Secret Staycation is all about collecting all sorts of food items that you can also morph into, and it just got a huge update recently. With a huge new area, there are also various new food items that you can unlock, but there’s a twist that we’ll get into down below. In this guide, I’m going to show you exactly how to get the new black olive!
How to Get Black Olive Location
First of all, you will need to go to the new rooftop garden area. To do this, jump down from spawn and head over to the hallway to your right. Just keep going all the way to the end of the hallway.
There, you will find a white vent on the side, which will automatically open as you approach it. All you need to do here is enter the vent and you will be teleported straight to the new area.
Once you are up here, this is where things get a little random. First, you will need to find a Makkuro Seed. I cannot help you much in this regard, as their spawns seem to be a bit random and other players are constantly knocking things around or taking them and dropping them elsewhere.
It is basically a black seed / ball on the ground that sticks out from the terrain, just like all the other seeds you can pick up. Your best chance of finding one is getting on top of the planter boxes by climbing shovels or doing a bit of parkour.
Once you find one, stand beside it and you will get a “Rope” prompt that has the hotkey of G. Simply press G and your character will attach a rope to the seed.
SIDE NOTE: If you need help collecting other of the many food types available in the game, check out our guide on all food locations.
Next, you have to make your way to the pot that has your name on it. This is highlighted on your screen and will be visible no matter where you are on the rooftop zone.
Walk right on top of the pot until the seed you are carrying is automatically planted on it. Once you have confirmed that the seed is in the pot, you can proceed to the next step.
Watering the Plant
After planting your seed, walk over to the faucet near the vent where you entered the zone from. Put yourself under the running water and go back to your pot.
You do not need to stay under the water for long. After a bit of testing, I can safely say that there is literally no difference, and you will only be wasting your time if you stand there too long.
Now, while your character is dripping water, you want to stand on top of the pot until the soil becomes visibly darker, indicating that it is wet. Once the soil has changed color, there is nothing else you can do.
The Waiting Game
Although it may seem like nothing is happening, the plant is growing as long as the soil is dark. My suggestion to you is to find another seed to plant while waiting.
Occasionally, the soil will dry up and return to its original light brown color. When this happens, just do the same steps you took to water it again. Over time, depending on what seed you planted, it will visibly change.
In this case, it will start looking like a typical olive plant, though there won’t be any fruit just yet. Just run around and wait until it fully grows. Do not leave the map, as this will likely pause the growth.
It took me around 20 or fewer minutes to get it done. I didn’t set a timer to check as it I was writing this as I waited for it to grow. It might be a little faster than that if you paid full attention.
NOTE: Leaving the map is fine if you absolutely have to. I can confirm that your progress will save, but it might not grow while you are away and also possibly reset the growth timer.
Eventually, the plant will reach its final growth stage, and the black olive will be hanging under it. It’s easy to tell if the plant is ready as it will be shimmering with white stars. Simply touch the fruit / vegetable itself and you should get the morph unlocked.
NOTE: You might want to change to a small food item to pick it up. As you can see in the image below, I had a bit of trouble trying to pick it up as the apple. Alternatively, you can try to bump it by jumping from your neighbor’s pot. That worked for me in the end.
Once you have it, the fruit will stop glowing and you can safely go back to the main area and swap over to the black olive. Before you leave, though, clear up the pot to make way for other stuff that you will be unlocking in the roof area.
To do this, simply step on top of the pot and then press G. This will attach a rope to the plant, and all you need to do is walk away until it gets pulled off the pot and disappears.
And that is everything you need to know in order to unlock the new black olive food item in the game. While you are here, check out our guide on how to get the white marshmallow in Secret Staycation to unlock more stuff for the game!
