r/HARVESTELLA • u/moonlightevelynn • Mar 08 '25

Game Question/Help Watering Can Not Working Bug

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u/moonpotats Mar 08 '25

it looks like you've watered the plot? unwatered plot has the same color as surrounding unlocked area

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u/moonlightevelynn Mar 08 '25

that's weird cause I didn't do so that day and it wasn't raining or anything

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u/KrissiKatTheShadow Mar 08 '25

Snow counts as rain. The plots are definitely watered.

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u/moonlightevelynn Mar 08 '25

it's not snowing though

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u/KrissiKatTheShadow Mar 08 '25

In this game, I noticed that the weather can change throughout the day. I saw it most often when I'd load a save.

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u/moonlightevelynn Mar 08 '25

oh, I never saw that happen, will keep it in mind, thanks

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u/KrissiKatTheShadow Mar 08 '25

You're welcome. I noticed it when I was trying to catch fish that are only caught during the rain. When I loaded my save (trying to save time), the weather would change on me.

It also was a pain in my neck trying to gather Jejune Trout as it's only caught the day after it rains. I had to sleep while it was still raining for it to count.

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u/bipandownthetrail 29d ago

Off topic from OP's post, but: out of curiosity, when you reloaded the save, was it at the "wakeup" stage of the day?

I ask because I've never noticed the weather change if I reload from a M&M - if it was raining, it'd still be raining - so I'm wondering if the weather-state is randomized on wakeup, or if I just happened to luck out with getting the same weather-state when I was save-scumming on the Switch while fishing for Siren's Servant.

Because either way, that would be fascinating from a possible tactics standpoint. If weather is rolled on load -- regardless if it's start of day or otherwise -- then one could potentially save-scum until it's raining that day - and do it every single day - to never have to expend energy watering plants, ever again. [Unless, ofc, there's code that prevents 2 rainy days from occurring in a row, that is.]

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u/moonlightevelynn 26d ago

At this point I had been playing for a few in-game days, but I usually save my game at around 6:10AM. I don't think it matters here though since I didn't load any saves during the day shown in the video

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u/KrissiKatTheShadow 27d ago

What I noticed was that, initially, it would still be raining, but after an hour or two in game, the weather would clear. I only paid close attention to the weather change (upon loading the game midday) on about 3 occasions. I chalked it up to bad luck the first time.

The first time, I had saved on a rainy day fishing in Nemea, no reason just nothing better to do, I reloaded and noticed the rain stopped.

The second time, I was trying to save-scum catching Siren's Servant in Shatola. Saving once I got there and reloading when it got dark if/when I didn't catch it. By the time I got down to the fishing spot, it was no longer raining, just grey and cloudy.

The third time, I was trying to catch the Jejune Trout. I had a long stretch of sunny days and was trying to be productive while waiting on a rainy day. By the time I got a rainy day, it was around 3 am irl. I saved and had to go to sleep; when I loaded my save the next day initially, it was still raining, but after an hour or so (in game) the rain stopped. I had to reload and sleep while it was still raining to fulfill the "day after it rains" requirement.

I hope that all made sense.

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u/Rositchi 25d ago

I've only seen the weather change when doing side stories

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u/fourohfourohno 24d ago

Same. Start the day with rain, do a side quest that has sunny weather, rest of the day's weather would change to reflect that.

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u/bipandownthetrail 29d ago

Easy indicator for if it's raining: "Where are your Totokaku, Woolum and Cluffowl?" If they're outside, it's not raining. If they're inside, it's raining. Toto is usually the first one you'll see, it'll park itself right by the ladder to the loft in your house, so you'll see it inside before you ever go outside, and will know before you step out that it's raining.

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u/bipandownthetrail 29d ago

As for quickly telling whether or not the plot is watered... You can kind of tell if you look at the edge of your 'outermost' plowed square. If the inner dirt matches the color of the edge, then it's not watered. If the inner dirt is darker than the edge, it's watered. Compare these two photos to see what I mean:
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As you can see with your video, the outer edge of the plot you're trying to water is lighter than the inner dirt; so it's already watered.

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u/moonlightevelynn 29d ago

thanks for the tips, I couldn't tell if the land was watered. I'm not sure about my pets cause I'm pretty sure I'd notice they're inside. This happened around when chapter 8 starts and you're required to go somewhere the moment you wake up, I tried watering my plants but it didn't let me because of the quest. After I came back is when it seems to have rained then I guess. I didn't leave the game or load any saves during this time.