechanic which drops three of the healables that make up a bit of a "web" of healable items in this thread, see the mission guide for specifics and Express for our traditional Visual Guide.

Those make up the bulk of the mechanics for this mission with much of the rest simple planting and tending, including a new Free Gift Crop...

....a new Animal...

And a whole swathe of Renaissance Fair items to get that proper Knightly feeling!

But hey, at least we're not battling monsters as well...

...Right then, get the trebuchet's ready and let's get Chivalrous!

Creaks, Screams and Howls

As Halloween Arrives the homesteaders have started to hear spooky tales about the old Witherwood Mansion!

Weird noises, strange lights and spooky sightings have all been coming from the abandoned house of the disgraced Mayor and with Ted feeling in an adventuring mood he's going to lead a charge of steaders into the house to find out just what's going on...

...which means that we're going to be going there as well, moving our way through the Mansion rooms and solving mysteries wherever we go...

It is, of course, a popup to start.

From that we'll get a map mission set, the standard 3 sets of four and a Monday Wrapper (all details HERE). What a map mission also means is no build, just a placeable decoration, the Mansion itself...

From that we can get inside and activate the map to start (or even restart if you feel like it).

From there on in, everything is all the stuff we'd expect.

There's a new Free Gift Crop,Winter Cherry Lantern...

...Which drops items used in the healing craft of three new healables, which all drop mission items.

There's also a set of animals we'll get as mission rewards...

...and some spooky costumes for our avatars!

Finally, a brand new collection, the Haunted Collection, which drops the new crop and a mission item...

So, everyone get brave, stiffen the resolve and make your way into the Haunted Mansion! (I'll be behind you...)

Dia de los Muertos!

Oh boy, the homestead is getting ready for Halloween and Fanny is not happy...

She's positive that Halloween is just an excuse to stay up late, gallivant about and eat lots of sweets and candy that's bad for you, and she wants to change things!

Thankfully Maria is stopping off in town again and she's brought some more Mexican ideas along to the homestead for us to try...

So, now it's time for all of us to enjoy the Day of the Dead!

As usual, there's a popup to start...

That starts off a four mission thread with a wrapper and a Monday Mission (all details HERE). There's also a build of just three stages, the Day of the Dead Float (all details HERE).

That Float contains the manager for this mission's set of animals. They all start off with one of two things, the Skeleton Pinata (coin method) or the Day of the Dead Altar (Premium version).

They're healed with their own wall post item (6 Bone Bats / 4 Incensed Sticks respectively) and then become one of four different animals, that are then, in turn, healed with 34 crafted feed items either singly or with a partner.

And that's it... It's a simple thread this time around with no other mechanics to worry about, tried and tested.

There is a new Free Gift Crop, the Black Magic Hollyhock...

And a bundle of Dia de los Muertos themed rewards!

So, lets get the papier mache out and celebrate Halloween in a whole new way...