Just got the game on PS5 this week.
Tap a couple oak trees as soon as you can and hold onto the oak resin. You’ll need a lot in the not so distant future.
Hoe the little wiggly worms you can sometimes find in the ground.
Watch tv every day, you get good tips and often learn cooking recipes. Though you can’t use the recipes until you upgrade your house later in the game.
Fishing can give a lot of money!
Use your sickle to cut the little bushes for a chance to get seeds to plant (free money)!
Enjoy the game! I have too many hours in this game. Playing it for the first time again would be such a joy!
ETA: Also go to the south and collect the spring onions to eat for energy before salmon berry season hits. Then go salmon berry hunting each possible day for a basically endless energy supply.
Don’t hesitate to consult the wiki, if you are feeling frustrated.
Also, take time to soak in the atmosphere of the game, which is literally the best thing about this game.
Also build a silo as soon as possible.
Just do you. The game isn't going to punish you if you "choose wrong stuff to do." I don't think the game even has a "fail condition"/"game over". Plant seeds, talk to people, bop some bats, and enjoy the ride.
My latest playthrough is on a multiplayer farm, where my kids and my partner drop in a few times a week. We just chill and do whatever we want. This is one of the best good vibes only games out there.
e: If you wanna POWER GAME to being rich, here's your crops:
SpY1: Turnips until the Egg Festival (ensure the last harvestable day is before that date). Buy as many strawberry seeds as you can. Plant them, sell the high quality ones, and save as many of the normal ones as you think you'll need to grind into seeds for your projected field size next Spring. Go make a spreadsheet from data on the Wiki if you're really hardcore.
SmY1: Blueberry time.
FaY1: Cranberry time.
WiY1: Go massacre the dungeons.
But that's not really what the game is about. You make friends with a couple dozen very cool folks, build a farm that looks cool as hell, reject capitalism, explore several dungeons, aid in some critical archeology, facilitate a violent revolution of the (1) proletarian against an invasion by outside powers, and FALL IN LOVE! 😍
You want to make as many artisan goods as you can, that's where the late game money comes from. Try to unlock the greenhouse as early as possible and then plant fruit trees around the rim of the farmable soil inside.
Just do whatever. You might stumble a bit for the first few days, but you'll have an idea what you want to do soon enough.
Plant some of every crop and keep some of every produce you make. People always want a melon at weird times and everything is a cooking ingredient.
There is no shame in looking up what people like as gifts.
Don't be scared to upgrade your tools as soon as you can because you might need them. The savings in energy and time will be worth it very very quickly.
Build a silo or two early and stock up on hay. Yes you can buy it in winter if you have to, but being prepared feels good ^^
Fishing becomes a lot easier once you get the better poles. Investing here early can be worth it. And if you hate fishing, crab pots are your friend.
