Rune Factory

[Trippy]

Wait, so if I don't pick my fruit and don't water it it will still just crank out runes for me every day?

Indeed it will.

Make sure, though, that you harvest your single-season outdoor "rune plots" before the turn of seasons otherwise they'll turn to weeds.

[voodoolily]

Yeah I always grow/harvest crops in front of my house for the food and profits, plus Rosetta loves me more when I use the ship box instead of selling at the store. I got her up to 3 love points! Plus since my Mama monster waters my crops (albeit, like a high-functioning retard - it waters the blank spots too) I don't hafta use up all my rp tending my fields.

[voodoolily]

btw my friend code is 7213-4505-6914-1000.

[Rendakor]

Anyone still playing this? I had looked at it before but never got around to picking it up. Saw the positive comments here and decided I'd pick it up tonite.

[Signe]

I don't think people are going to stop playing this one any time soon. 

[Xanthippe]

btw my friend code is 7213-4505-6914-1000.

No, that's your WiFi Connection ID.

Here's how you find your friend code (I had to look it up because I didn't know).

-- Enter the seashell
-- click on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
-- back to disconnect (it has to save the info on the DS to the game card)
-- choose Friend Roster
-- choose Add

You will see your friend code on the top screen.



Here's mine: 5198-0036-7979

(Just entered Misty Bloom, so I have aquamarines if you need some).

[voodoolily]

How incredibly not intuitive.

My friend code is 4381-9593-2542. I play mostly in the evenings PST.

Boy, you weren't kidding about mining for the $$! I banked about $100K just in a few hours of grinding this evening after work! And "tomorrow" is the big treasure hunt. I'll be sure and save before bed so I can restart in case I lose. 

[ArtificialKid]

This game is pure awesome.

That said, I'm only a few days in and does anyone know how to check how much wood I have?

[Xanthippe]

How incredibly not intuitive.

Yes, there's quite a few not intuitive things in this game.  I struggled to figure out how to eat things at first (but then, I don't usually read direction booklets).

Boy, you weren't kidding about mining for the $$! I banked about $100K just in a few hours of grinding this evening after work! And "tomorrow" is the big treasure hunt. I'll be sure and save before bed so I can restart in case I lose. 

Make sure you use Teleport and that cave exit spell.  You know where the thing is, right?  (If not, pm me, and I'll tell you).  If you win 2nd prize, you can get 100k wood or something like that.

[Xanthippe]

This game is pure awesome.

That said, I'm only a few days in and does anyone know how to check how much wood I have?

--- Hit Start

--- Hit R 3 times and look at the top screen - shows date, money, house lvl, wood, monsters, feed

Hitting start is also a good way to pause the game.

[ArtificialKid]

Ooohhh awesome, thank you!  Only, uh... 1900 wood to go *sigh*

[voodoolily]

Make sure you use Teleport and that cave exit spell.  You know where the thing is, right?  (If not, pm me, and I'll tell you).  If you win 2nd prize, you can get 100k wood or something like that.

Yeah, I used the Teleport trick to get to the entrance of the cave then again to my house to save the extra jog. I had a time of 49' which granted me the 1000 pieces of wood. This after I tried four or five times to find the "dead end" in Toros cave. How embarassing! 

[voodoolily]

This game is pure awesome.

That said, I'm only a few days in and does anyone know how to check how much wood I have?

--- Hit Start

--- Hit R 3 times and look at the top screen - shows date, money, house lvl, wood, monsters, feed

Hitting start is also a good way to pause the game.

You can also just touch the screen on the tab you want to look at. The tab with the veggies is the one that shows wood, money, animal feed, etc. on the top screen.

[voodoolily]

Where is everyone in the game? I saved Ceci recently from Clemens, but haven't fought the boss yet. I just started forging and stuff, but the "having to wait a week for recipe books" is getting old.

I came up with a handy trick if you take Tundr with you to caves: walk him through a patch of marsh and he'll keep buffing you while keeping himself healed while he's poisoned.

[Trippy]

I'm almost at the third weekend of Summer (year 1) and have just started exploring the second cave. So basically way behind you and Xanthippe.

[voodoolily]

Tame the moster that shoots water at you. It looks like a blue ghost. This is Tundr.

[Xanthippe]

I'm almost at the third weekend of Summer (year 1) and have just started exploring the second cave. So basically way behind you and Xanthippe.

I haven't played for a couple of weeks, so I'm still in Winter and the cave that you can only get to in winter.  Haven't beaten the boss yet.  It's also the only cave for a certain gem - I don't recall which, but if you need some let me know, I can trade them to you.

From what I can tell though, you probably can't do much with them until you get to winter anyway,  because your crafting won't be that high until then.

[ArtificialKid]

Flying out to the LA office next week, this will get plenty of my free time.

[voodoolily]

I haven't played for a couple of weeks, so I'm still in Winter and the cave that you can only get to in winter.  Haven't beaten the boss yet.  It's also the only cave for a certain gem - I don't recall which, but if you need some let me know, I can trade them to you.

From what I can tell though, you probably can't do much with them until you get to winter anyway,  because your crafting won't be that high until then.

I just finished that cave yesterday. It is the only source for aquamarine so far (also for emeralds, but there may others). I've used it to grind out some brooches and rings, but they aren't really good for much. The boss is pretty easy. The next cave is fun.

Rosetta has 10 friendship points and 9 love points for me!! I might get hitched soon!

[Xanthippe]

Rosetta has 10 friendship points and 9 love points for me!! I might get hitched soon!

Why the rush?  Rumor has it that Rosetta's pretty easy.

[schild]

It's also rumored that Rosetta can unlock the secrets of the universe. Or at the very least, the Dead Sea Scrolls.

[voodoolily]

Rosetta has 10 friendship points and 9 love points for me!! I might get hitched soon!

Why the rush?  Rumor has it that Rosetta's pretty easy.

I know, I'm just excited to have an option.