Rune Factory 3 Special is a remake of the original Rune Factory 3. In it, players will be able to fight and tame monster, make friends, cook, farm, fish, and more, but in order to do any of these things, they will need Rune Points.
Rune Points, also called RP, is the bar just underneath HP. This resource is spent every time a player does an action like fishing in Rune Factory; it's similar to stamina in other, similar games. If this power runs out, players can faint; this makes balancing getting everything done in a day and keeping enough RP to get it done a challenge.
How to Get or Save RP
If it is nearing the end of the day in this relaxing Switch RPG, and players are a little low on RP, they might be looking to get a little boost from an in-game item or NPC. There are several ways to get back Rune Points after they have been used, including a couple of shops and foods that can be cooked or collected. There are also several items that can help push the limit of what the main character can do in a day.
- Going to sleep will completely replenish all lost RP.
- Paradise Inn and Spa allows players to soak in a tub for 300g. This refills RP completely.
- There are several food recipes that can replenish some RP.
- Players can also cook recipes that boost RP recovery rates or max RP.
- Standing still will recover RP.
- A Fluffy Scarf can be created and worn; this item removes the RP cost of some basic movement like attacking. It is created by combining one Wooly Furball and five Yarn Balls with a Crafting Level of 72. This can also be a great gift for some of the romanceable Rune Factory 3 characters.
- Leveling skills. Spam low-level crafts over and over again to build the skills, making everything that uses that skill cost fewer RP points. Also, higher skills raise the player's overall RP.
How to Raise RP Levels
There are both ways to raise RP levels permanently and temporarily in Rune Factory 3. In order to get that RP number up, players will need to level skills. Skills include things like farming, walking, sleeping, fighting, and all the other things to do around the farm and town. Every time a skill is upgraded, players will not only get more RP, but they will also use less RP when doing that skill. Trying to craft something high level at a low level of skill will cost exponentially more RP.
There are also a number of cooking recipes that can temporarily raise RP for the day in this Rune Factory title. This list doesn't include items that just replenish RP, though there are also plenty of those too.
- Relax Tea - Relax Tea cures all status effects except for Colds; it recovers RP and raises max RP as well in this comforting farm game.
- Bamboo Rice - Raises a player's RP max by 10%.
- Fruit Sandwich - This weird sandwich gives players an additional 80 max RP points.
- Salad - Eat for an additional 50 max RP points.
Rune Factory 3 Special is available now for PC and Switch.
