Player's Guide for the Prototype [SPOILERS]
Hello! I posted this a while back on Reddit, so thought I should share it here. This contains SPOILERS so be warned if you want to get the most from the prototype yourself.
CONTROL TIPS
- The right control stick lets you aim with the Slingshot, Lantern, Throwing and Fishing.
- Hold X, B or Y (1,2,3 on keys) to open the radial menu for that button. From here you can change categories and cycle through items to assign to that button.
- Tapping X, B or Y (1,2 or 3) will put away the item carried so you don’t run around holding it. Tap that button again to bring it to hand.
- RB (shift) sprints, but if you go to the Pause menu, you can toggle Always Run, which will then make RB a walk button as you will default to running (better for keyboard players).
- Throwing, casting etc is analogue, so the longer you hold the Use button, the further it will go.
- Left Trigger will show Status of anything relevant…so you can see names, crop growth status and moods etc. Use this to discover where roots and other interactive elements are.
- Pay attention to the bottom right when using Tools as it will show any controls you can do.
FISHING
- Level Up the fishing rod by catching 5 fish. You can now hook most objects, especially Proverbs.
- Try and land the hook as near to the fish shadow as possible.
- When you see a ! the fish will come for your line. Reel in when you hear the munch and see the little particles.
- Each pond has different fish types.
- Most types of fish go to bed at 9pm.
- Silverscale fish are found in the pond just below the Nook entrance, where the Whistelroot is also found.
PROVERBS
- Pay attention to Proverbs to help you locate rarer items etc.
- Some Proverbs are hidden off the map edge or in ponds.
- You need to find the Proverb to unlock Traits. Traits may appear before unlocking, but until you have the knowledge of them, then any items with that Trait will just have ???.
GROWING STUFF
- Stand on a soil square and hold the interact button to bring up the planting options and choose any seed you have to plant.
- Watering is basic right now. You can use the Watering Can and just fill up the blue bars.
- Rain will act as a watering can.
- Use Left Trigger Status control to see the growth of crops.
- Tomatoes do not need watering and will regrow after being picked without you needing to replant them.
- Wheat does not need watering.
- Crops ripen after 3 days if watered every day.
- You can use the Sickle to cut crops much more quickly.
INTERACTIONS
- Hold interact (A on gamepad) when you see a green target arrow to interact with animals or NPC’s. Then choose the option required.
- For NPC’s the 4 options are….Talk, Gift/Trade, Query and Cancel.
- The Query option lets you find out info on items, up to 3 per day from your father.
- For animals the 4 options are…Pet/Ride, Feed, Follow, Cancel.
- If an animal is stalking you, then you have accidentally selected Follow. Select that icon again to make the animal stop following you.
- Pigs need to be happy to be ridden.
- Gassy apples can inflate animals, but only pigs can be popped. Inflated pigs can also be ridden (and that will be useful further into development)
FAE REALM MINIGAME
- Try to land on the Green targets to get an extra ball.
- Smaller targets are worth more.
- Use the stone paving to line up shots.
- There are 3 prizes that will appear on the table.
- To access the Minigame realm, you need Darklight. Get this by gifting pork or fish to the strange stone to the right of the middle pond in Dreamers Nook. To use Darklight, turn on your lantern and click in the Right Stick (key controls are listed onscreen) and the lantern light will turn dark green. Stand on the henge to the sounth of the farm and it will activate the teleport. Hold Interact to teleport.
MISC
- When you win the Magic Bean from the minigame, take it to the very top of the Nook. Plant it as you would a seed in the soil patch between the 2 henge stones. Then you need to water that patch and a vine will instantly appear. Hold A to climb. At the top of the Magic Bean vine is a recipe for a Shrinking Trait meal and 3 jars of Little Sap.
- Eat the Shrinking meal or feed it to an animal or dad to shrink them.
- When you are shrunken, you can ride the dog.
- Get the dog to Follow you when you have the Shovel (found by the pig pen). When the dog says Woof Woof, look for a dirt mound and dig there.
- Use a jar (found by digging) when near insects to capture them. You can then store, collect or let go. Try collect them all!
- Jars and buckets can be poured out. Honey poured will attract bees and milk will attract the cat.
- Use the Slingshot to pop inflated pigs.
- Your task money is left next to your bed each day.
- The Lantern and Slingshot are found in your house.
- If you stay on the Toilet you will see various fart text.
- Sometimes dad farts very loudly when on the toilet.
- To stay awake after 11pm, you need Nightberries. These are found near the start area from 9pm onwards on a berry bush.
- Eaten raw, Nightberries keep you awake til 2am, and in the Sleeper’s Zest meal til 5am.
- There are 2 Whistleroot bushes. One by the Silverscale fish pond and 1 in the Nook. The root is a red oval thing with a yellow centre and appears at midnight. Use Status trigger to locate if needed.
- Whisteroot can be given raw or cooked in a meal to cure dad of ‘the Greens’.
- Use the bucket on the Well to the right of the house to fill it with water.
- Use a bucket of water on the trough to fill it (a jar can do it too at the moment).
- Use a jar on the beehives to collect honey.
- You can use the bed to sleep.
- You can use the fishing rod to drag items around….try taunting the cat with a fish.
- The pets will play ball after being fed.
- The Lute has an effect when played near animals or NPC’s.
- The Trader appears by the south gate between 12pm and 6pm each day.
