HM:StH NG+ Fishy Story Notes (Chicken spam)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
NG+ Fishy Story Notes (Chicken spam)
[Updated 2 Feb 2025]

Route theorycrafting below. Trying the combined spam route for now. Kurt birthday spam is +4 up to 20 affection, and +5 from 21 and above. Kurt gets +1 each from the first 9 herbs (+9 total), and +0 for the 10th herb.

You would ideally like to leave the chicken in the coop after the spam day, then have it die on Winter 16. Sadly this seems inconsistent, and if it dies instead on Winter 17, you're screwed. So for now, taking it back out of the coop to postpone animal death until after the Silver Fish is the best I can come up with.

FILE PREP
- Incubated egg
- Fishing rod in slot 1
- 10 herbs
- 4500G

NOTES
- Spring 2: Sleep until Winter 10
- Winter 10:
	> Reset if rain
	> Do CoTF (has to be pretty quick to reach Katie in time)
	> Spam Kurt and Gina at the Villa (29/11)
	> Spam Katie and Joe at the lake (5/44)
	> Exit/re-enter via Goddess pond to get rid of chicken
	> Catch 4 fish (prefer Fish M)
	> Exit/re-enter area twice via Goddess pond to trigger both cutscenes
	> Put the chicken back outside and sleep until Winter 13
- Winter 13:
	> Trigger GD1
	> Buy S.F. rod from Louis (door opens about 15s after he enters)
	> Head to the lake and catch 6 Fish L
	> At 7pm (50s after nightfall), exit/re-enter via Goddess pond to trigger CS
	> If you have caught at least 4 Fish L by 7pm, consider taking a break from fishing to trigger the cutscene, then catching the rest (as once Joe leaves at 9pm, the cutscene can't be triggered)
	> Sleep until Winter 17
- Winter 17:
	> Trigger GD2
	> Trigger sprite CS at carpenter's
- Winter 18:
	> Trigger Kurt's request CS
	> Give Kurt 10 herbs in his shack (outside if you happen to get a lucky no-rain day)
	> Sleep until Winter 21
- Winter 21:
	> Get Kurt's rod
	> Wait until nightfall at the lake and catch Silver Fish (clear with X, not start)
	> Sleep until Winter 27
- Winter 27: Exit for chicken death
- Winter 28: Exit to complete the ending


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REQUIRED CUTSCENES
- 3 fish CS (Joe at lake)
- 4 fish CS (Joe at lake)
- 8 fish CS (Joe at lake, night)
- Sprite CS (carpenter's, Tue/Thu)
- Kurt's request (120 affection)
- Kurt's rod (160 affection, herbs given)

- Need a Tue/Thu for initial Joe day
- Need Mon/Wed/Fri for Joe night CS (and S.F. rod to combine with Fish L)
- Need at least 11 days AFTER the sprite CS to complete the ending

COMBINED SPAM ROUTE (THEORY)
- Winter 10
	> Do CoTF
	> Spam Kurt and Gina at the Villa
	> Spam Joe and Katie at the lake
	> Catch 4 fish, trigger both cutscenes
	> Sleep until Winter 13
- Winter 13
	> Trigger GD1
	> Buy S.F. rod
	> Catch 6 Fish L
	> Trigger night CS at lake
	> Sleep until Winter 17
- Winter 17
	> Trigger GD2
	> Trigger sprite CS at carpenter's
- Winter 18
	> Kurt's request
	> Give Kurt 10 herbs
	> Sleep until Winter 21
- Winter 21
	> Get Kurt's rod
	> Catch Silver Fish
	> Sleep until Winter 28
- Winter 28
	> Complete the ending

SEPARATE SPAM ROUTE
- Winter 5
	> Do CoTF
	> Spam Joe at the lake
	> Catch 4 fish, trigger both cutscenes
	> Sleep until Winter 10
- Winter 10
	> Spam Kurt at the Villa
	> Leave chicken at Brownie Farm pasture
	> Buy S.F. rod
- Winter 11
	> Catch 6 Fish L
	> Trigger night CS at lake
- Winter 12
	> Trigger sprite CS at carpenter's
- Winter 13
	> Kurt's request
	> Give Kurt 10 herbs
	> Sleep until Winter 16
- Winter 16
	> Get Kurt's rod
	> Catch Silver Fish
	> Sleep until Winter 23
- Winter 23
	> Complete the ending

TIMELOSSES
- Combined route
	> Gina and Katie spam (11 spams for Gina, 5 spams for Katie)
	> 5 extra sleeps
	> Extra fishing time into the night (if bad luck on Fish L)
- Separate route
	> Waiting for Louis to open