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Breaking the rocks before they are done will cause you to lose the harvest for that crop. They will start shimmering when you stand by them. Ores will grow on Winter Island and can be harvested by bashing the stone formations with a hammer once they are mature. For Flowers, there are one creature of each island which will always grow the best flowers (Spring Flower, Summer Flower, Fall Flower).
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Many monsters will produce crops that range through all the seasons, so finding the perfect balance for the crops may be difficult to perfect. Some Islands are better suited to certain crops, and will produce those crops faster and has a better chance to grow giant versions of those crops, but otherwise they will grow on Spring, Summer and Fall Islands. Once the crop or ore has started growing, the producing monster does not need to remain on that island as the others will care for it, although at a slower rate. Thankfully, crops do not take long to grow, and will often be finished in a day or two, which can be sped up further by having more monsters working that produce the same crop. Unfortunately, It is not possible to tell them which crop to plant, so if a creature has four crop abilities, and their friendship is high enough to plant all four, one of the four types will be randomly grown. Planting points that do not have a plant growing in it, will produce items, like mushrooms and bamboo shoots, at random.Īfter taming a producing creature with your brush, and having a enough Monster Cookies in stock, you can send them to an island where they will plant crops based on their friendship level. The more advanced the wand, the wider your planting radius will be. If the wand is used in the correct area, a sprout will appear, which can be changed to any type of crop your tamed creature can grow. With your spirit wand equipped, planting points will be highlighted. Each spirit is good for a 1%, but the correct type will increase it by 2%. The higher the percent, the more planting points the island will have. In order to bring the island to full fertility, you will need to release enough Rune Spirits to bring it back to 100%. Once you found an island, you will need Rune Spirits which can be collected on many of the other islands. It is all done by the monsters you tame while adventuring, on four different islands - one for each season. Unlike previous Rune Factory games, you do not buy and plant seed, or even water the crops.