Fields Of Mistria has plenty to keep you busy–from farming to friendship, mining to marriage–but it’s also home to a few secrets and cheeky references. We’ve collated all the things you might have missed about the game, which features plenty of easily overlooked useful features, and options to make your life easier (or more interesting!). Like its contemporaries, Stardew Valley and Story Of Seasons, Fields Of Mistria has plenty of secrets lurking beneath the surface. 

This guide does include several spoilers relating to plot and unlockable skills, so if you’d prefer to find them out for yourself you could instead check out our complete Fields Of Mistria crop guide, or our comprehensive guide to romance and marriage. 

Secrets in Fields Of Mistria

Predict The Weather

During Juniper’s quest Stinky Stamina Potion, she will gift the player a Crystal Ball. If you’re not paying attention, the gift can end up shoved in a corner of your house or–worse–consigned to life in a Chest. 

However, the Crystal Ball is one of the most helpful items in the game if you’re focused on the health of your farm, as it reliably shows the weather for the next day, meaning you can plan your activities ahead and maximize your useful time. If you interact with the Crystal Ball it’ll tell you the weather outright, but if it’s prominently displayed, you can also just keep an eye on the icon that shows faintly inside it.

Secret Caves

Later on in the game when you unlock the Dragon’s Breath skill, you’ll use it for a number of quest-specific purposes, and may even have started using it as a combat strategy in the Mines. But Mistria’s map has two secret caves you can only access when this spell is unlocked. 

Next to Errol’s Cabin is a collapsed cave entrance, which can be blasted with Dragon’s Breath to reveal a gold chest and an Animal Sprite Statue. The Animal Sprite Statue can be used to automatically pet your animals every day when charged with Essence–you’ll also get a recipe for it. 

The other cave is found just past the Beach, and can be found by jumping in the water to the right of the Lighthouse and swimming up and to the right. Once you’ve blasted open this cave, you’ll find another chest, this time containing a Water Sprite statue (and recipe), which allows you to automate the watering of plants. 

A Romantic Gesture

If you’ve picked a date for the Shooting Star Festival, you might not have noticed how much it meant to them. The day after the festival, head to your date’s room and check their wall–there’s a nice little memento of your time together. 

Likewise, you can see the Shooting Star Festival was a treasured moment for one of Mistria’s cutest couples, as there’s a Star Brooch sitting on their bedside table… 

Heavy Hints

If you’re not sure which gifts to give, first off, check out our Fields Of Mistria gift guide, but secondly, there’s a really easy way to tell what people want on Saturdays. Just hover outside Darcy’s stall and chat to your fellow townies–they’ll let you know what drink they’re craving, which makes it easy to quickly clean up some Friendship Points. 

Gifts From Mimics

It can be tempting in the Mines to just hack and slash your way through, especially if you have the fancy armor and a sword infused with magic. But you might be missing out on a secret way to gather free items, recipes, and artifacts. Mimics–the little chest-looking enemies that bite when you approach–can be felled by sword alone, but if you throw something into their mouth before they activate, they’ll self-combust and spit out something useful instead. 

Hidden Islands

If you’ve not yet braved the waters of Mistria you might have missed a whole area on the map–albeit a small one. Most people will use their jumping-into-water abilities to get across rivers, but you can actually jump straight into the ocean and go for a swim. Swimming down off the jetty and to the left, then back up again will land you on a hidden island where there is always a dig spot, and often a collection of Ocean Fish waiting to be caught. There’s also another smaller island that can be landed on if you want even more solitude. 

Legendary Fish Hack

If you keep casting that reel, eventually you’ll probably unlock the Fishing Skill Perk that allows you to fish for Legendary Fish. During the morning announcements under the calendar date, the game will now tell you that a “Legendary Fish is nearby”. There isn’t any more instruction than this, but with a bit of know-how you’ll be able to narrow down your search. Each fish is tied to a location, season, and weather type. If you see the “Legendary Fish” pop-up in Spring, it’ll be on a windy day where cherry blossoms are blowing around, and you’ll be able to find the fish in a pond on the Eastern Road. In Summer, Legendaries arrive on stormy days, and are found in the rivers around The Narrows. Fall Legendaries are found in rivers on the Eastern Road on windy days when leaves are blowing around, and in Winter you’ll find a Legendary during a blizzard in the Ocean. 

Unique Reactions To Hated Gifts

You might miss this one purely because you’re too good of a friend, but some of Fields Of Mistria’s funniest dialogue comes from gifting someone something they really hate. Friendship Points don’t go down in the game once you’ve earned them, so you have a bit of room to experiment if you want to. Try giving Errol a Boiled Egg, for example, or if you’re feeling particularly daring, give March a Redhead Worm.

Wedding Customization

In the days leading up to your wedding you would be forgiven for being too busy to check in on your spouse-to-be, especially as these are the last days you’ve got to clean up your house for someone else moving in. If you can make a little time for them, though, you’ll find you’re able to customize your wedding through dialogue choices–although the game will choose for you if you miss the chance. 

The Mournful Clown Painting

The Mournful Clown Painting is an item you can only receive if you make a point of listening to everyone yapping in the Sleeping Dragon Inn during Friday Night At The Inn events. A certain conversation between Balor and Nora turns to the painting, and a few more Fridays in, you could be leaving with it. Although, you might not want it. 

Easter Eggs In Fields Of Mistria

The Little Mermaid

If you’ve learned the Sunken Secrets Skill, you might come across the Mermaid’s Comb artifact, which looks suspiciously like a fork. Fans of a certain movie will recognize the Easter egg. 

Story Of Seasons/Harvest Moon Reference

It’s no secret that Fields Of Mistria takes inspiration from the Harvest Moon/Story Of Seasons games–two classics of the genre–but did you spot the direct reference in the character creator? Given as gifts for donating flowers to the Museum in adequate amounts, the Farmer’s Cap, Farmer’s Overalls, and Farmer Boots when combined are the starting outfit of the default character in Harvest Moon/Story Of Seasons. 

Extortionate Angel

If you’ve upgraded your town enough to get the second set of Saturday Market vendors, Taliferro and Wheedle, you might have noticed Wheedle stocking a very beautiful but ridiculously expensive Halo cosmetic. Costing 999,999t and coming in five color variants, fans of Gaia Online might have noticed the similarities between this and the Angelic Halo, a basically priceless item in the popular online hangout. We’re willing to bet it’s a knowing reference. Either way, it’s a great way to show off the spoils of your farming empire. 

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