Zee_truly evil
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Stardew Valley for Nintendo Switch |OT| Starving for a Harvest
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Awesome! Thank you so much 🙂
Steve McQueen
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Great! Thank you 👍🏻
This has just become an issue for me and is baffling. Why didn't they just use the right stick cursor for the menus? It works at all other times than when you'd really need it.
Untick the "Use Controller-Style Menus" box in the settings menu.
Yes it doesits a charm playing it on a 12" tablet in the bed before nighttime! But I guess stardew valley in all forms and formats is a charm!
https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewVal...ade_touchcontrols_for_stardew_valley_so_that/
Lets not confuse things in an OT specifically about the Nintendo Switch version.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Is this game endless?
Yes it does
https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewVal...ade_touchcontrols_for_stardew_valley_so_that/
You're in the wrong thread.
Yes.
I've gotta say. I wasn't sure if I'd like this game, but now that I'm nearing the end of my first spring season I can safely say that it has its hooks deep into me. The core gameplay loop of trying to make each day as productive as possible is really addictive. Hours melt away while playing this in handheld mode.
Trilobit
Member
I've played this game on PC and must say that it's unfortunately just 'okay'. For just one person to do a game of this scope is seriously impressive, but it also shows in the end product. It lacks the polish and shine that for example Friends of Mineral Town had. The characters in that game felt like different individuals in comparison to SV, where it was too apparent only one person had written the script. The atmosphere was lacking for a game in this genre also in comparison to FoMT, where I truly felt like I was in that little town. The Stardew town on the other hand never felt authentic or natural.
People may feel different about this game, but for me it doesn't really hold a candle on Natsume's older games. Which is a shame since I can imagine it being a perfect fit for handheld Switch.
People may feel different about this game, but for me it doesn't really hold a candle on Natsume's older games. Which is a shame since I can imagine it being a perfect fit for handheld Switch.
First clear land with axe (branches) / hammer (rocks) / sickle (grass / weeds), so its just tan dirt. Then, till the soil with the hoe so its darker brown soil. Finally, select your seed and plant into the tilled soil.
Y button is use tool. In settings, theres are some options for showing which tile youre targeting. Might be helpful since its kind of hard to read when youre between two tiles sometimes.
//ARCANUM
Member
Where do I get the hoe? I dont think you start with it right?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
my OCD is kicking in
how do I un-till the soil?
how do I un-till the soil?
I'm going at a much more relaxed pace compared to when I tried this on Steam and I'm liking it so much better. Have a couple questions though: My plan right now is just to have about 20 crops growing (growing cauliflower right now) to try to save up for the backpack upgrade and then spend the rest of the day either fishing or mining. I think the mine should open up soon. Is there a way to get a weapon this early? I really want copper bars so I can upgrade my stuff.
I also want to build that bridge on the beach, but I'm running out of small wood to collect in the farm. Should I try to upgrade the ax first so I can chop down trees, or is there other ways to collect 300 wood early? Also - is the scarecrow worth the 50 wood investment, or should I save that for the bridge if wood is limited early on?
Thanks! Really enjoying this so far.
I also want to build that bridge on the beach, but I'm running out of small wood to collect in the farm. Should I try to upgrade the ax first so I can chop down trees, or is there other ways to collect 300 wood early? Also - is the scarecrow worth the 50 wood investment, or should I save that for the bridge if wood is limited early on?
Thanks! Really enjoying this so far.
pickaxe
Oh, good to know. Thanks!
BarringGaffner
Member
I think the bridge can wait, I would invest the wood elsewhere.
You can chop down trees anywhere except in the main town (plenty of wood in the mountain area and south of your farm!) Just remember to leave the growing trees!
Omg I had the same thought and thanks for the "no duh" answer
You get a weapon for free when the mine opens. The adventure guild guy meets you inside.
Regular axe can chop trees. 10 hits to fell, 5 hits to break the stump. You only need to upgrade for the bigger 2x2 stumps and then the big logs.
Scarecrows are worthwhile, if only to keep your crop plots looking clean. Hate getting one hole in a field. >.>
The bridge leads to a part of the beach where you can make a lot of moneyI think the bridge can wait, I would invest the wood elsewhere.
You can chop down trees anywhere except in the main town (plenty of wood in the mountain area and south of your farm!) Just remember to leave the growing trees!
foraging shells and coral
BarringGaffner
Member
Yeah but I still feel that is a lower priority compared to investing in the farm, exploring, etc. It doesn't being any new gameplay elements and takes up time every day checking there, better for winter time I think.
On PC and PS4 i must have around 100+ hours combined in this game.
And you just blew my mind. I was always just waiting for it to go away (tilled soil that goes unwatered for a day tends to go untilled)
Mediking
Member
!!!! Exactly!!! This is my 1st time playing and I'm thinking why the heck would I buy a coop before a BACKPACK?!?!?! You gave me limited inventory, you jerks!!! Even Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon give far more space!
You are my hero.
Honestly right now I'm playing the game less of a "build these relationships" mindset that I used to have when playing similar games, and more of a "I want to eventually make my farm look like this..." mindset.
Just build a couple chests to help with inventory. But yeah, they ask you to build a coop way too early. I don't really bother with animals at all until year 2.
Don't bank on regular rocks dropping ore. They do periodically but it's simpler to just look for the rocks that guarantee they drop ore (copper, iron, etc.)
Started building a coop and close to getting started on bee houses. Is mining the best way to find coal until I have access to gold? I really need coal right now.
Also I know animals are less efficient than some other routes but I like my cute animals gonna get a barn asap.
Also I know animals are less efficient than some other routes but I like my cute animals
gonna get a barn asap.JosephManderley
Member
You can get a charcoal furnace that turns wood into coal.
//ARCANUM
Member
You definitely start with a hoe. Maybe you trashed it by accident? I dont know if thats possible actually. Definitely dont know how you would get a new one. If you lost it, probably just restart your game?
Its this guy:
Ah great thank you! That just looked like another axe to me lol.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Just this second put it up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGCfbSD0i5Y
With how many Switch games are releasing at the moment I tend to move onto the next thing pretty quickly (I have Yono, Fire Emblem Warriors and Neon Chrome to review) but I just can't shelve Stardew Valley. It's so good.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Have it equipped (like you would an axe) and press A while facing them.
wild wild rice
Member
Generally speaking is this more or less gamey than Animal Crossing?
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
more gamey
Have to go take care of somethings IRL, but I'm definitely hooked on this game. Had a very productive first 11 days or so. Got the 300 wood for the bridge, built 2 chests, did the first 5 levels of the mine, got the backpack upgrade, have some crops growing, and leveled fishing to 2. I'm going to hold off on building any relationships until my farm and skills are more established.
I have a few basic questions from my first few hours in the game:
1. How often do the coral and other things on the beach respawn? I don't want to waste time going down there every day if it's only every few days.
2. How do you guys manage your storage? I'm currently planning on keeping 1 of everything, so I'll need lots of space. I have a blue chest for all my fishing stuff and a brown chest for natural stuff like rocks and fiber. Have you found a good way to organize everything? Also, is there a list of things that we need *lots* of? I want to know which things I can sell down to 1, and which things I should keep stacks of.
3. Fishing is infinitely more fun than when I first tried it, which is a probably a combination of me getting more used to it and being level 2 instead of 0. Does anything else make it easier besides leveling, like bait and rods?
I have a few basic questions from my first few hours in the game:
1. How often do the coral and other things on the beach respawn? I don't want to waste time going down there every day if it's only every few days.
2. How do you guys manage your storage? I'm currently planning on keeping 1 of everything, so I'll need lots of space. I have a blue chest for all my fishing stuff and a brown chest for natural stuff like rocks and fiber. Have you found a good way to organize everything? Also, is there a list of things that we need *lots* of? I want to know which things I can sell down to 1, and which things I should keep stacks of.
3. Fishing is infinitely more fun than when I first tried it, which is a probably a combination of me getting more used to it and being level 2 instead of 0. Does anything else make it easier besides leveling, like bait and rods?
I usually don't hit the beach everyday, maybe a bit more often once I have some crab pots going there.
I keep different chests for different items. building materials, fish, food, etc. i try to keep at least 2 of all the common types of fish/food/etc., but not absolutely everything.
bait, rods and fishing tackle will definitely make fishing easier.
BassForever
Member
So about to do the first day for the third time
First time I didn't quiet understand how the energy guage worked so I barely used up any before wandering around town and didn't plan anything :V
Second time I was doing a lot better, met more people, accidentally clicked the arcade game in the tavern, was trying to quit the mini game and crash :|
So third times a charm?
First time I didn't quiet understand how the energy guage worked so I barely used up any before wandering around town and didn't plan anything :V
Second time I was doing a lot better, met more people, accidentally clicked the arcade game in the tavern, was trying to quit the mini game and crash :|
So third times a charm?
Damn it. I couldn't find the location of the Flower Dance for the life of me. I spent the entire day looking for it and accomplished nothing.
Looks like my character may have missed out on his shot at finding love at the big dance.
Guess I'll go tend to my potato crops. Alone.
Looks like my character may have missed out on his shot at finding love at the big dance.
Guess I'll go tend to my potato crops. Alone.
Its Quite Toasty
Banned
It's better that you missed it. First flower dance normally ends in rejection.
I've had 0 issues with the controls. Remember that the - button brings up the journal. Also, go into the settings and make it so you can see where you're about to do an action.
This is probably a more important question but how are the story and characters? Not sure if I can motivate myself to play if I dont like the town and its people
BassForever
Member
It felt awkward until I turned on the options that put a tile of where I was gonna swing my item. With that up my issues with the game went away completely.
While script is just okay, in fact while many aspects of the game are just okay, I've found that when you blend them all together and drop them wholesale into the tight seasonal structure it's absolutely gold. Like including the stuff the Natsume games never went ham on eg mine and dungeon, deeper RPG stuff, more interesting/edgy overarching narrative, etc.
Imo the sum feels like substantially greater than the parts, while the Natsume games felt like tight microcosms. They felt like a fraction of the "parts" that SV has, just executed slightly better. They never had staying power for me.
The town is decent, the characters are decent, but the design and intricacy of it and their lives is great. Really enhances it for me. I like how the gifting and relationship system works.
This is like one of the early Harvest Moon games (Back to Nature,...) where you only had like 3 slots in your backpack.
+It would be "jerk" because the game was made by one person only
+food that grants you +lvls of fishing for some ingame time. Especially useful for
legendary fish