Autumn Winery Harvest
- Exit your Farmhouse
- 6:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Wednesday, Autumn 14 of year 1
- Any weather
- You have seen Cliff's Introduction event
This event only occurs in your first year of the game. Duke will be waiting for you when you exit your farmhouse in the morning. Tomorrow he will be harvesting grape at the winery and is looking for some help. He'll pay you, of course. You can respond that you can help, or that you're too busy to help.
- Confirming that you can help will earn +10 FP with Duke. He'll instruct you to stop by his house at 10:00 am tomorrow. Duke will also ask that you look to bring some help with you. Maybe that fellow who always go to the church? The more, the merrier!
- If you tell him you are too busy, you will earn -10 FP with Duke. He will acknowledge that he may have to handle the entire harvest himself. Duke asks if you know anyone else who could help, such as that guy who always goes to the church.
The fellow that Duke is talking about is Cliff. If you want to give Cliff a head's up about the job at the winery, talk to him on the 14th and tell him about the harvest job. Cliff is interested in the position, as he's beginning to run low on money. He'll head to the winery tomorrow.
- If you had told Duke you would help, then on Autumn 15 walk into the winery between 10:00 am and 12:59 pm (Manna leaves and locks the door at 1:00 pm). You and Cliff will work together to help Duke with the harvest. After the job is complete, Duke will pay you 1000 G for your help. As for Cliff, Duke will offer the wanderer a permanent job at the winery.
- If you had told Duke that you were too busy to help, on Autumn 15, Cliff will still visit the winery cellar at 10:30 am. You won't be involved in the event, but you will see Cliff in the cellar as well as outside in the vineyard. From that day onward, you'll see Cliff at the winery.
Getting Cliff the permanent job at Adge Winery will transform his personality. He'll stop moping around at the church during the day, and instead, he'll cheerfully work at the winery in the afternoon. Horray Cliff, good for you!
Duke and Manna's friendship levels are not relevant for this event to trigger. I was able to trigger this event when they both had zero friendship notes. Cliff's friendship level is also not a factor in this event. Some players also note that it helps to NOT have Gotts working on the farm on Autumn 14. Also, avoiding having any animals give birth on Autumn 14, as such events may take priority over Duke's visit.
Result: +1 Event Point for Duke's visit, +1 Event Point for working at the winery with Cliff
Also keep in mind that Autumn 15 is the day that Van appears in Rose Plaza to set up his pet shop from 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm. The pet shop only offers dogs during Autumn season. If you really want a dog and don't want to wait until next Autumn to buy one, try to start the grape harvest event at 10:00 am so it will end early enough for you to run to Rose Plaza and buy your pooch before Van closes at 6pm.
No Job For Cliff!
If you chose not to tell Cliff about the job at the winery, this event would turn out differently. Go to Adge Winery by yourself on the 15th, and agree to help until 5:00 pm. Afterward, your payment will be 1000 G and +20 FP with Duke and Mana. If you tell Mana that you can't help after all, then you'll earn -20 FP with Duke and Mana, reappear back inside your farmhouse, and you'll have the rest of the day to yourself.
Since Cliff never becomes gainfully employed at the winery, he will continue with his travels at the end of year 1. You can trigger the Cliff Leaves event on Winter 29 of your first year. After that, Cliff will be gone from Mineral Town.
... for at least 31 days. If you want him to return, trigger the Cliff Returns event.