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Stardew Valley for Nintendo Switch |OT| Starving for a Harvest

Wallach

Member
Should I start over? (7+ hours @ the end of Spring). I chose Rancher thinking I could switch over to the Tiller profession if I wanted. I realized I don’t want to deal with nothing but animals, though, so did I mess up my playthrough?

All of the paths seem pretty decent math-wise, though if you really don’t want to specialize in animals (it doesn’t have to be the only thing you do) you should just restart. You are basically nowhere in overall progression.
 

starmud

Member
Welp I feel poor after reading this thread lol... I’ve been doing a pretty fair mixture of everything at once though.

I’m glad the audio glitch was mentioned... I was super paranoid for a good 10 minutes it was the speaker on my TV... lol
 

kiri

Member
Never played this game before, tempted to jump in at the price that it is.

Anything I want to look out for when rolling at the start?
 

Conezays

Member
Just got to Summer; having lots of fun, but should be doing real life stuff. Shocking!

Also, did anyone else note the subtle Monkey Island reference in the beginning? I could be wrong, but surely that's supposed to be
Stan in the office
at the start of the game.
 

Hyoukokun

Member
Just got to Summer; having lots of fun, but should be doing real life stuff. Shocking!

Also, did anyone else note the subtle Monkey Island reference in the beginning? I could be wrong, but surely that's supposed to be
Stan in the office
at the start of the game.
ConcernedApe mentioned there was a reference hidden in the game he'd never seen mentioned, and I haven't heard this one called out...

His influences seemed a lot more console-oriented in general, though. Lots of SNES and PSX.
 

Kandinsky

Member
So I downloaded this game on Friday because of this thread and I dont know how but I already wasted 30+ hours on this thing, it is so damn addicting, send help.
 

xkramz

Member
I just spent 4000g on an apple tree sapling, placed it down and then immediately destroyed it by accident with my hoe.
...
Well you do have a restart. If you did something wrong on any giving day. Just force quit game, you will lose progress for thst day, boot game again and u start off in your bed again.
 

oatmeal

Banned
I reached Summer as well...

I feel like 2 years is so short. I've done nothing. I AM NOTHING.

I gave a bunch of shitty presents to people that didn't like them and it made me feel bad.
 

Kiro

Member
Just started this game last night. No idea what I'm doing but I love it. Nearing the end of spring and have a copper pickaxe, reached level 10 of the mines and have been harvesting some kale.

Haven't made any connections to any people. Not really sure how to be honest.
 

Brakke

Banned
Just started this game last night. No idea what I'm doing but I love it. Nearing the end of spring and have a copper pickaxe, reached level 10 of the mines and have been harvesting some kale.

Haven't made any connections to any people. Not really sure how to be honest.

Don’t sweat it for your first season. Should be selling everything to get yourself bootstrapped. In Summer or Fall you can start holding back some produce or animal products as gifts. For now, just give flowers you pick around town.
 

Kiro

Member
Don’t sweat it for your first season. Should be selling everything to get yourself bootstrapped. In Summer or Fall you can start holding back some produce or animal products as gifts. For now, just give flowers you pick around town.

Thanks. Also, I fenced my soil in but every morning some of the land turns hard and I have to hoe it again. Is there a way to keep it ready for crops?
 

czk51

Member
First day of Fall. Been pretty much hooked on mining with minimal effort developing crops. Hasn't been good for income and I'm constantly sapped for energy but has been really enjoyable which feels like the main objective. Sent my pickaxe away for a couple of days to be upgraded which forces me to redo my farm.

Really enjoying this. Gorgeous little game.
 
And what needs to be done within 3 years exactly?
There's no particular goal that needs to be done within the soft 3 year limit. Once 3 years have passed, your farm will be given a rating by a certain someone. If you receive the max rating, then you will be granted a statue that gives you free iridium ores every day. However, after the 3 years have passed, you can be re-rated. Simply offer a diamond to that certain someone and they'll offer you another rating whenever you're ready.
 
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Soon. Soon this door won't be a barrier you swole bastard.
 

Ventara

Member
So it's Demetrius' birthday and I came to give him a present when I came upon a cutscene with him and Maru.

Wth? Don't even feel like giving you this present anymore. And this was after I let him grow mushrooms in the cave.
 

mstevens

Member
Woah the spa is so useful! I was able to water all my crops and then make it to the mine with full energy by noon. That'll probably be my summer routine.
 

Zzoram

Member
Just got to Summer; having lots of fun, but should be doing real life stuff. Shocking!

Also, did anyone else note the subtle Monkey Island reference in the beginning? I could be wrong, but surely that's supposed to be
Stan in the office
at the start of the game.

I noticed it. He's the used boat salesman from The Secret of Monkey Island, for sure.
 

HvySky

Member
Does anyone else's "Initiation" quest not appear to be working? I've killed dozens of slimes and have gotten to the 20th floor of the mines but my quest log still says 0 of 10 slimes slain.
 

Sterok

Member
I swear this game is actively avoiding rain so that I can't upgrade my watering can. I've been waiting well over two weeks, yet nothing.

On the bright side, my crops + animals + regular fishing/mining is giving me well over 1000 money every day. Feels good to be rich.
 

Javier

Member
Finished Spring. Yup. Harvest Moon: A New Beginning all over again. I'm officially addicted.

Currently torn between Leah and Abigail. Why can't Robin be a bachelorette? She's the real best girl.

Also, can the NPCs end up dating each other? It's weird how the Neighbor list shows they're currently not dating.
 

D_prOdigy

Member
Couple of questions which may be very silly questions:

How do I get a silo? I built the coop and bought a couple of chickens but don't really know what to do with them and can't really feed them?

How do I cook??? I've learned recipes from the TV but don't actually know how to cook anything. Is there something I need to buy/make?
 

Vicious

Member
Couple of questions which may be very silly questions:

How do I get a silo? I built the coop and bought a couple of chickens but don't really know what to do with them and can't really feed them?

How do I cook??? I've learned recipes from the TV but don't actually know how to cook anything. Is there something I need to buy/make?

Really you want the silo before the coop, it's dumb that the game asks you to build the coop first. Without a silo, you have to buy hay from marnie. You get the silo the same way as the coop, just buy it from the carpenter's shop.

You collect recipes but you can't cook them until you've upgraded your house one time which adds a kitchen.
 

kris.

Banned
Just one more day. I swear. Then I'm going to bed.

Someone help me.

Also cranberries are the GOAT fruit for money making gud lord.
 

oatmeal

Banned
The fucking game...annoying as helllllll...just let me have more energy.

TROUT SOUP is a big deal I've found out. Crushing that Energy bar.

I feel like my morning routine of watering plants and then going to forage on the beach takes up so much goddamn time.

I reached level 40 in the Mines and have found 2 Iron Ores so far. Mother fuckers.

Finally met everyone in the town...I'm trying to build some goddamn shit but I need more Iron Ore to build goddamn sprinklers to give me a goddamn break in the morning.

My God.

I chose fisher instead of trapper because all I get in my goddamn trap is fucking newspaper. Fuck that shit.

Just one more day. I swear. Then I'm going to bed.

Someone help me.

Also cranberries are the GOAT fruit for money making gud lord.

CRANBERRIES

I put my life into Blueberries.

Wait - maybe different seasons. I planted a hundred million blueberries day one of summer and still nothing has bloomed. BLOOM SOME FUCKING BLUEBERRIES GUY.

-

I have a fiberglass fishing pole. Should I get something better?

I JUST WANNA BUILD A FUCKING CHICKEN COOP.
 

D_prOdigy

Member
Really you want the silo before the coop, it's dumb that the game asks you to build the coop first. Without a silo, you have to buy hay from marnie. You get the silo the same way as the coop, just buy it from the carpenter's shop.

You collect recipes but you can't cook them until you've upgraded your house one time which adds a kitchen.

Thanks muchly!
 

Vicious

Member
The silo helps, because once you have one all that wild grass on your farm will automatically go to the silo as hay when you cut it. It can hold 240 pieces.
 
Growing Starfruit for my kegs now, until my ancient fruit seeds are in the hundreds and my greenhouse is ready.
There are a few bugs here and there, I really hope they patch it soon, especially the ambient music bug.
 

Brakke

Banned
Unless you're building your coop in the dead of Winter, you don't really need the Silo first. Just let your chickens roam free on your farm, it's chill. But yeah, you shouldn't go too long without a Silo or else rain will getcha.

I reached level 40 in the Mines and have found 2 Iron Ores so far. Mother fuckers.

The Mines has phases. 1-40 is caves and has mostly copper. 41-80 (I think it's 80. Around there anyway) is frozen and has mostly copper. 80+ is magma and has mostly gold.
 

Cerium

Member
Does it ever get to the point where you can hire like a farm hand to help out with chores around the farm?
Aside from the sprinklers, in the endgame you will be able to automate
harvesting
.

I don't think there's a way to automate planting or fertilizing.
 
So it's Demetrius' birthday and I came to give him a present when I came upon a cutscene with him and Maru.

Wth? Don't even feel like giving you this present anymore. And this was after I let him grow mushrooms in the cave.

what did he do?

how many
cheaters
in this game?

a quest to find lost underpants ends up
In someone's bedroom

they should have allowed you multiple wives then
 
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