estirose

I'm having a lot of fun with the Frontier Farm, especially since I made friends with the Dwarf enough that he accepted a 20-diamond payment (I got really lucky with diamonds this run) to blast a hole from my farm to the Calico Desert. This means that a) I don't have to pay 500 gil a pop to get to see Sandy, and b) I can get to the desert faster without an obelisk or totem. That means that even with the walk to Skull Caverns from the bottom of the Extended Calico Desert map, I still have more time to explore the Skull Caverns. I even have time to stop at the Desert Trader for more bombs (125 gil of quartz, even if I have to save up, is fantastic compared to the 1000 that the Dwarf charges)

Another new quest that I've gotten is tied into a new(-ish) location. If you've ever done the Magic Ink quest, this expands the area so that the entrance to the Witch's House is behind a rather scary maze. You also have a followup quest to aid a certain character because your actions to get the Magic Ink had consequences for them.

I'm in Winter year 2 right now, so mostly working on that quest and making trips to various dungeons so that I can set things up for year 3. Right now I'm also trying to get Krobus to 10 hearts so I can get him as a roommate.