5 Most Important Tips and Tricks for Beginners | Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Guide

Hey farming friends! In this video I will be telling you about the 5 most important tips and tricks for beginners so you can be prepared for anything to come when playing Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (SOS:PoOT). This guide is is split up in 5 areas: upgrades that you should unlock first, the most important makers, the best items to craft early on, using rain to your advantage and how to unlock materials for purchase!
I'm currently working on a similar guide for making money and how to quickly bond with the love candidates. As always - if you have any questions about anything in the game, don't hesitate to ask it in the comments down below and me or the other viewers will try to get back to you as soon as possible!
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Game Description:
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Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy.
Plant crops, raise animals, build relationships, and get to know the residents of your new home in this brand-new entry in the STORY OF SEASONS series!
▪Cultivate Your Farm, Cultivate Your Town
Tame the wilderness and build your farm from the ground up! Gather and process materials to fulfill requests and improve Olive Town's infrastructure, upgrade tools, or commission new outfits and accessories.
▪A Farm of Endless Possibilities
Clear the land, repair old facilities, and place new ones wherever you see fit. Level up your farming skills and craft a variety of decorations and facilities, from fences and automatic feeders for livestock to sprinklers for crops!
▪New Adventures Off the Beaten Path
Finding Earth Sprites while exploring your farmland may lead you to mysterious, fantastical lands such as gardens where the seasons never change, an island in the sky, or even the inside of a volcano!
▪There's Always Something Going on in Olive Town!
Participate in local festivals and watch the town come to life! Get to know your neighbors better with over 200 unique events, and you may even find love with a special someone!
#STORYOFSEASONS #SoSPoOT #PoOT

[@Swrinny]

Hey farming doods! This video came 2 days later than planned due to some extra busy times at work, but I hope it's still in time for some people to reap the benefits of these tips. As always - if you have any questions don't hesitate to let me know in the comments and I or other viewers will get back to you as soon as possible. Two more guides on the way in the coming days: making good money in the first season and how to quickly bond with your love interests, so stay tuned for that! Happy farming

[@hufflepuffler2575]

One thing I love about PoOT is how the town is one big open area, no more cutting to different areas like in the last story of seasons game and it's so much easier to find everyone to talk to daily

[@Swrinny]

Yeah those are definitely good changes. I was so happy to be able to see where people were just via the mini-map haha

[@AleenaLee277]

"in the summer it won't rain that much" ME: Rains 9 days straight, only stopping for the fireworks festival and then rains three days more

[@Swrinny]

Oh god your poor animals D: That's some weird luck, I've only had rain 2-3 times last summer!

[@ReallyMartha]

@@Swrinny So far Summer has been the most rainy for me too xD

[@dremorascum823]

SAME. just got into Autumn today, first dry day I've seen in a month lmao.

[@Swrinny]

@@ReallyMartha Damn, I wish I could go back in time and change that line haha. I thought the weather conditions would be similar for most players :p

[@SirFoxbutt]

@@Swrinny I had the most rain during the summer out of all the seasons, it rained for over a week in a row!

[@ShinKyuubi]

MIGHT wanna hold off on the sprinklers..once you get to the higher level of field work you get a larger sprinkler that does 5x5 area of coverage and watering will help raise that quicker than just harvesting since you need to water every day it doesn't rain.

[@MissBubbles]

Thank you so much for the help! I am really enjoying SOS it's so addicting 🐻💕

[@Swrinny]

No problem and happy to hear you're enjoying it! :)

[@lexbeltran1354]

Just started playing the game and it's a whole lot of fun. This game just destroys Harvest Moon-One World 😆😆😆

[@Swrinny]

Glad you're enjoying it! :D

[@grimrevan4660]

Well it is actually Harvest Moon. The development team left and made this series. Harvest Moon is a shell of it's former self.

[@jaysaturna]

Your tip about it not raining much is probably true for most people, but I had a week straight of rain for my first summer. I don't know if this game works off of seeds like Stardew, or if there's randomization involved, but I kept putting my watering can in my main hotbar every night because surely, it'll stop raining tomorrow, this is getting silly.

[@Natalie-wp4fd]

Thank you so much for all your help and all the tips and tricks! I just started playing yesterday and I'm already addicted to it! It's lots of fun and there's lots of things to do! :)

[@Swrinny]

Thank you so much and glad to hear you're enjoying it! :)

[@1kulik]

I was stupid for waiting till it rains for the water can upgrade, oh boy Stardew Valley hit me hard

[@gunawanputera6443]

Same lol, i thought it was gonna like the older HM game that take few days to upgrade my tool, and why i upgrade my watering can first

[@cupidmademedoit]

This was extremely helpful⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great video!

[@Swrinny]

Thank you - that's great to hear! :)

[@Tuinuiski]

Great tips. Thanks! 😊 👍

[@angelgurlmusic]

Very helpful I just got this game and was so confused because it doesn't explain alot and I had no idea how to get tools or what to really do besides some shops and talking and creating better friendships with the people

[@Swrinny]

Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@DLee1923]

Great tips !!! Thanks !!! 👍🏻🥀

[@jesgurlxx1992]

Thanks for the tips 😀 helps a lot!!

[@ALEXPEAK]

Thanks for your videos! For anyone whos into this game - this channel is a must lol

[@Swrinny]

Glad to see you enjoying them! :)

[@suddenly_nb5723]

I've had wayyy more rain in summer than in spring so far haha. I only have maybe 2-3 days of no rain a week

[@Fjuczers]

Thx for cool video!

[@Oncewasgolden]

I did not consider the materials for putting in the sell bin. Thx!

[@gunawanputera6443]

Im glad there update on maker that you can stack production up to 10

[@benimaru0]

Yeahh

[@pinkmonkey328]

For some reasons, the townies don’t have walk cycles during cutscenes, so they just slide into place. It’s really jarring. It happened during my wedding too

[@adammitchell4243]

My first spring it literally only rained twice the entire month 🤣

[@shinokage7246]

Where is that place by a waterfall with all the makers

[@stephp005]

Helpful video! Thanks Can someone tell me how I can make mortar ? I have so much clay but not sure how I can process it to mortar

[@Swrinny]

Glad to hear! You can make Mortal through the crafting tab in your menu (the same place where you can create the maker machines). Hope this helps!

[@XelaShade]

I got the game today and I already put in 11 hours into it! I can't put the damn game down to eat or do other stuff... this is crack cocaine

[@Swrinny]

Hahaha, that's when you know the game is just right for ya :D Just don't forget to blink and eat dinner

[@XelaShade]

@@Swrinny I love that they have Same-Sex marriage in this game

[@Swrinny]

@@XelaShade Hope so too! As you said it's made by the same people so I don't see why they wouldn't :D

[@mini_mew775]

The inside of the house pissed me off, all that space on level one but it doesn't let you put anything anywhere except ONE corner. You can't put any items on extra tables just one table and it won't even let me put down the cute chicken rug I got 😠 so lame

[@Swrinny]

LOL that chicken rug... It was the first thing I made too since it was so cute but I had to wait until the house upgrade with the 2nd floor to be able to use it. And even then, there was only enough space on the 2nd floor for it! :(

[@mini_mew775]

@@Swrinny that's so stupid! There is so much space in just the first upgrade but you can't utilize it

[@Swrinny]

@@mini_mew775 Yup, I actually ended up just putting my trophies on the counter and leaving it at that lol

[@haroldallaberg6359]

damn how does the game look so good in your video?

[@Swrinny]

I want to say that I've got a very special Nintendo Switch... but I actually bump up the color saturation of the video a little bit during editing :p

[@amirulhaziq2260]

Hey may I ask a question, does this game mechanic have auto collect for crops like HM:FOMT using sprites?

[@Swrinny]

No it doesn't sadly. Sprites are still in this game, but they gather items for you outside of your farm. All farmwork needs to be done by yourself

[@feuerkunstzero]

I have a question: If you finished the game can u keep playing or is it game over ? and if you can keep playing can you play endless years ?

[@emonemon5656]

Thanks for ur tips! May I know how to get extra heart/stamina? Any vids u can share?

[@Swrinny]

Anytime! After finding a certain amount of sprites (by doing farmwork/mining/etc) you unlock the option to trade spirit points for things at the shrine north of town. There you can buy 3 upgrades to your hearts. For the other 2 upgrades you will have to get a high enough score in the mining mini game and the minigame up in the clouds. I kept this a bit vague in case you'd be spoiled btw, but I hope it helps regardless!

[@emonemon5656]

@@Swrinny okay im getting the idea now. Thanks!

[@Swrinny]

@@emonemon5656 Anytime!

[@Light14Lilium]

1:31 What is that area?? How do you unlock it??

[@Swrinny]

Not fully sure if you mean the area with the little sprites or all the mining nodes, but: The area with all the little sprites can be unlocked by progressing through the 'story' and expanding your farm. Once you find some of the bigger sprites you will one day receive a cutscene in the morning where you're introduced to that area. The area with all mining nodes is unlocked once you reach mining level 9. The next morning you will receive a cutscene that introduces you to that area. Hope this helps!

[@lovelyviruz]

What outfit are you wearing?

[@Swrinny]

I made the black suit that you can unlock via the Boutique. It's near the bottom of the choices (above the fancy coats) :)

[@vickix007]

Where do I buy my 🪓?????

[@cassamoroll]

0:32 WERE IS THAT??? 😭