HM:StH NG+ All Endings Notes (Chicken spam, TH1 first)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
NG+ All Endings Notes (Chicken spam, TH1 first)
[Updated 4 Feb 2025]

THEORY
- The idea behind this route is that by using the mad dog strat (sacrificing dog affection for no sickness), we can get the dog to Summer and save a trip to the Sacred Land. If we did HR first, then using animal abuse strats would lower his affection too much, and you'd have to open the Sacred Land early the next year before his affection got too low.
- It also means we can ride the horse to and from the Sacred Land and use our Animal Medicine to get him through the Summer rainy season (with a little bit of Fall YOLO).
- It synergizes well with CC and GD, since they can save time from the horse, but the previous route put them much later in the run when the horse was already dead.
- Since there is some weather YOLO at the end of GD anyway, we can take advantage of that to hopefully kill the horse, and we can use EW as a buffer in the next slot to ensure the horse dies, since we can sleep spam at the beginning of EW before we start spamming Gwen, since the calendar matters very little in EW.
- The only potential inconsistency is if we can't reliably get the Bob heal cutscene with the dog during the initial TH1 sleep spam. That's why I note to feed the dog on the first 3 days of TH1 (days we are going outside anyway), so we can clear the first two Tim cutscenes. It feels like the Bob heal CS is reliable when overlapped with the 1- and 2-heart horse cutscenes, which we automatically trigger by spamming Bob while having the horse.
- Even if there is some YOLO or inconsistency to the strat, by putting TH1 first, you could at least in theory reset for the right outcome if you wanted to, if it was reliable enough.
- Using the horse for TH2 might sound attractive, but because Dia's version of the Sacred Land CS is a farm cutscene, you can't take the horse there or back on your first trip, so it makes more sense to get rid of the horse first and put TH2 later.
- It also helps BB because we can put it after AS, and you don't have to monkey around with whether you have a surviving chicken at the start of BB.
- You do lose time for buying extra Animal Medicines, but you can combine it a couple times with selling the chicken, which is faster than chicken death anyway, so it seems to even out in favor of this route.
- Putting FS this late in the run is scary, but you just have to get lucky.
- You might think that chicken spam is a great opportunity to take advantage of villagers' birthdays, but there's actually very few that work because their birthdays are always on the same day of the week, and if they are indoors on that day, then it's a no-go. Currently the only birthdays the route uses are Bob's (Summer 1, TH2) and Lyla's (Spring 27, AS). I tested Louis's birthday (Fall 2) for BB, but his birthday textbox is just too slow, and with the extra sleeping, it's almost a minute slower than just spamming him the full 80 times early in the year.

DOG NOTES
- The dog gets -2 every day you don't feed him if he's not sick. If he is sick, not feeding has no penalty.
- There are two possible cutscenes when you fail to take care of the dog. One where Gwen says the dog has ruined Ronald's crops, and one where Bob comes too. In the former, the dog is not healed, while he is healed in the latter.
- Both cutscenes require you to own the doghouse.
- In the Bob heal cutscene, Bob gets -8 and the dog gets +10 (might depend on which dog you have?).
- Which neglect cutscene you get seems to depend on the dog's affection, not Bob or Gwen's affection.
- The dog usually seems to be able to survive about 10 days without healing.
- The healing cutscene definitely can't stop dog death, but it can protect the dog temporarily. However, you do need to exit the house to trigger it, of course.
- For some reason I can't reliably trigger the healing cutscene, but when it does work, it seems to work from high affection (235+?). It also seems to have something to do with the HR cutscenes, or Bob, or something, because it only feels consistent when overlapping with the 1-heart and 2-heart cutscenes (not the first two Tim cutscenes or GD1).
- Actually, the heal cutscene isn't even consistent with the HR cutscenes. I have no idea why it sometimes triggers, sometimes doesn't, or why the dog sometimes gets sick, sometimes doesn't. Need to test his whole "mood" system.
- In AS, I'm pretty sure it's faster to gift Kurt first, rather than spamming Lyla and taking the chicken back to the farm (9 loads rather than 10 loads, but might be worth timing). It could be used as a safer strat (more leeway on the CoTF to reach Lyla), but it seems like the chicken may not die if left outside as a chick, which makes it unpredictable.

ENDING ORDER: THI > HR > CC > GD > EW > TH2 > FS > AS > BB

FILE PREP
- 5 Power Berries
- 9000G (for GD+FS, and 3 extra Animal Medicines; could have more for safety)
- Slot 1: 11+ Golden Eggs (2 for dog food, 7 to incubate, 1 as a gift for Kurt, and 1 for CC)
- Slot 2: 1 Golden Milk
- Slot 3: 10 Herbs
- Animal Medicine
- Flute
- Fishing Rod
- Seeds: 18 potato, 9 tomato, 12 corn, and 18 breadfruit
- Horse (max affection)
- Chicken (mature, outside)
- Dog (max affection)
- Pre-incubated egg

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NOTES

TREASURE HUNT I
- Spring 2:
	> Put the horse out to pasture and ride him over to the house
	> Feed the dog and bring him inside
- Spring 3:
	> Reset if rainy
	> Feed the dog
	> Do CoTF
	> Can consider doing Lyla first if you're worried about missing her
	> Spam Gina outside Ronald's (19)
	> Spam Lyla at her garden (20)
	> Spam Louis at the Carpenter's area (14)
	> Spam Parsley at the Carpenter's area or at the Lake, wherever he is (19)
	> Spam Woody at the Carpenter's area (20)
	> Spam Tim outside Ronald's (62)
	> Spam Martha outside the Villa (15)
	> Spam Gwen at the Carpenter's area when she walks outside (19)
	> Spam Bob at his pasture (19)
	> LEAVE THE CHICKEN AT BOB'S PASTURE!!!
	> SAFETY SAVE!!!
- Spring 4:
	> Hit the dog with the hoe and sleep until Summer 16
	> If the dog gets sick, reset and try again
	> If the dog doesn't get sick within ~3 days, you should be safe
- Summer 16: CS1
- Summer 17: CS2
- Because you still have the horse, the 1- and 2-heart cutscenes will play (prioritized over GD1)
- Summer 18: 1-heart cutscene
- Summer 19: 2-heart cutscene
- Summer 20:
	> GD1 will trigger
	> Feed the dog
	> Ride the horse to the Villa to trigger Sacred Land CS
	> Plant+water at the Sacred Land
	> Sell the chicken on the way home
	> Put the horse in the barn before sleeping, but don't feed
	> SAFETY SAVE!!!
	> Sleep through the rainy season (reset if you miss any rain)
	> If you get no rain on Summer 21, just go water and safety save again (terrible luck)
- Summer 27: Heal the horse, ride to the Sacred Land and skip the cutscene, then:
	> Buy another Animal Medicine on the way home
	> Sleep 7 days and exit the house for the bloom cutscene
	> Sleep 2 days and exit the house for the potato cutscene
	> Sleep 1 day and walk to the Carpenter's area to complete the ending
	> You have to be careful of the horse's affection (potential rain on Fall 1/2/3/5; leaving in rain is -40)
	> I think you can leave the horse in rain as many as 3 times without a problem
	> If you got a 4th rain, you COULD heal the horse, but you'd prefer not to
	> Try and clear dog death cutscene on the 6th sleep after final Sacred Land CS

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HORSE RACE
- Spring 2: Sleep until Spring 4
- If you got 4 rains in fall last year and you used the Animal Medicine, you would put the horse out on Spring 2 and reset for no rain on Spring 3/4
- Spring 4:
	> Reset if rainy
	> Put the horse out to pasture (heal if sick)
	> Hatch the egg, incubate another, and do CoTF
	> Spam Bob 52 times, and leave chicken at Brownie Farm
	> Sleep until Spring 19
- Spring 19: 1-heart cutscene
- Spring 20: 2-heart cutscene
- Spring 21:
	> Do the horse race
	> On the way home, buy another Animal Medicine if you used it earlier, and sell the chicken
- Sleep 7 times and exit for Bob's reminder
- Sleep 7 times and exit for cutscene
- Sleep 1 time and exit to finish the ending

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CAKE CONTEST
- Spring 2: Sleep until first non-rainy Wed/Sat (Spring 3/6/10/13)
- Spring 3/6/10/13:
	> Heal horse (if sick), put out to pasture, and ride over to the chicken coop
	> Hatch the egg, incubate another, and do CoTF
	> Spam Gina 56 times
	> Spam Katie 10 times
	> Enter/exit Goddess pond to get rid of chicken
	> Head back to the farm and ride horse back to cafe
	> Enter cafe at noon for CS1 (~45s after Katie enters the cafe)
	> Ride back to the house and get the recipe
	> Ride to cafe and enter for CS2
	> Ride up to Bob's and buy another Animal Medicine if you used it earlier
	> Ride up to Villa and enter for the book CS
	> Ride back to cafe and enter by 5pm to give book to Katie
	> Sleep until Spring 19
- Spring 19: Exit for chicken death
- Spring 20:
	> Skip GD1
	> Ride horse to cafe; give Katie Golden Milk and Golden Egg
	> At noon, enter and exit cafe 3 times (until the successful cake CS plays)
	> Ride horse home, sleep 7 times, and exit to finish the ending

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GODDESS DRESS
- Spring 2: Sleep until first non-rainy Wed/Sat (Spring 3/6/10/13)
- Spring 3/6/10/13:
	> Reset if rain
	> Hatch the egg, incubate another, and do CoTF
	> Spam Gina 91 times
	> Spam Katie 5 times
	> Bring chicken back to farm
	> Heal horse (if sick), put it outside, and ride it to the house
	> Sleep until Spring 20
- Spring 20: Trigger first CS
- Spring 21:
	> Trigger second CS
	> Ride horse to Goddess pond, enter/exit/re-enter to trigger first Goddess CS
- Spring 22:
	> Buy Silk Thread from Louis
	> Enter Goddess pond for second Goddess CS
	> Sleep 7 times (until next CS triggers)
- Spring 29:
	> Ride to the Villa area (optional GD cutscene shouldn't trigger because it's Monday)
	> Wait until noon and enter Villa for next CS
	> Ride home and sleep a week
- Summer 6: Trigger next farm CS and sleep a week
- Summer 13: Exit to finish the ending
- Need rain on one of Summer 5/7-12, or else your animals won't die
- Ideally you'd take animal death no later than Summer 12, but in practice you may need to spam sleep past Summer 13 to ensure the horse dies, then exit the next day for the final CS

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ENDANGERED WEASEL
- If the horse didn't die at the end of last year, sleep until Spring 15 and exit for horse death
- If it's raining on Spring 16, sleep until Spring 23
- Spring 2/16/23:
	> Hatch egg, incubate another, and do CoTF
	> Head to the carpenter's and intro all 3 sprites, then spam one of them 15 times
	> Head to Brownie Farm pasture and spam Gwen 93 times (leave chicken at Brownie Farm!!!)
	> Head back to the farm and sleep (CS1 will trigger upon sleeping)
- Spring 3/17/24: Afer CS1, enter the house and sleep
- Spring 4/18/25: Trigger CS2
- Sleep 3 times; exit and trigger cutscene, then wait at Goddess pond for 7pm
- Sleep 3 times; exit and trigger cutscene, then wait at Goddess pond for 7pm
- Sleep 7 times; exit to finish the ending
- You want chicken death here if possible
- If you had to kill the horse this year, the chicken could survive if you get no rain during the cutscene phase, but if you got at least one rainy day, try and sleep at least until you know it will die
- If you didn't have to kill the horse this year, chicken death is more likely, just try to avoid an extra sleep if possible

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TREASURE HUNT II
- Spring 2:
	> Sleep until Spring 30
	> If the chicken didn't die last year, sleep until Spring 29
- Spring 29: Exit for chicken death if necessary
- Spring 30: SAFETY SAVE!!!
- Summer 1:
	> Hatch egg, incubate another, and do CoTF
	> Can consider doing Lyla first if you're worried about missing her
	> Spam Gina outside Ronald's (19)
	> Spam Lyla at her garden (20)
	> Spam Louis at the Carpenter's area (14)
	> Spam Parsley at the Carpenter's area or at the Lake (19)
	> Spam Woody at the Carpenter's area (20)
	> Spam Tim outside Ronald's (32)
	> Spam Dia/Martha outside the Villa (76/15)
	> Spam Gwen at the Carpenter's area when she walks outside (19)
	> Spam Bob at his pasture (7)
	> LEAVE THE CHICKEN AT BOB'S PASTURE!!!
	> Sleep until Summer 17
- Summer 17:
	> Trigger CS1 with Tim (answer yes)
	> Head home and sleep
- Summer 18: Trigger CS2 with Tim
- Summer 19:
	> Trigger GD1
	> Head to Villa and enter to trigger CS3
	> Head home and sleep
- Summer 20:
	> Trigger Sacred Land CS
	> Plant+water
	> SAFETY SAVE!!!
	> Sleep through the rainy season (reset if you miss any rain)
	> If you get no rain on Summer 21, just go water and safety save again (terrible luck)
- Summer 26: EXIT FOR CHICKEN DEATH!!!
- Summer 27: Head to the Sacred Land and skip the cutscene, then:
	> Sleep 7 days and exit the house for the bloom cutscene
	> Sleep 2 days and exit the house for the potato cutscene
	> Sleep 1 day and go to the Carpenter's area to complete the ending

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FISHY STORY
- Spring 2: Sleep until Winter 8
- Winter 8: SAFETY SAVE!!!
- Winter 9: Sleep
- Winter 10:
	> Reset if rain
	> Hatch egg, incubate another, and 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 CHICKEN BACK OUTSIDE!!!
	> Sleep until Winter 13 (SAFETY SAVE!!! on Winter 12)
- Winter 13:
	> Trigger GD1
	> Buy S.F. rod from Louis (door opens about 20s 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 by 7pm, consider taking a break from fishing to trigger the cutscene, then catching the rest (as once Joe leaves at 9pm [2.5 min after nightfall], 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 20
- Winter 20: SAFETY SAVE!!!
- 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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AZURE SWALLOWTAIL
- Spring 2: Sleep until Spring 26
- Spring 26:
	> Hatch egg, incubate another, and do CoTF
	> Spam Kurt 4 times
	> Bring chicken back to the farm; put it RIGHT NEXT to the farm exit
	> SAFETY SAVE!!!
- Spring 27
	> Gift+talk Kurt
	> Go back to the farm and do CoTF
	> Spam Lyla 16 times
	> Enter carpenter's area for CS1
	> Enter Flower Shop for CS2
	> Sleep until Summer 14
- Summer 14: Exit house for chicken death
- Summer 15: Exit house for CS3
- Summer 18:
	> Exit house for CS4
	> Plant+water Blue Mist
	> Sleep
- Hope for rain on Summer 19/20; water if not
- Summer 20:
	> SAFETY SAVE!!!
	> Sleep through the rainy season (reset if you miss any rain)
	> If you get no rain on Summer 21, just go water and safety save again (terrible luck)
- Summer 27: Go to Goddess pond for bloom CS
- Summer 30:
	> Go to Goddess pond for butterfly CS
	> Sleep 6 times
	> SAFETY SAVE!!! on the 7th sleep (in case of credits softlock)
- Fall 7 or later: Go to Goddess pond to finish ending (non-rainy weather)

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BLUEBIRD
- Spring 2: Sleep until the first non-rainy Sat (Spring 6/13/20/27)
- Spring 6/13/20/27:
	> Hatch egg and do CoTF
	> Do CoTF
	> Spam Louis 80 times
	> Wait until 2pm and trigger CS2+3 at the lake (first enter ~20s after Louis disappears)
	> Head home and sleep
- Next day:
	> Flute mini-game
	> Sleep 7 times
- Next non-rainy day: Trigger final CS at the lake
- Skip chicken death as necessary, and try to do it the day before the final cutscene is available to avoid an extra sleep