Rune Factory 5 is a day-to-day farming (and life) simulator with a lot of RPG elements mixed into it. Due to the sheer number of things you can craft, level, collect, and subjugate—it’s easy to get lost in the mechanics. Where do you pour your 24 hours into? How can you pursue the Rigbarth resident of your dreams? When should you progress the story? There’s a lot to do in this game, so here are a couple of tips and tricks to optimize your Rigbarth experience.
Rune Factory 5 - Beginner’s Guide & Things You Should Know
Abuse the hot spring early game
After you join SEED, Livia gives you theBeginner’s Crest. The Beginner’s Crest will let youtake bathsin Murakumo’s inn for freeuntil level 25. Baths refill HP and RP and will also cure fatigue, colds, and other illnesses. You don’t need to sleep at all, allowing you to maximize your 24 hours without any consequences.
Sleep just before 1AM
Once your level is higher than 25, go to bed before1am. If you sleep after that, your character will wake upfatiguedthe following day. Fatigue increases RP consumption. A related tip to this, however, is to maximize your days and not sleep until the very last minute.
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Herbs and grass count as fertilizer
The game informs you that you can throw away weeds into the fertilizer bin to keep your soil healthy. However, did you know that herbs and grasses can be tossed into the fertilizer bin as well? Weeds aren’t always accessible, but herbs and grasses grow inches away from your farm every morning. If you have very big farms, herbs and grasses-created fertilizers can keep your crops happy.
A sickle will help you grow higher-level crops
Instead of harvesting a crop, cut them with asickleto obtain aseedthat’sone level higherthan the one you planted. Shipping crops and flowers of a certain level will allow the General Store and Ludmilla’s flower shop to sell seeds of a similar level.
The farm dragons don’t have seasons
Don’t bother contemplating whether it is the Earth, Wind, or Terra Dragon that holds the Spring soil—all five dragons follow your calendar’s season. Even the Water Dragon, as cold as its farm may be, is Summer when it’s Summer. Never plant out-of-season crops on them!
Lucas can level up your spells
Reloading the game resets minerals
If you’re mining for precious materials like Gold, Platinum, andStarfall Seeds,savejust after you’ve mined those ores andreloadyour save file. The ore should spawn back.
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