Hey GAF, I've been following this thread and enjoying the conversation. Thought I'd finally jump in and log on. It's been awhile since I played a new game while everyone else was playing it.
One thing I did early to make some money was create several of those recycle machines, then fish up old CDs and broken glasses. These turn into refined quartz that sell for 50g each. The beauty of this is that you can use that little pond on your farm as a fishing hole. You don't need to waste time walking to your favorite fishing spot and it doesn't trigger that mini game which also wastes time. Because of this, you can end up fishing a lot of junk. Broken CDs and broken glasses turn into refined quartz but the driftwood sometimes turns into coal, and soggy newspapers sometimes turn into cloth (300g+ each). That black junk also sometimes turns into coal too.
Clay was also something I needed early. Can't remember for what, but around level 10 in the mine, you can use a hoe and dig under the dirt there, and you will find plenty of clay.
Sometimes you'll see rapid little ripples of water in the ocean in one spot. If you can throw your line into this, the fish bite extremely often. I ended up getting half a day's worth of fish just by throwing my line into it and kept getting fish biting almost immediately. If you see one while fishing off the pier, stop and drop whatever you are doing and try to get your line into it.
If you plant that starter grass in 4 or 5 bald areas of your farm, your farm will be overrun with grass by the end of two seasons. I wish there were a way to remove all the hay from your silo at once and sell it, but selling hay doesn't net you any profit.
You should turn on the TV and watch that Sauce Mama show every day because that's how you learn a lot of recipes. Also, build the bridge on the beach so you can go to the tidal pool and pick up coral for free.
Thanks for the advice about planting blueberries!
I'm just starting the winter season now and loving the game so far.
One thing I did early to make some money was create several of those recycle machines, then fish up old CDs and broken glasses. These turn into refined quartz that sell for 50g each. The beauty of this is that you can use that little pond on your farm as a fishing hole. You don't need to waste time walking to your favorite fishing spot and it doesn't trigger that mini game which also wastes time. Because of this, you can end up fishing a lot of junk. Broken CDs and broken glasses turn into refined quartz but the driftwood sometimes turns into coal, and soggy newspapers sometimes turn into cloth (300g+ each). That black junk also sometimes turns into coal too.
Clay was also something I needed early. Can't remember for what, but around level 10 in the mine, you can use a hoe and dig under the dirt there, and you will find plenty of clay.
Sometimes you'll see rapid little ripples of water in the ocean in one spot. If you can throw your line into this, the fish bite extremely often. I ended up getting half a day's worth of fish just by throwing my line into it and kept getting fish biting almost immediately. If you see one while fishing off the pier, stop and drop whatever you are doing and try to get your line into it.
If you plant that starter grass in 4 or 5 bald areas of your farm, your farm will be overrun with grass by the end of two seasons. I wish there were a way to remove all the hay from your silo at once and sell it, but selling hay doesn't net you any profit.
You should turn on the TV and watch that Sauce Mama show every day because that's how you learn a lot of recipes. Also, build the bridge on the beach so you can go to the tidal pool and pick up coral for free.
Thanks for the advice about planting blueberries!
I'm just starting the winter season now and loving the game so far.
