If you do so, that meter is unlocked and operates as before until ten hearts is reached. It will not increase unless you give the candidate a bouquet to indicate your romantic interest. With marriage candidates, the meter pauses at 8 hearts. Once opened, the room is permanently unlocked even if the heart meter goes below 2 hearts.įriendship points can increase up to a maximum of 2749 (one point less than 11 hearts) for non-marriage candidates. This level improves access to the villager for talking and gifting. The player may enter a villager's bedroom when the relevant heart meter reads at least 2 hearts. If more than one villager is within 7 tiles of the player when they rummage, only one will speak and lose friendship. They will speak to indicate that they have seen them. rummaging through a Garbage Can when they're within 7 tiles of the player (-25, except Linus who increases: +5).hitting them with a slingshot (-30 per hit).giving a gift they dislike or hate ( see Gifts).not giving a daily greeting ( see Decay).kissing your spouse (+10, only for the first kiss of the day) does not apply if Krobus is your roommate.purchasing a snack for them at the Movie Theater (+50 if loved, +25 if liked) ( see Movie Theater).inviting them to the Movie Theater (+200 if loved, +100 if liked).giving the maximum two gifts in one week (+10, awarded on the next Sunday).giving a gift they love, like, or are neutral towards ( see Gifts).completing an item delivery quest (+150).talking to them once per day (normally +20 otherwise +10 if the villager is in the middle of a special animation, like exercising or using a camera).Hovering the mouse over the circle will display the number of hearts out of 10, if not married.įriendship points can be increased with each villager by: Blue denotes 0-1 hearts, green for 2-3, yellow for 4-5, red for 6-7, purple for 8-9, and at 10-14 hearts a purple star will appear. Its color will depend on the number of hearts the player has with the villager. When talking to villagers, a circle will appear next to their portrait. All heart meters can be viewed on the social tab of the game menu.
A marriage candidate who has not received a bouquet has the last two hearts grayed out.Įach heart is 250 friendship points. As friendships deepen, the villagers' dialogue lines become more friendly, cut-scenes called heart events occur, villagers are more likely to send gifts in the mail, and marriage is possible with one of the datable villagers.Įach villager has a friendship score represented by a ten-heart meter, except the player's spouse or roommate, who has a fourteen-heart meter. Friendship can be earned with Pelican Town's villagers.