⭐ The Golden Rule: Process Before Selling
Never sell raw materials!
Cooking raw ingredients into dishes doubles or triples their value. This is the single most important money-making tip in Heartopia.
Example: Blueberry → Jam Profit
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 4× Blueberry (raw) | ~64 Gold |
| 1× Blueberry Jam (1-star) | 170 Gold |
| 1× Blueberry Jam (2-star) | 255 Gold |
| 1× Mixed Jam (3-star) | 320 Gold |
🍳 Cooking for Profit
Cooking is the most profitable hobby in Heartopia. Unlock it at DG Level 6 by speaking to Massimo at his café.
💰 High-Profit Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredients | Sell Price | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish & Chips | Potato + Fish | 310 Gold | +170 |
| Fried Crucian Carp | Crucian Carp | 350 Gold | +270 |
| Jam (any fruit) | 4× Fruit | 170 Gold | +100+ |
| Ratatouille | Mixed Vegetables | High | Great |
| Corn Soup | Corn + Milk | High | Great |
💡 Cooking Tips
- ✓ Use 1-star ingredients — they have better profit margins
- ✓ Set up 3 cooking pots for efficient batch cooking
- ✓ Latte Trick: Buy milk + coffee → make latte → sell for profit
- ✓ Cook low-value fish (100 Gold or less) into dishes
- ✗ Don't cook high-value fish — sell them raw
🌻 Farming Strategies
Reach Gardening Level 2 to unlock better crops. Focus on high-value seeds for maximum returns.
✅ Do
- • Plant Potatoes over Tomatoes (+60-100 Gold/harvest)
- • Water crops consistently
- • Process crops into dishes before selling
- • Forage wild fruits for free jam ingredients
❌ Don't
- • Sell raw crops without cooking
- • Plant cheap seeds like Tomatoes
- • Forget to harvest before logging out
🌽 Advanced: Corn-Strawberry Rotation
Plant corn before bed (12-hour growth) → harvest in morning → plant strawberries (6-hour growth) → harvest and replant. This method can potentially earn over 100,000 Gold daily at higher levels.
🎣 Fishing for Gold
Reach Fishing Level 2 to increase high-star fish catches. Know which fish to sell raw vs. cook.
Fish Selling Strategy
💰 Sell Raw (200+ Gold)
High-value and 3-star fish should be sold directly to Albert Jr. for maximum value.
🍳 Cook First (100 Gold or less)
Low-value fish like Crucian Carp should be cooked into dishes (e.g., 80g → 350g).
🌈 Rainbow Fish — 5,000 Gold Each!
During rainbow weather, go to Starlight Sea and use premium bait. Rainbow Fish sell for an incredible 5,000 Gold each!
🛒 Selling to Albert Jr.
Albert Jr. is the wandering merchant who buys all your items. She doesn't have a fixed location — find her on the map!
How to Find Albert Jr.
- 1 Press M to open the map
- 2 Look for Albert Jr.'s icon (she moves around town)
- 3 Walk/drive to her, or take the bus (200 Gold)
📅 Daily Money-Making Routine
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1
Morning: Harvest & Plant
Harvest overnight crops, replant high-value seeds
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2
Forage Fruits
Collect apples, berries, mushrooms around town
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3
Fish While Waiting
Use bait at home pond, collect low and high-value fish
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4
Cook Everything
Turn fruits → jam, low-value fish → dishes, crops → meals
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5
Sell to Albert Jr.
Find her on map, sell all cooked dishes + high-value raw fish
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Sleep to Restore Energy (Not Food!)
Log out while in bed for full energy on next login
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- ✗ Eating cooked food for stamina — Sleep instead to save sellable items!
- ✗ Selling raw materials — Always process into dishes first
- ✗ Cooking high-value fish — Sell 200+ Gold fish raw
- ✗ Using expensive ingredients in cheap recipes — Check ingredient values first
- ✗ Planting cheap seeds — Potatoes beat Tomatoes by 60-100 Gold