catkid Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I haven't been playing that long, but I'm already so addicted to it lmao I haven't had so much playing a video game in a long time!! Link to post Share on other sites
FauxDandy Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 How far in are you? It's definitely addictive and there's so much content to explore Link to post Share on other sites
catkid Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 @FauxDandy I'm halfway through my second year. There really is! When I go through the wiki, I'll see something mentioned in passing and I'm like, "The WHAT??" lmao Link to post Share on other sites
Smoog77 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Welcome to the only game you ever need. I personally have 500 hours in it, and that's no where near the highest I've heard. Link to post Share on other sites
catkid Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 @Smoog77 Dang! I can def see myself putting in the time lmao it's deceptively addictive! Link to post Share on other sites
Mogz Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 YAAAAAAY I'm so happy for you!! I have logged HUNDREDS of hours in Stardew Valley and keep coming back to it periodically. It just gets better and better as you go. Do you have any screen grabs of your farm? I love to see what other people do for their setups. Link to post Share on other sites
thecoffeecricket Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I've heard so many good things about this game -- can I ask which platform you use to play it? Link to post Share on other sites
catkid Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 @Mogz I'm not very far, so I don't have a whooole lot going on just yet. @thecoffeecricket I'm playing on switch! Link to post Share on other sites
aafire Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 great game, always so much to do. maybe we need a post-your-farm thread? Link to post Share on other sites
catkid Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 @skal Oh, that could be fun! Once I get a little farther, I would love to show my progress! Link to post Share on other sites
jkmlynch Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 21 hours ago, Smoog77 said: Welcome to the only game you ever need. I personally have 500 hours in it, and that's no where near the highest I've heard. 846.7 hours according to Steam. I was not expecting it to be that high. And I have not played it since January. Link to post Share on other sites
aafire Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 7 hours ago, catkid said: @skal Oh, that could be fun! Once I get a little farther, I would love to show my progress! I think it would be fun but dang I gotta go clean up my farm first too haha Link to post Share on other sites
Mogz Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 @catkid Beautiful! You've already made it super far! Winter year 1? Your building placement is so different than mine. I always spread my buildings so far apart from each other. ...Not really sure why though, it just means I have to walk farther to get to my poor chickens. 😂 Link to post Share on other sites
catkid Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 @Mogz Winter year 2, actually! I love being able to put my buildings into neat little rows 😭 once I have a bunch of buildings, I'm gonna start putting down pathways, it's gonna look so good! Honestly, I have way more inspiration for how to make everything look on my Stardew Valley farm than anything to do with my Animal Crossing island. 😨 Link to post Share on other sites
cato Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I had a very stormy, on-and-off love/hate relationship with Harvest Moon for years. Kept crawling back to it every few years, only to get tired of it again. Stardew Valley made me break up with Harvest Moon and serve it divorce papers once and for all. I had long-unaddressed QoL qualms with Harvest Moon already, but Stardew improved things I didn't even think of. It is so much better than Harvest Moon, and now I can never go back. My only regret in Stardew Valley is that everyone is horrifically ugly. (Still beats how Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns has marriageable bachelors who look 5 years old???) Link to post Share on other sites
catkid Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 @cato Same, actually. Even the Story of Seasons games are kind of meh lately! But, I've been thoroughly enjoying my time with Stardew Valley. Plus, it's so EXPANSIVE. There's always more stuff to do. I feel like with HM games, once you reach a certain point, you just sort of run out of things. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 So glad there is a thread on this. I am currently playing it on PS4. I have two different games on the go at the moment. Love this game 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites
catkid Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 @AJ 0688 I also recently started a second save file! as if I couldn't be MORE addicted to it lmao Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I try to get as many crops as I can to sell but watering takes all my energy right now. I am in desperate need of some more sprinklers Link to post Share on other sites
Morays Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 On 4/15/2021 at 6:40 PM, cato said: My only regret in Stardew Valley is that everyone is horrifically ugly. For what it's worth, I downloaded this mod before I even started playing, and find it a vast improvement over the vanilla character designs. Link to post Share on other sites
catkid Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 @AJ 0688 I haven't really messed with sprinklers too much. I like watering them myself. I guess I'll start feeling different when I'm able to plant A LOT of crops lmao Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 hours ago, catkid said: @AJ 0688 I haven't really messed with sprinklers too much. I like watering them myself. I guess I'll start feeling different when I'm able to plant A LOT of crops lmao The sprinklers are useful but it only waters in four directions and not in diagonal directions. So I have a sprinkler but I have to water the remaining plants around it so they don't die 😂🤣 #sprinklerissohelpful Link to post Share on other sites
jkmlynch Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 53 minutes ago, AJ 0688 said: The sprinklers are useful but it only waters in four directions and not in diagonal directions. So I have a sprinkler but I have to water the remaining plants around it so they don't die It does not sound as if you have unlocked iridium sprinklers yet; they are an end game item. A certain merchant also sells them (on Friday, I believe). Link to post Share on other sites
jkmlynch Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 hours ago, catkid said: I guess I'll start feeling different when I'm able to plant A LOT of crops Strawberries + preserve containers in spring. Blueberries + preserve containers in summer. Cranberries + preserve containers in autumn. And take the Artisan perk when you can. No need to plant loads of crops unless you find it fun. Do what is fun--that is the most important part of the game. Link to post Share on other sites
ElloryJaye Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 hours ago, jkmlynch said: It does not sound as if you have unlocked iridium sprinklers yet; they are an end game item. A certain merchant also sells them (on Friday, I believe). The quality sprinkler is available earlier (becomes craftable with mid-level farming, is randomly buyable from the cart, and is a bundle completion prize), and will water the adjacent corner tiles—no need to go straight to iridium. I didn't even bother with the plain sprinklers. Link to post Share on other sites
jkmlynch Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 4 hours ago, ElloryJaye said: The quality sprinkler is available earlier (becomes craftable with mid-level farming, is randomly buyable from the cart, and is a bundle completion prize), and will water the adjacent corner tiles—no need to go straight to iridium. True. I usually deep dive skull cavern early (get to level 100 at least twice before Spring 2), so I usually skip ahead to iridium (or buy them from a certain merchant). But I agree that it is best to skip plain sprinklers--not worth the expenditure of crafting materials early on. Link to post Share on other sites
ElloryJaye Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 45 minutes ago, jkmlynch said: True. I usually deep dive skull cavern early (get to level 100 at least twice before Spring 2), so I usually skip ahead to iridium (or buy them from a certain merchant). You're better at the fighting/twitch part of the game than I am, then (or at least enjoy it more). I'm not sure I ever got even twenty levels into Skull Cavern. Link to post Share on other sites
jkmlynch Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, ElloryJaye said: I'm not sure I ever got even twenty levels into Skull Cavern. Lots of staircases, bombs, and spicy eels. Don't fight (unless you are doing a challenge or if you absolutely have to). Use staircases to skip to level 50 or so (where iridium becomes abundant). Then use a bomb to destroy any iridium ore you find. If you find that level's staircase (or a hole), great. If not, lay down a staircase and keep going. And keep eating the spicy eels along the way. Oh, a farm totem helps too so you don't pass out. Link to post Share on other sites
Morays Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 18 minutes ago, ElloryJaye said: I'm not sure I ever got even twenty levels into Skull Cavern. A good strategy is to check the fortune teller TV channel for a day when your luck is already running high, and then eat food that raises your luck even higher (such as pumpkin soup, or lucky lunch.) That'll increase your odds of finding ladders earlier. There's also a wearable ring that increases luck by +1, although I don't think it's craftable -- I got mine after it was dropped by a monster. Crafting or buying desert totems and warping over there as soon as you wake up, so you don't waste time waiting for the bus, will also increase your chances of getting to level 100 by day's end. Have a really good weapon, bring lots of extra food, and jump into every single pit you find immediately. Good luck! [Edit: staircases also do help, although I managed to get down to 100 without them, probably through dumb luck.] Link to post Share on other sites
jkmlynch Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, SocialMorays said: There's also a wearable ring that increases luck by +1, although I don't think it's craftable It might be after update 1.5. I would need to double-check to be certain. You can combine it with another ring once you make it to the heart of the volcano on the island to provide additional benefits. Edit: I just stopped by Salty Mermaid Farm to doublecheck. No, that ring is cannot be crafted. It's name is the Lucky Ring. Oh, and since update 1.5, pineapples are one of the better crops. And they are a multiple harvest crop. Plus, no crows on the island or storms, and seasons don't matter. So plant as many as you can, do other things, and return only at harvesting time. (Just watch out for weeds on the island). Link to post Share on other sites
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