PetVille Introduction

What is PetVille?

PetVille is a game where you can be creative and social: create and dress a unique pet, feed and clean your pet, decorate its home and visit other neighborhood pets! You'll earn Love Points as you progress through the game that unlock cool new items and features. You'll also earn coins, which will help you buy fun new clothes and furniture for your pet.

How to get coins

* Feed Your Pet from the Food Bowl
* Pick up trash in Your Home and in your Neighbors' Homes
* Clean Your Pet and your Neighbors' Pets
* Play (dance, high five, etc.) with your Neighbors' Pets
* Put fresh flowers in your Flower Vases
* Feed Your Pet and your Neighbors' Pets Treats
* Buy Coins using your credit card or your PayPal account at the PetVille Bank

How to earn Love Points

* Play (dance, high five, etc.) with your Neighbors' Pets
* Buy clothing, furniture, and other items in PetVille
* Clean Your Pet and your Neighbors' Pets
* Feed Your Pet from the Food Bowl
* Put fresh flowers in your Flower Pots

Is there a way to purchase Coins in PetVille?

Of course! There are a few ways you can do this:

* Click on the Buy More Coins text link above the PetVille Screen
* Click on the Add Coins button in the upper left corner of your PetVille Screen
* Click on the World icon and then Click on Bank.

Love Points: What they are and how to use 'em

So you may be wondering what exactly Love Points are and what they're used for in PetVille. Love Points are rewards for taking care of Your Pet, decorating Your Home, shopping, or visiting Neighbors.

You can keep track of your Love Points using the Love Meter located at the top of the PetVille Screen. When you accumulate Love Points, you will level up and unlock new features in the game. You'll be able to buy a better selection of food for Your Pet's Food Bowl, have new flowers to put in your Flower Vases, and get new things to buy in the PetVille Stores. You'll also unlock new rooms in Your Home for you to decorate.

Meters

I see three Meters on the right side of my PetVille Screen. What are they for?
In the upper right corner of Your PetVille Screen you'll see three Meters. These Meters are here to indicate how Your Pet is doing.

* The meter with the bolt icon is Your Pet's Energy Meter.
* The meter with the Food Bowl icon and countdown clock is the Food Timer.
* The meter with the soap icon is the Hygiene Meter.

Energy

How does the Energy Meter work?
The Meter to the right of your PetVille Screen marked with the bolt icon is the Energy Meter. The Energy Meter shows Your Pet's current Energy level (the number on the left) and the maximum Energy level that Your Pet can attain (the number on the right). Your Pet needs Energy in order play with other Pets. Each time you play with another Pet, your Energy will go down. Keep in mind Your Pet only has so much Energy for one day, and if Your Pet runs out of Energy then Your Pet can't play with other pets.

Food

How can I increase my Pet's Energy?
Your Pet's Energy is refreshed once every 24 hours. This is currently the only way to get more energy in PetVille.

The Food Timer: How it works
Let's face it - Your Pet likes to eat! The Food Bowl is where you put food for Your Pet and keep it fed. You only have one Food Bowl for feeding Your Pet.

You'll notice to the far right of the PetVille Screen is a Bowl icon and a clock that runs backwards. This is the Food Timer - it keeps track of how long you have until Your Pet runs out of food and needs to be fed again. The Food Timer starts counting down as soon as you place the food you've selected into the Bowl. When the timer reaches 00:00:00, two things can happen:

1. If you return to the game soon enough, your pet will finish off the remaining food in the bowl and you will receive a reward for taking good care of your pet. You can earn a lot of coins by being a good owner!

2. If you wait too long, your pet will run away and end up in the pound. In order to get your pet to come home, you will need to pay a fine. Ugh!

How long do I have to re-feed my Pet and collect my reward before it runs away?
Generally speaking, the longer a food item keeps your pet fed, the more time you'll have to re-feed it and collect your award before it runs away to the Pound. As a rule of thumb, you have about ½ the time your pet was fed for to collect your reward and re-feed your pet before it runs off. So, for example, if you feed your pet for 8 hours, you'll have about 4 hours after the Food Timer hits 00:00:00 to collect your reward and feed it again. But be careful- you'll need to experiment on your own to find out exactly how much time each type of food allows before your pet runs away!

How do I feed my Pet?
To feed Your Pet, click on the Food Bowl with the big "Feed Me!" sign in it to bring up a menu of food to put in the Bowl. Each food item notes the amount of Coins it takes to purchase, the amount of time it will keep Your Pet fed before you have to buy more food, and the award you receive for keeping Your Pet fed on time.

As you level up, you'll unlock new food to feed Your Pet because after all, wouldn't you be bored if all you could eat was bananas?

Can I replace food that I've already put in the Bowl?
Let's suppose you've put food out for Your Pet that keeps it fed for 2 hours, but you now won't be able to come back in time to refill the Food Bowl. In such a situation you may want to put food in the Bowl that will keep Your Pet fed longer. To do this, just click on the Food Bowl and select a new type of food. When you click on the new food, the game will ask you if you wish to replace the food. Click "Yes" and the Food Timer will automatically reset to the amount of time your new food selection will keep Your Pet fed.

And just so you know, you cannot place more than one food item into the Bowl at one time in order to extend the time Your Pet is fed. Besides, Your Pet doesn't think chocolate and pizza go well together!

Hygiene

The Hygiene Meter: Keeping your pet clean
The Meter to the right top of the PetVille Screen noted by the Soap icon is Your Pet's Hygiene Meter. This Meter shows how clean Your Pet is. Sometimes you may notice that Your Pet is attracting flies and covered in dirt - it's definitely not happy! To clean Your Pet, click on the Storage icon, then click and drag the soap into the game. Next, scrub back and forth over Your Pet while holding down your mouse button. You'll earn Coins and Love Points as the Hygiene Meter fills up. Once the Hygiene Meter fills all the way to the top, Your Pet will jump for joy as it is now totally clean and happy!

Garbage

What's up with the trash all over my Home? Can I get coins and Love Points for cleaning it up?
Sometimes Your Pet can be a messy little critter. You might come Home and see trash scattered throughout Your Home - papers, socks, scraps, etc. Click on any trash you see to pick it up. Not only will your room be cleaner, you'll get Coins for your effort! Look both high and low to find all the trash in your room -some trash can end up on shelves or other objects. When the room is all clean, you'll get a Good Housekeeping bonus of Coins and Love Points - it definitely pays to keep a tidy home!

Note that garbage will refresh in your and your neighbors' homes once every 24 hours.

Neighbors

How can I get more Neighbors? Can I earn Coins and Love Points by visiting them?
Yes! You can also earn Coins and Love Points by visiting Neighbors. There are several ways to add neighbors. At the bottom of the PetVille Screen, click on one of the house-shaped icons that says "Add Neighbors" or the one that says "Invite Friends". At the top of the PetVille screen, you can also click the "Invite Friends" or "My Neighbors" links.

All of these links ultimately take you to a page that displays a list of your Facebook friends. Click on any friends you'd like to invite to play the game and be your neighbor, or you can fill in the search box with the names of specific friends you'd like to invite. You can also search for friends to invite by entering in their email address.

Once you've gotten all your friends ready to invite, click on the blue Invite button to send them a Neighbor request. In order for your friends to become your Neighbors, they have to accept the Invite Neighbor request. Once they have accepted, that person will now be part of your Neighbor list, and the more Neighbors you have to visit, the more Coins you can earn (and it's more fun for Your Pet, too).

How do I earn Coins and Love Points by visiting Neighbors?
Once you have some Neighbors, you'll see their picture on house-shaped icon at the bottom of your PetVille Screen. Click on the icon to visit their home. Once there, Your Pet can earn Coins and Love Points by playing with your Neighbor's Pet-dancing, doing a secret handshake and other fun things. You can visit the same neighbor more than once a day, but you'll earn lower rewards each time. It definitely pay to have lots of neighbors!

What else can I do with my neighbors' pets?
In addition to playing, you can also clean your neighbors' pets and give them Treats. Clean your neighbor's pet until its hygiene meter is full -you'll earn Coins and Love Points. See below for more info on Gifts and Treats.

When you're done at your neighbor's house, just click the Home icon in the bottom left corner to take Your Pet home. Being a good neighbor definitely pays in PetVille!

Game Settings

How do I adjust game settings?
The blue wrench icon near the top of your PetVille Screen is your Tool button. Roll over this button to display 3 buttons that allow you to alter basic game settings:

* Sound
* Music
* Screen quality

How do I turn the sound on or off in PetVille?
Roll over the Tool icon (the button that looks like a wrench) near the top of your PetVille Screen -the top button (with a speaker) you see is for turning on/off game sound. Click it once and the sound should turn off; click it again and the sound will return.

How do I turn the music on or off in PetVille?
If you've got your own tunes to rock out with Your Pet, just roll over the Tool icon (the button that looks like a wrench) near the top of your PetVille Screen -the middle button (with a musical note) turns game music on or off. Click the button to turn game music off; click it again to turn the music back on.

My game animation seems to run slowly.How can I fix this?
If your game's animation feels slow, just roll over the Tool icon (the button that looks like a wrench) near the top of your PetVille Screen -the bottom button (with an eye) adjusts the game's screen quality. Click it once to lower screen quality (and speed up the game); click it again to restore the screen to best quality.

Main Icons

What do the icons in the bottom left hand side of my PetVille Screen do?
Each of the four icons in the bottom left corner of your PetVille Screen serve a different function. From left to right, they are:

* WORLD - By clicking on this icon you can access PetVille shops and places to go.
* STORAGE - This is where your belongings are stashed if they are not being used in game.
* WARDROBE - is a closet for Your Pet's clothing.
* GIFT - will let you send gifts to and accept gifts from your Neighbors.

The World: Gettin' around PetVille
The World icon in the lower left corner of your PetVille Screen provides you with shortcuts for getting around PetVille. Clicking on the World icon will reveal a map of places to go in PetVille- the clothing store, furniture store, hardware store, makeovers and the bank. Visit your desired location by clicking on it.

Storage: What's inside and what it's for
The second icon to the left is the Storage icon where you keep inventory such as soap, furniture items, hardware items and other items that are not being used in game. All Treats accepted and non-clothing items purchased are automatically placed in Storage. When you're ready to use items within the game, click on the Storage icon to see what you have. Then click and drag the item to wherever you want to put it in Your Home. You can also put things back into Storage by dragging the item with your mouse onto the Storage icon in the lower left corner.

You can also sell most Storage belongings (both starter items and items you've purchased) back to the game by clicking and dragging the item you want to sell over the Cash Register icon that will appear when you click on the Storage icon. You won't get all of what you paid for it, but something is better than nothing, right?

The Wardrobe: Dressing your pet
The third icon in the lower left corner that appears as a T-Shirt is where starter clothes and purchased clothes for Your Pet are kept. Dress Your Pet by clicking and dragging the clothing item onto Your Pet. If you want to take off the clothes off Your Pet, first click on the Wardrobe icon and then click on the clothing article on Your Pet and drag it onto the Wardrobe icon.

You're also welcome to sell both starter wardrobe and clothes purchased in the store back to the game by clicking and dragging the item you want to sell over the Cash Register icon that will appear when you click on the Wardrobe icon.

Shopping

Shopping in PetVille
Chances are that Your Pet likes to style and profile, and chances are you'll want to personalize the décor of Your Home. Click on the World icon and you have several stores to go to depending on what you're looking for.

Furniture and Hardware
Furniture and hardware items bought in PetVille stores are automatically placed in your Storage. To use any of these items in game, just click on the Storage icon, then click and drag the item into Your Home.

You will be awarded Love Points every time you purchase an item -about 1 point for every 10 coins you spend.

Clothes
If you take Your Pet to the Clothing Store, you can click on any item to see how it looks on Your Pet before you buy. Clicking the clothes will also provide you the opportunity to purchase that item. Some outfits come as a single piece of clothing you can buy, and other ensembles may just cover the top or bottom of Your Pet. Once you buy a clothing item, it will go immediately into your Wardrobe.

You will be awarded Love Points every time you purchase an item -about 1 point for every 10 coins you spend.

Selling your stuff
You can sell starter items, Treats and store-bought items back to the game for Coins. To do so, click on either your Storage or Wardrobe icon and drag the item you wish to sell over the Cash Register icon to make the sale. In most instances you should get a small but reasonable percentage of what you originally paid for that item.

Special personal items such as soap, Flower Pots and Food Bowls cannot be sold back to the game. Sorry!

Getting Home
To go back to Your Home at any time while out and about in PetVille, click on the orange house icon in the lower left side of your PetVille screen.

Makeovers

How can I change the appearance of my Pet?
If you want to change the look of Your Pet at any time, open up the World icon and click on the Makeover icon. Here you can change Your Pet's name and any of its exterior features just like you did when you played for the first time. Best of all, the makeovers are free of charge!

Gifts and Treats

How to give and receive Gifts (aka "Treats")
The fourth icon in the bottom left corner of your PetVille Screen that resembles a wrapped present is the Gift icon. By clicking on the Gift icon, you can accept Treats sent to you by other players, and you can also send free Treats to your Neighbors. Treats are FREE gifts that are actually useful in the game (imagine that!).

If you have a gift waiting for you to accept, you'll see a red circle notification appear on top of the Gift icon. To accept a Treat, click the Gift icon, then click the "Accept Gifts" button. This will take you out of the game for a moment to your list of gifts. Click "Accept" on the Treat you want and you will be taken back into the game. You will need to do this for each Treat you want to accept.
Once you accept a Treat, it will automatically be placed in your Storage chest for future use. To feed it to Your Pet or a Neighbor's Pet, open up Storage and drag the Treat into the game next to the pet.

Each Treat has a typical reaction associated with it, but every once in a while the Treat will trigger a dazzling stunt or trick. You'll receive Coins for each trick you make your pet or your neighbors' pets perform- the more advanced the trick is, the more Coins you get!

Your Pet's Food Timer and Energy will not be increased by the consumption of Treats. You can unlock new Treats as you level up.

Send gifts often and your friends will be more likely to return the favor!
Flowers

What are the Flower Vases for and how do they work?
You can earn Coins and Love Points by placing fresh flowers into your Flower Pots for free! It's simple - click on the Flower Vase in your room and select a flower type to decorate with. Each flower lasts a different amount of time before it wilts. Once your flowers wilt, just click on the vase to grow more! It's fast, easy money and they look pretty too!

How many Flower Vases do I get? Can I move Flower Vases into the same room?
You get one Flower Vase per unlocked room. If you'd like, you can keep all of your Flower Vases in the same room. To do so, click and drag your Flower Vase over the Storage icon in the lower left hand corner of your PetVille Screen. When you get to the room you want to place it in, simply click on the Storage icon and then drag the Vase into the room you desire.

Other Questions

How can I become an official PetVille Fan? What's being a fan all about?
You can "Become a Fan" of PetVille by clicking on the blue button that looks like a bullhorn near the top of the PetVille Screen. By becoming a fan of PetVille on Facebook, you can receive updates on new items and features for the game as well as being able to connect with other PetVille fans.

Can I bookmark PetVille in game?
Yes! Click on the Ribbon icon near the top of the PetVille Screen, and from there you can bookmark PetVille for easy access in Facebook.

Is there a "daily bonus" for playing PetVille every day?
You can receive one FREE Treat for each day you log in to the game and play. Essentially, this means you'll get free Coins just by logging in daily. That's a mighty sweet deal!

My Pet sometimes waves to me, dances, sighs or yawns if I'm not actively playing the game. What does this mean?
Your Pet's just bored and trying to get your attention - Your Pet wants to play and feel love just like you!

Sometimes I see a black icon in the bottom right hand corner. What is it?
If you are in Your Home, the Black icon that will appear to your bottom right is an icon of Your Home that indicates the room that you are in and the rooms that you can access. If the room appears grayed out, then that room is still locked and won't be accessible until you level up far enough to unlock it.

If you see a Black icon in the bottom right hand side of your PetVille Screen when you are out shopping, this is the Elevator that you use to move to a different floor of the store. By clicking on the Elevator, you'll see a menu of floors to go to. Just click on the level you desire and you can go up or down within the store. And whenever you're ready to go home, just click on the orange Home icon in the bottom left corner.