Goose
Greenhorn
I've set myself the goal of collecting a 999 stack of every item; partly because I'm a (gaming) hoarder, part to have a reason to continue past year 3 or 4 after I've gotten all the big ticket items. At year 8 its becoming tedious with not a lot to do beyond processing kegs and jars etc., hunting worms, and the occasional trip to the mines. I'd like to see more things to do imperpetuity.
Gifts: Once people have reached 10 hearts there's no reason to continue gifting them. It'd be cool if giving more gifts triggered receiving more gifts. I really liked seeing people about town yelling out Hi! and such with speech ballowns; but going and talking to them didn't seem to have anything else new and different; although I do appreciate the new dialogue I've not seen before. Also for the Help Wanted sign. It might also be nice to post to the help wanted for items you'd like to purchase for double the going rate.
Events: I'd like to be able to replay or re-trigger event scenes without having to start a new game to see them. Maybe take the person whose scene you want to see to the theater and select a home movies option? Add Concert and Art Show to the calendar? Also, I'd like to see more of fat squirrel and the bear. (Random food begging? Rainy days at the bus stop?) (Weekly maypul syrup offerings at the shrine gets the bear to move in and keep the place slime free?)
Secret Shrine: Leaving various offerings could trigger a variety of minor events: fairy, witch, train, flying saucer, meteor, animal birth, junimo dance, etc. Cool, new, cutesy scenes with good -> bad effects depending on how well Yoba liked your offering? Maybe, after you've acquired all the stardrops, trigger an event which allows each of your junimo huts to produce a stardrop seed that takes all year to grow or they get a small chance to harvest a starfruit as a stardrop (a non-stat enhancing version but still gives the cut scene).
Date Night: Weekly activities with your spouse. (Camping with Emily, Slime hunting / Video gaming with Abigail, Midnight spa / Library with Penny, Motorbike ride with Sebastian, Deep Sea fishing with Elliot (or just be able to borrow the boat for deep sea fishing), etc, maybe some generic ones like dinner and a movie.) As it is, its 'Good-morning' and kiss then stay out until I pass out keeps her happy.
Boat Ride: Row Boat (Idyllic) / River Raft (party) / Canoe/Kayak (rapids); starting at the mountain lake following the river through town and the forest to the big field.
Sleep-Over: If you get caught out late on the wrong part of the map, stay over at a boy/girl friends, then cut-scene walk of shame back home in the early a.m.
Forest Magic: More magical options would be kind of cool.
Junimo Companion: A special ritual at the Wizards or Secret Wood, or magic item that allow you to have (summon temporarily, like a food bonus) junimo companion who'll do things like rummage trash cans, shake trees, find (dig up?) worms, glittering gold river deposits (I miss so many worms and glitter spots, a little help would be nice); while you ride by.
Berry Ritual: Ritual magic at the Wizards tower to make Salmon-/Black- berry bushes fruit on the next day, in season, outside the usual 4 days.
Healthy Forest Ritual: next day, all growing trees advance 1 stage and tappers fill up.
Fungus Ritual: Every level in the mines is a "Mushroom Level"
Curses: Befriend the witch and learn some combat curses or gain an attack wand (easier to use than a slingshot, what a pain. I've only used it to egg people on my Joja playthrough.)
Water Breathing; learn from the mer-people to go on a (repeatable?) deep sea adventure.
Earth Magic: from the Dwarves for better mining (more ore, gems, geodes, prismatic shards, greatly improved odds for iridium nodes at low levels in skull mountain so I don't have to stock up on stair cases and wait for a great luck day.)
Yoba Ring should be "the item" for fighting ghosts and skeletons. Get it blessed at the secret shrine? or town church? Maybe Shane gets religion and becomes town preacher once he's on the wagon?
Iridium Crops: Would be nice to get these in iridium quality as well. Maybe 1% at level 10 farming, with worthwhile increases for item boosted farming levels? Wild bait crab-pots for higher quality?
Community Center: Currently no reason to visit once its completed.
Birthday parties with a gifts table. Player birthday, even if its fixed for your programming conveience. A yearly scheduled doctors visit too (I remember Harvey mentioning it.)(Cut scene and a lollipop?).
Monthly Potluck Dinner: Everyone brings a food item for the smorgasboard. A card table for bridge and pinochle (adults) or hearts and spades (youngsters). Billiards at Gus's would be cool too.
Veteran's Day: for Kent, George (back in the day), Willy (a Navy man), maybe Harvey (GI Bill for his education?, maybe Maru is considering same to pay for college?)
This was all I can remember for now.
Gifts: Once people have reached 10 hearts there's no reason to continue gifting them. It'd be cool if giving more gifts triggered receiving more gifts. I really liked seeing people about town yelling out Hi! and such with speech ballowns; but going and talking to them didn't seem to have anything else new and different; although I do appreciate the new dialogue I've not seen before. Also for the Help Wanted sign. It might also be nice to post to the help wanted for items you'd like to purchase for double the going rate.
Events: I'd like to be able to replay or re-trigger event scenes without having to start a new game to see them. Maybe take the person whose scene you want to see to the theater and select a home movies option? Add Concert and Art Show to the calendar? Also, I'd like to see more of fat squirrel and the bear. (Random food begging? Rainy days at the bus stop?) (Weekly maypul syrup offerings at the shrine gets the bear to move in and keep the place slime free?)
Secret Shrine: Leaving various offerings could trigger a variety of minor events: fairy, witch, train, flying saucer, meteor, animal birth, junimo dance, etc. Cool, new, cutesy scenes with good -> bad effects depending on how well Yoba liked your offering? Maybe, after you've acquired all the stardrops, trigger an event which allows each of your junimo huts to produce a stardrop seed that takes all year to grow or they get a small chance to harvest a starfruit as a stardrop (a non-stat enhancing version but still gives the cut scene).
Date Night: Weekly activities with your spouse. (Camping with Emily, Slime hunting / Video gaming with Abigail, Midnight spa / Library with Penny, Motorbike ride with Sebastian, Deep Sea fishing with Elliot (or just be able to borrow the boat for deep sea fishing), etc, maybe some generic ones like dinner and a movie.) As it is, its 'Good-morning' and kiss then stay out until I pass out keeps her happy.
Boat Ride: Row Boat (Idyllic) / River Raft (party) / Canoe/Kayak (rapids); starting at the mountain lake following the river through town and the forest to the big field.
Sleep-Over: If you get caught out late on the wrong part of the map, stay over at a boy/girl friends, then cut-scene walk of shame back home in the early a.m.
Forest Magic: More magical options would be kind of cool.
Junimo Companion: A special ritual at the Wizards or Secret Wood, or magic item that allow you to have (summon temporarily, like a food bonus) junimo companion who'll do things like rummage trash cans, shake trees, find (dig up?) worms, glittering gold river deposits (I miss so many worms and glitter spots, a little help would be nice); while you ride by.
Berry Ritual: Ritual magic at the Wizards tower to make Salmon-/Black- berry bushes fruit on the next day, in season, outside the usual 4 days.
Healthy Forest Ritual: next day, all growing trees advance 1 stage and tappers fill up.
Fungus Ritual: Every level in the mines is a "Mushroom Level"
Curses: Befriend the witch and learn some combat curses or gain an attack wand (easier to use than a slingshot, what a pain. I've only used it to egg people on my Joja playthrough.)
Water Breathing; learn from the mer-people to go on a (repeatable?) deep sea adventure.
Earth Magic: from the Dwarves for better mining (more ore, gems, geodes, prismatic shards, greatly improved odds for iridium nodes at low levels in skull mountain so I don't have to stock up on stair cases and wait for a great luck day.)
Yoba Ring should be "the item" for fighting ghosts and skeletons. Get it blessed at the secret shrine? or town church? Maybe Shane gets religion and becomes town preacher once he's on the wagon?
Iridium Crops: Would be nice to get these in iridium quality as well. Maybe 1% at level 10 farming, with worthwhile increases for item boosted farming levels? Wild bait crab-pots for higher quality?
Community Center: Currently no reason to visit once its completed.
Birthday parties with a gifts table. Player birthday, even if its fixed for your programming conveience. A yearly scheduled doctors visit too (I remember Harvey mentioning it.)(Cut scene and a lollipop?).
Monthly Potluck Dinner: Everyone brings a food item for the smorgasboard. A card table for bridge and pinochle (adults) or hearts and spades (youngsters). Billiards at Gus's would be cool too.
Veteran's Day: for Kent, George (back in the day), Willy (a Navy man), maybe Harvey (GI Bill for his education?, maybe Maru is considering same to pay for college?)
This was all I can remember for now.
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Maybe Rasmo could conjure one of those up :D.