Rune Factory 4 Special - Complete Guide And Walkthrough (2024)

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  With so many things to do in Rune Factory 4 it's possible to be a bit overwhelmed at first, but once you start to explore the game piece by piece, it'll all fall into place. We recommend utilizing the Request Box as much as you can - it offers intuitive tutorials that also reward you nicely.
  

  For everything the game doesn't tell you, though, we have guides.

  • Farming Basics

    Farming is one of this game's biggest draws. It will be your principal method of making money and acquiring valuable ingredients for your crafting adventures. You have five farming tools and each of them is crucial to being a good farmer:
    

    Axes and Hammers: Farms will end up covered in rocks, branches, stumps, and the like.Use axes to clear wooden obstacles and hammers to clear mineral obstacles. This is also how you acquire lumber, material stone, and plenty of other items in the game.
    

    Hoes:You use a hoe to till soil - this is a necessary step before planting seeds. You can also use a hoe on a dropped Withered Grass, Weed, or ear of Corn to improve a patch of soil's health.
    

    Sickles: Scythes can be used to clear away grasses, but their main purpose is toharvest seeds from fully grown plants. If the scythe is of good quality and the soil is healthy, the seeds will be at a higher level than the crops just grown.
    

    Waterpots: Predictably,these are used to water your crops and you will need to do this every single day. You can also set your tamed monsters to water crops and rain will also water your fields automatically.
    

    It's important to keep your tools upgraded whenever you can -higher-level tools can be charged up and cover a wider area in exchange for more RP. This will be a great timesaver when you end up with more farms than you can handle.

  • Combat Guides

    • Combat Tips
    • Monster Taming Guide
    • Boss Taming Guide

  • General Guides

    • Complete Guide To Fishing
    • Complete Guide To Making Money
    • Complete Guide To The Harvest Festival
    • All Quiz Contest Answers
• Relationship Guides

  

  Selphia is a town full of interesting characters just waiting for you to meet them, and it's very possible to become the best of friends with each and every one of them. Some can even be romanced and married! There are six bachelors and six bachelorettes for you to choose from, and marriage may even lead to a bundle of joy heading your way.

  • Complete Gift Guide
  • Complete Romance Guide
• Crafting Guides

  

  A staff being upgraded in Rune Factory 4

  Making new items is a massive part of Rune Factory and is key to being able to progress neatly through the story. We have compiled every recipe in the game in the guides listed below.

  • Complete Guide To Forging
  • Complete Guide To Crafting
  • Complete Guide To Medicine
  • Complete Guide To Cooking
• Frequently Asked Questions

  

  The player with lots of Apple Pies in their inventory, ready to tame a Marionetta in Rune Factory 4 Special

  Is There Same-Sex Romance?

  There is no official support for same-sex romance in the game, but some players have found something of a workaround that involves changing their character's appearance.
  

  Once you have finished the game (or started a New Game+) you can pay some Prince/ss Points to change your appearance to that of another character. This includes both the male and the female main character options. Swapping your character's appearance will make it look like you can enter into same-sex romances, but you will be misgendered as the game doesn't recognize this as an actual gender change.
  

  Why Are My Plants Withering?

  The patches of soil in the game have various stats that you should be keeping track of. A patch's stats will increase over time as you harvest crops, but doing so will also decrease the patch's health. To remedy this, make sure your fertilizer bin is always full of weeds and grasses.
  

  You can also use your hoe on a piece of Corn or some Withered Grass on top of a patch of soil to give it a big health boost in a short amount of time.
  

  Alternatively, you may also consider crop rotation. Let some fields go without crops for a while if you don't want to micromanage your soil - health will recover naturally over time.
  

  What Is New In Rune Factory 4 Special?

  There are a few new features in the Special version of the game:
  

  A new opening theme.
  

  A new difficulty option: Hell.
  

  Newlywed mode, which lets you see additional stories from the points of view of the bachelors, bachelorettes, and Ventuswill.
  

  Are There Time-Limited Events?

  No, you can take the game as slowly or as quickly as you wish. There are no events that can be missed by waiting too long, and there are even four unlockable season-specific farms that allow you to grow seasonal crops no matter what the actual date is.
  

  There is no end date and festivals will come around every year. If you missed something like a birthday or a festival, you can be sure to make up for it in the future.

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