Path of Practice & Shops Guide
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This is a very long text guide. Please use ctrl + f or "find in page" to search for the following sections underneath the cut!
Sections in this Guide:
Shops, Briefly Explained Best Shop Schemes to Use On-Duty Staff for Shops Shop Customer Letter Rewards Path of Practice, Briefly Explained Finding Your Companions Best Schemes for Paths of Practice Stylist Letter Rewards Styling Training and Leveling Your Companions Styling Companion Recommendations
Shops, Briefly Explained
Shops were added in 2.3 with the quest Let's Build It Up! and added upon in 2.4 with the quest Toward Greater Glory!, allowing for Nikki to use the Construction ability in Itzaland in specific spots. There are currently (as of 2.4) two events tied to the shops: Build on the Land I and Build on the Land II.
The current shops (as of 2.4) are:
- Drink Shop - Bath Shop - Snail Salon Shop
All of the shops build on to the other, so it's important to level them and have schemes set up for them! All shops have 50 levels.
Best Shop Schemes to Use
On top of these schemes, make sure to bring your decoration level to level 10 by placing down other decorations! Maxing the Decoration Level nets you a 20% decoration bonus on top of the base 100% decoration bonus. The production rates at the bottom of each Shop listing assumes that you have the Decoration Level at 10, and your Shop is Level 50. If neither of these conditions are reached, your production rates will be lower, but these have the best turnout!
Drink Shop Note: A Shop Level of 30 is required in order to have all of these schemes available.
- Sweet Leisure Set - Honey Brew Party Set - Bath Honey Drink Exclusive Set - Sweet Times Bar Counter Set - Honey Drink Dining Set - Fruity Slow Drink Set
Base Earnings per minute, at Level 50: 264 Sweet Shroomberries/min
Bath Shop Note: A Shop Level of 30 is required in order to have all of these schemes available.
- Reception Bath Set - Joyful Warm Bath Set - Dewy Bath Set - Refreshing Fragrant Bath Set - Daydream Bath Set - Heartfelt Fragrant Bath Set
Base Earnings per minute, at Level 50: 230 Warm Hot Spring Stones/min
Snail Salon Note: A Shop Level of 30 is required in order to have all of these schemes available.
High Risk, High Reward setup
- Immersive Dining Set - Gentle Daydream Set - Sunny Harvest Set - Leisure Dining Set - Adoring Shell Beauty Set - Crystal Shell Beauty Set
Base earnings per minute, at Level 50: 205 Beauty Volcanic Mud/min, however if you don't have any Volcano Snailfruit in storage, then it will drop to 109 Beauty Volcanic Mud/min
Safe setup
- Immersive Dining Set - Gentle Daydream Set - Sunny Harvest Set - Golden Harvest Set - Sunny Leisure Dining Set - Leisure Dining Set
Base earnings per minute, at Level 50: 174 Beauty Volcanic Mud/min
On-Duty Staff for Shops
Once you unlock the Path of Practice and begin to recruit Companions, some of them can be sent to your shops to grant bonuses to production output or increase the cap to resources.
Drink Shop Staff
- Meyaya * Tips increase by +50%. - Pachichi * Sweet Shroomberry production +5/min. - Tallie * Sweet Shroomberry production +10%.
Recommendation: Use Tallie as the On-Duty Staff for the Drink Shop. Order from most recommended to least recommended: Tallie (279) > Pachichi (274) > Nobody (264) > Meyaya (263)
Bath Shop Staff
- Jimena * Public Baths and Private Baths gain +25%/min. - Marimimi * Warm Hot Spring Stone production +5/min. - Cadir * Public Bath guest capacity +2.
Recommendation: Use Jimena as the On-Duty Staff for the Bath Shop. Order from most recommended to least recommended: Jimena (247) > Marimimi (236) > Cadir (235) > Nobody (230)
Snail Salon Shop Staff
- Aricheche * Beauty Volcanic Mud production +10%. - Mollipopo * Volcano Snailfruit production +2/min, and Volcano Snailfruit storage cap +10,000. - Fussi * When Volcano Snailfruit stock is above 0, recipe yield from consuming Volcano Snailfruit is increased by 30%. - Shroomthoven * Beauty Volcanic Mud production +3/min.
Recommendation: Use Fussi as the On-Duty Staff for the Snail Salon Shop. Order from most recommended to least recommended (Risky— high/low), **determined by how much you'd lose if you don't have Volcano Snailfruit in storage**: Mollipopo (205/128, -77) > Aricheche (215/119, -96) > Nobody (205/109, -96) > Shroomthoven (212/113, -99) > Fussi (223/109, -114)
Order from most recommended to least recommended (Safe): Fussi (187) > Aricheche (184) > Shroomthoven (181) > Mollipopo (174) > Nobody (174)
Note: ‼️‼️ This may sound extremely confusing, so if this makes you feel lost, disregard this note! ‼️‼️ As long as you have Volcano Snailfruit, you could use the risky setup with Fussi and then swap to the safe setup, keeping Fussi as the on-duty staff. Unless you catch it immediately, however, you will be running at 109 Volcanic Beauty Mud/min once you run out of the Volcano Snailfruit, which isn't exactly ideal.
Shop Customer Letter Rewards
Each of the Shops has (as of 2.4) 11 customer letters, unlocked through various conditions such as reaching levels 5/10/15/25/35 in the Shop, or talking to an NPC 3 times across 3 days. You can talk to two named NPCs at random every day from each shop to move on in their conversations.
Drink Shop Letters & Rewards
- A Suggestion From an Ordinary Customer * Condition: Drink Shop reaches Level 5 * Reward: 1,000 Warm Hot Spring Stones - I'll Make Drinks That Satisfy Everyone * Condition: Drink Shop reaches Level 10 * Reward: 10 Diamonds - Thirty Percent Sugar is Plenty Sweet * Condition: Drink Shop reaches Level 25 * Reward: 1 Resonite (blue) Crystal - About Courage * Condition: Complete the conversations with Domibaba * Reward: "Guardian of Fearless Paths" title - Sweet Shroomling Life * Condition: Complete the conversations with Abutata * Reward: "Sower of Sweet Journeys" title - Wilhelm's Messsage * Condition: Complete the conversations with Wilhelm * Reward: Starlit Plains purse sketch - Thinking Feels Like Juice Flowing Through * Condition: Complete the conversations with Shroomkrates * Reward: 1 Refreshing Drink furnishing & Refreshing Drink furnishing sketch - Being Together is Enough * Condition: Complete the conversations with Migugu and the others * Reward: Naive Vow gloves sketch - What Makes Juice Meaningful? * Condition: Complete the quest "The Shroomling Sage: Star Knows All" * Reward: 1 Resonite (blue) Crystal - A Cup of Juice For Art! * Condition: Complete the conversations with Pachichi * Reward: Morning Dewdrops earrings sketch - Bold Juice, Merry Days * Condition: Complete the conversations with Aricheche * Reward: 1 Vibrant Floral Drum furnishing & Vibrant Floral Drum furnishing sketch
Bath Shop Letters & Rewards
- Come Insight After the Bath * Condition: Bath Shop reaches Level 5 * Reward: 10 diamonds - Untitled * Condition: Bath Shop reaches Level 15 * Reward: 10 Diamonds - Long-Awaited Reunion With a Friend * Condition: Bath Shop reaches Level 25 * Reward: 1 Resonite (blue) Crystal - A Simple Message * Condition: Complete the conversations with Lumira * Reward: 1 Blooming Jar furnishing & Blooming Jar furnishing sketch - Fresh Scoop from the Bath * Condition: Complete the conversations with Chiagaga and Chagaga * Reward: 1 Painted Ball furnishing & Painted Ball furnishing sketch - Some Realizations from Bathing * Condition: Complete the conversations with Mihututu * Reward: Flower Stories earrings sketch - Roucocco's Special Invitation * Condition: Complete the conversations with Chiagaga and Chagaga * Reward: Floral Mist hairband sketch - To Your Excellency * Condition: Complete the conversations with Bilbobo * Reward: 1 Resonite (blue) Crystal - Just Being Myself * Condition: Complete the conversations with Mollipopo * Reward: 1 Wood Frame Mud Pool furnishing & Wood Frame Mud Pool furnishing sketch - Breezes and Sweet Dreams * Condition: Complete the conversations with Cadir * Reward: 1 Breezy Rest Table furnishing & Breezy Rest Table furnishing sketch
Snail Salon Shop Letters & Rewards
- Snails Are the Shroomlings' Best Friends * Condition: Snail Beauty Salon Shop reaches Level 5 * Reward: 10 diamonds - Orbie's Big Adventure * Condition: Snail Beauty Salon Shop reaches Level 15 * Reward: 10 Diamonds - Snail Care Dairy * Condition: Snail Beauty Salon Shop reaches Level 25 * Reward: 10 diamonds - Please Take Care of My Snail * Condition: Snail Beauty Salon Shop reaches Level 35 * Reward: 1 Resonite (blue) Crystal - A Letter of Gratitude From Urili * Condition: Complete the conversations with Urili * Reward: "Nurturer of Vital Light" title - Nakaka's Greetings * Condition: Complete the conversations with Nakaka * Reward: 1 Petal-Shape Soft Brush furnishing & Petal-Shape Soft Brush furnishing sketch - Tomorrow on the Snail's Back * Condition: Complete the conversations with Fulwawa and Fulpapa * Reward: 10 diamonds - Feelings Unspoken * Condition: Complete the conversations with Kuyelolo * Reward: 1 Silent Longings furnishing & Silent Longings furnishing sketch - Hello. * Condition: Complete the conversations with Rokaka and Nagigi * Reward: Grasswoven Wish bracelet sketch - Beauty That Brings Happiness * Condition: Complete the conversations with Marimimi * Reward: Dancing Dream choker sketch - Let's All Become Sparkly Together! * Condition: Complete the conversations with Fussi * Reward: Morning Starlight hair accessory sketch
Path of Practice, Briefly Explained
The Path of Practice was introduced in 2.4 with the quest I Want to Learn Styling!, allowing for Nikki to have Companions who help boost her scores in Styling Battles. This only currently applies to Itzaland Styling Battles and it is unknown if this will work in later regions.
The event Build on the Land II is tied to the Path of Practice, and currently has no known end date.
The Path of Practice has 30 levels.
Finding Your Companions
Each Companion will have prerequisites as well as an area that they are found in. When you can recruit a new Companion, you will see a free slot with a + sign in it; select it and then you will be able to track the Companion based on the hint given.
- Mollipopo * Prerequisite: N/A * Where to find: N/A * Specialty Stat: Elegant - Marimimi * Prerequisite: N/A * Where to find: N/A * Specialty Stat: Sweet - Tallie * Prerequisite: Complete the quest "Set Off! From Pots to Spira" to unlock * Where to find: Pottsville * Specialty Stat: Cool - Meyaya * Prerequisite: Complete the quest "Teenage Shroomling's Rainy Season: Ultimate Headwear" to unlock * Where to find: At the entrance to the Shroomling Market * Specialty Stat: Sweet - Pachichi * Prerequisite: Complete the quest "Stepping-Stone Graffiti Challenge" to unlock * Where to find: Beside the Shroomling Wall * Specialty Stat: Fresh - Aricheche * Prerequisite: N/A * Where to find: Inside the Shroomling Activity Center * Specialty Stat: Sexy - Jimena * Prerequisite: Complete the quest "Forced Perspective: Burning Titan Firepit" to unlock * Where to find: Beside the Coliseum * Specialty Stat: Elegant - Fussi * Prerequisite: N/A * Where to find: At the adventurer camp south of Great Vine Forest * Specialty Stat: Cool - Cadir * Prerequisite: N/A * Where to find: Near the Great Exploration Camp * Specialty Stat: Fresh - Shroomthoven * Prerequisite: N/A * Where to find: In the woods outside of Shroomville * Specialty Stat: Sexy
Best Schemes for Path of Practice
For the Path of Practice, the Decoration Level can be used a requisite to gaining bonus EXP during a training. If you don't care for appearances, you can throw down a number of decorations outside of the schemes to raise it to Decoration Level 10 and ensure you'd get the bonus EXP for the Trainings that require a higher Decoration Level for the bonuses. Note: A Path of Practice Level of 25 is required in order to have all of these schemes available.
- Imaginative Learning Set - Leisurely Inspiration Set - Bright Display Set
Overall Bonuses: +10% Event Completion Time, 40% EXP gained for events.
Stylist Letter Rewards
There are 8 letters (as of 2.4) for the Path of Practice. Each letter has a condition for unlocking it, whether it's reaching level 5/15/25 of the Path of Practice, or speaking to named NPCs across 3 days.
- Impress All Shroomlings With My Design * Condition: Path of Practice reaches Level 5 * Reward: 10 diamonds - A Styling Dilemma * Condition: Path of Practice reaches Level 15 * Reward: 10 diamonds - Your Excellency Is the Best! * Condition: Path of Practice reaches Level 25 * Reward: 1 Resonite (blue) Crystal - My Story Has Just Begun! * Condition: Complete the conversations with Tallie * Reward: 1 Tallie's Tall Stump furnishing & Tallie's Tall Stump furnishing sketch - Trendy, Not Guilty * Condition: Complete the conversations with Meyaya * Reward: Starlight of Tomorrow shirt sketch - The Ever-Glowing Ember * Condition: Complete the conversations with Jimena * Reward: 10 diamonds - All Things Unfold in Silence * Condition: Complete the conversations with Shroomthoven * Reward: "Listener of the World" title - Owuwu's Insight * Condition: Complete the quest "Leader Showdown! Child of the Wolf Pack" * Reward: 10 diamonds
Styling Training and Leveling Your Companions
This is a text heavy section with no bullet points, but does explain the Styling Training a little in detail and goes over considerations when you're choosing a training.
Styling Training is a long-term, real-time investment. It is how you level your companions and get better bonuses. Besides using schemes, leveling up your Path of Practice, and getting the event bonuses attached to the Events, there isn't any other way (as of 2.4) to speed up the time to train and/or gain more EXP per training.
Typically, the longer a training takes, the more EXP there is to gain. Some trainings require two people, so it's an easy way to train up two people at once, at the tradeoff that you cannot use them as On-Duty Staff while they are out. Trainings can last anywhere from 5 minutes to 20 hours.
There are four categories to the Trainings: Daily, Discovery, Challenge, and Special.
The Special Events last 5 minutes and can only be completed once per Event.
Each Event has different Bonus requirements that grant a boost to the EXP gained; it can be the Decoration Level (as seen in Daily and Discovery Events), having all participating companions be at a certain level or higher (as seen in Challenge and Special Events), or having a Companion participate with a specific main attribute at a certain level or higher (as seen in Challenge Events).
When determining who you're training at the time, look at the EXP gain, any bonuses you are eligible for, how many Companions can be sent to do the Event at once, and the time it will take to complete the Event. Sometimes it may be worth the trade-off to do shorter Events if you're around to assign a Companion to another event.
For example, I have an Event that is for a single Companion, gives nearly 700 EXP, and takes almost 3 hours. On the other hand, another Event is for two Companions, gives just over 2,700 EXP per Companion, and lasts nearly 14 hours. With limited slots on who I can send out at a time, it may be more effective to do the Event with two Companions while I'm at work or sleeping to double up on Trainings, and then when I'm awake, focus on that single Companion event to get the most out of the day. In the timespan of that single two Companion event, I could train someone up to 4 times for more EXP without wasting a number of hours.
There's not really a specific thing to do to get Companions trained ASAP, just look at the events carefully and determine if it's efficient for you. Yes, doubling up on Companions can train two Companions at once for the price of one slot, but if you get onto the game pretty often and aren't super busy, it may just be more efficient to focus on one Companion at a time and train them in the shorter Events, based on the EXP gain.
EXP required per level: - Level 0 : 800 EXP - Level 1 : 1500 EXP - Level 2 : 1500 EXP - Level 3 : 2000 EXP - Level 4 : 2500 EXP - Level 5 : 3000 EXP - Level 6 : 3500 EXP - Level 7 : 3500 EXP - Level 8 : 3500 EXP - Level 9 : 3500 EXP - Level 10 : Max level!
Styling Companion Recommendations
Each Companion has their own sets of bonuses, and can be used in Styling Battles to help boost your score. Companions have been sorted based on their Common Bonus, and then their Special Bonus is listed and highlighted in purple.
A Companion's Special Bonus is upgraded at levels 5 and 10, so be sure to train people up! My personal recommendation is at the bottom of the list.
Common Bonuses
- No Common Bonus * Meyaya *Special Bonus: Grants other Companions 20%/30%/50% of this Companion's stats. * Cadir * Special Bonus: Each stage has a 20%/25%/30% chance to increase the Styling Score. - Boosts the Styling Score of Footwear based on the Stylist's stats. * Tallie * Special Bonus: During the Clothing Stage, there is a 30%/40%/50% chance to trigger Shine Bright, which doubles the stage's score. Can only be triggered once per stage. * Aricheche * Special Bonus: When a Companion increases the Styling Score, gain a stack of Perfect Sync up to 3/4/5 times, increasing the Styling Score by 5% for each stack. * Mollipopo * Special Bonus: +10%/+15%/+20% to Nikki's Clothing Label Score. - Boosts the Styling Score of Clothing based on the Stylist's Stats. * Pachichi * Special Bonus: Nikki's Clothing Styling Score +5%/+7%/+10%, other Companion's Styling Score +5%/+10%/+15%. * Shroomthoven * Special Bonus: Nikki's Dress Stats +20%/+30%/+50% of the Stylist's Sexy stat. - Boosts the Styling Score of Accessories based on the Stylist's Stats. * Jimena * Special Bonus: Has a 30%/40%/50% chance of increasing the Styling Score of Accessories an additional time. * Marimimi * Special Bonus: Nikki's Clothing Stats +1%/+2%/+3%, Styling Score +1%/+2%/+3%. - Boosts the Styling Score of Hair based on the Stylist's Stats. * Fussi * Special Bonus: When a Companion increases the Styling Score, there is a 20%/25%/30% chance to trigger Shine Bright, which doubles the score for the stage; can only be triggered once per stage.
My personal recommendation is to use Fussi, Aricheche, and Tallie. Fussi can double the score of a stage as well as Tallie, meaning that you have a better chance of netting 30-40k on a single stage alone that you might have only been hitting 20k at most before. Aricheche would further boost the score with their Perfect Sync stacks, up to 15% of the score. There may be a better combination but with these three Companions I cleared all of the new Styling Challenges with perfects, even if I had to repeat a few times because the Shine Bright bonus didn't trigger for a stage.
