As you may have heard, Ghost Town is coming and we’re extremely excited to be unveiling it for everyone in the very near future. We know that everyone just absolutely loved our Halloween last year and we really want to do one better, and Ghost Town is just the start of it. There’s plenty more tricks (and treats!) to come.

Ghost Town is a spooky experience. You’ll be able to travel to it easily via the Travel button (you might have noticed that the travel map has changed recently), but it’s a single map experience (unlike the maps of the Pioneer Trail) and you’ll be able to travel back and forth between the three areas without any problem. Here’s a look at the game map:

Aside from the eerie environment, you’ll notice a few other differences. Your three crew members (separate from PT crew members, so you’ll need to hire a new crew) have different titles but somewhat similar roles. However, you don’t have to worry about having to do a particular action with that crew member anymore–the game automatically chooses which crew member to use depending on your action. So if you’re doing normal actions, your main character will do them, but if you’re tending to some Cursed Corn (which freak me out, honestly), you’ll always be using your Mad Scientist. You can move each of the crew members and your main character normally. This way you’ll be able to always use the correct crew member and never have to worry if you’re using the right one for the job (note that for Pioneer Trail the old way will still remain).

Ghost Town also uses a new energy system, Gumptions, but you’ll have a bit more to start off with than PT did and you’ll be able to do a lot more starting off with. There are also 3 new resources to collect: Spirits, Hides and Potions.

Here’s a visual guide so you can see all you need to know about crew members, what they tend and what you can get from them (click on any to get a bigger version):

You’ll also be able to use the collected Charms to buy goodies for your homestead and more.

So get ready! Ghost Town is coming soon!

We do plan on having some fixes very soon (probably with the GT update) for a couple of issues that has been plaguing players, including:

• The “bear ate my stuff” message people have been receiving for gifting and re-gifting, especially around Melons.
• The vanished Mastery Gardens. This seems to be limited to those of you who had the missing buildings issue; it looks like unfinished Mastery Gardens could have been placed or moved onto squares where the buildings had vanished, so when they came back they are sitting in the same space as the old buildings.

What you’ll need to do is just buy another one from the store and place it somewhere else (we’ll let anyone be able to get more than one after the update).

Ghost Town Introduction

 

Your Crew will consist of the following 3 characters:

The Shaman

Sharpshooter

Mad Scientist

Today we’re revealing a brand new area for you to visit, just in time for Halloween. Introducing Ghost Town! Prepare yourself for new missions, collections, rewards & more. Let’s get started!

HELPFUL TIPS

• Gated at Level 17
• 7 New Collections
• New Energy source – Gumption
• Charms are needed to purchase exclusive Ghost Town items, they are shared, doobered from building bonuses, and earned as mission rewards
• 3 new Crew Members, Shaman, Mad Scientist, and Sharpshooter
• Hides are found by your Sharpshooter
• Potions are found by your Mad Scientist
• Spirits are found by your Shaman
• 3 cross world missions that take you to your Homestead with missions and buildables (9 total)

To see what all this spookiness is coming from, click “Vist Ghost Town” when you receive the following popup in-game. If you decide that Ghost Town might be a tad too spooky right now, click “Maybe Later.”

3 New Crew Characters:

• Sharpshooter
• Shaman
• Mad Scientist

Each Character will acquire character-specific doobers when do they do actions. The Sharpshooter collects Hides, Shaman collects Spirits, Mad Scientist collects Potions, and your own avatar will collect Charms.

 

Ghost Town Environment

Each Crew member can only do actions on specific and unique animals, trees, graves, and more! Here are some Ghost Town animals (Shaman Specific) that you’ll find in Ghost Town.

Ghost Town Varmints
New Varmints to hunt!

Ghost Town Missions

New Ghost Town missions will be unique to crew members and you’ll find that getting each key to the Mayor will be, Spooktacular. The Old Bones Gang will be waiting for you at the end of the Sharpshooter’s mission series, so be prepared!

 

 

Ghost Town Buildings and Decorations

You’ll acquire Spooky Ghost Town buildings and decorations to bring back onto your Homestead as you try and save the town from Mayor Witherwood. These buildings will be an intricate part in Ghost Town that you will build on your homestead to help you complete missions in Ghost Town.

Charms
Collect Charms to unlock cool items for your homestead!

 

Ghost Town Collections

Along with new missions, items & buildings, we also have 7 new collections to try our hands at getting. Try to finish ‘em all!