SoS: FoMT Carter Gifts & Friendship Guide

Holding a gift next to Carter in Story of Seasons: FoMT

Carter is the town priest who resides in the Church. He is Mineral Town’s confidant, adviser, and spiritual friend.

His birthday is on Autumn 20th.

Everything you need to befriend Carter can be found in this guide.

Schedule

Carter stands behind the altar inside the Church. / Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
Carter stands behind the altar inside the Church.

Carter never leaves the Church area, but sometimes he’ll go outside in the morning or during sunny afternoons.

Day Location
Monday Confession Booth (Church)
Wednesday
Rainy or snowy days
The rest of the week Church

Gift Preferences

Carter’s response when the farmer gives him a loved gift. / Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
Carter’s response when the farmer gives him a loved gift.

Some easy gifts to give to Carter are Eggs, Milk, or Cheese.

Type of Gift Items
Loves Crops: Turnip
Animal Products: Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Large Fish, Mayonnaise, Medium Fish, Milk (all types)
Dishes: Ajillo, Aqua Pazza, Bagna Cauda, Carpaccio, Chestnut Rice, Daifuku, Eggs Benedict, Fish Fritters, Fish Soup, Mochi, Mont Blanc, Napolitan, Oden, Paella, Pot au Feu, Premium Grape Juice, Quiche, Roasted Chestnut, Roasted Corn, Seafood Rice Bowl, Stew, Strawberry Cake, Strawberry Milk (dish), Tempura Soba, Wild Grape Water, Zaru Soba, Zenzai
Miscellaneous: Bottled Message, Buckwheat Flour, Curry Powder, Ketchup, Oil, Tomatosetta Stone, Wheat Flour
Likes Forage: Apple, Chestnut, Honey, Orange
Crops: Adzuki Beans, Cabbage, Carrot, Chili Pepper, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Green Pepper, Onion, Pineapple, Potato, Pumpkin, Yam
Dishes: Baked Apple, Baumkuchen, Cake, Candied Peels, Chocolate Cookies, Cookies, Dorayaki, Elli Leaves, Madeleines, Margherita, Mashed Potatoes, Miso Soup, Onigiri, Orange Pastries, Orangette, Palbochae, Pancakes, Pepper Steak, Pineapple Juice, Pumpkin Potage, Spicy Margherita, Spicy Pepper Steak, Spicy Ramen, Spicy Sandwich, Spicy Vegetable Stir Fry, Spinach, Strawberry, Tomato, Vegetable Pizza, Yam Dessert
Miscellaneous: AEPFE Apple, Bracelet, Brooch, Dress, Earrings, Face Mask, HMSGB Apple, Necklace, Perfume, Pet Ball, Skin Lotion, SUGDW Apple, Sunblock
Dislikes Forage: Wild Grass (all types)
Miscellaneous: Caffeine, Dango Flour, Pet Treat, Stamina Booster, Stamina Booster XL, Super Caffeine
Hates Forage: Poison Mushroom
Animal Products: Alpaca Fleece, Angora Fur, Sheep Wool
Miscellaneous: Ancient Fossil, Fodder, Gems (all types), Gold Lumber, Ore (all types), Pirate Treasure, Chicken and Rabbit Feed, Stone
Trash: Boot, Empty Can, Fish Bones, Weed

Best Loved Gifts for Each Season

The farmer harvests milk from a regular cow. / Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
The farmer harvests milk from a regular cow.
Season Item Where to Find It
Year-round Milk Harvest every day from mature cows (any type)
Spring Turnip Harvest from Turnip seeds after 4 days of growth. Turnip seeds can be bought from the General Store for 120 G
Summer Paella Obtain the recipe after cooking 10 dishes with Onigiri and 5 dishes with Onion and Tomato respectively

Ingredients needed: Onion, Tomato, Oil, Onigiri
Equipment needed: Seasoning Set, Pot
Autumn Mont Blanc Obtain the recipe after cooking 5 dishes with Milk, Egg, and Chestnut respectively

Ingredients needed: Wheat Flour, Milk, Egg, Chestnut
Equipment needed: Pot, Whisk, Oven, Seasoning Set
Winter Mayonnaise Obtain the recipe after watching the Tasty Time TV show or cooking with various qualities of Egg

Ingredients needed: Egg, Oil
Equipment needed: Whisk, Seasoning Set

Townsfolk Events

Carter invites the farmer to listen to one of his parables. Source / Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
Carter invites the farmer to listen to one of his parables. Source

As you continue to raise your friendship points with Carter, you can unlock townsfolk events that allow you to get to know him better.

Unlike marriage candidates, you aren’t really required to respond with specific dialogue in order to gain their favor. Sometimes, simply participating in the event is enough!

They also aren’t required to advance in your friendship with the non-marriageable villagers. Below is a list of each event related to Carter and the requirements needed to trigger them.

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Townsfolk Event Friendship Points Required Location Requirements Correct Dialogue Option
Carter’s Divine Dream 100
(4 friendship notes)
Church
  • It is between 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM on a Wednesday
  • It is not stormy
  • The farmer has talked to Carter at least once previously
Carter’s Secret 200
(8 friendship notes)
Church
  • It is between 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM on a Wednesday
  • The season is Autumn
  • It is not stormy
  • The farmer has talked to Carter at least once previously
Cliff Collapses (Part 1) 200
(8 friendship notes with Cliff only)
Rose Plaza
  • It is between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM on any day except Sunday
  • The season is Winter (Year 1)
  • It is a snowy day
  • The farmer has spoken to Cliff in the last season
  • The farmer has at least one available space in the Bag
Helping Cliff will give you +20 FP with Carter, Dudley, and Doctor

Friendship Perks

Carter shows the farmer his secret Mushroom area behind the Church. / Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
Carter shows the farmer his secret Mushroom area behind the Church.

Being friends with Carter will unlock the mysterious right door of the Church, where he grows mushrooms that you can forage.

The Church will also open earlier, allowing you to gain access to the mushrooms and his Church services more easily.

Friendship Notes Time Open (Church)
3 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
4-7 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
8+ 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM

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