A look inside, Rack's first observations of playing AP Options

[Rack]

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

[Rack]

Let's talk about Flute Fields a.k.a Kaval Meadow!

There is a lot on the Fields, so lets get going!

Flute Fields is east of your farm. Everything else is West and Northwest.

This is where AP's version of Brownie Ranch and Souffle Farm are located. They're called Horn Ranch and Marimba Farm.

The bachelorrettes you'll meet here are Renee and Anissa. You won't meet Anissa until after you ring the Yellow Bell.

The bachelors you meet are Gill, and he's now here officially, so you'll see him around town now and on your heart roster.

The Waterwheel, Windmill, Chase's House, Julius's House, a vacation house, and TamTam Forest are here.

The wild animals you'll meet are the baby boar and the squirrel. When its raining, you'll meet the frog by the river.

When you first visit Horn Ranch's barn, you'll meet up with Cain, who asks if you want a calf! There are three colors to choose from: Black, black and white, and brown. All grow up at the same pace, 15 days after you get them. That's a whole lot faster than ToT! Once grown, and at five hearts, you can ride your cow all over Castanet. Its unsure which animal is faster when riding, buts it nice to have a riding animal early in the game.

Your first visit to Marimba will have you witnessing a fight between Taylor and Craig. Taylor leaves, and Craig stomps away. Ruth will apologize for seeing that. After this, you can buy some seeds. If you got that calf from Cain, make sure you had bought some fodder, and buy some grass seeds since your here. Grass takes three full days to grow and re-grow, so try planting a big field if you can. Exit the house, and you'll meet up with Taylor outside. He'll give you some cabbage seeds to grow before leaving for a short trip. Taylor will also return after you ring the Yellow Bell. The morning after, Taylor will come to your door, saying he has returned and has started a seed delivery service.

The Windmill is on Horn Ranch. Here, you can grind up sugarcane, rocksalt, and coffee beans. The windier the day, the better sugar, salt, and coffee grinds you'll make. The Watermill is located by/ on the river. Get your corn, buckwheat, and wheat ground here. Rainy days decrease quality, but typhoons and snowstorms increase it. To save time, buy the Watermill on your farm from Dale. You can grind everything mentioned above here.

Wheat grows in Spring.
Corn and Sugarcane grow in Summer.
Coffee grows in Fall.
Buckwheat grows in Winter.
You can't buy wheat or corn until you ring the Yellow Bell. So find it, and ring it fast.

I'll give TamTam Forest its own post, so stick around!