HARVEST MOON DS TIPS & TRICKS
Lumina 8
Omelet Rice (Frypan, Egg + Milk + Oil + Rice)
Lumina 9
Black: Mansion, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Lumina 10
Purple: Your house after purchasing the DVD Player
Lumina 11
Blue: Goddess Pond, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Lumina 12
Yellow: Lumina's bedroom, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saving time
While in a building, equip a tool from your rucksack. Then, access your map via the touchscreen. For example, if you have your watering can while using the map, touch one of your crops with the stylus to water that specific crop. This is a great way to take care of crops, gathering building materials, etc. while wasting no game time whatsoever.
Diamonds
Once you have opened up the second mine, spend some time in it to mine as many diamonds or pink diamonds as possible. Instead of selling them, give them to the girl of your choice. Almost every eligible girl loves receiving diamonds, which give two thirds more affection points than just flowers or other basic gifts.
Cheap items to sell and unlock Harvest Sprites
This trick requires some patience and quite a bit of money. Having the Miracle Gloves also is recommended. Call up either of the livestock farms and buy as much fodder/feed as you can afford, usually in amounts of 99 each. Sell all of them, which is easy with the Miracle Gloves equipped. The Sprites require the following numbers to be unlocked. REMEMBER: All the sprites unlocked are part of the harvest team.
Paddy
About 500 items sold.
Fraw
About 1000 items sold.