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Originally Posted by BrookeB
Just to lend my voice to the Save discussion, I never wait for the avatar to finish his work. I don't have that kind of patience. I click Save and go on to whatever my next task is, whether that is to jump to another farm or leave the game entirely. The point is, clicking Save does save immediately (barring internet problems). Haven't lost anything yet.  |
Sorry, but i just tested this on both bulldozing and seeding, and it doesnt work the way it was stated.
Although i was able to click save and immediatly go to the inn, i tried clicking the go-home link, and as i suspected, all i got was the
"loading farm" black box that would not take me back to my farm any quicker than waiting for my avatar to finish planting.
I sat in the inn waiting the same amount of time it takes for the dude to finish planting, while watching coins and points popping up over my head.
Let me rephrase that:
While it may work for others, it doesnt ring true for me.
Obviously your pc is beefed up more than mine.
I have 2GB's of ram and highspeed cable - 768Mbs per sec, and a 256 mb video card.
The fact that
you can immediatly go to another farm means you wouldnt have had to wait any longer for your dude to finish to
begin with, because your pc can transfer data faster than mine.
But the bottom line is no mater what - nothings gonna load till that dudes done and the data is saved.
it's not immediate just becuase you clicked save, but rather because your computers that fast