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Piggy Route

Add your name with a reply if you want to be on the Piggy Route.

The benefits of the piggy route are:

Meat, which can be sold, used to cook, or donations to get your precious iMG, or if you want to level up, with the help of EHSP and such. Meat = 1 Favor

Plops, to help you get the seeds needed for your crop gardens. Feeding different piggies different vegetables at once should help.

How to join/go through the route:

1) Add me as a friend, and add me onto your signpost.
2) Just select the player on the bottom of the person's signpost. 

I have 2 trees and 3 piggies right now, but it's a small yard, so it shouldn't be too painful. (How many piggies can a small yard and two trees sustain?)

This should split piggy owners with those who are OK with visitors, and those who are not.

Route List:
Me
Arabesque
Wandering Confusion
IrenicRhonda

Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink

Replies

  • I am posting my own opinion, but I don't think the route would last long. Why?
    1. I think the pigs will starve and die.
    Because some people aren't so active to put in pig feeders, or restock on food to deposit every few hours.
    2. OMG BACON!! is gonna cook them all.
    3. I have heard complaints about people capturing other people's pigs.
    Posted 6 months ago by I Love You TS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Count me in but we'll have to sort out my signpost tomorrow...secret agent man!!
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Pot there are plenty of pigs scattered along all the other routes, some streets have some, some have none.  They don't appear to have been pignapped so I think this new route will be just fine!
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Pot, true. 

    But...

    1) Trees should keep them alive. This would consist of active players, route curating takes some responsibility of sorts.
    2) No she won't.
    3) I guess people will have to acknowledge that risk :( Well, it's not like people can't randomly wander and achieve the same thing.

    @Abarasque, OK! Added you!
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Pigs will ONLY eat from the trees if a player is on the street, so if there aren't a lot of players on walking on the Pig Route, they will possibly die. 
    Posted 6 months ago by I Love You TS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well then, I guess adding a negative connotation to the start of it won't really help DX. 

    But fair point. However, if the person is on a (different) resource route, that just makes things even better!

    ETA: I shall edit my OP to reflect your concerns [at some point in time]. Thank you for bringing them up.
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That's why we have pig feeders and plenty of chickens for grain with which to fill them! (not to mention the tree harvests themselves and of course the cannibalism of feeding the meat to the pigs directly : ) lol - alright going to bed : )
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, sorry. Just wanted to point out the problems that could possibly happen. =/
    Posted 6 months ago by I Love You TS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No need to apologize. 
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have 30 pigs and 12 fruit trees and never restock my feeder. They never die even though my homestreet rarely get people to it (most time I got only 300 img per day).
    Posted 6 months ago by rosedragon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you have trees, the piggies munch on the trees so are fed anyway.
    Posted 6 months ago by Maxy Cat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Maxy Cat, she's supporting my point above and is replying to one of Pot's concerns. 
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not sure the pig napping is really that huge an issue, you can only capture one pig per street per week. I still have a lot of piggy eggs to burn through to get my badge. We'll give it a go. Add me to the route when you get a chance.

    I know I personally nibble a lot of pigs on resource routes. I check to see if the feeders are empty and refill them when they need it. One great thing about Glitch, it only takes one kind soul to act and Ur is populated with loads of them.
    Posted 6 months ago by Wandering Confusion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks, added you onto the list.
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have 40 piggies and would be happy to join the piggie route

    I have already volunteered to join the Bubble Route s, so my bottom sign is not free, so let me know if I am suitable to join
    Posted 6 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We could add you, and then bump you down forever and ever. lol.

    But that wouldn't last, hmm, could you leave a gnome to compensate? 

    It could say: "4th name, Piggy Route" something short and sweet. 
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
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    Posted 6 months ago by Goodnight Groddle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Dr. No-No

    I will take necessary action and adjust accordingly. Right now, we're in a good position. I'll merge this Route into the HRR once they are ready. 
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Spineless: NaviGnome already installed!

    my fourth sign is pointing to Arabesque - is that right?
    Posted 6 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmmm, I'm probably doing this wrong.

    I think you should link to me, it would be me linking to Arabesque, who would link to Wandering Confusion, who would/should link to you, and then you could link to anyone you'd like, or just link back to me since I'm the start.

    Does that make sense? Is that a good strategy? 
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It should look like this:

    Spineless ► Arabesque ► Wandering Confusion ► IrenicRhonda ► ... ► Spineless 
    Posted 6 months ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Exactly, thanks Mal'akh. 
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ok - I'm linked to Spineless 
    Posted 6 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm linked wandering confusion! Come all and nibble away lol
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nice! here are a couple of suggestions:

    - pig stick, and to mention in the above list where the stick is: to the left, center, or right of the street's arrival point. Diameter of the pig stick's spread to be kept consistent across all streets.

    - uniquely named piggies that all start with different letters of the alphabet, makes keeping track of them easier. Say, a couple of NOAA hurricane/typhoon seasons will cover 40 piggies. OTOH, originality is great, it's neat to see what different names people have chosen.

    - no meat collectors, so that the piggies' shortened lifespans won't be cut even shorter.
    Posted 6 months ago by bumblepuppy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have 40 pigs on my street... have added Spineless to my friends but don't know who to add to my sign post so I'll add Spineless til otherwise notified
    There are 20 butterflies and 8 chickens, as well, so feel free to nibble, milk and squeeze all ya want - There are also 1 of each tree and rock and peat, dirt, jellisac and barnacle - help yourself to whatever is there :)
    ETA: - just a note to say my critters run free and will remain that way since I don't like using pens (or pig/butterfly/chicken sticks)
    Posted 6 months ago by DustyHat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I would say the above should be optional (with regards to meat collectors).  I need and use the meat from outside and back.  So if they croak, I'll make more - will help towards my 2003 seasoned eggs too that way :)  I've yet to have a piggy die on any of my streets so I think they're pretty hardy.

    I've already instructed my gnome to direct folk to the right :D Just had my first visitor (that I saw) following the pig route!
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Same here with the collectors...I use what's collected :-)
    Posted 6 months ago by DustyHat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not giving up my Collectors
    Posted 6 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just suggestions, based on singing but not milking a lot of butterflies on various home streets.

    I don't particularly like chasing down 20 butterflies across a wide street, hence the stick suggestion. Your patience may vary, mine is admittedly rather short when grinding.
    Posted 6 months ago by bumblepuppy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'll get back to this thread in 9 or more hours.
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Spineless, I suggest you mail Scarlett now before the curator position is given to someone else.
    Also, the Housing Resource Routes does the routes with new players added to the top of the list, and the newest person adds to the person who joined before them.
    Posted 6 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm sure Scarlett reads the forums and is aware that Spineless has already set up a pig route (the beginnings at least)  - they can merge if needed.  Will have to see how it goes : )  Spineless is the creator of this route so already is the curator.
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hiya! I don't like to interfere with other people's endeavours ... we are introducing a piggy route later this week if all goes well.  Unfortunately, I've had someone lined up to curate that one for weeks - he contacted me about the possibility ages ago.  Spineless, you can get in touch with me via IM if you want to orchestrate a merger, but I encourage you to continue develop your own route if you want to! Can't be enough community networks as far as I can see ;)
    Posted 6 months ago by Scarlett Bearsdale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh Spineless...well I'll stay on your route if you're keeping it.  You did up and start it first - let me know if I should keep my sign as is! You've already put the curator work in so in my eyes your place at present is deserved.
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yayyy! A pig route! *gets frying pan*
    Posted 6 months ago by OMG BACON!! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'll just disband the route. Please lock this thread. 

    (I was lucky enough to reply within 8 hours ;) )

    Thank you Arabesque :) 
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink