Harvest Moon: A New Beginning Progress Topic, also for questions and stuff Options

[Darth-Paper-Boy]

Character information:

Name: Jerome
Skin: White
Face: Normal
Hair: Wavy Perm
Color: Black
Eyes Gold
Gear: Boy's Overalls

Farm name: Beluga
Birthday: Summer 13th
Title: Egg-Stage Farmer

Current Date: Spring 15th
Money: 22329
Animals:
1 Cow, Manilo.

I think that's everything relevant... feel free to add anything I may've missed. Anyway, usually we have a similar topic when everyone's beginning to play a new game. s'fun to talk about experiences and have a place for quick questions to ask other players. Right now, I don't have too many people in town. After Neil showed up to give me my first cow, Iroha showed up a few days later. Hopefully since I have a blacksmith now I can start getting some actual work done instead of just gathering/farming stuff...

[Mizukithepanda]

Kay, so... some updates. (I've been playing a lot.)

My character's hair is now in girly pink pigtails thanks to Allen. I'm hoping he gets some more interesting hairstyles in later on. I'm particularly looking forward to a long, curly style.

Titles:
1st Year Novice
Apprentice Cook
Supreme Catcher

Current Date: Summer 14th
Money: 28k
Animals:
2 Cows, Saab and Toyota
2 Chickens (with a third on the way), Sony and JVC
12 Beehives, 5 Honey Bees and 7 Western Honey Bees
Sheet Music Found: 3
Town Renovation Plans: TRP#1 Complete, TRP#2 Complete, Preparations for TRP#3 about 80%, Construction 15%

Okay, so, if you're using the guide on Fogu, there is a rather fatal error in her page on the Town Renovation Plans. Every part where she says that you have to participate in a festival as a requirement, you simply have to make it possible to participate. For the first three plans, this means that you simply have to have an adult cow, an adult sheep, and fifteen villagers. Beyond that, there are no real dates that you have to stretch out your gameplay to accommodate. At this point, I don't know if the TRP portions where you have to win at certain festivals still stand, but I'm going to play as if they do. It'd suck to get caught unaware.

Also, once you start TRP#3, a second side to the village opens up. I have no intention of using it yet, as I still have space in the main part of town that I've blocked off to put new houses. I'm thinking that once I get people where I want them, I'll repave the roads in stones or brick and maybe create some little park-like sitting areas. Being able to decorate and choose where everything goes myself is kinda nice, I have to admit...

Oh yeah, and bees are awesome.