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Added: ## Welcome to The Ville
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Added: **The Ville** was Zynga's life game (2012–2013): make a character, build your dream home room by room, and get to know your neighbours. Zynga's server was never archived, so this one is **our own, rebuilt from the game**.
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Added: ## Getting in
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Added: 1. Get the **L.O.S launcher** from [losfarms.xyz/launcher](https://losfarms.xyz/launcher).
Added: 2. Sign in with your L.O.S account and pick **The Ville** in the games hub.
Added: 3. Make your character. You start in a small house with a starter guide.
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Added: ## Your home
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Added: - **Rooms:** build new rooms onto your house. A room under construction finishes as you click its building marker.
Added: - **Furniture:** buy from the market and decorate. Things stacked on others (a laptop on a desk) stay put.
Added: - **Happiness and jobs:** keep your character happy; some things (like the laptop) unlock through the starter quests.
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Added: ## Neighbours
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Added: - Every other L.O.S player is your neighbour, along with the game's own characters.
Added: - Visit their homes, **join their crews** to help them build, and send **free gifts** or **ask for items** from the **Requests** panel on the play page.
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Added: ## What's different from the original
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Added: - Only about a sixth of the game's art survived. Items without art are hidden from the market; some effects and pictures show as nothing or a stand-in.
Added: - Not built: cash purchases (nothing is sold), Social Center comments and likes, relationship requests and calling neighbours over.
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Added: ## Help
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Added: Ask in **Help & Questions** or the L.O.S Farms Discord, and report bugs with a screenshot.
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Welcome to The Ville
The Ville was Zynga's life game (2012–2013): make a character, build your dream home room by room, and get to know your neighbours. Zynga's server was never archived, so this one is our own, rebuilt from the game.
Getting in
- Get the L.O.S launcher from losfarms.xyz/launcher.
- Sign in with your L.O.S account and pick The Ville in the games hub.
- Make your character. You start in a small house with a starter guide.
Your home
- Rooms: build new rooms onto your house. A room under construction finishes as you click its building marker.
- Furniture: buy from the market and decorate. Things stacked on others (a laptop on a desk) stay put.
- Happiness and jobs: keep your character happy; some things (like the laptop) unlock through the starter quests.
Neighbours
- Every other L.O.S player is your neighbour, along with the game's own characters.
- Visit their homes, join their crews to help them build, and send free gifts or ask for items from the Requests panel on the play page.
What's different from the original
- Only about a sixth of the game's art survived. Items without art are hidden from the market; some effects and pictures show as nothing or a stand-in.
- Not built: cash purchases (nothing is sold), Social Center comments and likes, relationship requests and calling neighbours over.
Help
Ask in Help & Questions or the L.O.S Farms Discord, and report bugs with a screenshot.