Parrot Par-tea Strategy

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This event seems a bit complicated but depending on your preferences it can be difficult or easy.

Event Crop: Parrot's-nest Fern Time: 6 hours
Plantable on the Main land and Green Meadow only

Two Drops: Corn Feed
You will get these drops when harvesting your crops, trees, stables and workshops on the 3 main lands only!

Fruit Stick
You will get these drops when harvesting your crops, trees, stables and workshops on the 3 main lands only!

Two Mill recipes:

Foodie Grounds

Ingredients: 850 x Parrot's-nest Ferns, 90 x Corn Feed
Gives: 1000 EP + 1 Bird Trinket (during event)
Time: 5 hours and 30 minutes


Simple Food Gym

Ingredients: 1000 x Parrot's-nest Ferns, 100 x Fruit Sticks
Gives: 2000 EP + 2 Bird Trinkets (during event)
Time: 10 hours

Note: The special Mill recipes produce Giver items and they will be found in your Deco Inventory. Once placed on the Magical Glade, they reward Bird Trinkets.

Bird Trinket
Bird Trinkets are needed to feed the spawning Parrots! Each Parrot requires 6 x Bird Trinkets to be fed.

These base Givers can only be placed on the Magical Glade. Each Giver uses a 2x2 space.

Note: Upgraded base items do not reward Bird Trinkets, so it is advisable not to upgrade them until you have all the Bird Trinkets you need/want!

Total Requirements: Thank you @ChayaAvery

13* 850 = 11,050 Parrot's-nest Ferns
13*1,000 =13,000 Parrot's-nest Ferns
13* 90 = 1,170 Corn Feed
13* 100 = 1,300 Fruit Sticks

Good Luck All!!

 

Thanks for trying to make sense of this one Sarah, but I'm still not sure...If each bird needs 6 trinkets to be "fed", and there are a total of 20 bird feedings (10 each) to finish the quests, that's 120 trinkets? I'm not sure the number of Food gyms and grounds you have proposed will yield enough over 6 days? Not to mention that milling the giver items will take time and resources and each gym takes up 4 plots so that will reduce what you can plant as you build up inventory of the giver items....I think this one is harder than it looks but I could be missing something...

 

Just a few notes when it comes to the strategy here. The crops can only be grown on Main land and Green Meadow. This means you can grow around 1200 crops each round of 4h 48min with water. You need a little over 5 rounds(so need to assume 6 rounds) of crops to get to the requirement of 6,400 to set out the first 3 Simple Food Gyms and the 4 Foodie Grounds on the fields. This takes around 30 hours of the event after having built up the crops. Let's assume building up crops takes 6 hours in total and you have by that lost the first 1.5 days to building up crops. That gives you only 4.5 days to collect the Bird trinkets. With harvesting the Simple Food Gyms 2 times a day and Foodie Grounds 3 times a day that only gives me 108 Bird trinkets in total. 120 is necessary to finish all levels. Due to this I would put out at least one more Foodie Grounds(or Simple Food Gym if you wish to do so) on the Magical Glade, and even more if not done with the crops and milling of these first 3 Simple Food Gyms and 5 Foodie Grounds within the first 36 hours of the event.

On the bright side, as far as I can tell, there's nothing in the FAQ stating you won't get to keep the Simple Food Gyms or Foodie Grounds once you delete them from the Magical Glade. If anybody sees anything stating otherwise in FAQ or from asking about it, please let me know. Therefore I would assume you can place all you want there and delete them to get the upgrades at the end of the event. This would mean you only need a total of 13 Simple Food Gyms and 13 Foodie Grounds. You need 12 to turn in for upgrades and the last one to place the upgrades on.
That gives me a total requirement of:
24,050 Parrot's-nest Ferns
1,170 Corn Feed
1,300 Fruit Sticks.

Another small note from the FAQ:
It's necessary to make sure to place an upgrade on the Base giver before the exchange happens after the event in order to get to keep the Base giver. Therefore I would suggest making sure to do this before the event ends, but closer to the end of it.

 

Now, to finished the event, we have to feed each character 10 times.

10 * 2 = 20 * 6 = 120
If I harvest 2 times and 3 'Simple Food gyms' for every day, 2*2*3 = 12* 5 day = 60 'Bird trinkets'.
and if I harvest 3 times and 4* 'Foodie Grounds' for every day, 3*1*4 = 12* 5 day = 60 'Bird trinkets'.
60 + 60 = 120 Bird trinkets
That wasn't a good strategy. I'm going to follow @ChayaAvery

 

That's correct if you're able to get all the 6,400 crops(and milling of the items) done within the first 24 hours of the event. Considering the crops can only be grown on Main field and Green Meadow it's not going to be possible if only using water though. If getting a harvest bonus or using supergrow, then of course it could be doable...

 

or we don't get upgrades for it...

Caw-some Food Gym
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Gives: 9000 EP / TEP, 20% extra EP/TEP from crops for 4 hours, 1 x Crate O' Tools III
Time: 20 hours
Size: 2x2

And make it an easier event. We have so many options...

 

True. Not getting the upgrades would make for an easier event for sure.

 

And not getting upgrades of that, makes this event more more... easier.

Foodie Playground
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Gives: 5000 EP / TEP, 20% extra EP/TEP from givers for 4 hours
Time: 11 hours
Size: 2x2

 

Thanks SahraB and Chaya for starting the thread and ALL the great information! I am in on this for sure Good luck too all!

 

Thanks a bunch for all detailed info. Much appreciated!

When I'm able to start with the event crops by tomorrow evening I'll try to get all, if not I'll go for the basics.

Hope the drop rate is as decent as in the latest events.

Wishing happiness to all!

 

My Green Meadow is permantly dedicated to a few Special stables, Jumbo and 'feed' trees!! This leaves me ONE field to grow crops on! If I use SSG's - can it be done???

If I do not play this event, will it affect the Parrot Breeding Event, or do I just lose the Giver items??

 

I won't be using my green meadow either, for similar reasons. I will give it a try, and see how far I can get. As far as I can tell, it will not affect the Parrot Breeding Event. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. You can purchase 3 upgrades for each giver, but I could not read what they cost. Hope this helps. Thank You Sahra and Chaya. Good Luck everyone.

 

If growing the crops without SSG and just on one field, it won't be possible as growing all the 24,050 crops this way would take 200 hours. With SSG's and 1x1 fields you're getting the same output as if growing on both fields though. Therefore it wouldn't be an issue this way. It does require a lot of SSG's, but should work out fine.

This event does not affect the Parrot Breeding at all. You will lose the lootable rewards, the rewards from spawning characters, as well as the giver items given out in this event, but these aren't required for the parrot breeding event. The Prehistoric Fir and Chinchilla Burrow are the top rewards from the spawning characters. If already having both of those it might not be as interesting to you though.

Another option might be just going with around half of the needed items and only using the Simple Food Gym. This does require that the drop rate of Fruit Sticks is good enough or that you get some of the drops through the "Trending Plumage" support quest. Only going for this means you need 13,000 crops(for 13 Simple Food Gyms) and that should be doable on one field. The main issue with this is getting enough of the Bird trinkets. Placing each of the Simple Food Gyms on the Magical Glade as soon as they're done milling would be necessary. The first could be placed already around 17.5 hours after the Event started, and the second one 10 hours later. After 27.5 hours you would then have two Bird trinkets and two items placed on the field. Next one could be placed 5 hours after this. So it would continue with 10, 10 and 5 hours between placing each new Simple Food Gym. That would leave you with around 30 Bird trinkets and 6 Simple Food Gyms placed after 67.5 hours. After 87.5 hours it would mean having 56 Bird trinkets and 8 Food Gyms placed. At this point you should be able to finish up the rest of the rest of the spawning characters by harvesting the Simple Food Gyms twice a day, but I would recommend placing a few more Simple Food Gyms on the Magical Glade just in case. You need to have at least 56 Bird trinkets and 8 Simple Food Gyms by the time there's 48 hours left of the event for this to be doable. These 8 Simple Food Gyms would then give you the last 64(2x2x8=32x2 days) Bird trinkets necessary if harvested twice a day.
This is a very intense strategy and not really one I would recommend as it does require harvesting right on time(every 5 hours), milling and placing each Simple Food Gym pretty much right away when done. It therefore means having to get up at night as well at least the first 4 days. However, it's doable to get all the spawning characters fed this way, and also getting all the Food Gym upgrades. The only thing you wouldn't get with this strategy would be the Foodie upgrades. It's possible that it's doable to make it a little less intense by placing more Simple Food Gyms in total, but it would mean cutting it pretty close to the end of the event. It's not something I've looked at or calculated though. Either way, the start of the event would be the most crucial to get enough Bird trinkets if using this strategy.

Hope this helps some with seeing what's doable with just one field.

 

Thank you Chaya, very interesting. I wouldn't have time to do all this,... but this does help.

 

Thank you verrrry much, Chaya!! It really does help!

I'll be unavailable for harvesting anything most of Friday, and have gotten a very late start today...so I am planting on Comfort Fields and hitting them with everything I've got - including the 'kitchen sink'!!
This gives 23 per each (2X2) field and can be harvested @ 6hr, 54 min. I only sleep about 5 hrs. or less, so harvesting at almost 7 hr. intervals isn't a problem.
My first harvest (of 5cf's X 23=115) is due in 5hr. 29min. from n-o-w (12:16p.m....just after noon EST/USA)

Do you think it is doable??

 

Is the 23 with or without the crops you need to plant next round? I don't use comfort fields much, so can't say I know all the numbers there. If with the crops you need to plant is included in the 23, then the output from each field really is 20 as if I remember correctly you need 3 to plant each comfort field. That gives you 880 each round of 7 hours on 44 comfort fields. Do you have 1x1 fields along the edges as well? If not, then I would do that even if they need to wait for the comfort fields. 880 divided by 7 hours is 125.7 crops each hour. For 201 1x1 fields it would be 603 divided by 5 hours, something that gives 120.6 crops each hour. Therefore the comfort field option with everything on it looks like it could be slightly better even without the fields along the edges. What I can say for sure is that it won't work to get all 24,050 crops this way though. To do that on one field you would need to go with 1x1 fields with SSG's on them... But it looks like it should be doable to get everything other than the Foodie upgrades.
I would at least do your second round of crops at least on normal fields though. Building up crops take a little too long when using comfort fields. With normal 2x2 fields and using everything for the first 10 crops you get 100 and it takes a little under 2 hours(I think 1h 44min), so building up crops work way better that way. Know that doesn't help much right now, but it's good to know for later on.

My main concern with this comfort field version would be if it allows for placing the Simple Food Gyms in time. That's something that I will need to look a little more into though. It takes a little while to do those calculations, but I will get back to you before your next harvest for that.
Also, remember that you need to mill, place and harvest the Simple Food Gyms on time as well. It doesn't work with the one field strategy suggestion unless that happens... Therefore it might be that it allows for a more even time with crops and Simple Food Gyms if going with 1x1 fields instead.

I'll get back to you in a few hours when I get to look more closely at the times for placing the Simple Food Gyms. Hope this helps a little for now though.


Edit: Since you'll be away most of Friday, got a late start and use only one field, I honestly can't see it happening with comfort fields at least. If you're able to use 1x1 fields with SSG's now early in the event(after building up crops with some 2x2s and some 1x1s), that would be the option that will allow you to get fairly far in the event. Without knowing what harvests(if any) and when you can get in on Friday it's impossible to calculate it properly. I would maybe go with the comfort fields on Friday if unable to harvest during the day. Try to plan around what you're doing that day when looking at hours the different kinds of fields take. If comfort fields allow you to harvest at a time you're able to get on, then go for those. Same goes for the normal 1x1 fields. And if using supergrow and such at times(something that you need to decide yourself if you want) that will allow for different amounts of time that might fit better to your schedule as well. The more you can get in before leaving on Friday the better though.

Another thing that might help is to make sure to use any cloud row you might have that cuts down time for givers when harvesting the Simple Food Gyms(assuming they work for these, but I don't see why they wouldn't). That could save you some hours on getting the Bird trinkets.

I can't guarantee that this will work if wanting to get all the Bird trinkets, but it's the option that will allow you to get the closest at least.

 

Thank you, Chaya! It is very kind of you to take the time to help me see all the options!!

I will try some 1X1's with SG's, but I have only 2,319 SG's left, and they will go fast with the 1X1's!
I'll save the SSG's for the CF's, and use the CF's for overnight (with 1X1's to fill in all available spaces, always), and the 1X1's during the day except for Friday. I also have Meetings to go to on Thurs. and Sun., so might use the CF's then as well.

I find it very frustrating that BP has developed a "push-to-the-limit" Event Policy now. It is rare that I'm ever able to finish an event any more, and so have stopped doing most of them

All in all, I won't hold out a lot of hope to finish - but WILL hold on to my optimism!! AND my gratitude for all your most welcome help!! Thank you so much!!

 

Is anyone building more than 1 each of the trinkit givers? The parrot wants 6 trinkits per time! Ugh!

 

Brookeham: I will attempt to build 13 of each so I can get the upgrades (12 each to get upgrades, one to upgrade if I understand correctly).
All is very dependent on drops which aren't too bad for the moment but time will tell!
I am probably going to feed those hungry parrots in one go so won't stop growing till I reach 120 feeds.
Good luck all!

Edit: I think it is worth repeating what SahraB says in her first post:

Note: Upgraded base items do not reward Bird Trinkets, so it is advisable not to upgrade them until you have all the Bird Trinkets you need/want!


Also, if you want to upgrade, at least one upgrade must be placed on the base item(s) before the event ends. So perfect timing is essential! Not my forte!

 

Thanks illy!!! I missed that part of the strategy. I've built 3 more of the Simple food gyms this morning. My giver booster reduces time to 7 1/2 hours.....but its still slow going.