^ Do the girls actually spawn into the world when you meet their requirements in 0.19.0 S for you? That version is bugged for me and I can't get anybody other than Lisa. I usually start each version from scratch to try to avoid issues like that (Especially since there's a huge skill revamp)...
Seems like some of the early game girls had their requirements pushed back too, or they're bugged in 0.19.0 S. I've never gone this long without a 2nd girl. Wasn't Anna like level 7-10 before? I'm level 13 now. Guess I'll go to banana island and try to get bananas for Nala. Maybe the girls...
I'm aware of that exploit, just reporting on a balance issue. You could also savescum each and every stone and berry pickup until you get x2 every time, but people shouldn't have to do that lol.
Getting quests you have no hope of completing in the first few days feels really shitty. Could the available quests be limited more early on? Stuff like berry juice in particular is an auto fail if you get it in second day with the cost of the grinder being 40 stone now and the berry cost. I...