Starting anew in the supernatural town of Moonlight Peaks offers a fresh start, but knowing where to focus your initial efforts can significantly impact your success. Players looking to get off to the best possible beginning should consider planting specific long-term crops, progressing the main story, establishing a profitable brewing operation, upgrading their tools, and strategically purchasing early spells.
When beginning your journey in Spring, investing in crops that last through both Spring and Summer is a wise move. These crops not only mature but also regrow their produce, allowing for continuous harvesting and processing into higher-value items like wine. Recommended for their longevity and affordability are Strawberry, Raspberry, White Grapes, and Blood Grapes.
To ensure access to essential gameplay mechanics and tools, players should aim to complete the main story questline up to 'The Need for Herbs'. This questline unlocks critical items and abilities such as the Net for catching critters, fishing mechanics, and blueprints for basic farming equipment. Progression through these quests also grants access to fundamental tools and farming methods necessary for establishing a solid farm.
Generating income early in Moonlight Peaks can be significantly accelerated by constructing multiple Kegs. Once the blueprint is acquired from Orlock, these machines can process harvested produce into Juices and Wines, which yield a profit when sold to Chester.
Improving your tools is essential for efficiently gathering resources. Tools progress through several tiers, starting with Rusty, then Copper, and ideally reaching Iron level early on. The Iron tier provides access to a wider array of materials, including Iron Bars, which are crucial for further crafting and upgrades. Tool upgrades are managed by visiting Ridge at the Howling Hammer.
After your Wand has been repaired, you can purchase spells from Sabrina at Webb of Wonders. While Aquaflux I, a spell that summons an enchanted watering can, is provided for free, strategically acquiring other spells can greatly aid resource gathering and energy management. For players on a tight budget, Ethereal Pickaxes and Ethereal Axes are recommended. These spells consume Mana to automatically harvest nearby resources, conserving the player's stamina for other activities.
