9 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Time at Portia

[@SimGamesCorner]

If you do not have all the materials to make all 5 Dee-Dees and you are on console, use this duplication glitch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWmVg6mjgLxpbck

[@CNBLURR]

DONT USE GLITCH. DONT RUIN THE GAME!!!

[@Kaftan]

One tip I've not seen mentioned anywhere else for those looking to jump-start their game: When doing the movement tutorial on Spring 1 Year 1 at the beginning of the game where you're supposed to follow Presley you can deviate from the path slightly and can manage to Kick two of the trees on either side of the path in the Harbor area. This allows you to get some Rubber Fruits, a level up, and some additional experience for "free" since the scene following this forces the player to sleep for the day officially starting the game on Spring 2. I usually spend this first point on Axe Mastery to reduce the stamina cost of chopping trees and help get that extra 36 wood to repair the house on the first full playable day.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Awesome stuff! Never thought of that

[@jakkametkraiwong6508]

I'm already on my 2nd month of year 2......And I just saw this clip to know that I can slow down time.....thanks a lot 😅😅

[@SimGamesCorner]

You are welcome! Glad it helped!! Let me know if you have any questions!!!😁

[@titocrespo4587]

Lol start over

[@MichNative01]

Gah!!! This game is huge!! No matter how much I do in a day....I never seem to keep up! Thank you for the video....very informative. 😊

[@SimGamesCorner]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@emmaleola2133]

I wasn't aware of the DeeDee Transport tip but I ended up being able to craft them fast enough that I did all 5 and Higgins didn't steel them. Also I love how you said "Now run over to his furnace and steel his stuff" lol I died

[@SimGamesCorner]

I played a lot of hours before I realized I could do that. Lol What's funny is the next day, he accused me of stealing his axe, and my mental self was like, "Ah no, it was a copper bar..." good thing my character is smarter than me and she didn't admit that. Lol 🤣

[@emmaleola2133]

@@SimGamesCorner I remember the first time I realized you could steal from him I grabbed the bronze bar and turned around to go home and he was right there! He didn’t say anything though lol it was a close one

[@snupietherat6814]

Keep talking to people you pass by and hit the chat option or you won't get the +1 relationship. Some of them gives you hints on recipies and some tell you about gifts they want. My first month I merely talked to emily and a few others, but all the bonuses you get from improving relationships is really worth keeping up with the inhabitants. Dried apple slice is a cheap passive way to get more stamina, you just need a point or two in "double kick/gather chance" and kick the apple trees outside the wall until you can get a large planter with apple tree. You'll get aroma apples and apples from the treefarm when you unlock it too. With 3 drying racks going constantly I never had any stamina problems for a whole 2 months at 60% game speed.

[@100kejimaeda]

You kinda sound like a school teacher for some reason.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Lol. I'm not but I have been told several times that I should have been one.

[@myteath]

God slowing down time is such a helpful thing

[@SimGamesCorner]

I agree!

[@TimeforBatman]

If you get stuff fight Russo in the tournament when it's his turn keep talking to him and backing out waiting 1 second and then going back in you make make it where he doesnt ever enter the match so he gets disqualified and you can fight the other guy instead (Russo is level 50) I'm on ps4

[@SimGamesCorner]

Nice tip. When I had to fight him, my level was in the 40s so I beat him.

[@retrograde9053]

I fought him at level 20+ ish. I punched him once and started running around until the timer ends 🤣

[@Jess-vk6mp]

Omg thank you so much for the tips. The one that helped me the most is the game speed. I haven’t gotten to the point where I can get a horse yet and so running around takes a long time to do everything I need to do in a day so slowing down the game speed helps a ton. Idk why I didn’t notice I could change that. I totally went into my settings at one point and I must have overlooked it lol.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Most people do overlook it. Lol. I did as well.

[@peppermintbutler8205]

Just finished my 1st year! I stumble upon your video when I was thinking of getting the game and looking for review. Stealing Higgins' metal bars was one of the tips that distinctIy remembered LOL also the slowing down the time tip, found out many still don't know about it! Thank you very much!

[@SimGamesCorner]

You're welcome. I'm glad it helped. Yeah, a lot of people still don't know about the slow time option. I see it on reddit all the time.

[@koeltefontein]

I just ran through the other gate grab the bars and go to fetch my job for the day

[@Ichimino13]

If Higgins sees you take his bars from his furnace, you'll have to fight him lol. I've been playing for 3 days now yet I already know these stuff. Nice video anyways!

[@SimGamesCorner]

For me, he attacked me the day after I stole a bar because I was too close to his workshop and then he accused me of stealing an axe. I was so confused at first. 😄

[@winstonchaychel]

Ok, the auto sort is the one thing I didn't know 😂. I was using it to sort things already in the chests LOL!!! Duplication Glitch: I did notice that if you try to place items you have duplicated into a chest with the same item you duplicated (or if you place the duplicated items together in the same row) the number of those items goes back down (quite a bit actually!) So maybe me doing it manually isn't a bad idea.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Yeah, if you make more than one stack, the numbers go haywire. I do put those in manually.

[@jimmynguyen9920]

I just recently started playing Portia. When you mentioned Ginger and the horse ride, I was confused, thought about it, made a realization, and now I'm sad :(

[@SimGamesCorner]

Didn't mean to make you sad. But I hope it helps you with the playdates!

[@evnrs]

I am in the year number nine dont ask, but when I started playing i didnt made my work i just ran through portia and wanted to expect the landscape and i didnt even know how to run faster or had a horse hahahhahaah

[@SimGamesCorner]

Well, as I always say, play however you want to play. Lol

[@marcovandermerwe3026]

Autosort.... Thank you I was talking ages

[@SimGamesCorner]

Yeah, I took a long time manually sorting too when I first started. It would be about 20 mins every game day. lol

[@pokefan213]

duplication glitch helps in a pinch too, it's month 2 of year 1 in my newest playthrough and i'm already at about 7600 or so rep. points a whole 1000 ahead of higgins. cause duplication glitch let me have the materials to turn in for big projects like the bridge and southblock all at once b4 higgins even got to them.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Yes! Show Higgins who is boss!!

[@pokefan213]

@@SimGamesCorner ....every time I see him in town and run by him I say IRL "fuck you higgins!!!" at least until the eventual breakdown moment where he explains why he's so hostile towards us and that he's jealous and apologizes and lets us give him a comforting hug lol.

[@SimGamesCorner]

@@pokefan213 Oh that was part of the last update right? Haven't done that yet. Lol

[@pokefan213]

@@SimGamesCorner I have no idea tbh, I think the dupe-glitch has been in the game for a long time and never fixed, if I recall?

[@SimGamesCorner]

That yes, for console anyway. I was talking about Higgins. I never did his event.

[@Teebyx]

All those tips and tricks videos are nice and all, but I think this game is overall better enjoyed playing by yourself, making mistakes and all. After all, it's more of a simulation crafting and farming. With all the atmosphere, the characters, and everything surrounding the player, it feels natural and immersive to make mistakes. :) For example I forgot to go check on Emily's watermelon and at the end of the day she wasn't there haha.

[@SimGamesCorner]

I forgot the watermelon quest too during my first playthrough. Some of the things in this video though are glitches that affect the console players like the martial arts glitch which right now there is only one way to actually be in the Tournament and I only have ever seen the solution on reddit in a post. I wanted to pass my knowledge along to other players. Now Steam is up to date and steam players can actually play the game, make mistakes and learn as they go which is quite nice.

[@Teebyx]

@@SimGamesCorner Yeah sorry, I was a little selfish there, didn't think about the game on console haha. Either way, thank you for sharing this video, I will check back on it I suppose after finishing my first year! :D

[@SimGamesCorner]

@@Teebyx not a problem. Hope you enjoy the game!!

[@goat5136]

1:26 that blows my mind

[@SimGamesCorner]

Real helpful isnt it? I love that setting.

[@tba113]

I had no idea about the Deedee achievement. Looks like it's about time for another restart... Oh well. Incidentally, my own bit of advice: if you're romancing Phyllis, watch out for a quest where she asks you to set up a just-for-two hot pot. You'll need a modest set of ingredients, but one of them is kind of rare: red mushrooms. (Not lion's-mane, the other kind.) You can't pick them up at a store, there are only a bare handful of places where they spawn - mostly in and near the tree farm - and only a few (2-4) spawn each day. Unfortunately, you'll need a fair number of them for the hot pot, so make sure you keep a stockpile of a dozen or so and don't use them in regular cooking.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Thanks for the tip! I still gotta date her for the quest achievement

[@andie2439]

I'm on console and I planted a seed from the mystery man in a large planter. I then moved the planter and a corner was on irrigation flooring, and my seed disappeared. Is this a bug??

[@SimGamesCorner]

I'm not sure... I can try to duplicate the situation, test it out and let you know the results.

[@Hemuset]

Ohhh that explains why I couldn't do the tournament.... Well, crap.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Yep. Took me a while to figure that out.

[@lunarqi]

this was so helpful, thank you!!

[@SimGamesCorner]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@YouTubeCensors]

😂😭 3:53 happens to Everyone! At some point in a game.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Yeah and many times, we as gamers never learn. I will most likely do this again in some other game!

[@abymohanan2043]

Thanks for this video 👍🏻👌🏻✌🏻

[@SimGamesCorner]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@williamt2700]

I did a double take because I have the same purple hair and clothes, just need to add a beard xD

[@SimGamesCorner]

A beard you say? Hmmm..... My character could probably rock that. Lol

[@janeargoso8211]

Very helpful ❤

[@SimGamesCorner]

I'm glad! 😊

[@michelledodson2582]

Can you tell me how to get the cooking set I still can’t get it

[@SimGamesCorner]

You need to give petra 5 data discs and wait for her to send you the blueprint in the mail. Now, what she gives you is random so kept doing this to get it.

[@michelledodson2582]

@@SimGamesCorner okay thankyou

[@michelledodson2582]

I have another question where is Portia bridge I supposed to do a mission with Arlo strong man adventure

[@SimGamesCorner]

@@michelledodson2582 The portia bridge is the one that crosses the river to reach Southblock in the desert. This bridge is closer to the waterfall then the bridge to Amber Island.

[@michelledodson2582]

@@SimGamesCorner ok

[@Anebarone]

Thank you for sharing!

[@SimGamesCorner]

You're Welcome! Was there a tip that stood out to you?

[@Anebarone]

@@SimGamesCorner so!!! The dee dee transport one helped me realize I could plan ahead of missions and new areas being unlocked by storing dee dee stops and transports beforehand, haha. I'm a level 45-ish and something that really helped me as well was to always have metal bars, wood planks or any materials usually asked in quests or in the handbook, this way I was traveling to chests less, and sorting them for way less time. My inventory looked horrible, but playing felt better haha. I didn't know about the martinal arts tip as well! Mine is super buggy and I think this exact issue happened before.

[@SimGamesCorner]

@@Anebarone Yeah, the martial arts tournament is a major problem for most console players, and the only way I find the solution was through a comment on Reddit. That was the biggest reason why I made the video because this solution wasn't well known. As for the DeeDee transports, I had to do a second playthrough to get that achievement.

[@SachiLaSenya]

1st point… i don wan to follow my ocd to achieve all of achievements 😂

[@SimGamesCorner]

Hard isn't it. I'm still haven't been able to bring myself to divorce someone for an achievement.

[@Smile936]

I don’t auto-sort my items because I have a few items I always want to keep in my inventory (healing items and data discs). Am I doing it wrong? Is there a way to benefit from auto-sort but not have to hunt them items down again and put take them back out?

[@SimGamesCorner]

It's been awhile since I played but I believe as long as you don't put those items into any of your chests, it should not put those items in a chest when auto-sorting

[@Smile936]

@@SimGamesCorner Thanks for the response, I didn’t think of that!

[@LLC-zc7cp]

Why does this sound like it was recorded in 2008

[@SimGamesCorner]

Used my cellphone to record. That's all I have right now.

[@LLC-zc7cp]

@@SimGamesCorner oh apologies. I just thought it was funny. Helpful video!

[@SimGamesCorner]

That's all right. 😁 Gotta use what ya got!

[@feline_matrix6874]

I made almost all these same mistakes lol.

[@SimGamesCorner]

Keyword is almost. Lol

[@haos4574]

thx, subscribed

[@SimGamesCorner]

Thanks! I'm glad it helped!

[@cyno_tcg]

2:14 thief! 🤣

[@SimGamesCorner]

He deserves it!!! 😅😅

[@chaoweii]

Bruh I'm stuck at the loading screen

[@SimGamesCorner]

In the game? Are you on console? Try restarting the game or an earlier save.

[@chaoweii]

@@SimGamesCorner I refunded it I can't really play it

[@SimGamesCorner]

@@chaoweii I know a lot of people were having trouble with the console version. If that was the case for you, maybe try to the PC version. It is the least glitchy version.

[@MarcBridie]

So, I'm so new to the game that none of these nine tips mean anything to me. These tips seem way far into the game.

[@SimGamesCorner]

You should be able to steal from Higgins right off the bat, slow down time in the beginning, and be able to make storage units in the very beginning as well. All of the tips I mention deals with the first game year and it mentions glitches that console players have to deal with. I'm sorry the video disappointed you. Hopefully, I'll improve as I make more.

[@MarcBridie]

@@SimGamesCorner The video is great! It just went way over my head as a newbie on Day 2. I think I am on day 5 or 6 now. I feel weird about stealing from Higgins. Yep, saw another tip on slowing down time and did that from the get-go. I have made two storage units. Don't fully understand the sorting thing yet. Does it sort all of your store units at once? I am playing on a Switch.

[@SimGamesCorner]

@@MarcBridie It takes items that are in your inventory and stacks in the storage unit as along as there is that item already in the chest. So if you have wood in your inventory and wood in a chest, sorting will automatically take your wood and put it in that chest.

[@MarcBridie]

@@SimGamesCorner Oh that's cool!

[@Precious_PJK]

this is good. thanks honey

[@SimGamesCorner]

I'm glad you like the video. What tip helped you the most?

[@Precious_PJK]

@@SimGamesCorner slow down time

[@SimGamesCorner]

@@Precious_PJK yeah, that one is awesome. I have so much time to do stuff.

[@mikeesparza3740]

top 10

[@SimGamesCorner]

Glad you enjoyed it!