Walkthrough (Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town)

Energy
You really need to watch out for your energy in this game; you need it to use your tools. The more energy you have, the more you can use your tools without passing out. Here are ways to keep your energy up:


 * Going to sleep (the easiest and the best way)
 * Eating most foods and medicines
 * Taking a bath in your house or in the hot springs

Your energy is split into two parts. They're called stamina and fatigue. The energy goes down first (in most cases). The only times when fatigue will go down first is when you are working in the rain and when it is past 10 P.M. Your stamina will be used up first in the rain if you eat the Kappa Berry, but there is no way to stop your fatigue from being used up first after 10 P.M. You can increase your stamina by finding Power Berries, but you can't raise your fatigue. You start out with 150 stamina and 100 fatigue. There are 10 Power Berries in all and each of them raise 10 stamina each, so if you get them all, you will have a grand total of 250 stamina.

Your character will show signs of getting tired when he hits a certain percentage of energy that's left. Here are the signs of him being tired and what percentage of stamina/fatigue he is at:


 * The first sign of stamina loss is when your character grabs a handkerchief and starts rubbing some sweat off. This means that he has only fifty percent worth of energy left.
 * The second sign is when he takes a deep breath. This means that he only has twenty percent of stamina left.
 * The third sign is when he sits on the ground. This means that you only have five percent of your stamina left.
 * The fourth sign is when he turns a slight shade of blue and falls to the ground which means that you don't have any of your stamina left.

You are still able to work even if you have no more stamina; your fatigue kicks in. Here are the two signs that show his fatigue meter:


 * Your character shakes his head which indicates that he has fifty percent of his fatigue points left.
 * The last sign is when he turns blue. Once he does eat food, go to sleep, or go in the hot springs as soon as possible, because this is the stage where he is about to pass out.

Some foods you shouldn't eat are the poison mushroom and red grass, because they will decrease your stamina/fatigue meters.