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Restoring the Farm to its former glory is the main goal, but marriage is also one of the requirements for progressing through the game.
In Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, there are five marriage candidates you can marry. You must choose one of them.
Each girl has a Heart Level that will unlock different events. To trigger these events, certain requirements such as location, time, and others must be met.
There are several requirements that must be fulfilled to get married. First, you must upgrade your house twice.
Next, you need to purchase the Blue Feather, which is sold at the Supermarket or by Won. Another important requirement is that the girl’s Heart Level must have reached the Red Heart.
Candidates
There are five girls in the game whom you can pursue as potential wives. Each candidate has her own preferences for favorite gifts.
We have several tips for developing a relationship with the girl you like. Click the names below to find out more detailed information:
Marriage Requirements
As mentioned above, marriage is one of the main requirements for progressing through HM BTN.
You must have a high percentage of game points at the beginning of Year 3 to remain in Mineral Town. If you are not married by Year 3, the game will end and you will have to start over from the beginning.
In addition, your wife and child will each contribute 1% to your game percentage for every Heart Level they have.
Therefore, it is important to marry a girl before reaching Year 3.
Heart Level
Heart Levels are visualized by color, with each heart color representing the amount of Affection Points they have.
When you talk to one of the girls, a heart icon will appear in their dialogue. You need to increase a girl’s Heart Level to Red before you can marry her.
| Heart Color | Affection Point |
|---|---|
| 🖤 Black | 0 AP – 4.999 AP |
| 💜 Purple | 5.000 AP – 19.999 AP |
| 💙 Blue | 20.000 AP – 29.999 AP |
| 💚 Green | 30.000 AP – 39.999 AP |
| 💛 Yellow | 40.000 AP – 49.999 AP |
| 🧡 Orange | 50.000 AP – 59.999 AP |
| ❤️ Red | 60.000 AP – 65.535 AP |
Girl Affection
The easiest way to increase a girl’s AP is by giving her gifts that she likes.
Giving a gift on her birthday will increase Affection significantly more than on a normal day.
Although you can give her multiple gifts each day, the highest number of points is only awarded for the first gift you give her.
Tips:
You can increase Affection Points even further by wrapping the gift with wrapping paper.
Go to the Supermarket and buy wrapping paper before giving it to the girl you are pursuing on her birthday.
First Gift
| Gift | No Wrapping | Wrapped | Birthday (No Wrapping) | Birthday (Wrapped) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loved | +500 AP | +500 AP | +500 AP | +2500 AP |
| Liked | +300 AP | +300 AP | +300 AP | +1500 AP |
| Neutral | +100 AP | +100 AP | +100 AP | +500 AP |
| Disliked | -500 AP | -500 AP | -500 AP | -2500 AP |
| Hated | -800 AP | -800 AP | -800 AP | -4000 AP |
Subsequent Gifts
| Gift | No Wrapping | Wrapped | Birthday (No Wrapping) | Birthday (Wrapped) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loved | +300 AP | +300 AP | +300 AP | +1500 AP |
| Liked | +100 AP | +100 AP | +100 AP | +500 AP |
| Neutral | 0 AP | 0 AP | 0 AP | 0 AP |
| Disliked | -500 AP | -500 AP | -500 AP | -2500 AP |
| Hated | -800 AP | -800 AP | -800 AP | -4000 AP |
Additional Tips
- Talk to the girl you like every day to gradually increase her Affection.
- Participate in Heart Events and choose answers that make her happy. Positive answers will increase her Affection.
- Giving a girl Perfume will increase her Affection by +1,000 AP.
House Upgrade
If you marry the girl you love, she will move into your house. Therefore, you will need an additional bed for her to stay with you.
To get an additional bed, you must upgrade your house twice.
Talk to Gotz and prepare the required building materials and the specified amount of money for the work.
A few days after placing the order, the house upgrade will be completed and ready to use.
Blue Feather
The final requirement before getting married is to give the girl a Blue Feather. You can buy it at the Supermarket for 1,000 G after a girl reaches the Orange Heart Level.
- The Blue Feather works like a tool and requires a slot in your inventory.
- Won will offer you a Blue Feather for 30,000 G. You can refuse it because the price is unreasonable.
- Although you can buy the Blue Feather when a girl has an Orange Heart, she will not accept it until her Heart Level is Red.
Marriage
After fulfilling the requirements above, you can propose to the girl you love. Bring the Blue Feather and show it to her.
She will accept the Blue Feather, and you will marry her at the Church one week later.
You can check the exact wedding date by looking at the calendar. A heart symbol marks your wedding day.
If there is a Random Event on your wedding day, the event will be moved to a different date.
After the Church scene is over, your wife will move into your house and live with you.
If you do not marry a girl by the beginning of Year 3, your rival will marry her.
Pregnancy
You must give your wife a gift every day for her to become pregnant.
Shortly afterward, she will tell you that she is feeling unwell or “feels hungry but does not want to do anything.” If this happens, visit the Clinic.
Elli will tell you that your wife is pregnant. After two seasons, your wife will give birth. You will not be able to do any farm work that day.
After 60 days, the child will grow. You can then give the child gifts such as Milk and Hot Milk to increase their Affection.
Remember that each Heart Level they have contributes 1% to your game progress.
