10 Beginner Mistakes to Avoid in Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town! MUST KNOW TIPS & TRICKS!

Hi! In this video, I'll be telling you about 10 important beginner mistakes to avoid doing in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town!
Correction: You unlock the pond area after draining both ponds on your farm once, NOT by reaching draining skill level 9!
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List of animals so you can plan your museum (translated from Japanese, official English name might vary a bit):
Squirrel, fox (yellow), fox (white), monkey, sparrow, stoat (weasel?) (white), stoat (brown), bear, owl, blue bird, grouse, hawk, falcon, Yamato beetle, stag beetle, hercules beetle, white butterly, swallowtail, Morpho butterfly, crab, pill millipede
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[@JoshGamingGarden]

Oops, just need to correct myself here: You unlock the pond area after draining both ponds on your farm once, NOT by reaching draining skill level 9!

[@introverted.unicorn6438]

Ive already drained both ponds and i havent found some secret pond area.

[@celiafranco7064]

At the same time

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Small tip but if you’re walking your pet, you can put the leash back in your toolbag and they’ll still follow you.

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Ohh, I didn't know that, it's a good one!

[@MarioDS01]

Excellent tip. You should post that in a future video Josh and/or anything else you learn.

[@rikkupendragon8372]

Yes, I always had my pet on a leash as I worked on my farm or had to run errands in town. I even had them on a leash when I would go in the mines so I wouldn't have to find them after I came out to do stuff around my farm.

[@rikkupendragon8372]

And you can bring your pets to events

[@Designer239]

Honestly I haven’t known about that.

[@Arcana840]

Bold of you to assume I don't plan to make the worst museum possible.

[@01lei]

Lmaooo right 😭😭😭

[@tiredgrandpa8671]

Josh: don’t sell the wildflowers. These ones specifically. Me who just sold those wildflowers specifically after hoarding since the beginning of the game and finding zero use for them in autumn one: 👁👄👁

[@ZeldaLover6]

Same...

[@tiredgrandpa8671]

@@ZeldaLover6 RIP 😭

[@ZeldaLover6]

@@tiredgrandpa8671 Well I’m hoarding them now. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@zaradrake2011]

Same

[@dinchensophal5082]

Same. 😅

[@huyenly7603]

I already messed up my museum...ugh. I wished it was like Animal Crossing and the game just auto filled the stuff. 😭

[@Kikakowia]

As soon as I saw I could choose where to put things in the museum I got a sinking feeling. I can’t plan a layout without knowing everything that’s available! And I don’t want to spoil them all for myself! So I decided then and there that this playthrough I would just document my own journey by placing them left to right, top to bottom, chronologically in the order I found them. Might be interesting to look back on, and I can plan a pretty layout for next time! Unless of course they patch in the ability to move things. Then I’m going full Stardew Valley on this thing. 😅

[@JoshGamingGarden]

That's a good way to go about it as well! I really hope they can patch this in later though, would make things easier.

[@brittwoody4030]

I really like this idea!!!

[@Animal3Lover3]

For the pics I put bugs on right and animals on left have them meet in the middle in back hopefully in chronological order same with treasures and fish lol be quite the interesting museum but first runs never look asthetic

[@ninteney9777]

I wish there were some videos about farm layouts. I have no idea how to organize my stuff on this farm.

[@kellychen6738]

I second this! Animal crossing has all the layout inspo ideas and I would love to see some for PoOt just so we can gather ideas on how to design our farm layout!

[@DandiLion22]

Hopefully in an update they will let us reorganize the museum, because mine has no rhyme or reason right now haha

[@jessicarauscher3777]

I wish you could makers in a separate building. They look so ugly cluttering up the farm. :(

[@feral_ghost]

I was pretty disappointed when I couldn't put the makers in the barns or coops. It would have been much nicer.

[@colors4vana293]

I wish they combined makers that essentially do the same thing like the lumber and ingot makers and the cloth and dye makers for example. And they really need to make it so that each maker can make stacks of 10 and just scale the time like they did in SoS

[@rikkupendragon8372]

Yes I also find that the makers are an eyesore on my farm. I wish they took a few more leaves out of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley. Like being able to appraise multiple items at once or donate multiple items at once. Reina's voice in the english voice is obnoxious. She sounds like one of those over the top bimbos which really doesn't suit her imo. I appreciate that they added voice acting but they could have at least put a little more thought into the quality of the voices that we, the players, will have to hear repeatedly. It also would have been nice to eventually unlock warehouses like you do in SV and put your makers chests in them. It really sucks that you can't put makers and chests in buildings. I was also kinda hoping they would bring back the coffee and strawberry cows from FOMT. They were adorable.

[@KrazyCatQueen]

Especially stuff like processing products! I want my mayo maker in the chicken coop >:U

[@majikspel9903]

Also a smaller foot print for each maker is needed! Why do they need x4 squares for each one? That is a waste of space & it could be much more organized. ;-)

[@GaymerFerrikRowan]

If you click Y with the cursor over the tools, you get an option to put them in the tool bag without having to scroll back and forth.

[@sommarmorgon]

Oh my god thank you lol

[@kasgonz6663]

omg thank you lol

[@phoebemacdhubhain3823]

I was getting so mad that you couldn't buy ore anywhere in town and then I learned that you need to ship 1 of everything for unlocking stuff LOL. Great tips!

[@MarioDS01]

Yeah, going to make sure to be able to do that. Actually the wildflower tip is so-so. I think once I sold at least one of the flowers, the flower shops makes more available.

[@phoebemacdhubhain3823]

@@MarioDS01 They sell some of them, but not all! No seeds for pink-cats, magic reds, or magic blues as far as I know!

[@MarioDS01]

@@phoebemacdhubhain3823 Actually I was talking about buying the flowers from the flower shop, unless same thing as well. But thanks for letting me know about the seeds.

[@phoebemacdhubhain3823]

@@MarioDS01 I don''t think the flower shop sells the flowers individually, only the seeds ones. As Josh mentioned in the video you can buy them from the Sprites! Hope that is helpful :)

[@rikkupendragon8372]

@@MarioDS01 they don't have seeds for the moonflower either.

[@shadowgirl00]

It is really hard not to be tempted to go for the sprinklers when you want to spend time mining or getting more resources, but I get that, and it's a good point. Though I admit having so many makers running is driving me a bit nuts. There are aspects of this game that drive me a bit nutty.

[@SoulMatthewlove]

The only mistake I did was decorate the first area but I left plenty of space for the trees to grow so not so bad :D

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Not bad indeed :D

[@savannahbutler5973]

That's kinda what I did.. I started decorating right away but I fenced off a 'wild' area so I can still have fresh spawns

[@likepocketsjingling]

I just wanted to thank you for these guides. I only started playing recently and the amount to do felt overwhelming but I got a lot of tips from you!

[@andrewcullen2527]

So for tip #10 there is a hot key, I think it is X, that will allow you to pull open a menu and just click a button to put away tools in the bag. Just a bit faster then picking up an moving.

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Good observation! I just double-checked, it's Y! 😁

[@andrewcullen2527]

@@JoshGamingGarden cool thanks for checking, my bad haha

[@kayf3345]

Omg thank you for this, I had no idea!

[@carlachan903]

This is so helpful thank you 💕

[@Kitten202021]

Could you please make a video on what we really don’t need to hold onto? I’ve been hoarding everything since I don’t really know what I should/shouldn’t sell in my 1st and 2nd year.

[@lilyxavier-1990]

Same I've saved everything now I got to much but afraid to get rid of anything. Lol. I'm only starting to get rid of stuff once I reach the gold star & then using those veggies for seeds once I have a gd handful saved lol. And if I have extra of that veggie/fruit but low quality then I sell.

[@tomtomartom]

I am lucky to find this video at this hour! I just got my copy and planning to play it tonight! Thanks for the tips!

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Hope you enjoy the game tonight! 😃

[@kpatek1]

Sprinkler and ingot tip was SOLID 🙌🏻 thanks!

[@freyarickman1584]

This video was really helpful and I'm SO glad you included the bit about the museum!

[@ShinyEevee27]

I started out giving away the moondrops! I'll start saving them now. Thank you for all these tips! This information is so valuable and will make a huge difference in my gameplay and enjoyment of SoS! Thank you, Josh!

[@ariel5376]

Thank you SO much for making these videos!!! I feel like finding good info about this game has been hard but I’ve found all of your videos very helpful and interesting!

[@dezrespect]

thanks so much for the tips Josh. started playing 2 days ago and I’m already loving it. It’s just been a lil confusing for me and I’ve been worried I’m doing a lot of beginner mistakes like I do with every game i ever play

[@huniezbz]

These were great tips, especially the museum and the big veggies. Thank you!

[@RuiWings]

this was super helpful, especially the note about the museum and fruit trees, thank you so much

[@annabanana7659]

I just got the game yesterday and I already made the museum oopsie. And I was hoarding blood clams... for Ralph 😂

[@stephenpoole1774]

I just started Pioneers of OT yesterday and this is super helpful! Will def improve my enjoyment of the game. Thx

[@bunni0186]

I couldn't find my tools at the beginning, so that was my mistake. I am, however, still in my first season, and just have my first two areas unlocked, so thank you so much for the helpful tips!

[@SailorEffinMoon]

Loving that last tip cuz I wasn't sure what to do w those crops. THANK-YOU! 🌙🤗

[@kayf3345]

Ooof. I've made some of these and I'm already in Autumn 😅. Will correct going forward. Thank you!

[@Emily-lh6em]

You're so pretty btw 😍

[@andrewwalker7340]

Thanks for another fantastic video. You've helped me prepare for when I finally get the game.

[@NyghtWolf]

Soooo mamy good tips, thank you so much!! I just started playing this on the Switch & it's been amazingly fun so far!

[@febbylane9039]

Thank you so much for this video josh! It's really helpful 😊

[@ElizabethDarkon]

This was very helpful this my 1st time playing seasons/harvest games I've played little wood and stardew. So I did not find the tools until later in that bag too. Lol I love the games so far only wish I had more time to play.

[@JoshGamingGarden]

I also wish I had more time to play! I'm glad you're enjoying your first Story of Seasons! :D

[@Blulicious]

These tips were exactly what I was looking for, thank you!! It was super helpful :)

[@ChevyLadyMakeupZ72]

I spent almost a full month looking for my tools not realizing that they’re in the tool bag

[@indievariety]

I almost did the same, I've been looking for them and scared of playing because I planted seeds right away and couldn't find the tools 😭

[@bobbysmith8095]

I spend like a whole week looking up how to make lumber maker 😂 I was like I hate this game why is this thing so damn hard to find. It was already there all along.

[@-78399]

I kept looking up what season some seeds grow in not knowing that it says it in the description on thr me item

[@javiersierralta5811]

OMG I was really going crazy trying to get the mirage wood. Thanks a lot

[@carriejohnson4922]

Very helpful thank you!! Looking forward to more helpful videos.

[@violet_cozylife]

Perfect, thank you so much. I'll start playing it tonight for the first time 🤗🤗

[@courtneylyons8700]

Your videos are so helpful. Thank you!

[@sorara]

Me: *sees the last mistake* Aah this is so Josh. XD Thanks for the tips! I didn’t know about the wild flowers. I was selling all of them in the beginning. 😅

[@JoshGamingGarden]

I wish I could just pretend I'm never making these mistakes, but my streams are betraying me. 😅

[@sorara]

@@JoshGamingGarden Lol true! But your mistakes helped us learn xD

[@NourishingMystic]

Same here! This was so helpful!

[@Shou_33]

Thanks for posting this Josh! Without this I prolly would’ve made a lot more mistakes😭😭

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Glad I could prevent this from happening!

[@ItzaMystri]

Thanks for the tips! Very helpful!

[@doddieplaya]

Really helpful guide :) I decided to skip the sprinklers because they are quite expensive to make^^ I’d rather want to upgrade my tools first. And btw if you press y while on a tool in your bag, you can put them into your toolbag immediately :)

[@lunaticmoon2941]

Thank you for all the great info !!

[@sillyoz]

The wildflowers are also good for making bouquets! If you want to make the perfumes you need bouquet essences, the wildflower one is easy to make bouquets out of since the other flowers are more useful for honey/dye making

[@delvysdominguez7953]

The only thing this game is missing is the ability to move an entire tree even with fruits, I loved that from Animal Crossing.

[@MarioDS01]

Totally agree. Maybe we can suggest that. But personally I rather see an update on being able to make more materials with the makers. Making them ONE AT A TIME takes forever. Why in the world did they not think of this before releasing the game? I guess it makes a challenge, but it is one none of us need.

[@delvysdominguez7953]

@@MarioDS01 Agree with you. Is annoying specially the ones that takes longer, it took me a while to get 10 pieces of bricks out of only two machines lol. I have hope that they will fix and add some content regularly.

[@MarioDS01]

@@delvysdominguez7953 Yeah and actually someone else mention there are actually too many makers to micromanage to make certain products/materials. Maybe come up with a way to merge some or all/most together then juggle with too many of them. Plus they take up way too much space...

[@delvysdominguez7953]

@@MarioDS01 that’s a great idea. Only one big machine that produce the result based on how many material you put inside. Something like 3 Iron Ore=1 Iron Ingot so if you drop 30 Ores you get 10 Ingots back as result. That sounds amazing to me.

[@MarioDS01]

@@delvysdominguez7953 Something like that, would be a good update. And/or maybe tie all the maker menus together so you don't need to waste precious time to insert more materials in other makers.

[@PVEguardian98]

I learned a lot from this video ! Thank you so much!

[@peacexchaos91]

Its so hard not to decorate too much. I feel like I have no time to decorate and keep up with mining enough to get all the materials I need to upgrade and repair things. I still have to fix the silo, and the bee box thing. Then I can move on to making bigger barns and coops.

[@lisac8591]

Thanks for making these videos. I am in year two and made many of the same mistakes especially with the ore! Its taking forever to get the greenhouse fixed. Lol

[@lizbennington]

Thank you so much, it was actually really really helpful. Appreciate it!

[@MBaker1999]

Omg thank you this! So helpful!

[@zenon1o15]

Thanks for the helpful advice!

[@leroy20]

Hey, thank you for the tips! It will be helpful to know this 😁👍

[@juliesimko2247]

You are helping me so much! Thank you!!!!

[@alchemysaga3745]

They're sort of taking player input, so its always worth making noise about features that should be added or changed. Like, for example, incorporating Sheds from Stardew Valley with the number of makers they have. Or QoL stuff like the option for JP voices, rearrange the museum, and multi-appraise.

[@jackielima6347]

Always helpful!!!!! Tysm!

[@xyackhart]

I know not everybody cares about these little details and having things perfectly organized, but I DO, I need everything organized- was in winter of year 1, first 3 areas unlocked but my farm was just a MESS, I had to restart my farm twice now trying to figure out organized tips. Anyway, THANK YOU. ( not being able to move items in the museum, or trees on your farm drives me crazy the most, UGH)

[@Kitten202021]

Wish I’d started making bricks sooner... unlocked 3rd area and still had only very few bricks made. Now working hard to get them made.

[@lunaphoric]

The museum tip!! Thank you 🙏

[@rubalu6014]

Very informative, thank you!

[@riacharmaine]

thank youuu super helpful!

[@GaymerFerrikRowan]

If you click Y hovering over any other items in your bag, you get an option to drop the item to the ground.

[@lapislarka]

I have needed this. Thank you.

[@lo5338]

Thank you! So helpful 😊

[@droidnutt1130]

Great helpful video.Thank you

[@cherryncigarettes]

so exited to have the game friday! btw thanks it was a really helpful video :)

[@Dunkelwald_]

that honey-maker-edit cracked me up

[@Ruby_Mochii]

Everyone else so far ahead and I'm only about to end spring lol

[@masterwarden2827]

I'm just now approaching the end of my first year, which I thought was pretty crazy, and other people are in their third year. Idk what I've been doing but damn. 🤣

[@ivansantos5571]

I’m barely about to get the game LoL

[@cayabyabreiner1039]

Little Tip: You can fill in your watering can from the decorative fountain

[@veronica0406]

Great tips, thank you!

[@Piffle88]

Your farm looks so good.. mine is a mess and I really want to renovate it, but it will take such a long time and it never seems there is enough. 😅

[@somegamerchick3568]

Also try to get the spore maker before getting the wood cutting area. the most valuable mushroom is there and you can just pop them in the maker and then start growing them right away without having to buy the spores.

[@Designer239]

I’ve never heard or seen that.

[@jenzon2827]

Wow this is so helpful thank you very much

[@philoutre_]

lots of helpful tips thanks ! :D

[@nexisvids]

Excellent tips

[@iselinDDV]

Thank you!🥰

[@xoxo8701]

thank you! it's been helpful especially i'm on my first year of the game!

[@franky3818]

I'm new to this game. And this tips really helpful, thx so much. Only thought keeping flower as a gift, but actually can be very useful for honey maker. Now I'm not regret it always keep in storage. Also I'm making 9 sprinklers as mistake for making a lot of green peper, now I'm gonna use watering can instead. Thx

[@erinarcher2483]

Excellent point about the watering can, I'll be skipping the small sprinklers

[@nicolehap7859]

I’m so glad I found you!! :) I just subscribed and bought the game!!

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Thank you!! Hope you enjoy Olive Town! :)

[@macallmoore9830]

You are a gem! Thank you

[@noily8974]

At first i planned to go play blind, but searching for gameplay tips and walkthrough is always tempting

[@1kulik]

Thank you for the tips

[@usacrochetpodcastgloria6132]

Thank you for the heads up I just started my game yesterday and the only way I could have room in my pouch is to sell stuff but now I have a box to put other things in I save everything I get

[@nickydee719]

Thank you Josh!!! Always helpful. Can you make a video about best gift to residents? I haven't start gifting yet because I have no idea what they like!!!

[@adrielsg100]

Thanks Josh for these tips. I always have to restart the game a few times to avoid the mistakes that I have made. 😓

[@Horriyuo]

i just got my preorder today I'm so exictedd!! I got the european edition and the notebook is so cute! It has a fully illustrated calendar at the beginning with crops of the season on I'm going to write down some of these tips in there rn!

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Aww, that notebook looks so cute! I ordered the North American version to eventually play in English, should have gotten the European one instead!

[@Horriyuo]

@@JoshGamingGarden ooh exciting!! It'll be interesting to see what you do with another farm

[@HillbillyTrash]

Thanks for this!!!!

[@pokealja]

Just bought the game. I'm a long time Harvest Moon player, and I was playing Mineral Town until recently. I'm SO excited to start playing this! Thank you so much for the helpful advice! 😊❤️

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Hope you enjoy it! There has been lots of updates that have improved the game a lot since the release so it's a great time to start!

[@xLadyJadeTTV]

best harvest moon games, Magical Melodies and A new beginning

[@sillyoz]

@@xLadyJadeTTV this one reminds me of MM quite a bit! Mostly the music/ost and animal aesthetics :)

[@Nahan_Boker94]

This is helpful, i never know selling certain wild fruits or crops make it available in the shop lol

[@veronicawilliamson8392]

Hi love this. Ive done the story mode. Im in my 3rd year never decorated yet. Maybe i should just start over?

[@KKArchive149]

Thank you so much for your videos! They're so helpful and I wish I had them in every HM/SOS I've ever played growing up! Will you be playing Rune Factory 5 as well? 😊

[@JoshGamingGarden]

I will definitely play Rune Factory 5 and I'm sooo excited about it!

[@Blueberry_Fields]

Hello! I just watched this video and discovered your channel! You've got a new subscriber! Thanks for the helpful tips! Also, do you know if I can remove the pump from the lake in the 2nd part of the farm once it's done draining? Will it fill back up with water again? What should I do? Thanks!

[@CloeMyPuppyIsSoCute]

Thank harvest goddess I just saw this right before summer was about to end 🥲

[@denissedelaluna8998]

Thank you! I suscribe 😀

[@tale_play]

Very nice tip! I decorated my farm I wish the developers will fix the fps drops real soon. It's hard to play like this.

[@Erins_Prophetic]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I've only just begun my farm. I don't know how to get my dog to play with the red ball. Lol

[@BookloverFantasy92]

I’ve been selling too many of my plants, but still in season 1, spring, day 12 I think, and honestly, loving the game. I’m not decorating until much further into the game. I have no idea on layout just yet.

[@veronicalalonde1193]

I'm watching this before I even get the game. 😭 I can't wait to buy it!!

[@tinykitsune0387]

Thanks this will save me some headaches down the road. I was wondering if you know what the purpose of fodder rolls are? Sorry if this was in your live streams.

[@JoshGamingGarden]

They're just for decorating purposes! ☺️