Friday, February 8, 2013

Gaming: Wild West Town - Tips and Tricks

Wild West Town is a hidden gem of a social game that is available through Facebook. It is set in the old west of American history complete with cowboys, Indians, and the Pony Express. It will keep you occupied for hours with its witty narrative and amusing quest lines. Every game has its tips and tricks and Wild West Town is no different. Listed below are some that will help you get the most out of your in-game time.

Crops:
• If you want to level up quickly, plant as much cotton as you can afford. Increase the number of plots after each harvest and you’ll soon be raking in the gold, supplies, and experience points.
• If you don’t have enough oil to level up using cotton then an alternative is to plant squash instead.
 • If you’re going to be away for a while cook a Big Lunch in the cookhouse. For two mutton chops, one pork chop, and one prize winning pepper your crops will become wither-proof. This meal also restores any withered crops to full health.
• Water your crops! It doesn't use any energy and it gives you experience points. Sometimes it will even give you some oil.
• Plant lemon trees in your orchard. They give supplies, oil, gold, and experience points!

Collectibles:
• Always collect water from your well. Having it in your inventory will speed up quests that call for it. You also won’t have to wait for the collection timer to reset in order to cook some recipes that require it.
• Remember to collect bank notes daily from the bank. If you do, you will soon have a nice pile of notes that will come in handy when you need to bypass tricky quest requirements.
• Oil is necessary to complete many tasks around town so don’t forget to build your Oil Derrick. You can collect oil from it every 3 hours. You can also get oil by planting certain crops and digging with the shovel. 

Livestock:
• Buy the maximum number of buffalo (10) as you can. They are expensive but are worth it. They give out 80 supplies when fed. This will allow you to quickly fulfill quest requirements that ask you to earn a certain number of supplies.
• Buy as many cows as you can. They give out 110 gold when fed. This will allow you to quickly meet quest requirements that call for you to earn a certain amount of gold.
• If you need gold, buy livestock! Most animals like the pig, sheep, and dog will sell for twice their purchase price once they have grown to adult.
 • If you need energy, buy horses! You can have a maximum of 10 in your town. Each time you feed one you will get two energy in return.

Gameplay:
• Don’t accept a neighbor’s help if you need to do the action to fulfill a quest requirement. If a neighbor does it for you it will not count for the quest!
• Don’t sell decorations! If you need room in your town then store them in your inventory. Quests will often ask for the same items repeatedly. If you have one in your inventory then pulling it out and placing it in your town will often satisfy the requirement.
• Don’t clear away all of the debris that shows up in your town. Set aside a small area for it to collect in. This will be helpful when quests ask you to clear a certain number of debris. You won’t have to wait for more to appear!
• If you have active quests do not collect from your town’s buildings until a quest calls for it. That way you won’t lose valuable game time waiting for a building to reset in order to satisfy a quest requirement.

These tips and tricks are by no means the only ones. If you have a tip or stumbled on a trick that will enhance gameplay, please share it! See you in the Wild West!