New Gameplay Guide

The long overdue gameplay guide is finally here. I'll probably posts more guides in the future if I ever get more time.

-- Some helpful items at the start --

WATCH

Bag: TOOLS 

Use: Use this item to show the current Season, Day, and Time.

How to Obtain: Given to you by your Mom at the start.

Tip: REGISTER this item to access easily by pressing SELECT buttons

PLATE

Bag: TOOLS 

Use: Use this item so you can eat anywhere in the game.

How to Obtain: Given to you by Elli at Meet the Family Event. 

EXP. SHARE

Bag: ITEMS 

Use: Pokemon holding this item will also gain exp points.

How to Obtain: At the CHEST next to your bed.

Tip: Another one will be given to you by ART during Mysterious Stone Event

-- Day, Time, and Seasons --

There are 30 days per season. Stores closes on specific days and that's where you'll find the store owners outside. Whiting out, from being defeated in battle will bring you to the next day.

Time moves when you move in between maps. NPCs are found across different areas of the map depending on time. You will automatically sleep if you stay up late.

There are four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Pokémon in Light Woods changes depending on time and season. 

-- Currency --

There are two currencies used in HarvestCraft: Gold and PokeMoney

-- Farming --

You can plant 1 type of seed that will grow into four different types of Apricorns. Each Type of Apricorns has their own lifespan and growth rate.

There are three status for the crops: Dry, Normal, Watered.

Normal: Default status when first planted. This means that it needs watering to increase growth stage.

Watered: The status of the crop after being watered. Make sure they're always on Watered status for them to grow.

Dry: If you left your crop in Normal status or unwatered, the next day their status will turn Dry. This means they need to be watered or else they die. 

Seasons can affect farming:

Summer: Crops are always on Dry status everyday so you must water them twice. Crops also grows faster during Summer.

Autumn: You'll get more harvest during this season more often.

Winter: The land is covered with snow so you can't really plant anything. This is a chance to focus on other stuff like Ranching and Mining.

-- Energy System --

The Player has a limited amount of energy that is needed when working on the farm. Doing some farm work reduces energy. If Energy reaches 0, the player can't do any work anymore.

Sleeping in the player's bed restores energy back to full. Max Energy depends on the badges the player has. Earning more badges lets players to gain more max Energy. 

Eating cooked items from PLATE or from INN also helps in restoring Energy in case of emergency.

-- Ranching --

Ranching Pokémon requires a lot of work. You'll have to feed all your ranch Pokémon one by one everyday. Forgetting to feed them will make them sick the next day. If a Ranch Pokémon is sick, heal them with a PKMN MDCN. You can buy PKMN MDCN from Torchic Poultry or Gogoat Ranch.

 

Feeding or Healing will use up your energy. Feeding them everyday will increase their affection towards you and will give more produce. If you forgot to feed them, they won't give you any produce.

There's two types of ranch Pokémon:

Torchic; Buy them at the Torchic Poultry for 10 Golds. They Produce Eggs and increases produce as their affection towards you increases. To reproduce Torchics, put an egg on the incubator. Those eggs will hatch in a few days.

Gogoat: You can buy Skiddos at the Gogoat Ranch for 20 Golds. Skiddos will eventually grow into Gogoats after a few days. You can get milk from Gogoats using a Bucket and increases produce as their affection towards you increases. To reproduce, use a MRCL Potion from the Gogoat Ranch to impregnate the Gogoats. They will give birth to another Skiddo after a few days.