I had a few normal crops but now, all anyone wants to do is water the crops. There are single-file lines of crop-waterers - and no planting, no harvesting. Also, I can't get my field to bloom (it bloomed the first game I played). Any ideas on how to break everyone's focus on watering? I think I've tried just about everything - but, then, you never know. (Tungsten C)

You have to move them onto something else. If you want them to research drag them to the table. If their skill is set on farming/fishing, then they will be more inclined to water the field. Try changing their focus skill to something else.

The zombies will not be deterred. They insist on watering crops to the extent that crops cannot be planted or harvested. There are no crops in the crop field - only waterers. When I redirect them, they go back to watering - time and time again. A bug?

Keep trying, we have previous reports of drought conditions on the farms, and as far as I know, they have all cropped again, finally. Do you still have the other food source?

I have also noticed that if my farmers keep insisting on watering, and I want them to plant or harvest, I just keep dragging and droping them on the crops field, until the action reads as I want. They do seem to learn finally.

Savi

It doesn't seem to need planting initially, because I basically let them just water (I maybe planted 5 or 6 times?) and they sprouted. The only start planting after they have harvested. Or so it seemed. Maybe they were planting when my back was turned.

The only time that villagers can harvest is when there are crops actually visible on the farm. When you drag villagers to the farm, they will choose which of the farming activities they want to perform. If you interrupt them and try again, they may choose the same activity, or a different one. All of those activities will improve a farmer's skill, and the farm will replenish in time (regardless of the apparent imbalance of those choices).

I allowed my villagers to water and water and water, until I came to the conclusion that this is going to be a futile task. So, I hunted around, and actually found another, seeming important task, so I diverted them to that. Now, I have zombies doing that, but that's not a bad thing. I do not want to say what "that" is, for fear of spoiling the game for some players.

Unfortunately, I found "that" maybe too late. No crops, no berries, only at stage 2 harvesting, and not enough points to go fishing yet. And, my villagers are starving to death. I have them researching like crazy to make it to 50000 points for harvesting, but I don't think they are going to make it.

Hence, I believe I may have to start my game over. I'll wait until they all die, which isn't going to be much longer now. At least, I'll know what to do in my next iteration of my village life.

Hope this helps.

Di

I posted the anonymous post above, as Di. I am now zuki, and I have started my game completely new. All my villagers died, as I suspected they would. Live and learn, I always say....

Zuki, I'm sorry to say it, but I think you have gone done the very best learning curve. Once you try a strategy and it fails, you start thinking of what could be made better next time. I for one, much prefer this to be told by others how I should play. You learn all sorts of interesting things if you just explore the village, or even just watch some of the villagers for a while

Good luck with the next game

Savi