STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town

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Tips and tricks
By Siren_Melodic
I noticed that there doesn't seem to really be any tips and strategies on here so I figured I would help with what I got. I have been playing on the normal mode and have a decent way to getting my farm and tools up. Hope this helps another player. This is my first time writing a guide.
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Spring year 1
So for those who don't know the harvest goddess give you many things if you leave her a gift daily by throwing it into her spring, well when starting fresh you may not know what to get her.
  • My suggestion is simple: the flowers you forage are great as they aren't worth much and can be put in the cabinet in your house for later.
  • foraging Daily is a must as things sprout up each day.
    With that it's good to sell what else you can and try to get a bag expansion and some seeds.
    Cucumber is a MUST as it regrows and if you put 10 (1 a day for 10 days) into the lake with the mine in the middle Kappa will give you a blue power berry which will help you work in bad weather without too much issue.
    in clearing your farm you may notice grass growing leave it to expand but put up a wood fence so it doesn't go out of control.
    • Also mining is good to do, best way to do it to start is to save when you get in and then hunt for the stairs and reload to save stamina so you can get to level 10 or lower. I went with 10 as you can get all the good stuff there and below. With this you can ship some of what you get but save Orihalcum as you can turn it into broaches for money with about 700g profit, though it takes 1,000g to make it's worth it.
    • [/list]watch tv Tuesdays you get recipes for when you can cook

      Spring derby, you will want to have save a good bit of money for this. So there is 3 races and year one you can't race in it but that's okay. Save before you enter the festival then go watch the races, jot down the winners and the winnings x(number) then leave after the 3rd race and reload. You now how what you need to win your bets. Now put your money on whatever will give you the most andput all you can on them. Then it's time to put those medals to use get broaches, get as many as you can then leave and ship them. The next time Zach gets them boom you got some NICE MONEY! I did it not the best and went from 500g to like 5-6,000g so I know it works.

      Some good ways to spend money from spring derby:
      Oh and I found it good to get one of each type of tree for honey and fruit. As it helps with money and you don't have to feed them. They are 1,000g a pop from Gotts
      You can get some seeds for year as well as get some pineapple seeds for money later
      Upgrade your tools, xetra
Summer year 1
Farm a good bit this season both for money as well as corn for chick feed later. Have 3 or 4 pineapple growing from day 1 and you can get 3 harvest from it and they give BIG money.
Good to cut wood as it's a good idea to maybe upgrade your coop and house if possible. House upgrade first so you can get the fridge to have a place to save food for later to cook and mine for when winter arrives. Don't forget to upgrade your tools when you can.

Slightly bigger house
150 lumber
50 material stone
3000g

coop
350 lumber
200 material stone
5000g

Even if you don't upgrade your coop it's good to get chickens now that you have corn that you can turn into food to last you a long time.
Autumn year 1
So thanks to lots of gardening last season (3 of each crop growing no flowers). I triggered an event to get the Sunsweet flower seed available, sold at the general store for 1,000g to grow in autumn.

So Autumn derby, I saved about 16,000g but only needed about 10,000g to bet. As I went with the highest bet and made sure my bag was empty beforehand so I could fill up on broaches and grab me a power berry. And if you do it right and get like over 200 broaches filling a maxed out bag and ship it you get nearly 400,000g which will set you for quite a while. I made exactly 388,950g from it.

With that money I have got some cows, upgraded more tools, made sure I had 3 of each seed for next year. Working on getting the kitchen filled and keeping all the things I can use as ingredients for cooking. I may even keep some gems from mining in the winter mine if my money lasts. But I need to upgrade my coop, my barn, and my house again. As well as work towards getting any achievements U can.
Winter year 1
So when it starts up there are 2 power berry easy to grab the one behind the winter mine and the one at level 19 in the same mine.
As a tip for mining you want food and the best I know is moon dumping as they give +40 stamina and all you need is Dango flour and the seasoning set to make it.

Also if you have been gifting the harvest goddess daily by mid-winter you should have the elevator up and running which takes you to - level 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 depending on how far you reach as you must reach the level before you can travel to it by elevator.

I now have my coop upgraded and working on the materials to upgrade my barn.

I am working on befriending the harvest spirits which it seems all like wheat flour so it makes a good gift. While winter is going making friends with them and playing games with them so they are set in one skill good so they can help you come spring. I am trying to get at least a few up to water my plants in spring so I don't have to worry about them as much.
Shops
Gotts' workshop
Closed Saturday and holidays
Hours: 11:00am - 4:00pm (he is in and out of his shop)
    Renovations
  • Slightly Bigget House
    150 Lumber
    50 Material stone
    3,000g
  • Big House (second upgrade)
    600 Lumber
    250 Material stone
    10,000g

  • Coop
    350 Lumber
    200 Material stone
    5,000g
  • Barn
    400 Lumber
    250 Material stone
    6,800g
  • Town Villa
    999 Lumber
    999 Material stone
    10,000,000g
    Products
  • Lumber - 50g
  • Material stone - 50g
  • Apple Tree - 1,000g
  • Grape Tree - 1,000g
  • Orange Tree - 1,000g
  • Clock - 2,000g
  • Big Cabinet - 5,000g
  • LCD TV - 5,000g
  • Fridge - 2,500g (must upgrade house once)
  • Big Fridge (upgraded fridge) - 5,000g

Yodel Ranch
Closed Mondays and holidays
Hours: 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Animals
  • Calf - 3,000g
  • Coffee Calf - 10,000g
  • Strawberry Calf - 10,000g
  • Fruit Calf - 10,000g
  • Sheep - 4,000g
  • Alpaca - 4,000g
    Kits and Goods
  • Fooder - 20g
  • Cow Breeding kit - 3,000g
  • Sheep Breeding kit - 3,000g
  • Alpaca Breeding kit - 3,000g

Popoultry
Closed Sundays & holidays
Hours: 11:00am - 4:00pm

    Animals
  • Chicken - 1,500g
  • Brown Chicken - 1,500g
  • Angora Rabbit - 3,00g
    Kits and Goods
  • Chicken/Rabbit Feed - 10g
  • Rabbir Breeding Kit - 2,000g

Forge
Closed Thursdays & holidays
Hours: 10:00am - 4:00pm
    Tool upgrade levels
  • Copper
    1 Copper & 1,000g
  • Silver
    1 Silver & 2,000g
  • Gold
    1 Gold & 3,000g
  • Mithril
    1 Mithril & 5,000g
  • Mythic
    1 Mythic orb & 50,000g
Note: you need the tool on you to upgrade as well as used it enough to and the amount of days it takes depends on how many levels your going up.
    buy tools
  • Brush - 500g
  • Milker - 2,000g
  • Clippers - 1,800g
    Commissions
  • Necklace
    1 Orichalcum & 1,000g
  • Earrings
    1 Orichalcum & 1,000g
  • Bracelet
    1 Orichalcum & 1,000g
  • Broach
    1 Orichalcum & 1,000g
    Makers take 5 days to make
  • Mayonnaise Maker - 20,000g + Adamantite (after coop upgrade)
  • Yarn Maker (Coop) - 20,000g + Adamantite (after coop upgrade)
Note: Commissions ready next day

Mineral Clinic
Closed Wednesday
Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
    Product
  • Stamina Booster - 500g
  • Stamina Booster XL - 1,000g
    Have to ship 50 blue grass
  • Caffeine - 1,000g
  • Super Caffeine - 2,000g
    Have to ship 50 green grass
General Store
Closed Tuesdays and Sundays
Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    Products Year round
  • Grass seedling - 500g
  • Onigiri - 100g
  • Bread - 100g
  • Oil - 50g
  • Wheat Flour - 50g
  • Curry Powder - 50g
  • Dango Flour - 100g
  • Chocolate - 100g
  • Basic Bag - 3,000g
  • Big Bag (second bag upgrade)- 5,000g
  • Seasoning Set - 2,500g
  • Pot - 1,000g (after you get the Seasoning set)
  • Frying Pan - 1,200g (after you get the Pot)
  • Knife - 1,500g (after you get the Frying Pan)
  • Oven - 2,5000g (after you get the Knife)
  • Rolling Pin - 750g (after you get the Oven)
  • Mixer - 1,200g (after rolling pin)
    You can get items gift wrapped for 100g
    Spring seeds
  • Turnip seeds 120g
  • Potato seeds 150g
  • cucumber seeds 200g
    Summer seeds
  • Tomato seeds - 200g
  • Corn seeds - 300g
  • Onion seeds - 150g
    Autumn seeds
  • Eggplant seeds - 120g
  • Carrot seeds - 300g
  • Yam seeds - 300g
  • Adzuki Bean seeds - 300g
  • Chili Pepper seeds - 300g
  • Sunsweet flower seeds - 1,000g (only available if you farmed enough and triggered the event for them in autumn)

Adge Winery
Closed Saturday
Hours: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Inn
Hours: 8:00am - 9:00pm
Occasionally closed during business hours
    Products
  • Water - 0g
  • Daily Special - 500g
  • Salad - 300g
  • Apple pie - 300g
  • Cheesecake - 250g
  • Cookies - 200g
Cooking
Easy Recipes that gives lots of stamina:
  • Raisin bread
    Get with kitchen or from tv in summer
    Bread + grapes
    +30 STA, -0 FAT

  • Baked Yam
    Inspiration after cooking 2 recipes that used Yam or Watch the Delicious Cooking Show on TV
    Yam + Oven
    +40 STA, -0 FAT

  • Zaru Soba
    Basic recipe that comes with the kitchen
    Buckwheat Flour + Rolling Pin + Pot + Knife
    +40 STA, -0 FAT

  • Moon Dumplings
    Watch the Delicious Cooking Show on TV
    Dango Flour + Seasoning Set
    +40 STA, -0 FAT

  • Udon
    Watch the Delicious Cooking Show on TV
    Wheat Flour + Rolling Pin + Pot + Knife
    +40 STA, -0 FAT

  • Curry Udon
    Watch the Delicious Cooking Show on TV
    Udon + Curry Powder + Pot
    +60 STA, -0 FAT

How to Learn recipes
  • Tuesday cooking show
  • cooking enough other foods
  • you can get at least 1 recipe from befriending the red harvest spirit
  • When you have unlocked Lou she is in the Inn every Sunday and befriending her can get you recipes.
Special shops
Huang's shop
Closed holidays
Hours: 11:00am - 4:00pm

    Products
  • Truth Jewel - 50,000g
  • Cabbage seeds - 500g
  • Pineapple seeds - 1,000g
  • Green pepper seeds - 150g
  • Moondrop seeds - 500g
  • Pink Cat flower seeds - 300g
  • Magic Red flower seed - 600g
  • Toy flower seeds 400g
  • Ball - 100g (starting in fall)
  • Frisbee - 5,000g (starting in fall)

Kai's beach cafe
Open summer only - closed Sundays & holidays
Hours: 11:00am - 1:00pm 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Van's Store
Van's Shop in the Inn: Every Wednesday
8am - 9pm
  • Copper - 150G
  • Silver - 200G
  • Gold - 250G
  • Mithril - 400G
  • Record Player - 2000G
  • Record 1 - 500G
  • Record 2 - 600G
  • Record 3 - 700G
  • Record 4 - 800G
  • Record 5 - 900G
  • Record 6 - 1000G
  • Record 7 - 1100G
  • Record 8 - 1200G
  • Record 9 - 1300G
  • Record 10 - 1400G
Pet store Rose Plaza: 15th of every month if sunny
12pm to 6pm
Here are the types of pet you can buy and during which season Van will sell them:
Spring - Cats
  • Shorthair Cat - 20,000G
  • Bengal Cat - 20,000G
  • Calico Cat - 20,000G
Summer - Penguins
  • Penguin - 30,000G
  • Navy Penguin - 30,000G
Fall - Dogs
  • Mineral Dog - 10,000G
  • Husky - 20,000G
  • Papillon - 20,000G
Winter - Capybara
  • Capybara - 30,000G
  • White Capybara - 30,000G
Notes
Currently work through winter myself and will update more if I notice anything. As I am on the harder of the two mode I am doing well. I will be filling in what I can and see fit to add that I think will be helpful. But if you don't see something that you think maybe helpful please tell me as I will try to add more stuff in when I can.

From what I know the basket isn't available but I will add info on it if I manage to unlock it.
9 Comments
Viri 2 Jul, 2023 @ 3:29pm 
Thank you! You really help me :awlgustafa:!
Rubiks-Q-Bert 12 Sep, 2022 @ 8:46pm 
Not many guides because this is basically just a re-skinned HM:BTN so everything that worked then, works in this.
N-camon 11 Jul, 2021 @ 12:51am 
Nice guide, I have some things you might want to add.
-Your farm can hold 5 trees. Each tree will give daily fruit over 2 seasons and a daily chance for honey forever for only the 1000g Gotz sells it for.

-Maximum hearts of animals increase by 1 for each generation bred. Chickens follow the highest maximum heart adult chicken in the coop, all others animals are based on the parent. It is really easy to get a coop full of chickens. Chickens with 9 hearts give excellent eggs that sell for 150 each. Extra chickens can be sold to PoPoltry for 1000 each.

-Try to have a few bags of seeds for each season saved up. The seasons are on a 30 day schedule so that means the first day of a season can be when the shop is closed. Or worse, there is a festival the first day of the season, and the general store is closed on the second day. So you can't buy seeds to plan until the 3rd.

-Don't worry with trying to save and repeat the derby until you can race in it. Then bet on yourself.
Bombshell 5 Jul, 2021 @ 10:38am 
Why does Van not show up at the inn on wednesdays?? Does anyone else have this issue?
Mipham 13 Nov, 2020 @ 11:33am 
Is there a way to move faster? I played with my keyboard, now using a controller but still I´m moving so slow... :(
Rendang Tak Crispy 6 Nov, 2020 @ 11:15am 
dont you notice that if you pick the same item with the one that you hold, it's cancel the put-in-bag animation, make my harvesting time faster
Dragonofhonor 26 Oct, 2020 @ 9:36pm 
At the moment, the Spring Derby event randomizes the winners and payouts. So you can't save scum it.
酷娇 14 Sep, 2020 @ 6:19pm 
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Donofgames 9 Sep, 2020 @ 10:12pm 
Nice, this was helpful as I had no idea that Van was a person who came on a particular time because I never go to the Inn or the Plaza!