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Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
Also known as: Harvest Moon (EU)
Also known as: Bokujou Monogatari Harvest Moon (Japan)

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HINTS, CHEATS AND PLAYING TIPS

EASY MONEY METHODS
Method one: This trick requires two memory cards and a file which has some type of animal (preferably cows or sheep). Copy the file to memory card two, then play the game on either file. Go to your diary and choose to exchange animals. Have an animal come in from the other memory card. When this is done, sell the animal repeat as many times as needed.
Method two: Every day in Fall, there is a truffle by the lake with the island in it. Go to the stump. Go up and you will see an odd looking plant, Pick it up and take it to your bin. Do this everyday through the Fall and you will have a lot of money at the end (about 30,000 G if you do not spend anything). In the Spring, go to the horse race. Bet on the horse with the lowest odds and win medals. If two have the same odds, bet the same for both. When you win a lot of medals, buy the Truffles until you run out of medals.
Method three: Bring your chicken eggs to the Hot Springs. Throw them in one at a time and you will get boiled eggs eggs. They sell for 80G, instead of the 50G price for a normal egg. Also, spa-boiled eggs are great gifts for most and are disliked by none.
Method four: At the start of the game, go to the Super Market and buy the most Potato Seeds. For each Potato, you will get about 100 to 300 G. For the first Spring, only get Potatoes and Grass.
Method five: Go to the mine almost every day. When you enter, dig with the hoe. First, start out by collecting Silver Ore. When you go deeper, get Gold Ore and the blue things. If you run out of room in your rucksack, throw away the Silver Ore and replace it with Gold Ore or the blue things. Then, start to throw away the Gold Ore and replace it with the blue things. Do this until your rucksack is full and you have one of the blue things in your hand. Then, go to the bin back at your farm and put it all inside. Next, go to the hot springs and sit there until your character starts to fall asleep. Next, go back into the mine and repeat the process. Note: If you uncover a hole, before going inside, dig in the area around it. There should be some good items there. If you automatically put something in the rucksack, do not worry; it is extra money. If your character passes out, you will still have anything that you put in the rucksack. If your character passes out while holding something, after it shows the scene where you eat breakfast, the item will appear in your hand.

GENERAL HINTS AND PLAYING TIPS
Saving money: Do not get any upgrades. Just use your tools until they are all at 400%, then get a Blue Minstrel for each of them. You only pay 5000G instead of a total of 11,000G for each individual upgrade.
Always full watering can: In the Winter, go to the mine on the island in the lake. Dig down until you see a cave on the north wall. Go in and fill your watering can from the pond. After that, your watering can will have unlimited water.
Quick tool upgrades: Use your tool until it is 400%. Then mine for a Blue Stone and make sure you have at least 5000G. Take the stone, the 5000G, and the tool wish to upgrade to the blacksmith, and he will upgrade it for you.
More ore while mining: The following trick requires the Harvest Basket and the Final Rucksack. Bring the Harvest Basket with you to the mine. Set it down and start mining. You should be able to deposit ore into the Harvest Basket. The basket can get full after a while. Empty it out by facing a bin and pressing Square. When you are tired, just heal at the Hot Spring Pool. This also works well in winter.
Other seeds: There are seeds you can plant that are not located at the Supermarket. During any weekday, after 8:00 a.m., go to the Inn (this is also the bar). The peddler will be to the right of the stairs. Talk to him, and he will sell you seeds not available at the Supermarket (Pinneapple, Cabbage, Green Pepper, and assorted flower and fruit).
Get another horse: If you lose your horse and have a good pasture, you can get another one.
Barley does not take back the horse: When you get the horse (Barley from Yodel Ranch asks you to take care of him), brush and talk to it every day to increase its heart. Plant a lot of grass (about 30 bags). If the horse's heart gets full and the grass grows, when Yodel returns to take back the horse, he will give it to you as a gift. You can ride him and participate in Horse Race earlier.
Angler: Use any fishing rod and fish off the pier into the ocean between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. If you do not get one the first time, try again the next day.
Bugs: When you go up to Mother's hill, go to the Cheddar Tree. When you look around on that part you may see a bug or two. Pick it up, then show them to people. They will give you something in return on certain days such as Saturdays and Sundays.
Catfish: Fish with any fishing rod in the pond which is in the secret underground cavern in Winter. If you do not get one the first time, try again the next day.
Char: Fish with the fishing pole in the waterfall or in any river or the sea after you have cooked up the dish of Sashimi, Sushi, and Grilled fish. If you do not get one the first time, try again the next day.
Puppies: On the third year in Spring, Barley will ask you for your dog so that your dog and his can be together until the16th. They will have bred within that time. After that, go see him again on the 23rd. He will send you to look for a owner for one of the puppies. Talk to they policeman at the Inn. At about 1:30, he will say "It's at yodel ranch isn't it?". When you go outside, he will have already have gotten the puppy.
Golden Size Eggs: Win the Chicken Festival. The next day you will get a Golden Size Egg on the floor next to the other eggs, if you have any other chickens that lay eggs.
Golden Size Milk: Win the Cow Festival. The next day, you will get a Golden Size Milk, if you have a milker to milk your cow.
Golden Size Fur: Win the Sheep Festival. The next day you will get a Golden Size Fur, if you have the scissors.
Golden Cows and Sheep: Win the necessary festivals to get one Sheep, one Cow, and one Chicken Golden. Then, start a new game and load the game with the Golden animals. Exchange all your Golden animals to the other file. When you trade them to the file, do not go to sleep. Reload the game that you were just on and you will notice that your Golden animals will still be on your farm. Trade them again and repeat the process until your new farm is filled with Golden animals. You may also do this when you upgrade your farm.
Horse Bin: When you have finally proven to Barley that you can raise a horse, you can throw sell-able crops in the Horse Bin. You wukk still get the money as normal.
Mining Basket: If you own the Harvest Basket and are mining with it at the time, do not worry if you pass out. It will still be on the same level you left it on with all the items you put in it.
Fish in pot: Go to the Harvest Festival and put in an ingredient to the pot. Wait until the festival is over then go up to the pot and try and fish in it. You will catch fish from it.
Mystic Power Berry: Go up to the lake on Mother's hill (with the little island on it). Throw three cucumbers in the water. Note: You must be in front of the two little trees at the top.
Relaxation Tea Leaves: To get the Relaxation Tea Leaves you must follow these rules. Wait until Spring. Get the biggest bag. Be friends with the elves. Get nine Flours from the supermarket. Wait until 3 p.m. Go in their house and give one of them a Flour. He will thank you, and also give the others gifts. Once you have given them all a Flour, they will automatically invite you to their tea party. If you want to go back to their tea party, you must use the Relaxation Tea Leaves first.
Sea Bream: Sell 200 or more fish, then fish with the fishing pole in any season except for Winter. If you do not get one the first time, try again the next day.
Squid: Get the fishing pole and throw a small fish off the pier into the ocean in Summer. If you do not get one the first time, try again the next day.
Wild dog: Sometimes at night, a wild dog will enter your ranch and attack your animals. If you build a rock fence the wild dog can just walk through it. However, if you build a wooden fence, the dog cannot get through to your animals in your pasture.
Crops: In Spring, the best plant to buy is Cabbages; in Summer, Pineapples are the best; and in Fall, Sweet Potatoes are the best.
Choose who wins Cooking Festival: When you go to the Cooking Festival, the first person you talk to will win. If you want yourself to win, do not talk to anyone and begin judging.
Prevent hot house from being destroyed: To prevent your hot house from being destroyed, just put your dog inside.
Confession: To confess for anything that you have done, go to the door at the top left corner of the church. Pastor Carter cannot be standing in that room or this will not work. Sometimes you can choose an option stating that you littered. You will litter any time you throw unwanted items from fishing. To get rid of your garbage without littering, go to the Rose Square. There is a garbage can there. Use it to avoid making the Fairy Goddess mad.
Throw items far: If you are holding an item, stand on top of some steps and throw the item down. This also works if you stand on a bridge.
More money for honey: If you plant flowers on your farm and have a beehive, give some honey (worth 10G) to Louis. A day later he will say that it was a rare species and you will get more money for the honey.
Endless animal help: Hire any or all of the Harvest Sprites to take care of your animals. When they arrive to help out with the Animals, immediately go inside the barn to watch them. While you are in the Barn, time will not pass. Do not leave until the Harvest Sprites have finished their work. This way, you will have all your animals tended to, and still have a full day to work.
Save money on animals: If you want more animals, go to the Yodel Ranch and go to Barley. Buy the Animal Potion (the one to make them pregnant) for 1000G. Go back to your farm and sprinkle it over the animal. The animal must be over one year old and not sheared for this to work. Also, make sure it is the correct animal. In about 22 days, your animal will have a baby. It saves you buying a cow for 6000G or a sheep for 3000B. Note: The Yodel Ranch is closed on Mondays.
Faster animal care: To cut down the time required to take care of your animals, you can talk and brush/milk/sheer at the same time if you press X + Square.

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