When 1 area is in prosperity, the number of days required for a crop to reach the next stage of its growth are reduced by 1. When at least one area is in prosperity, all crops (on the Homestead field and even in dungeons) grow fast. Prosperity (Gold): Having at least 35 of each type of Runey. In this state it will not affect your crops positively or negatively.
A total of 5 will cause it to remain in Danger state. Normal (Green): Having more than 5 of one Runey type. If enough areas are dead, the crops will begin to wither each day no matter if they are in dungeon, or your homestead.ĭanger (Red): Having fewer than 5 Runeys. For each area that is dead, crop growth gets lengthened by 1 day. EXAMPLE: Water Runeys grow best in the Lake District.ĭeath (Black): Lacking any Runeys. There are 4 different states an area can be in, each relating to the number and distribution of Runeys.Īlso note that when you look at the Runey map, each area will have a Primary Runey attribute.(the picture of the Grass, Tree, Rock or Water to the left of the box that shows your Runey population) This tells you which Runey grows best in that area. You can find out how many of each type of Runey can be found in each area by either asking Candy, or looking at the domed machine on the second level of the clock tower. Their population will increase or decrease depending on the proportions of the population in that area. Runeys do not migrate and will stay in the area they are in. With the Harvester you are able to collect Runeys so you can manage their populations and keep them in check. Additionally Candy will supply you with the Harvester. Candy will teach you about Runeys, how they grow, and what they can do for you. On the 9th of Spring Candy can arrive in Trampoli after Kanno announces that he needs someone to bring him food. Weather also affects the food chain as Water Runeys will grow more on Rainy and Snowy days. The first week of each season, one Runey of each living type in that area and the food chain rules do not apply. A population out of balance (more predators than food) can result in the population slowly dying off, which will happen if they are left unattended. The Runeys act like creatures in a food chain where the Water eat the Rock, the Rock eat the Trees, and the Trees eat the Grass. There are four different types of Runeys Water (Blue), Rock (Pink), Tree (Yellow), and Grass (Green). The Runeys can influence your fields quite significantly as their presence in abundance can shorten the growing season, or absence lengthen it. They are known as Runeys which are magical accumulations of rune energy.
Some games of the series require the protagonist to get married as part of the storyline.Running through the areas you will see something akin to fireflies that are pink, green, blue and yellow. Some of them can even be married if their relationship improves enough. Just like in the Harvest Moon series, the main character's relationship with the other villagers increase by talking to them or performing actions that please them, like giving items they like as presents for example. In addition to their open-ended gameplay, the games possess a linear storyline, which can be furthered by exploring dungeons and defeating certain monsters. The player can then spend money and material to buy a variety of upgrades for their house, weapons, and tools. The game's combat is in the action role-playing game style.Ĭrops can be planted in different areas to sell for gold other activities include mining for metal and minerals, fishing, or collecting food such as milk and eggs from befriended monsters.
If a monster is tamed, it can help the player in battle, produce goods, or help to tend the crops. However, the Harvest Moon game mechanic of purchasing animals has been replaced by defeating and befriending monsters in dungeons. The player can grow crops, using upgradeable farm equipment. The gameplay of the Rune Factory series is similar to that of Harvest Moon.
The game combines farming, monster-slaying, and courtship. About The Rune Factory series is an ongoing gaming franchise and a spin-off of the Bokujou Monogatari series made for its 10-year anniversary.