Homestead Candy Bonanza Event (2015)

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For other Homestead Candy Bonanza events, see Homestead Candy Bonanza Events.

February 12^th, 2015 - March 31^st, 2015

Description

Your Homestead grows and changes with the seasons, and now is the perfect time to indulge in some seasonal Valentine's Day treats. Whether you're a botanist looking to grow a Candy Tree, a fisherman seeking some special goodies or an interior-decorating shopaholic, Candy Bonanza offers something for every homebody.

Event Dates:
Thursday, Feb. 12 - Tuesday, March 31

Event Details:
Homestead Candy Bonanza is actually three events in one!

Homestead Candy Bonanza Event
Select a main character for the event period (one per account) and plant a Candy Tree in your Homestead. You can plant different size trees based on the level of your Homestead.

Use the Herbalism skill to gather Candy Jars from your tree every day, and use the Candy Tree Dye Ampoules found inside to paint your tree every day. Trees reset and can be harvested (then painted) once again every day at 12 AM Pacific time.

As you paint your tree, you'll earn Homestead Candy Bonanza Event Coupons. These coupons are redeemed to Caravan Joe for a variety of prizes, including Heart Fireworks, Dye Ampoules, Heart Swords or even a Knitwear Penguin Whistle! The more coupons you turn in, the better the reward.
Please Note: Even if you participated in this event previously you may participate again. However, you may not have more than one of each size tree. Only one main character may earn event rewards, though alternate characters can still decorate their Homestead with Candy Trees by purchasing them with Pons.
Homestead Items On Sale!
During the event period, Homestead growth is significantly faster, and Homestead items which can be purchased with Pons are 50% off! Furthermore, Caravan Joe is selling the materials you need to make your property beautiful.
Homestead Fishing Event

In addition to a nice variety of Homestead building supplies, Caravan Joe is selling Candy Bait! Grab some and get to fishing; you could nab instruments, tools, skill books, and Candy Jars for painting your tree.^[1]

Details

Upon logging in, you will receive the quest, Homestead Candy Bonanza.
Talk to Caravan Joe. When you are talking to him, he will ask you to select one character as the main character to participate in the event. This choice can not be undone, so pick the character wisely.
- You must log into the Character you want to participate in order to designate it as the main character.
- The character you choose is the only one that is able to plant the free Candy Tree and participate in the event.
  - Other characters on your account are able to purchase Candy Trees with Pons; however, the jars collected from trees are not transferable- thus you cannot aid your chosen character with the quest by supplementing him/her with jars from other characters. You are still able to receive items from the jars on these characters.
Plant a Candy Tree in your homestead.
- All Candy Trees are 1x1 sized.
- To make a Small Candy Tree you need:
  - Candy Tree Seed from the Homestead Candy Bonanza quest.
    - Alternatively it can be bought for 7 Pons.
- To upgrade to a Medium Candy Tree requires:
  - A level 5+ Homestead
  - Bottled Water x5
  - Homestead Stone x10
  - Homestead Small Candy Tree, which can be obtained by removing the Small Candy Tree from your homestead.
    - Alternatively it can be bought for 15 Pons.
- To upgrade to a Large Candy Tree requires:
  - A Level 10+ Homestead
  - Bonanza Heart Lollipop x2
  - Homestead Stone x20
  - Homestead Medium Candy Tree, which can be obtained by removing the Medium Candy Tree from your homestead.
    - Alternatively can be bought for 22 Pons.
- You may only have up to one of each size tree.
Herbalism at any rank is used to harvest Candy Jars from the trees.
- You may only gather a certain amount of times per day. Small, Medium or Large Candy Tree, produce 5, 6 or 7 Candy Jars respectively.
  - Lucky Bonus and bonus Partner gathers do work when harvesting from the tree.
  - Candy Trees restock at EST: 3:00am
    UTC: 8:00am
    AEDT: 7:00pm
    12:00am PST100.
  - The number of Candy Jars remaining in a Candy Tree will be reset after upgrade.
- Harvesting after the event yields Branches, Berry, Large Nail, and Small Gem.
- Candy Jars can be gathered from Candy Trees obtained from previous events during the current event period.
Candy Jars acquired through the Homestead Fishing Event, or from your Candy Tree, can be used to obtain Candy Tree Dye Ampoules.
- You will not receive any Candy Tree Dye Ampoules if you do not have the Candy Tree Colors quest.
During this event, the required time to build items is decreased by a large amount and Pons on all items can be purchased for half price.
During this event, Caravan Joe sells various items used for creating various homestead objects.

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