Zynga Offers A Week of Freebies To Thank Loyal Pioneer Trail Players

[Games Blog]Tonight, Zynga sent out an email to all Pioneer Trail announcing a week-long, in-game giveaway to all its loyal players. This email is signed by the John Osvald, the General Manager of FrontierVille, and carries the subject heading of "Been havin' trouble? Let us make it right as rain." 

While he doesn't mention any specific performance issues with the game aside from success in being able to "cut the load times in half", he did very clearly acknowledge that "there have been more issues in the game than you're used to, and for that, I sincerely apologize." And just to show how sorry he is, players now have a week's worth of daily freebies to look forward to!
From tomorrow, Saturday, September 10th through Saturday, September 17th, we'll be giving away a special present for every day you log into The Pioneer Trail, from horseshoes, to mystery crates... even the book of experience (which grants the holder a full level up!) We've also created a forum topic for discussion at forums.zynga.com. If you'd like to participate, I'll be reading! :)
You can see a copy of the official email for yourself below. (Click on the image if you need to make it bigger.)

  

Let's get back to  the game now!

Pioneer Trail Mission: First Day of School


 To start out on this new feature, click "Upgrade School House" when you receive the following popup in-game (this will allow you to start the missions.) You can start it at another time if you select "Nay."

Your first (oldest) child will have an exclamation over their head.



Click on the School House menu to get the “upgrade” option.



A tarp will cover your School House during upgrade.




New School House look after upgrade:


Pioneer Trail Confidence Meter




To see the confidence meter again, go to the “prepare for school” menu on the School House.


Fresh N' Fruity
Harvest 20 Pink Roses on your homestead
Harvest 40 Apple Trees on your homestead
Collect ten Salami

Baby's Got A Brand New Bag
Collect 15 School Supplies
Collect 50 Reputation Points
Craft two Rucksacks in the School House

Items crafted inside the School House:



Gotta Look Good

Collect the upgraded School House bonus once
Collect 10 Pairs of Shoes
Craft three School Duds in the School House

To achieve the pony, you need to repeat the missions 3 times.



Note: this is not a dog that will follow you and do chores, this is just a “mystery” type animal that you can tend to.



To achieve the pony, you need to repeat the missions 3 times.



Also new to the market is Building Boosts! This will help collect the daily bonus 3 times for this mission.

via zynga forums

Pioneer Trail Mission: Last Days of The Season


Check out Pioneer Trails new mission -  Last Days of The Season


Part I:  Childhood Memories

-  Have or start the School upgrade
-  Feed 20 Pigs on your homestead
-  Feed 20 Ducks on your homestead

Part II: Make Hay While The Sun Shines

-  Tend 12 Horses on your homestead or neighbors'
-  Collect 10 Small Pitchforks
-  With your Child mount the Playful Pony

CityVille Back To School Goal



Here are the four new goals to let you complete the CityVille Back to School mission series:


Too Cool For School / Brain Food
Ask for 5 Pocket Protectors
Visit 10 Neighbors
Harvest 20 Wheat


Show & Tell
Ask for 8 Text Books
Collect from 20 Businesses
Collect from Burger Joint 4 Times


Study Hall of Fame
Upgrade a Library
Collect from any Library 2 Times
Have a Crossing Guard in your City


Playing Hooky
Have 2 Pairs of High Heels from the Designer Collection
Collect from Flower Kiosk 10 Times
Collect from Diner 8 Times

Cafe World Kitchenus Maxiumus Goal

Whether you're a fan of the near-daily updates in Cafe World or not, there's yet another goal seriesavailable in the game to complete. This goal series is entitled "Kitchenus Maximus," and it will see you unlocking "amazing ancient flavors from the pages of history," which of course translates to you unlocking more recipes for your cafe. Similar to the Pasta Maker feature, these recipes are unlocked using the help of the new Kitchenus Maximus Statue, but the dishes themselves are cooked on your own regular stoves.

Before we begin on our guide, let me remind you that this is another goal series that will likely give you dishes that are different than those listed here to cook. As in past scenarios, there's no way for us to exactly predict which dishes each and every user will be required to cook, which we apologize for, but you should be able to expect to spend the same amount of time cooking as your friends, as the dishes should (in theory) have similar cooking times, or at least those that even themselves out when added together when all is said and done. With that out of the way, let's get started on these new goals, shall we?

Kitchenus is Here!

    Place Kitchenus Maximus
    Serve 20 Caramel Apples
    Ask for 3 Roman Lettuce

The Roman Lettuce can be earned by asking your friends to help you. Meanwhile, the new Kitchenus Maximus item can be placed in your cafe and then built (we'll have our guide to building the statue coming soon).

Et Tu, Croutons?

    Have 7 Spatulas
    Ask for 6 Stone Ground Croutons
    Serve 10 Spaghetti and Meatballs

Finishing this goal series rewards you with your first recipe of the goal series: Julius Caesar's Salad.

Serving Caesar

    Serve Julius Caesar's Salad 15 Times
    Ask for 5 Ides of Anchovies
    Ask for 10 Very Shortcakes

Finishing this goal gives you 300 coins and 300 Cafe Points.

Baking History

    Ask for 6 Fire-Roasted Shanks
    Serve 10 Herbed Halibut
    Ask for 10 Roaring Paprika

Again, no new recipe comes with this dish, but we do know the other rewards: 500 coins and 500 Cafe Points.

Pros and Khan

    Have 9 Pieces of Sandal Strap
    Serve 20 Basil Finger Sandwiches
    Collect 8 Conquered Caraway Seeds


Your reward for finishing this goal is another new recipe, named with one heck of a pun: Genghis Mongoulash.

Onward Kitchenus

    Serve Genghis Mongoulash 15 Times
    Have 13 Toques
    Serve Fruit Punch 8 Times

As a reminder, the Fruit Punch can be found and served from within your Drink Bar - not cooked on top of a stove. For completing this goal, you'll receive 750 coins and 500 Cafe Points (I bet you were thinking they would both be 750, huh? Unfortunately not).

Short and Sweet

    Ask for 10 SacreBleu-berries
    Serve 20 Chocolate Cream Pies
    Have 16 Colorful Togas

For finishing this goal, you'll receive a new dessert (your final free dish), with yet another clever name: Napoleon's Napoleon. But wait - while you may think this mars the end of the goal series, there's actually one more to tackle before Kitchenus says good night.

A Historical Menu

    Master Genghis Mongoulash to Level 1
    Master Napoleon's Napoleon to Level 1
    Master Julius Caesar's Salad to Level 1

Remember, while these dishes may be associated with a new "tool" in your cafe, they can be cooked on your own stoves, giving you much more flexibility in how they're cooked. That is, you can cook all three dishes at the same time in bulk, depending on how many stoves you have open, which may even save you some time in the long run (or will at least keep you more entertained than just slogging through a single dish). Finish this final goal and you'll receive 1,000 coins and 500 Cafe Points.

And there you have it - a historically inspired goal series that will see you cooking three clever dishes by the time all is said and done. Feel free to push these goals to the back-burner, however, if you have catering orders or time-limited goals you've yet to complete; they'll be here waiting when you're ready.

via Games Blog

Pioneer Trail Mission: Animal Mastery Complete Guide

Have you completed the first goal on the Pioneer Trail 3F Mastery Club?  If so, you can now access the following missions by clicking the "Get Mission" inside the 3F Building.



The following screen will appear after you purchase one of the missions above.



The Chicken Chaser
Tend 60 Chickens
Tend 8 Peppermint Trees
Collect 15 Helping Hands
Rewards: 1000XP, 1000 Coins, 50 Chicken Mastery

The Cow Congregator
Tend 15 Cows
Harvest 15 Flax
Collect 15 Helping Hands
Rewards: 1000XP, 1000 Coins, 300 Cow Mastery

The Lamb Leader
Tend 40 Sheep
Harvest 15 Corn
Collect 15 Helping Hands
Rewards: 1000XP, 1000 Coins, 100 Sheep Master

The Hog Helper
Tend 25 Pigs
Clobber 3 Varmints
Collect 15 Helping Hands
Rewards: 1000XP, 1000 Coins, 175 Pig Mastery

The Badger Boss
Tend 15 Badgers
Clear 12 Debris
Collect 15 Helping Hands
Rewards: 1000XP, 1000 Coins, 425 Badger Mastery

The Moose Master
Tend 15 Moose
Chop Trees 20 Times
Collect 15 Helping Hands
Rewards: 1000XP, 1000 Coins, 425 Moose Mastery
 
Once you master a level for a certain animal (the chicken for example), you will unlock rewards as well.Once you master a level for a certain animal (the chicken for example), you will unlock rewards as well.

Below is the screen that will appear when you complete a level of mastery for one of the 6 animals above.


You will then be able to purchase a new breed of that animal in the market.


You can now see your mastery level for an animal at any time when feeding it too.


Mastery boosts (found in the same area as the repeatable missions by clicking on the building) can help speed up your mastery.


Check out the free gifts page as well; it features one of the new animals, the moose!


And last but not least, three new collections to round out this release.





  

[source & image credit:  zynga forums]

Pioneer Trail Mission: Animal Mastery

 Howdy Pardners!

Are you ready to master the animals on your homestead? Check out the 4F Mastery Club; you can unlock new animals and master the ones you already have on your homestead. Let's get started!

Please note that you must be level 10+ to receive this mission set.

To start out on this new feature in Pioneer Trail, click "Place" when you receive the following popup in-game (this will allow you to start the missions.) You can purchase it from the market at another time if you select "Maybe Later."

 
 
Place the building (takes 9 whacks to get to the build screen.)

 
Completed building.


 
Menu when you click on 3F Mastery Club building.

 
 
Granny will then walk over & you will get to watch a cut scene featuring her talking about the new building.

When selecting "View Mastery" on the building's menu, you will get the following screens.

 
Clicking "What Is This" on the building's menu will prompt the following message to appear.

 
 
Clicking "Get Mastery Missions" from the screens above will allow you to see the new, repeatable missions you will be able to complete (they are repeatable but can only be started once you finish 
the first of three non-repeatable missions that also come with this release.)

 
You can learn more about these missions by clicking "How It Works" on the screen above.



Click here to learn about the three non-repeatable missions for the 3F building.

[source and image credit:  zynga forums]

Pioneer Trail Mission: 3F Mastery Club



Part I:  Join The Club

  -  Collect 10 Ribbon Spools
  -  Tend 15 Chickens
  -  Tend 15 Cows

Part II:  Learn by Doing

  -  Tend 15 Neighbor Animals
  -  Sell 10 Adult Sheep
  -  Collect a 4F Mastery Club Daily Bonus


Part III:  Masters of Agriculture

  -  Complete 1 4F Mission
  -  Master the Moose to Level 1
  -  Turn in the Moose Collection 

You need to have finished the construction on the 4F Mastery Club.  Check here for the details.

Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack

Square Enix has finally announced the release of their brand-new, two-disc album titled FINAL FANTASY XI Original Soundtrack -PLUS-, which will begin shipping on November 15, 2011!

The album is a double-disc set contains previously unreleased tracks from Wings of the Goddess in addition to music from the three add-on scenarios and all three Abyssea battle area add-ons. There are even some bonus tracks included from PlayOnline.

As a special bonus, the first edition of the soundtracks will include an in-game item code redeemable for a "Spinet" — a Juenoan-styled keyboard furnishing plays a song at random from a selection of 11 songs every time you enter your Mog House!

FINAL FANTASY XI Original Soundtrack List:

01 Summers Lost
02 Echoes of Creation
03 FINAL FANTASY / FINAL FANTASY XI Version
04 Luck of the Mog
05 Feast of the Ladies
06 Abyssea - Scarlet Skies, Shadowed Plains
07 Melodies Errant
08 Shinryu
09 Everlasting Bonds
10 An Ode to Heroes Fallen
11 Wings of Dawn

Place your FINAL FANTASY XI Original Soundtrack order here.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - It's Time For A Better Tab


Just received a newsletter from Samsung introducing their all new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.  A 10.2 Inch Touchscreen Android Tablet.

Revolutionise your world of entertainment and communication with the Samsung Galaxy Tab's host of amazing features.

Supported by the latest Android operating system, everything from enhanced graphics to the latest apps will transform the way you live. It also features Touchwiz 4.0 for intuitive navigating and the expansive Samsung Hubs for endless amounts of fun.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tech Specs:

Display:  10.1" 1280 x 800 (WXGA) TFT
Chipset:   CP: XMM6260
Bearer:     HSDPA 21Mbps  900/1900/2100
                EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Memory:  1GB (RAM), 16/32/64GB (ROM)
Camera / Flash:   3MP AF (Rear) + 2MP FF  (Front)
Connectors:   Proprietary 30Pin, 3.5mm earjack
Wireless Connectivity: BT 3.0, WiFi a/b/g/n
GPS:  A-GPS
Dimension, Weight: 256.7 x 175.3 x 8.6 mm (TBD) 565g (TBD)
Battery capacity:   7000 mAh
OS / Upgrade:   Android  Honeycomb
Messaging & SNS:   Social Hub
                              (Integrated PB & Messaging)
Augmented Reality:   D/L from market
LBS:   Google Maps (Turn-by-turn Navi)
Other Services & Applications:   GMS / Google Applications / Android Ecosystem
PC Applications:   Samsung KIES
UI / Web Browser:   Honeycomb  UI / Android Browser
Radio:   No
Audio:   MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, RA
Video:   WMV9, WMV8, WMV7, H.264, MPEG4, H.263, VP8

 
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