In what order do you normally invest in big purchases?

[Kira]

What comes first for you - backpack upgrade, house upgrade, tool upgrades, farm buildings? I'm curious how everybody went about it. I thought I'd get my house upgrade at my second spring, but having to wait for the extra room and the ability to cook is an annoyance. I completely forgot that the first backpack upgrade is 2 grand, not 10, so I waited way longer than I needed to, to buy it. The second and third fishing rod were important to me as I like fishing, so I got them pretty quickly, and upgraded my watercan and tools lastish. Considering doing things differently on my next run.

[Seraphita]

Backpack upgrades first for obvious reasons. Having more slots is always wonderful then upgraded my tools until I started upgrading my house and get barns/coop with animals.

[Lin]

I got backpack upgrade first but not second one yet... In Winter 25 of first year now. Didn't get a house upgrade yet. Concentrated on building silos first as I cleared out farm, while planting crops. Then went on to build coop, barn and stable. Saved up money in Winter to spend all my money on seeds... I didn't think to save strawberry seeds during first egg festival sand i was broke at the time so...qq

[Saint Landwalker]

I'd say my priorities are:

1) Backpacks, for obvious reasons.
2) Watering Can (up to at least Iron)
3) Fiberglass Fishing Rod
4) Other Tools (no particular order of preference. Probably Copper Hoe, then whatever I have the resources for after that)
5) Farm Buildings as needed
6) House upgrades when I have nothing else I need.

I don't do hardly any cooking, so getting the kitchen isn't a hurry for me. And by the time I'm ready to get hitched, I should have more than enough dough to bang that out without worrying about the cost.

[Reven]

First Backback upgrade, Axe/Pick upgrade, coop, barn, house upgrade, second pack, watering can (after watering crops on the 27th of the season so I can plant on the 1st. Kinda like that, most of my real upgrades come in winter when there's not much to do on the farm besides clearing out.

[tamorr]

Hmm... interesting question...

What ever I feel the need to upgrade at each instance. Since I have a turtles approach to the progression, I just do one thing at a time.

Usually though i would say backpack would be first.
After that it all depends on how I am playing and which character I decide to play, and at what point i am within that play through. :)

[robruckus65]

well if youd ont upgrade the backpack asap you are only hurting your profits... so they are first and foremost... at teh end of spring is a good time to upgrade your watering can so that is scond since its pretty impostantto get your watering can up a few levels early on so you can farm more in less time before you get the sprinklers... the otehr tools can be upgraded as teh need arises but I usually do the axe and pick to where I can clear all teh tings on the farm lot... then I usually do horse stable since mobility means better prfits... then house... im not counting fishign rods since I purchase them as they unlock adn tehy arent really that expensive... either are the backpacks but they are the single most umportant early game purchases you can make...

[tamorr]

I did most of my farming tool upgrades in the winter. Probably should have mentioned that.

Since I am a packrat, the backpack seems most feasible upgrade, to have at least more space to work with. The second backpack I can hold off on for a while. I am thinking on harvest, since I usually keep most tools with me.

Other things I just do as I please... or need. :)

[Rafein]

1. Backpack
2. Copper Pick
3. Copper Axe
4. 2nd backpack
5 Silo
6 Silo (very cheap
7 1st house
8. Steel Pick
9. Steel Axe
10. copper the Hoe and Can.

[rena91]

It's varied for me according to the playthrough. This is generally how I've gone, though:

1. 1st backpack upgrade. I won't even go into the mine before I get this, because it's a waste of effort.

2. Copper upgrade my tools, which order depends on the weather forecast (in which case I bump the watering can to the head of the line).

3/4. A couple of Silos or the first house upgrade, depending on how much copper/wood I've managed to gather.

5/6/7. Depending on how fast I gathered ore, I'm upgrading to iron tools or building the coop and barn. I do not bother building coop/barn until the first winter comes around and my silos are full of hay. Somewhere in here, the 2nd backpack upgrade is also taken care of.

8/9. If I managed to find enough hardwood by then, the final house upgrade comes next followed by gold tools. Otherwise, I reverse the order.

10. I actually skipped the middle fishing rod last playthrough and went straight to the Iridium rod next.

11. Upgrade to the barn/coop. Both times.

12. The stable. It usually takes me this long to have gathered the hardwood for it, because I keep forgetting to detour to the forest.

13. Yes, yes I do upgrade all my tools to iridium. I'm funny that way. Priority given to the hoe/watering can.

[Durruti]

backpack, fishing rod, axe and pickaxe, orchard trees, vault bundle, axe and pickaxe again, a lot more orchard trees.

I'm going the unconventional route of no farming, just trees (maple syrup, fruit and logs) and mining, so no farm buildings or seeds. Blowing 45k on the vault bundle early on was probably a huge waste, but was so curious couldn't resist. And for the house upgrades, that can wait. I like having my bed right next to the door, and I have nothing to cook anyway. Plus it's funny seeing my little shack stuffed with statues and furniture.

[Violeta]

1. Backpack
2. Fiber Fishing rod
3. Silo (Up to x3 if the 3 stalks drop lots of clay)
4. Iri Fishing rod
5. Copper Axe
6. Chicken coop
7. Copper Pick
8. Steel pick
9. Steel Axe

10. Gold pickaxe
11. Final backpack
12. Barn
13. Minecarts
14. House upgrade
15. Coop upgrade

16. Barn upgrade
17. Bus repair
18. Iri Pickaxe
19. Barn Upgrade
20. Greenhouse

Early, early, game fishing can net a lot of money like 2-8k a day with the Iri rod and a high fishing skill.

I never upgrade the watering can. And never buy any swords. Just never need too.

[Tsuki]

1. Backpack
2. Axe (Copper)
3. Fishing Rod
4. House
5. Sword
6. Backpack
7. Pickaxe (copper)
8. Pickaxe (Iron)
9. Axe (Iron)
10. Watering Can (Copper)

I think thats roughly what i got, im only on Winter Year 1 at the moment. The watering can is my next upgrade when my winter seeds are done (yes i never made any sprinklers at all)

[Alpacalypse]

Backpack
Pickaxe to Steel (Mining is ESSENTIAL for my playstyle. Mass-producing artisan goods takes serious capital)
Axe to Steel ( Quicker logging for more resources for animals/artisan stations)
Stable, because running 2 hours to get to town is a pain in the ass.
Acceptable sword. Going low into the mines takes firepower.
Animal buildings (The 2K profit per day from mayo and cheese supported all of my investments until very late in year 1)

[Hina]

Initially I got both of the pack upgrades and then I slowly started upgrading my tools and aimed for the fishing rod. The whole house upgrade and kitchen upgrades happened according to how much i've progressed with the character i'm wooing. But since i like to mine more than anything, pickaxe and backpack upgrades were my biggest concerns.