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Rack
post Nov 13 2009, 04:22 AM
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Hello! Let's get down to business!


Let's talk about: Your farm!

You start out with a little house, coop, and barn. You have a starting field with Tulips, Potatoes, and Lettuce growing. Even some Turnips ready to be harvested. To the east side of your field, you have six or so Cherry growing trees.

After Cain drops you off, Hamilton will show up. He gives you some books, and your watering can plus hoe. Now you can water and plant! To boot, a bag of nine turnips! Nice!

After exploring some, you'll find some mushrooms and assorted fruits/ herbs growing. Pick them for some early profit!

Speaking of your farm, you have a whole new set of controls to master! Unlike ToT where the camera was usually flat, it angles every which way, making watering and tilling no easy task. Not to fear, for the Z button is here! Press the Z button on your field to center in a way. This make watering and tilling much easier to control, but you move around painfully slow. Luckily, time seems to pause, giving you all the work time in the world! (Time also freezes indoors and when taking pictures with your camera)

Be sure to plant more turnips at the beginning, and if you happen to get your first cow on Day 1, be sure to buy extra fodder. Or go to Marimba Farm and buy grass seeds. Unlike ToT, you have to grow your own grass, just like in FoMT.
I'm not sure for what you do with chicken feed, but we'll worry about that later.

Money is easy to make. Foraging makes quick cash, and if you devil into the mines, getting some wonderfuls are a snap!
You start the game off with 1k in gold. Your farm looks free, but its really 5k! Don't worry, Natsume has borrowed this from Animal Crossing. You don't have to pay off your land that very moment. Take as much time as you need to make that much money, and pay it to Hamilton at the Town Hall.

Next time: The Town
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Rack
post Nov 14 2009, 11:07 PM
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Fran: Just keep going until you find it.
I, on the other hand. need to complete the Green Bell quest, and finish the Yellow Bell. And its only two days away from the circus.


Let's talk about the Garmon Mine!

As the title states, this part of Castenant is the Ganache Mine District of Animal Parade. There are only some differences (If you have played the game or watched the videos, you'll know why).
Here is the Blacksmiths, Accessory Store, General Store, the Goddess Spring, and the Carpentry.

The bachelorettes you meet here is (obviously) the Harvest Goddess, and I believe Pheobe.

The bachelors you meet are Owen and Julius. You can also meet Calvin here while on your quest with the Yellow Bell. After visiting TamTam Forest, you'll have Luke hanging around, swinging his axe (I swear he's gonna whack my head off my accident).

The animals you meet here are the snake, the bear, and her cub.

This is also the place you'll "find" the Red Bell. Get ready to spend a lot of time in the lower mine, cause you'll need it for the Red Bell request.

After you convince her, Mira will take over the Accessory Shop (Julius wasn't doing so well). Here, you can combine gems and ores to make jewerly. You can refine Wonderfuls and ores here, but it won't be cheap!

After you return the Red Bell to its frame, Bo will start to repair the mine cart. Bring him lunch for a few days until he's finished. Once fixed, the mine cart will become a short cut to Town and vise versa. Its a fast way of returning home from festivals in the plaza.

Later on, the Upper Garmon Mine will play two significant roles in the game: getting the Blue Feather and getting to the Harvest God's throne (until he activates the teleport runes that is). Good luck getting up there [Twi ;3]!

Up Next: Flute Fields.
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