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Starting out stardew valley. What advice would you give? (beehaw.org)

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Playing the switch version, about 8 in game days in, doing some crops but not sure what else I should be doing, mainly interacting with other characters. What advice can you give me?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

the game doesn't really have a time limit or lose condition, so you can't really go wrong.

but if you want a fast start:

Save a bit of everything, grow a couple of every crop at first. make sure to check you have enough time left in the season when you plant (28 day long seasons).
prioritize the community center, it gives a lot of perks and makes sure you engage with all the mechanics. aa a first timer you can get it by summer year 2 or so if you focus, year 1 if you are lucky/hardcore about it
when fishing you can make the bobber move left or right as you cast it, which can get you hard to reach fishing spots\
Upgrade your watering can first, ideally near the end of a season when you don't have crops that need watering.
hoe mysterious ground spots
if you befriend people they will give you stuff, usually stuff they like that you can use to make them like you even more. completing the daily quests makes them like you more and is usually more profitable than selling whatever they ask for. the prize ticket you get later on for those quests are very good.
Pay attention to luck on the TV, it makes a big difference for mining and fishing, it doesn't effect farming item qualities or the contents of geodes though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nice

I'm doing center, have 2 things done so far

But why upgrade can? My axe and pick are both steel.

Also, what swords are good?

I currently have the obsidian edge

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Upgrading the can lets you charge up and water more spots at once (same for the hoe, but thats less important), makes a huge difference to both the energy cost and the time needed to water crops.

You can save your first prismatic shard and have a walk around the desert, it should give you the best sword you can access until late game. The sword you have now is probably good enough until then, but if you like mining and have a lot of cash get the lava katana from the monster hunter club.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Where do I get a prism chard?

I don't have sewer or bus yet

As for cash I spent a lot on seeds for summer y2

Is a big coop a good investment? Or do I go barn first?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You'll get the shard randomly, fighting monsters is the most common but I think you can get it other ways, I would just keep mining, focus in getting the bus fixed (that's the next step after you finish the mines, which it sounds like you are close to) and let yourself get it randomly.

Seeds are definitely your best bet for money early on. It's kind of your choice for barn vs coop upgrades, you need both eventually and they each give you about the same extra money. Make sure to make mayo machines and cheese machines as soon as you can, that will greatly increase the value of your animal products.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I have 2 mayo machines and all eggs go to mayo.

Will try fix bus