Long-term progression · Ver.1.09
Milestone Awards & Excellence Rewards Guide
Village in the Shade tracks long-term actions such as Requests, cooking, hunting, crop harvesting, animal care and Catalog registration. Reaching some milestones can trigger an in-game Award or mailbox progression. These are separate from PS5 / Steam Achievements, even when a condition overlaps.
Short answer
Use this page for cumulative in-game milestone conditions and Award delivery boundaries. Use the Achievements guide for the complete platform list, and the Catalog guide for entry-by-entry completion.
Two systems
Milestone Awards are not platform Achievements
A shared condition can feed two systems, but the reward, delivery and platform availability still need separate evidence.
| System | Where it exists | Delivery | Reward | Shared conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-game Milestone Awards | Game-internal; current Award baseline is modeled for Shade mode | Some mailbox progression is documented; exact trigger/timing is often null | In-game reward or letter; unverified items/currency are omitted | Yes, where the shared condition is mapped |
| Platform Achievements | Platform-dependent; current repository has Steam records | Platform badge/trophy UI, not the in-game mailbox | Platform badge/trophy | Sometimes; no automatic 1:1 assumption |
Current platform source
Steam is the only platform achievement layer currently represented in the repository. PS5, Switch, Switch 2 and Windows-specific parity remain separate questions.
Neutral naming
The repository does not establish official English strings for 優秀賞 or 最優秀; the public fallback is “Milestone Award.”
Current scope
This page contains 14 current in-game baseline tracks and 10 platform-only crosswalks, without mirroring the 52-entry Achievements checklist.
Delivery
How Award letters arrive
Treat mailbox behavior as a separate delivery layer. Do not turn a lower-authority next-morning report into a universal timing rule.
Confirmed boundary
Catalog progress at 1,000 entries is associated with an in-game mailbox letter in the current strong baseline. The exact mail trigger ID is not present in the repository.
Timing
Exact immediate versus next-morning timing is not canonical for the Award set. Delay, sender, claim action and attachment persistence remain null unless a shared mail record proves them.
No mailbox guide
Mailbox is delivery infrastructure. Keep broader letters and event unlocks on their owning guide; this page only explains milestone delivery where relevant.
Catalog milestones
300 → 500 → 1,000 → full Catalog
The numeric thresholds are shared with platform conditions. The in-game 1,000-letter and full-completion Award baselines are kept separate from platform-only 300/500 entries.
300
Catalog entries
Platform Achievement only in current data
Award reward: not published
500
Catalog entries
Platform Achievement only in current data
Award reward: not published
1,000
Catalog entries
Platform Achievement only in current data
Award reward: not published
Full
Full Catalog
In-game letter/Award baseline
Award reward: not published
After 1,000
Further Catalog progress is associated with additional letters, but the exact threshold sequence is not established. No 1,200 / 1,500 / 2,000 tiers are invented.
Current total is versioned
The current Shade snapshot is 2,428 entries for 2026-09 current release. Full completion uses the dynamic catalogComplete condition rather than freezing that total into the Award rule.
Catalog
Catalog milestone tracks
Shared conditions are rendered once here; platform-specific wording remains on the Achievements guide.
Catalog
Catalog 300
300
Condition: catalog-300
- Counter:
- catalog-entries
- Semantics:
- Distinct registered Catalog entries.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Distinct registered Catalog entries.
Catalog
Catalog 500
500
Condition: catalog-500
- Counter:
- catalog-entries
- Semantics:
- Distinct registered Catalog entries.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Distinct registered Catalog entries.
Catalog
Catalog 1000
1,000
Condition: catalog-1000
- Counter:
- catalog-entries
- Semantics:
- Distinct registered Catalog entries.
- Award:
- Not an in-game Award
- Mail:
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Distinct registered Catalog entries.
Catalog
Full Catalog
Current-mode completion
Condition: catalog-complete
- Counter:
- catalog-entries
- Semantics:
- Dynamic current-mode Catalog completion.
- Award:
- 図鑑優秀賞
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Current-mode Catalog completion; do not replace with a hardcoded total when future content changes the Catalog.
Villagers
Villagers milestone tracks
Shared conditions are rendered once here; platform-specific wording remains on the Achievements guide.
Villagers
All eligible villagers at Friendship Stage 6
All eligible villagers → Stage 6
Condition: friendship-all-stage-6
- Counter:
- friendship-stage
- Semantics:
- All-character condition; eligible set is derived from Friendship data.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Every eligible villager reaches Friendship Stage 6.
Villagers
Ordinary villager Requests
100
Condition: requests-completed-100
- Counter:
- requests-completed
- Semantics:
- Normal Request completion; Helping Tickets are excluded.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Ordinary villager Requests completed; Helping Tickets and Chief Deliveries are separate systems.
Farming & Livestock
Farming & Livestock milestone tracks
Shared conditions are rendered once here; platform-specific wording remains on the Achievements guide.
Farming & Livestock
Grass or weed cutting
10,000
Condition: weeds-cut-10000
- Counter:
- weeds-cut
- Semantics:
- Bounded grass/weeds wording; exact inclusion remains specialist-owned.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
The source wording covers grass/weeds; exact item-versus-action inclusion remains bounded.
Farming & Livestock
Crop Harvest
10,000
Condition: crops-harvested-10000
- Counter:
- crops-harvested
- Semantics:
- Crops harvested; exact category inclusion and multi-yield semantics remain specialist-owned.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Crops harvested; fruit, flowers, forage and Paddy inclusion is not expanded without source support.
Farming & Livestock
Wild Bird Drops
100
Condition: bird-drops-collected-100
- Counter:
- bird-drops-collected
- Semantics:
- Wild-bird dropped items collected; not birds seen, Bird Baths built or pickup-button presses.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Wild-bird dropped items collected; not birds seen, Bird Baths built or pickup-button presses.
Farming & Livestock
Animal Interactions
500
Condition: animal-interactions-500
- Counter:
- animal-interactions
- Semantics:
- Exact included actions remain specialist-owned.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Animal interactions; exact included actions remain unresolved.
Farming & Livestock
Livestock Product Collection
1,000
Condition: livestock-products-1000
- Counter:
- livestock-products-collected
- Semantics:
- Collected livestock products; exact category inclusion remains specialist-owned.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Collected livestock products; exact product taxonomy remains specialist-owned.
Hunting
Hunting milestone tracks
Shared conditions are rendered once here; platform-specific wording remains on the Achievements guide.
Hunting
Trap Hunting
100
Condition: trap-hunts-100
- Counter:
- trap-hunts
- Semantics:
- Animals caught with traps.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Animals caught with traps; Bow hunts are separate.
Hunting
Bow Hunting
100
Condition: bow-hunts-100
- Counter:
- bow-hunts
- Semantics:
- Animals hunted with Bow.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Animals hunted with the Bow; trapped animals are separate.
Crafting & Processing
Crafting & Processing milestone tracks
Shared conditions are rendered once here; platform-specific wording remains on the Achievements guide.
Crafting & Processing
Cooking actions
100
Condition: cooking-actions-100
- Counter:
- cooking-actions
- Semantics:
- Cooking actions / dishes cooked; recipes learned are not substituted.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Cooking actions/dishes produced, not recipes learned.
Crafting & Processing
Workbench Crafting
500
Condition: workbench-crafts-500
- Counter:
- workbench-crafts
- Semantics:
- Workbench craft actions; batch counts are not inferred.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Workbench craft actions, not output quantity or building construction.
Crafting & Processing
Processing machine uses
100
Condition: processing-actions-100
- Counter:
- processing-actions
- Semantics:
- Processor uses; no in-game Award is inferred.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Processor uses; no in-game Excellence Award is asserted from the platform condition alone.
Exploration / Misc
Exploration / Misc milestone tracks
Shared conditions are rendered once here; platform-specific wording remains on the Achievements guide.
Exploration / Misc
All applicable tools at Meteor Iron
All eligible upgrade families
Condition: meteorite-tools-all
- Counter:
- meteorite-tools
- Semantics:
- All tools with a real Meteor Iron endpoint.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
All 5 tools with an applicable Meteor Iron endpoint.
Exploration / Misc
Clinic wakeups / forced treatment
10
Condition: clinic-wakeups-10
- Counter:
- clinic-transports
- Semantics:
- Wake up in the Clinic; not an ordinary voluntary visit.
- Award:
- Milestone Award
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Clinic wakeups/forced treatment; not voluntary Clinic visits.
Exploration / Misc
Wild plants
500
Condition: wild-plants-500
- Counter:
- wild-plants-collected
- Semantics:
- Forageables gathered; no in-game Award is inferred.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Forageables gathered; no in-game Award is inferred.
Exploration / Misc
Structures
50
Condition: buildings-50
- Counter:
- buildings-constructed
- Semantics:
- Structures built; no in-game Award is inferred.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Structures built; Workbench craft count is separate.
Exploration / Misc
Magatama pickups
500
Condition: magatama-500
- Counter:
- magatama-collected
- Semantics:
- Magatama pickups; no in-game Award is inferred.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Magatama pickups; no in-game Award is inferred.
Exploration / Misc
Shipping ¥10,000
10,000
Condition: shipping-10000
- Counter:
- shipping-value
- Semantics:
- Cumulative lifetime shipment value.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Cumulative shipment value, not wallet balance.
Exploration / Misc
Shipping ¥100,000
100,000
Condition: shipping-100000
- Counter:
- shipping-value
- Semantics:
- Cumulative lifetime shipment value.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Cumulative shipment value, not wallet balance.
Exploration / Misc
Shipping ¥1,000,000
1,000,000
Condition: shipping-1000000
- Counter:
- shipping-value
- Semantics:
- Cumulative lifetime shipment value.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Cumulative shipment value, not wallet balance.
Exploration / Misc
Shipping ¥10,000,000
10,000,000
Condition: shipping-10000000
- Counter:
- shipping-value
- Semantics:
- Cumulative lifetime shipment value.
- Award:
- Not verified
- Mail:
- Mail delivery not verified
- Reward:
- Reward not verified
Cumulative shipment value, not wallet balance.
Friendship
All eligible villagers → Friendship Stage 6
The character set is derived from Friendship data, not hardcoded as a public number.
Eligible set: Rin, Komako, Shiroji, Kisuke, Yuta, Sazanka, Rokkaku, Yō, Hasumi, Sumire, Tobari, Konno, Chinana, Nago. The condition is all eligible characters reaching Stage 6. The platform crosswalk is Countryside Socialite; the in-game Award and the platform condition remain separate records.
Start early
Daily conversations, the documented gift limits and ordinary Requests all belong to the Friendship system. This page does not invent friendship-point totals or a faster schedule.
Tool eligibility
Meteor Iron applies to five actual upgrade families
The condition is all-upgraded, not a fake numeric count.
Excluded from the metal chain: sickle, bow, flashlight. This prevents the Sickle, Bow and Flashlight from being forced into Astral Fragments or an in-game Award condition without an upgrade endpoint.
Open Tool Upgrades authority →Confirmed Award table
Every current in-game baseline
Rewards are shown only when a canonical repository/mail record exists. Current records preserve the conditions while leaving unsupported reward items and currency null.
| Track | Final condition | Award | Reward | Platform overlap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All eligible villagers at Friendship Stage 6 | All eligible villagers → Stage 6 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | countryside-socialite |
| Ordinary villager Requests | 100 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | as-you-wish |
| Cooking actions | 100 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | kitchen-duty |
| Grass or weed cutting | 10,000 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | lawn-order |
| Trap Hunting | 100 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | trapper |
| Bow Hunting | 100 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | hunter |
| Crop Harvest | 10,000 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | farm-worker |
| Wild Bird Drops | 100 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | birdwatcher |
| Animal Interactions | 500 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | kindness-animals |
| Livestock Product Collection | 1,000 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | stock-farmer |
| Workbench Crafting | 500 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | builder-workbench |
| All applicable tools at Meteor Iron | All eligible upgrade families | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | astral-fragments |
| Clinic wakeups / forced treatment | 10 | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | er-regular |
| Full Catalog | Current-mode completion | Milestone Award | Not established | Not published | cataloger |
Planning
Which tracks should you start early?
This is editorial ordering, not a promised time estimate.
Start early
Friendship, ordinary Requests, crop harvests, animal interactions, bird drops and Catalog registration accumulate alongside normal play.
Keep separate
Trap and Bow hunting, Crop Harvest and Shipping, Animal Interactions and Livestock Products, and Workbench Crafting and Buildings are different counters.
Deliberate later
Clinic wakeups, the five-tool Meteor Iron condition and weed cutting need deliberate planning. No playtime estimate is claimed.
Completion
Are Milestone Awards required for 100%?
Use the Completion Roadmap for the overall order; this page supplies milestone checkpoints.
Not one universal checklist
Some Award conditions overlap platform Achievements, while other platform conditions are platform-only. Do not sum them into a second 100% definition.
Catalog stays separate
Catalog entry cleanup belongs to the Catalog guide. This page only explains the milestone thresholds and Award boundary.
Safe Mode boundary
Sunshine-mode in-game Award behavior is not established. Do not inherit standard-mode Trophy requirements.
Platform boundaries
Current platform crosswalk
Platform support is not inferred from the existence of a game-internal Award.
PS5
Not established
steam
Canonical records present
switch
Not established
Switch 2
Not established
windows
Not established
FAQ
Milestone Award questions
What are Milestone Awards?
They are cumulative, game-internal progress conditions such as completing ordinary Requests, cooking, hunting, farming, animal care and Catalog registration. The exact reward and mail state remain unpublished where the repository has no canonical record.
Are Milestone Awards the same as Steam Achievements?
No. Some conditions overlap, but platform Achievements are a separate system with platform-specific availability and badges. This page does not assume a one-to-one relationship.
How many Requests are needed?
The current shared baseline is 100 ordinary villager Requests. Helping Tickets and Chief Delivery groups are separate systems and are not silently added to the counter.
What happens at 1,000 Catalog entries?
The current strong in-game baseline says a mailbox letter is issued at 1,000 registered entries. The exact mail trigger ID, delivery delay and reward attachment are not present in the repository.
What is the full Catalog reward?
Full Catalog completion maps to the Japanese title 図鑑優秀賞 in the current Award baseline. The exact English localization, item, currency or mail attachment remains Unresolved.
Do I need to visit the Clinic 10 times?
The platform wording is a Clinic wakeup / forced-treatment condition. This guide does not relabel it as ten ordinary voluntary doctor visits.
Which tools count for the Meteorite milestone?
The five tools with a real metal upgrade chain are Watering Can, Hoe, Axe, Pickaxe and Plow. Sickle, Bow and Flashlight are excluded from that chain.
Are Awards available in Village in the Sunshine?
The current repository does not establish the Sunshine-mode Award list, so Shade Award behavior is not copied into Sunshine.
Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.