Harvest Moon 64/Fall (Year 1)

Summer is finally over, and although the theme music may make you feel like you're running out of time, things will slow down a bit, especially after you get Karen's and Elli's pictures. This season brings about a shift in priorities. Where summer was about making money, fall is more about becoming friends with the eligible bachelors and extending your house.

Fall 1
If you haven't already, chop down what is left of the summer crops. Feed your animals and dig up a music box if you don't have one already and head into town. Stop by Lillia's and buy 3 bags of eggplant seeds. After trying to keep up with 5 plots, this should be an improvement. You should have plenty of money left over from summer, but you will need at least 35,000G to get a greenhouse and a kitchen. Stop by the bakery and give Elli an egg. Today is her birthday, so it will count extra today- don't miss her! At this point, both Elli and Karen should be at a yellow heart or above, or you are in trouble. Make sure to get some grapes to Karen, they're her favorite.

Go out to Mt. Moon and get familiar with the new layout of sellable items. Brown mushrooms and Medicinal herbs sell for the most, so give them priority over other items. Give a mushroom to the harvest elf and the carpenter to get the two mushroom recipes. Go back to the farm and plant the three seeds. If you have time left, ride your horse around the farm for a bit before you turn in. The annual fall horse race is at the end of the month and you're going to have to get him in shape if you want to have a chance.

Fall 2nd and 3rd
For the next couple of days, feed your animals and water your crops, then dig up a music box. If Elli's not at a pink heart yet, save an egg for her. Water the eggplants, then head to Ricks to get the box fixed. From there, either head to Elli or Karen and hand her the music box and either an egg or grape. By this point, both of them have to be at a pink heart, or you're not going to get their pictures. If you're really desperate to get Karen to a pink heart, head to the bar at night and talk to her while holding your dog. If you continue to do this, her heart level will slowly rise. Cheap, but effective. If Elli's not close, then you're just out of luck.

If you have any spare items, give them away to whomever you happen to pass by. You need to start making friends with anyone and everyone. Sometime soon, the cow should grow up, so grab that milker and finally get some income out of that investment. If you do have a grown cow, Ann's father will stop by and ask if you want to enter it. It doesn't matter either way, but if you do, don't expect to win.

Fall 4th
Before you start the game today, restart the system. When you get to the screen where you choose the file, make a copy of your current game by clicking the "move" button. If it decides to rain in one of the next few days, you won't get the chance to get either of the girls' pictures. If this happens, it will be nice to have a fall back file. Just make sure to copy it again before you save over it.

Today is the Cow Festival. Gather herbs from the mountain and water your plants first. If you have the time, ride your horse around your farm until around 4:30. Head over to the Green Ranch before it gets dark to take place in the Cow Festival. Talk to everyone and drinks some milk. The game gets a little glitchy near the bottom, but it won't really affect anything. If you entered your cow, it will most likely get dead last. Anyway, enjoy the good night's sleep.

Fall 5th and 6th
If Elli or Karen is not at a pink heart by today, then you won't get her picture. It's not too late to get Karen at a pink heart by showing her your dog over and over, but if Elli's at a pink heart, there's nothing you can do at this point. So now we can forget about Elli and Karen and start getting those music boxes to Ann. She needs to be at a pink heart before the end of winter.

So now it's time to focus on the bachelors of the community. Use your eggs as gifts, as they are generally less expensive than anything found in the wild, but don't be stingy with those mushrooms. Try to get an egg to Cliff and Gray, milk to the potion master, and something to Harris and Ann every day.

Fall 7th
If today is rainy, go back to your other save game because it must be sunny today to get the picture. Make sure to get everything done in the morning. Water your eggplants, feed your animals, gather herbs, then give them out. Make sure to get back before dark. Ride your horse around your farm until Karen shows up. When she talks to you, reply "What?" and she will take you to watch the Keifu fairies sweetening the grapes. The night will automatically end and you should get Karen's picture in the mail the next morning.