Tips For Game Play
Collect flowers as much as possible. They are a good gift to give to the npcs. Many like them except for violets which some npcs are allergic to and Charles doesn't like flowers because he is allergic. They are a also a good way to restore energy in the beginning.
Hoard your resources.
Check the errand boards daily. It's an easy way to make money if you have the items already in your inventory.
Rain days are perfect for getting longer task downs. Such as going into the mines or into the ocean for diving.
First fish, bug, or fossil needs to go to the museum. it will help the town rank improve which unlocks more seeds and shops.
The Bath House will refill your energy, so you can do more things. Unlock it as soon as possible. The hot spring is restored the night after the player completes two offerings at lake temple.
Museum
You can donate artifacts, gems, critters, insects, fish and more here. Donations are put on display here. The Museum opens on the third day of Spring of the first year. Each donation will contribute 3 Museum points. On top of that, each completion of the whole set of artifacts, fossils, gems, insects, fish, and ocean critter will contribute 40 Museum points.
A better and bigger version of the museum is available after completing the Pickstarter Launch Quest, also unlocks museum way-point, Soft Bristle Brush, earn 50 Museum points and 70 friendship points with all townies.
Museum Milestone Rewards
# of Donations Rewards 1 Nothing 5 Candied Tree Seed x3 10 8x Potato Seeds 20 20x Glass 30 5x Bronze Ore, 10x Bronze Kelp 40 Tapper 50 Sprinkler 1 60 5x Explosive 1, 5x Vortexantor 1 70 Dragonfruit Seedling 80 5x Silver Ore, 10x Silver Kelp 90 8x Pumpkin Seeds 100 5x Fish Tacos 120 Javanese Bed, Javanese Chair, Javanese small table 140 10x Snowdrop Seeds 160 5x Gold Ore, 10x Gold Kelp 180 5x Rope 200 Stamina Fruit 225 Beach Gazebo 250 5x Explosive 3,5x Vortexantor 3 275 5x Osmium Ore, 10x Osmium Kelp 300 Auto SFH 325 Prickly Backpack 340 Magical Unicorn Suit
Town Rank
Increasing the town rank unlocks new items in different shops. To increase your town rank you need to earn merits. This will take a while.
Ways to increase town rankDonate items to musuem
Attend Festivals
Community Errands
Clean up the ocean floorTown RankE: 401 Points RequiredUnlocks New Seeds & Seedlings at Sam's General Store
Unlock Ducks & Sheep at Ranch
Unlocks Tier 1 R&D Laboratory
New Clothing at White Flamingo
Unlock Pet Adoption at Pet Shelter
New Items at Raja's Coffee Corner
New Items at Ranch
Earn 300 Merits
Gain 70 Friendship PointsD: 700 Points Required New Seeds at Sam's General Store
Unlocks Goat & Quail at Ranch
Unlock Tier 2 R&D at Laboratory
New Clothing at White Flamingo
New Decors at Furniture Store
New Items at Raja's Coffee Corner
Earn 400 Merits
Gain 85 Friendship PointsC: 762 Points RequiredNew Seeds, Saplings, and Winter Seeds at Sam's General Store
Unlocks Pig & Peafowl at Ranch
Unlocks Tier 3 R&D at Laboratory
New Clothing at White Flamingo
New Decor at Furniture Store
New Items at Laboratory
Earn 500 Merits
Gains 100 Friendship PointsB: 745 Points Required Unlocks Llama & Luwak at Ranch
New Clothing at White Flamingo
New Decors at Furniture Store
New Items at Blacksmith
New Items at Carpenter
New Items at Laboratory
New Items at Sam's General Store
Earn 600 Merits
Gain 125 Friendship PointsA: 795 Points Required New Clothing at White Flamingo
New Decors at Furniture Store
Earns 700 Merits
Gains 150 Friendship PointsS: 737 Points Required TBA
How to get all the points to raise your town rankThe town rank points are divided into three categories. Museum, Ocean, and Heritage. Museums points are earned from donations. Ocean points are earned from resorting corals. Heritage points are gained from completing temple offerings.
Museum has a total of 1506 Points you can get. Ocean has a total of 1200 Points you can get. Heritage has a total of 1428 points you can get.Not all of these points are currently attainable
When a player reaches Town Rank A, the Town Hall in the Community Center will unlock the ability to build attractions around the island to promote tourism and boost town rank in pursuit of Town Rank S.There are 10 attractions to build, and each attraction requires a unique combination of items to unlock. The first 7 attractions are available to build when Attractions are unlocked, the final 3 attractions require completion of the Recreation Center. Various townspeople are designated as contractors for each attraction and will be busy for the duration of the build time.
1:Solar Garden
2:Town Mural
3:Hot Air Balloon
4:Mrs. Ramen
5:Inn Heated Swimming Pool
6:Junior Upcyclers
7:Recreation Center
8:Coral Cinema
9:Mini Golf
10:Arcade Center
Ocean
The ocean is home to a variety of corals, fish and other sea life, as well as the merfolk kingdom.The ocean is divided into 5 zones based on their depth and walled off from each other by black growths caused by the oil spill. By resorting the areas by collecting solar orbs and activating the beacons, you unlock access to greater depths.
Se Pulu (10m) Bronze Kelp can be gathered here.
The 10-20m zone is further divided into four areas (listed counter-clockwise from upper left):
Natural Area
Herding Area
Orchestra Area
Jellyfish AreaDua Pulu (20m) Aver activating 20 beacons in the 10-20m zone, you are able to move on to the 20-30m zone. Silver Kelp can be gathered here
The 20-30m zone is further divided into four areas (listed counter-clockwise from left):
Seahorse Area
Herding Area
Orchestra Area
Kelp ForestMerfolk Kingdom (30m)This zone is entirely occupied by the merfolk kingdom.
Empat Pulu (40m) Gold Kelp can be fathered here.
The 40-50m zone is further divided into six areas (listed counter-clockwise from bottom):
Unnamed Area 1
Unnamed Area 3
Yoga Retreat
Unnamed Area 5
Mid Area
Orchestra AreaLima Pulu (50m) Osmium Kelp can be gathered here.
The 50-60m zone is further divided into five areas (listed counter-clockwise from bottom):
Unnamed Area 1
Orchestra Area
Unnamed Area 4
Mid Area
Unnamed Area 5
Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3182881680
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