Some Energy Recovery Values in Hero of Leaf Valley

In the early stages of any Harvest Moon game, restoring your Character's Energy Levels usually is a problem.

In Hero of Leaf Valley, your Character can do fairly well in terms of tilling his field, watering his Crops and caring for his Chickens even at the outset. Most of the Part-Time Jobs are not that taxing. The exception, however, is Woody's Part-Time Work in the Forest.

You will find that your Energy Bar can empty quickly when you are chopping down Trees for Woody or working for Rudolph in the Mine.

If you wish to be able to continue to operate during the remainder of the day, you will be forced to replenish your Stamina.

Incidentally, a reader shared a little tip: During the period before you unlock the Mine, you can restore your Energy Bar completely if you tell Rudolph that you do not know how to mine. It means that you will have to go through the entire Tutorial again, but if your Energy levels are low when you enter the Mine, it will restore them, allowing you to perform your task for him afterwards.

Here are basic values for some of the items you can obtain at the start of the game. SR stands for Stamina Recovery and FR for Fatigue Resistance. All of this information is included in my Hero of Leaf Valley General Guide/Walkthrough.

Items found in the Wilds:

Orange

Orange: 30G
Energy Value: +8 SR +0 FR
Found in Spring and Winter near the Café/Bar and Pike Mountain area

Grass

Grass: 0G
Energy Value: Nil
Found near Plaza and Pike Mountain

Cranberry

Cranberry: 30G
Energy Value: +6 SR -0 FR
Found in the areas of the Goddess Spring and Clove Villa

Chestnut

Chestnut: 20G
Energy Value: +6 SR -0 FR
Found in Summer and Autumn in the Plaza area; found in Winter near Woody’s Carpentry Shop

Walnut

Walnut: 20G
Energy Values: +8 SR -0 FR
Found in Summer and Autumn in the areas of Pike Mountain and Woody’s Carpentry Shop

Black Truffle

Black Truffle: 60G
Energy Value: +6 SR -0 FR
Found in Walnut Forest

Coral

Coral: 350G
Energy Value: Nil
Found on the beach near Crystal Bay

White Truffle

White Truffle: 60G
Energy Value: +6 SR -0 FR
Found in Walnut Forest area

Star Truffle

Star Truffle: 80G
Energy Value: +8 SR -0 FR
Found exclusively by your Dog

Wonderful Seashell

Wonderful Seashell: 40G
Energy Value: Nil
Found on the Beach at Crystal Bay.

Green Herb

Green Herb: 10G
Energy Value: +0 SR +8 FR
Found in all Seasons except Autumn near Ronald’s Grocery Shop, Pike Mountain and other areas

Clam

Clam: 30G
Energy Value: +10 SR +0 FR
Found only in Spring and Autumn on the Beach at Crystal Bay

Pink Cat Mint

Pink Cat Mint: 20G
Energy Value: Nil
Found in Summer and Autumn near Pike Mountain

Grapes

Grapes: 40G
Energy Value: +8 SR -0 FR
Found near Ronald’s Grocery and near Woody’s Carpentry Shop in Summer and solely near Ronald’s Grocery in Autumn

Blueberry

Blueberry: 20G
Energy Value: +6 SR -0 FR
Found in Spring and Summer near Ronald’s Grocery

Baby Truffle

Baby Truffle: 40G
Energy Value: +4 SR -0 FR
Found in Walnut Forest

Very Berry

Very Berry: 10G
Energy Value: +6 SR -0 FR
Found in Spring and Summer near the Plaza and the Café/Bar areas

Pontata Root

Pontata Root: 80G
Energy Value: +0 SR +20 FR
Found exclusively by your Dog when trained

Full Moon Berry

Full Moon Berry: 40G
Energy Value: +20 SR +0 FR
Found in Summer and Autumn near the Café/Bar

Moondrop Flower

Moondrop Flower: 10G
Energy Value: Nil
Found in Spring in the Clove Villa area and others (where clusters of flowers grow wild) and in Summer in the Pike Mountain area

Red Herb

Red Herb: 20G
Energy Value: +0 SR +10 FR
Found in all Seasons except Autumn near Florist/Item Shops and near the Plaza

Common Seashell

Common Seashell: 10G
Energy Value: Nil
Found on the Beach at Crystal Bay

Apple

Apple: 30G
Energy Value:
Found in all Seasons except Summer near the Goddess Spring and near Pike Mountain.

Note that one of the few items early in the game that will restore Fatigue is Red Herb.

Woody will give you a hint about this if you give him a Red Herb:

Woody for Red Herb: Oh, thanks. This is good for when you're tired.

As in many Harvest Moon games, you will find that the local Restaurants provide a fairly decent sources of Energy Recovery Items until you can afford to buy your own Kitchen.
In Hero, the two local Restaurants are to be found in a single location. The Café is open from noon to 5.00 p.m. and the Pub opens at 6.00 p.m. and stays open until Midnight.
Each has its own Menu but all items sold must be consumed immediately on the premises.
Daytime Menu at the Cafe:
Tea: 150G
This delicious tea will really relax you.
Herb Tea: 200G
It’s a soothing herbal tea. It will relieve a little weariness you might be feeling.
Energy Value: +0 SR +5 FR
Milk Tea: 200G
This milk tea full of fresh milk.
Cookie: 250G
A yummy, crunchy, homemade cookie.
Energy Value: +20 SR +0 FR
Muffin: 250G
This is a mildly sweet muffin. Comes with Very Berry Jam!
Energy Value: +20 SR +0 FR
Cake: 300G
It’s a sweet shortcake that uses pelnty of cream!
Energy Value: +32 SR +0 FR
Pancake: 300G
Hot and fluffy pancakes. Comes with sweet and yummy honey.
Energy Value: +30 SR +0 FR
Cheesecake: 350G
Every one loves cheesecake!
Energy Value: +36 SR +0 FR
Pub Menu:
Herb Wine: 350G
Energy Value: +0 SR +10 FR
Sauteed Mushrooms: 400G
Mushrooms sauteed in butter. Enjoy its simple flavours.
Energy Value: +20 SR +0 FR
Tomato Salad: 400G
Energy Value: +20 SR +0 FR
French Fries: 400G
Energy Value: +20 SR +0 FR
Assorted Cheese: 500G
Energy Value: +32 SR +0 FR
Fish Meal: 500G
Energy Value: +20 SR +0 FR
Traditionally, drinks that operate to restore Fatigue Resistance are sold at night and items rich in Stamina Recovery are sold during the Day. If you find yourself in a positionn where you need lots of Stamina Recovery after 6.00 p.m. when only the Pub is open, your best choice would be the Assorted Cheese which will give you +32 SR.


Energy Resources from Ronald

Items sold at Ronald’s Grocery have fairly good Energy Recovery Values and, unlike the items sold at the local Restaurants, you will be able to take them off the premises to use when needed.
Rice Ball: 120G
Energy Value: +12 SR + 0 FR
Fluffy Bread: 150G
Energy Value: +10 SR +0 FR
Miso: 200G
Energy Value: +20 SR +0 FR
Honey: 200G
Energy Value: +22 SR +0 FR
As you can see, the most effective Energy Recovery Item sold by Ronald is Honey, which restores more Stamina than most of the items sold at the local Restaurants as well as being less expensive.

Energy Recovery in Animal Parade

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The following is taken from my Animal Parade General Guide but I thought it might be useful to post the information here as well for those players who do not possess the patience to read my rather long, detailed guides:


Energy Recovery in Animal Parade

Energy is as valuable a commodity in any Harvest Moon game as money. One of your first priorities must be that of finding ways by which to restore your Energy while spending the least amount of money to do so. Your money is better employed for the most part in investing in farming and ranching supplies and equipment.
An exception to this is the raw fish sold initially by Ozzie at the Fishery. For only 30G, you can buy raw Goby and for 40G, a raw Sardine. Eaten raw, these will not provide sufficient Energy values but when cooked on a bonfire using Matches, they are transformed into rather decent Recovery items. You can catch these fish easily as well but fishing is time-consuming, and I would advise you to keep a nice stack of Grilled Sardines in your Rucksack for use in the Mines or elsewhere whenever your Energy flags.
Early purchases that will increase your potential to create Energy Recovery items are as follows:
Investment in a box of Matches requires 480G. A Cutting Board costs 1500G and a Pot costs 2000G. A Mixer costs 1200G. Of the four, the Matches will be the most useful in the very first week.
With Matches, you can grill almost ANY fish that you catch. The value of the item when shipped will depend on the identity of the Fish.
With a Cutting Board, you can chop almost any Fish that you catch into Sashimi. At the start of the game, you probably will not be able to create anything better in quality than Decent Sashimi, as the quality of the Cooked Dish when it is made with Fish depends on the total combined shipping value of all the items used in it. The 3 Char that you receive as a Gift could be made into Good Sashimi possibly, but most of the Fish you catch can be translated only into Decent Sashimi. Note that, unlike the Grilled Dishes, the Fish you use will lose their individual identities when made into Sashimi. Decent Sashimi has a single shipping value, irrespective of the identity of the Fish used to create it, in other words. Good, Perfect and Shining Sashimi have higher shipping values than Decent Sashimi, but you will be capable mainly of making Decent Sashimi in the early Spring. I therefore would recommend the Matches over the Cutting Board as an initial purchase for use in cooking Fish Dishes.
Note that Chase’s Quest will start with a requirement for a Dish made with a Cutting Board. You therefore will need a Cutting Board early in the game to pursue his Quest, but not necessarily in the first week! His Quest cannot be triggered until you have completed the Red Bell Quest.
It may be useful to compare Shippiing Values and Energy Values in the form of Stamina Recovery or SR.
A raw Sardine ships for 17G. A raw Rainbow Trout ships for 109G, and a raw Catfish ships for 106G. When Grilled on a Bonfire, they may gain or lose in shipping values, depending on the type of Fish, but ALWAYS gain in Stamina Recovery.
A Grilled Rainbow Trout has a shipping value of 68G but it has an Energy Recovery value of 90SR. A Grilled Sardine has a shipping value of 27G and an Energy Recovery value of 90SR. Grilled Catfish has a shipping value of 116G and an Energy Recovery Value of 110SR. All of these values will be included in my Animal Parade Items List Guide.
In the early days, you need to be aware of shipping values of every item you obtain. You therefore would be better advised to ship your Rainbow Trout raw and to use Sardines to make Grilled Sardines in terms of benefiting most from these items.
Even Decent Sashimi fares no better in terms of Shipping Values of the Fish used. Decent Sashimi ships for 80G and has an Energy Recovery value of 80SR.
Obviously, shops charge more when selling items than you would receive if you shipped the same items. Buy Sardines from Ozzie only if you wish to Grill them for use as Energy Recovery items.
The Pot is a very useful early purchase even though it is more costly than some. With a Pot, you can take ANY of the coloured Herbs you collect throughout the Map and make Herbal Tea. Herbal Tea has roughly the same Energy Recovery value as a Grilled Fish.
The shipping values of wild Herbs is fairly low, although they do vary from colour to colour. The Blue Herb is one of the most valuable at 60G. Purple and Green Herbs are at the low end of the scale at 30G. As far as wild fruits are concerned, the Blueberry is marginally more valuable than the Raspberry at 60G as opposed to 50G.
When any Herb is made into Herbal Tea using a Pot, the shipping value becomes 52G. The Energy Value is 80 SR. Whether you cook it in a Pot to ship or to use as a Recovery Item, the Purple Herb is more valuable when converted into Herbal Tea. Herbs of any colour, as previously mentioned, can be used to great benefit as dyes for Threads but you probably will not be able to afford a Yarn Maker even if you could unlock one in the first fortnight of the game. At Level 1, however, only the Butter Maker will be available at the General Store.
Other easy Recipes for a Pot include Boiled Egg and Hot Milk, each of which requires only a single ingredient.
A Decent Chicken Egg ships for 50G. A Boiled Egg ships for more thanTWICE that at 120G with an Energy Recovery value of 100 SR. Decent Milk ships for 170G, while the same milk converted into Hot Milk ships for 283G with an Energy Recovery Value of 130 SR. As you can see, it is very profitable to convert your Decent Animal Products into simple Cooked Dishes. Note that you can obtain Milk from Sheep and Goats as well in Animal Parade and Eggs from Ostriches and Ducks.
Another easy Dish that can be made in a Pot is Jam but you need 2 Fruits of a specific variety to make it. Blueberry Jam, made with 2 Blueberries ships for 120G with a powerful Energy Recovery Value of 150 SR. Raspberry Jam, made with 2 Raspberries, similarly has an Energy Recovery Value of 150 SR, although its shipping value is slightly lower at 100G.
This brings us to a discussion of the Mixer, which can be purchased for 1200G from Barbara at the General Store. A Mixer can be used to make easy single-ingredient Dishes in the form of Juices. Although there is an advantage to doing so in terms of using fewer ingredients, the shipping values and Energy Values are lower than the corresponding Jams that could be made using two of the same fruit and a Pot.
For example, Blackberry Juice requires a single Blueberry and has a shipping value of 70G and Energy Recovery Value of 80 SR. Raspberry Juice likewise requires a single Raspberry and has a slightly lower shipping value of 60G but the same Energy Value of 80 SR.
The advantages provided by a Mixer are considerable as well, however, as it is used to create Perfumes and Medicines. With two of the Tulips that you can harvest in Spring, you can create Decent Perfume with a shipping value of 390G. Flowers can be used to creat Dyes as well and are very good gifts for most Characters. Interestingly enough, as in Tree of Tranquility, you CAN drink Perfume in a pinch for Energy Recovery, although its value as such is low, restoring only 10 SR.
Medicines are extremely useful items that are made in a Mixer. Honey is an ingredient in many Medicines. In early Spring, before you have been able to obtain Honey from bees, you can purchase Decent Honey for 100G from Ruth at the Marimba Farm. I would not advise it, however. Many Medicines can be obtained by smashing a Mole on the head with your Hammer whenever he appears in any of the Mines. You can obtain even the marvelously powerful Bodigizer XL from the Mole as soon as you have access to the Watery Cave, although the item you obtain is randomly chosen by the game. If you are determined to make your own medicine before you have access to your own Honey, the Recipe for Bodigizer requires Red Herb, Pontata Root and Honey. Bodigizer XL is made with Purple Herb, Pontata Root, Honey and an Egg.
All Recipes will be found in my Animal Parade Cookbook Recipe Guide. These are merely a few examples of Cooked Dishes that can be made.
In view of the number and type of Recipes that can be made immediately after purchasing the appropriate Cooking Utensil, my own recommendation would be to purchase the Matches first and the Pot second. Obviously, you will need ALL the Cooking Utensils ultimately but these two are the most practical at the start of the first Spring season.
There is another source of Energy Recovery in Harvest Moon that does not require any monetary investment and does not involve Cooking. The Hot Springs that are found in most Harvest Moon games can restore all or almost all of your Energy when used, depending on your maximum Stamina.
In Animal Parade, unlike Tree of Tranquility, you will not be able to use any Hot Spring at the start of the game. With the weakening of the natural power of Fire, the Hot Springs as well as the fires of the forge are cold. Your character will be unable to enter any Hot Spring until the Red Bell rings through the land, restoring the power of Fire everywhere.
Once the Red Bell Quest is completed, you will be able to use the Hot Spring behind your farmhouse once per day. Hot Springs are found in the Mines as well and can be used once per day. This is an extremely useful resource and a compelling reason to complete the Red Bell Quest as quickly as possible!
As in other Harvest Moon games, you can purchase Cooked Dishes at the restaurants but it is far less expensive to make those Dishes in your own kitchen if you can.

Powerful Cooked Dishes in Rune Factory Frontier

In my Walkthrough and General Guide for Rune Factory Frontier, I wrote sections suggesting the easiest Cooked Dishes as well as those that did not require high skill levels or kitchen extensions. A dish such as 'Ice Cream', for example, can be made with only the smallest kitchen and very little skill.

For the player who has all kitchen utensils and expansions as well as a fair amount of skill, there are a multitude of Cooked Dishes that restore a good quantity BOTH of HP and RP, making it far easier to defeat Boss Monsters and other powerful enemies.

For example, there is the old Harvest Moon favourite, Gratin.

Gratin: 1272G (Lv. 2)
HP 150, RP 225, FX 150 sec. Max HP +50, Earth Resistance +35

Pizza always is another surprisingly powerful dish in Harvest Moon/Rune Factory:

Pizza: 1830G
HP 195, RP 400, FX 120 sec. Element Defence +20, Stun Defence

Doria: 1080G
HP 190, RP 225, FX 120 sec. Max HP +85

If you look at the special effect for both Doria and Gratin, it is a boost of Maximum HP. During a battle, this can be invaluable, making the difference between victory and defeat.

These Recipes all require not only an Oven but the largest Kitchen upgrade as well as they use 5 to 6 ingredients.

They are only a few examples among many.