Best low-risk strategy

  1. 01

    Open Contacts and confirm that the resident shows a friendship-heart indicator.

  2. 02

    Use repeatable liked food, jewelry, or fossils for ordinary weeks.

  3. 03

    Save a unique loved item for the resident's birthday, when positive progress is tripled.

  4. 04

    After gifting, use the Contacts history to record what that resident accepted positively.

Do not burn the finite shortcut

Red Coral Fragments are universally loved, but the current structured record describes only six fixed pickups tied to a quest. They are a fast friendship item, not a sustainable weekly plan.

Friendship values

ReactionNormal giftBirthday result
Loved+30%+90%
Liked+17.5%+52.5%
Neutral+10%+30%
Disliked−7.5%No loss
Hated−12.5%; item is returnedNo loss

Residents with full friendship stories

Residents not in this list may accept gifts but currently show no friendship-content heart; verify in Contacts before investing.

GroupResidents
Research and townAokema, Claude, Keaode, Dada, Hott, Kasha, Longk
Later contactsMerlin, Mozhai, Orlando, Sako, Feilian, Zenisser

Useful loved-gift examples

These are examples, not the complete personal preference database. Item names are translated from the current Chinese reference.

ResidentLoved examples
AokemaChicken-fir mushroom; fresh bamboo sap; flute
ClaudeThermos; Delicious Stew; Delicious Meat Bun
KeaodeMint oil
DadaPumpkin; mushroom; game console
HottChili; chili powder; key
KashaInsect honey; feather; pickled mixed fruit
LongkCorn; thermos; large mechanical scrap
MerlinBeryl, amber, meat-shaped stoneStoneA basic construction resource used in machines and structures., or obsidian
MozhaiMint oil; chocolate; battle chip
OrlandoSwamp-beast horn; tomato; wool cloth; flute
SakoBeeswax; chip
FeilianWine; beeswax; game console
ZenisserTiramisu; key; wool cloth

Universal safe gifts

TierExamplesCaution
LovedLuxury Meal; Artificial Coral Bead; Red Coral FragmentCoral fragments are finite
LikedGemstone bracelets; Wish Pouch; Hearty MealRepeatable when materials allow
LikedTrilobite, ammonite, and fern fossilsUseful if not needed for another collection
HatedTrash, rotten food, feces, broken wireWireA crafted material; farm devices share a power pool rather than manual cable drawing.Avoid unless a resident page lists an exception

SOURCES, NOT DECORATION

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