!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice.
I'll be in tears on that day. I've been waiting for such a game on consoles since 2009.
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Stardew Valley |OT| Resting Under a Harvest Moon [Up: now on PS4]
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice.
I'll be in tears on that day. I've been waiting for such a game on consoles since 2009.
PandaPedinte
Member
I think this news is worth a new thread if not already made.
finalflame
Gold Member
Hope this means we get proper/revamped controller support on PC! I might double dip on XBO anyways, dev deserves it.
Yeah, Pam is a mess but Penny is still a quality girl: intelligent, kind, good with kids. The drunk/obnoxious mom with a straight-laced daughter dynamic kind of reminds me of Ab Fab.
SafeinSound
Member
Does anyone know how much this is going to cost on consoles? Thinking about asking for a PSN card for christmas so I can pick this up.
It's up on the UK PSN store for £11.99
SafeinSound
Member
BinaryBear07
Member
I can't wait to get this on PS4. The wait has been so long!!!!
SafeinSound
Member
Hope this is up on the PSN store when I get home from work.
I see it. PS4 only. 14.99$
BinaryBear07
Member
Just purchased it on PSN. Now I just need to get through work.
Thanks.
Dr. Zombutler
Member
Bought. What does a total beginner need to know going into this game?
Exactly how about a "top ten tips" for starting the game
Apparently they're very similar, but a patch is coming in January that makes some QoL tweaks. Not a major revamp, though, unfortunately.
Exactly how about a "top ten tips" for starting the game
http://kotaku.com/tips-for-playing-stardew-valley-1762894608
My biggest tips for the game would honestly just be:
1) Take things at your own pace. The game will introduce new stuff you can do fairly quickly, such as fishing and going through the mines. And it'll be up to you to decide how much time you'll dedicate to these things in a given day. There's really only one thing you can permanently miss out on due to personal pacing, and it's not a big deal:
. Besides that, the worst punishment the game will dish out is "you have to wait til later to finish this" because of seasonal crops or fish etc.
2) Fishing is seriously the best money making method in the early game. Many will complain about fishing, especially early on. But it levels up very quickly and becomes significantly easier because both your skill as a player and your character's skill level will influence things. If you spend time fishing, it will absolutely slaughter other methods of making money for a pretty good chunk of time. Its advantage will eventually fall off, but there's really no competing with it for at least your first Spring (and Summer), if not your first year entirely depending on how you play. Level your fishing early, and if you feel pressed for cash, spend some time fishing.
Edit: 3) For early game energy management, Field Snacks are awesome. You unlock the crafting recipe at level 1 Foraging, which you'll get after chopping some trees here and there. It's made from one of each normal tree seed, Acorn, Maple Seed and Pine Cone. You'll see these planted around your farm all over the place. Hit them with a tool to dislodge them. When doing my later runs, I would generally make this part of my daily chores, running around my farm real quick to gather all the tree seeds that had sprouted.
4) Don't go cutting all of your grass early on. Wait until you've built a silo so it can be turned into hay, and keep a nice large patch of grass even after getting silos built. Plan to have your animal buildings near a nice patch of grass so you can just let them out to feed on clear, non winter days.
1) Take things at your own pace. The game will introduce new stuff you can do fairly quickly, such as fishing and going through the mines. And it'll be up to you to decide how much time you'll dedicate to these things in a given day. There's really only one thing you can permanently miss out on due to personal pacing, and it's not a big deal:
Sam's 3 heart event can only be seen before winter of Year 1
2) Fishing is seriously the best money making method in the early game. Many will complain about fishing, especially early on. But it levels up very quickly and becomes significantly easier because both your skill as a player and your character's skill level will influence things. If you spend time fishing, it will absolutely slaughter other methods of making money for a pretty good chunk of time. Its advantage will eventually fall off, but there's really no competing with it for at least your first Spring (and Summer), if not your first year entirely depending on how you play. Level your fishing early, and if you feel pressed for cash, spend some time fishing.
Edit: 3) For early game energy management, Field Snacks are awesome. You unlock the crafting recipe at level 1 Foraging, which you'll get after chopping some trees here and there. It's made from one of each normal tree seed, Acorn, Maple Seed and Pine Cone. You'll see these planted around your farm all over the place. Hit them with a tool to dislodge them. When doing my later runs, I would generally make this part of my daily chores, running around my farm real quick to gather all the tree seeds that had sprouted.
4) Don't go cutting all of your grass early on. Wait until you've built a silo so it can be turned into hay, and keep a nice large patch of grass even after getting silos built. Plan to have your animal buildings near a nice patch of grass so you can just let them out to feed on clear, non winter days.
Beginners Tips?
- Don't rush. The game doesn't have a hard ending so you're not under the gun to get everything done immediately.
- Do what you want. Everything you do has some kind of benefit, from being social (which nets you lots of gifts and recipes) to fishing (the fish sell for a lot and you'll often find treasure) to foraging (a good way to make money early) to mining (tons of materials).
- Always check the TV. Weather reports, foraging tips and free recipes.
- Rainy Days are good days to fish and mine since all of your crops are watered and some fish only come out during rain.
- Don't rush into livestock immediately, they're time consuming and expensive if you're not prepared. Always make a silo first and give yourself plenty of time to harvest grass for feed. I like to upgrade to the deluxe barn / coop as quickly as possible for the auto-feeder function too.
- Sheds are great if you need storage space as they're way bigger inside than out. Good place to store stuff (which, really, you should try to save one of everything) or set up all of your artisan crafting stations (cheese press, furnace, etc.).
- Check the traveling merchant who appears to the left, past the big tree, in the woods south of your farm. She shows up Friday and Sunday only, and sells a lot of stuff out of season or earlier than you'd normally be able to get it yourself. Two of the biggies to watch out for are Sprinklers and Battery Packs (which are used to make sprinklers). Sprinklers = automation = more time to do other stuff.
- Upgrade your tools in the winter when you won't really need them.
- Every 5th level in the mine has an elevator door so you can return to that floor quickly.
- You can find stuff in the various trash cans around town, just don't get seen doing it.
- The village bar usually draws a ton of people after dark if you want to try to maximize your social interactions.
Shesh, that kinda spoils a lot of the game though.
- Don't rush. The game doesn't have a hard ending so you're not under the gun to get everything done immediately.
- Do what you want. Everything you do has some kind of benefit, from being social (which nets you lots of gifts and recipes) to fishing (the fish sell for a lot and you'll often find treasure) to foraging (a good way to make money early) to mining (tons of materials).
- Always check the TV. Weather reports, foraging tips and free recipes.
- Rainy Days are good days to fish and mine since all of your crops are watered and some fish only come out during rain.
- Don't rush into livestock immediately, they're time consuming and expensive if you're not prepared. Always make a silo first and give yourself plenty of time to harvest grass for feed. I like to upgrade to the deluxe barn / coop as quickly as possible for the auto-feeder function too.
- Sheds are great if you need storage space as they're way bigger inside than out. Good place to store stuff (which, really, you should try to save one of everything) or set up all of your artisan crafting stations (cheese press, furnace, etc.).
- Check the traveling merchant who appears to the left, past the big tree, in the woods south of your farm. She shows up Friday and Sunday only, and sells a lot of stuff out of season or earlier than you'd normally be able to get it yourself. Two of the biggies to watch out for are Sprinklers and Battery Packs (which are used to make sprinklers). Sprinklers = automation = more time to do other stuff.
- Upgrade your tools in the winter when you won't really need them.
- Every 5th level in the mine has an elevator door so you can return to that floor quickly.
- You can find stuff in the various trash cans around town, just don't get seen doing it.
- The village bar usually draws a ton of people after dark if you want to try to maximize your social interactions.
Shesh, that kinda spoils a lot of the game though.
When you upgrade your watering can, you lose access to it for the rest of the day, the entire next day, and can pick it up from the blacksmith the day after.
So you can upgrade your watering can on these days without leaving your crops dry:
The 27th of every month - usually you won't have any crops that need watering on the 28th because they wither at the end of the 28th. So drop the watering can off on the 27th, don't water on the 28th, and pick it up on the 1st.
When you see that tomorrow's going to rain - If the weather forecast says it's going to rain tomorrow, you can water your crops, drop off the can, and pick up your can the day after the rain falls.
During winter
So you can upgrade your watering can on these days without leaving your crops dry:
The 27th of every month - usually you won't have any crops that need watering on the 28th because they wither at the end of the 28th. So drop the watering can off on the 27th, don't water on the 28th, and pick it up on the 1st.
When you see that tomorrow's going to rain - If the weather forecast says it's going to rain tomorrow, you can water your crops, drop off the can, and pick up your can the day after the rain falls.
During winter
PandaPedinte
Member
I updated the OT with the links for the PSN and the Xbox store. I'll try to pm a mod and ask to move the OT out of the community for some time to gain some visibility.
SafeinSound
Member
If I'm waking up with low energy, should I be going to sleep earlier? There is so much to do early on, it's overwhelming, haha.
Codiox
Member
I'm cross-posting this game breaking bug:
language crash
Your PS4 has to be on english system language to play this game or it will crash.
language crash
Your PS4 has to be on english system language to play this game or it will crash.
nikos
Member
Cursor on console? Sounds annoying. What's it used for?
I know a bunch of people that exclusively use a controller, including the creator of the guide book.
More_Badass
Member
Is it out on Xbox now too? Only thought PS4 atm
More_Badass
Member
Cool, will fix the title
Oh sorry, depends on the region your Xbox is set in. For me it is out since I am located in Germany where it already is the 14th.
Net_Wrecker
Member
11 days in, this is great. Super charming and relaxing.
I mean besides all the work you have to do, and all the people to talk to, and the quests, and the exploration, and upgrading, and maintaining, and crafting
Learned pretty quickly that fishing and persistent crops are the early cash farming pro strats. Looking forward to all the stuff the rest of the game has in store.
I mean besides all the work you have to do, and all the people to talk to, and the quests, and the exploration, and upgrading, and maintaining, and crafting
Learned pretty quickly that fishing and persistent crops are the early cash farming pro strats. Looking forward to all the stuff the rest of the game has in store.
11 days in, this is great. Super charming and relaxing.
I mean besides all the work you have to do, and all the people to talk to, and the quests, and the exploration, and upgrading, and maintaining, and crafting
Learned pretty quickly that fishing and persistent crops are the early money makers. Looking forward to all the stuff the rest of the game has in store.
Once you get a rhythm down and start adding sprinklers, it gets a bit easier. Winter is prime time for mining / fishing / socializing too.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
these types of games are truly the best11 days in, this is great. Super charming and relaxing.
I mean besides all the work you have to do, and all the people to talk to, and the quests, and the exploration, and upgrading, and maintaining, and crafting
Learned pretty quickly that fishing and persistent crops are the early money makers. Looking forward to all the stuff the rest of the game has in store.
Frozenprince
Banned
I like watering my plants by hand.
It's soothing.
It's soothing.