35+ Tips You NEED TO KNOW Before Playing Echoes of the Plum Grove

Echoes of the Plum Grove just released a few days back and there were a lot of challenges that I encountered, and while there weren’t any deal breakers-the game is still amazing. There are just some things that I wish I knew before starting my gameplay.
In this video, we’ll not only go through the different mechanics of the game, but dive deeper on how you can maximize your gameplay as a beginner.
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Gameplay Setup
02:47 - Foraging and Crafting
03:41 - Getting the Axe, Lantern & Rod
05:38 - Food and Cooking
07:27 - Trading
08:42 - Quick Early Money
09:17 - Farming
10:27 - Gift-Giving and Family
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[@ThalryGames]

If you also have tips you'd like to share, leave a comment! We'd love to learn more!

[@HaileyKat]

I ended up removing the mini game for fishing when it took me literally like 5 minutes trying to get a fish and I had to give up 😭🤣

[@ThalryGames]

I tried to stick with it then the Fishing Festival came... 😂

[@CinnamonEggs]

I turned that off before even started playing, but was scared I was missing out, but after reading this I have no regrets 😂

[@ThalryGames]

@@CinnamonEggs I do enjoy the mini-game, it is pretty fun but time consuming 😅

[@jamie1602]

It took me a moment to figure it out and I feel it's the best fishing mini game we've got in a farming game. But I also have nerve damage in my hands. Stardew Valley has conditioned me to expect the absolute worst and most inaccessible mini games. I still keep it off.

[@HaileyKat]

@@jamie1602 I honest found the Stardew mini game much easier! Idky I'm personally so bad with keyboard and mouse

[@christalregehr5062]

once you create a furnace to make silver, copper and gold bars. you'll make money so fast. Mining for gold is a game changer as well as investing into a steel pickaxe and mining the bolder that requires a steel pickaxe. You will get your money in return for the ore mined in there (gold BAR sells for 350 each and rare ores in the third mine shaft ranging for 100-300 each)

[@ThalryGames]

Oh nice! Thank you for sharing your money tip! 🤩

[@lauraziro5643]

How do you get a furnace?

[@ThalryGames]

@@lauraziro5643 I automatically learned how to make one from leveling up my crafting skill. You may also see a blueprint for it as a quest reward.

[@SuperSkyhorse]

You might hold on to your metal bars, but the gems are good money makers. Right now they don't have any function besides selling them, and they cost quite a lot.

[@Dimension2364]

That is a very helpful tip. Thank you so much!

[@ambermercado4613]

I LOVE the ability to turn up the brightness in the caves. Makes it so much easier

[@ThalryGames]

A good way to proceed in the mines without the lantern albeit slowly. 😅

[@Dimension2364]

That is such a great tip! How do you do this exactly? Trough the options menu? Thank you so much! 🙏

[@ThalryGames]

@@Dimension2364 Yes, it's in the options menu under the graphics tab, there's a slider for cave brightness. 😄

[@XxBrittany20xX]

I love this game. I've had it for 3 days and I have indeed messed with the game options. I'm a veteran survival player and simulation farmer. Harvest moon/story of seasons was my first farm simulation game and still one of my top faves since gamecube. I collect em. But I did turn off many, if not all the features for now until I'm comfortable fully with game. After getting married and having a baby, I just turned diseases on for me and everyone. I didnt want my game to end right away if I had no kids first.

[@ThalryGames]

Sounds like a solid strategy to me. 🙂 I do like how the game gives you a certain amount of freedom in playing how you want to.

[@XxBrittany20xX]

@@ThalryGames agreed. Pretty soon when I'm a bit more established, I'll turn taxes on and durability. I do keep food spoil on sometimes...but so far only for fertilizer purposes. Otherwise I turn it off. Btw, I subscribed. Love ur let's play. I married Lewis John's btw. He loves pancakes

[@XxBrittany20xX]

@@ThalryGames And Isabella loves the roses in the summer.

[@ThalryGames]

@@XxBrittany20xX Glad you enjoyed them and thanks for the heads up on the characters favorites. 🙂

[@cyan1616]

It's so cool your parents let you have your own channel. It's cool when little kids have a channel, and this one is nice.

[@ThalryGames]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@ellixi6268]

Thank you so much for these! I wasn’t exactly sure on what I was doing

[@ThalryGames]

Glad it helped! Most of these are definitely something we wish we knew earlier at the start of the game.

[@PlayfulDead22]

I started playing today and will definitely be restarting with some of these tips heh Thanks!!

[@ThalryGames]

Glad it helped! Good luck! 😊

[@denitaly]

thanks for the tips! for the future, would it be possible to have a list of time stamps?

[@ThalryGames]

Hi! Thanks for the feedback, we've added the timestamps in the description for your reference. ☺

[@KatiePlaysStuff]

Super helpful thank you!!! :)

[@ThalryGames]

Glad it helped! ☺

[@jadepeppermint2734]

This was mega helpful I was hoping for some tips since I seem to be messing up

[@ThalryGames]

Glad it helped. I was pretty confused when starting at as well but the game is pretty lenient on penalties no matter how many times I messed up. ☺

[@iekuhh]

Thank you for this! I just bought the game and I am loving it!!

[@ThalryGames]

Nice! Glad this helps, and have fun!

[@SuperSkyhorse]

My advice would be to not bother clearing out the whole farm before you get your own family. The farm is big, and it will take you ages to do it all, meanwhile you could spend all this time on more useful tasks. Once you get a spouse, you can set them to become the farm helper (altough if they are the mayor, i wouldn't recommend it, as they bring in good money), or you can adopt/birth children, and have them become a farm helper. Just put the necessary tools in the farm helper's chest, and they will clear out the farm while you are away. A couple days, and your farm will be completely cleared. If you have crops growing, and don't want to water/harvest them yourself, make sure that not all the tasks (like weeding, tree chopping, bush clearing) are turned on, because the farm helper will start doing other tasks midway through watering, not finish by the time their workhours are done, and you will be left with an unwatered farm. Just let them first clear the trees, then weed, then clear the bushes, rocks, one after the other, instead of everything at once. Also, they do not refill the watering cans, nor do they harvest hay, wheat or barley. In winter you can send your farm helpers to find a job, since they quite literally have nothing to do.

[@ThalryGames]

Thank you so much for sharing these farm helper tips! 🤩

[@dekushrublily]

omg this is so helpful!

[@ThalryGames]

Glad it helped! 😊

[@Dimension2364]

I just started my first game and since I really want to form a connection to every villager I set the life expectancy of everyone to „long“. Since I’m still in spring I‘m now wondering: How many days does each season last?

[@ThalryGames]

A season lasts for 3 weeks or 21 days. You can check the calendar on the bulletin board at the town hall, you also have a calendar under your character in the family menu. 😊

[@Lonesomefate]

Im still not getting notifications! Good old youtube. Im wondering if other subscribers are having the same problem without realising. ❤ another sweet video as always😊

[@ThalryGames]

Thank you so much! 😊 But I do wonder why you're encountering problems with notifications, hope it gets resolved 😮

[@Lonesomefate]

@@ThalryGames Dont worry, im on it. Checking often 🫡

[@ThalryGames]

@@Lonesomefate Much appreciated 🥰

[@nathaliecarluccio7559]

It should be mandatory to craft/cook from the chest !!!

[@ThalryGames]

Would love to have a global inventory feature as well. 😍

[@CinnamonEggs]

Super helpful video!! Got a question tho.. Anyone knows how long a season last? Can't seem to find it anywhere 😅😅

[@ThalryGames]

Hi! A season lasts for 3 weeks or 21 days. 🙂

[@CinnamonEggs]

@@ThalryGames Tysm!! And ofc I just found out you can also see it by the bulletin board, right after you responded LOL. I'm such a noob

[@ThalryGames]

@@CinnamonEggs No problem. You also have a calendar of sorts under the character menu. 🙂

[@CinnamonEggs]

@@ThalryGames Oh my gosh, I didn't even see that!! Thank you again!

[@angelalycos2.076]

How do we move furniture? I'm asking because I updated my home, and all of the furniture is crowded around the stairs! 😭😭

[@ThalryGames]

You use the hammer tool to remove your placed furniture and they will go back to your inventory for you to place again 😊

[@angelalycos2.076]

@@ThalryGames Thank you!

[@Vee_Xx.]

How do I use blueprints? I checked in my crafting table and I can’t craft any of the stuff that I have in my blueprints😅

[@ThalryGames]

You have to learn the blueprints by pressing the space bar while holding it, make sure it's selected on your tool bar.

[@Vee_Xx.]

@@ThalryGames thank you sm!☺️

[@iscreamfranny]

Does anyone know how or what you feed the baby 😂 ? Im literally scared open my game because my baby food bar is empty and i dont want him get bad traits 😢

[@ThalryGames]

You will hear the baby cry when it gets hungry and you will see a baby bottle icon on their crib, you can click on the crib and you'll feed the baby automatically without needing anything. Don't forget to give the baby some cuddles by clicking on the crib when the baby's not hungry to increase their mood. 🤗

[@iscreamfranny]

@ThalryGames tysm ! I kept cuddling him not knowing if it was working but I should listen to my motherly instincts next time 🤣😂 also thank you for this video it helped a lot 💖

[@ThalryGames]

@@iscreamfranny Glad to help! Motherly instincts are best instincts 💖

[@bernardinoalexis6922]

I made my husband as a farm helper and even gave him a watering can to water the plants but his not doing anything. Plss help

[@redrover4157]

Did you fill up the watering can and put it in a helper chest? They won't help if the watering can is empty. Also, sometimes they don't help on Sundays because it's market day

[@ThalryGames]

Hi! On top of what RedRover also mentioned, consider festivals as well as sometimes they do take part in that... sometimes they do come back to finish the tasks though

[@leebu531]

Just bought it for 8 pounds on cdkeys not got to play yet

[@ThalryGames]

Nice! Hope you get to enjoy the game soon 😊

[@EmilieSugar]

Can you change your hair color ?

[@ThalryGames]

Hi! There is customization in the game. 🙂 You can opt for different colors at the start... as for afterwards in-game, well, I have not encountered any hair dyes in my playthroughs but given the setting of 1700s, I'm not entirely sure we could change it

[@bailliemcgregor2491]

You cant access fast travel while in the mine 😢 I found this out the hard way lmao

[@qualityconcepts5762]

Are you sure? I fast travel out of there all the time. Unless they changed it or not but that may be a glitch? I'll have to check when I get on cuz ive done it several times.

[@qualityconcepts5762]

Okay. I just double checked. You should be able to fast travel. If u can't that could be a glitch and I'd report it to the devs. Which u can do through discord I believe or there's other ways I just don't remember how

[@ThalryGames]

Hi! As qualityconcepts confirmed as well, I am also able to fast travel from the mines in my multiple playthroughs. If you are still encountering an issue with this, do report it to the devs in discord--they are very accommodating. 😊

[@XxBrittany20xX]

What's their discord? I wanna join it

[@ThalryGames]

@@XxBrittany20xX You can find their official discord server on their steam page 🙂