How do I get Elliot to four hearts?

[//emilia]

hi,

So Elliot is at three hearts ATM, I just finished doing his 2 heart event (talking to him in his cabin) but the next event happens at 4 hearts and i dont know how to get him there. I tried giving him one of his loved gifts (duck feather) but that didn't move the hearts at all. Do I need to wait to give him a gift on his birthday?

[aquarioustar]

Keep giving him gifts, if possible, try to vary with the things he likes. I like to give out gold or iridium star items to help, though I don't know if it affects quality too much.

[AutumnsJai]

Just keep talking to him and giving him liked or loved gifts. Leveling up a villagers friendship level is often a tedious task but you will get there eventually

[Kitsune Dzelda]

I hear Elliot also likes wine. If youre a brewer Elliot is alot easier to deal with.

[ChrillBill]

Aside from duck feathers Elliott also loves pomegranates. One of they key ingredients in his favourite hair conditioner!

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

Under the hood:

Friendship is based on a point scoring mechanism. Each heart represents 250 points.

A liked gift is worth 45 points
A loved gift is worth 80 points

A silver quality is worth 10% more. Gold and iridium are 25% and 50% more.

A birthday gift is worth an additional 8x multiplier, so an iridium loved birthday gift tops out at 960 points.

Talking to a villager is +10 or +20 depending on what he's doing.
NOT talking to a villager is -2, or worse if you're in a relationship, or zero if you're at max hearts.

Bottom line: Every little bit helps, just keep bribing him and those hearts will show up soon enough.

[neyerbabrava]

GIVE HIM DUCK FEATHERS

[StarSpiral]

Get some crab pots, he loves crab cakes and lobster. Just make it part of your routine to drop by his place every day to give him gifts and chat. When you have your crab pots at the beach, you can collect the daily catch when you visit Elliot at his beach cabin.

[Giblets]

i've got four hearts with him and haven't even made an effort to be friends, i gave him a random gift once when passing, always chat when passing,, the only time i went put of my way to speak/gift is on birthdays or and 'side quests' if he's asking for something. I'm just having a hard time with that dwarf in the mines,, doesn't seem to like anything lol

[ChrillBill]

Originally posted by Giblets:

I'm just having a hard time with that dwarf in the mines,, doesn't seem to like anything lol

I usually gift the dwarf minerals and omni geodes. He loves them!

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

He keeps ranting about cave carrots. That's kinda a hint :p

[ChrillBill]

Yeah he does like cave carrots. On my first playthrough I was certain he would love them seeing how much he actually rants about them. But they fall into the "Like" category which according to the info you brought from the wiki is worth 45 points.

[Giblets]

i haven't picked up on that, i haven't been able to translate what he says yet. i'm only on winter year 2, i had a slow start as i didn't know what on earth i was doing when i first started. He did like the goat cheese i gave him but yet to get a heart.

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

Oh. Um.

He doesn't give you any points until you translate. You're throwing items into the void.

[Giblets]

i did get one heart with him but lost it after not speaking too him for a couple of seasons

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

I think that was given by events. The Luau, the Community Center, and a few other things can give everyone a bonus. I run a light set of interface mods; one lets me watch the actual relationship score. In 1.4 I can guarantee giving the dwarf gifts or talking to him before you understand the language is pointless.Haven't tried yet in 1.5, but the wiki doesn't say that's changed.