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1) CITIZENS OF MINERAL TOWN
Saibara : The local blacksmith. Saibara is a somewhat cranky old man who does such things asmaking jewelry or upgrading tools for you.
He is helped by his nephew, Gray, who has beenapprenticed to him.
Gray : Saibara's apprentice and your rival for Mary's affection. Gray is a grumpy sort offellow who enjoys Mary's company at the library.
He's not a very good blacksmith (yet), andhe's definitely not the social type.
He helps Saibara in the morning, visits the library inthe afternoon, and stays at the Inn in the evenings.
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Duke : The proprietor of the Orchard. Duke is an older man who is frequently drunk, mainlybecause he is angry about the departure of his daughter, Aja, who left the town to become aracecar driver.
(The sports station on TV will occasionally mention her when it's talkingabout the racing season.) You'll usually find him either in the bar or at his home.
Manna : Duke's wife and local gossip of Mineral Town. Manna is the lady you'll want to talkto for buying wine or grape juice.
She frequently nags her husband about his drinking,worries about her daughter, and talks everyone else's leg off. Manna talks far more thananyone else in the game, so bring a sandwich if you decide to talk to her.
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Basil : The naturalist exploring the town and its outskirts. Basil has written many books(which can be found in the library) about the village and the mountain, and he is frequentlyfound wandering around the mountain studying this or that. He is Anna's husband and Mary'sfather as well.
Anna : Wife of Basil and mother of Mary. Not much to say about Anna; she chats with Mannaand Sasha in the square most afternoons, and she'll give you a Power Berry if you've grownenough flowers and you let her pick them.
Mary : One of the five girls whom you can marry. Mary is the town's librarian, and spendsalmost every day there, except on Mondays when she hikes Mother's Hill with her family.
Shehas some attraction to Gray as well (who comes to the Library every time it's open), andshe'll marry him if you don't marry her. See the Love/Hate section for further details.
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Thomas : The mayor of Mineral Town. He presides over festivals and the like. He enjoysstaring at 12 word messages in the Square for hours at a time and eating apple pie on theweekends with Ellen.
Harris : Thomas' son, the policeman. Usually seen wandering around the village and themountain; is secretly in love with Aja, the daughter of Duke and Manna at the Orchard.
Hethinks (as a policeman) that it's good that everyone knows he's in the bar for several hoursevery afternoon.
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Ellen : The old woman who lives next to the mayor. Formerly a midwife, Ellen now spends herdays rocking in her chair and not much else.
She is Elli and Stu's grandmother, and theyboth live at her house. As far as I know, no mention is made of their parents.
Elli : One of the five girls whom you can marry. Elli works at the clinic with the Doctor(who she'll eventually marry if you don't) and spends one day a week at her grandmother'shouse while the clinic's closed. See the Love/Hate lists for more details.
Stu : Ellen's other grandchild. Stu is a little boy who loves animals (he'll come out toyour farm when you first get a cow, sheep, or chicken) and comment on it.
You can give him apuppy after your dog mates with Hana at the Yodel Ranch. He spends his afternoons playingwith May from the Yodel Ranch next to the church.
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Jeff : The owner of the Supermarket. Jeff is a somewhat timid man who lives in a room in theSupermarket with his wife Sasha and his daughter Karen.
He enjoys drawing, among otherthings. Duke tends to bully his around, and almost EVERYONE in the village assumes that hefreely extends credit to everyone.
Sasha : Jeff's wife and Karen's mother. Sasha lives in the Supermarket with her husband anddaughter, and chats in the Square most afternoons with Manna and Anna.
She is somewhatconcerned about Karen's tomboyishness, and tries (unsuccessfully) to teach her to cook.
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Karen : One of the five girls whom you can marry. Karen is the daughter of Jeff and Sasha(making you wonder where she gets her energy from!); she has a sweet spot for Rick from thePoultry Farm (who she'll marry if you don't marry her.)
She spends most of her time in oraround the Supermarket, though she heads up to the hot springs on Tuesdays. Check theLove/Hate section for more details.
The Doctor : The village's only physician. The doctor is a somewhat insecure man who takescare of all the village's medical needs, though he feels somewhat unqualified to do so. Hereally likes Elli, and will marry her if you do not.
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Carter : The village priest. Carter takes care of confessions and other church duties, aswell as taking care of May and Stu in the afternoons (if you take them there when they ask.)He spends ALL of his time at the church, which is never closed.
Cliff : A wandering worker? Cliff is a vagrant who lives at the Inn and spends most of hisfree time at the church, praying.
He has little money, and will leave the village at thevery beginning of the second year unless you help him get a job. He likes Ann quite a bit,and will marry her if you don't.
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Doug : The proprietor of the Inn. Doug is Ann's father, and is rated by most villagers asthe best cook in the entire town.
Doug is concerned about his daughter's tomboyishness, andseems to be eager to get SOMEONE to marry her. He is very emotional about his wife, who diedsome years earlier.
Ann : One of the five girls whom you can marry. Ann is a tomboy, the daughter of Doug at theInn. She loves wildlife and the outdoors, and makes a trip to the hot spring every morningif it's not raining or snowing.
She is a very good cook (having learned from her father).She marries Cliff if you don't marry her and if he stays in the village.
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Won : The peddler. He is the source of all your other seeds (such as flower seeds) that arenot sold at the Supermarket.
He will also sell you a few odd items, such as the SUGDW apple,the dog ball, and a way-too-expensive Blue Feather. For the most part an honest fellow, butwatch out for him all the same!
Barley : The old man who owns Yodel Ranch. Barley was a good friend of your grandfather's.He is May's grandfather and the town's seller of large livestock (cows and sheep).
He willprovide you with your horse(s), when the occasion arises. A generally cool old guy.
May : Barley's granddaughter. She helps Barley with some of the chores around the ranch, butis rather lonely since there are not many children in and around the village.
If you takeher there when she asks, she will spend her afternoons at the church with Stu and Carter.
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Lillia : The owner of the Poultry Farm. Lillia is an invalid who takes care of the businessside of the Poultry Farm. She spends most of her time at the farm, although she visits theClinic in town one day a week.
She seems rather harrassed by having to deal with her childrenall the time. Her husband has been gone for some time, looking for a legendary herb thatwill supposedly cure her illness.
Rick : Son of Lillia. By far one of the most hated characters in HM:BTN, Rick does most ofthe actual labor at the Poultry Farm.
He is HIGHLY suspicious of Kai, and takes everyopportunity to tell you of his suspicions. He is rude to his mother, and VERY overprotectiveof his sister Popuri. He likes Karen from the Supermarket, and will marry her if you do not.
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Popuri : One of the five girls whom you can marry. Popuri is the daughter of Lillia at thePoultry Farm, and Rick's sister.
She is VERY bored with life in the farming village and iswanting to get out of the town and see the world. She really likes Kai (and will leave townwith him if you don't marry her.) She visits the hot spring every morning except Sunday andrainy days.
Gotz : The woodsman who lives behind the Poultry Farm. Gotz is the man to talk to aboutupgrading your house.
He cuts down trees for a living, and searches the mountain for foodwhen he's not chopping lumber.
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Louis : The insect scientist currently staying with Gotz. Louis helps you find the beehivein your apple tree at the farm, and studies the insect life all over the mountain. He isusually found inside Gotz' house, so if you must find him, look there.
Kai : A wanderer who spends his summers in the village. All the girls love him, all the guyshate him. He runs the Snack Shack on the beach while he's in town.
He is aware of Popuri'saffections towards him, but is concerned since he doesn't want to settle down anywhere.
Given enough time, he will take her away with him at the end of the summer one year (asopposed to marrying her), which will convince Rick that he's kidnapped her.
Greg : The local fisherman. Somewhat hard to find, as he's only out on the dock fishing afew days a week, and only early in the morning or late at night. You'll obtain your fishingrod from him.
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2) TOOL GUIDE
Ok, here are the wonderful little handy-dandy items that make playing Harvest Moon worthwhile(or at least not insanely boring!)
The tools! On the upgraded effects, remember to hold downthe Square button for each level you want to use-the farmer will change poses accordingly.
(Note: On effects, the *x* format is # of squares across by deep.) The basic tools are inyour tool box at the beginning of the game; the others show who has them (and how much theycost!) For the basic tools, upgrade prices are:
Copper: 1000G
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Silver: 2000G
Gold: 3000G
Mystrile: 5000G
These are NOT cumulative, fortunately, so if you choose to power up your tool enough, youcan go straight from a steel tool to a mystrile one, for only 5000G.
-> Watering Can: Basic tool
Easily the most valuable tool in the game, since if you didn't have one, you wouldn't havea farm! You begin the game with a simple blue one in your box, which only waters one squareat a time, but goes on to so much more!
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Blue: Waters 1x1
Copper: Waters 3x1 (in front)
Silver: Waters 3x2 (in front)
Gold: Waters 3x3 (in front)
Mystrile: Waters 5x3 (in front)
-> Axe: Basic tool
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The second most commonly used of your basic tools, the axe is used for chopping up branchesand tree stumps. Like all the basic tools (except the watering can), this tool will causedamage/make angry your animals, so be careful where you swing it!Steel: Chops branches only; 12 chops to remove a stump with this levelCopper: 6 chops to remove a stumpSilver: 3 chops to remove a stumpGold: 2 chops to remove a stumpMystrile: 1 chop to remove a stump
*NOTE: If you want to conserve a bit of energy and your axe is at gold or better, a stumpcan be removed with 1 gold-level strike and 1 silver-level strike.
-> Hammer: Basic tool
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Not one of the most useful tools in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, but there all the same.The hammer is used to both destroy rocks and flatten out tilled soil.
Steel: Smashes small stones only; 6 hits to smash a large stone with this level
Copper: 3 hits to smash a large stone
Silver: 2 hits to smash a large stone
Gold: 1(?) hit to smash a large stone
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Mystrile: 1(?) hit to smash a large stone
-> Hoe: Basic tool
Very useful in the production of produce. The hoe is used to till the soil so that seeds canbe planted in it. In addition, the hoe is used to dig in the mine for ores as well. Whenmining, don't use more than a basic (Steel-level) hit, as the higher levels do not dig morethan 1 square in the mine.
Steel: Tills 1x1 (in front)
Copper: Tills 1x2 (in front)
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Silver: Tills 1x3 (in front)
Gold: Tills 1x4 (in front)
Mystrile: Tills 1x6 (in front)
-> Sickle: Basic tool
Moderately useful. The sickle is used to destroy a plant, whether it be a weed, a crop, or aflower; it is also used to harvest grass for fodder.
Steel: Cuts 1x1 (in front)
Copper: Cuts 3x1 (in front)
Silver: Cuts 3x2 (1 row in front of farmer, 2nd row centered on farmer)
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Gold: Cuts 3x3 (centered on farmer)
Mystrile: Cuts 5x5 (centered on farmer)
-> Fishing Rod: Receive from Greg (free)
The fishing rod enables you to catch fish (duh!) To get it: Go to see Greg at the docks; heis usually there from Fri-Sun 7PM to 10PM. Make sure you have at least one empty space inyour rucksack, then talk to him to receive the fishing rod.
To use the fishing rod, standnext to a water source (other than your fishpond at the farm) and press and hold Square tocast the line.
Hold Square until you hook a fish (the farmer will pull back on the line, thefloat will dip under the water, and on a Dual Shock controller, the controller will vibrate)and release Square to catch the fish.
Unlike Harvest Moon 64, you will not always reel infish; you may get branches, boots, tin cans, or old fish bones. Be a good citizen and throwthem in the trash bin located in the town square, or the goddess may have to forgive you forlittering!
If you catch a fish, you can either eat it, sell it, or put it in your fish pondat the farm. If you have a fish (or more than one) in your fish pond, throw fish food in andthey will reproduce.
You only need to throw 1 fish food in per day, no matter how many fishyou have. (Don't worry about it in winter when the pond is frozen over; the fish won't die,they'll just "hibernate" under the ice until spring.)
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-> Fishing Pole: Receive from Greg (free)
Once you have 50 fish in your fish pond, make sure you have an empty space in your rucksackand Greg should show up when you walk outside at the beginning of a day.
He will comment onhow many fish you have, and then he'll give you the fishing pole. The pole has a marginallybetter rate of catching fish than the rod does (you catch fish a little bit more often withthe pole.)
-> Seeds: Supermarket, Won (price varies)
Not really a tool, per se, but I put them here since they show up in your tool box and youuse them with the square button. All seeds work the same way: they will scatter in a 3x3area centered on the farmer and be sown in any tilled square in that area. Remember to waterthem!
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-> Brush: Saibara's smithy (800G)
The brush is used to care for your fuzzy animals. Simply stand right next to the critter inquestion and press Square with the brush equipped. If used correctly, a heart will appearabove the animal's head. The brush is not effective on either the dog or the chickens.
-> Milker: Saibara's smithy (2000G)
The milker is used to milk your cows. Stand next to a full-grown, non-pregnant cow with themilker equipped and press Square. The milk will appear in your hands in a container.
(TIP:When milking cows, stand either to the side or in front of the cow. When you stand behindthem, they have a tendency to walk away and you don't milk them if they do. The exception tothis is when the animal is faced into and is up against the wall.)
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-> Clippers: Saibara's smithy (1800G)
The clippers (or shears) are used to shear sheep to collect wool. Use the same way you usethe milker: Stand next to a wool-bearing sheep and press Square with the clippers equipped.
The tip applies here as well: it's usually best not to stand behind a sheep while you shearit (unless it's facing and up against the wall.)
-> Animal medicine: Yodel Ranch or the Poultry Farm (1000G)
Medicine is used to cure a sick animal. Animals get sick when they're left out in the rainor are left unfed for several days. Stand next to the animal with the medicine equipped andpress Square to use it. One use only, then you have to buy more.
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-> C.M./S.M. Potion: Yodel Ranch (3000G each)
The miracle potions! Use them on cows and sheep to make them pregnant (C.M. Potion is forcows, S.M. Potion is for sheep.)
Note: Cows must be large enough to give milk to use this onthem, and sheep must be bearing wool. Stand next to the animal with the potion equipped andpress Square.
-> Bell: Yodel Ranch (1000G)
The single most useless tool in the game, in my opinion. The bell is used to call cows andsheep, similar to whistling for your dog or horse. Since I never put my animals outside, Inever use the bell. Equip it and press Square to ring the bell.
COOKING
The cooking element added to HM:BTN adds a new variety to the game not seen in any of theprevious additions to the game.
The concept was hinted at in the N64 version (with thepresence of a kitchen, a refrigerator, and recipes that could be collected from the towns-folk), but no cooking ever actually took place.
In HM:BTN you can build your kitchen, thenpopulate it with utensils (a knife, a frying pan, a pot, a mixer, an oven, a whisk, a rollingpin, and a seasoning set), which can be purchased from the shopping channel (the Left channelon Saturdays); simply use the phone in the Inn to order the item.
The money will automaticallybe deducted from your cash supply, and the item will be delivered on the following Tuesday (or,in the rare case of a hurricane or blizzard, on the following Wednesday.)
If some other eventoccurs at the beginning of a day on your ranch (say, for example, Won shows up to sell yousomething, or the Mayor or Barley stop by to announce an imminent festival), simply enter yourhouse and exit it again, and Zack should show up with your delivery.
NOTE: All the seasonings (salt, sugar, miso paste, soy sauce, and vinegar) are available in theSeasoning Set, which is the last item you can purchase from the Shopping Channel.
Once you gainthe Seasoning Set, you will have an unlimited supply of these items.
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3) RECIPE LIST
3.1 - BEVERAGES:
-> HOT MILK
Utensils: Pot , Seasoning: (Sugar) , Ingredients: Milk
Note for all like/dislike lists: A star (*) denotes all items of this type with anexception or two, which will be listed separately in the appropriate place.
4.1 - ANN
-> Schedule:
7:40 AM-10:10 AM: By the hot spring (On rainy days, in her room at the inn-locked)
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All computations based on a single field being constantly resown or reharvested throughoutthe season. First seeds are sown the last day of the previous season (with the exception of Springcrops).
For those of you just starting out, Won is the peddler in the bright yellow coat; he will befound in the Inn between 1 PM and 5 PM most days (I'm not sure he's there on Sundays, though.)
5.1 - Spring
-> TURNIPS
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-120G
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Yield-9 crops x 60G=540G per harvest
Growth time=4 days; 7 harvests per season
Total=540G x 7 harvests=3780G per season
-> POTATOES
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-150G
Yield-9 crops x 80G=720G per harvest
Growth time=7 days; 4 harvests per season
Total=720G x 4 harvests=2880G per season
-> CABBAGES
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Available from Won from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-250G
Yield-9 crops x 250G=2250G per harvest
Growth time=14 days; 2 harvests per season
Total=2250G x 2 harvests=4500G per season
RENEWABLES (Note: You can get 9 crops from a renewable patch by hiring a Sprite to help you harvest.)
-> STRAWBERRIES
Available in the supermarket; you must first have delivered at least 100 ofall the other Spring produce before you can purchase strawberry seeds.
Seed cost-150G
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Yield-9 crops x 30G=270G per harvest
Growth time=8 days, renewal time=? days; ? harvests per season
Total=270G x ? harvests=????G per season
-> CUCUMBERS
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-200G
Yield-9 crops x 60G=540G per harvest
Growth time=9 days, renewal time=? days; ? harvests per season
Total=540G x ? harvests=????G per season
5.2 - SUMMER
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-> ONIONS
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-150G
Yield-9 crops x 80G=720G per harvest
Growth time=7 days; 4 harvests per season
Total=720G x 4 harvests=2880G per season
-> PUMPKINS
Available in the supermarket; you must first have delivered at least 100 ofall the other Summer produce before you can purchase pumpkin seeds.
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Seed cost-250G
Yield-9 crops x 250G=2250G per harvest
Growth time=14 days; 2 harvests per season
Total=2250G x 2 harvests=4500G per season
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-> TOMATOES
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-200G
Yield-9 crops x 60G=540G per harvest
Growth time=9 days, renewal time 5 days; 6 harvests per season
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Total=540G x 6 harvests=3240G per season
-> CORN
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-300G
Yield-9 crops x 100G=900G per harvest
Growth time=14 days, renewal time=5 days; 4 harvests per season
Total=900G x 4 harvests=3600G per season
-> PINEAPPLES
Available from Won from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-1000G
Yield-9 crops x 500G=4500G per harvest
Growth time=20 days, renewal time=6 days; 2 harvests per season
Total=4500G x 2 harvests=9000G per season
5.3 - FALL
-> CARROTS
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-300G
Yield-9 crops x 120G=1080G per harvest
Growth time=7 days; 4 harvests per season
Total=1080G x 4 harvests=4320G per season
-> SPINACH
Available in the supermarket; you must first have delivered at least 100 ofall the other Fall produce before you can purchase spinach seeds.
Seed cost-200G
Yield-9 crops x 80G=720G per harvest
Growth time=5 days; 5 harvests per season
Total=720G x 5 harvests=3600G per season
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-> GREEN PEPPERS
Available from Won from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-150G
Yield-9 crops x 40G=360G per harvest
Growth time=7 days, renewal time=3 days; 8 harvests per season
Total=360G x 8 harvests=2880G per season
-> EGGPLANT
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-120G
Yield-9 crops x 80G=720G per harvest
Growth time=9 days, renewal time=4 days; 6 harvests per season
Total=720G x 5 harvests=4320G per season
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-> SWEET POTATOES
Available in the supermarket from the beginning of the game.
Seed cost-300G
Yield-9 crops x 120G=1080G per harvest
Growth time=5 days, renewal time=3 days; 9 harvests per season
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Total=1080G x 9 harvests=9720G per season
6) PLANTING TIPS
I find that a maximum field size of 36 fields (3x3 squares) is sufficient to keep me busyall day.
If there isn't a harvest on a particular day, you should be able to water all thefields (and any other chores you need to take care of) and still have about 3 hours to hitthe mountain, go into town, etc.
I also plant 20 fields of grass (1 for each animal that needs fodder),and in the hothouse, plant 3 fields of pineapple (with the fat "C" shape) and one of corn-the corn will provide constant feed for your chickens, as it will produce 8 corn(or 80 feed) every 4 or 5 days-leaving you with anice surplus.
My recommended watering strategy: When you leave the barn (with this plantingscheme) you should come out between the 5th and 6th columns of the field rows.
Startingat the point marked "a", follow around the field in a circular pattern, from "a" through"e" and stopping at the "!" This will put you fairly close to a water source whenever thewatering can runs dry (after 11 waterings).
This assumes that you fill the can back up whenyou finish watering, or it won't work as well. On harvesting days, the watering may take aslong as until 9:30 or so (RARELY, as long as midnight, if crops 1 and 2, and one of 3-5ripen in the same day.)
Your stamina should remain intact if you've found most of the powerberries and the secret fruit. (I have 9 and I usually "fall over" with about 3 or 4 fieldsto go.)
With this planting strategy, I currently have over 1.2M G in my 3rd winter, and Ideveloped this strategy just in the 3rd year. If you are running low on stamina, you maywant to eat something from the kitchen to regain it.
I personally find that boiled eggs arethe quickest (and cheapest) way of using food to regain stamina, as it only requires 1 eggand restores a fairly good amount of stamina (usually drops me back by one stage, from"falling over" to "panting" for example.)
BEGINNER'S TIPS:
For a beginner, start with vertical rows of 3 (using the "fat C" until you upgrade yourwatering can to gold) and expand them as you get the money to plant in the new fields.
Don'tbother to plow a field unless you can go ahead and plant in it; weeds will most likely getin and ruin what you've plowed, so just wait before plowing.
In the first year, I would notrecommend growing more than 18 fields (sections 1 and 2), as watering crops takes MUCHlonger (and requires more stamina) if you don't have the gold watering can.
Tips for specific seasons: The "easy-to-please" girls are the ones whose best gifts can befound or grown during that particular season.
1st Spring:
Since you will tend to be VERY low on cash this season, concentrate on growingturnips primarily.
They aren't as valuable as cabbage in the long run, but you will get afaster turnaround on them, letting you get the essential upgrades early (such as the largerrucksack or the shipping basket.)
Once you get 5 or 6 fields of turnips harvested, go aheadand plant 2-4 fields of cabbage. This harvest should see you through your first chickenpurchase as well as seed-buying at the beginning of summer.
Even if you decide againstgetting a chicken this early, at least visit Yodel Ranch once to pick up your horse.
Also,you should be able to get the fishing rod from Greg (at the dock on the beach) early in theyear, as you'll have a lot of spare time early on. Fish mostly in Mother Lake or in theocean, as the stream contains mostly garbage.
If you choose to stay out late one night, youmay catch your first legendary fish-the angler.
Chop wood if you get sick of fishing. Onenice thing about spring-all the mountain produce is on the lower slopes of the mountain, soyou won't spend 2 or 3 hours collecting it all.
Pick your sweetie out now, too, and startbuttering her up with flowers. None of the girls are particularly impressed with raw Springproduce (and you need the cash from them), so stick to mountain produce as gifts.
You maybe able to get 4 Power Berries this season-1 thru 4; you should definitely be able to get1 and 4.
Girls easy to please in Spring: Elli, Mary, Popuri (toy flowers-collect these in the meadowabove Mother Lake)
1st Summer:
Generally, I try to run at least 12 fields during the summer-6 tomato and 6 corn. If youwant to raise onions in your first summer, I'd only recommend planting about 3 fields ofthem, since they take a long time to harvest and will tie up time watering.
If you don'thave the basket yet, you should be able to get it in this season; if for some reason youdon't WANT to get it, try planting each veggie in rows on different days (or delay wateringa particular row for a day).
This will prevent you from losing too much time each dayharvesting, since if you get harvests of 48-72 tomatoes or corn a day, you'll be spendingseveral hours a day simply harvesting.
Also, remember to get at least 1 box of Pink Catseeds from Won-once they bloom, you can start collecting honey, which will be there year-round.
If you have a lot of spare time, try to catch your second legendary fish-the squid.If you got a chicken in the Spring, keep chucking eggs in the incubator until your coop isfull; if you didn't, go get one.
I personally wouldn't bother with cows, sheep, or grass yetat this point, as they're too much added trouble and expense. However, you will want to getthe biggest rucksack as well as whatever tools Saibara has available.
If you get tons ofcash, upgrade twice-but that will depend on livestock and produce.
You won't have as muchtime to visit the mountain in Summer as you did in Spring, but that's all right since thereisn't as much produce available there now either.
Again, all the sellable produce is locatedon the lower slopes of the mountain. Depending on how frequently you harvest, you may beable to start upgrading your farm.
Do so! It's great if you can get the kitchen by the endof the Summer, but if not, at least try to get the Chicken Coop expanded.
If you haven'tgotten power berries 2 and 3, keep trying-you'll get there (but don't sacrifice other choresto look for Power Berries!)
You can get Berry 5 at the beginning of the Summer in theSwimming Festival.
Girls easy to please in Summer: Elli, Mary, Popuri
1st Fall:
Prepare to run your little behind off. Contrary to the first Harvest Moon, Fall is probablythe busiest season of the year in BTN.
You should be up to 18 fields by this point, andhopefully you've gotten time to upgrade your watering can to gold. If you have, plant ATLEAST 9 fields of Sweet potatoes, more if possible.
Sweet potatoes are the #1 seasonal cashcrop, and you're going to need that money this coming Winter! You'll harvest them every 3days, so you won't have much time for many extra activities.
You can also plant eggplant andgreen peppers this first Fall; I'd only recommend peppers if you have a kitchen at this pointand you want to start stocking the fridge.
To top off all that busyness, you have the bestproduce of the year up on the mountain! You can collect truffles by Mother Lake (worth 500Gapiece), as well as wild grapes and mushrooms.
The only downside is that the produce isscattered all over the mountain; to get everything, you have to go almost as far as themeadow above Mother Lake, and you'll need a basket to collect everything in one load.
Also,if your girl likes flowers a lot (and you have the 1st house upgrade), head up to the meadowabove Mother Lake and collect Magic Red flowers.
Give your girl a couple of them a day, andstore the rest inside your cabinet. Flowers will somehow keep indefinitely in there.
As ifall this wasn't work enough, Duke (from the Winery) will come and ask you if you can helphim harvest HIS produce! You can if you want; it will eat up a couple of days.
Even if youdon't take him up on it, remember to tell Cliff (the guy at the church) about the job; ifyou don't, he will leave at the end of the year.
You should definitely have your kitchenby the end of Fall; you'll need it more and more as you try to get married. Try to get thefarm to the 2nd house upgrade (necessary for getting married), and try to save at least30000G for the winter.
If you have to decide between the savings and the upgrade, go withthe savings, as the Mayonnaise Maker you buy with it (once you find the Adamantite ore) willhelp you make a lot more money quicker than the upgrade will.
No new Power Berries arereachable this season; but if you have time (yeah right!) and you haven't gotten either ofthe 2 randomly found berries (2 and 3) go ahead and try for them.Girls easy to please in Fall: Elli, Mary, Karen
1st Winter:
Congratulations, you've survived Fall! Time to take it easy (easier, anyway). Most of yourtime in Winter is spent chopping wood and mining or fishing.
You should maintain youranimals, keep buttering up your sweetie, and CHOP CHOP CHOP! Winter is the best time to getlumber, as you aren't already tired out from watering and harvesting (and you have TONS offree time too!)
You should have your kitchen by this point; remember to watch the ShoppingChannel every Saturday and buy whatever kitchen tool they're selling that week.
If you gotthe kitchen VERY early on, you may even be able to buy Power Berry 6! Always make sure youhave at least 5000G on Saturdays, and remember-the phone is in the Inn, and you can call atany time.
Power Berries 7 and 8 are finally accessible-make SURE to get them! If you don't,it will be another full year before you get the chance again.
Girls easy to please in winter: No one! (With kitchen and knife, however, you can butter upKaren quite nicely with Sashimi; if you have the Frying Pan as well, Ann might enjoy some Grilled fish.)
7) POWER BERRIES
1. Hit the cedar tree in the meadow just past Mother Lake with an axe, and when the treepleads for you to stop, do so. You receive a Power Berry as a reward.
2. Keep fishing in the Ocean-you'll get it... eventually.
3. Keep digging in the Mine behind the waterfall by the Hot Spring-again, this one is foundrandomly.
4. Give a total of 5 grown crops (not mountain produce) to the Harvest Goddess (throw themin the little oval where the waterfall lands by the Hot Spring.) She'll give you a PowerBerry for the fifth one.
5. Defeat all comers in the Swimming Festival! A Power Berry will be your prize.(Tip: Alternate pressing Triangle and X in time with the BGM during the competition, andonce you see Kai slow down as he nears the finish line, hit X like crazy and you shouldbe able to win!)
6. Keep your eye on the Shopping Network-you can buy a Power Berry for a mere 5000G once allthe kitchen utensils have been by once. Make sure you've got enough cash!
7. Same as number 2-except this one's in the cave in Mother Lake, which is only accessibleduring the Winter.
8. Also only accessible during Winter-when you exit the cave, head around to the back of thesmall island where the cave is. You'll find the Power Berry secreted back there on theend nearest the two trees.
9. Planting MORE THAN 90 flowers and having them all bloom will prompt Anna to stop by yourfarm and ask if she can pick a flower. Tell her she can have as many as she wants andshe'll reward your generosity with a Power Berry.
10. This one's the tough one. If you can manage to scrounge up 1000 medals by betting onthe Horse Races, you can exchange them for the final Power Berry.
11. The Secret Berry! Toss 3 cucumbers into Mother Lake from a spot right next to the pairof trees on the western(?) shore of the lake, toward the center of the lake.
If you'vegot the right spot, Kappa will appear and comment. When you throw the third cucumber in,he'll give you the Secret Berry.
(Hint: Save before you try this, so if you toss thecucumbers in the wrong spot, you won't have to wait until you grow more.)
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