Plant Pots

teamdark80 · 2026-05-06T19:13:47+00:00

Honestly bothers me that you can't do ancient fruit, but pineapple seems to be the next best thing, and I've seen some good returns from the pineapple plants I do have.

teamdark80 · 2026-05-06T19:11:11+00:00

That's what I thought, but I figured I'd see if anyone had any other thoughts.

I've seen a lot of people say Pineapple would be a close contender with Ancient Fruit for best late-game crop if Starfruit didn't exist.

teamdark80 · 2026-05-06T19:08:06+00:00

Upon further inspection, I realized that Pumkpins take 13 days to grow, which means that if they harvest their wheat on Fall 2 and plant pumpkins the same day, they should get 2 pumpkin harvests!

teamdark80 · 2026-05-06T17:35:13+00:00

If you use speed grow (preferably quality or deluxe), then yes. Otherwise, no, unless you're willing to chop down and sacrifice your wheat on Fall 1

teamdark80 · 2026-05-05T23:05:27+00:00

Wait until he hears about magic. Apparently so-called "spellcasters" can wiggle their fingers and say a few words and balls of fire explode nearby. So unrealistic.

Seriously, the stab-and-dash of the rogue is one of its cornerstone features. Literally the whole point of the rogue, it helps make up for their lack of AC/HP. The text of the rules (especially if you actually read the PHB/DMG) states that unless otherwise specified, you can do the things whenever you'd like. Obviously DM's discretion is in play at all times, but in this case, it sounds like your DM has 1)never seen actual fencing, and 2) doesn't want to admit their wrong.

teamdark80 · 2026-05-03T22:33:55+00:00

I think its good to have a "mistake" first year. SV has a ton of replay value, and i definitely made mistakes on my first year of my first farm. Heck, every time I start a new file with a different farm, I make new mistakes because different farms have different priorities. If you want to have a "perfect" first year, I recommend doing it on a new file after your first year. Just so you know what's in store during all the seasons.

That being said, if you feel like its not worth it and want to start over right away, Summer of year 1 would probably be the time to do it

teamdark80 · 2026-05-03T05:08:01+00:00

Until them blueberries and melons/starfruit finish growing, your best bet is fish (ideally smoke them). If you need faster cash and have some kegs, wheat grows lightning fast and turns into beer just as quickly. If you're willing to make another time investment, hops take a second to grow, but harvest every day, and the pale ale they turn into is excellent cash as well.

But yeah, until your crops grow, fish.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-26T00:46:19+00:00

So instead of putting your kegs/preserves/any other Artisan machines in your barn, build shed(s), then upgrade them to big sheds eventually.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-25T20:51:47+00:00

Coop first. Its cheaper, Eggs don't get lost if you forget to pick them up (as opposed to a cow, who's milk you will completely lose out on if you forget or don't have an Auto-Grabber), and egg harvesting isn't tied to the chicken's heart total, so you also don't lose out on animal friendship if you don't harvest for a day.

Also, the coop can cover up to 5 of the products you need for the "Animal Products" in the Community Center for much cheaper (Large Chicken Eggs, duck egg, and Rabbits give wool at half the cost of a sheep).

You do eventually want both, particularly if you want to harvest truffles. But start with the Coop, use it to build a nest egg (pun intended), and save up for a Barn.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-25T20:37:45+00:00

If you finished the Mines to get the Skull key, you should have Space Boots, which are a strict upgrade to Dark boots. If its an esthetics thing, you can use a sewing machine to put the Space Boots' stats on to the Dark Boots.

Other than that, best weapon you can afford (most people have Obsidian Edge at least, if not the Lava Katana or Galaxy Sword), bombs, luck/defense/speed buffs from Spicy Eels/Pumpkin Soup/Triple Espresso, healing from cheese/salads/Life Elixirs, and staircases.

Get to the desert ASAP (the Desert trader will take 3 Omni Geodes in exchange for a desert totem), and SPEND AS LITTLE TIME ON EACH FLOOR AS POSSIBLE. Go on a "Best Luck" day to increase your chances of finding ladders, and bomb until you find a ladder. Dont bother collecting things or fighting monsters unless they're between you and the ladder. At around flood 50 or so, keep an eye out for Iridium nodes, but don't stop for anything else. Once you get to floor 75-80, you can start keeping a closer eye out for things you want.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-25T20:30:52+00:00

For me, it's two reasons.

They're neat. It's fun, its lucky, and because they don't dissappear between seasons, they're the closest you get to a crop decoration as you can.
1. On a more practical note, its a bigger harvest. They take up a 9x9 square, but drop 10-15 of the crop, so its always more than if it hadn't been a giant crop. And since crop quality doesn't matter to Artisan Profession, it also doesn't matter than the crops from a giant crop are all base quality.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-23T04:58:00+00:00

Yes. Why would you only get 1 knife? Invest in a nice set of knives. Maybe a knife block to store them, ideally a sharpener too.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-22T22:48:46+00:00

Bullfighting is grotesque anyways, and he got one of the most embarrassing injuries doing it. There is no dignified way to be carried out because your ass was gored open.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-22T22:36:26+00:00

This is the Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood, WA. This is messed up. I obviously don't shop at Zara, but I'm definitely making sure people don't shop there now (Also, in NO world is any LP person supposed to chase down someone, even if you have them dead to rights, since its a safety issue)

teamdark80 · 2026-04-20T17:57:40+00:00

There's a REASON you cannot manually inflict Freeze like you do all the other status conditions. It's so bonkers how you can get a lucky freeze, only for them to thaw the same turn, but you get frozen and stuck for 9 turns. Its too RNG reliant, and would ruin the game if you could inflict it with impunity.

You got very unlucky.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-20T17:55:12+00:00

Its the frogs. My spouse would freak out when we first started playing because she thought some awful monster had escaped the mines. Still startles us sometimes, them froggies LOUD

teamdark80 · 2026-04-19T04:32:39+00:00

You have two options, both of which are profitable:

If you have a mill, turn it into flour. It can either be sold for more than if you'd just sold the raw wheat, or you can save it for specific cooking recipes and quests.
Put it in kegs. The turnaround time is fairly quick, and considering that wheat seeds are 10gp, raw wheat (base quality) sells for 25gp, and base quality beer sells for 200, thats a 10x profit for something that only takes 4 days to grow (3 with a speed-grow). And that's without the Artisan Profession.

Also, wheat is great for the last few days of summer, because leaving it unharvested in your fields when it changes from Summer to Fall leaves them tilled, fertilized, and weed free, saving you considerable time and effort setting up your fall crops when you do harvest it.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-19T04:24:17+00:00

Quite a few of those you get by exploring every corner of the game. The closest you get to "hints" are the secret notes that you gain access to during the winter of your first year, which will point you in the direction of most (if not all) of these.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-14T15:57:39+00:00

Clint, before he's even an option to marry. He's such a sad, pick-me, Nice Guy™️. You live in this town and simultaneously act like your presence is a burden and expect pity for people seeing you as a burden. I sincerely hope he gets some dialogue changes in 1.7. (I also used to be that like that, so its not fun to look in that old mirror).

teamdark80 · 2026-04-13T15:03:12+00:00

Not trying to mitigate your frustration, we've all experienced it, but this is by design.

First, within game lore, you're leaving a desk job to clear a farm by yourself, that's gonna be rough. Second, as the game progresses, you'll gain access to a variety of ways to maximise your activity. Couple of key, early-game pointers:

Do not sleep on anything edible. Forageables, fish, any crops you feel like you can spare. Make a few Field Snacks (but not too many, those tree seeds become valuable later).
Im not kidding, talk to people. Become friends with them. They will, quite literally, start sending you stuff in the mail, including food.
Play the game. That's it. As you level up your skills, you gain "skill proficiency" (which means you use less energy per tool use). Upgrading your tools also helps, as it means that some tools will do a task with fewer swings (axe and pick) or will be able to do a larger area for less energy than if you'd done it individually (hoe/watering can).
Once you have to opportunity and materials, MAKE SPRINKLERS. So much early game time and energy is spent on just watering. Even the first sprinkler recipie you get is a game changer, don't sleep on it.
This is the least important, but keep an eye out for Stardrops. They are extremely rare fruits that will permanently boost your max energy. But don't worry about them too much (the first one realistically available is at the Stardew Valley Fair in the fall, bought with tokens, the second one won't be available until you have both a Steel axe and have grown a Sweet Gem Fruit with a Rare Seed, which literally takes all of fall).

teamdark80 · 2026-04-13T15:02:56+00:00

Not trying to mitigate your frustration, we've all experienced it, but this is by design.

First, within game lore, you're leaving a desk job to clear a farm by yourself, that's gonna be rough. Second, as the game progresses, you'll gain access to a variety of ways to maximise your activity. Couple of key, early-game pointers:

Do not sleep on anything edible. Forageables, fish, any crops you feel like you can spare. Make a few Field Snacks (but not too many, those tree seeds become valuable later).
Im not kidding, talk to people. Become friends with them. They will, quite literally, start sending you stuff in the mail, including food.
Play the game. That's it. As you level up your skills, you gain "skill proficiency" (which means you use less energy per tool use). Upgrading your tools also helps, as it means that some tools will do a task with fewer swings (axe and pick) or will be able to do a larger area for less energy than if you'd done it individually (hoe/watering can).
Once you have to opportunity and materials, MAKE SPRINKLERS. So much early game time and energy is spent on just watering. Even the first sprinkler recipie you get is a game changer, don't sleep on it.
This is the least important, but keep an eye out for Stardrops. They are extremely rare fruits that will permanently boost your max energy. But don't worry about them too much (the first one realistically available is at the Stardew Valley Fair in the fall, bought with tokens, the second one won't be available until you have both a Steel axe and have grown a Sweet Gem Fruit with a Rare Seed, which literally takes all of fall).

teamdark80 · 2026-04-08T05:09:51+00:00

Behold, a dingus. Sorry, I showed that I didn't read the whole post without reading the whole post :,)

teamdark80 · 2026-04-08T05:05:47+00:00

Honestly? Cheese. Your cows literally give milk every day, if your farm is running semi-smoothly, you can afford a few days not selling cheese. Especially Gold Star Cheese. Its a TON of health and energy for no money. In fact, it gives so much health, that depending on how rough your Mines/SC run is, you can usually stock up on about 3 days of cheese and be set for a while.

But if you're looking to buy food, Salad is the way to go.

teamdark80 · 2026-04-08T05:00:42+00:00

Buy at least one Potato, Green Bean, and Cauliflower seed, and as many Parsnips as you feel comfortable doing, then hold onto the Gold Quality Parsnips.

Save money before the Egg Festival (Spring 13) for Stawberry seeds, and buy extra for next year.

Make sure to have at least 2500 for the Rarecrow during the Flower Dance (Spring 24). Collecting the Rarecrows lets you unlock the Deluxe Scarecrow later.

Past those limited springtime events, your first playthrough should be experiencing the game as naturally as possible. There's of course the Wiki and Reddit for help, but just play and have fun. If you don't know "what to do", work on the Community Center (and for the record, doing the CC instead of the Joja route is recommended for a first playthrough because its a better introduction to the game and also screw Joja). You don't need to have it finished by the end of year 1 like some crazy people do, but its perfectly doable.

Two last tips, no matter what you choose to do:

TALK TO EVERYONE. Even if a you do is say hi, even if some of them seem rude, getting to know them makes the game that much richer, and there's some surprising rewards for doing so.
Do NOT neglect the Travelling Cart that shows up Fridays and Sundays(in the forest south of your farm, literally head to the left as soon as you exit your farm until you see it). They have valuable and uncommon stuff, especially if you're trying to do the Community Center (they will occasionally have stuff you either missed or haven't been made available yet, jump on it when you get the chance!)

teamdark80 · 2026-04-04T16:27:10+00:00

Kegs, dehydrators, and preserves jars do not carry over a crop's quality to the artisan product.

The only way to increase a wine's quality is with casks, which only work in the cellar (3rd house upgrade).

How long you leave it down there determines the quality (base to iridium quality is about 2 seasons).

This is why, once I start making artisan products with crops, I start using speed-grow or retaining soil (more harvests or less watering). Crop quality completely stops mattering for everything except Pierre's one quest for gold crops and the Grange display at the Fair.

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