|\___________________________________________________________________________ | | | Locations | | ___________________________________________________________________________| | / |/The village is divided into several large areas; these areas will be | further explained later in this guide. But for now, knowing the broad | groups should help you find your way around this brave new world. | |\____________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | Your Farm | | Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. Initially, your farm sure | qualifies for the label "humble" - a house, a field, and little else. But | have no fear, with your help (and maybe a little of mine) your humble abode | will soon be a bustling commercial hub. | | The three key things to note on your farm at this point are your house, | your field and the shipping box. While the house and field may be fairly | self-explanatory (or if they aren't, read on), the shipping box may be the | most crucial: anything you put in here will be sold by the next morning. | This is how you make money - put goods in the shipping bin. You'll find | later that there are also shipping bins available in the barn and chicken | coop for convenience. | | At the beginning of the game, you'll be given the option of where you would | like to put your initial farm, with three locations to choose from. For | information on the benefits and drawbacks of each plot, see under Your | Property (search for < YPR > without the spaces). | |\________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | The Village Area | | The hustling, bustling town center of the island. Well, it will be, at | least. Early on it can be fairly quiet - new villagers arrive as the game | progresses. Eventually, the village area will be the central commercial | location for buying seeds, buying clothes, celebrating festivals, meeting | the villagers, and pretty much everything else you could think of doing | in a small town such as this. Play your cards right, and you'll eventually | have your wedding in the church nearby. | |\____________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | The Beach | | The beach to the southwest (well, and just west, and just south - it is an | island, after all) is home to a fishing pier, soft sands, seashells and | the occasional fun-in-the-sun festival. Beyond that, though, it's a fairly | quiet area that you likely won't be visiting on a daily basis. | |\________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | The Woodlands | | The woodlands, to the northeast of the main area of the island, serve as a | midpoint between the bustling town center and the mountain peaks that | overlook the island. Here you'll find numerous wild animals as well as some | great spots to forage for herbs, mushrooms and either goodies for sale or | cooking. You'll also find several stumps and logs to jump for lumber for | use in your eventual home expansions. And don't forget about the peaceful | stream running through, there are certainly some notable fish jumping | around in there. | |\______________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | The Mountain | | And finally, up beyond the woodlands lies the mountain. Here you'll find | more foraging and animals, but more notably you'll find the mines where | you can dig (well, hammer) for precious stones and ores. Some festivals | occur up here as well, though it's notable that certain areas of the | mountain will be unaccessible until you complete certain other tasks. | | The mountain area also contains the Hot Spring - a single dip in the | Hot Spring will completely restore your stamina, but you can only utilize | the Hot Spring once per day. | |\________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | The Other Islands | | If you look at a map, you'll see there are three small islands off the | coast to the south. These islands are home to some of the Harvest Sprites, | key characters in your quest to reawaken the Harvest Goddess that has | left the island. | | The two islands directly south are named East and West Gull Island; the | island further to the east is named Toucan Island. This island is | especially notable, as Selena arrives from here and there is a small inn | on the island, selling rare seeds and fruits. You'll gain access to these | islands as you progress through the goddess quest. |
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