<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Welcome to Elderfield Guide</title><link>https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/</link><description>Practical guides to farming, town life, exploration and turn-based combat.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Achievement planning: build a completion route that respects your time</title><link>https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/guides/achievements-and-completion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/guides/achievements-and-completion/</guid><description>Group the 51 Steam achievements into practical goals, avoid conflicting objectives, and keep long grinds from taking over the game.</description><category>Items &amp; achievements</category></item><item><title>Alice guide: finding her, choosing gifts and preparing for the school story</title><link>https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/guides/alice-character-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/guides/alice-character-guide/</guid><description>Find Alice's home, avoid her expensive gift traps and understand how her friendship connects to Josh's shared school adventure.</description><category>Residents</category></item><item><title>Your first days in Elderfield: a practical opening route</title><link>https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/guides/beginner-first-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/guides/beginner-first-days/</guid><description>Clear the farm, complete the wheat task, get Herb's fishing rod, and build a useful routine without spending your starting money twice.</description><category>Beginners</category></item><item><title>Cooking and food planning: prepare meals for the trip ahead</title><link>https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/guides/cooking-and-food-planning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://welcometoelderfield.party/en/guides/cooking-and-food-planning/</guid><description>Match food to HP, MP and useful effects, unlock the right stations, and protect task ingredients before cooking in bulk.</description><category>Farming &amp; 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