Fields of Mistria First Week: Bridge and First Saturday Market

This is a route choice, not a claim that one schedule is mandatory. It favors early flexibility while keeping the next Saturday open after the bridge is repaired. The bridge quantity and Saturday Market restoration relationship below are corroborated PROXY evidence reviewed on 2026-08-11. Bonus Action alone supplies the following-Saturday timing. The version boundary is source-declared 1.0, not a build observed by this site, and this site did not independently verify these facts in-game.

What you need

• A place to keep quest materials separate from items you intend to sell or use.
• Enough food or a shorter work plan so the route can end before stamina becomes a problem.
• For the bridge request: 60 Stone and 60 Wood. This exact quantity is the corroborated PROXY fact used by this guide.
• A free block on the next Saturday after repair if you want to follow Bonus Action’s single-source timing report for the first available Saturday Market window.
• A habit of reading the current quest log before committing the next day.

The Saturday Market relationship is supported by Bonus Action and the 1.0 transcript-series context. This guide does not claim that missing the first window permanently removes the market. The single-source birthday-mutability claim remains intentionally omitted.

Steps

1. Day 0: reduce rework. Learn the paths between the farm, town, and current quest targets. Put tools and frequently used items in consistent slots. Treat this as route setup rather than a speed target.
2. Days 1-2: stabilize the farm loop. Water only what your available time and stamina can support, then use the remaining capacity for current quests and nearby gathering.
3. Days 2-4: start the bridge reserve. Keep Stone and Wood in storage until the request is visible in your own quest log. Do not sell from the reserved stack by accident.
4. When the request is active: verify before turn-in. Compare your current UI with the PROXY quantity of 60 Stone plus 60 Wood. If your game shows something different, follow the game and send a correction rather than forcing this route.
5. After repair: mark the following Saturday. The restoration relationship is corroborated; Bonus Action is the single source that specifies the following Saturday. Keep that day flexible if seeing the first available market matters to your route, but follow the current in-game calendar if it differs.
6. Days 4-7: preserve optionality. Finish active town tasks, keep the farm loop manageable, and check the in-game calendar. If repair happens later, move the market plan to the next Saturday rather than treating the first week as failed.

Alternative routes

Farm-first route: keep the planted area small enough to finish reliably, then collect bridge materials during the remaining time. Choose this when daily upkeep is already close to your stamina limit.

Quest-first route: pause optional clearing and gather the displayed quest materials first. Choose this when the bridge request is active and your normal farm loop is already stable.

Market-window route: after repairing the bridge, reserve the following Saturday before adding optional chores. Choose this when the first available Saturday Market matters more than farm expansion; it is a scheduling choice, not a permanent-miss warning.

Short-day recovery route: do only essential watering and one nearby objective. This is the better choice after a late start or an expensive previous day; the guide does not assume a perfect seven-day sequence.

Mistakes and recovery

• You sold part of the reserve: rebuild one material at a time and keep the new stack in a dedicated slot. Nothing in this route requires finishing on a particular day.
• Your UI disagrees with 60 Stone plus 60 Wood: stop and use the current quest log as authority. The published quantity is PROXY, not a site-run observation.
• The Saturday Market is not available when expected: trust the current calendar and quest state, keep the next Saturday open, and report the discrepancy. The relationship is PROXY and may vary with an unrecorded prerequisite or later update.
• You miss the first Saturday after repair: use a later Saturday. This guide only helps protect the first available window; it does not claim permanent loss.
• Farm upkeep consumes the whole day: reduce the next planting cycle or use the farm-first route until the daily loop is stable.
• A planned task is not available: do not invent another unlock condition. Complete visible work, check the quest log after the next state change, and report a correction if this page needs updating.