SoS: FoMT Zack Gifts & Friendship Guide

by Kal S.

Zack is the shipment manager of Mineral Town. He lives with Huang on the beach and visits your farm daily to collect items from your shipping bin.

His birthday is on Summer 29th.

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

Schedule

Zack stands behind the Shipping Bin on the farm.

Zack is the only villager in Mineral Town who has a consistent schedule, every single day, regardless of the weather. You can definitely count on him to be where you need him!

Day	Location
Daily	Zack’s House, General Store (8-10 AM), Your Farm (5-6 PM), Saibara’s Forge (6-8PM)

Gift Preferences

Zack’s response when the farmer gives him a loved gift.

Giving Zack gifts is easy since you can just catch him at your shipping bin every time he comes to pick up produce. His easiest loved gifts are Apples, Pink Cat Flowers, and Oranges.

Type of Gift	Items
Loves	Forage: Apple, Orange, Pink Cat Flower Crops: Cucumber, Pineapple, Strawberry, Tomato Animal Products: Cheese, Large Fish Dishes: Almond Tofu, Baked Apple, Bamboo Rice, Bibimbap, Candied Peels, Curry Bread, Curry Rice, Curry Udon, Fish Soup, Fried Rice, Margherita Pizza, Matsutake Rice, Moon Dumplings, Mushroom Gratin, Mushroom Rice, Nasi Goreng, Okonomiyaki, Omelet Rice, Orange Pastries, Orangette, Pineapple Juice, Premium Grape Juice, Ramen, Sushi, Tempura Udon, Udon, Wild Grape Water Miscellaneous: AEPFE Apple, Bracelet, Brooch, Caffeine, Diamond, Dress, Earring, Face Mask, HMSGB Apple, Necklace, Orichalcum, Pink Diamond, Skin Lotion, Stamina Booster, Stamina Booster XL, SUGDW Apple, Sunblock, Super Caffeine
Likes	Forage: Bamboo Shoots, Matsutake, Wild Grape Animal Products: Eggs, Mayonnaise, Medium Fish, Small Fish Dishes: Ajillo, Aqua Pazza, Bagna Cauda, Boiled Egg, Carbonara, Chocolate, Churros, Daifuku, Eggs Benedict, Fish Fritters, French Fries, French Toast, Grilled Fish, Mochi, Onigiri, Paella, Quiche, Raisin Bread, Relax Tea, Sandwich, Seafood Rice Bowl, Tamagoyaki, Tempura Soba, Yam Dessert, Zenzai
Dislikes	Forage: Poison Mushroom, Wild Grass (all types) Animal Products: Alpaca Fleece, Angora Fur, Sheep Wool, Yarn Miscellaneous: Adamantite, Copper, Gems (all types), Gold, Scrap Ore, Mithril, Mythic Ore, Pet Treat, Silver
Hates	Miscellaneous: Ancient Fossil, Bottled Message, Branch, Fodder, Gold Lumber, Pirate Treasure, Chicken and Rabbit Feed, Stone, Tomatosetta Stone Trash: Boot, Empty Can, Fish Bones, Weed

Best Loved Gifts for Each Season

The farmer makes cheese using the Cheese Maker in the barn.

Season	Item	Where To Find It
Year-round	Sushi	Obtain the recipe by cooking at least one dish with Onigiri, Small Fish, Medium Fish, and Large Fish respectively Ingredients needed: Onigiri, Sashimi Equipment needed: Seasoning Set
Spring	Cucumber	Harvest from mature Cucumber crops every 5 days after 9 days of growth. Cucumber seeds can be bought from the General Store for 200 G
Summer	Pink Cat Flower	Forage around Mother’s Hill in the Summer. Or harvest after 6 days of growth from mature Pink Cat Flower crops. Pink Cat Flower seeds can be bought from Huang’s shop for 300 G
Autumn	Apple	Forage from the Apple trees on your farm during the Summer and Autumn
Winter	Orange	Harvest from the Orange trees in your farm during Autumn and Winter. Or forage in the Secret Forest during Autumn and Winter

Townsfolk Events

Zack talks to the farmer about giving away his fishing rod. Source

As you continue to raise your friendship points with Zack, 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.

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

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Townsfolk Event	Friendship Points Required	Location	Requirements	Correct Dialogue Option
Popuri’s Mail Order	–	Zack’s House	It is between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM It is any day between Spring 10-17th of any year The weather is not stormy The farmer has talked to Popuri, Zack, and Huang at least once before Popuri, Zack, and Huang are all inside Zack’s House The farmer is not in a relationship with Popuri	Yes
Huang’s Service	200 (8 friendship notes)	Zack’s House	It is between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM on any day except Sunday, Thursday, or Friday The weather is Sunny The farmer has previously viewed Huang’s The Merchant’s Appearance event The farmer has talked to Karen, Zack, and Huang at least once before Both Zack and Huang are inside Zack’s House	–
Carter’s Divine Dream	100 (4 friendship notes with Carter only)	Church	It is between 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM on a Wednesday The weather is not stormy The farmer has talked to Carter at least once previously	–