I've been interested in seeing how fast the Community Center can be completed, and have started brainstorming a plan. A lot of this category will need to be approached as with a hope for the best, plan for the worst mindset as the cart is helpful but unreliable.

My thoughts on seasonal goals are currently: Spring 1

• Storage box of course.
• Copper Watering Can
• Mines to at least 40 (though will need to get to 80 for fire quartz, so might as well push if we can.) Collect Copper for upgrades as well as Cherry Bombs.
• Both Spring bundles
• All Spring fish caught
• Tide Pools opened (or would this be better left to Summer when I have an upgraded axe?)
• End with 4,000 G for seeds in Summer (will need to make more than this for Cart purchases)
• Friend with Linus
• Take a look at Artisinal Bundle - if you're not having good luck at the Cart, may be wise to buy a fruit tree or two for summer. Honey and Jelly will come to you; fruit is less certain.

Summer 1

• Both Summer bundles completed
• Plant Apple Tree by Summer 15. If you haven't seen a Pomegranate yet, consider planting that tree as well.
• Harvest 5 Quality Melons and Corn (Would be ideal to have a couple of Quality Corns at least)
• Steel Axe for Secret Forest
• All relevant Mine items collected (including Ghost Fish and Aquamarine)
• All Summer fish caught (note: try to finish Specialty Fish for Dish o the Sea, as the Sturgeon is a real PITA. Can leave Sturgeon until Winter if needed)
• Have a Tapper (level 3 foraging; should provide plenty of wood for building in the process)

Fall 1

• Get enough money to finish the Vault.
• Fall Bundles.
• Build and upgrade to a deluxe coop.
• Fall fish.

Winter 1

• Nautilus Shell
• If animals haven't produced the goods yet, keep up with them.
• Clean up any unfinished bundles.

¤at this point, is it worth continuing to check the Cart for Red Cabbage and any fish you haven't caught, or is it best to just sleep through to Summer 2?

Summer 2

• If not found at the Cart grow a red cabbage.

I've got a couple questions/to dos kicking around in my head. Apologies if this is a bit scatterbrained - I've done one aborted run and a lot of thinking without testing.

• One thing that absolutely needs doing is building a list of what needs to bought and built and an associated accounting of what is needed to attain them, as well as determin when they need to be built. So how much gold/materials do we need to amass by certain dates?
• Is using coffee to speed up travel worth the cost, inventory space and time to consume?
• What is the fastest route to the Center? Probably an easy one to check; does the mine cart save any time?
• What goals should be set for Spring Y1? Unless we find a Red Cabbage at the cart we'll need to go to Summer Y2, so perhaps it's not worth spending much time in Spring 1 as it's a low-income month and running around should perhaps be avoided until we can afford to buy coffee (assuming we want to). On the other hand, it's an ideal time to do things like start the mines, get a copper watering can and get your fishing skill up a bit in preparation for Summer. In any event we will need to earn some amount of money to buy Blueberries with. Unsure if the best plan is to frontload a lot of mining and fishing in spring or just get enough money to set up Summer.
• In my first run it looked quite likely that I might get away without building a barn for the Animal Bundle - had good luck with Large Milks etc. I think a coop will still be needed (as the chance of getting all your eggs, duck feather, AND a rabbit's foot at the cart are low), though a Silo will not be since you'll probably only want two or three animals and can get rid of them once you get what you need.
• I know from a previous playthrough that Linus will send you Maki Rolls once you befriend him. Is there a similar way to get a Fried Egg (Saloon perhaps?) that will allow us to skip a house upgrade? Or will a house upgrade + cooking be necessary?

Has anyone else been doing any work on this category? Any insights to add or corrections to make?