any% Azure Swallowtail (Mar 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Any% Azure Swallowtail Notes
[Updated 18 Mar 2020]
 
- Goddess questions: MIXED
- This route sleeps to Summer in order to access Lyla's loved gift, the pink cat mint flower
- Lyla needs 8 PCM. Latest last gift day is Summer 14; since Lyla's location is variable on Sunday, this means you can lose 4 days max.
 
SPRING/SUMMER
- Exit the house to trigger the sprite cutscene on any day from Spring 2-30. Otherwise, sleep until Summer 1.
- Summer 1:
    > Forage 1 VB/herb/flower
    > Intro+gift Kurt with a nearby moondrop
    > Forage pink cat mint at the Lake. Reset for 2 minimum, but forage no more than 3
    > Intro+gift Lyla before she enters her shop
- Summer 2: Talk+gift both Lyla and Kurt at the garden
- Summer 3: Talk+gift Kurt in Carpenter's area. If there are full-grown PCM, forage them, then come back to trigger CS1. Otherwise, exit and re-enter Carpenter's area to trigger it.
- Enter Lyla's shop to trigger CS2 on Summer 3 or after, on any foraging day.
- When you run out of PCM, use your flex days to sleep until more have regrown, then forage and finish gifting. Can try to gift on Sunday if you need to make up a day due to extra rain, but Lyla may be at the Lake instead of her garden.
- Come outside the day after you get Lyla to 100AP to trigger CS3, then sleep at least 3 times.
- If you only lost 3 days (or fewer), get Lyla's 100AP cutscene on the Summer 17. Otherwise, you will get it on the Summer 18.
- Either way, leave the house on Summer 18, filling watering can if not raining. Plant the Blue Mist seed at the Goddess pond (water).
- The ideal run will get rain on Summer 19 and 20, then through the whole rainy season (Summer 21-26), so either reset upon no rain, or walk to water the Blue Mist.
- Summer 27: Walk to Goddess pond to get the bloom cutscene.
- Summer 30: Walk to Goddess pond to get the butterfly cutscene.
- Fall 7 or later (fair weather): Walk to Goddess pond to complete the ending.

any% Bluebird (Mar 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Any% Bluebird Notes
[Updated 13 Mar 2020]
 
NOTES
- Louis gift schedule:
    > Sun: Skip
    > Mon: Skip
    > Tue: Skip
    > Wed: Carpenter's area
    > Thu: Skip
    > Fri: Skip
    > Sat: In Ronald's garden
- For each cutscene, Louis requires:
    > CS1: 20
    > CS2: 60
    > CS3: 120
    > CS4: 180
- Louis gets +3 for CS1, +5 for CS2, and +3 for CS3, and +3 for CS4.
 
SPRING/SUMMER
- Goddess Questions: POSITIVE
- Sleep the first day. On Wed Spring 3, forage at the Carpenter's and intro+gift Louis.
- Save most foraging for the two days you will trigger Louis's relevant cutscenes. Thus, only grab 2 items on the first forage.
- He eventually needs 16 gifts, so forage accordingly (VBs, BBs, Med/Herbs)
- Only leave house on Wed/Sat, sleeping through rain. Always talk before gifting.
- On Sat Spring 6, forage as much as possible around the Lake and Goddess Pond area (Villa if necessary, although you lose time for each loading zone). Wait outside the Lake area until 2pm, then enter to trigger the flute cutscene.
- Once you reach 115AP, on the next non-rainy Saturday (same day if you reach 115 on Saturday), forage the remaining items, and wait for Louis outside the Lake area again. Enter at 2pm, and this time, after skipping the cutscene, exit and enter again to trigger the Lyla cutscene.
- Continue gifting Louis until 180AP, but on the last day, just talk (no gift). When he arrives at the farm to invite you to play flute with him, accept and complete the minigame.
- Upon the final Bluebird cutscene, sleep for at least a week, then head to the Lake on the first fair day to finish the ending.

any% Cake Contest [Gina Route] (Feb 2021)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Any% Cake Contest Notes (Gina Route)
[Updated 18 Feb 2021]
 
NOTES
- You need +140G to start the first day. Different items must be sold in different shops. These include:
	> Louis: Copper Ore (40G), Iron Ore (60G), Moonlight Stone (100G), Pontata Root (80G), Rare Metal (180G)
	> Lyla: Moondrop (10G), Herb (10G), Limestone (40G)
	> Woody: Blue Rock (90G), Copper Ore (40G), Iron Ore (60G), Limestone (40G), Rare Metal (180G)
	> Alternatively, do part-time work. Brush/talk every horse = +150G.
	> Optimally you will buy and plant/water the corn on Spring 2 while waiting for noon (cafe opens).
- Part-time work isn't as bad in this route, since it can be combined with a quick detour to gift Gina on Spring 2.
- This route saves time by using Gina to obtain the Moondrop Dew instead of Katie, since her Wed/Sat location is much closer than the cafe, and since runs generally sleep until Fall dry season anyway. The gift route is tight however, and almost any undesired mild season rain is a reset.
- 10 corn is technically faster than 8, and also saves more time in the case of good rain RNG. If tilling 10, you can either reset for good mineral luck, or some combination of PTW+Limestone/MD/Herb. Another possibility is Limestone+10G on till, plus PTW. You need +200G.
 
 
SPRING
- Goddess questions: NEGATIVE
- Spring 2: 
	> Fill watering can and till the whole first plot. If you get minerals totaling 140G or more, sell them; otherwise, pitch it.
	> If minerals: sell to Louis, then Villa forage, intro+gift Gina, (sell to Lyla,) buy 8 corn seeds.
	> If PTW: Villa forage, intro+gift Gina, PTW, (sell to Lyla,) buy 8 corn seeds.
	> Head to the Lake, reset for weed.
	> Enter cafe, weed intro+gift Katie. Enter/exit for CS1, then re-enter cafe and show Katie the weed 5 times.
	> Head home to plant and water corn. Get the recipe in the bookcase before sleeping.
- Gift Gina on Spring 3, 6, 10, 13, 24*, 27*; Summer 1*, 4*, 8, 11 (* = dry season, no risk of rain).
- Goddess Dress CS1 will trigger on Spring 4 (irrelevant) 
- If 1-2 rainy days on Spring 3/6/10/13, it must be made up by getting a lucky no-rain on Spring 17 and/or 20, else reset.
- Water everyday and harvest on Spring 12, 16, 20, 24, and 28 (last harvest on 24 if 10 plants).
- Need 40 corn by the end of Spring, so reset over crop loss or, if 10 plants and minimal loss, do an extra harvest to continue.
- DON'T FORGET THE RECIPE (can grab it any day until Summer 14)
 
SUMMER
- After gifting on Summer 11, sleep until Summer 14
- Summer 14:
	> Sell corn at Ronald's
	> Wait outside cafe and enter at noon sharp
	> Head to Villa; enter and gift+talk Gina one last time, then exit/re-enter for cutscene
	> Buy cow and chicken, then buy the milker
	> Head to cafe and enter by 5pm
	> Wait at Goddess Pond until Moondrop Dew cutscene
	> Back at the farm, put cow out to pasture, and put chicken in front of your house before sleeping
	> Sleep until Fall 24, exit house and skip the second Goddess Dress cutscene
 
FALL
- Mondays are Fall 25, Winter 2, and Winter 9 are Mondays, so don't try to go to the cafe to finish the ending on those days
- Check cow and chicken for golden egg/milk every day as long as it's not cloudy
- Once you have obtained both, head to cafe on a non-Monday, give her both, then enter cafe at noon; this will trigger a failed cake cutscene, so exit/re-enter once more to get the successful cake cutscene
- Head home, sleep a week, then exit to complete the ending (if animal death, skip cutscene and sleep once more to finish)

any% Cake Contest [Katie Route] (Feb 2021)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Any% Cake Contest Notes (Katie Route)
[Updated 18 Feb 2021]
 
NOTES
- You need +140G to start the first day. Different items must be sold in different shops. These include:
	> Ronald: Blueberry (30G), Very Berry (10G)
	> Louis: Copper Ore (40G), Iron Ore (60G), Moonlight Stone (100G), Pontata Root (80G), Rare Metal (180G)
	> Lyla: Moondrop (10G), Herb (10G), Limestone (40G)
	> Woody: Blue Rock (90G), Copper Ore (40G), Iron Ore (60G), Limestone (40G), Rare Metal (180G)
	> Alternatively, do part-time work. Brush/talk every horse = +150G.
	> Optimally you will buy and plant/water the corn on Spring 2 while waiting for noon (cafe opens).
 
SPRING
- Goddess questions: NEGATIVE
- Spring 2: 
	> Fill watering can and till the whole first plot. If you get minerals totaling 140G or more, sell them; otherwise, keep for weed intro.
	> Sell as necessary or do part-time work, then buy 8 corn seeds.
	> Head to the Lake, and weed intro+gift Katie (pocket the weed, don't toss). Don't forage for gifts.
	> Enter cafe at noon for CS1
	> Head home, get the recipe in the bookcase before sleeping
- Water everyday and gift Katie everyday except Monday. Don't forage, but just pickup+gift each time, gift+talking Katie until 11 interactions.
- On a Wed or Sat, weed intro Gina on your way to Katie, then toss the weed.
- Harvest 5 times: Spring 12, 16, 20, 24, 28. Reset if any crop loss during rainy season (Spring 17-21).
- DON'T FORGET THE RECIPE (you can grab it any day until Spring 30)
- Sleep until Spring 30
- Spring 30:
	> Sell corn at Ronald's
	> Head to Lake and talk to Katie (no gift)
	> Wait and enter cafe at noon to give Katie the recipe (CS2)
	> Head up to Villa, and enter to trigger CS4
	> Buy cow and chicken at Brownie Farm
	> Buy Milker at the Tool Shop
	> Head back to the cafe by 5pm and enter to trigger CS6
	> Wait at Goddess Pond for Moondrop Dew CS
	> Back at the farm, put cow out to pasture, and put chicken in front of your house before sleeping
	> Sleep until Fall 8 (risky route) or Fall 23 (safe route; costs ~40s) and skip Gina cutscene
 
FALL
- Mondays are Fall 11, Fall 18, Fall 25, Winter 2, and Winter 9, so don't try to go to the cafe to finish the ending on those days
- Check cow and chicken for golden egg/milk every day it is sunny
- Skip Katie cutscene on Fall 9/24
- Once you have obtained both, head to cafe on a non-Monday, give her both, then enter cafe at noon; this will trigger a failed cake cutscene, so exit/re-enter once more to get the successful cake cutscene
- Head home, sleep a week, then exit to complete the ending (if animal death, skip cutscene and sleep once more to finish)

any% Endangered Weasel (Mar 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Any% Endangered Weasel Notes
[Updated 14 Mar 2020]
 
NOTES
- Cutscenes occur at:
    > Gwen: 50; Sprites: 80
    > Gwen: 80 (Gwen gets +5)
    > Gwen: 140 (Gwen gets +3)
    > Gwen: 200 (Gwen gets +4)
- Gwen gets +4 each time you meet her at the Goddess Pond for the weasel.
- Gwen needs 21 gifts (berry, either herb, or moondrop), sprites need 6 (berry, either herb).
 
SPRING/SUMMER
- Goddess Questions: MIXED
- Skip Tue Spring 2.
- Reset for at least 3 VB+Herb for sprites, and a flower for Gwen on Wed. Intro+gift Gwen.
- Gift sprites on Thu (in their house on the farm). Intro+gift all. Forage three more gifts throughout the week, and gift again Thu Spring 11.
- Skip Tue/Thu for Gwen unless rainy. She is available in Carpenter's house regardless of rain on other days, from 6am.
- Forage 14 gifts for Gwen before CS3. Then forage the remaining 7 while waiting for her at the Goddess Pond.
- CS1 will happen on Fri Spring 12, other CS's occur at the AP values above.
- Wait inside the Goddess Pond until nightfall on the days of both CS3 and CS4.
- Sleep for a week after CS4 and exit house to complete the ending.

any% Fishy Story (Mar 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Any% Fishy Story Notes
[Updated 25 Mar 2020]
 
NOTES
- Joe needs 100AP total, Kurt 160AP. This totals 11 interactions for Joe, 16 for Kurt
- Gift Joe berries, med herbs, or medium fish; gift Kurt berries, med herbs, flowers, or walnuts. Don't use (green) herbs as gifts, as you need to collect them for the end of the run
- When you reach 30AP with Kurt and enter the Carpenter's area, you will trigger AS CS1, so be prepared to skip it
- Kurt receives 9AP from providing him the herbs, so get him to just 151AP with gifting/talking
- If you dig up any minerals during the initial till, you can either sell them immediately to buy the corn (skip part-time work), or save them to make up for crop loss. They are: Blue Rock (90G), Copper Ore (40G), Iron Ore (60G), Limestone (40G), Rare Metal (180G)
- Follow the chart below for strats in event of rainy season crop loss:
- Especially if you lose crops, make sure you use the 4-fish cutscene to get medium fish to sell. They are also easier to tell apart from garbage than small fish.
 
Date lost		# lost  	G short     	Sell
17-19       	1       	50G         	1 Fish M
17-19      	2       	410G       	fish+minerals
21            	1       	-          		 -
21            	2       	170G       	3 Fish M
 
SPRING
- Goddess Questions: POSITIVE
- Spring 2
    > Fill watering can, till the whole first plot. If you get minerals totaling 140G or more, keep them; otherwise, toss.
    > If mineral strats, sell at Carpenter's; otherwise, do part-time work, brushing 5 animals (4 horse+cow)
    > Buy 8 corn seeds; return home, plant, and water, then sleep.
- Water everyday. Harvests will be Spring 12, 16, 20, 24, and 28. If you lost no crops in rainy season, start watering only 6 of the 8 corn after the 4th harvest and harvest only those 6.
- Go see Joe and Kurt at the Carpenter's area everyday except Tue/Thu. Intro+gift both. Sleep any rainy day.
- Don't pocket gifts; rather pickup+gift both Joe and Kurt.
- Start collecting (green) herbs whenever you see them. Need 10 total.
- Once Joe is at least 92AP, on a Tue or Thu go to the Lake and obtain the old rod. Gift+talk Joe, catch 4 fish, then exit and re-enter the area to trigger the Silver Fish story. Exit and re-enter one more time to trigger the Super Rod cutscene.
- Depending on Spring mild rain, you may not have the fishing rod by the time of your last harvest, but that's okay.
- Once you have completed your last harvest and have the fishing rod, on a Monday or Friday:
    > Sell at Ronald's (Villa if selling fish to account for crop loss)
    > Buy Super Rod at Louis's
    > Head to the Lake. Catch 6 large fish.
    > Gather extra herbs if necessary (can check Goddess pond, but it's slow to skip the cutscene)
    > At sundown, exit and re-enter the Lake area to trigger CS4
    > If you didn't get all 6 large fish, catch the remainder after CS4, then head home and sleep
- On the next Tuesday or Thursday, go to the Carpenter's area to trigger CS5.
- Continue gifting Kurt. After CS7 triggers, give him the 10 herbs at the Carpenter's area on the next non-Tue/Thu.
- At least 3 days after CS7, if Kurt is at 160AP, CS8 will trigger.
- Sleep until the next full moon (14/15/29/30), triggering CS8 on that day. Head to the Lake, wait for nightfall, then catch the Silver Fish.
- Head home, sleep 7 times, then exit the house to complete the ending.

Any% Glitched Notes (May 2024, chicken spam)

[Azure Swallowtail](https://pastebin.com/cqkJWSq9)

[Bluebird](https://pastebin.com/3Tu4gCgC)

[Cake Contest](https://pastebin.com/siTTFfVi)

[Endangered Weasel](https://pastebin.com/v0AtdrMT)

[Fishy Story](https://pastebin.com/Ra8692F0)

[Goddess Dress](https://pastebin.com/XgHupYwg)

[Horse Race](https://pastebin.com/rLt88SJ5)

[Treasure Hunt I](https://pastebin.com/jUAgKXQJ)

[Treasure Hunt II](https://pastebin.com/tf0eXDMg)

[All Endings](https://pastebin.com/0pA8Cija)

Any% Glitchless Notes (Feb 2024)

[Azure Swallowtail](https://pastebin.com/jTBeYiMJ)

[Bluebird (14-day, beginner)](https://pastebin.com/q8dX4SXA)

[Bluebird (13-day, advanced)](https://pastebin.com/WVMaMa6r)

[Cake Contest](https://pastebin.com/kjt9qE6M)

[Endangered Weasel](https://pastebin.com/i5jkDBqt)

[Fishy Story](https://pastebin.com/8UdBbiHi)

[Goddess Dress](https://pastebin.com/6uYKTCTq)

[Horse Race](https://pastebin.com/ghZMNh9q)

[Treasure Hunt I](https://pastebin.com/1EUw53e0)

[Treasure Hunt II](https://pastebin.com/mSRWrGj4)

[All Endings](https://pastebin.com/QGiYydPp)

any% Goddess Dress (Mar 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Any% Goddess Dress Notes
[Updated 21 Mar 2020]
 
CUTSCENE 1
- Gina: 30
- Gina gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 6
- Gina: 100
- 7 sleeps since Cutscene 5
 
CUTSCENE 7+8
- Gina gets +7
 
CUTSCENE 9
- Gina: 200
- 7 sleeps since Cutscene 7
 
NOTES
- Gina gets +4 for talking in front of Ronald's (Wed/Sat), +5 for talking outside the Villa.
- Gina needs 200AP to complete the ending.
- 25 corn are required to buy the Silk (8 harvests plus 1 extra corn). Reset if you lose any in rainy season.
- Try and spread foraging out as much as possible. Gina needs 23 gifts to complete the ending. Make sure you have some foraging still to do on the Monday you give Gina the Goddess Silk.
 
SPRING
- Goddess questions: NEGATIVE
- On Spring 2, forage at the Carpenter's and the Lake. Talk to Katie (no gift). Buy 3 corn from the Flower Shop. Till, plant, and water upon returning home, then sleep.
- On Spring the next non-rainy Wed/Sat, intro+gift Gina after watering. You will aim to gift her mostly on these two days.
- On the day CS2 triggers, head to the Villa to trigger CS3, talk+gifting Gina while you're there (talk first).
- On the next gift day, gift Gina as usual, then forage at the Carpenter's, Lake, and Goddess Pond. Skip the initial Goddess Pond cutscene, then re-enter to trigger CS4.
- Continue watering, harvesting, and gifting on Wed/Sat. Last harvest is Tue Summer 14.
- Summer 14
    > Sell corn at Ronald's
    > Head to the Villa to gift Gina
    > Buy the Silk from Louis
    > Head to the Goddess Pond to trigger CS5
- One week later, as long as Gina is at or above 100AP, CS6 will trigger.
- On the next Monday
    > Forage at the Carpenter's/Lake
    > Head to the Villa, gifting Gina outside, and waiting for noon to enter the building. You will trigger CS7 upon entering, and CS8 will trigger automatically after that. Gina gets +5 then +2.
- Continue gifting Gina until 200AP. At least one week after CS8, if Gina is at 200+AP, CS9 will trigger (Gina gets +5).
- Sleep 7 times and exit house to complete the ending.

any% Horse Race (Mar 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Any% Horse Race Notes
[Updated 12 Mar 2020]
 
SPRING
- Goddess questions: POSITIVE
- On Spring 2, forage and head to Brownie Farm. Intro THEN gift Bob.
- Gift/talk Bob everyday (except Thursday) until 11 interactions (including intro). Starting on the 4th gift day, do part-time work, talking/brushing all 5 horses. Reset if more than 2 rainy non-Thursdays before the 17th.
- Forage as necessary in the mornings. On one non-foraging day, cut 3 squares of grass.
- After at least 3 part-time work days, buy animal medicines.
- On the 11th gift/8th part-time work, only talk to the first horse (the one you first interacted with on the first part-time work). Afterwards, sleep until Spring 21, upon which you will receive the horse.
- Bring the horse outside then sleep until Summer 24.
 
SUMMER/FALL
- Trigger the 1-heart cutscene on the 24th.
- Trigger the 2-heart cutscene on the 25th. Bring the horse inside the barn and feed it.
- Bob will challenge you to a race on the 26th. Defeat him and Gwen.
- After the race, bring the horse back outside.
- Sleep until Fall 3, coming outside for Bob's reminder. Sleep regardless of rain.
- Sleep until Fall 10. If you got rain on Fall 1 or Fall 2, heal the horse with the animal medicine on Fall 8 or Fall 9 respectively. Come out for Bob to take your horse.
- Sleep one more time then exit house to finish the ending.

any% Treasure Hunt I (May 2020)

Notes here: https://pastebin.com/E0M1SLw3 (linked due to formatting issues with sacred land plot layouts)

any% Treasure Hunt II (Mar 2020)

Notes here: https://pastebin.com/igmGdYDg (linked due to formatting issues with sacred land plot layouts)

Basic Affection Notes (original)

Harvest Moon: StH Basic Affection Notes
twitch.tv/g_heinz
[Updated 30 Mar 2019]
 
Not meant to be exhaustive, but to serve as a preliminary documentation of affection boosts related to several NPC interactions, such as introduction, conversation, and basic gifts (early forageables only for now). I may have neglected some locations (especially for the Sprites), but almost all should be covered.
 
NOTES
- Each character gains a set amount of affection points (AP) for the first interaction, both with and without a gift. Not every character gets additional AP for a gift intro.
- The introductory gift can be any item at all--it does not have to be a liked gift.
- There is no conversation boost available on the day of introduction.
- If you introduce yourself with a gift that the character would accept, they will take the item, and you cannot gift them again that day. If you do so with a gift the character would reject (weed, moondrop in some cases, etc.), you are still granted the "gift intro" value AND can also gift them normally.
- Conversation boost varies by location. If a character is in transit between locations ("Walking"), the AP boost is +2 (except Ronald, who gets +4). The boosts for their other locations varies.
 
GODDESS QUESTIONS
The following characters gain +15 AP from answering the Goddess's questions in the listed way:
    > Positive: Dia, Bob, Nak, Kurt, Louis
    > Negative: Katie, Gina, Nic, Joe
    > Mixed: Lyla, Gwen, Tim, Flak
    > Unaffected: Wallace, Woody, Ronald, Parsley, Martha
 
AFFECTION
 
LYLA (20859E30)
- Intro: +10
- Gift Intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +4
    > Herb: +4
    > Pink Cat: +6
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Garden: +4
    > Shop: +4
    > Carpenter: +5
    > Lake: +5
 
GWEN (20859E32)
- Intro: +12
- Gift Intro: +14
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +4
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Carpenter: +4
    > Brownie Farm: +5
    > Lake: +6
 
DIA (20859E34)
- Intro: +8
- Gift intro: +8
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Blueberry: +4 if AP < 41, else +6
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Bedroom: +4
    > Dining room: +4
    > Outside Villa: +5
 
KATIE (20859E36)
- Intro: +10
- Gift Intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +4
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Lake: +4
    > Cafe: +5
    > Villa: +4
 
GINA (20859E38)
- Intro: +8
- Gift intro: +10
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +4
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Villa (inside): +4
    > Villa (outside): +5
    > Ronald's (outside): +4
    > Ronald's (inside): +5
   
BOB (20859E40)
- Intro: +12
- Gift intro: +14
- Gifts
    > Walnut: +2
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -4
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Brownie Farm (barn): +6
    > Brownie Farm (fence): +6
    > Brownie Farm (shop): +4
    > Brownie Farm (house):
    > Cafe: +6
 
TIM (20859E42)
- Intro: +12
- Gift intro: +14
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Brownie Farm (barn): +4
    > Brownie Farm (fence): +4
    > Brownie Farm (house, downstairs): +4
    > Brownie Farm (house, upstairs): +5
    > Ronald's (outside): +5
 
WOODY (20859E46)
- Intro: +10
- Gift intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -2
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Carpenter (inside): +4
    > Carpenter (outside): +4
    > Cafe:
 
KURT (20859E3C)
- Intro: +10
- Gift intro: +10
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +4
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Carpenter (outside): +4
    > Shack: +5
    > Villa: +6
    > Lyla's garden: +5
 
JOE (20859E3A)
- Intro: +8
- Gift intro: +10
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Carpenter (outside): +4
    > Carpenter (inside): +4
    > Lake: +5
    > Cafe: +4
 
WALLACE (20859E44)
- Intro: +10
- Gift intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -2
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Cafe: +4
    > Lake: +5
MARTHA (20859E4A)
- Intro: +10
- Gift intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +4
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -4
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Villa (inside): +4
    > Villa (outside): +4
PARSLEY (20859E4C)
- Intro: +10
- Gift intro: +10
- Gifts
    > Berry: +3
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +3
    > Weed: -2
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Carpenter: +4
    > Lake: +4
    > Ronald's (inside): +4
    > Ronald's (outside): +4
    > Lyla's/Louis's (outside): +4
    > Cafe: +6
 
RONALD (20859E48)
- Intro: +12
- Gift intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -4
- Conversation
    > Walking: +4
    > Shop: +4
    > Garden: +4
    > Coop: +4
 
LOUIS (20859E3E)
- Intro: +12
- Gift intro: +14
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Walking: +2
    > Ronald's garden: +5
    > Carpenter: +5
    > Tool shop (inside): +4
    > Tool shop (outside): +4
    > Inside his house: +4
 
NIC (20859E4E)
- Intro: +10
- Gift intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Carpenter: +4
    > Villa: +4
 
NAK (20859E50)
- Intro: +10
- Gift intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Carpenter: +5
    > Villa: +5
 
FLAK (20859E52)
- Intro: +10
- Gift intro: +12
- Gifts
    > Berry: +4
    > Moondrop: +0
    > Herb: +4
    > Weed: -3
- Conversation
    > Carpenter: +4
    > Villa: +4

Cutscenes by Ending (original)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Cutscenes by Ending
[Updated 24 Mar 2019]
 
AZURE SWALLOWTAIL
 
CUTSCENE 1
- Kurt: 30
 
CUTSCENE 2
- Cutscene 1 triggered
- Enter Flower Shop
- Lyla gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 3
- Cutscene 2 triggered
- At least 3 sleeps since CS2
- Lyla: 100
- Lyla gets +2
- Parsley gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 4
- Cutscene 3 triggered
- 3 sleeps since Cutscene 3
 
CUTSCENE 5
- Blue Mist bloomed
- Enter Goddess Pond area in good weather
- Lyla, Nic, Nak, Flak, H. Goddess, Kurt, and Louis get +3, everyone else gets +1
 
CUTSCENE 6
- CS5 triggered
- At least 3 sleeps since CS5
- Enter Goddess Pond area in good weather in Summer
- Lyla and Louis get +3
 
FINAL CUTSCENE
- Enter Goddess Pond area in good weather
- At least 7 sleeps since CS6
 
BLUEBIRD
 
CUTSCENE 1
- Louis: 20
- Enter Lake area on a Saturday at 2pm or later
- Louis gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 2
- CS1 triggered
- Cannot be triggered the same day as CS1
- Louis: 60
- Enter Lake area on a Saturday at 2pm or later
- Louis gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 3
- CS2 triggered
- Louis: 120
- Enter Lake area on a Saturday at 2pm or later
- Louis gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 4
- CS3 triggered
- 1 sleep since CS3
- Louis: 180
- Louis gets +3 if you agree to play
 
CAKE CONTEST
 
CUTSCENE 1
- Katie: 30
- Gina: 10
- Enter cafe
- Katie gets +2
 
CUTSCENE 2
- Enter cafe after getting grandma's recipe from the bookcase
- Katie gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 3 (failed cake)
- CS2 triggered
- Enter cafe at least one day after CS2
- Katie gets +2
 
CUTSCENE 4 (Villa)
- CS2 triggered
- Katie OR Gina OR Dia OR Gwen OR Lyla: 120
- Enter the Villa any time
- Gina gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 5 (second failed fake)
- CS4 triggered(? to test)
- At least 1 sleep since CS3
- “Could you wait just a little while longer?”
    > Yes: Katie gets +5
    > No: Katie gets -3
 
CUTSCENE 6 (give book to Katie)
- CS4 triggered
- Katie gets +3
- Must have 50AP with one of the 5 girls to do the Moondrop Dew cutscene
 
CUTSCENE 7
- CS6 triggered with any of the five girls at 50AP
- Be at Goddess Pond at 9pm on the next full moon since CS6 (14, 15, 29, or 30)
- The girl who meets you gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 8
- CS7 triggered(? to test)
- Enter the cafe
- “Should I even bother trying?”
    > Cheer her up: Katie gets +5
    > Pat head: Katie gets -3
 
CUTSCENE 9
- CS8 triggered
- Auto-triggers when exiting the cafe after CS8
 
CUTSCENE 10
- Have given Katie the Golden Egg and Golden Milk (Katie gets +7 for G. Milk)
- Enter the cafe
 
CUTSCENE 11
- 7 sleeps since CS10
 
ENDANGERED WEASEL
 
CUTSCENE 1
- Gwen: 50
- Nic + Nak + Flak: 80
- Sprites each get +3
 
CUTSCENE 2
- Cutscene 1 triggered
- Gwen: 80
- Gwen gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 3
- Cutscene 2 triggered
- Gwen: 140
- 3 sleeps since Cutscene 2
- Gwen gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 4
- Cutscene 3 triggered
- Enter Goddess Pond at 7pm on the same day as CS3 (does the day after work too?)
- Gwen gets +4
- Gwen gets -20 if you don't meet her
 
CUTSCENE 5
- Gwen: 200
- 3 sleeps since CS4
- Gwen gets +4
 
CUTSCENE 6
- CS5 triggered
- Enter Goddess Pond at 7p on the same day as CS5
- Gwen gets +4
- Gwen gets -20 if you don't meet her
 
CUTSCENE 7
- CS6 triggered
- 7 sleeps since CS6
- Gwen gets +3
 
FISHY STORY
 
CUTSCENE 1
- Joe: 20
- Enter Lake area while Joe is fishing
- Joe gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 2
- Catch 3 total fish of any size
- Enter Lake area while Joe is fishing
- Joe gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 3
- CS2 triggered
- Joe: 100
- Catch 4 total fish of any size
- Enter Lake area while Joe is fishing
- Joe gets +3 regardless of your response to his question
- Kurt gets +5 regardless of your response to Joe's question
 
CUTSCENE 4
- CS3 triggered
- Catch 8 total fish of any size (rod doesn't matter)
- Enter Lake area after dark while Joe is fishing
- Joe gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 5
- CS4 triggered
- Enter Carpenter area on Tuesday or Thursday
- Nic, Nak, and Flak get +3
 
CUTSCENE 6
- CS5 triggered
- Joe: 180
- Test how many fish to catch
- Enter Lake area after dark while Joe is fishing
- Joe gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 7
- Kurt: 120 (retest. seemed to get it in testing at 116, but I could be mistaken. it's possible he got a boost from another cutscene I don't know about, such as Azure Swallowtail CS1)
- Catch 6 large fish
- Doesn't force good weather
 
CUTSCENE 8
- CS7 triggered
- Kurt: 160
- 3 sleeps since CS7
 
CUTSCENE 9
- Catch the Silver Fish on a Full Moon
- Joe gets +5
- Kurt gets +5
- Nic, Nak, and Flak get +3
 
CUTSCENE 10
- CS9 triggered
- 7 sleeps since CS9
 
GODDESS DRESS
 
CUTSCENE 1
- Gina: 30
- Gina gets +5 for this cutscene
 
CUTSCENE 2
- Cutscene 1 triggered
- Katie: 20
- Katie gets +2 for this cutscene
 
CUTSCENE 3 (Villa)
- Cutscene 1 and 2 triggered
- Enter Villa area any day in good weather before 11am
 
CUTSCENE 4 (Goddess Pond)
- Cutscene 1, 2, and 3 triggered
- Enter Goddess Pond area any day in good weather before 6pm
- H. Goddess gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 5 (Goddess Pond)
- Cutscene 4 triggered
- Silk Thread in inventory
- Enter Goddess Pond area any day in good weather before 6pm
- H. Goddess gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 6
- Cutscene 5 triggered
- Gina: 100
- 7 sleeps since Cutscene 5
- Nic, Nak, and Flak get +2; H. Goddess gets +3
 
CUTSCENE 7
- Cutscene 6 triggered
- Enter Villa after noon, but before 10pm
- Gina gets +5
 
CUTSCENE 8
- Cutscene 7 triggered
- Enter the Villa area (or exit the Villa itself) on a Monday in good weather before 4pm
- Technically at least two separate cutscenes
    - Dia gets +3
 
    - Dia gets +2
    - Gina gets +2
    - Katie gets +2
    - Kurt gets +2
 
CUTSCENE 9
- Gina: 200
- 7 sleeps since Cutscene 7
- Gina gets +5
 
FINAL CUTSCENE
- 7 sleeps since CS9
 
HORSE RACE
 
CUTSCENE 1
- Bob: 30
- Combined 180AP for all Bob's horses
- Bob gets +5 for accepting horse
 
CUTSCENE 2
- Bob: 30
- Horse: 1 heart
- Bob gets +2 for this cutscene
 
CUTSCENE 3
- Bob: 30
- Horse: 2 hearts
- Bob gets +2 for this cutscene
 
CUTSCENE 4
- Bob: 120
- Must sleep with horse in the barn if you got the horse that year
- Must sleep with horse outside if you got the horse in a previous year
 
TREASURE HUNT 1
1. Tim stops by your farm and asks if you'll help him with a treasure hunt. Agree to help him and he will take you to the Lake, where you two dig up some of Bob's old stuff.
    REQUIREMENTS
    - Tim: 30
    - Bob: 20
    - Tim get +5 if you say yes
    - Tim gets -3 if you say no
 
2. Tim stops by your farm and says he found a real treasure map this time. When you fail to find it, he gives you the map which suggests finding the "Sacred Land of Praria".
    REQUIREMENTS
    - Cutscene 1
    - Tim: 80
 
3. Upon entering the Villa area, your dog sniffs out the "Sacred Land", located behind the Villa. You and Tim find a stone tablet and a plot of land with a pattern of strange symbols on it.
    REQUIREMENTS
    - Cutscene 1+2
    - Dog at 3 hearts
    - Tim: 140
    - Bob: 50
    - Lyla: 50
    - Gwen: 50
    - Gina: 50
    - Woody: 50
    - Parsley: 50
    - Louis: 40
    - Martha: 40
 
TREASURE HUNT 2

NG+ Azure Swallowtail (Sep 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
NG+ Azure Swallowtail notes
[Updated 3 Sep 2020]
 
FILE PREP
- 12 Pink-Cat Mint flowers
- Full watering can (at least one square remaining)
 
NOTES
- Intro+gift both Lyla and Kurt. Kurt should only be gifted on Thursdays when he is at Lyla's garden.
- Gift Lyla until 9, Kurt until 3.
- Trigger CS1 on any non-Tue/Thu. Gift Lyla no more than 8 times before this, and gift her on this day.
- Trigger CS2 same day as CS1. Double-talk to Lyla when she starts walking inside, then enter at 9am to trigger the CS.
- You must trigger CS3 by Summer 15, so you must not trigger CS1+2 any later than Summer 12.
- No matter when CS3 triggered, trigger CS4 on the day of Summer 18. Fill the watering can, then plant+water the Blue Mist seed.
- Reset for rain on both Summer 19 and 20, as well as perfect, full-rain rainy season.
- Summer 27: Walk to Goddess pond to get the bloom cutscene.
- Summer 30: Walk to Goddess pond to get the butterfly cutscene.
- Fall 7 or later (fair weather): Walk to Goddess pond to complete the ending.

NG+ Bluebird (Aug 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
NG+ Bluebird notes
[Updated 29 Jul 2020]
 
FILE PREP
- 15 Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Moonlight Stone, Pontata Root, Rare Ore (because these all produce the same textbox, and Louis is the only gift recipient, any combination of these gifts that totals 15 will do)
 
AFFECTION NOTES
- Cutscenes
	> CS1: 20
	> CS2: 60
	> CS3: 120
	> CS4: 180
- Louis gets +3 for CS1, +5 for CS2, and +3 for CS3 and CS4.
 
NOTES
- Gift only on Wed/Sat. Intro+gift.
- Always talk before gifting.
- The first three CS are triggered by walking into the Lake area on Saturday in fair weather after 2pm.
- Consider resetting if rain on either Wed Spring 3 or Sat Spring 6.
- Trigger CS1 after 2 interactions.
- Trigger CS2 and CS3 after 10 interactions, both on the same day (exit/re-enter Lake area after CS2).
- The day after the 15th interaction, exit the house and accept Louis's invitation. Complete the flute minigame.
- Sleep at least 7 days, then walk to the Lake area on the first fair day to complete the ending.

NG+ Cake Contest (Sep 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
NG+ Cake Contest Notes
[Updated 5 Sep 2020]

FILE PREP
- 1 weed
- 10 Golden Eggs
- 1 Golden Milk

NOTES
- Katie starts walking toward the door to the cafe at 10am, so the door will be unlocked 50s after that. This is roughly 44s after the door closes behind her (depending on how far away she is when she starts walking).
- If going for the fastest time, reset if more than two rainy non-Mondays. Otherwise, you may save your 10th interaction for Spring 30.
- You must make sure not to gift Katie outside on the day of the 4th interaction. This is because after the cutscene in which you give Katie the recipe, she receives +7 for every Golden Egg/Milk instead of +6, and this gift route gets her to exactly 120 (required for book cutscene) by exploiting this fact.

SPRING
- Spring 2: At the lake, weed intro Katie, then gift her a Golden Egg.
- Spring 3: Gift intro Gina with a Golden Egg outside Ronald's with Golden Egg, then gift/talk Katie at the Lake.
- Gift/talk Katie everyday except Monday, skipping any rainy day. After the third interaction, wait outside the cafe until noon, then enter to trigger the first custcene.
- Get the recipe from the bookcase upon returning home that night.
- The next time you would gift Katie, don't gift her outside; rather, wait until noon to enter the cafe and trigger the recipe cutscene, then gift/talk Katie inside the cafe.
- If you got 0 rainy non-Mondays up to the 12th, sleep twice so that your 10th gift is Spring 14. Sleep once if 1 rainy non-Monday. If 2, your 10th interaction will naturally land on Spring 14.
- On the day of your 10th interaction with Katie, go to the Villa after gifting her to trigger the book cutscene, then head back to the cafe to give Katie the book at noon. You will first trigger a failed cake cutscene, then enter and exit again for the book gifting cutscene. Then, wait at the Goddess Pond until she appears for the Moondrop Dew cutscene (9pm).
- The next non-Monday, wait until noon, then enter the cafe to trigger the second failed cutscene, responding "No" to Katie's question. Exit and re-enter to trigger the completed cake cutscene.
- Sleep for a week, then exit your house to finish the ending.

NG+ Endangered Weasel (Aug 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
NG+ Endangered Weasel
[Updated 11 Aug 2020]
 
FILE PREP
- 18 Cranberries (for Gwen)
- 6 Mushrooms (for Sprites)
 
CUTSCENES
- CS1
     > Gwen: 50
     > Nic + Nak + Flak: 80
- CS2
     > Gwen: 80
     > Gwen gets +5
- CS3
     > Gwen: 140
     > 3 sleeps since CS2
     > Gwen gets +3
- CS4
     > CS3 triggered
     > Enter Goddess Pond at 7pm on the same day as CS3
     > Gwen gets +4
- CS5
     > Gwen: 200
     > 3 sleeps since CS4
     > Gwen gets +4
- CS6
     > Enter Goddess Pond at 7pm on the same day as CS5
     > Gwen gets +4
- CS7
     > 7 sleeps since CS6
     > Gwen gets +3
 
NOTES
- Mushrooms are for the Sprites, Cranberries for Gwen.
- Spring 2: Sleep.
- Spring 3: Intro+gift Gwen, regardless of rain.
- Gift+talk Gwen everyday except non-rainy Tue/Thu. 
- Spring 4: Intro+gift each of the Sprites in their house on your farm.
- On any other non-rainy Thursday, talk+gift Sprites once more in the same place.
- CS1 should trigger on the next non-rainy day after both Sprite interactions and 5 interactions with Gwen.
- Wait at the Goddess Pond after both CS3 and CS5 to trigger each meeting with Gwen. 
- If CS3 would trigger on a Thu, you may gift Gwen at the Lake from 2:15-5pm while waiting to trigger the meeting.
- After CS6, sleep 7 times, then exit the house the complete the ending.

NG+ Fishy Story (Jun 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
NG+ Fishy Story Notes
[Updated 24 Jun 2020]
 
FILE PREP
- 4500G
- 25 Tomatoes
- 10 Herbs
 
NOTES
- Intro+gift both.
- Trigger Joe's daytime fishing cutscenes after 11 interactions. On that day:
	> Enter Lake area, talk to Joe. Catch 4 fish. Exit/re-enter twice to trigger CS2 and CS3, then leave.
- On the next Mon/Fri, gift Kurt, then wait outside Louis's to buy Super Rod. Then go catch 6 Fish L and wait til sundown to trigger Joe's nighttime CS.
- Next Tue/Thu, enter Carpenter's area to trigger CS5.
- After 14 interactions with Kurt and CS7, talk once more to Kurt, then give 10 Herbs.
- Sleep at least 3 days, but don't exit house until day of full moon (14/15/29/30).

NG+ Glitched Notes (Feb 2025, chicken spam)

[Azure Swallowtail](https://pastebin.com/7f0ByC9m)

[Bluebird](https://pastebin.com/5Ukqks6z)

[Cake Contest](https://pastebin.com/pARGLv44)

[Endangered Weasel](https://pastebin.com/ma3bLDNh)

[Fishy Story](https://pastebin.com/0VVVD7rj)

[Goddess Dress](https://pastebin.com/XqzTkRcG)

[Horse Race](https://pastebin.com/KiKiWkYy)

[Treasure Hunt I](https://pastebin.com/epjEex9j)

[Treasure Hunt II](https://pastebin.com/TgWuni3j)

[All Endings](https://pastebin.com/v434YpQ2)

NG+ Glitchless Notes (Mar 2025)

[Azure Swallowtail](https://pastebin.com/1ZFvphHi)

[Bluebird](https://pastebin.com/TqJ7x2Sf)

[Cake Contest (horseless) (slower but consistent)](https://pastebin.com/M0h15JA3)

[Cake Contest (horse+Joe strats) (faster but YOLO)](https://pastebin.com/yAJviBUK)

[Endangered Weasel](https://pastebin.com/udX1JjKw)

[Fishy Story](https://pastebin.com/1wTxiqXM)

[Goddess Dress](https://pastebin.com/YcRMiDMA)

[Horse Race](https://pastebin.com/2UD7RM0r)

[Treasure Hunt I](https://pastebin.com/EimLc3qi)

[Treasure Hunt II](https://pastebin.com/mikfgiLG)

[All Endings](https://pastebin.com/A5XMsFVk)

NG+ Goddess Dress (Apr 2020)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
NG+ Goddess Dress
[Updated 18 Apr 2020]

FILE PREP
- 3000G
- 5 Golden Egg
- 15 Fish L

SPRING/SUMMER/FALL
- Gift Gina only on Wed/Sat, except where otherwise specified.
- Intro+gift Gina with Golden Egg. On first two gift days, gift intro Katie with Golden Egg, then gift+talk a second time.
- Once out of eggs, begin gifting Gina Fish L.
- On the day CS2 triggers, walk to Villa area to trigger CS3 after gifting Gina. Then walk straight to Goddess pond to trigger CS4.
- On the next non-rainy non-Wed/Sat, gift Gina at the Villa, then buy silk thread from Louis. Walk straight to Goddess pond on the same day to trigger CS5.
- CS6 will trigger upon sleeping after at least 7 days from CS5 and you have reached 100AP (10 interactions).
- On the next non-rainy Monday, gift Gina outside the Villa, then enter the building at noon (when Dia walks outside).
- Continue gifting on Wed/Sat. Once out of fish, talk one more time. Exit the house the day after you reach 200AP (19th interaction).
- Sleep 7 days then exit to complete the ending.

Sorinfayte's Bluebird Any% Guide (English)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Blue Bird Any%
"Wed/Sat Strats"

Brief Summary:
We want to befriend Luis, the Tool Shop owner.
For this run, we will need to collect roughly 16 gifts and visit him 16 times for the run to work.
After the 2rd gift, on a Saturday, wait for him near the lake and enter 18 seconds after he enters the lake area.  Do this again after 10 gifts.  Then, one a Saturday, wait for him at the lake again (being sure to wait 18 seconds after he enters the lake, and do this twice, skipping two cutscenes. When he is ready, he will visit you farm and teach you to play the flute. After the flute minigame, sleep 6 times, then go to the lake.


Why this strat?
This strat has us only visiting Luis on Saturdays and Wednesdays.  This is because Saturdays and Wednesdays gift 5 affection points (from my count this rounding method works fine for this run). The other days, he only adds 4 points. The other useful aspect is that on Wednesdays, he is in the forest, which is closer to the farm and doesn't require you to wait in front of his shop until 10am.  On saturdays, he is in front of the grocer, which is closer than the shop and once again requires no waiting.

Important:
The first day gifting, be sure to have the gift in your hand when you first talk to him. It allows for 7 affection to be gained instead of the usual 5.

When gifting, be sure to let the NPC stop moving before talking to them.  That goes for the player too.  If you're in a running/walking animation while gifting, it can lower the affection points gained.


Split 1: Luis's Gift
The game starts on a Tuesday.  We don't like Tuesdays.  So sleep the first day.

If it isn't raining, go to the forest and collect the berries and herbs that are spawned near the beginning of the area. Then, talk to Luis with a gift in your hand.  Then, talk to him without a gift.

Next, sleep until Saturday.  On Saturday, go to the back of the grocer. Talk to him, gift him. Good to go.

Proceed to the forest.  Try to gather everything gift worthy (berries, herbs, NOT FLOWERS)

Do this for the lake area and the goddess spring area. Then wait in front of the carpenter's shop until Luis comes through (it can feel like forever).

Once Luis exits the map into the Lake map, wait 18 seconds before entering the lake map. The cutscene will trigger. (10-12 affection points)

I personally split once the cutscene skip ends and the music starts again.

Split 2: Birdfeed/Lyla
Go home and sleep until the next gift day (usually Wednesday, but the rain can mess it up)
Continue to gift Luis either in the forest or the Grocer until you've gifted him 10 times. Remembering, if it rains on a gift day, just sleep until the next one. It's important to keep track in your head or on paper.

FUN FACT: The First day of Fall is Luis's Birthday! It will award extra points (not sure how many) if you find yourself in the game that long.

After 10 gifts, on a Saturday, go and wait in front of the Carpenter's Shop again.  Wait for Luis to go to the Lake. Wait 18 seconds after he leaves the map to enter the Lake map.  Skip both cutscenes. You have to leave and re-enter the Lake map to get both.

I split when the second cutscene ends and the music starts again.

Split 3: Playing the Blues
Now, we need to give Luis 4 more gifts.
Continue our pattern up until this point.
This time, however, when he has enough points, he will come to your house. When he does, he will take you to the lake and play music with you on his/your flute.

The minigame isn't too hard. Might need some practice if you aren't used to musical games, I recommend using an emulator and make a save state before the minigame and reload it a few times to practice. I'll make a video explaining that process and add a link later.

Once the minigame is over, if successful, very cheerful music with begin to play. Skip the cutscene, and split.

Split 4: Homeland Saved
Sleep 6 times.
On the 7th day, go to the Lake map.
The end-game cutscene will trigger.
I split when the fade-to-black happens.

Split 5: End Credits
Due to rules on Speedruns.com and the Harvest Moon Speedrunning community, to keep all runs inline with the "All Stories" category, the times for runs must include to after credits cutscene. Because of this, you'll get to sit and wait for the credits to go by before seeing a final cutscene. It's cute. Once that cutscene fades to black, you can split and the run is over.


TLDR:
S1: 2 gifts. wed/sat.   sat: gather. wait for luis. 18 seconds. lake cutscene.
s2: 10 gifts. wed/sat.  sat: gather (if needed). wait for luis. 18 seconds. lake cutscene. exit then re-enter. lake cutscene.
s3: 4 gifts. wed/sat. Luis comes to me. Minigame.
s4: sleep 6 days. day 7: lake.
s5: watch credits and cutscene.

U vs Rain RNG Tips

It Not Gonna be 100% Every Time In The Run but It Reduce Percent of Rain RNG Around 50% - 70%
If U dont sure that next day gonna be rain again like Yesterday did....U need to not Press Sleep too Fast(Delay Press)

This Game....I feel like it still Had difficulty adjustment In Rain RNG Even Silver Fish when u speedrun too good
Silver Fish Gonna be stronger and Troll u around harder to catch it or appear for u.

sometime u do something mistake in everything that can reduce rain percent too (throw Item around lol)
 
U can run this game too fast but too risky to run so good (Confuse)

Or difficulty adjustment dont exist at all....Base Only on Your Pure Luck lol

ฺMy BB Strat Note

Number is How Many Time U sleep (JG - Jungle;GD - Garden)

1 JG  3 GD and Wait Cutscence 7 GD  11 JG  3 GD  4 JG  3 GD  4 JG  3 GD  4 JG  14 JG 
3 GD with 2 Cutscence  4 JG  3 GD  7 GD  11 JG  3 GD  4 JG  3 GD  7 Fishing Site Ending(after Minigame)

1 ป่า  3  แปลง รอฉากแรกป่า 7 แปลง 11 ป่า 3 แปลง 4 ป่า 3 แปลง 4 ป่า 3 แปลง 4 ป่า 14 ป่า 
3 แปลงรอฉากป่า 2 รอบ 4 ป่า 3 แปลง? 7 แปลง 11 ป่า 3 แปลง 4 ป่า 3 จบ? Few weeks

NG U need to Gift Luis 17 Days Lock ( Berries"Blue Berries all Herbs)
With 3 Cutscence section if U Finish all of it just sleep one time and Leave Home(Final MiniGame)

U can Have 1-2 Days Rain Allow in this run for cutscence

Nome	Autore
any% Azure Swallowtail (Mar 2020)	G_heinz 5 years ago
any% Bluebird (Mar 2020)	G_heinz 5 years ago
any% Cake Contest [Gina Route] (Feb 2021)	G_heinz 4 years ago
any% Cake Contest [Katie Route] (Feb 2021)	G_heinz 4 years ago
any% Endangered Weasel (Mar 2020)	G_heinz 5 years ago
any% Fishy Story (Mar 2020)	G_heinz 5 years ago
Any% Glitched Notes (May 2024, chicken spam)	G_heinz 2 months ago
Any% Glitchless Notes (Feb 2024)	G_heinz 2 months ago
any% Goddess Dress (Mar 2020)	G_heinz 5 years ago
any% Horse Race (Mar 2020)	G_heinz 5 years ago
any% Treasure Hunt I (May 2020)	G_heinz 4 years ago
any% Treasure Hunt II (Mar 2020)	G_heinz 5 years ago
Basic Affection Notes (original)	G_heinz 5 years ago
Cutscenes by Ending (original)	G_heinz 5 years ago
NG+ Azure Swallowtail (Sep 2020)	G_heinz 4 years ago
NG+ Bluebird (Aug 2020)	G_heinz 4 years ago
NG+ Cake Contest (Sep 2020)	G_heinz 4 years ago
NG+ Endangered Weasel (Aug 2020)	G_heinz 4 years ago
NG+ Fishy Story (Jun 2020)	G_heinz 4 years ago
NG+ Glitched Notes (Feb 2025, chicken spam)	G_heinz 2 months ago
NG+ Glitchless Notes (Mar 2025)	G_heinz 1 month ago
NG+ Goddess Dress (Apr 2020)	G_heinz 5 years ago
Sorinfayte's Bluebird Any% Guide (English)	Sorinfayte 5 years ago
U vs Rain RNG Tips	witchakorn 6 years ago
ฺMy BB Strat Note	witchakorn 5 years ago