Universal [BETA!] Blocky Farm - voxel-styled farm manager made with love <3

It zooms to animals even more than you can with your two finger movement. I like it too but it could be a little bit less and I'd be happy.

 

So I can't quote like you do for replies as I'm just using the app. Anyway yes the zooming is fine for me now no issues with it, for some reason just when I started I kept finding myself clicking on a chicken rather than the pen and it would zoom way too far in but I've learnt to click on the outside edges of the pen.

I don't think a sign of sorts over the head of animals would be annoying, it isn't unmanageable at the minute but I do have to keep clicking on the pen to see if they are ready or not. With Farm On that is currently in softlaunch too the animals show the item in a bubble over the animal when it's ready like the pig showing bacon and cows showing milk ect

I would watch an advert for skipping the timer on my order board, although ads are usually limited and I would rather watch them at the theatre for gold coins as most of the time I have to cancel pretty much all of my orders. Is there a way to focus the board so that it asks for things you actually have or can make already?

I've had two chests since the update and one before the update although I've still had no tools at all.

A possible bug here was I was cancelling orders on the board and then visiting people's shops via the mailbox and upon returning home all of the orders would be back. I tried this about 4 times it happened every time, it didn't refresh my orders for me it just returned all of the ones I'd just cancelled so I'd have to cancel them again and wait for the timer and not visit anyone.

I am starting to struggle quite a bit with storage and land space especially, I'm not finding any upgrade items nor the tools.

Finally again on the balance at the start of the game I do think you could increase the start of the games playtime before players have to log off. I think especially that more land needs to be open I never remember struggling this much on any farm game just to fit in my basic buildings I can't even fit cows in still. Possibly add the pet at the start of the game just after the initial tutorial?

My pet seems a bit buggy, I chose the cat and when I use the mouse it's pretty buggy in its movement and actually rewarding happiness.

Edit: also I have carrots unlocked but I don't have any carrots at all to plant? Tried checking the shop but they are always sold.

I also feel like I'm having issues with production buildings, twice now I've been sure I filled all the order slots on production buildings but when I've logged in only 1 item on each building is ready. No idea if I'm losing the resources for producing what I ordered too.

 

As posted above I can confirm that my items are vanishing on me and using up my resources. It seems to be whenever I exit the app and return to it. For example I'll order as many white sugar as possible and then when I return to the game only 1 white sugar is ready the others have vanished and aren't there anymore nor being made and it has taken my resources for making it too! Also happens with my cookies multiple times I imagine it's happening with everything I just hadn't noticed.

Driving me mad lost everything I've orderd since I updated at the very least and I did that as soon as it was available. Can't keep playing or progressing for now though because I'm just throwing everything away trying like all the pancakes I just ordered : (

Can anyone else test this?

 

Crap I literally just hit level 12 : ( how come I'll lose my progress?

 

Maybe wait for other players feedback on knowing when animals are ready but maybe a more obvious animation or sign that isn't going to take up the whole screen.

I don't know how much players will watch adverts for rewards but I don't see issues when it's a choice, forced adverts are always something a lot of people here hate though.

A tutorial explaining love and chests would be good as well as getting them more often too as I had to figure it out myself, it wasn't hard really but some people need more help. But I do like the the tutorial isn't overly long as I hate it when games keep telling me what to do for ages when I can figure it out myself.

It seems hard to come by gems so far the ads I watch are for gold which I do like but other than achievements or sometimes in a chest I'm level 12 and couldn't move more than a few trees.

With the pet sometimes the cat chases the mouse and catches it and sometimes it seems the mouse returns to the cat but I don't get any happiness until I click on the cat again. So at the moment as often the mouse just completely runs off on its own I let the mouse go and immediately click on the cat and I get the happiness. I also feel so far that the pet is a bit high maintenance I filled everything to full with food, happiness, energy ect and a few hours later some were empty. With a farming game most people will only check in a few times a day I check in much more often than the general player and it's even work for me to keep the cat at 5 hearts.

Also as I posted above I just hit level 12 will I really lose everything? That would suck, of that does happen any chance your able to gift some gold and gems to help me get back to where I was? Can't keep finding things if I'm just repeating the same parts of the game.

Finally please don't think I don't like the game I do like the game otherwise I wouldn't keep playing and giving you all of my feedback if I don't like a game during beta I just don't play it. I just give feedback on anything I find I'm sorry if I'm not commenting on what I like generally I'm just saying what I've noticed that's wrong or dislike.

 

I just built my apple tree too cost me a fortune! Do they last forever by the way or are they annoying ones like hay day where they only last a bit and then cost tools to remove?

The game stays open in the background for eternity it seems so maybe if I don't shut the app down I may not lose the file.

 

Well luckily I signed up when the main site said to go and do it and just did the iOS sign up form as well so I think i might be covered. Been looking forward to playing this since you guys started posting on the forums!

 

I've reloaded my game multiple times now to test it and my tree is complete and I'm having no issues so far so good. I'll avoid the well and watering just incase! Also very happy to hear how you feel about keeping the trees I completely agree.

Just another little feedback on the cat, I left everything full when I logged out about 3 to 4 hours ago and when I come back it's energy was completely empty and also food nearly. It feels a little unfair as my chest is ready in 16 minutes and with how fast the cat drops hearts it feels like if your not online just before your chest is due your in danger of not having 100% for the gold chest.

I also still can't get any carrots I keep checking the market, if there's any possible way you can give me two so I can start growing them I'd appreciate it but I understand if you don't have a system that can do that. Or at least use one of your own accounts to spam sell carrots? I called my farm Dagon just incase you can.

Sorry I keep spamming you with long messages but just a last bit on balance again. I do still feel the start of the game should be expanded and I'm also feeling at the minute like I'm missing out on a lot and that some things unlock too quickly even.

Mainly I feel like that because I still don't have space for the dairy or a cow pen and even while I'm still waiting for that I've unlocked pigs and don't have space for that either but I guess if something is changed with tools as you mentioned that may balance itself out but is the lack of tools also hurting my upgrades for my warehouse and silo?

Finally I feel like I only had enough gold for my apple tree because I don't have cows or pigs or a dairy yet and because I've been watching ads for gold I don't feel like I could have made that much alone. But then we have already mentioned the order board which may remedy that.

So the bug with my production buildings not working properly or producing things I add if I order more than 1 will that be fixed in the next update?

Edit: Also my order board keeps having my orders I've turned down vanish so I can't click to see how long is left until I get new ones.

 

I won't use the apple tree at all, although it doesn't seem to be doing anything anyway? No timer or anything when you press it only a watering can shows up and nothing has ever told me about the well yet.

Managed to get those carrots now, thank you!

I just felt as I said that the pigs unlocked too quickly because I have no space for them I'm still waiting to get cows. But maybe that will balance out if you either give some extra space at the start or make it easier to get tools.

As for the pet you should possibly introduce it quite early I think as it's something that makes your game a bit different. Although I think you should downgrade its care needs and make it more of a fun thing than a chore. He's a pain in my ass always needs attention.

Finally does the market auto purchase after so long at all? Had items there a while and they don't seem to be going anywhere at all. I find it a helpful feature if say after 24 hours a player hasn't bought it that the computer will buy it. Spent most of my gems on storage upgrades now anyway so I can cope a little better.

Edit: just got level 13 and handed in a carrot quest I had that triggered my quest mentioning the well now. Surely that quest should appear once it's unlocked and not wait until I finish another? Also after getting level 13 all of the exp values on the order board are shown in red for some reason.

 

Picture of how exp is showing since I levelled up

 

Any idea when the update is coming out?

 

Why do apple need to review TestFlight builds though? It's not as if they are easily accessible by the public.

Isn't it only to stop things that they don't allow and make sure the app isn't hacking the device for info ect?