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After growing in early access for two years, Ooblets finally sprouts in its 1.0 form today. The cheerful game blends monster collecting (the Ooblets), farming simulation, and light town management as you restore a wacky village to its former glory. Though an overall laid-back experience, there\u2019s a lot of spinning plates involved, and it can take time to figure out how to maximize each day to keep your farm brimming\u00a0with valuable crops, your roster full of different\u00a0Ooblets, and your wallet stretched with Gummies (the game\u2019s currency). That\u2019s where I come in. I\u2019ve spent many hours playing the final version of the game, and I\u2019d like to offer some helpful tips to make your early hours in Badgetown as enjoyable and efficient as possible. <\/p>\n
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In addition to the Ooblets themselves, crops are essential to completing the game\u2019s most important and lucrative tasks. You\u2019ll always need a healthy variety of produce on hand because\u00a0obtaining wild Ooblets requires players to have specific crops,\u00a0or dishes made from them, to challenge them to dance battles, the game\u2019s humorous take on combat. Other tasks, such as delivering bundles of certain fruits and vegetables, can earn nice chunks of change.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why you should always set aside funds to routinely purchase new seeds from the various crop stores in Badgetown and beyond. Never let your farm stay barren and inactive for long. Crops can take days to grow, and it stinks when you need a veggie to progress you haven\u2019t grown or even planted. Create as much extra yield as you can, and you\u2019ll cruise through objectives much faster.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s easy to awaken each morning and feel tempted to neglect to clear the yard once you see it full of weeds, logs, and rocks day after day. Don\u2019t get lazy. These bothersome eyesores, specifically stones, and wood, reward nurneys and plankets, essential crafting ingredients that you\u2019ll always need. Occasionally, breaking down these items rewards a seed, too. Look at your farm as a replenishing goldmine of foundational materials because it is, and take advantage of it as often as you can. You’ll be glad you did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As someone who generally ignores fishing minigames, Ooblets\u2019 version became\u00a0an integral activity. For one, this isn\u2019t even a minigame since you don\u2019t do any manual work. You just cast your line, and you\u2019ll automatically earn a random prize. Using various types of bait, earned by breaking down unwanted inventory items in a nearby machine, nets useful items such as fertilizer that hastens crop production, additional plankets, and other goodies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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You collect a plethora\u00a0of different things in Ooblets, meaning your pockets quickly fill\u00a0up. The game already has you doing a lot of back-and-forth running to grab materials, so minimize this by increasing your inventory slots as soon as possible. Purchasing backpacks or fanny packs from Kibbonbon, the local clothing shop, will accomplish this. Be sure to also upgrade Kibbonbon\u2019s selection by spending Wishies, the game\u2019s secondary currency earned by completing special tasks, at Badgetown’s\u00a0wishing well. Doing this unlocks backpacks with even more space.<\/p>\n
On the same note, go ahead and buy additional storage chests for your home too. The starter briefcase only has six spots, and you\u2019ll quickly fill it with items you won\u2019t have a use for early on. Chests are sold at Manatwee, the furniture store.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Manually watering your crops isn\u2019t a tough task, but it does eat up precious time, especially as your farm expands. Invest in equipment that does the job for you sooner than later, such as turret-style water guns and sprinklers. You\u2019ll have to unlock blueprints for these tools at the wishing well, then craft them using the \u201cfabricuter\u201d at Manatwee.<\/p>\n
Despite my tips on efficiency, Ooblets encourages players to take their time. Since the game operates on a day\/night cycle, your energy gradually drains (though you can replenish by eating), and you actually need to sleep at night. Thus, it\u2019s smart to know where to focus your efforts during your waking hours. Chipping away at everything on the\u00a0to-do list helps, but I found it more effective\u00a0to spend days focusing\u00a0on one or two big things, such as acquiring\/planting crops, assembling\u00a0new equipment\/buildings, or completing a campaign quest. Your attention becomes increasingly divided as more jobs arise, and it’s often better to focus on knocking out big priorities one or two at a time\u00a0than slowly grinding\u00a0everything on your to-do list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the first few hours, I thought going to bed early\u00a0would instantly skip to the next day. However, turning in before nightfall only counts as a nap, advancing time an hour or so while replenishing a notch of energy.\u00a0This is a nice method of regaining extra stamina when you\u2019re low on snacks or want to save money on buying them. So take a rest; you’ll likely need it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Wildlands is a nature preserve and one of Ooblets’ longer-term restoration projects. The goal is to restore every part of the preserve by accomplishing a single, daily task. Sometimes you have to release a certain type of Ooblet to the wild; other times, you have to water some dying plants. Once you complete your job, you must wait until tomorrow to see what the next one entails. Because this mission unfolds at such a\u00a0drip feed, the fastest way to get through it\u00a0is to check the\u00a0Wildlands’ mission board each day.\u00a0This became\u00a0part of my morning routine; sometimes, I can bang out a job on the spot, or it’s something I can complete en route to another destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Dance Barn won\u2019t unlock until you\u2019ve leveled up a few times, but it hosts daily dance battle tournaments to earn a prize. This reward changes each day, and a nifty schedule reveals in advance the prizes\u00a0offered every day of that particular week. Keep an eye on this schedule regularly\u00a0to avoid missing out\u00a0on winning valuable, hard-to-get\u00a0prizes, such as important crafting blueprints and food recipes.<\/p>\n
Both of these destinations can be easy to overlook in the face of the plethora of shorter-term goals. Try to keep them in mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shops and buildings often contain\u00a0hidden goodies such as recipe pieces, crafting materials, Gummies, and more. They also hide special club coins (used for the later game).\u00a0It\u2019s easy to forget to do this in the wake of all of the outdoor activities, and poking your head into every building every day can be tedious. But try to do it every other day if you can, because you\u2019ll likely be\u00a0rewarded for your nosiness. On that same note…<\/p>\n
Townsfolks regularly lose their Ooblet partners, always asking you to seek them out (because, evidently, they don’t love them enough to search themselves). Badgetown is large enough that I assumed for a good while that they\u2019d be hidden outside, frustrating me when I poked around every bush or tree with no luck. Lost Ooblets\u00a0can often\u00a0be found outdoors, but they’ll also hide inside the many shops and homes, so be sure to poke around interiors too. You\u2019ll thank me later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is more of a cautionary tale based on my own stupidity. Eventually, you\u2019ll open your own store, which allows you to sell your inventory for profit. You can sell whatever you want, but there\u2019s a weekly event schedule listing the desired item for each day.<\/p>\n
For example, I opened on a Sunday, which was figurine day. After unlocking my doors, I realized all of my figurines were in storage back home. I closed the shop, ran home to retrieve them, placed them on the displays, and tried to reopen it. That’s when I learned\u00a0you can only open once per day \u2013 there’s no stepping out for lunch or running errands. Basically, make sure you have exactly what you want\/need to sell before you flip that sign, otherwise, you\u2019ll wind up losing an entire day that could have been spent raking in Gummies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hopefully, these tips will make your early hours in Ooblets more productive. You can pick up the game now\u00a0on Xbox Series X\/S, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via\u00a0The Epic Games Store.\u00a0<\/p>\n