Rune Factory 5 – 13 Tips and Tricks

When eaten at an appropriate skill level, you can learn new recipes to use for crafting and cooking. They can all be bought from Sweat Hearth and extra Cooking Breads can be purchased from Lackadaisy, the restaurant. You can only purchase a set number of bread every day, so make sure to do so. More bread can be bought by upgrading Sweat Hearth in Palmo’s Workshop. If your character’s skill level in a particular craft is too low to learn a new recipe—that’s okay. Keep the bread in your fridge, level up your crafts, and eat them again at another time.

Once a character’s affection for you reaches seven hearts, they’re actually ready to hear a confession from you… but will only accept them by luck. Your chances are better the higher their affection level for you is, but the meter will increase slowly when you’ve reached seven hearts. A character will only hear a confession from you once a day. If they think you’re “not serious,” accept your fate and try again the next day. Eventually, your effort will pay off.

As soon as you build a barn, tame five monsters found in Phoros Woodlands: a Wooly, a Cluckadoodle, a Buffamoo, a Chipsqueek, and an Insect. They're all produce monsters, meaning they drop a particular item once a day, such as Milk from Buffamoos. These items are crucial for cooking and crafting. They can also sell for a moderate sum when shipped. If you’re further into the game, you can check out the Best monsters to tame in Rune Factory 5.

Tending to your farm is arguably the one task that will take up most of your hours to accomplish. To avoid wasting time, assign your monsters farm tasks. They will start listening to your instructions at affection rate three and will work harder the higher their affection meter is. However, they need twice the amount of fodder when put to work, so make sure your fodder bin is always full.

The Nine-Tailed Fox is the very first boss that you encounter in the game, and it’s also the only boss that you can tame right after beating it. The Nine-Tailed Fox drops an item called the Nine-Tailed Fox Bell, which also happens to be one of four items it accepts as a taming gift. For a full guide on how you can tame this majestic being, check out How to tame the Nine-Tailed Fox in Rune Factory 5. The Nine-Tailed Fox is not only strong but ridable as well. You can run through dungeons much faster with it as a part of your party.

When equipped, a Heart Pendant will increase the amount of skill EXP you get when adventuring. For example, you can level up your cooking, mining, and water skills faster. It’s a very expensive item that can only be crafted with end game materials. However, Terry the detective might give it to you in exchange for five small shields. Of course, Pro Game Guides has a guide up on where to get a Heart Pendant in Rune Factory 5.

If you’re sick of your cure spell stuck in level one, know that you can get your resident God, Lucas, to level up your spells for you. Just make sure his affection level for you is at least five and that you’ve unlocked Crystalabra’s second expansion at Studio Palmo. There should be a cutscene triggered at some point that shows Lucas offering to level up your spells for you. Make sure you see it before giving him any of your spells.