Maybe I'm just being too lazy but, is it possible to do massive harvest on the field instead of picking it up one by one? I mean I can almost water the entire farm in 1 shot for crying out loud =_=;

@dahuman - No, one of my big complaints actually.

@Soriku - Closer to 50 if you don't indulge in everything. Probably over 100 or more if you do. There's three save files but you can't switch around between them, once you start a game you're locked into that save slot (you can just have three separate games running at once).

Just have your goblin do the harvesting for you. By mid-winter the guy was doing the whole field for me: if I wanted a veggie I just grabbed it from the shipping bin.

Have you had all the dream sequences yet? I was able to open the gate about a week after meeting Iris, so you SHOULD have everything you need to proceed to the next section already.

I think I've had up until something about someone being proud that I can make new life, as far as dreams go.

I'm just getting frustrated with the snow dungeon, those panthers and bees and ice bomb things are all just so lame, I take 70 damage per hit against the ice spark thing but when I tamed one it does crap to everything in the fire dungeon but dies super quick.

Well I'm not sure how to trigger the dreams, but after I had them and went  to see Iris there was a small event and that gate opened. The things that might be relevant in triggering the dreams are: havingn Iris at one heart, breeding a new monster, chit-chatting with all the villagers. Any/none of these might matter, but they're what I remember doing.

As to the snow dungeon, it sounds like you're just underequipped. What's your equipment look like?

^-- You need to make nice with Iris. I think 1 smilie or close to it.

That's it?!

That seems so...straightforward.

I got Iris up to level 3, lol. I kept going to her almost every day...but one day I just got the event that opened the door. I don't know how I did it. Maybe I had some dream sequences :/ can't remember.
I'm in mid fall and still haven't met Black Iris, lol. In due time, in due time.

Black Iris gets triggered after an event; waiting around isn't going to get you anywhere, I'm afraid. Don't worry  though, you'll get her sooner rather than later.

I know waiting around isn't going to help XD I'm doing work and going to dungeons! I'll find her soon enough. I'll finally start going deep in the snow ruins and actually explore past the door on the whale island, lol.