Harvest Moon 64/Fall (Year 1): Difference between revisions

Summer is finally over, and although the theme music may make you feel like you're running out of time, things will start to 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.

If you haven't already, chop down what is left of the summer crops. Feed your chickens 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. If one of them gets to a pink heart, that's great! You don't have to worry about giving her any more gifts, and you should focus on them until they are both at pink hearts.

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 (the one furthest from the river) to get the two mushroom recipes. If you haven't been chopping stumps on your daily run through the mountains, make sure to start doing that- we'll need enough lumber as well as cash for the extensions. When you're done in the mountains, head back to the farm and plant the three eggplant seeds, then water them.

For the next couple of days, feed your chickens, water your crops, and dig up a music box first thing in the morning. If Elli's not at a pink heart yet, save an egg for her. Water the eggplants, then head to Rick's 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 close enough, 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 (Saturday the 2nd is your last chance- the bar's closed on Sundays). If Elli is still at a yellow heart, make sure not to miss her today, it's your last chance to boost her heart level before the deadline.

Sometime soon, the cow should grow up, so grab that milker and finally get some income out of that investment. Make sure to give a small milk to Rick during one of your daily music box rounds for a recipe. If you do have a grown cow, Doug will stop by and ask if you want to enter it in the upcoming Cow Festival, but if you do enter it, don't expect to win. You'll also have to feed your cow now that it's grown up or it will become sick.

 

We're also going to start being a little less stingy with the spoils of our daily run through Moon Mountain. Feel free to give away edible herbs or mushrooms to people you pass by, just don't give anyone a poison mushroom (the red one with yellow spots).

Today is the Cow Festival. Gather herbs from the mountain and water your plants first. Head over to the Green Ranch before it gets dark to take place in the Cow Festival. Talk to everyone and drink some milk. The game sometimes 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 place. Anyway, enjoy the good night's sleep.

Basil should show up today and mention that he's leaving to travel, hopefully bringing back a power berry in spring. Elli and Karen should both be at pink hearts by the today. If Elli is not at a pink heart yet, you have four days to get her there. If Karen is still yellow, go show her your dog over and over until she's at a pink heart. Also make sure that you have awoken the spirit of the vineyard by throwing an offering to the Pond Goddess and asking for her to awaken the spirit. If the elves haven't mentioned it yet, speak to them several times per day after giving them a gift.

Now that Elli and Karen are both at pink hearts, we can forget about Elli and Karen and start getting those music boxes to Ann instead. She needs to be at a pink heart before the end of winter. We also need to start focusing on the bachelors of the community. When you visit the chicken coop, pocket 3 eggs and hand them out to Gray, Cliff, and Jeff when you see them on your daily run. Get some grapes to Kai and whatever you have to spare to Harris- he's not picky (nobody in this game is). There's more things growing wild out in Moon Mountain than you can bring home in one trip, so feel free to give out gifts to whoever you run into out there- we will need to become friends with them all eventually anyway. If you don't find them during the day, most bachelors show up at night at the bar.

 

Do not save the night of the 5th! Check the weather on the 6th. If the weather tomorrow is rainy, go back to your last saved game on the 3rd. If it's sunny, then all systems are go!

If today is rainy, go back to your other save game because it must be sunny today in order to get the picture. The night before today, you should get a visit from the Pond Goddess telling you that the Kiefu fairies have returned. 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.

 

Do not save tonight! If the weather report tomorrow forecasts rain, you won't get Elli's picture. If it does forecast rain, go back to your saved game on the 5th.

Today is the Harvest Festival. Feed your animals and harvest your crops in the morning and gather herbs if you have the time. As long as you get to the town square before 5:00ish, you will be able to participate. This festival is full of different crops and herbs and is where the Harvest King is decided. Talk to everyone several times and wait for Elli to come out. When she does, take the cake from her. If you find a coin in it, congratulations! You can get the picture next spring. If not, then don't worry about it, there's always next year... After the ceremony ask Ann to dance with you, then get a good night's sleep.

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Continue giving to the bachelors mentioned above. You can tell when they start to become friends by what they say to you when you talk to them. Gray will open up a bit and actually talk to you. He will say "see ya" when talked to twice, and will actually give you a recipe if you give him an egg. Kai will say "isn't it great to work until you drop?" instead of usual "excuse me". Harris can be a bit tricky because he always seems to be in a good mood. When he is good friends with you, he will talk about Maria or the effect of letters and people's interactions. When Cliff is getting to be friends with you, he will tell you about some of his past personal stuff and you'll get a new conversation picture of him looking all glum. If you miss them during the day, make sure to check the bar at night. Don't stop giving things to Ann, who should be at a blue heart by this point. If your sheep happens to grow wool, hand it over to her- it's one of her favorite items. Make sure to hand something to Popuri whenever you get the chance as well. Buy chicken feed as you need it, but only buy the essentials. Don't bother with Rick's carpet or the blue feather that will appear once you have a kitchen. Keep chopping those stumps- we're trying to save up to build a greenhouse hopefully before winter starts.