Gray
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nov 07, 2007 6:58 amedited by Author | nov 08, 2007 3:20 am
K, I edited this today so I guess there will no more typographical errors now… Haha… Sorry about this… ><
Before I start… The Cursed tools can be found in WINTER MINE OR LAKE MINE, I apologize about that ><
LAKE OR WINTER MINE
The Lake or Winter Mine contains gems instead of ores.
The gems that can be found in the Winter Mine are as follows:
Agate 62G found on all floors except B50, B100, B150 and B200
Amethyst 60G found on all floors except B50, B100, B150 and B200
Fluorite 65G found on all floors except B50, B100, B150 and B200
Peridot 68G found on all floors except B50, B100, B150 and B200
Topaz 75G found on all floors except B50, B100, B150 and B200
Ruby 78G found on all floors except B50, B100, B150 and B200
Emeralds 80G found on all floors with 5 as last digit: B5, B15, etc. and on some floors with 0 as the last digit, such as B40, B60, B80, B120, B140, B160,
B180, B255 *
Moon Stone 55G found on all floors with 8 as the last digit: B8, B18, B28, etc.
Sand Rose 60G found on all floors with 9 as the last digit: B9, B19, B29, etc.
Diamonds 100G found on B10, B20, B30* , B70, B90, B110, B130, B170, B190,
B200, B210, B220
Pink Diamonds 10,000G found on B30, B70, B90, B110, B130, B170, B190
Alexandrite 10,000G found on B50, B100, B150, B200, B251
*N.B. On floors with 0 as the last digit not listed above, one finds either Emeralds or Diamonds, never both. I believe from my own experience that
Emeralds are found on the floors where Kappa gems are to be found, and that
Diamonds are found on the other floors ending in 0
Other gems and items found in the Winter Mine:
Power Berry found on B19
Kappa Jewels (no monetary value, cannot be shipped) found on B0, B40, B60, B80,
B120, B140, B160, B180, B255 (until all of them are found, they have no use whatsoever); when you have all of them, they will be transformed into the Kappa
Gem, which will combat Fatigue
Cursed Tools (cannot be shipped and thus have no monetary value, but they can
be transformed into the Blessed Tools and doing this is the prerequisite for finding any of the Mythic Stones; the Cursed Tools are found by digging with your hoe) on B29 (Cursed Fishing Rod), B39 (Cursed Hoe), B49 (Cursed Axe), B59, (Cursed Hammer), B69 (Cursed Watering Can) and B79 (Cursed Sickle)
Transforming Cursed Tools to Blessed with the Greatest of Ease
I have dealt with this issue somewhat in my Events Calendar, but here are my solutions to the Cursed Tool problem:
To lift the Curse from the Cursed Fishing Pole and the Cursed Axe, each must be used 255 times. That will sap your energy if you try to do it in an ordinary situation. TAKE THEM BOTH TO THE NEXT FESTIVAL!
Take both Cursed Fishing Rod and Cursed Axe to the next Festival and then equip and use each 255 times in succession. You can transform both tools from Cursed to Blessed in a single Festival!
I cannot imagine being able to gain the Cursed Tools before the Winter of your first year. That is the soonest I ever have been able to do it, so the first festival was the Noodle Festival on 30 Winter. I went home with a Blessed Fishing Rod, a Blessed Axe and 9 buckwheat flours that night.
Carter is in the Confessional on Mondays after 1.00 in the afternoon and is in the Confessional on all rainy afternoons. Take your Cursed Hoe and your Cursed Watering Can to the Confessional on the first possible afternoon and make certain that you have 20,000G. By equipping one of those Cursed Tools and entering the Confessional 10 times for that tool, it will be transformed into a Blessed tool. Perform the same process with the other Cursed tool and you will leave the Church with a Blessed Hoe and a Blessed Watering Can.
The most difficult transformations are with respect to the Cursed Hammer and the Cursed Sickle. These must be equipped for 10 days each before the curse will be lifted on the morning of the 11th day. The horrible part of it is that once you have equipped one of these tools, you cannot unequip it for any reason, or you will have to start the process over again. That means that you cannot milk your cows, shear your sheep or plant any seeds or fish for 10 days.
Make certain that you have hired a Sprite to milk your cows and shear your sheep during this period or you will lose quite a bit of income. I equipped the Cursed Sickle near the end of a season, so that it actually was of some use in scything dead crops and cutting grass. I equipped the Cursed Hammer at the end of winter, though, because I was eager to obtain the Blessed Hammer. I was able to mine each day in the Winter Mine, but I could not go underground at all obviously. Instead, I would simply re-enter the mine when I had exhausted all gems on that floor.
THE MYTHIC TOOLS: HOW TO ACQUIRE THEM AND USE THEM
The Benefits of the Mythic Tools
The Mythic Tools use more energy than others, but there are some cases where they actually are preferable.
With the Mythic Hammer, you will be able to smash all boulders on Mother's Hill near the Lake with a single blow. That clears a path to a secret fishing spot, which may or may not be of value. Gaining access to the path, however, has one definite advantage: In the Autumn, you will find another truffle there.
With the Mythic Fishing Rod, you have a much better chance of catching Pirate's Treasure in Summer and Fossil of Fish in the Autumn. These are very valuable items that are caught when fishing at the Beach.
With the Mythic Axe, you will be able to chop all wood in your field with a single blow. This is of limited value, as you probably will have cleared your field completely of wood long before you acquire the Mythic Axe. It will chop ALL branches and stumps throughout the forest and mountain areas in a single blow, but this is to be avoided as it will anger Gotz immensely.
With the Mythic Sickle, you will be able to clear your field of all dead crops and weeds at the end of each season much faster than you could with any other sickle.
N.B. When you give a Blessed Tool to Saibara to upgrade to a Mythic Tool, do not forget that you still retain a comparable Mystrille Tool! I once foolishly forgot that I could have gone to the mine with my Mystrille Hammer during the two days that my Blessed Hammer was in the shop being upgraded to Mythic level.
If you upgrade all of your tools by the Winter season of your first year, you will be able to find the Cursed Tools in the Winter Mine. When you have found all the Cursed Tools and transformed them into the Blessed Tools, you will be able to find Mythic Stones in the Spring Mine. Mythic Stones are worth 20000G each. They are necessary to transform your Blessed Tools into the Mythic Tools, the most powerful tools in MFoMT. By upgrading your tools as quickly as possible, you will be able to have the Mythic Tools by the middle of Spring of your second year.
Once you have a kitchen and all kitchen accessories, the best items to prepare and take with you are Lattes, either Fruit or Vegetable. You can make the most powerful Lattes by following these recipes:
Fruit Latte (Basic): Mixer, Apple, Milk (S)
Fruit Latte (Best): Mixer, Sugar, Salt; Honey, Apple, Strawberries, Pineapple, Wild Grape, Milk (S)
Vegetable Latte (Basic): Mixer; one of the following: Cucumber, Cabbage, Milk (S)
Vegetable Latte (Best): Mixer, Salt; Carrot, Cucumber, Spinach, Cabbage,
Tomato, Milk (S)
I measured the strength of restorative foods by counting the number of times I could use a tool afterwards. With the best fruit or vegetable latte, I was able to use a hammer or hoe 31 times before turning blue. No other ordinary food item gave me more energy and strength.
The Mechanics of Efficient Mining
No matter which method you employ, there is one fact that is worth knowing: stairs never will be situated next to the wall of the mine nor will they be situated adjacent to the other (ascending) set of stairs. You therefore need not waste any energy or time searching in those locations. If you have not found any stairs and you have searched every other space, you can be certain that there are NO descending stairs on that floor. You will not find them next to the other set of stairs nor directly next to any of the walls. On the other hand, black grass and Cursed Tools sometimes will be found at those locations, so if you are searching for black grass or a Cursed Tool, dig in EVERY space with your hoe.
There are three different ways to mine:
1. Mining by placing your fate in the hands of the Harvest Goddess
For the purist, this probably is the only way to mine. You save your game only
at the start of the expedition and at the end of it. As the location of stairs
and items is random, you may or may not be able to descend to a specific level
and you may or may not find the item or items that you seek. Mining in this
fashion can be extremely frustrating, however, and your energy and patience
will be exhausted quite rapidly, unless you happen to have the proverbial
patience of a saint.
2. Mining with one journal or diary slot
If you are using your two 'save' slots for two different games, you will have
limited success in finding the items you seek, but you have a far better chance
than the purist, if you follow these instructions:
Step 1. Save your game as soon as you enter the Mine, but only if there is no
stone obstructing the entrance. If a stone obstructs the entrance, exit and
return to find a new configuration;
Step 2. Use your hoe to search for the stairs and any black grass but when
you find them, DO NOT SAVE! Instead:
Step 3. Reload your game and immediately go to the places where you found the
stairs and black grass to use your hoe only to uncover these items. Save your
game now.
Step 4. Go down the stairs but do not save your game unless you see a clear
path before you. In other words, if you have to smash stones in order to be
able to move or the only clear spaces are those next to the stairs that led you
here, reload without saving and descend to a new configuration. Keep doing
this until you get a configuration that offers a reasonable chance of finding
the stairs without having to smash any or more than one or two stones. The
more energy you save, the lower you will be able to descend. As soon as you
find a configuration you like, SAVE your game!
Step 5. Use your hoe to find the stairs but do not save. If you do not find
the stairs on any of the spaces that are free from stones, change to the Hammer
and smash whatever stones you must to find the stairs. When you find the
stairs, do not save, but rather reload, then go immediately to the space where
the stairs are to be found, uncover them, and SAVE.
Step 6. Descend the stairs but again, do not save your game until you find a
configuration that you like. Then save immediately, and repeat the process...
Step 7. When you reach a floor with ores, gems or items that you want, do not
save until you have found the item, gem, ore or black grass. I save after
finding EACH gem, ore or item. That way, no energy is wasted. It is a memory
game, really. Find the items that you seek but do not save, then reload and go
immediately to the locations where you found the items you want.
N.B. Remember always that the location of items and stairs is entirely random.
If you only use one slot for your journal or diary, you may not find the item
and you may not be able to descend to the level that is your goal. It is far
better, if you have the option of doing so, to use BOTH slots for one game at
least until you have found the Teleport Stone, which cannot be done until you
reach your third year.
3. Mining with two Slots
This is by far the most efficient way to perform mining operations. You are
guaranteed success when you mine in the following manner:
Step 1. Enter the mine and if there is no stone obstructing your passage,
save immediately in BOTH slots;
Step 2. Ground Floor: Playing in Slot 1, use your hoe to find the stairs and
any Black Grass, but do not save; Reload Slot 1 and find the stairs and Black
Grass immediately, then save the game in BOTH slots; if you find that you have
to use your hammer to smash more than one or two stones in order to reach the
location of the stairway, DO NOT SAVE at all but instead, exit the mine and
return to a new configuration which you then will save in BOTH slots. Now you
have two identical games in Slot 1 and Slot 2; you will save this way, in both
slots, only when you have uncovered the stairs on a particular floor, but then
you will always go on to explore using Slot 1. This prevents confusion and
prevents you from saving at the wrong time.
Step 3. Playing in Slot 1, descend the stairs to the next floor and save
immediately if you like the configuration; find the location of the stairs,
but do not save the game. Instead, reload the game in Slot 1 and immediately
uncover the stairs, then SAVE the game in BOTH slots. If you find that there
are no stairs, or if the stairs are difficult to reach, requiring much use of
your Hammer, do not save this game, but load the game that is in Slot 2 and
descend the stairs again... If the configuration looks good, save the game in
SLOT 1, not 2. Never play the game using Slot 2 when you are mining. Use that
slot only as a 'pure' backup at a place that allows you to find an entirely new
level.
Step 4. Keep playing the game in Slot 1, but save in both slots every time
you finally uncover the stairs using the fewest steps (in other words, the
second time you uncover the stairs).
The main reason for using two slots in this fashion is that there are floors
without any stairs. If you use only one slot, you will be unable to descend to
a lower level and will have to start again at the ground floor. Moreover, if
you are looking for special items such as Cursed Tools, Goddess or Kappa
Jewels, Mythic Stones or the Teleport Stone, they will not necessarily be
present, even if you are on the designated floor of the mine. By using two
slots for your game, you will be able to load an entirely new floor and sooner
or later, you WILL find the item you seek.
Example: The Cursed Fishing Rod is found on the 29th floor of the Winter Mine
only after all your tools have been upgraded to Mystrille. If you are mining
using two slots, you will go down to B29 and save immediately in Slot 1. Then
you will look for two things: the stairs to B30 and the Cursed Fishing Rod.
Both are found by digging with your Hoe. If, however, you dig in every space
and find only one of these things or neither, you can load the game in Slot 2,
and find yourself back on the 28th floor. Descend to a new 29th floor and save
this game in Slot 1, overwriting the game where the stairs and/or Cursed
Fishing Rod do not exist. By saving the new game only in Slot 1, you maintain
your access back to the 28th floor in case the new 29th floor does not have
stairs and/or the Cursed Fishing Rod. Once you have found BOTH the Cursed
Fishing Rod and the stairs, you can save the game in both slots, but remember
only to do this after reloading and going immediately to the locations where
they are to be found.
N.B. The location of the stairs and the Cursed Tools can change, although this
is rare: when you reload, most of the time, you will find them in the same
locations as before, but once in a very great while, the stairs and/or tool
have moved to a new location. Do not panic if you reload your game and do not
find the stairs or Cursed tool where you found them previously. Go ahead and
search for them again and then, playing as usual, reload and return to that
position to find them. Really, though, this does not occur often. I have only
encountered it with respect to floors that contain Cursed Tools, never on other
floors.
When you first begin the game, you will be able to reach only the Spring Mine.
Moreover, you will be able to carry only three items and three tools until you
obtain enough money to purchase a larger rucksack. The first rucksack you can
purchase from the supermarket will cost 3000G. After you have purchased that,
you will be able to purchase a larger rucksack for 5000G and a basket for
5000G. The first rucksack will allow you to carry a total of 5 items and 5
tools. The second one will allow you to carry a total of 9 items and 9 tools.
The basket holds 30 items, but you will not be able to see these items once
you have placed them in the basket nor will you be able to retrieve them. By
placing the basket on your head and choosing the Menu option of looking at your
rucksack, you will be able to discover how many items currently are in the
basket. If an item is in your rucksack, you will be able to use it or discard
it. You can do neither with items in the basket. |
Gray
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nov 07, 2007 7:01 amedited by Author | nov 08, 2007 3:27 am
The Mechanics of Efficient Mining
No matter which method you employ, there is one fact that is worth knowing: stairs never will be situated next to the wall of the mine nor will they be situated adjacent to the other (ascending) set of stairs. You therefore need not waste any energy or time searching in those locations. If you have not found any stairs and you have searched every other space, you can be certain that there are NO descending stairs on that floor. You will not find them next to the other set of stairs nor directly next to any of the walls. On the other hand, black grass and Cursed Tools sometimes will be found at those locations, so if you are searching for black grass or a Cursed Tool, dig in EVERY space with your hoe.
There are three different ways to mine:
1. Mining by placing your fate in the hands of the Harvest Goddess
For the purist, this probably is the only way to mine. You save your game only
at the start of the expedition and at the end of it. As the location of stairs
and items is random, you may or may not be able to descend to a specific level
and you may or may not find the item or items that you seek. Mining in this
fashion can be extremely frustrating, however, and your energy and patience
will be exhausted quite rapidly, unless you happen to have the proverbial
patience of a saint.
2. Mining with one journal or diary slot
If you are using your two 'save' slots for two different games, you will have
limited success in finding the items you seek, but you have a far better chance
than the purist, if you follow these instructions:
Step 1. Save your game as soon as you enter the Mine, but only if there is no
stone obstructing the entrance. If a stone obstructs the entrance, exit and
return to find a new configuration;
Step 2. Use your hoe to search for the stairs and any black grass but when
you find them, DO NOT SAVE! Instead:
Step 3. Reload your game and immediately go to the places where you found the
stairs and black grass to use your hoe only to uncover these items. Save your
game now.
Step 4. Go down the stairs but do not save your game unless you see a clear
path before you. In other words, if you have to smash stones in order to be
able to move or the only clear spaces are those next to the stairs that led you
here, reload without saving and descend to a new configuration. Keep doing
this until you get a configuration that offers a reasonable chance of finding
the stairs without having to smash any or more than one or two stones. The
more energy you save, the lower you will be able to descend. As soon as you
find a configuration you like, SAVE your game!
Step 5. Use your hoe to find the stairs but do not save. If you do not find
the stairs on any of the spaces that are free from stones, change to the Hammer
and smash whatever stones you must to find the stairs. When you find the
stairs, do not save, but rather reload, then go immediately to the space where
the stairs are to be found, uncover them, and SAVE.
Step 6. Descend the stairs but again, do not save your game until you find a
configuration that you like. Then save immediately, and repeat the process...
Step 7. When you reach a floor with ores, gems or items that you want, do not
save until you have found the item, gem, ore or black grass. I save after
finding EACH gem, ore or item. That way, no energy is wasted. It is a memory
game, really. Find the items that you seek but do not save, then reload and go
immediately to the locations where you found the items you want.
N.B. Remember always that the location of items and stairs is entirely random.
If you only use one slot for your journal or diary, you may not find the item
and you may not be able to descend to the level that is your goal. It is far
better, if you have the option of doing so, to use BOTH slots for one game at
least until you have found the Teleport Stone, which cannot be done until you
reach your third year.
A NOTE ABOUT ENERGY AND MINING
Use of the Mythic Tools will require more energy than any ordinary tools. If
you are using your Mythic Hoe and Mythic Hammer to mine, you may find that it
is best to take a couple of fruit or vegetable lattes in your rucksack, even if
you found it unnecessary to use anything but black grass found in the mines to
restore your energy in the past using ordinary tools.
How to make 100,000,000G in one day
To do this, you must have the following:
1. You must have at least 10,000,000G which may not be easy to acquire until
you reach your second year.
2. You must have connected to Another Wonderful Life, thus making it possible
for Van to open his stall on Wednesdays on the 2nd floor of the Inn.
3. You must have at least 2 bottles of Van's Favourite.
Go to the 2nd floor of the Inn on Wednesday, taking 2-3 bottles of 'Van's
Favourite' with you. Save your game, then give one bottle of 'Van's
Favourite' to Van. Keep reloading without saving until he offers you the 'TV
Changer'. Buy it and take it to Won. Sell it to Won for 50,000,000G. Return
to the Inn, save your game and give another bottle of Van's Favourite to Van.
Again, keep reloading until he offers you the 'TV Changer'. Sell it to Won for
another 50,000,000G. Now you have 100,000,000G, and if you have been even a
little bit diligent with respect to chopping wood, you ought to have had 999
pieces of lumber in your inventory for some time. Go to Gotz and order the
Vacation Cottage.
I regret that this strategy requires a link between MFoMT and Another Wonderful
Life because it does not offer any hope to the players who do not own both
games. On the other hand, even if you do not have Another Wonderful Life, you
can win Won's Challenge, and make 1,000,000G in one day by selling the Harvest
Goddess' gift to Won, as well as winning records playing the slot machine game
and selling them to Won for 170,000G each.
Jewels of Truth
There are nine Jewels of Truth to be found in Mineral Town. Individually, they
are worthless, but when you have the complete set, they will be transformed
into the Gem of Truth which can be used as a Tool to measure your Stamina and
Fatigue levels.
Here is where the Jewels of Truth are to be found:
1. On the roof of your Dog House.
2. In the horse's water trough in your Stable.
3. At the Horse Races, where you can exchange 1000 medals for it.
4. Beneath a lamp post on the road between the Church and Rose Square.
5. In the Library, on the second floor. It is to be found in the southern row
of bookcases, in the bookcase that is at the very far right.
6. By playing the New Year show on the television in the Vacation Cottage
7. Purchase from Won at his stall for 50,000G
8. Inside the Calendar at the Mountain Cottage
9. After you have found the other 8 Jewels of Truth, you will find the 9th in
Thomas' Refrigerator!
Please note that as the Mountain Cottage is a gift from your husband on the
occasion of your 50th Wedding Anniversary, there is no way to complete the
Jewels of Truth set before you reach that point in the game. It is a reward
for players who 'stay the course' and keep playing even after most other goals
have been attained.
To win the Jewel of Truth in the Vacation Cottage, you must win the New Year
game show that airs only in the Vacation house. Like the Counting Game that
airs in your farmhouse, you can play the New Year Maths Quiz game only during
the 5 days of New Year celebrations. The Maths Quiz game is difficult only
because the equation is shown for a split second only before it is replaced
with the choice of answers. It is almost impossible to read the equation in
the time alloted to its display, and without being able to read it properly, it
is almost impossible to answer correctly. There are 10 questions and if you
answer all of them correctly, you will win a Jewel of Truth as a prize.
The questions are random and sometimes the same question will be asked twice.
N.B. There is a vital error in the way that Natsume wrote the questions. The
'greater than' sign of > was given in many cases in place of the proper
multiplication sign of x. I have changed the improper > signs to the x
multiplication sign in each equation. It is too confusing otherwise. Here are
all the equations that are given during the show:
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 = (5)
1 x 1 - 1 x 1 + 1 x 1 + 1 = ( 2)
1 + 1 x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = ( 6)
1 x 1 - 1 + 1 + 1 x 1 + 1 = (3)
1 x 1 + 1 x 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 = (3)
1 x 1 x 1 x 1+ 1 x 1+ 1 = (3)
1 - 1 x 1 - 1 + 1 x 1 + 1 = (1)
1 x 1 x 1 + 1 + 1 x 1 + 1 = (4)
If you answer even one question incorrectly, you will be told that: 'You missed
them all! Shouldn't you be studying instead?'
If you answer all 10 questions correctly, you will be given a Jewel of Truth.
Once you win the Jewel of Truth, there is no point in winning the game again.
If you do play again and answer all 10 questions correctly, you will be told:
'Congratulations! You answered all the problems correctly! I've already given
you a Jewel of Truth, so no prize this time.' |
