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→Harvesting: change “Bountiful” language to “Golden Harvest” language - Bountiful terminology seems to have no basis in the game language or gameloft materials
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:Multiple crops of the same type will spread out in an area on the ground with a glowing red aura, rather than the standard blue. These can be collected by walking over them, and will disappear after a short time. Eight (8) possible items to collect are produced in total - one from the initial harvest, and 7 that are scattered in the immediate area.<!--TODO: seconds approximation? about 5? less?--> | :Multiple crops of the same type will spread out in an area on the ground with a glowing red aura, rather than the standard blue. These can be collected by walking over them, and will disappear after a short time. Eight (8) possible items to collect are produced in total - one from the initial harvest, and 7 that are scattered in the immediate area.<!--TODO: seconds approximation? about 5? less?--> | ||
:<h4> | :<h4>Golden Harvest</h4> | ||
:The harvested crop will shine golden for a short time. During the time it is glowing it can be harvested over and over with a faster harvest animation to quickly collect multiples of a crop. | :The harvested crop will shine golden for a short time. During the time it is glowing it can be harvested over and over with a faster harvest animation to quickly collect multiples of a crop. | ||
Crops gathered during either a Critical Harvest or a | Crops gathered during either a Critical Harvest or a Golden Harvest will count toward any task progress which tracks harvesting. | ||
There's a rare chance when harvesting any crop that [[Rich Soil]] will drop, which is a rare resource used to craft growth elixirs. It's also a requirement of the later-game quest [[Nature & Nurture]]. By using [[Miracle_Growth_Elixir|growth elixirs]] before watering, crops can be made immediately available for harvest without needing to wait for them to grow. | There's a rare chance when harvesting any crop that [[Rich Soil]] will drop, which is a rare resource used to craft growth elixirs. It's also a requirement of the later-game quest [[Nature & Nurture]]. By using [[Miracle_Growth_Elixir|growth elixirs]] before watering, crops can be made immediately available for harvest without needing to wait for them to grow. | ||
===Villager Companions=== | ===Villager Companions=== | ||
When reaching level 2 [[Friendship]] with a [[Characters|Villager]] they can be assigned a [[Roles|Role]]. Villagers who have been assigned the '''Gardening Role''' will gain extra [[Friendship]] for every planting, watering, or harvest. They also have a chance to drop extra crops while they're following and anything is harvested. This can trigger from ''' | When reaching level 2 [[Friendship]] with a [[Characters|Villager]] they can be assigned a [[Roles|Role]]. Villagers who have been assigned the '''Gardening Role''' will gain extra [[Friendship]] for every planting, watering, or harvest. They also have a chance to drop extra crops while they're following and anything is harvested. This can trigger from crops collected during '''Golden Harvests''' as well. Extra crops they produce will be dropped on the ground, and can be picked up by running over them. | ||
Each level of friendship increases the rate which crops will drop. It's not only effective for leveling up [[Friendship]] with these characters, but extremely helpful for offering bonus crops when harvesting. Make sure to always bring a Gardening companion along when gardening! | Each level of friendship increases the rate which crops will drop. It's not only effective for leveling up [[Friendship]] with these characters, but extremely helpful for offering bonus crops when harvesting. Make sure to always bring a Gardening companion along when gardening! | ||