Story of Seasons – Guide and Getting Started

Overview

Work in progress, check back for more updates!Contains farming, shipping, and achievement information.Guide contains spoilers!

Welcome

 
This is a guide for Doraemon: Story of Seasons, which is essentially a farming simulator with a touch of the beloved cartoon. The game is similar to other Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons games, and includes many familiar aspects of those games, with one big difference. The main characters are from the Doraemon cartoon, and the story follows their misadventures to a different world where they end up running a farm. As such, there is no romancing/marriage aspect to the game, since the main characters are little kids.

But there is plenty of other things to do, and in this guide we have tried to collect as much useful information and tips as we could while playing the game ourselves.

Starting Tips

Tips and tricks for those just starting out and beginners

      it is a good idea to hoard food items, and wood, rock and metal

     fossils are easy cash at the beginning, you can mine fossils from the mines

     during the summer you can fish expensive fish from the ‘hidden’ pond in Rolin Forest

     rushing a house expansion is a good idea because it unlocks you the kitchen

     talking with everyone in passing makes for easy relationship gains

     run by the beach every morning to gather all the building materials washed ashore
 
     to rename your farm, use the booth gadget located in the mayor’s house

Summary of Items

All prices are assumed lowest quality unless otherwise noted.

Shipping Prices

Crops

 
Farming is a big part of the game, and taking care of a big field of crops can feel overwhelming at first. On your farm you can grow different kinds of plants which vary depending on the time of the year, and which each open up different possibilities for culinary dishes. You can upgrade your tools or gain more maximum stamina to make it easier to take care of it all.

Fertilizer and Gro-Quik

Fertilizer can be obtained from the general store. When you apply it, you will see it on the crop. There is no indication to how much the quality is raised per use. You can’t raise a crop’s quality to full stars with fertilizer alone, and to perfect your crop you will need the Seed Maker from the blacksmith.

Initially obtained from Doraemon, this can be used on a crop to speed up the growth rate. You can use more than one in a row, which will move the crop through all of the stages.

Note: there is a brief animation each time you use it on a crop.

Cooking

 
Cooking happens in your kitchen which you can furnish after purchasing your first house expansion. Your kitchen includes a fridge that you can store all your food items in and easily use ingredients from when cooking. You don’t have to take the ingredients out of the fridge to use them. To expand on your cooking possibilities you can buy new cooking ware and recipes from Cafet in the restaurant. The recipes Cafet sells change with seasons.

      Stew set          9800g
      Whisk              2450g
      Oven               3850g
      Rolling Pin      2100g
      Fry Pan           6300g

The list of recipes is long and incomplete, and I have collected these all from the game, steam forums and the internet so there might be mistakes.

Recipes

Clinic & Medicine

 
Doctor Regis and his Clinic are here to keep everyone healthy and on their feet. If you accidentally overextend yourself and run out of stamina, you will wind up waking up at the clinic with some time lost. Regis also sells his ‘Regis Drink’ that will raise your stamina by 5 permanently, raising in price each time. ( There is reports of the price lowering if you wait? needs confirming, but I bought my first drink for 8,000g )The maximum stamina you can have is 150!

Enerdrink 200
Might make you feel better – or worse – depending on the day

Vigorade 1200
Drink this and you’ll be back to shape in no time!

Regis Drink 8000
Regis mixed this prototype drink to improve stamina. Better pinch your nose…

Animal meds 600
Meds for sick animals. Keep giving until they feel better.

Blacksmith and Mining

 
The tools are upgraded at the Blacksmith Shop, a building located in East Natura and manned by Smitty. You can purchase tool upgrades and ore from Smitty. To purchase an upgrade you don’t have to have the tool or materials with you, as Smitty can take payment from your boxes as well, and the upgrade process is instant.

Fossils can be dug up from the mines, and are mainly used for furniture crafting. Some rare quests may ask for a random fossil, but they are so easy to get from the mines that there is no use to hoard other than the most rarest ones.

Handy machines that you can build at the Blacksmith once you have unlocked the Invention Inventor

Carpenter Shop

 
The Carpenter Shop can be found from the Lumberjack Forest, and is manned by Pent. From his shop you can purchase house expansions, new buildings for your farm, upgrades to the existing ones, outdoor and in-door furniture, and building materials.

Once you upgrade to Roomy Chicken Coop or Roomy Shed, you will get a bell for the respective building that you can use to summon the animals out or back in to the building.

Animal Companions

 
Throughout the game you will unlock different animals outside of your usual sheep and chicken, and gain the ability to build a friendship with them.

Unlocks fairly early in the game ( around 17th of spring ) when exploring Mount Whistle. You will get a cut scene with the dog, but to unlock it you need Super Gloves. The Super Gloves are among the gadgets possessed by Ryam, and to get them from him you need to grow and harvest three types of crops on your farm.

The cat is possibly unlocked by raising Doraemon’s friendship to three hearts. You will get a cutscene with Doraemon talking with the cat, and afterwards you get a mission to befriend the cat for him. The cat usually appears on your farm in the mornings, but sometimes wanders to the village.

The horse is unlocked by building the Horse Stable from the Lumberjack Shop.

The monkey is unlocked by raising your friendship with Sue to three hearts. Afterwards she will ask you to a picnic with her and you will come across some hungry monkeys in the forest.

The bear is unlocked by raising your friendship with Sneech to three hearts. You will then have to save him from a ‘bear attack’ and drive the bear away, but after the cutscene you can then find the bear from the nature around Plash River and befriend them.

The squirrel is possibly unlocked by raising your friendship with Big G to three hearts. You will unlock a cutscene in West Natura of the boys chasing the squirrel and you have a chance to save the critter from them. Afterwards you can meet the squirrel in the nature around the forest.

The rabbit you unlock by raising your friendship to three hearts with Vera. When you go visit her then at the Tree Roots you will find out that she has found a small rabbit that needs taking care of, and you can volunteer to help taking care of them as well.

Villagers

The villagers are characters that you share this new world with, and by getting to know them better and growing your relationship with them you will unlock new story and items to discover! Every villager is their own personality and have their likes and dislikes, and a job in the community.

At three hearts the villagers start occasionally asking you for favors, wanting you to bring them some item and offering items in exchange. The quests have a time line of few days and you can always check the quests from your play menu. Be careful of talking with these villagers once they have given you the quest because they will confirm every time if you still want to do the quest, and it is entirely too easy to accidentally click ‘no’.

Achievements

 
Achievements are listed in the order they appear in the Stamp tab of the game.

Animal Stamps

Not quite as easy as earning Friend Stamps, but obtainable by interacting with the animals.

Rewards: Scarecrow Noby

• Become a little friendly with the Dog
• Become a little friendly with the Cat
• Become a little friendly with the Horse
• Become a little friendly with the Monkey
  Monkey becomes available after reaching two hears with Sue
• Become a little friendly with the Bear
  Bear becomes available after reaching two hearts with Sneech
• Become a little friendly with the Squirrel
  Squirrel becomes available after reaching three hearts with Big G
• Become a little friendly with the Rabbit

Friend Stamps

Most are easily obtained early in the game by talking to them daily. To obtain, raise heart from gray to purple unless otherwise noted.

Rewards: Scarecrow Doraemon

• Become a little friendly with Doraemon
  
• Become a little friendly with Big G
• Become a little friendly with Sneech
• Become a little friendly with Sue
• Become a little friendly with Harmon
  
• Become a little friendly with Ravi
• Become a little friendly with Vera
• Become a little friendly with Helen
• Become a little friendly with Henson
• Become a little friendly with Cooper
• Become a little friendly with Taurus
• Become a little friendly with Aries
• Become a little friendly with Rem
• Become a little friendly with Pent
• Become a little friendly with Smitty
• Become a little friendly with Blake
• Become a little friendly with Gennie
• Become a little friendly with Mark
• Become a little friendly with Jemma
• Become a little friendly with Ryam
• Become a little friendly with Regis
• Become a little friendly with Serena
• Become a little friendly with Cafet
• Become a little friendly with Eria
• Become a little friendly with Sandy

Shopping Stamps

Very easy to obtain – make a purchase at each of the shops!

Reward: Scarecrow Sue

• Recipe Shop Purchase
• General Store Purchase
• Blacksmith Purchase
• Chicken Shop Purchase
• Cattle Shop Purchase
• Clinic Purchase

House Stamps

Obtainable through normal gameplay. Upgrades and furnishings are expensive and some require flowers or gatherable items.

Scarecrow Big G

• Expanded Noby’s House
  Expand Noby’s house by visiting the carpenter and paying for the first upgrade.
• Built a Horse Stable
  Visit the carpenter and build a horse stable. Giddy-up!
• Acquired a “wood” furnishing
  Purchase one of the “wood” types of furniture from the carpenter.
• Acquired an “ocean” furnishing
  Purchase one of the “ocean” types of furniture from the carpenter.
• Acquired a “fossil” furnishing
• Acquired a “country” furnishing
• Acquired a “stump” furnishing
• Acquired a “gorgeous” furnishing
• Acquired a “simple” furnishing
  Obtained through minor quest/plot from carpenter. Nothing will appear in the quest log, you talk to him during a cutscene then visit him some time later.
• Acquired a “stone” furnishing
• Acquired a “fluffy” furnishing
• Acquired a “resort” furnishing

Festival Stamps

Obtained through festivals and normal gameplay.

Scarecrow Sneech

• Join the Spring Harvest Contest
  Occurs Spring 28. Bring out your vest best crop this season!
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm
• Join the Summer Harvest Contest
• Join the Autumn Harvest Contest
• Join the Winter Harvest Contest
• Join a beetle race
• Join a horse race
  Occurs Spring 18. An exciting horse race at the square.
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm
• Join a game of split-the-watermelon
• Join a treasure hunt
• Play a game of cork rifles
  Occurs Spring 30. Pop some shots off at the square
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm
• Join the New Year’s Fest
• Join a Harvest Fest
• Join a Chicken Contest
• Join a Sheep Contest
• Join a Cow Contest

Farm Stamps

Obtained through normal gameplay, very easy to complete.

Reward: Scarecrow Harmon

• Plow Field
  Put that Old Hoe to use.
• Sow Seed
  Sow the first seed on your farm.
• Water Crops
  Water your first crop!
• Box Produce into Crate
  Ship your first item
• Cut Tree
  Tiiiiiimber!
• Cut Stump
  Chop down the stump
• Dig with Pickaxe
  Go to the mines and use the Pickaxe on a square
• Fish
  Get the fishing rod and hook your first fish.
• Cook
• Catch Bug
  Buy the bug catching net from the general store and capture that bug!
• Raise Cow
  Earned with the first purchase of a cow from the cow shop. Does not actually require you to fully raise it.
• Raise Sheep
  Same as Raise Cow – just buy a sheep.
• Raise Chicken
  As with the other two – just buy a chicken.
• Calf is Born
  Time to plant your cowseeds – have a baby calf born on the farm.
• Lamb is Born
  This time, plant those sheep! Have a baby lamb.
• Chick is Born
  Chicken seeds?! Get those chicks!

Doraemon’s Gadget Stamps

Earned through advancing the storyline – make friends with villagers to discover where these are!
Spoiler: Shipping large numbers of crops may help unlock these, Ryam holds many of them and will come to your door eventually.

Doraemon Plushie

• Get Anywhere Door
• Get Human Locomotive
• Get Super Gloves
• Get Invention Inventor
• Get Searching Cane
  Unlocked around 70k income

Adventure Stamps

Earned by exploring the map, some require advancing plotline.

Spare Pocket

• Go To Natura
• Go to Mt. Whistle Peak
• Go To Swoosh Falls
• Go To Rolin Forest
• Go To Lumberhack Forest
• Go To Lake Drench
• Go To Zazan Beach
• Go To Harappa Square
• Go To Splosh Lake
• Go To Cave
• Go To Mine
• Find Koropokkur
• Pick Up Lithograph Piece
• Complete Lithograph
• Solve the Mystery of the Big Tree

Fixing the Lithograph

On the beach there is a cave on the left side that you can access from the beginning, but only after some playing will you trigger an event there that will lead you to discover the Lithograph. The kids will examine the cave, and come to the conclusion that there must be something behind the back wall. To access that something they need the Pass Loop, one of Doraemon’s many gadgets that for some reason has ended up with Cooper.

To get the Loop from Cooper you need to first join the kids in their playing at the secret hideout, a shack on the beach by the raft. Sandy has been telling the kids to not play on the beach due to all the noise they make, so you need to fish her a Marlin to gain her favor. Marlin can be fished from the ocean, and once you get one hand it to Cooper and you will trigger the play event.

After getting the Pass Loop, you return to the cave and go through the back wall, discovering a Mural Room with the Lithograph. But you can’t make out what it is about because it is missing pieces! The pillars in the chamber give you hints as to where to find the pieces.

Go to Big Tree Root, equip an axe and hit the big root on the lower left side of the little island.

Go to the Swoosh Falls where the big fossilized skeleton is draped on the rock walls, equip a pickaxe and hit the skeleton hand.

Go to Lake Drench where the white ruins are above the lake, equip a pickaxe and find the spot from the pillars to hit at.

Go to Rolin Forest and to the four small stone statues near the Northern entrance. Equip a brush ( purchased from the livestock shop ) and brush the second stone from the left. It can be tricky to position yourself so you’re targeting the right rock and not the whole formation.

Go to Plash River and to the arched rock formations near the lower right corner, equip a hammer and hit the left side rocks.

Go to Harappa Square, and to the small podium where the mayor usually stands during festivals. Equip a brush ( bought from the livestock shop ) and brush the plaque the mayor usually stands in front of.

Go to Zazan Beach and to the kid’s Secret Hideout, equip a hoe and dig up from inside the small shack.

Fishing

You will receive the fishing rod (Old Rod) within the first few days after a cutscene. You equip it the same as you would any other tool and cast the line near a body of water. After a period of time, a fish will swim near the bobber and pull at it. Once the bobber has gone under the water, reel it in to catch.

To use bait:
Select the bait first and use, then switch back to the fishing rod.

Fishing rod can be upgraded at blacksmith for the following material amounts:

Tip: Don’t sell your junk from the mine, you will need it to buy “land fishing rod” a gadget at the harvest sprite’s shop. it allow you to fish on land

Fishing Location: Farm

Fish can be obtained from the pond next to your house or near the bottom river.

Pond Fish:

• Crawfish
• Crucian Carp

River Fish:

• Softwood
• Crucian Carp

Special Events

• Spring Thanksgiving
  Occurs: Spring 14
  Give someone you’re interested in a cookie. People who received one in winter may return the favor later on.
• Horse Race
  Occurs Spring 18
  An exciting horse race at the square.
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm
• Spring Harvest Contest
  Occurs Spring 28
  Bring out your very best crop this season!
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm
• Cork Rifles
  Occurs Spring 30
  Pop some shots off at the square
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm

• Goddess Fest
  Occurs Autumn 3
  A celebratory dance for the Goddess
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm
• Harvest Fest
  Occurs Autumn 9
  Create a giant stew with the whole village!
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm
• Moon Viewing Event
  Occurs Autumn 18
  Place: Whistle Peak
  Time: 7pm-9pm
• Sheep Contest
  Occurs Autumn 24
  Contest for the best raised sheep
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm
• Autumn Harvest Contest
  Occurs Autumn 28
  Bring out your very best crop this season!
  Place: Harappa Square
  Time: 10am-6pm