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Though there’s plenty enough reason to want to be friends with the townsfolk inMy Time at Sandrockalone, knowing that most of them offer relationship perks as you get closer sure does give you a whole new reason to go make a few friends.
Whether it’s a shopkeeper offering gradually better discounts at their store, an extra few stat points for your builder, or even just a random gift in the mail, the people of Sandrock love to give back to those closest to them. Increase your friendships in My Time at Sandrock to unlock these sweet bonus perks.

What Are Relation Perks?
In My Time at Sandrock, as youincrease your friendship with the townsfolk, you’ll notice the stars below their name (or hearts, if they’re a romance option) begin to fill with color.
This means you’re getting closer to that person! And though there’s plenty to be said for friendship alone, with most of the NPCs in My Time at Sandrock, you’ll also earn anadditional bonus for reaching relationship benchmarkswith them.

This is true ofevery relationshipyou have - human and animal alike. Thehuman residentsof Sandrock have three benchmarks -Buddy, Friend, and Good Friend- while theanimalscan only reachFriend.
And though every relationship is intricate in its own way, you’ll noticepatterns in relationship perksbased on the kind of work your friends do.

Shopkeepersalmost consistently offerdiscounts at their storesas you grow closer. Theanimalsandsome human NPCslead to you gainingbonus statsfor your character, like extra health or stamina. Themajority of the human NPCswill simplysend you occasional giftsin the mail.
You can see all the relation perks for a character by going to the relationships tab in your menu, highlighting that character, and looking at the tab all the way to the right of their individual information.

Every Relation Perk You Can Unlock
Below, we’ve detailed the relation perks with every NPC in My Time at Sandrock. We’ve separated the information into tables with your friends, your romance options, and pets.
Good Friend Perk
Andy
Sends you a gift in the mail from time to time
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10% discount at Hammer Time
20% discount at Hammer Time
10% fewer materials needed for homestead upgrades
25% discount at Hammer Time
Jasmine
+20 Stamina
Krystal
+2 reputation points per commission you finish
10% off at the Ranch Store
20% off at the Ranch Store
25% off at the Ranch Store
Mort
Rian
10% discount at the Eufala Salvage store
20% discount at the Eufala Salvage store
10% discount when buying land
20% discount when buying land
10% off at Tailor Made
20% off at Tailor Made
25% off at Tailor Made
5% more Gols per commission you finish
10% discount at the Commerce Guild store
10% discount at the Moisture Farm store
20% discount at the Moisture Farm store
25% discount at the Moisture Farm store
10% discount at Crystal Gate
20% discount at Crystal Gate
25% discount at Crystal Gate
10% discount at By the Stairs
20% discount at By the Stairs
25% discount at By the Stairs
Burgess
10% discount at the Game Center
20% discount at the Game Center
25% discount at the Game Center
Elsie
Ernest
10% discount at the Clinic
20% discount at the Clinic
Grace
10% discount on her architectural services
20% discount on her architectural services
10% discount on homestead upgrades
25% discount on her architectural services
10% discount at the Civil Corps store
20% discount at the Civil Corps store
Miguel
10% off at the Blue Moon Saloon
20% off at the Blue Moon Saloon
25% off at the Blue Moon Saloon
Pablo
+100 HP
+5% Critical Chance
Qi
Venti
X
You’ll naturally choose your own favorite townsfolk, but knowing their perks ahead of time gives your friendships a whole new purpose.