Who is Van story of seasons?

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (2020)

Van


Van is a travelling merchant from the Forgotten Valley. His store is open every Wednesday on the second floor of the Inn and he runs a Pet Shop every 15th. Van is a locked character and can be unlocked after making 30 offerings to the Harvest Goddess.

BirthdayUnknown
ResidenceForgotten Valley
FamilyNone

Gifting


LevelGift
Love
Like Copper

Van's Favorite


Van's Favorite is an item you obtain on the mail and, if you've got over 1,000,000G, you can exchange them for a Remote Control. Apart from that, it's a really valuable item as you can sell it to Huang for considerable amounts of money (only if you've got a good enough FP with him. He'll tell you when that happens. And even more, the more friends you're with him, the more he'll pay).

As such, you should be aware of the way the game calculates when to give you Van's Favorite. There's a hidden purchase counter in the game, and once it reaches 10, you'll get one in the mail the next morning. This counter increases with the following cases:

  • Making any purchase(s) in his store counts for 1 point, so ONLY buy 1 then repeat this 10 times.
  • Upgrading your tools at the Forge.
  • Upgrading your house at the Workshop.
  • Selling your animals.

You can keep track of this specific multiplier knowing that each time you receive Van's Favorite via mail, you're at the multiplier, so you'll just need to increase the counter ten times then move onto the next day. This way, you'll be able to get daily Van's Favorite's, and rack up your money very fast.

Events


Meeting Van

Location Your Farm
Weather Sunny
Time Wednesday from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Requirements Make 30 offerings to the Harvest Goddess


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In Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town the traveling merchant Van makes a return; here's how to get him to appear.

In Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town the traveling merchant Van makes a return. He sells pets, ore, and records but players will notice that he doesn't just appear automatically. There are actually several conditions to both his appearance and what he sells. Here's what you need to know.

How To Unlock Van's Visits

Van's presence in your town is actually unlocked by presenting the Harvest Goddess with 30 gifts over 30 days. The Goddess is found in the spring between the health spa and the mine. She has a preference for flowers and you can pick these from the surrounding area. Simply throw one into the spring each day and she will appear to thank you for it.

Once the Goddess has received her 30 gifts over 30 different days, Van will greet you on the next Sunny Wednesday. He will talk to you as you exit your farmhouse and tell you about his visiting schedule.

Van's Visits

Once Van is unlocked you'll find him on the second floor of the Inn every Wednesday from 8 am until 9 pm. Here he will sell Copper, Silver, Gold, and Mithril for vastly inflated prices. He also sells a Record Player for 2000G and records starting at 500G. You can buy records at a rate of one per week and they will allow you to play different music while at your farm.

Van also has a pet stall but you'll only see this once a month on the 15th, when he will stand in Rose Plaza from 12 pm until 6 pm. However, if the weather is rainy or snowy he will stay at the Inn selling his usual wares instead. He will also stay at the Inn if there is a festival scheduled for the 15th. This makes purchasing pets a long process.

Buying Pets

There are also extra conditions attached to Van's pet stall, which further increases the time it takes to collect all four pet types.

Each season Van sells a different pet. Spring is cat season, summer sees penguins available, fall allows you to buy dogs and winter is the season of capybaras. The prices range from 10,000G up to 30,000G and there are two types of capybara and penguin and three types of cat and dog, making 10 unique pets in total.

In order to purchase a new pet, you must also have a friendship level of eight with all of your existing pets.

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What happens when you give Van Van's favorite?

Slow and steady profits can be made by selling Van's Favorite to Huang each time you receive one. He will offer you up to 57,000G per bottle, which goes a long way in the early game. Once you've acquired over 1,000,000G you can take the bottle to Van himself and gifting it to him will show a secret item for purchase.

What does the harvest goddess like in story of seasons?

To achieve this you need to ensure that you need to give her gifts every day to keep raising her friendship level. Her favourite gifts are pineapples and strawberries. She will also happily accept any crop that you grow on your farm, including eggs and milk.

Where is Bon Vivant in story of seasons?

Schedule: When Bon is around on Spring 22, you'll find him at the judging table in Rose Plaza. He won't accept gifts until after the festival is over, where he'll be at the bench in the northeast corner of the plaza from 6:00 pm until he walks away at 8:00 pm. You can give him one gift during his post-festival visit.