Affection (BTN)

Affection is a gameplay element in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature.
Affection measures the friendship level with villagers and marriage candidates. Raising affection levels are required for certain events, to obtain recipes and to marry any potential female marriage candidates. Harvest Sprites also have affection levels, but they differ from regular villagers. There is also a separate affection level for animals on your farm. Because animals cannot be given gifts, there are actions that the player can take to increase the affection of animals.Animals harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com 
==Villagers==
All regular villagers (and your child) start out with a base of 50 affection points and can have a maximum of 255 affection points.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Characters harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com If you've spoken to a character or given them a gift, their affection will raise by one point the following day.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Characters harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com Some villagers will change their dialogue at around 200 affection or so (when they consider the player a close friend).
Affection Modifiers
Action 	Affection
Talk to Villager	+1
Gift giving 	See sections below
===First Gift Given===
This table outlines how affection is modified when the player gives a character the first gift in a day.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Characters harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com
Type of Gift	Unwrapped	Wrapped	(Birthday)Unwrapped	(Birthday)Wrapped
Loved 	+9 	+11 	+45 	+47
Liked 	+3 	+5 	+15 	+17
Neutral 	+1 	+3 	+5 	+7
Disliked 	-3 	-1 	-15 	-13
Hated 	-9 	-7 	-45 	-43
===Multiple Gifts===
This table outlines how affection is modified when the player gives a character multiple gifts in a day.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Characters harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com
Type of Gift	Unwrapped	Wrapped	(Birthday)Unwrapped	(Birthday)Wrapped
Loved 	+3 	+2 	+15 	+40
Liked 	+1 	0 	+5 	0
Neutral 	0 	-1 	0 	-5
Disliked 	-3 	-4 	-15 	-20
Hated 	-9 	-10 	-45 	-50
==Bachelorettes==
Bachelorettes have an affection level that ranges from 0 to 65,535.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Gift Giving harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com Their affection level is indicated by a colored Heart displayed in the bottom right corner of their dialogue window.
Heart Colors
Heart Color	Affection
Red 	60,000 - 65,535
Orange 	50,000 - 59,999
Yellow 	40,000 - 49,999
Green 	30,000 - 39,999
Blue 	20,000 - 29,999
Purple 	5,000 - 19,999
Black 	0 - 4,999
Affection Modifiers
Action 	Affection
Talk to Bachelorette	+200
Gift giving 	See sections below
===First Gift Given===
This table outlines how affection is modified when the player gives a bachelorette the first gift in a day.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Gift Giving harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com
Perfume will raise any bachelorette's affection by +1000.
Type of Gift	Unwrapped	Wrapped	(Birthday)Unwrapped	(Birthday)Wrapped
Loved 	+500 	+500 	+500 	+2500
Liked 	+300 	+300 	+300 	+1500
Neutral 	+100 	+100 	+100 	+500
Disliked 	-500 	-500 	-500 	-2500
Hated 	-800 	-800 	-800 	-4000
===Multiple Gifts===
This table outlines how affection is modified when the player gives a bachelorette multiple gifts in a day.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Gift Giving harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com
Perfume will raise any bachelorette's affection by +1000.
Type of Gift	Unwrapped	Wrapped	(Birthday)Unwrapped	(Birthday)Wrapped
Loved 	+300 	+300 	+300 	+1500
Liked 	+100 	+100 	+100 	+500
Neutral 	0 	0 	0 	0
Disliked 	-500 	-500 	-500 	-2500
Hated 	-800 	-800 	-800 	-4000
==Animals==
===Dog===
Activity 	Affection
Picked up 	+2
Whistle and response 	+2
Ignored for a whole day 	-1
Left outside in bad weather	-5
Attacked with a tool 	-10
===Chicken===
Activity 	Affection
Feeding 	+10
Attacked with a tool 	-10
Barked at by wild dog 	-10
Not fed for the day 	-20
Left outside in bad weather	-120
===Cow===
Activity 	Affection
Talked to 	+3 
Eat grass outside 	+2
Fed inside barn 	+1
Attacked with a tool 	-9
Left outside with no grass to eat	-9
Not fed in barn 	-9
Barked at by wild dog 	-10
Left outside in bad weather 	-120
===Sheep===
Activity 	Affection
Talked to 	+3
Eat grass outside 	+2
Fed inside barn 	+1
Attacked with a tool 	-1
Barked at by wild dog 	-1
Left outside with no grass to eat	-9
Not fed in barn 	-10
Left outside in bad weather 	-120
==Harvest Sprites==
The Harvest Sprites have different types of affection levels. They have a hidden affection level that increases every 25 affection points.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Characters harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com Each time that you ask them to work for you, they lose 2 affection points.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Characters harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com The gift values described in the tables above for villagers apply to the Harvest Sprites' affection as well. 
Additionally, the Sprites have a hidden skill level for work. Each sprite starts out with no skill at each job that you can hire them for. Each time you hire them for work, their skill level will increase by one. This skill level maxes out at 255.Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Characters harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com
==References==
Category:Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
Category:Game Concepts