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Viva Piñata - The Official Thread
- Thread starter Speevy
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I was having trouble with mating the Swanna and the pig. I am sure that they both have to be mated first. And it also seems that if you feed them the candy from Ivar, a heart can appear above their head but they will not mate until you go through the requirements.
I waited days for chillis, gooseberries and hazel nuts to go rotten. What a really annoying thing to do. I found this out just now but you can tap produce twice with the shovel and it will instantly rot. Can't believe I didn't have to spend hours waiting to sex up that damn pig.
I waited days for chillis, gooseberries and hazel nuts to go rotten. What a really annoying thing to do. I found this out just now but you can tap produce twice with the shovel and it will instantly rot. Can't believe I didn't have to spend hours waiting to sex up that damn pig.
goldenpp72
Member
Yeah it took me a while to get the rashberry to mate due to rotted foods, but figuring out how to insta rot them was annoying after all those hours.
I got my 50th achievement finally, and the dragon egg
I got my 50th achievement finally, and the dragon egg
dirtmonkey37
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Dr_Cogent said:
No, but you don't understand. The hearts go away, and then they come back after a few minutes (real people minutes).
I think it's either because my garden is too full (which it sometimes isn't)
Or because ruffians come in...
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
dirtmonkey37 said:
It counts wild pinatas that wander in and out. Sadly.
Yeah residents, wild and sours are all counted.
The only time I've ever lost the hearts is overcrowding. As for speculation it may have something to do with times of the day or moods, I've never seen the hearts disappear on only one of my species, they either all disappear or all reappear and if they disappear I can always make them reappear by selling or smashing a couple of pinata.
The only time I've ever lost the hearts is overcrowding. As for speculation it may have something to do with times of the day or moods, I've never seen the hearts disappear on only one of my species, they either all disappear or all reappear and if they disappear I can always make them reappear by selling or smashing a couple of pinata.
dirtmonkey37
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BenjaminBirdie said:
SO you're saying that even when wild pinatas and sours come in, the hearts still go away?
dirtmonkey37
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dirtmonkey37 said:
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platypotamus
Member
Dr_Cogent said:
I'm running two right now. My normal garden and my swamp. I needed some aquatic pinatas for one of my goals, but didn't want to dig up massive ponds in my main garden (again, having already filled them in because they were annoying me)... so I started a second garden just for water pinatas. It's working out pretty well. I'm thinking about going for a third and maybe more later, in an effort to have a "family" of every type of pinata accross my various gardens. Don't know if I'm willing to smack all the hard dirt in another couple gardens though.
dirtmonkey37
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platypotamus said:
Do you get to keep your upgrades when you start a new garden or do you have to start all over from the beginning?
a Master Ninja
Member
SWEET. Depending where you hatch the egg, you get different kinds of Dragonache. I've got to hatch mine in long grass to get green with that cool mane.
http://www.pinataisland.info/index.php?title=Dragonache
http://www.pinataisland.info/index.php?title=Dragonache
Aaronology
Member
a Master Ninja said:
Whoa, that is all sorts of awesome.
*rushes to his garden
dirtmonkey37
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Sean said:
Oh....I've been doing everything in just 1 garden and I'm almost level 30.....
heh....
I actually kinda wish I hadn't read that. It woulda been nice to see a mates dragon and then try to figure out why ours look different, I just love the randomness in this game.
(not saying you shouldn'a posted it, it isn't a spoiler, just saying I wish I still didn't know that)
(not saying you shouldn'a posted it, it isn't a spoiler, just saying I wish I still didn't know that)
dirtmonkey37
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Do you guys recomend having more than one garden? Or, is it entirely possible for one to get through the game and get achievements and level up just as easily with one garden/
dirtmonkey37 said:
I recommend it because it's just more fun than overhauling a single garden. For one thing, you get to have your favorite pinata types, terrains, flowers, garden items, etc. And you get to farm specific things for cash. Also, you can make entire gardens just for a single, difficult-to-get pinata.
dirtmonkey37
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Awesome! I'll do that!
dirtmonkey37 said:
goldenpp72
Member
Anything in the garden counts, this includes ruffians, sours and helpers, hell even pinatas that are just browsing.
dirtmonkey37
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goldenpp72 said:
Doesn't that bother you? The fact that anything makes the hearts go away? I just noticed it now though so.....
EDIT: Oh, I think I misinterpreted your post. You're saying that everything takes up space
Ghost said:
Yesterday i learnt that the pinatas value does increase witht he parties. I thought it was the default value for all but for example the bunnycombs default value is 600 and Usagi III, my bunny that has been at various parties, has a value of 1200. So maybe we or i was looking at the wrong numbers.
Joe said:
Once you purchase each of them, they are unlocked in the encyclopedia. Not always a very detailed info but it helps.
Lord Helmet
Member
I've been meaning to pick up VP. Anyone seen any good deals online, or in major stores for it?
I know buy.com has $20 off via google checkout on orders $50 and up, but I've already had bad luck with them in the SD card thread.
I know buy.com has $20 off via google checkout on orders $50 and up, but I've already had bad luck with them in the SD card thread.
Whoa. I was just going to ask about the random egg I found by my mine, but you guys answered my question.
The disappearing hearts is most certainly a result of overcrowding. I'm re-breeding my lower level pinatas, trying to pump them up to Master Romancer and the hearts always disappear when I reach critical mass. I sell off random pinatas that wandered in or cull the populations once I hit seven, then continue.
Anybody bred colored flutterscotches? Am I mistaken, or do the blue, red, etc. ones create white offspring? If you create seven greens via feeding flowers does that count for master romancer?
The disappearing hearts is most certainly a result of overcrowding. I'm re-breeding my lower level pinatas, trying to pump them up to Master Romancer and the hearts always disappear when I reach critical mass. I sell off random pinatas that wandered in or cull the populations once I hit seven, then continue.
Anybody bred colored flutterscotches? Am I mistaken, or do the blue, red, etc. ones create white offspring? If you create seven greens via feeding flowers does that count for master romancer?
speculawyer
Member
Did we ever get accurate Viva sales numbers? It can't be selling that bad because there is sure a lot of traffic on their xbox message board:
http://forums.xbox.com/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=20
The number of posts on those boards seems roughly proportional to a title's sales.
Well, maybe the Viva game just provides a lot to talk about.
BTW, as a non-Viva owner, this board seems really weird/funny . . . flutterscotch?
http://forums.xbox.com/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=20
The number of posts on those boards seems roughly proportional to a title's sales.
Well, maybe the Viva game just provides a lot to talk about.
BTW, as a non-Viva owner, this board seems really weird/funny . . . flutterscotch?
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I think viva will do OK worldwide for MS. should have some legs through the holidays and into next year and then Microsoft could bundle it in with Kameo for a sort of "kiddy" bundle with the core unit in lots of places...
Started playing Viva last night and HOLY HELL is it addicting. The transition from training to gameplay is seamless as shit. I felt like I couldn't stop (and didn't want to stop) because shit kept happening like crazy. I pounded some dirt and some worms moved in and I was like "oh, sweet."
But then a snake came.
Then a bird.
Then a mouse.
Then about 50 other vistors all came, within the span of like 35 seconds.
I dunno though... I think I might have messed up. Things were getting kinda wild, with just 1-2 of many many breeds of Pinata, so I tried to settle things down a little bit. I sold my rabbits, snakes, mice, moths, etc. Also sold off most of what attracted them (daisies, etc). I figured I would breed the worms, and then the birds that eat them.
It worked out pretty well, but now I can't seem to get things to pick back up again. I'm not really sure where to go from here. I got my firt garden size upgrade, so I'm most likely just gonna start a new one tonight and let the craziness continue a little longer, before trying to get it all in check
But then a snake came.
Then a bird.
Then a mouse.
Then about 50 other vistors all came, within the span of like 35 seconds.
I dunno though... I think I might have messed up. Things were getting kinda wild, with just 1-2 of many many breeds of Pinata, so I tried to settle things down a little bit. I sold my rabbits, snakes, mice, moths, etc. Also sold off most of what attracted them (daisies, etc). I figured I would breed the worms, and then the birds that eat them.
It worked out pretty well, but now I can't seem to get things to pick back up again. I'm not really sure where to go from here. I got my firt garden size upgrade, so I'm most likely just gonna start a new one tonight and let the craziness continue a little longer, before trying to get it all in check
Toadstools are poisonous aren't they? I planted a bunch of them and I think my piñatas ate them because next minute I came back and saw something akin to a mass grave of sick and dying.
Then that prick dastardos came and went on a genocidal rampage, wiping out half my ****ing garden population before the doctor got there.
Then that prick dastardos came and went on a genocidal rampage, wiping out half my ****ing garden population before the doctor got there.
Toadstools are poisonous but if youxabre said:
tinker with them
well not really useful.. but you will need it for something..
if true thats sad to hear... Viva is easily one of the bestest most addicting titles ive ever played..Orodreth said:
scarybore
Member
Orodreth said:
Thats very sad. If it's any consolation I was able to get a friend to buy the game simply because I said I was gonna name a Fudgehog after him and he now seems to enjoy the game despite his preconceptions. He also says he is going to name a Moozipan after me and make it the most unhappy Pinata ever known and milk me for all my worth. :lol
I myself will be getting the game in a week since its my birthday so there is some hope the numbers will improve if only by a small amount.
SiegfriedFM
Member
I've only played for a few hours and right now the garden is quite a controlled mess. Loads of houses everywhere and a few of each kind of piñata. Can I sell off the kinds I'm not interested in for the moment and simply hunt for new ones if I need them later?
Also, when do I get access to a bigger garden?
Finally, when do I get the pet shop? I want to buy sheep, loads of them!
Also, when do I get access to a bigger garden?
Finally, when do I get the pet shop? I want to buy sheep, loads of them!
platypotamus
Member
Ghost said:
I think one of the best things about the game is trying to tell people about it, or convince them to buy it.
I am always telling them about the ecology of the pinatas "Buzzlegums can make honey, but they'll fight with your Raisants." "Syrupents will eat your Mousemallows if you don't protect them." "There's even a Chippopotamus!"
You get the strangest looks. It's great.
not to mention a bunch of "riiiights" and "oookay"s lolplatypotamus said:
I try not to play this too much... every time I do.. well what feels like a short period of time is actually hours and hours.. and thats not good when you have kids... stuff ends up broken like that..