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This is a walkthrough of Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning, written by User:Rocketslime 1 1.
Notes
In this play-through I will be playing as a boy, and attempting to marry the Witch Princess. This is also my first play-through of this game so I may make some mistakes, and give some suggestions on what I should have done.
Also because of the type of game this is I may venture randomly between 1st person (Me, I) and 2nd person (You, your) point of views.
Walkthrough
New Game
To start, on the main menu you must tap "New Game". Then you are asked if you want to play as a boy or a girl. I will be playing as a boy. You are then brought to the Character Customization screen where you can customize your character. First you are asked for your character's skin color. Then you are asked for your character's facial expression. You are then asked for your character's hairstyle. Then you are asked for your character's hair color. You are then asked for your character's eye color. Then you are asked for your character's gear. You are then asked to confirm your selections, when you are ready, tap "Ok" or press the A Button.
You are then asked to enter your character's birthday. For this game the calender goes by four 30 day seasons. You must tap on the season and day you want your character's birthday to be on and then tap "Ok". Then you are asked to enter your character's name, but before that you receive a notice that tells you that your character's name and other info such as animal names will be displayed to others during Wifi. Your character's name can be 6 characters long and can only consist of letters and a few symbols (not many). You are then asked to confirm your character's settings, when you are ready tap "Ok".
A New Beginning
The game starts out by telling you a bit about your village, Echo Village. Echo Village is a settlement surrounded by mountains that was once home to many people, however eventually villagers began moving away, and it is now almost empty.
Then you watch your character move around in a field, he/she is then approached by a cloaked old man who asks for help and then faints. An unknown voice then asks you to help the old man, and it teaches you how to move with the Circle Pad, how to jump, and how to talk to people. You then have to go up to the old man and talk to him. You then help him and give him some water, and he thanks you for helping him. He then reveals that his name is Dunhill, and that he knew that you were coming and he is friends with your family.
He then introduces you to Echo Village, and tells you that your parents told him that you were sent here to take over the farm land that your ancestors owned, as part of your coming of age. He tells you that originally the land was going to be your fathers and he was going to operate a farm there, but he had to move to another town to marry your mother, and it ended up being unused. However your father did occasionally come and do some work on it, and your father is glad that you will get to live there. He tells you that your father asked him to give you help if you need any.
Dunhill then brings you to his house and gives you a meal as thanks for saving him. He then explains the health and condition system. He tells you that your heart bar indicates your stamina, and that if you lose all of your stamina you will faint. He tells you that you can recover your stamina by eating. Then he tells you that the face icon next to the heart bar indicates your state of health, which changes based on if you are living a proper lifestyle. He says that your health will go down if you skip eating, don't get enough sleep, or get fatigued. He informs you that to recover health you should eat and get enough sleep. He then informs you that your health is not so good now and he'll go get you something to eat, however he is actually referring to your stamina, not your health.
Dunhill then goes to show you your farm, however while you are going to your farm you overhear 4 people talking nearby. You hear that a inn owner named Hossan and a boy named Niko are leaving town to start an inn elsewhere. Dunhill then tells you that the people talking to Hossan and Niko were local residents named Hana and Emma. He tells the player that the town is very small and nice, but there isn't much work so many people are leaving which creates a vicious cycle that drives people away.
Then Dunhill brings you to your farm and asks you to name it. The farm can have a 6 character long name using letters and a few symbols, though after its selected name it has "Farm", for example "Freeze Farm". You are then asked to confirm your farm's name, when you are ready select "Use this name". He then tells you that your farm is a bit run down, and he teaches you how to pick up items. He asks you to pick up 10 items and then return to him, however first he teaches you how to move the camera view by using the Directional-Pad.
When you return to him he teaches you how to use your bag to manage the items you pick up. He also tells you that edible items have a quality rating assigned to them that is shown by how many stars they have, and the more stars that they have, the more money it is worth. He also tells you that items with different qualities are stored as different entries in your bag, and that they can be combined, however their quality ratings will be averaged. He also tells you that you can sort your bag by pressing the Y Button.
He then shows you around your house. Explains your furniture, such as your kitchen, refrigerator, calender, bed, closet, bookshelf, toolbox, and storage. He then gives you a diary and an encyclopedia (ironically he only hands you one book that is the size of your head). He explains that the dairy records what you do every day, and that the encyclopedia gives you information on items and play records. He informs you that you can use your diary on the X Button menu, and the encyclopedia from your bookshelf. He says that that has been enough for today and he will show you around town tomorrow and he will introduce you to Emma and Hana. You then have to go to bed for the night. The game then informs you that when you go to bed, the time that you wake up the next day depends on when you go to sleep. Then select "Sleep for today".
Getting to Know You
When you wake up and walk out of your house Dunhill greets you. You then complain about an odd noise that you heard, and he apologizes about the noise and tells you that he was delivering your mail, since being the village's mailman is one of his hobbies. He then explains how the mailbox works, and tells you that every week he will deliver your newspaper, which has weather forecasts and articles about farm life, and that occasionally he will deliver letters to you. He also tells you that if you forget how to use the mailbox you can find that information on your bookshelf. Then you both head out into town.
When you enter town Dunhill introduces you to Emma and Hana. You meet Hana, who runs the General Store, the building with red bricks near the entrance. At the General Store, Hana sells seeds that you can grow and tools that you can use. Then you meet Emma, who will handle the shipping of goods from your farm. She lives in the house with the purple roof and the fence. Whenever you ship an item Emma will give you money for it the next day. Then Emma and Hana both go back to their homes. Dunhill then explains to you how to use the mini-map, which appears on the bottom screen and shows where everyone is and where buildings are located. He then demonstrates you how the icons of people on the mini-map follow them as they move.
When you walk over to him he then tells you that to the east of town is the River, where you can pick herbs, flowers, and fruit. Then he asks you to follow him to his house. When you reach his house he tells you that north of town is the Festival Grounds, and that town festivals are held there. He then shows you an empty house that is located next to his house, and tells you that the Plaza is located to the left of that house. He then walks over to the top-left corner of the min-map and asks you to follow him. When you reach him he tells you that north of where you are is the Forest, where you can find a lot of fruit. He also tells you that in between the Forest and the River is the Mountain. Then he asks you to follow him to the house with the red roof.
When you reach him he tells you that the house with the red roof is where the Animal Dealer lives, and that he will introduce you to him when he returns to town when he is done restocking. He then finishes his tour of the town by teaching you how to buy goods from the General Store. Then Hana tells you that the store is only closed on Wednesday and Sunday and they are open from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. She also tells you that to buy things from her you have to talk to her from across the counter in her store. Dunhill then asks if you need any more help and you reply no. He then tells you that you might want to go around and pick flowers or fruit and try catching bugs by pressing the A Button. Then he leaves you to do what you want to do for the day. You think that you might want to visit the River, Forest, or Mountain. If you decide to go to the town it is north of your farm (ironically that is one of the few things Dunhill doesn't tell you). At this point I recommend you walk around and pick up items to get used to the gameplay. I also recommend that at this point you save your game, it is also notable that this game features 2 savefiles so you can play this game twice without losing the progress of your first save.
At this point I decided to walk around the Forest. One of the first things I noticed were the wild areas they wandered around and ran away from me when I approached them, and I was able to pick up some of them. I assume that like in earlier Harvest Moon games you can befriend them, but I'm not sure. I'll likely find out more about them later. The next thing that I noticed were the bugs. The bugs fly around, jump around, and sit on the sides of trees. You can catch them by going up to them and pressing the A Button. While catching bugs and picking up items I found a Honey Bee and a Honeycomb. From what I've found online it is recommended at first to get some Honeycombs and Honey Bees as they are needed to make honey which is needed semi-early on. After a couple of hours (game-hours) of wandering around I decided to head back to my farm, but ship some of my items first. I found that to ship items you must go in front of Emma's house and press the A Button while in front of the shipping bin, and then selling your items, though you will not get the money for them until the next day. At this point I decided to go to bed in my farm.
Life on the Farm
When you wake up Dunhill greets you and teaches you how to grow crops. He tells you that you can grow 8 crops in each field, and that each crop requires 1 square to grow. He tells you that to grow a crop you need to till the field, sow the seeds, water the plants, and when they become ripe you must harvest them. He tells you that to till a square of a field you need to use your Hoe, to sow a seed you need to use a seed on tilled soil, and that to water a plant you need to use your Watering Can. He then gives you a Hoe, a Watering Can, and seeds. He then tells you that you can equip the tools from your bag screen, and that you can easily equip a tool by pressing the R Button, and he asks you to give it a try (ironically he does not give you time to do so). He also tells you that you can put a tool back in your bag by pressing the Y Button. Then he goes in detail on how to grow crops. He goes over things that are mostly obvious, but some things that aren't such as the fact that seeds can sow a 2x2 set of 4 field squares and that to remove seed you have to use your Hoe on them. He also tells you that you must water your crops every day until they become ripe, and that on sunny days that plant will dry up in a few hours after watering and can be watered again, and if you do water them again they will grow faster, so they can be harvested sooner. He also explains that most plants can be harvested by hand, but a few need to be harvested using a sickle, and those plants say so on the seed description.
Dunhill also explains how crops can wilt and die. He says if you forget to water crops for a day they will wilt, and if you water wilted crops they will recover. However if you let them wilt for several days they will die. He also explains that some crops can only grow in certain seasons and if they are still growing when the season is not one that they can grow in then they will die. He also says that dead plants can only be removed by using a Sickle on them. He also on a different note explains that you can buy and use Fertilizer on plants once a day to improve their quality. He also tells you that if you forget this information you can find it again on your bookshelf. He tells you that you can grow vegetables, fruit, flowers, and herbs. You then ask him what exactly you should be doing and he replies, whatever you want. After you express annoyance for his response he recommends you try growing crops. He also recommends that after you make a good amount of money you should try raising animals as well. He also recommends foraging for items and selling them to make some extra money. Also he recommends that you interact with wild animals and give them produce.
At this point I decided to plant some crops and look around for some items. After shipping my extra items I decided to go to the General Store and see the new goods in stock. When I entered the shop and talked to Hana she started telling me about buying bouquets. She said to purchase a bouquet you need to bring her 4 flowers and she will arrange them into a bouquet for a small fee. One thing that I figured was noteworthy at this time is that unlike some Harvest Moon games in this one time does still pass when you are inside. Another I should note at this time is bug catching ratings, it seems that after you catch a certain amount of bugs your rank goes up, it seems to have no effect other than for completion. After that I decided to go to bed.
How to Ship
The next morning Emma comes to your house to explain how to ship goods. I won't go into detail on shipping as I have done so earlier in this walkthrough. After explaining how to ship goods Emma leaves your house.
At this point I feel like it is worth mentioning that supposing that this game is like some earlier ones you should start collecting small branches and small rocks as those will likely be used later.
The next day no notable event occurred so figured it would be a good time to check out the Festival Grounds after doing my normal routine. So I went to the north-eastern corner of town and checked it out. When there isn't a contest it seems to be not quite so interesting. It is just a large square field of land. Also at this point (while typing this) I accidentally bumped against the bottom screen of my 3DS and noticed that you can zoom in and out of the mini-map by taping it.
I also decided to check out where Dunhill was since he appeared to be in the empty house, so I went in and it turns out it is actually Dunhill's house (yet another problem with the tutorial). So I decided to check out the empty house. I went up to it, figuring it would probably be locked, but I was able to enter it. From the looks of it I think it will be the blacksmith's house, as it has a black, metal fireplace with a metal workbench next to it.
After that I decided to go to bed, when I did so a mysterious voice started talking to my character. Apparently this character can talk to you in your dream somehow, as he asks you to "reply to me in your dream!". This person asks you if you are having problems figuring out what to do on your farm. It is likely a repeat of previous knowledge so I answered "No". It then tells you to have good dreams and then leaves.
The next day I was doing my routine and noticed that you can get a few items by interacting (A Button) with tree-stumps that have plants on them.
Note: At this point in the guide I won't be going day to day, as important things may occur in a few days to a few months, though I will try to mention important dates.
At one point I decided to buy some recipes for my kitchen from the General Store. I think that cooked foods may be able to get more food than basic materials. From the first couple recipes I got I found that the only recipe I could make at the time was Herb Soup, which required any Herb. I had 3 herbs so I decided to make 2 of them and see what is worth more. I found that the Chamomile I used to make the soup sells for 30G and the Herb Soup sells for 168G, which makes it a 138G improvement! So I recommend you buy recipes as soon as possible.
By Spring 08 the turnips I was growing were ready to harvest. At that point I decided to make Turnip Salad with the Turnips. The Turnips sell for 125G and the Turnip Salad sells for 168G. That is a 43G improvement, not much, but still an improvement.
Meet Neil
When you wake up on Spring 09, you walk out of your house and see a cow. You then meet Neil, the person who runs the Animal Store. (Note: He is one of the bachelors.) He gives you a cow that is a present from Dunhill. He than lets you name your new cow, the name can (as usual) be 6 characters long and be letters and some symbols. (Sadly no numbers.) Neil tells you that the cow he brought you doesn't normally trust people, but she is fond of you. He tells you that he is going to give you a present that was someone else's goodbye gift, and he gives you tools for breeding animals. He gives you a milker, a brush, and a pitchfork. He then asks if you know how to take care of animals.
As this is a new game I will select "No". He first shows you your Barn, which is the other building on your farm, and he also tells you that the only animals you don't keep in the Barn are Chickens which you keep in the Coop. He tells you that to take care of animals you need to brush them, harvest goods from them, feed them, clean the barn, and let them out to graze. He then goes into detail on those processes. He tells you that everyday you should interact with your animals (A Button) and brush them by interacting with them while having the brush equipped. He then tells you how to harvest goods from animals. You can use a milker on cows, clippers on sheep and pick up eggs laid by hens in the nesting box. Next he goes into how to feed animals. To do that you must put Fodder in the food bins for livestock and Chicken Feed for poultry, and he sells both in is store. He also says that you can keep extra feed in storage and take it out five at a time. He then goes over how to clean the barn. To clean the barn you must remove piles of dirt when they appear by using the pitchfork. He also tells you that to let your animals graze you must let them outside on Sunny or Snowy days, but you must bring them in in the evening, and if you let them out on days with bad weather their stress will go up. To let them out and in you must push them in / out of the barn, though you can use the Farmbell to help with that.
Neil then remembers that he forgot to tell you about animal information. He shows you a book on a table on the western side of the barn, where you can find the animal information. He tells you that you can use the animal information to keep track of your animals' mood levels, stress levels, and daily care status. He shows you that in the animal information the hearts next to the animal's name show its mood level, which goes up as you take care of them and increases the quality of their goods. He also shows you the stress bar, which indicates the animal's stress which shows how likely an animal is to get a disease. He informs you that sick animals don't produce goods, and that if one of your animals gets sick you can cure them with Animal Medicine which you can buy in his store. He also says that if you leave an animal sick then it will eventually die. He also tells you that if you forget how to take care of your animals then you can always look it up in your Bookshelf. He then begins to tell you about his Animal Store. He says it is open on Monday - Thursday at 10:00AM - 6:00PM, though it is closed on Rainy days. He then tells you to take care of your new cow and leaves.
When you visit Neil at his shop he starts to tell you about the Animal Sanctuary. He tells you that the Animal Sanctuary is a special place where you can take your animals (not chickens) to graze. He says that when you let them graze there their stress level goes down and after a few times grazing they will give a special product, however it costs some gold to go there. You can go there with your animals from his shop. At his shop you can buy some items to help you take of your animals, the most notable being Fodder which you can buy in packs of 10 for 110G to feed your animals with.
That day when you go to sleep the same voice from before talks to you and tells you that you can catch different types of bugs at different times of the day.
Item Prices
At this point I decided to make a list of the values of some of the items and how to improve them. Note: These are as of where I am now. And the values will improve with the quality of the item.
| Item | Value | Cook |
|---|---|---|
| Mint | 50G | Yes |
| Chamomile | 30G | Yes |
| Shiitake | 100G | Yes |
| Poison Mushroom | 25G | Yes |
| Milk | 240 | - |
| Bugs | 20G, 30G, 40G, 50G |
- |
| Scrap Metal | 10G | - |
| Moondrop Flower | 30G | - |
| Magic Blue Flower | 30G | - |
| Bamboo Shoot | 50G | Yes |
| Herb Soup | 168G | Cooked |
| Mushroom Soup | 156G | Cooked |