User blog comment:Rainleegen/Tips To Know Before Playing 'Portia'/@comment-26491435-20190930112606

Hi there,

I'm playing on PC, so I rename my storage boxes like "01 Clothes", "05 Relic Aband #1" or "22 Iron ore" (leading numbers only iirc, may vary a bit) ... matching the order in the sorted inventory, so I can empty my inventory after a days work in the order into the boxes ... a bit more work, but makes sorting and finding much easier. And since the boxes names are staying, if you upgrade them to Metal Storage boxes ... no additional work to do :) ... and in case, a box may overflow, add #1, #2 a.s.o. to the name (may give for instance "05 Relic Aband #1 #1" "05 Relic Aband #1 #2" "06 Relic Aband #2 #1" "06 Relic Aband #2 #2" ... funny, but works)

For Stamina restoration I like to use Dried Apple Slices, on sunny days they are done by itself on a Drying Rack ... so build more than only one as early as possible :) ... the mentioned "Kingly Salad" I'm not aware on PC, maybe it's different to console versions.

Check the Disc recovery table ... afaik you get the "Baseline research #" items exactly in the listet order, so if you want to know the Cooking Set, you have to gather and spend at least 10 Data Discs - 5 for the Civil Furnace and the second 5 for the Cooking Set ... the same for maybe the Comprehensive Grinder, but here you need at least 20 times 3 ... and if you spend a bunch discs more, it will speed up the research ... so if you want, you may have finished all "Baseline research 3" items before spending only 5 discs for the first #1 item ... but since you may need a lower item to build a higher one, in general it makes sense to follow the given order.

Check really good, what is needed to fulfill a given commission ... if you need for instance Poplar Wood before the bridge to South Block is finished, or Coral before reaching Starlight Island, you may stuck "for ever" in a commission, unable to take another one ... ok-ok, you may abandon a commission, but then you lose reputation, earn no and are not able to take another commission that day.

... " Beat Higgins to the community board. " ... is a bit of fun sometimes, but it doesn't pay ... he earnes his reputation points, regardless which commission he takes - or takes not (checked many times at the rank board) ... cheater :)

Try to visit the Abandoned Ruins 1 as early as possible ... for ores, for discs, for stone (exchangable for wood as mentioned before).

Have fun :)