NewRanch:Town NPCs
New Ranch adds 15 town NPCs. Items from the mod in their shops cost Farm Marks instead of coins (see Selling). With the Census mod installed, each move-in condition is shown in plain language.
| NPC | Moves in when | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer | Any player owns a Barn Bar | Seeds (more with research), Research Table, Farm Journal, planks; Feast Platter during the festival |
| Veterinarian | The Farmer lives in town | Hen, Woolly Ewe, Barn Cat, Fever Serum, Leaf Tonic, Roofer's Tea; reports sick animals; "Show an Animal" on festival contest day |
| Miller | A player has Thatch | Thatch, Flour, Grain Loaf, Hay, Sunflower, Pumpkin Seed |
| Cook | A player has Flour or Butter | Bake Oven, Butter Churn, Shipping Bin, dishes; "Enter a Dish" on festival contest day |
| Beekeeper | A player has a Honeycomb | Honeybee, Beekeeper Hat, Bottled Honey, Wax Candle |
| Shepherd | 2 or more livestock within 60 tiles of a player | Farm Shears, Milk Pail, Pasture Flute, Wild Grain, Feed Trough |
| Farrier | A player has a Draft Harness | Draft Harness, Lucky Horseshoe, anvil, chain, iron; shoes your horse for 5 gold (permanent upgrade) |
| Hunter | A player has Leather | Snare, wooden bow and arrows, Leather, Deer |
| Archaeologist | A player carries 3 different ruin finds | Appraises finds; his shop is paid in find points (Ancient Grain Seeds, Archaeologist outfit, Spelunker Potion) |
| Farmhand | 50 crops have been harvested in the world | No shop. During the day he harvests ripe crops within 26 tiles and stores them in a nearby chest |
| Old Farmwife | The Harvest Festival has been held once | Calendar, Farm Journal, Record Board, festival decorations; a daily "Wish List" request that pays coins and Field Notes |
| Market Buyer | Something has been sold through the Shipping Bin | No shop. Buys all eligible farm goods from your inventory at the day's rate (40–200%) |
| Weather Watcher | The world has had its first drought | Rain Barrel, Barometer, Thermometer, Umbrella; "Forecast" counts the dry days |
| Airshipwright | The Sky Dock is fully repaired | Cloud, Sunplate, Skystone, Sky Chart, rope, chain, feathers, Gravitation Potion |
| Living Scarecrow | The Old Crow is defeated | Scarecrow outfit, post and charm; at night it freezes in place and keeps pests away |
The Harvest Festival only takes place when at least 5 town NPCs live in houses (vanilla NPCs count too). See Events.