Stardew Valley
v. 1.2.33 & 1.3.25 (Beta)
Stardew Valley is a new indie simulation and role-playing game. It combines elements reminiscent of Harvest Moon and Runescape. The game was developed and created in it's entirety by ConcernedApe, including the pixel art, music, programming, and storyline. Honestly, it's one of the best simulation/rpg type games I've played.
So, tell me about your farm! Tell about the single Stardew Valley villager you're wooing, your farm, crops, mining adventures, fishing frustrations and more. This thread is for talking about the game, tips and tricks, exploits, reviews and content updates.
Resources
Tips
Starting Out
Exploits
Terms:
Unconfirmed - as in the result has not yet been duplicated.
Confirmed - as in the result has been duplicated.
Ice Fishing Exploit
During winter, have one empty hot bar slot during the ice fishing contest. When you're automatically teleported home after the festival, a new bamboo pole will be on your hotbar. When you attempt to deposit it the first time using right click into a chest, it will create 99 beach totems and a tackle. Note: You won't be able to deposit the new bamboo pole via right click, unlike all other items. Left click to deposit it. Also, I cannot be sure if winning matters, because I discovered this in winter Y1 and confirmed in winter Y2. Both times, I won the ice fishing contest. Confirmed. Below are the extra bamboo poles from Y1 and Y2, and the stacks of beach totems and spinners I got from this glitch (I used some, obviously).
Poppyseed Muffin Exploit
Money Making Tips
General/Foraging
- Check the TV every single day. If 'Queen of Sauce' is on, watch it to learn new recipes.
Then if it isn't raining, water your plants and then forage; maybe if you can fit relationship shit in there too, do that too.
If it is raining, go fish or mine.
- Don't get the fruit cave. Seriously. Don't. The mushroom cave is way better for money because you can get 5 of the 6 different mushrooms and you get 6 mushrooms each harvest, instead of like 2 fruits. And most sell pretty well. The mushrooms are harvestable every 2-3 days I believe.
- If it is raining, focus on either fishing or mining, not both.
- If you're too poor at the beginning of the season, go for 5-10 of the seeds I list below in the seasons advice.
- Don't purchase cosmetic items until you're bringing in the dough.
- The only really important Community Center room to try to finish is the pantry. Otherwise, don't worry about this yet.
- If you're trying to complete bundles, okay, great, but only buy the number of seeds you'll need. For the quality crop bundle, you should go for 10-15 seeds of the items you need (parsnip, melon, pumpkin, with the exception of corn which you should only need 5 seeds; plant the corn in the summer and by end of fall, you'll have definitely have 5 gold quality corns).
Foraging:
If you happen to have time at the end of a day of watering plants but not enough for dedicated fishing/mining, it's a good idea to forage. After you've completed the forage bundles, or even before really, you can sell everything you forage to supplement your income, or use as food for energy. Save the flowers you get if you wanna work on building relationships. But this is really about money, not that.
All seasons?
There are these rare mushroom trees that grow only on your property. I've found one in each season before. They drop a total of 6 mushrooms when you chop them down (you chop down like a regular tree). Sometimes you'll get 5 red and 1 purple shroom. I've seen probably like 10 of these total. My husband has yet to find one. I guess they are random events?
Also, once you have the iron axe you can remove the log blocking the 'Secret Woods' where you can harvest mushrooms and additional foraged items year round.
Spring:
- Spend spring 15-18 only watering your plants and harvesting salmonberries. Salmonberries only grow on plants during the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th. You will see little red bushes. HARVEST THESE. These are excellent to use while fishing or mining in the beginning for energy. Don't bother selling. They aren't worth much.
- Get the spring onions, these seem to grow in massive amounts and are good to sell, in the south of the cindersap forest. Obviously get the other stuff too, but it's not worth as much or comes in huge quantities. Here is a map:
Summer
- The absolute best source of summer forage money is rainbow shells, which are found on the beach! These sell for like 400g ea. Check the beach every day if you have time.
- Everything else you get should be between 80-120g. Spice berries, grapes, etc. Get these only if you have time at the end of the day.
Fall
- Mushrooms are especially common during this season.
- You'll notice blackberries are found on the ground and bushes. Get these! Make them into jellies or just sell them. They aren't worth a ton but they come in large quantities.
- Hazelnuts can be knocked from trees and found randomly on the ground.
- Hazelnuts and plums are the most valuable foraged items in fall.
Winter
- Winter roots and snow yams are hoed up from the ground.
- Holly and crocus are flowers. They are worth more than other flowers 100-120g respectively.
- Crystal fruits are the most valuable and I believe you can make those into jellies too.
Spring
Crops: Those are the best crops in the beginning to plant because of price versus time and value. Potatoes are great because you have a chance at getting more than one. Try to use sprinklers. But if you can't, plant as much as you're able to water in a single day. Do not plant more than you can water in a day. Not worth it. On rainy days, go fish or mine, so you can start prepping to upgrade your tools. Upgrade your watering can first to make watering easier on you. Tips for increasing crop value:
Summer
Crops:
- Tomatoes
- Blueberries
- Hot Peppers
- Corn - note, corn will last from summer, till the end of fall.
The reason I've pointed these ones out is because they produce multiple harvests without replanting. Start with those to get lots of crops to sell. Try to use sprinklers. But if you can't, plant as much as you're able to water in a single day. Do not plant more than you can water in a day. Not worth it. On rainy days, go fish or mine, so you can start prepping to upgrade your tools.
Tips for increasing crop value:
- Use preserve jars or kegs (if you have them) to make juice, wine, pickled veggies, or jellies.
Fall
- Cranberries
- Eggplant
- Yams
- Pumpkins
Cranberries are incredibly valuable. You usually get 3 per harvest per plant. Yams and pumpkins are single harvest items but they are worth a lot pickled, or just sold as is. So, buy more cranberry/eggplant seeds than yam/pumpkin. Try to use sprinklers. But if you can't, plant as much as you're able to water in a single day. Do not plant more than you can water in a day. Not worth it. On rainy days, go fish or mine, so you can start prepping to upgrade your tools.
Tips for increasing crop value:
- Use preserve jars or kegs (if you have them) to make juice, wine, pickled veggies, or jellies.
Winter
You can't plant anything but mixed and winter seeds, which gives you winter forage items. So, take this month to forage, fish and mine. For the love of fucks, upgrade your tools in the winter! You have so much free time. Start with your watering can, then your pickaxe, then axe, then lastly hoe. You cannot upgrade the scythe.
More later...zzzz..
My farm stats as of 28 March 2016. Winter Y2.
I have no definite income.
