Archive for December, 2011
December 30th, 2011
The New Year is coming, and Zynga has made some preparations to make us busy in the game. The Castleberry Punch Quest is now available, the quest will be expired in 13 days, and there are some changes in the requirements, like on the second mission, you will need to craft a new item, the punch prep table. We also have updated the guide following the requirement changes, so be sure to check our quest guide 
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The New Year Limited edition items has been around for a few days, and as usual, you need to buy most of them with crowns.. you can see the new year limited items in here:
And as for the New Year Event, Zynga will use Times Square in NYC to celebrate their players. Through January 2nd, they are featuring the fans on their Times Square Billboards. Zynga will also put the event in video and pictures, so if you’re not in NYC /going to NYC, you will be able to see the event from webcam and gallery in this site: www.iheartplayzynga.com.
December 29th, 2011
If you want to know what are the rewards from leveling up royal buildings, or maybe you’re trying to decide which royal building is worth rebuilding with new active crews, then this guide can help you. Royal Buildings will not only give you castle points and coins, but can also give you items when they gain a level. Some of them actually give nice rewards, and if you really have active neighbors that always tend the royal building, it’s not that hard to level up the royal building. Here’s the guide:
Maiden’s Tower
Available at Level: 3
Crew Members: 3
Initial Castle Points: 80
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
Barracks
Available at Level: 6
Crew Members: 4
Initial Castle Points: 110
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
Vault
Available at Level: 7
Crew Members: 5
Initial Castle Points: 150
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
Throne Room
Available at Level: 12
Crew Members: 6
Initial Castle Points: 190
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
Library
Available at Level: 15
Crew Members: 7
Initial Castle Points: 220
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
Castle Dungeon
Available at Level: 18
Crew Members: 8
Initial Castle Points: 260
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
Wizard’s Keep
Available at Level: 21
Crew Members: 9
Initial Castle Points: 300
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
Opera House
Available at Level: 24
Crew Members: 10
Initial Castle Points: 340
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
The Cathedral
Available at Level: 27
Crew Members: 11
Initial Castle Points: 390
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
Observatory
Available at Level: 30
Crew Members: 12
Initial Castle Points: 450
Level Tending Needed Item Rewards Castle Points
December 26th, 2011
It’s time to open your hard earned Christmas presents in Castleville and also help Kris Kringle return home in his winter vacation quests. All the Christmas gifts will be expired on January 4, 2012.. so don’t forget to open them before that time. And one more thing.. currently there’s a glitch in the game that will allow you to open the gifts unlimited time! But there are some requirements though.. and one of them is to keep your gift in inbox message. It’s up to you whether you want to abuse the gift or not, but remember: do it at your own risk.
Here’s how to open the presents:
Click on your Yulefest Holiday Tree
Now, there are options for you to choose which Christmas gift you want to open.
Click one, and all the rewards from the gift will show under your character.
Open all the gifts and enjoy your rewards!
NOTE: The glitch below has been patched by Zynga.
Now for the unlimited gift opening glitch, you need to meet this requirement in order for the glitch to happen:
- Already open all presents
- Still have gift from friends in your inbox message
So for those who still have the present gift from friends in their inbox message, you can make the glitch happened (until Zynga team fix the bug).
Now after you have opened all the gifts the very first time, refresh the game, and accept all the present gift in your inbox message. Once it’s done, try to click the Yulefest Holiday Tree.
Yulefest tree message after opening all the presents
Yulefest tree message after refresh and receiving the gifts from inbox message
What happened is the game will allow you to open the gifts again, and this time you can do it unlimited times (until you refresh/exit the game)! Note: After you open your first gifts in the glitch, the rewards will always stay the same as the first time you open it during the glitch.
Here’s our experience, after opening the gifts a few many times:
How’s that for a Christmas presents 
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December 22nd, 2011
You will need to be at least level 8 to receive the Castleberry Punch Quest. The opening line for the quest is “Celebrate the New Year with Castleberry Punch!”. So possibly you will get this mission near the New Year Eve. You’ll get Castleberry Keg as a reward for finishing the quests.
Castleberry Punch – Castleberry Punch: Quest 1 of 5
“What is Castleberry Punch? Why, it’s the most delicious drink in the land! It just requires a bit of… preparation.”
Requirements:
Have 20 Wood Logs to fuel the fire.
Tips: Chop trees or tend a Lumber Camp to gather Wood Logs.
Have 4 Copper Tubes to construct the brewing apparatus.
Tips: Ask Friends for Copper Tubes.
Collect 20 Stones to build a sturdy base.
Tips: Mine rocks to gather Stone and hover over the stone to collect it.
NOTE: If you have 99 stones in your inventory, you need to sell / use 20 of them, because the requirement will only count the new stone you collect to the inventory.
Rewards:
“Half the fun of Castleberry Punch is building the apparatus… without blowing anything up!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
1 Super Chop
Secret Recipe – Castleberry Punch: Quest 2 of 5
“There are many recipes for Castleberry Punch. This one is my favorite – it has a bit of everything!”
Requirements:
Craft 1 Punch Prep Table so we can prepare the punch.
Tips: Craft Prep Table at the Workshop. Materials: 10 Wood Planks, 5 Punch Jugs (Ask Friends), 10 Stone Blocks. Crafting Time: 1 hour.
Collect 8 Pails of Water to mix the punch.
Tips: Go fishing for a chance to collect Pails of Water.
Have 1 Kitchen for your Kingdom.
Tips: Buy from the Crafting tab of the Buildings section of the Market.
Rewards:
“These ingredients are a great start, but our Castleberry Punch recipe isn’t complete yet!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Getting Punchy – Castleberry Punch: Quest 3 of 5
“We’ve got a good start on our Castleberry Punch, but now we need ingredients to make it even punchier!”
Requirements:
Collect 20 Berries to add a kick to the punch.
Tips: Click on Grass, Bushes, Mushrooms or Roots to gather Berries.
NOTE: Remember if you have max berries in your inventory, you need to sell / use 20 of them. The requirement will only count the berry that you collect from the fields to your inventory.
Gather 6 Yummhee Yeasts so we can begin brewing.
Tips: Ask your Friends for Yummhe Yeast.
Have 20 Honeys to sweeten the concoction.
Tips: Tend flowers to gather Honey.
Rewards:
“We’ve got everything we need to make some delicious Castleberry Punch!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Brew Love – Castleberry Punch: Quest 4 of 5
“Mmm, I can almost taste that Castleberry Punch now. Let’s get brewing!”
Requirements:
Craft 4 yummy Castleberry Punch.
Tips: Craft Castleberry Punch at the Kitchen. Materials: 10 Berries, 10 Honeys, 4 Pails of Water, 3 Spicy Cloves (ask friends). Crafting time: 1 hour.
Help Neighbors with their New Year’s resolutions. Earn 50 Reputation.
Tips: Spend Reputation in the Market to buy useful consumable items.
Decorate for the New Year’s celebration! Buy 3 Sparklers.
Tips: Buy Sparklers in the Market.
Rewards:
“Hold on to your boots! This may be the best batch of Castleberry Punch ever!”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
A Spirited New Year – Castleberry Punch: Quest 5 of 5
“Let’s celebrate this New Year right – with a glass of Castleberry Punch!”
Requirements:
Change your clothes to celebrate the New Year!
Tips: Look for the avatar customization button just above the Market button.
Craft one Keg to hold your punch.
Tips: Craft Keg at the Workshop. Materials: 2 Iron Bars, 3 Wood Planks, 3 Alchemist Powders. Crafting time: 22 hours.
Visit the Duke’s Kingdom to celebrate with a glass of Castleberry Punch!
Tips: Click on the Duke’s portrait to visit his Kingdom.
Rewards:
“Mmm! Your Castleberry Punch is so good, we should make it year-round!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Castleberry Keg
A Castleberry Keg will give you 1 Castleberry Punch every 1 day (you still need to click it to receive it and reset the timer).
December 22nd, 2011
After you unlock Sonja in the Stranger in the gloom quest, she will immediately give you this quest. This is her first treasure chest quest which is located on the left area of where you found Sonja. Her second treasure chest quest will be available on level 21.
Digging It – Treasure Hunt: Quest 1 of 11
“I’m glad you’re aboard! First things first – we’ll need some treasure-hunting equipment!”
Requirements:
Buy 1 Shovel to dig up the Treasure Chest.
Tips: Buy 1 Shovel from the Market – Decoration Tab.
Buy 1 Barrel to haul dirt.
Tips: Buy 1 Barrel from the Market – Decoration Tab.
Have 5 Spyglasses to search for treasure.
Tips: Ask Friends for Spyglasses.
Rewards:
“With equipment like yours, my chest is as good as plundered! Rafael will be so jealous.”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Shard Work – Treasure Hunt: Quest 2 of 11
“We’ve got our treasure-hunting equipment. Now we need to banish some of Old Gloomy’s Beasties!”
Requirements:
Use 1 Rat Potion to summon one of The Woeful Wizard’s nasty Gloom Rats.
Tips: Buy Rat Potion In the Market. Cost: 5 Reputation Heart Points.
Banish 1 Gloom Rat.
Tips: To banish a gloom rat beastie, you need to hit it 3 times.
Gather 3 additional Crystal Shards by Banishing Beasties or asking your friends.
Tips: Banish Beasties to gather Crystal Shards. You can also ask your friends for them.
Rewards:
“Ha! Those Beasties don’t know what hit ‘em. Now we’ve got the shards we need to explore the murky mists!”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
Shards and Crafts – Treasure Hunt: Quest 3 of 11
“Beasties have their uses, after all. We can craft an Exploration Crystal from the Crystal Shards they dropped!”
Requirements:
Craft 1 Exploration Crystal to dispel the Gloom.
Tips: Craft exploration crystal at the Workshop. Materials: 3 Crystal Shards. Crafting Time: 1.5 hours.
Collect Coins 5 times from Neighbors’ Kingdoms’ houses.
Tips: Visit Neighboring Kingdoms and collect Coins from their houses.
Collect 1000 Coins so you can explore!
Tips: Collect taxes and sell items or tend animals and crops to get Coins.
Rewards:
“With these crystals, you can dispel the murk hiding my treasure!”
- 1500 coins
- 30 XP
Protection – Treasure Hunt: Quest 4 of 11
“We can’t leave the Kingdom unprotected from the Dark One’s schemes while we’re treasure hunting. How about some walls and a Moat?”
Requirements:
Place 4 Stone Walls to protect the Kingdom from the forces of evil.
Tips: The bigger your Castle, the more Gloom you can dispel!
Place 4 Moats to form a barrier.
Tips: Buy Moats from the Market, Nature – Water Tab.
Visit 3 neighboring Kingdoms to check out their fortifications.
Tips: From your Neighbor Bar, Visit Neighbors’ Kingdoms
Rewards:
“Hope those fortifications are enough to keep the Beasties out. They’re sneaky blighters!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Scare Beastie – Treasure Hunt: Quest 5 of 11
“A decoy Beastie might scare the real ones away. Let’s build one, then go after my treasure!”
Requirements:
Explore to find Sonja’s Treasure Chest. It’s hidden by dragon bones to scare Thieves away!
Tips: The location of this treasure is to the left of Sonja’s house. Checkout our Castleville location map guide.
Collect 3 Gloom Wolf Hairs for Beastie decoys
Tips: Banish Gloom Wolves to collect Gloom Wolf Hair.
Have 2 Royal Jewels for the decoy Beasties’ eyes.
Tips: Ask Friends for Royal Jewels.
Rewards:
“Aye, you know how to get your hands on some booty! Have you done this before?”
- 3250 coins
- 65 XP
Stuck in the Mud – Treasure Hunt: Quest 6 of 11
“Arrgh! My treasure chest is stuck in the mud. Get some Rope – I’ll keep an eye out for Beasties!”
Requirements:
Have 5 Ropes to haul the Treasure Chest out of the mud.
Tips: Craft Rope at the Workshop. Materials: 5 Flax. Crafting time: 5 minutes.
Have 1 Cow to use as a counterweight.
Tips: Buy 1 Cow from the Market.
Open that Treasure Chest!
Tips: Have the Rope and Cow first, then click to open the Treasure Chest.
Rewards:
“Whew! That was tough work, but the chest is mine. I mean, ours!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Take a Break – Treasure Hunt: Quest 7 of 11
“Now that we’ve got the chest, we can relax. But sell the Cow…she knows too much!”
Requirements:
Have 2 Flasks to hold Sonja’s best grog.
Tips: Ask Friends for Flasks.
Go Fishing in neighboring Kingdoms to relax. Fish 5 Times.
Tips: Visit Neighbors and click their ponds to catch fish.
Sell the Cow. She knows too much!
Tips: Use the Sell option in the Designer Tools to sell items.
Rewards:
“Aye, that’s better. You’ve got to know when to relax… and when to sell Cows that know too much!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Sonja’s Chest – Treasure Hunt: Quest 8 of 11
“Arrgh! I can’t find the key to the chest. We’ll have to break the lock!”
Requirements:
Have 2 Hammers to break the lock on the chest.
Tips: Craft Hammer at the Workshop. Materials: 2 Wood Logs, 2 Stone Blocks, 3 Hearts. Crafting time: 2 hours
Have 5 Dragon Scales. They might be tough enough to break the lock!
Tips: Ask Friends for Dragon Scales.
Smash the Treasure Chest’s lock!
Tips: Have the Hammers and Dragon Scales, then click to open the Treasure Chest.
Rewards:
“The blasted lock won’t break! We’ve got to get this chest open before more Beasties show up!”
- 1750 coins
- 35 XP
Melt the Lock – Treasure Hunt: Quest 9 of 11
“If we can’t break the lock, maybe we can melt it! Some Ogre’s Belches should do the trick.”
Requirements:
Arrgh! Tear up some Grass in frustration.
Tips: Click on nature items like Grass to clear them. Clear grass 5 times
Gather 10 Ogre’s Belch to melt the Chest’s lock.
Tips: Click on Grass, Root or mushroom to gather Ogre’s Belch.
Melt the lock on the Treasure Chest.
Tips: Get the Ogre’s Belch, then click the chest to melt the lock.
Rewards:
“Ugh! All the Ogre’s Belch did was make a stink. The chest is still locked!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Pick the Lock – Treasure Hunt: Quest 10 of 11
“Maybe we can pick the lock open… AFTER clearing up those stinky Ogre’s Belches!”
Requirements:
Have 7 Fairy Wings to waft the stench away.
Tips: Ask Friends for Fairy Wings.
Gather 5 Animal Bones to pick the chest’s lock.
Tips: Banish Beasties to gather Animal Bones.
Try to open the Treasure Chest
Tips: Collect the Animals bones, then Click to open the Treasure Chest.
Rewards:
“I think I heard the lock click. Let’s see what’s inside!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Sonja’s Booty – Treasure Hunt: Quest 11 of 11
“That Foul Wretch’s Thieves are trying to steal our treasure! Hurry and banish them!”
Requirements:
Sell 1 Diamond
Tips: Find the Diamond in your inventory. Use the sell option to sell it. Refer to our how to get diamond guide if you did not have one.
Banish 2 Thieves before they steal the treasure!
Tips: To banish a gloom thief beastie, you need to hit it 7 times.
Rewards:
“That was a close one. If I ever catch him, I’ll make shark bait of that wretched wizard!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
December 22nd, 2011
Rafael will give you this quest once you finished building his house in the Good Foundation Quest. This quest is about saving a new NPC named Sonja. When you finish all the missions you will get a carved wooden horse.
Walk to the Light – Stranger in the Gloom: 1 of 10
“This Murky Mist, it has engulfed our stranger! Let us dispel the Gloom and light her way to freedom!”
Requirements:
Have 1 Campfire to light the way out of the Gloom for the stranger.
Tips: Go to the Market to buy decorations
Fish for 2 Pails of Water… Just in case the fire gets out of control.
Tips: Fish to uncover the Pail and other items in the pond. Fish in neighbor’s pond also count.
For the safety of others, clear 10 Rocks, Plants, Dead Trees or Stumps.
Tips: If you run out of things to clear, you can always buy them from the Market.
Rewards:
“I’ve not seen a finer fire since I gave an imp a log bouquet. Yet still the lady is trapped in the Gloom!”
- 500 coins
- 4 XP
Work the Kinks – Stranger in the Gloom: 2 of 10
“If we cannot end her captivity in the Veil with light, we must lure the lady out. And few can resist my famous hot rock massage!”
Requirements:
Have 6 Honey to help with the rub down.
Tips: Tend Flowers to get Honey.
Have 10 Stones for Rafael’s Hot Rock Massages.
Tips: Collect Stone from Mining Camps or mine rocks.
Have 1 Rolling Pin, to roll out the knots.
Tips: Ask Friends for Rolling Pins.
Rewards:
“The stranger remains trapped in the murk! Ah well, you shall have the massage instead. No?”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Fear and Loathing – Stranger in the Gloom: 3 of 10
“Hmmm, if my Hot Rock Massage wouldn’t draw her out, the lady may fear Senor Shadow’s Beasties in the kingdom. Have at them!”
Requirements:
Consume this free Gloom Rat Potion, side effects may vary.
Tips: Beastie Potions are kept in your inventory, they will summon a Beastie. Other potions can be crafted in the Kitchen as well as purchased.
Have 2 Animal Bones as proof of your heroism against Senor Shadow’s Beasties.
Tips: Senor Shadow will summon Beasties when you perform activities, like clearing or harvesting, in your Kingdom.
Clobber 1 Beastie in a Neighbor’s Kingdom.
Tips: Click on Beasties to clobber them in a Neighbors Kingdom. Go to the Duke’s Kingdom and clobber the gloom rat .
Rewards:
“Your might would astound Elmor the Unflappable, which I did only once! What is wrong with this lady?”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
Woo Who? – Stranger in the Gloom: 4 of 10
“Defeating Senor Shadows’ Beasties didn’t bring her out. She is both beautiful AND tough. We’ve never met, but already I am in love! Prepare to be wooed!”
Requirements:
Buy 1 Table for an intimate dinner for the stranger and Rafael.
Tips: Buy Decorations from the Market – Decoration Tab.
Buy 2 Torches to add that romantic glow.
Tips: Buy Decorations from the Market – Decoration Tab.
Have 1 Chicken Meat (and 0 Salmonella).
Tips: Get Chicken Meat from feeding Adult Chickens. Feed Chickens to grow them into adulthood. More information: animal growth guide.
Rewards:
“And still nothing! Why does the stranger risk herself in the Gloom? Oddly, this makes me like her more. Still, we need to rescue her!”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
Momentary Distraction – Stranger in the Gloom: 5 of 10
“I cannot sleep! Is the lady a trick of the Gloom meant to lure US in? We must distract ourselves!”
Requirements:
Have 1 Bubbly Grog to help drown out memories of the Lady.
Tips: Craft Bubbly Grog at the Kitchen. Materials: 5 Pails of Water, 5 Ogre Belch. Crafting time: 15 minutes.
Buy 1 Barrel To keep the grog coming.
Tips: buy Decorations in the Market – Decoration Tab
Feed 1 Cow in 4 different Neighbors’ Kingdoms, you know, for fun.
Tips: Visit 4 different Neighbors and Feed 1 Cow in each of their Kingdoms.
Rewards:
“Iss an excelente Grog *HIC* The Gloom shtranger can’t distract uss from our cow’s duty *HIC* I said duty *HIC* Cow’s duty? Huh?”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
Warning Signs – Stranger in the Gloom: 6 of 10
“The Grog, it did nothing! The image of the lady still haunts me! We must place signs, or others may join her, encased in the grim fog!”
Requirements:
Have 20 Wood Logs to make wooden warning signs.
Tips: Chop trees to gather wood logs.
Use 1 Super Chop from your Inventory and chop a tree.
Tips: Choose a tree with the most chops left to get the most out of your Super Chop!
Clear 3 Tree Stumps from Neighboring Kingdoms to encourage them to put up signs and not stub toes.
Tips: Visit Duke Kingdom, there are some tree stumps near the gloom rat.
Rewards:
“I’ll build signs to warn others about the Gloom… and limit your liability if they still get lost!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Send in the Dummy – Stranger in the Gloom: 7 of 10
“Maybe the Gloom traps any who enter, including the lady. I will venture in to test it. Remember me!”
Requirements:
Change your Character’s Outfit to put on a dummy.
Tips: Customize your Character any way you see fit!
Have 7 Beeswax to create a wax dummy of Rafael.
Tips: Tend Flowers to get Beeswax.
Have 3 Flasks to fill with the scent of Rafael.
Tips: Ask Friends for Flasks.
Rewards:
“Ah, yes, the old send-in-a-fake-version-of-yourself trick. A great way to save a marriage, too!”
- 500 coins
- 4 XP
Spread the Word – Stranger in the Gloom: 8 of 10
“It’s true! The Gloom is a trap. Wax dummies don’t lie. We must send courage to the imprisoned lady!”
Have 3 Love Letters to send to the trapped stranger.
Tips: Ask Friends for Love Letters.
Unwither 1 Crop in 3 different Neighbors’ Kingdoms.
Tips: Visit 3 different Neighbors and Unwither 1 Crop in each of their Kingdoms.
Earn 20 Reputation Hearts.
Tips: Visit Neighbors and do activities in the Kingdom to earn Reputation Hearts.
Rewards:
“You spread word of the Gloom’s perils? It is a creation of Senor Shadow, who turned day to night! Stay vigilant!”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
A Noble Cause – Stranger in the Gloom: 9 of 10
“The Gloom, it wavered before your nobility! Build your kingdom, and this Mirthless Mirk will fall. Eh, I hope.”
Requirements:
Buy 3 Brick or Cobblestone Courtyard to pave the way to the stranger.
Tips: Courtyard can be purchased in the Roads section of the Market, under the Market tab.
Buy 3 Lanterns to light the way from the Gloom.
Tips: Buy decorations from the Decor section of the Market.
Raise your Castle Level by 20 points to better face the Gloom.
Tips: Some items in the Market, like Castle Walls or Royal Decor, will raise your Castle Level.
Rewards:
“It’s time! The lady paces the Gloom, as if caged, like the lion I bested in a staring contest. We must try and save her now!”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
The Mysterious Stranger – Stranger in the Gloom: 10 of 10
“It is time. Let us cut into the Gloom and let us bring home our beautiful mysterious stranger! Ahem. How do i look?”
Requirements:
Find and Rescue the Mysterious Stranger and her House from the Gloom.
Tips: Rafael mentioned he last caught a glimpse of the Stranger and her House while standing on a Bridge by the River. Still not sure where is the location? Then checkout our Castleville location map guide .
Rewards:
“You saved the stranger from the Gloom, but I’m afraid others will need your help. Senor Shadow wants this land!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Carved Wooden Horse
December 22nd, 2011
Possibly the last Christmas quest in 2011 because there’s an opening line from Kris Kringle in this quest saying: “Open your presents and help Kringle get home!”. Since you can only open those gifts at 26th December 2011 (unless Zynga changes them).. we believe that this quest will be started during / after Christmas time, and you need to be at level 6 or above to get this Winter Vacation mission in the game. Oh, If you want to get a reindeer without spending crowns then you need to finish this quest .
South for the Winter – Winter Vacation: Quest 1 of 10
“With Yulefest at an end, can I ask you for one last favor? I need a holiday of my own. Maybe somewhere with a beach.”
Requirements:
Have 2 Fishing Bait for Kris Kringle’s vacation.
Tips: Craft fishing bait at the Workshop or buy in the Market, cost: 10 Reputation.
Harvest 5 Wheat. It will make a nice straw hat.
Tips: Plant Wheat in empty Farm Plots. growth time: 24 hours.
Rewards:
“Ah, the perfect gear for my winter retreat! Now I just need a way to get to my destination.”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Worth a Shot – Winter Vacation: Quest 2 of 10
“With my sleigh out of commission, I’ll need another mode of travel. Maybe we can modify the Gift-A-Pult to launch me!”
Requirements:
Modify the Gift-A-Pult.
Tips: Click on the Gift-A-Pult to make some adjustments. Materials: 5 Wood Planks, 10 Stones.
Launch Kris Kringle from the Gift-A-Pult.
Tips: Once you have modified the Gift-A-Pult, click it to launch Kris Kringle.
Note: If you don’t have a gift-a-pult yet, there will be one more requirement telling you to build it.
Rewards:
“Whoa-ho-ho! Something isn’t quite right. Look out below!”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
Snowman Guard
Red Hat Down – Winter Vacation: Quest 3 of 10
“The Gift-A-Pult wasn’t quite strong enough. I guess I may have overdone the Cookies this year. Can it be fixed?”
Requirements:
Collect 10 Pails of Water to put out any fires.
Tips: Fish to find Pails of Water.
Collect 4 Yulefest Cakes to revive Kris Kringle.
Tips: Ask Friends for Yulefest Cakes.
Buy 1 Snow Shovel to clean up the mess.
Tips: Buy a Snow shovel from the Market.
Rewards:
“Our only option now is to rebuild. And no more Cookies for me – I promise!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Put a Spring in Your Step – Winter Vacation: Quest 4 of 10
“I have a fancy new toy design that may help repair the Gift-A-Pult. You can start making them in the Gift Shoppe!”
Requirements:
Craft 5 Lazy Springs from the Gift Shoppe.
Tips: Craft Lazy Spring at the Gift Shoppe. Materials: 2 Iron ores, 2 Silver Ores. Crafting time: 1 hour.
Note: If you don’t have a gift shoppe yet, there will be one more requirement telling you to build it.
Repair the Gift-A-Pult.
Tips: Gather materials and click on the Gift-A-Pult to repair it. Materials: 7 Wood Planks, 5 Stone Blocks, 5 Lazy Springs.
Rewards:
“Good work! The Gift-A-Pult looks good as new!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Snow Princess
Reverse Engineering – Winter Vacation: Quest 5 of 10
“Hurry! You have to stop those Gloom Goblins before they tear the Gift-A-Pult apart!”
Requirements:
Use 2 Super Clobbers.
Tips: Craft in the Workshop or Buy in the Market, cost: 20 Reputations. Go to your Inventory to use Super Clobbers.
Banish the Winter Gloom Goblins.
Tips: Click on Winter Gloom Goblins to banish them. You can use Gloom Goblin Potions to summon more.
Rewards:
“You saved the Gift-A-Pult, but it looks like the Goblins managed to reconfigure it somehow.”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
Stay on Target – Winter Vacation: Quest 6 of 10
“Those nasty Goblins damaged the Gift-A-Pult’s targeting. Every shot fires into the deepest parts of the Gloom!”
Requirements:
Collect 4 Lenses to Work on the new design.
Tips: Ask Friends for Lenses.
Have 5 Chicken Meats to use for test launches.
Tips: Feed hungry Adult Chickens to find Chicken Meat (rare drop).
Visit 5 Neighbors to see if the launches are on-target.
Tips: Click on the Neighbor Bar below to visit Neighbors.
Rewards:
“Are you sure you tested it enough? Okay, okay, I trust you!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Candy Cane Banner
North Pole Diet – Winter Vacation: Quest 7 of 10
“Just to be safe, maybe I should try and lose a few pounds before we try launching me again.”
Requirements:
No more cookies! Harvest 15 Cabbages for salads.
Tips: Plant Cabbage in empty Farm Plots.
Carrot sticks are a healthy snack. Harvest 10 Carrots.
Tips: Plant Carrots in empty Farm Plots.
Give Kris Kringle something heavy to lift. Craft 1 Anvil.
Tips: Craft Anvil in the Workshop. Materials: 5 Stone Blocks, 5 Alchemist Powders. Crafting time: 9 hours.
Rewards:
“These snacks are no Cookies, but at least I’ll look good in a bathing suit for my vacation!”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
Sticky Fingers – Winter Vacation: Quest 8 of 10
“These Thieves are stealing all my health food and tempting me with sweets! My diet is in grave peril!”
Requirements:
Banish the 3 Winter Gloom Thieves and take their Chocolate Bars!
Tips: Click on Winter Gloom Thieves to banish them. You can use Gloom Thief Potions to summon more. When you banish the gloom thieves in this mission, each of them will drop a chocolate bar.
Save his diet! Consume the Chocolate Bars before Kris Kringle can.
Tips: Banish the thieves to get their Chocolate Bars. Go to your Inventory to use Chocolate Bars.
Rewards:
“Oh thank you! I’m sure eating all that chocolate was a big sacrifice.”
- 750 coins
- 15 XP
Toy Train
More Power! – Winter Vacation: Quest 9 of 10
“I feel a little lighter, but I’d feel even better about this launch if I knew the Gift-A-Pult were a bit stronger.”
Requirements:
Upgrade the Gift-A-Pult.
Tips: Gather materials and click on the Gift-A-Pult to upgrade it. Materials: 15 Wood Planks, 15 Stone Blocks, 5 Gold Bricks, 20 Lens.
Collect 20 Piles of Sand to test the Gift-A-Pult’s strength.
Tips: Go Fishing to find sand.
Rewards:
“Wow, look at those sand bags go! I think the Gift-A-Pult is finally ready. Let’s get this launch under way!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Ready, Aim, See you Next Year! – Winter Vacation: Quest 10 of 10
“Ho-ho-ho this is exciting! I’m all packed and ready for my vacation. Let’s start this launch!”
Requirements:
Fire the Gift-A-Pult and send Kris Kringle on his way!
Tips: Click on the Gift-A-Pult to send Kris Kringle off on his vacation.
Kris Kringle left you a surprise. Click on the Gift-A-Pult to see it!
Tips: Kris Kringle has some plans for the Gift-A-Pult. Click on to make some minor adjustments. Materials: 10 Wood Logs, 10 Stones.
Rewards:
“Ah, the sun and the surf are exactly what I needed! Be good and I’ll see you next year!”
- 1000 coins
- 20 XP
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
December 21st, 2011
With the new Storage Cellar item, comes a new quest: Outta Time Quest. You need to be at least level 7 to receive this quest. When you finish all the quests, you will get a bottomless pit as a reward.
The End Is Near? – Outta Time: Quest 1 of 5
“No, no, I’m SURE of it this time. That last time, with the sundials rolling back… I wasn’t certain. But THIS! After you build a Storage Cellar we are going to be one prepared!”
Requirements:
Visit 6 Neighbors and tell them to REMAIN CALM!!!
Tips: Click on Neighbors’ portraits in the Neighbor Bar below to visit their Kingdoms.
Feed 10 Animals in your Kingdom- you’ll need them stocky!
Tips: Click on animals in your Kingdom to feed them when they are ready.
Have a Storage Cellar
Tips: Buy the Storage Cellar in the Buildings tab of the Market.
Rewards:
“I don’t want to cause a panic, but it’s definitely time to PANIC!”
- 300 coins
- 3 XP
Save for the End of Time – Outta Time: Quest 2 of 5
“How to prepare for the end of time? Lots and lots of FOOD! If we run out of pie, it really will be the end.”
Requirements:
Store 5 items in, you guessed it, your Storage Cellar.
Tips: Click on the Storage button in Design Tools, then click on items in your Kingdom to store them. If you ever want to take items out of Storage you can find them in your Inventory.
Start the stockpile! Harvest 25 crops.
Tips: Just plant and harvest 25 grapes, they have the fastest growth time (5 minutes). Harvesting neighbors’ crops won’t count.
Fish 6 times to gather water.
Tips: You can also fish in neighbors’ kingdom.
Rewards:
“Wonderful! With that much food, we should be set for years! …Are you going to eat that?”
- 500 coins
- 5 XP
Digging Deeper – Outta Time: Quest 3 of 5
“When the End of Time comes, we may have to fit the whole Kingdom underground! Maybe we need a bigger cellar.”
Requirements:
Upgrade your Storage Cellar.
Tips: Click on the Storage Cellar to upgrade it.
Craft 5 Wood Planks to use as shelves.
Tips: Craft wood plank in the Workshop. Materials: 6 Wood Logs. Crafting time: 1 hour.
Banish 1 Beastie in a Neighbor’s Kingdom to keep their cellar safe.
Tips: Visit a Neighbor and click on a Beastie in their Kingdom to banish it. Use the Duke Kingdom gloom rat.
Rewards:
“Ah, I feel better knowing that you’ve got a bigger Storage Cellar. Your Kingdom will be nice and tidy, no matter what the End of Time throws at us!”
- 1000 coins
- 10 XP
1 Medium Energy Potion (gives 5 Energy Points)
Restoration Preparation – Outta Time: Quest 4 of 5
“If the End of Time comes, you’ll need seed plants and breeding stock to restore the Kingdom. Get some, is my advice.”
Requirements:
Buy 2 Sheep
Tips: Buy Sheep in the Animals tab of the Market.
Have 2 Animal Treats
Tips: Buy in the Consumables tab of the Market or craft in the Kitchen.
Rewards:
“Wow, this place is starting to get crowded! Do you need all of this stuff? Okay, okay, I’ll get my own!”
- 100 coins (wrong setting Zynga?:))
- 10 XP
More in Store – Outta Time: Quest 5 of 5
“Okay, I was wrong. Time is NOT ending. For now. But at least you have a nice Storage Cellar and, uh, lots of stuff to fill it!”
Requirements:
Upgrade your Storage Cellar to hold at least 200 items.
Tips: Click on the Storage Cellar to upgrade it.
Have 5 Thick Books so the Duke can read about time.
Tips: Ask your Friends for Thick Books.
Rewards:
“Now you can pack away decorations between holidays. You can even make your Storage Cellar bigger when you need more space!”
- 1500 coins
- 20 XP
Bottomless Pit
December 21st, 2011
In the previous post we have made how to use the storage cellar guide, and now this is the storage cellar upgrade requirement guide. In this game, storage cellar can be upgraded 4 times, each upgrade will change its looks, and the last upgrade will allow you to store up to 500 items. Well, you don’t really need that for now, unless you want to show off your max upgraded storage cellar to your neighbors in the game, or maybe you’re just an upgrade maniac . And for those who want to upgrade the storage to the maximum level, here’s the guide:
Storage Cellar Level 1 - Complete the Storage Cellar to have 50 Storage.
Materials:
15 Stones
Tips: Get this item by mining rocks or harvesting a Mine
15 Wood Logs
Tips: Get this item by chopping Trees or harvesting a Lumber Camp.
Storage Cellar Level 2 - Upgrade your Storage Cellar to have 100 Storage.
Materials:
10 Stone Blocks
Tips: You can get stone block by crafting it at the Workshop or harvesting it from a Quarry or asking friends.
10 Wood Planks
Tips: Craft Wood Planks at the Workshop. Materials: 6 Wood Logs. Crafting time: 1 hours
3 Coats of Arms
Tips: Get this by asking Friends.
Storage Cellar Level 3 - Upgrade your Storage Cellar to have 200 Storage.
Materials:
15 Stone Blocks
Tips: You can get stone block by crafting it at the Workshop or harvesting it from a Quarry or asking friends.
15 Wood Planks
Tips: Craft Wood Planks at the Workshop. Materials: 6 Wood Logs. Crafting time: 1 hours
5 Gloom Wolf Pelts
Tips: Get this by asking Friends.
Storage Cellar Level 4 - Upgrade your Storage Cellar to have 300 Storage.
Materials:
20 Stone Blocks
Tips: You can get stone block by crafting it at the Workshop or harvesting it from a Quarry or asking friends.
20 Wood Planks
Tips: Craft Wood Planks at the Workshop. Materials: 6 Wood Logs. Crafting time: 1 hours
5 Gold Bricks
Tips: Craft Gold Brick at the Workshop. Materials: 2 Stone Blocks, 4 Alchemist Powder. Crafting Time: 1.5 hours
10 Coat of Arms
Tips: Get this by asking Friends.
Storage Cellar Level 5 - Upgrade your Storage Cellar to have 500 Storage.
Materials:
30 Stone Blocks
Tips: You can get stone block by crafting it at the Workshop or harvesting it from a Quarry or asking friends.
30 Wood Planks
Tips: Craft Wood Planks at the Workshop. Materials: 6 Wood Logs. Crafting time: 1 hours
10 Gold Bricks
Tips: Craft Gold Brick at the Workshop. Materials: 2 Stone Blocks, 4 Alchemist Powder. Crafting Time: 1.5 hours
10 Gloom Wolf Pelts
Tips: Get this by asking Friends.
Storage Cellar Level 6 - Upgrade your Storage Cellar to have 1000 Storage.
Materials:
40 Stone Blocks
Tips: You can get stone block by crafting it at the Workshop or harvesting it from a Quarry or asking friends.
12 Gold Bricks
Tips: Craft Gold Brick at the Workshop. Materials: 2 Stone Blocks, 4 Alchemist Powder. Crafting Time: 1.5 hours
4 Angle Finder
Tips: Craft Angle Finder at the Workshop. Materials: 2 Iron Bars, 1 Fasteners, 15 Alchemist Powders. Crafting Time: 44 hours
12 Gloom Wolf Pelts
Tips: Get this by asking Friends.
December 21st, 2011
Hi Castleville players, today there’s been an update in this game. Finally we can have a storage and Zynga also gave the kingdom with a Snowy outlook. Not all item can be put in storage though, but hey, better than nothing right ? The storage cellar can be upgraded until it can hold up to 500 items. There’s no official guide yet from Zynga for the storage cellar, so we’ll make it ourselves then :).
Some other changes that we found are:
- Now you can send the christmas gift per 6 hours.
- Extended time for Kris Kringle Quest.
- Some new limited edition winter items.
- New Kitchen Recipe: Castle Berry Punch.
- New Gift Shoppe Recipe: Lazy Spring.
- Three new quests coming: Duke Outta Time Quest, Duke Castle Berry Punch Quest and Kris Kringle Winter Vacation Quest.
Here’s a quick and short guide about how to use the storage cellar:
You can buy storage cellar at the market in the houses tab – special section. It costs 10,000 coins, and you need to be at least level 6 so you can acces the storage cellar.
Place the storage cellar in your kingdom and now you need to construct it. The first level allow you to store up to 50 items. Materials needed: 15 Stones and 15 Wood Logs.
When you want to store an item, you can click the design menu and find the storage icon on the leftmost column, and click the icon.
Now you are in the storage mode, you can see your pointer have a small storage icon. Click on an item that you want to store, remember, currently there are some items that you can not put in storage. If you want to know whether an object can be stored or not, hover over the object while in storage mod, if it does not highlight, then you can’t store the item. Another thing, if you store a royal decoration item that gives castle point(s), you will also lose the castle points until you put it back to the kingdom. Now for example we want to store a pine tree, click on the pine tree and it will give you a message, click yes to store the item.
Now what if you want to take out the item of storage and put it back in your kingdom? Simple actually, you just need to go to your inventory, and find the items that you have store in the new storage tab.
Just click use and you can choose where you want to put the item back in your kingdom.
Coming up next.. storage cellar upgrade requirement guide.
December 20th, 2011
Still don’t know where to unlock the ritual site for Alastair quest? Or where’s the Old farmhouse located for Yvette Father’s Love quest? or maybe Sonja’s treasure chest location? Now with this Castleville direction map, you should know all the location you need for the current Castleville quests .
You can see the enlarge version in our facebook page. The map will help you to find location for these quests:
- Alastair – The search for Alastair Quest
- Sonja – Rafael Stranger in the Gloom Quest
- Sonja’s booty – Sonja Treasure Hunt Quest
- The cursed chest – Sonja The Cursed Chest Quest
- Old Farmhouse – Yvette Father’s Love Quest
- Ritual site – The Gloom Lord Quest
- Izadora – no quest, but when you unlock her, she will give you quests
- Expansion Pack – no quest, but check about it in this post : the 2100 castle point gloom area
So if you have friends / neighbors that need help to find the location for the quests mentioned above, feel free to share this . We will try to keep this Castleville direction map updated for the future quest location.
December 20th, 2011
Perhaps many of you already know about this, but for those who are still wondering about what are the rewards or what will happen when you unlock the 2100 Castle Points Gloom Area, then you need to read this.
Currently in this game, there are 2 gloom areas that require you to have 2100 Castle points to see the full requirement:
And the full requirement for those 2 areas are the same, you need 2100 Castle Level, 20 Crystals and 259000 coins.. ouch!
As you can see on the 2100 castle points gloom area pictures before, each of them has three bags inside, now don’t you wonder what’s inside the bags? Well here’s what we found
Opened the first backpack chest:
And the rest:
Each of those backpack chest contains:
- Small Energy Potion (3 energy points)
- Energy Potion (5 energy points)
- Medium Energy Potion (7 energy points)
- Big Energy Potion (10 energy points)
- Huge Energy Potion (30 energy points)
- 3,000 Coins
- 30 XP
- Love potion
- Super Grow
- Fishing Bait
- Diamond
- Ruby
- Exploration Crystal
- Collection Box
- Fertilizer
- Gloom Goblin Potion
- Gloom Rat Potion
- Gloom Thief Potion
- Gloom Wolf Potion
- Hyper Craft
- Love Potion
- Super Chop
- Super Clobber
- Sword
Very nice rewards indeed, you’ve got a total of 55 energy points and a lot of other items for 1 backpack chest. Now we wonder why Sonja doesn’t try to look for these treasures?? :D
Unfortunately for the other 2100 Castle points gloom area, we only got 2 backpack chests that contain those items we mentioned above. One backpack only contains one random item 
, we’re not sure if it was a bug or not for our case.
Anyway it’s totally worthed to spend your Coins and exploration crystals to unlock these gloom areas, so better hurry and do it
December 17th, 2011
This is the latest Christmas quest from Kris Kringle, the Castleville Santa: Saving The Holiday Quest. Like the previous one, this quest is also a limited time quest, you have 6 days to finish the quests. To receive this quest, you need to be at least level 6 and have finished Save Kris Kringle Quest . Oh, better prepare your wooden club or higher beastie damaging items, because there will be many requirements where you need to banish the winter beasties in here.
Sprucing Up – Saving the Holiday: Quest 1 of 12
“A Yulefest Tree would be the perfect place to store the presents you’ll receive!”
Requirements:
Place the Humble Yulefest Tree from your Inventory.
Find Humble Yulefest Tree in the Nature section of your inventory
Have 2 Festive Wreath Lamps in your Kingdom.
Buy from the Town tab of the Decor section in the Market.
Have 5 Piles of Snow to help Santa feel at home.
Buy from the Town tab of the Decor section in the Market.
Rewards:
“Yulefest Trees thrive on holiday cheer. The more gifts you receive from your Friends, the taller your tree will grow!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Sled
Gift-A-Pult – Saving the Holiday: Quest 2 of 12
“I used Rafael’s Blueprint to make the foundation for our Gift-A-Pult, but I need your help to build it!”
Requirements:
Place the Gift-A-Pult foundation from your Inventory.
Find the Gift-A-Pult in your Inventory and place it in your Kingdom.
Plant 2 Pine Tree Saplings to help replace all the wood we will use.
Pine Tree Saplings are in the Nature section of the Market.
Water Pine Tree Saplings 10 times.
You can buy more Saplings from the Market. Saplings need to be watered several times to fully grow.
Rewards:
“When the Gift-A-Pult is finished, we’ll be able to launch presents to all the neighboring Kingdoms!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Give ‘Em Bell – Saving the Holiday: Quest 3 of 12
“Not more Beasties! If they destroy the Gift-A-Pult, Yulefest will be ruined!”
Requirements:
Banish 3 Beasties before they can damage the Gift-A-Pult.
Click on Beasties to Banish them. You could use a Wood Club or Super Clobber to deal more damage with each hit!
Have 2 Silver Bells. Many say that Beasties hate the holiday cheer that ringing bells bring.
Ask Friends for Silver Bells.
Rewards:
“Ho-ho! Those Winter Gloom Goblins are no match for your holiday cheer!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Gifted – Saving the Holiday: Quest 4 of 12
“Let’s hurry and finish the Gift-A-Pult before more of Faugrimm’s Beasties show up!”
Requirements:
Finish building the Gift-A-Pult so you can send gifts to your Friends.
Gather materials then click the Gift-A-Pult to build it. Materials: 10 Wood Logs, 10 Stones, 5 Ropes, 3 Blueprints.
Have a Trinket gift sent from a Friend.
The more gifts you send, the more you are likely to receive! You can buy gifts from your Yulefest Tree.
Rewards:
“Remember, it is always better to send than to receive!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Write Stuff – Saving the Holiday: Quest 5 of 12
“Let’s send a message to the North Pole that this holiday is ON!”
Requirements:
Have 20 Berries for some makeshift ink. The Elves love the smell of it.
Get Berries from clearing grass.
Have 2 Cow Hides for a letter to the elves. A letter that will also keep them warm!
You have a chance at getting Cow Hides by feeding Adult Cows.
Rewards:
“My Elves will be so glad that they can relax, because you’ve got Yulefest under control!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Yule Love This – Saving the Holiday: Quest 6 of 12
“Yulefest is in full swing now! Visit your Neighbors to see how their holiday is going.”
Requirements:
Have 10 Trinket gifts.
This is the smallest gift. Remember it is always better to give than receive!
Help Neighbors 10 times to spread some Yulefest cheer.
Accelerate Neighbor buildings or collect from them and earn rewards.
Rewards:
“It’s so good to see holiday cheer across the Kingdoms!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Holly Banner
Present Tense – Saving the Holiday: Quest 7 of 12
“We’re so close to saving Yulefest – don’t let Faugrimm stop it now!”
Requirements:
Faugrimm just doesn’t give up! Banish 4 Beasties.
Click on Beasties to Banish them.
Craft 2 Wood Clubs in case more Beasties show up.
Craft Wood Club at the Workshop. Materials: 5 Wood Logs, 1 Alchemist Powder. Crafting Time: 10 minutes.
Visit 8 neighboring Kingdoms to check out their Holiday decorations.
From your Neighbor Bar, Visit Neighbors’ Kingdoms.
Rewards:
“Those Beasties might LOOK festive, but all they want for Yulefest is a fight. Kind of like my cousin Ned.”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Fake Out – Saving the Holiday: Quest 8 of 12
“Oh-ho! I think Rafael is on to something. The Beasties might be fooled by decoy presents!”
Requirements:
Craft 4 Holiday Decoys that will attract some Beasties.
Craft Holiday Decoy at the Workshop. Materials: 2 Stone Blocks, 20 Berries, 10 Honeys. Crafting Time: 1 Hour.
Have 3 Unicorn Sparkles to really make those Holiday Decoys attractive to the Beasties.
Ask Friends for Unicorn Sparkle.
Have 4 Holiday Decoys in your Kingdom. Beasties can bite these for days with no damage to them.
Craft them in the Workshop, then place them from your Inventory.
Rewards:
“The Holiday Decoys might just work! I have a feeling we’ll find out soon.”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Out on a Limb – Saving the Holiday: Quest 9 of 12
“You’re spreading so much cheer, your Yulefest Tree will need to grow!”
Requirements:
Upgrade your Yulefest Tree to a Festive Yulefest Tree.
Receive presents from your Neighors to make the Yulefest Tree bigger. Click the Tree so see your status.
Have 10 Keepsake gifts.
Remember it is always better to give than receive!
Let’s not forget about growing those Pine Trees! Have 10 Pine Cones from watering Pine Trees.
Saplings need to be watered several times to fully grow.
Rewards:
“That’s more like it! Now your Yulefest Tree can hold even more gifts from your Friends!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Mistletoe May Pole
Cheer Itself – Saving the Holiday: Quest 10 of 12
“Good thing we have those Holiday Decoys! Let’s hope they work!”
Requirements:
Banish 5 Beasties.
Click on Beasties to Banish them.
Have 10 Yulefest Surprise gifts.
Remember it is always better to give than receive!
Rewards:
“Faugrimm failed again – now there’s more holiday cheer than ever!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Pile of Snow
Just Desserts – Saving the Holiday: Quest 11 of 12
“It wouldn’t be Yulefest without warm Cookies… and we can’t forget the milk!”
Requirements:
Have 25 Bottles of Milk to wash down some delicious cookies.
Get Milk from feeding Adult Cows.
You know I have a sweet tooth! Have 4 Cookies.
Ask Friends for Cookies, you can get them from gifting your friends cookies too.
Rewards:
“Mmm-mmm! Those Cookies are delicious. They’re like holiday cheer for your belly!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Under Wraps – Saving the Holiday: Quest 12 of 12
“You’ve got this holiday wrapped up. Now all you need is a bigger tree!”
Requirements:
Upgrade your Yulefest Tree to an Enchanted Yulefest Tree. (Leveled up 4 times.)
Receive presents from your Neighors to make the Holiday Tree bigger. Click the Tree so see your status.
Have 15 Epic gifts.
Remember it is always better to give than receive!
Help Kris make a payment of 75000 on his new sleigh, with Gloom insurance!
This will be a down payment on next year’s Yulefest!
Rewards:
“All this giving and receiving makes me happy. Like warm Cookies, but without the calories!”
- 500 coins
- 10 XP
Festive Tree Globe
December 17th, 2011
This is the official guide info from Zynga about how do the gift-a-pult and the Holiday Tree (Humble Yulifest Tree) works. Oh yeah, some people ask that they cannot oen the new gifts (trinket, etc). Well actually you can only open the presents on / after 25th December 2011.. seems like Zynga is really preparing for this Christmas update . Anyway, here’s the guide:
Help Kris Kringle deliver his gifts using the Gift-A-Pult! The Gift-A-Pult lets you send gifts to friends, and in turn they can launch some to your as well. Also, you’ll be able to place all your gifts under your new Holiday Tree – the more you receive the larger your tree will become (presents are like Fertilizer for Holiday Trees).
How it works:
After placing your Holiday Tree and constructing the Gift-A-Pult, you’ll be able to send and receive gifts! On the 25th of December you’ll be able to open your gifts and see all the awesome things you received!
The Holiday Tree
Once you receive enough of one gift, you’ll unlock the next one and be able to send that one to your neighbors. (You may purchase gifts for yourself at any time by with Crowns.) Once you’ve unlocked the next gift, your Holiday Tree will also upgrade!
View your gifts by clicking on your Holiday Tree.
The Gift-A-Pult
Launch the gifts that you’ve unlocked to your neighbors by using the Gift-A-Pult. The more gifts you receive, the more you’ll unlock and be able to send to your friends, but don’t worry, you won’t lose any of your gifts by sending any to your neighbors.
You can access the presents to send by clicking on the Gift-A-Pult.
In the Gift-A-Pult window, you can send gifts by clicking on the “Send Gifts” button below each unlocked gift. Once you’ve launched some gifts, a cool-down timer will appear before you may send more of that particular gift. (You can still send another unlocked gift if you haven’t already done so within the time period for it.)
To see what items you might receive from each gift, just hover the mouse over them to see the description.
Q: How do I know what I’ll receive from each gift?
A: If you hover your mouse over each gift under the Holiday Tree tab you’ll see that you have a chance to receive various items for each gift. (Don’t shake your presents!)
Q: Will I lose my gifts by sending some to friends?
A: Nope! It’s magic, just like gifts you made in the Gift Shoppe.
Q: I have all the previous gifts required for the next gift, but my tree has not grown, why?
A: It may take a short while for your tree to grow after receiving the required gifts. Switching between tabs or refreshing may help clear this up.
Don’t forget to grab some new neighbors and spread the holiday cheer (and gifts!)
December 17th, 2011
Ho-ho-ho there is a new update today on Castleville game! Changes are made to some objects, like: you don’t need blue feather anymore to make a dye kit and other changes. There’s also a new quest from Kris Kringle: Saving The Holiday Quest (limited time quest) that involve a new item gift-a-pult. Find out more below:
Here’s the release note:
New Features:
1) Introduced Gift-a-Pult and the Gift-a-Pult Quest Line.
2) Added our second wave of Winter Limited Edition Items.Improvements:
1) Removed Blue Feathers from the Dye Kit Recipe.
2) Tendable Royal Buildings now Glow in a Neighbor’s Kingdom.
3) Increase amount of Crafting Support Buildings able to be placed in Kingdom by 2 for players Level 21+.
4) Changed Fasteners to be unlocked for Crafting by owning a Blacksmith as opposed to a Jeweler.Bug Fixes:
1) Fixed a variety of display and text issues throughout the game.
2) Players should no longer go to Page 1 in their Inventory after using an item.
And here’s the new added limited items:
Seems like Zynga is really preparing for this Christmas update! There are a few more update that we find:
- Dye kit requirement change to 10 Red Feathers and 2 Alchemist Powder.
- Now There’s a purple haze plus new icon showing if you are the crew of the royal building in the Neighbor’s Kingdom.
- Watering Pine Tree Sapling now give you Pine Cone material.
