Questions tagged [harvest-moon-3d-a-new-beginning]
Harvest Moon: A New Beginning is a farming game developed by Marvelous AQL, and published by Natsume. It is the first Harvest Moon game developed exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS.
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Can I get pregnant?
In most Harvest Moon games where you could get married, after a while your wife would get pregnant and have a baby (or two). Since your wife was an NPC it usually had little impact on gameplay.
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I've impregnated a cow. How long until it gives birth?
My cow is pregnant, but the game doesn't include any instructions for pregnancy, so I'm not sure how long it takes for the cow to give birth. Furthermore, how long after birth does it take the baby ...
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Are there any benefits to getting married?
In some of the previous Harvest Moon games your spouse would help you out on the farm in various ways, but this isn't the case in all the games in the series. I'm hoping that A New Beginning falls ...
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How much does each bag of fertilizer increase sell price by?
I know from my other question that each bag of fertilizer can only be used on one crop, and that it takes multiple bags of fertilizer to raise a star level, but I'm looking for a more in-depth ...
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How does crop quality work?
I know that a higher crop quality results in more profit, and that I need to use fertilizer in order to get higher quality crops, but I'm not sure on any specific details. Specifically, I'm curious ...
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How can I make my Garden Tour a success?
One of the activities available to you is a Garden Tour on the 11th of every month. This is a place where you can drop other amenities, such as benches, plants, and fences. I just finished my first ...
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Is there any reason to keep bugs in my storage?
As noted, Harvest Moon: A New Beginning keeps track of how many critters you've caught and even breaks them further down into types caught, like "Cicadas Caught", "Bees Caught", etc.
However, unlike ...
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How can I have more cowbell?
Usually in Harvest Moon games you have a cow bell that you can use to get your cow to follow you so it is easy to take them outside to graze. I don't have one, and can't figure out how to get one, and ...
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What do I do with this monkey I have found?
I keep coming across a monkey when I am wandering in the forest/mountains or down by the lake.
I can pick him up, but that seems to annoy him.
Does he have a purpose? He seems out of place, unlike ...
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How do grass seeds work?
The description for grass seeds is very awkward:
Grass that makes fodder for farm animals. Can harvest with sickle 2 days after sowing for 1 month.
I'm really not sure what this means. Does it ...
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Why is the dirt stealing my water?
So I water my plants, go out, do a little shopping, capture some small animals, the usual. When I get back home I notice I've missed a couple spots to water. Then...another patch turns unwatered. ...
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Do I need to eat to stay healthy?
The opening tutorial stated that I needed to eat to stay healthy, but I'm halfway through spring, haven't eaten anything, and have yet to notice any adverse effects. I'm not sure if this means the ...
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How do I get a bigger bag?
I love picking stuff up in the forest and the like, but now that I have a cow and fish traps and all of that sort of thing, I find that I often run out of space in my bag pretty fast.
I know I can ...
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Does fodder last forever?
I planted some grass for fodder. Right now I have a lot of sunny days, so my cow can eat outside. I just store the fodder in my storage, and I am building a nice pile of it, which I use on rainy days. ...
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When should I go to bed?
Different harvest moon games have different penalties based on when you go to bed. I've been going to bed super early since I don't have much to do yet, but I don't know what my limits are.
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What does the growth range on crops indicate?
I've noticed most crops have a range in days for how long they take to grow. For example, the description for Turnip states:
Harvest it 4 - 5 days after sowing.
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Will the baby be a boy or girl?
In past Harvest Moon games I've played, your baby has always been a boy; in Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, is this still true, or is the gender randomized/fixed to your partner/can be chosen.
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Do I get rewards for my title rankings?
In Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, when going to my Bookshelf, if I look at Picture Book > Various Data, the games shows all sorts of statistics, such as "Times Cooked", "Critters Caught", "Items ...
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When can I access the mines?
I really need some silver (then surely some gold) to upgrade my tools, but it's the third of summer and the mine isn't open. I'm aware of there being a mine due to in-game references to it, but I don'...
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How do I get better field types?
I know there are different types of fields, but I'm both uncertain how to buy them, and to unlock them.
How do I unlock and buy better fields?
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How do I remove the boulders on my farm?
On my farm, there are these two big boulders; I haven't gotten the ultimate hammer yet, however in my experience of Harvest Moon, rocks and boulder get sequentially bigger for each level of hammer ...
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Do I have to water Wheat?
Wheat seems similar to grass in that you use a sickle to cut it, and it has an absurdly long grow time, so I was wondering; does wheat grow without water, like grass, or will I have to water it daily ...
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How do i get platinum?
I've been using the mine for a while, i only have the iron hammer and iron axe, while mining i've upgraded almost all my tools to gold and got a couple of diamonds to upgrade the gold tools to ...
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Is Harvest Moon a New Begining related to Harvest Moon DS?
After getting Allan, I keep seeing Nami from Harvest Moon DS in him and have been wondering if he is a relative or possibly Nami's son.
Is Harvest Moon a New Beginning related to Harvest Moon DS in ...
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How long does it take for a calf to be full grown in Harvest Moon A New Beginning?
How long does it take for a calf to be full grown in Harvest Moon A New Beginning?
And for that fact, what about the other animals? (chicks, sheeps, you get the deal)
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How long does it take until a cow gives birth in Harvest Moon: A New Beginning?
My cow is pregnant but it still hasn't had the calf. And when I go up to her it says she has a maternal look in her eyes. I would really love it if I could get a anwser. Because I'm a little stuck. :(
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Does changing your name when you're dating have an effect on the entire town?
When I started dating Iroha, during the scene she says how she dreams of calling the person she is with by another name.
When I went to change the name I though she was referring to her name being ...
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Can I marry a girl if I'm also a girl?
Most of the Harvest Moon Games i've played (GBA+) you've either been a boy or a girl with the 2 on separate games, Harvest Moon A New Beginning has been the first game where I can play as both a boy ...
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Can I pick items up without unequipping my tool?
I often need to pick up items while I still have a tool out for some reason, particularly when chopping down trees or tending to crops. So far the only way I've found to pick up items is to press Y to ...
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How Do I Activate the Cottage Blueprint?
This is what I have done so far:
Town Restoration Plans #1 & #2 completed.
Restaurant is built; music found and played successfully.
Clinic is built; I got no message or music for this build... (...
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What exactly is the ability of Ultimate Farm Tools?
While using the Ultimate Watering can i noticed that not only did it empty right away but all my crops had been watere
At first i though it was like the Mystic Watering Can from Harvest Moon DS which ...
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To unlock new crops do I need to ship raw crops or just grow them?
I heard to unlock crops in A New Beginning you need to grow lots of "base" crops and ship them to unlock the next set. However I've been cooking most of my crops before I ship them for now, since it ...
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Where do I get Glass Bottles?
I have 200k, upgraded my house and have Iroha at a Red Heart having seen all her heart events. My last requirement to marry her would be the bed which requires fabric.
I assume that for me to get ...
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What is the full name of "A New Beginning" in the Harvest Moon series?
I have seen the "A New Beginning" game in the Harvest Moon series written three different ways:
Harvest Moon: A New Beginning (Harvest Moon Wiki article title)
Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning (...