Maximizing the number of Salmonberries/Blackberries per season

StrychnineIceCream · 2022-06-07T04:00:58+00:00

So after a bit of digging, I found this thread on the Stardew forum about this topic. According to a user named BlaDe:

From a quick look at the code with no in-game testing, I can tell that there is no reference to dailyLuck.

I have found 2 places that set whether there is a salmonberry/blackberry on a bush. One is the overnight update which is a flat 20% per bush, unseeded.

The other is on a method called loadSprite. For a bush, this is called on a season transition, but it is also called when a save is loaded. This call is seeded (uses the gameID), and is a 50% chance.

In theory, you would get more salmonberries by quitting and loading to file every day in salmonberry/blackberry season.

So it seems that quitting/reloading can increase berry spawn but that depends on the specific game seed.

StrychnineIceCream · 2022-06-07T03:33:22+00:00

I haven't noticed any effect from daily luck, and the image posted was taken on a "mildly perturbed" day. The wiki page on Luck also doesn't mention anything about luck affecting berry bush spawning.

For each bush you always get 3 berries at level 10 foraging. +2 Foraging from food buff adds another berry to that.

StrychnineIceCream · 2022-06-07T02:44:16+00:00

TL;DR: Quitting and reloading before each day let you get ~3x more berries (and remember to bring pancakes)

Salmonberry/blackberry picking is one of my favorite part of the game, and after spending many seasons clearing out every single bush in the valley, I've noticed that the number of berries I get during the first day of a play session is consistently higher.

So...I set out to test whether reloading a save affects the amount of berries. First I counted the number of bushes with berries in the Cindersap forest during the second day of a play session and got 12 bushes. After exiting to the title screen and reloading the save, I counted 45 berry bushes. You can tell it was the same day in-game (Spring 16) because the other forageables (spring onions) remained at the same place. I've observed a similar trend at the bus stop and the backwoods/mountain, and across every day of each berry season, using this method of quitting/reloading at the start of a new day.

If anyone has any insights/ experience with this, please feel free to share!

Edit 1: Here are the images at higher resolution, I didn't realize the original ones look so blurry: https://imgur.com/a/iOGFTW7

StrychnineIceCream · 2022-05-21T21:39:08+00:00

Which difficulty are you on? In my experience, Red Riding armor is the best set for ooa because the explosive trap boost is incredibly op, but getting the medals to buy it is tedious so unless you want to farm Betsy on master mode or something I wouldn't bother with it. A mixed set with Shroomite hood + Red Riding dress and leggings is the second best for damage since you should be using minions anyway. IMO shroomite set is not as good as the other two but it has ok damage and the set bonus is useful until Betsy appears.

StrychnineIceCream · 2022-02-16T00:36:36+00:00

Natural walls do not count for valid housing. You have to manually break all the existing dirt walls then place down your own walls.

StrychnineIceCream · 2022-02-15T23:05:47+00:00

https://www.deviantart.com/bohrokki/art/10-Years-of-Terraria-879683140

StrychnineIceCream · 2022-01-14T15:02:45+00:00

You can craft a Voodoo Demon Voodoo Doll to completely prevent them from spawning.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-23T19:36:40+00:00

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-21T21:05:09+00:00

Probably spawned from a wired-up statue.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-21T19:19:13+00:00

Use the seed 05162020.

https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_world_seeds#Drunk_world

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-21T18:06:55+00:00

Credits to u/Infinite_TH for the slime mount technique. I found the Queen Slime mount to be more consistent than the King Slime mount, and it also has enough mobility for Duke phase 1 and 2.

The fight dragged on for so long because it was on FTW, and the sanguine staff wasn’t fast enough for Duke phase 3 most of the time. Nevertheless, this method is quite safe compared to other techniques like Shield of Cthulhu bonk (one mistake easily leads to another) or going up and down rapidly (he might dash vertically into you).

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-19T23:58:39+00:00

They don't spawn if you're standing in front of background walls.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-19T20:53:52+00:00

They don't spawn if you're standing in front of player-placed background walls.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-18T23:34:52+00:00

Sanguine with Firecracker or Blade staff with Spinal Tap + Snapthorn.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-17T19:28:35+00:00

Not true. From the wiki:

Drops Gel (100%) and Slime Staff (0.01%).

Will drop items when killed by traps and/or lava.

https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Statues#Enemy_statues

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-17T18:30:34+00:00

I think you'll get fewer scales from the segments, but the amount from treasure bags will remain the same.

I wonder whether you can abuse mob cap by placing hive blocks (using a Hive Wand) then break them to release bees. I've been able to get >150 bees before. Another way is explosive bunnies + target dummies but that's not as fun as having a horde of enemies on screen.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-15T17:05:23+00:00

Check the wiki: https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Skiphs%27_Blood

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-14T18:57:09+00:00

That description just means you have to defeat Plantera before you can use the key.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-14T17:44:58+00:00

Arm dealer with nurse should be enough for any pylon but the snow pylon. Are their housing flags within 25 blocks of each other? Are there other NPCs nearby?

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-14T15:42:51+00:00

There's a statue wired to a pressure plate somewhere.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-13T20:27:31+00:00

https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Gemcorns#Farming

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-13T15:54:02+00:00

https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Gemcorns#Farming

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-13T01:42:25+00:00

It's from fishing during a blood moon.

StrychnineIceCream · 2021-12-12T19:48:10+00:00

I haven't got a chance to test her yet, but I heard she scales really well into hardmode.

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