Castle Story: 4/21 Update - The Cherry Hive Event | EXPIRED

[sourp4tch]

Can you hear that? Has someone new gotten lost in the Glimmerwood? Everyone, do what you can to help this newcomer! Retreat not from this opportunity... Rulers far and wide may find themselves a new friend, if they lend a hand! Yonder forest will not stand in the way of our quest to help all our friends, new and old!

[==Update requires Level 17+, and is live from 4/21 until 5/2 @ 4pm.==]

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I've been playing a game! Have you figured out this week's answer? The answer is: CHERRY

the glitch in part 4 has been fixed.

The glitch in part 10 is being investigated.... It may be better if you're on part 10 now to NOT complete it, but to wait for a few hours until we hear back from the team.

Thanks!

1. The glitch is Part 10 has been fixed. You need wood and not sealing dust to upgrade the tree.

2. Do I still need to ask for dust? It doesn't matter about this goal as it's redundant. You can send out requests if you want to so that the goal is removed from your book. Otherwise, upgrade tree, welcome Anthia and allow the goal in your book to expire. I know it's a nuisance to see it in your book, but it will disappear at the conclusion of the event.



Posted 2 May prior to event finishing:

The issue of Anthia flying sideways has been fixed. :P Please reinstall the game to see this fix, thanks for your patience!

[kooky panda]

The Cherry Hive
prepared by SpiritWind
Timed / optional event. For both iOS and Android players.

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Pre-requisites: Level 17+, and is live from 4/21 until 5/2 @ 4pm
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When you upgrade the Cherry Hive to level 5 Anthia appears in your kingdom. She is tiny and often hides behind buildings/items. If you put your game into edit mode she is much easier to find.

There is no glitch in this part. If you cannot see her, sync your game and try again. She is definitely there

Just saw the beautiful winged faerie in my neighbours kingdom, she s flying around next other characters, she is so pretty!

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Notes:
1. Looking for Neighbors for Sealing Dust? Do NOT post in thread. Post in this ADD ME thread thread now closed

2. The ability to upgrade the tree only becomes available at different parts. Some times, it will NOT show the upgrade button. This is normal.

Extracts from the Hub:
1. Growing Trees

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All these trees take 5 waters to grow from sapling to tree.
cost | tree name | no of chops | time between waters
300 Willow tree | 10 chops | 5 minutes
400 Elm tree | 8 chops | 3 minutes
400 Oak tree | 8 chops | 30 minutes
500 White birch tree | 10 chops | 10 minutes
600 Aspen tree | 6 chops | 5 minutes
700 Red acer tree | 10 chops | 10 minutes
700 Crab apple tree | 10 chops | 3 minutes
900 Yellow acer tree | 10 chops | 5 minutes
1000 Pine tree | 10 chops | 15 minutes

2. Sources of Living Wood

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Craft it in the potion shop
Found: living wood tree (gem), sawmill, Ivy's hut, all normal trees, Magic garden, Sir Piggy, Feed the Baron, Adventures, Spooky tree, Goddess Tree, Grow Faeriebulb Seeds (craft in Greenhouse rare chance), Faerie Tea Party, Greselda's Dark Garden, Ornate Supply Crate Trade, a chance to win them from the Baron's Game Tent, Bidding Booth, Stargazer's Ridge
Note: All living trees have the same drop rate of Living wood
Note: dead trees, old logs, plant in a log etc do not drop living wood.

3. Sources of Sap

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Found: sawmill, trees (all have the same rate), old log, sap tree, maple tree, adventures, Sir Pigglesworth, Ivy's hut, trapper trade

4. Sources of Gold nuggets

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Found: Sparkling mine, Deep mine or by mining rocks, feral lands adventure, troll vault, jewellers trade in Royal Exchange

5. Growing pigs - (yes you can get a start on these before the goal).
* Note: if you store any Animal while it's still a baby, the amount of times you need to collect will reset back to the beginning.
* Note: the goal completes when the pig turns from a baby to an adult.

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Gem pigs
120 Albino pig - initial, then 5 pets every hour
360 Royal pig - initial, then 5 pets every hour
Coin pigs
12,000 Black pig - initial, then 11 pets every hour Confirmed that it takes 12 pets to grow into adult.

Inventory Guide items (added to Guide)
Cherry Growth Potion - 6 cherry dust, 40 sap, 40 living wood | Potion Shop, 1 hour
Cherry Crystal - 6 cherry dust, 6 cherry essence [from mushrooms] and 20 jewels | Magic Forge, 2 hours
Cherry Essence - collect from mushrooms (won't drop every time, seems rare-ish)
Super Cherry Potion - 40 wood, 1 cherry growth potion, 3 cherry crystal | Potion Shop, 2 hours
Waking Charm - 28 cherry dust, 20 glimmerdust, 60 hot peppers | Magic Forge, 3 hours
Scrying Dish - 10 mermaid tears, 60 stones, 40 silver | Magic Forge, 1 hour

Sir P just gave me living essence! So it's worth checking him and Hamlet too.

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Cherry Hive (limited time event goal, level 17+) (2x2) limit 1 Cannot be sold
Info: on the back of the inventory card, or from the info button on event screen
Collection time: 5 hours
Speed up: 10 gems
Drops: SO FAR (rare): coin, wood, sap, cherry dust
Level 1/Build: 500 coins | 6 cherry dust, 20 water
Level 2: 6 cherry dust, 1 cherry growth potion, 20 water
Level 3: 12 cherry dust, 1 super cherry potion, 40 white petal, 10 living wood
Level 4: 14 cherry dust, 40 sap, 20 living wood, 40 living essence
Level 5: 20 cherry dust, 1 super cherry potion, 60 living essence, 40 wood
Cherry Dust is 10 gems each
Super Cherry is 478 gems
Living Essence is 10 gems each
Sealing Dust is 4 gems each

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Part 1: The Cherry Hive is right this way! If we find Cherry Dust we can grow it stronger.
Part 1: A Very Faerie Situation
* Plant the Cherry Hive 0/1 (go)
* Collect Cherry Dust 0/1 (go)
* Construct the Cherry Hive 0/1 (go) 500 coins | 6 cherry dust, 20 water
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp, 3 living wood
Congratulations screen: Hiya, Ruler! How are--ooo, who's this?!


Part 2: This Cherry Growth shouldn't be terribly hard to make, just need a few key ingredients!
Part 2:
* Brainstorm with Ivy 0/2 (go) skip (31 gems)
* Craft the Cherry Growth Potion 0/1 (skip 70 gems) 6 cherry dust, 40 sap, 40 living wood, Potion Shop, 1 Hour
* Upgrade the Cherry Hive to Level 2 0/1 (go) 6 cherry dust, 1 cherry growth potion, 20 water
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp, 1 glimmerdust
Congratulations screen: Look, it's growing!


Part 3: I think Gold Nuggets are a fair exchange for helping you with your troubles. Now pay up!
Part 3:
* Bribe the Baron 0/5 (skip 200 gems)
* Feed Anthia Faerie Food 0/10 (skip 10 gems)
* Craft the Cherry Crystal (skip 121 gems) 6 cherry dust, 6 cherry essence, 20 jewels
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp, 3 sap
Tips:
* Faerie food - press give, they don't add here automatically
Congratulations screen: Your contribution to my royal coffers is appreciated.


Part 4: That crystal is just what this potion needs to become a Super Cherry Growth Potion!
Part 4:
* Craft the Super Cherry Potion 0/1 (skip 402 gems) 40 wood, 1 cherry growth potion, 3 cherry crystals
* Have White Petals 0/40
* Upgrade the Cherry Hive to Level 3 (go) 12 cherry dust, 1 super cherry potion, 40 white petal, 10 living wood
Rewards: 3 sap
Congratulations screen: We;re still not quite there yet. Hmm... Maybe Old Thomas has any ideas?


Part 5: We need Mermaid Tears for the Scrying Dish. Then, we should be able to see something to assist us!
Part 5:
* Brainstorm with Old Thomas 0/1(skip 6 gems)
* Collect Mermaid Tears 0/10 (skip 60 gems)
* Craft the Scrying Dish 0/1 (skip 130 gems) 10 mermaid tears, 60 stones, 40 silver
* Give Old Thomas the Scrying Dish (give)
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp, 3 water
Congratulations screen: Ahh, perfect! Now, then, let us see what we can see...


Part 6: Living Essence can be found around living things! Let's raise some Pigs and see what we can find.
Part 6:
* Raise 10 pigs 0/10 (skip 40 gems)
* Collect Living Essence 0/10 (skip 50 gems)
* Upgrade the Cherry Hive to level 4 14 cherry dust, 40 sap, 20 living wood, 40 living essence
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp
Tips:
* chickens cows and pigs are best sources. Sheep not so much. Horses, no.
Congratulations screen: My hive is so close to blooming! Thank you so... *yawn*... much!


Part 7: Since Anthia is thirsty, let's water the Cherry Hive and see what happens!
Part 7:
* Water the Cherry Hive 0/20 (skip 20 gems) (collect water, not visit hive.)
* Search the Cottages 0/10 (skip 30 gems)
* Search Neighboring Kingdoms 0/50 (skip 50 gems)
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp, 4 hot peppers
Tips:
* You can collect from any water source. It's not about collections, but how many waters drop. So, you do not need 20 energy for this goal! yay! I found not only ponds work, but so does collecting from wells, mermaid pond & essence pool too. SW
* For visiting neighbours, you don't need to tap any hearts, just hit visit and then social and next person on the community list. So, you can get through this goal in a few minutes. SW
Congratulations screen: There, nice and watered! Feel better now, Anthia?


Part 8: Let's take a short break! I'm sure Anthia would love try some of our Kingdom's specialties!
Part 8:
* Celebrate with Everyone 0/1 (skip 20 gems) (visit Ivy's house)
* Feed the Faerie Prime Cut 0/20
* Feed the Faerie Truffles 0/20
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp, 1 Living Essence
Congratulations screen: Mmm! See, wasn't that delicious!


Part 9: Anthia ate too much food and it put her to sleep! We'll have to use a Walking Charm to wake her.
Part 9:
* Gather Glimmerdust 0/10 (skip 50 gems)
* Craft the Waking Charm 0/1 (skip 268 gems) 28 Cherry Dust, 20 Glimmerdust, 60 Hot Peppers
* Wake up the Cherry Faerie 0/1 (give)
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp, 10 glimmerdust
Congratulations screen: Nnng... give more minutes... ?


Part 10: It seems as though when I was asleep Ivy found out what we needed to finish up the Cherry Hive.
Part 10:
* Collect Living Essence 0/20 (skip 100 gems)
THIS GOAL IS REDUNDANT * Ask Neighbours for Sealing Dust 0/50 (skip 120 gems)
* Upgrade the Cherry Hive to Level 5 (go) 20 Cherry Dust, 1 Super Cherry Potion, 60 Living Essence, 40 Wood
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp
Congratulations screen: Oh, it's so beautiful! Thank you so much!!!
Do I still need to ask for dust? It doesn't matter about this goal as it's redundant. You can send out requests if you want to so that the goal is removed from your book. Otherwise, upgrade tree, welcome Anthia and allow the goal in your book to expire. I know it's a nuisance to see it in your book, but it will disappear at the conclusion of the event.

Conclusion: I'm so glad to be a part of your Kingdom! Thanks again for all of the help.
You're Faerie Welcome - final Goal once you upgrade the Cherry Hive
*Welcome Anthia to the Kingdom! 0/1 (Hi!)
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp
Congratulations screen: Your kingdom is so beautiful! I'm really excited to live here--thank you so much!

[VanaCatu]

Part 7: Since Anthia is thirsty, let's water the Cherry Hive and see what happens!
Part 7:
* Water the Cherry Hive 0/20 (skip 20 gems)
* Search the Cottages 0/10 (skip 30 gems)
* Search Neighboring Kingdoms 0/50 (skip 50 gems)

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Part 10: text from top of screen
Part 10:
* Collect Living Essence 0/20 (skip 100 gems)
* Ask Neighbours for Sealing Dust 0/50 (skip 120 gems)
* Upgrade the Cherry Hive to Level 5 20 Cherry Dust
1 Super Cherry Potion, 60 Living Essence, 50 Sealing Dust

Just wanted to make sure i understand everything right.

- Cherry Hive takes 5hrs to be ready. Means 4 waterings per day = Part 7 wd need 5 days.
- Getting 50 of anything from neighbors (max 20 per day) = Part 10 wd need 3 days.
Total 8 DAYS only for parts 7 and 10.

- nothing to talk about trees
(5nrg to grow + 10nrg to chop down each. i did 20 trees (300 energy) - and got total 30 dust. the rate looks like 1.5 dust per 1 tree;
(i need 110 dusts more, which means i need abt 73 more trees = 1'100 energy only for trees;

- nothing to talk about mushrooms, ponds, pigs and all other essences/dusts/shmusts...

- ... which we need to GET to parts 7 and 10...

My timer shows 10 days left.
8 of which I need only for 2 parts, and cannot imagin how many days and how many thousands of energy - to get to those parts.


Am I missing something in the timing balance of this quest?


EDIT: OK with parts 7, got the answers for "watering" term
however, energywise this quest seems the hardest i've seen during 1.5yrs playing...

[CharmOfLea]

The Cherry Hive
prepared by SpiritWind

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Part 6: Living Essence can be found around living things! Let's raise some Pigs and see what we can find.
Part 6:
* Raise 10 pigs 0/10 (skip 40 gems)
* Collect Living Essence 0/10 (skip 50 gems)
* Upgrade the Cherry Hive to level 4 14 cherry dust, 40 sap, 20 living wood, 40 living essence
Rewards: 300 coin, 10 xp
Tips:
* chickens cows and pigs are best sources. Sheep not so much. Horses, no.

Is raising the piglets a prerequisite for other animals to start dropping living essence?

[VanaCatu]

for ms. spirit:

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Anthia ate too much food and it put her to sleep! We'll have to use a Waking Charm to wake her.

[booboogeo]

This is an almost impossible task Unless you want to purchase gems and use them to progress and get the fairy, feeling very upset and frustrated with the game, think I'll call it a day playing

[rulerofjennyville]

This is an almost impossible task Unless you want to purchase gems and use them to progress and get the fairy, feeling very upset and frustrated with the game, think I'll call it a day playing

I just clicked 50 requests for sealing dusts to send them to others and I only have 42 of my own filled. I don't like the ones where you're dependent on neighbors. There's nothing you can do if they don't respond. Stop doing those quests.

[Snowtiger333]

I just clicked 50 requests for sealing dusts to send them to others and I only have 42 of my own filled. I don't like the ones where you're dependent on neighbors. There's nothing you can do if they don't respond. Stop doing those quests.

You can only receive 20 per day. Sometimes you will get 21 bc of stormie.

[rulerofjennyville]

You can only receive 20 per day. Sometimes you will get 21 bc of stormie.

I still don't like them. They make you dependent on others. And that slows you up in a timed game.

[nortonmalc]

This is an almost impossible task Unless you want to purchase gems and use them to progress and get the fairy, feeling very upset and frustrated with the game, think I'll call it a day playing

I'm finishing this goal today, 6 days early, without using any gems.