Could someone please tell me how to get tartan...thanx

quote Tartan

Well, this game is pretty random, unlike other Harvest Moon games where there's a pretty much set time for anything. Some people claim that Tartan comes almost instantly, and he's very easy to get. Others find it very difficult. I suppose it's the luck of the draw!

I, for one, did it by accident.

What you need to do is any time, Chapter 2 and beyond, you need to walk into Takakura's house while he's IN there. This is where most people get frustrated - he's never in his house! Just follow him around for a bit and be patient, he'll come! ^__^ Alot of people say they got Tartan at around 5:00 PM. I got it around that time both times I've gotten him!

Alot of people claim that you need to give Takakura things. This may increase your chances, but it's not really necessary. I got him twice and I NEVER gave Takakura ANYTHING. It was fine!

I'll be snooping around the HM forums looking for that thread. Check back here later when I either post them or edit this post. ^__^

~Quierta

Edit: Ahhh yes, there it is! ^__^ Tartan

Here's my post:



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Hmmm...if I were you, I'd stop wasting all that milk! I got Tartan reasonably early, and I never gave him anything ^__^

Well, this game is different than most games in the sense that the events are completely random. You could go through the entire game without getting a certain cutscene ((I've had 3 files, and NEVER seen Daryl trying to catch Mukumuku)), so it'll be hard!

However, I have noticed that people tend to get him around 5:00PM. Try then!

Okay, I just looked it up for you. I can't post the entire thing because it's both long and someone else's, but here's a piece:


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[I02] When can I get Tartan?

Tartan is first available in chapter 2, but you can get him during any chapter
except chapter 1. Some people have trouble getting Tartan, but others get him
relatively easily.

[I03] How do I get Tartan?

Enter Takakura's house sometime during Chapter 2 or beyond when Takakura is
there. I'd like to say there are more requirements than that, but sadly there
are not. I, personally, received Tartan at around 6PM game time, which is the
most common time I've heard from fellow AWL players. I also received him the
second time I went in Takakura's house around that time (exited and
reentered), so if you don't get him the first time try a couple more times.

A tip for finding Takakura inside his house: order something (bird feed's
easiest) that he must deliver to your workshop. After he does, follow him
until he enters his house. Otherwise, just wait until he goes in later at
night.

There is one way to improve your odds of getting Tartan. The details are not
entirely known yet, but it appears that hard work on the farm is an aspect
in getting Tartan. Do not expect to get Tartan if you've never done any
crop work. I, personally, received Tartan after growing around 15 crops
per season for the first year. But while farm work does appear to improve
the odds, it does not guarantee Tartan's appearance; the cutscene is still
random, with the odds apparently based on how hard you work on the farm.

[I04] Why can't I get Tartan?

HM:AWL is far more advanced than previous Harvest Moons (excluding Save the
Homeland) in that it utilizes randomness a bit more often. This means that
triggering the Tartan event occurs randomly. If you've done enough farm work,
just keep trying and hoping for the odds to bless you. If you feel you must
do something that might improve your odds, do more farm work. That is the only
way. No there are no other ways. Yes, I mean it.

[I05] I've done plenty of farm work. Why can't I get Tartan?

Perhaps the video game gods are mad at you? Is there a black cat under your
chair? Perhaps you walked under a ladder recently? There really isn't anything
to it beyond luck. Keep trying. The thing about the odds is that, even if odds
are good that you'll get Tartan, there is always a chance that you won't. And
with thousands of people playing the game, there's bound to be some people who
have an incredibly hard time getting him. So keep trying. More farm work never
hurts.
[above three questions revised by Jumalacca]

[I06] Urgent! I still don't have Tartan! Please, please, please help me! How
do I get him?

Well, since you said 'Urgent' and had three pleases and three exclamation
points, I'll tell you the REAL way to get Tartan. Farm work and luck. Farm
work and luck. Farm work and luck. Luck, luck, luck. Steps to getting Tartan:
1. Do farm work. 2. Be lucky. That is all.

[I07] I get a glitch when I trigger the Tartan event. What should I do?

There's a rare glitch in which, AFTER the Tartan event has been triggered,
the event randomly stops half way through; it happens after Takaura tells how
he received Tartan. When the glitch happens, the scene stops there, and while
Tartan does twitch and move every once in a while.
[above information contributed by oracleofdarkness and lady beth]
Here you go! ^__^

thanx

All you have to do is wait until the second chapter and then visit Takura in his house at night when he is in there. Sorry if that is not a good explication but anyway there you go.