If there’s anything that you’re looking for in Stardew Valley, there’s a high likelihood that you’ll find it at the Traveling Cart. The vendor here sells a??lmost ev??erything you could imagine from basic resources to furniture and clothing items. 

The Traveling Cart comes to Stardew Valley every Friday and Sunday, and can be found in the northern corner of the Cindersap Forest, close to the entrance to the Secret Woods and is open between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. 

The Traveling Cart also shows up at both the Night Market (Winter 15-17) between 5 p.m. and 2 a.m. and the Desert Festival (Spring 15-17) between 12 p.m. and 2 a.m. The st???ock available at either festival is the same. 

Stock rotates, so different things ??will be available to purchase every time? you visit. Prices are often high, but there are some items that can’t be purchased anywhere else, so it’s always worth checking what’s in stock whenever the Traveling Cart is around. 

Of course, some items are more worthy of your Gold than others, but what are the ??best items to purchase from the Traveling Cart? After years of visiting the vendor to check her stock, I’ve learned a thing or two, so I can give some tips about what to look out for. 

Special Stock at the Traveling Cart

There are a select few items that are only available to purchase from the Traveling Cart or are otherwise difficult to get, so if they’re on the stock list during any visit, it’s wor?th buying them to avoid missing out on having them. 

Unlike other items purchased through the Traveling Cart, prices of Special Stock items ar?e fixed, so you’ll always pay the same for them, regardless of when they come up:

Spouse Portraits at the Traveling Cart

Spouse Portraits were added in the 1.6 update and will become available at the Traveling Cart after you get married, or Krobus becomes your roommate. You can only purchase the Portrait of your spouse (or Krobus) as long as you have 14 hearts with them, but you get to???? keep it even if you part ways. Each portrait costs 30,000 Gold. 

Specific items worth buying at the Traveling Cart

The Traveling Cart has a truly huge number of items that? rotate for purchase, so there’s always a chance that you’ll find something you need. However, there are certain items that are more worthwhile than others, so here are a few that stand out from the long list of available items:

Red Cabbage Seeds

If you’re looking to speed-run the Community Center Bundles, you’ll need to keep an eye out for Red Cabbage Seeds at the Traveling Cart during your first year. While they’re available from othe??r so?urces from the beginning of year two, there’s a chance that they can appear at the Traveling Cart before that point. 

You can help with this ??and guarantee that they show ?up at least once in the first year by selecting “Guarantee Year 1 Completableâ€?in advanced options when starting a new game. 

Quality Sprinkler

Us?ually, making Quality Sprinklers calls for 1 Iron Bar, 1 Gold Bar, and 1 Refined Quartz. Although this isn’t too much of a tall order, collecting the necessary resources can prove problematic or tiresome. Quality Sprinklers sometimes come up for purchase at the Traveling Cart, and they’re always worth purchasing if you have crops that n?eed watering. ;

Meals with additional buffs

There are a couple of meals that co?uld possibly show up at the Traveling Cart, both of which have unique perks when consumed. 

Triple Shot Espresso will increase your movement speed for four minutes and 12 seconds, and also applies to your horse if you have one. Although you can buy the recipe from the Stardrop Saloon for 5,000 Gold and then make it using 3 Coffee, Triple Shot Espresso is ?something that’s always worth hoarding if you see it for sale.

Seafoam Pudding is incredibly useful, especially if you’re planning on going after any Legendary Fish or wanting to reel in the Iridium Krobus Statue in the Cindersap Forest, as it increases your fishing level by 4, even if you’re already level 10. Although you do get the recipe for Seafoam Pudding when you reach l?evel 9 Fishing, the ingredients can be difficult to get. 

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The Meadowlands Farm was added to Stardew Valley as part of the 1.6 update that has just finally arrived on consoles and mobile. It’s incredibly useful, increasing ?the speed at which animals gain hearts, but t??he supply is limited. 

When you first start a new game using the Meadowlands Farm, you’ll have a lot of Blue Grass around for your animals to munch on. However, it rapidly disappears as the animals get to eat, and you?’ll eventually end up with not much left, o?r worse, none at all. 

There are some techni??ques to preserve Blue Grass, such as placing a fence post on top of a patch to prevent your animals from getting to it, but growth can be frus??tratingly slow. This is worsened in the winter, as Blue Grass doesn’t grow or spread during the season. 

How to get the Blue Grass Starter recipe in Stardew Valley

Unfortunately, you’ll need to work through a lot of content before you can unlock the recipe for Blue Grass Starters. You can’t buy them outright ??from any of the vendors, and the only way to get them is to make them yourself?. 

The recipe for Blue Grass Starters is only available from Qi’s Walnut Room for 40 Qi Gems. That means you’ll need to complete al?l of th?e following steps before you get access to the recipe:

• Complete all of the Community Center Bundles
• Fix Willy’s Boat and make your way to Ginger Island
• Find and collect 100 Golden Walnuts to unlock Qi’s Walnut Room
• Stock up on Qi Gems using the following methods:

  • Complete Qi’s Special Orders
  • Activate the Shrine of Challenge
  • Exchange Golden Walnuts

How to make Blue Grass Starters in Stardew Valley

When you’ve worked your way through all of the tasks listed above and purchased the Blue Grass Starter recipe, ??you’ll need the following ingredients to make it. Each craft will produce 1 Blue Grass Starter.

25 Fiber

Fiber is a resource that can be found in a variety of ways. Ea?ch weed has a 50% chance to drop Fiber when harvested, which is the only free way to get Fiber.

There are also a couple of ways to get Fiber in exchange for other items. At the Desert Festival, if Vincent has a stall, he will exchange 1 Calico Egg for 10 Fiber. The Desert Trader will also exchange 5 ??Stone for 1 Fiber on?? Tuesdays.

If you're willing to put some work in, you can learn the recipe for Fiber S??eeds by completing Linus' "Community Cleanup" Special Order. It requires the following resources, and makes 4 Fiber Seeds per craft:

• 1 Mixed Seeds
• 5 Sap
• 1 Clay

10 Moss

Moss can be harvested in Spring, Summer, and Fall from any tree that has green growth on the trunk. You can harvest it with any too??l, weapon, or bomb. Each tree drops either one or two Moss.

On Green Rain Days, which occur during Summer, the amount???? of Moss will significantly increase and can be hoarded away for future use.

1 Mystic Syrup

Mystic Syrup is likely to give you the biggest challenge of the three ingredients needed to make Blue Grass Starters, as it is only obtainable after you've obtained your Foraging Mastery and unlocked the My??stic Tree Seed recipe, which needs the following resources to make:

• 5 Acorn
• 5 Maple Seed
• 5 Pine Cone
• 5 Mahogany Seed

After planting, a Mystic Tree can take anywhere between five and 26 days to reach maturity, depending on luck and whether you've used fertilizers. Then, when a Tapper is placed on a fully grown M??ystic Tree, it will produce Mystic Syrup once every seven days.

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As part of the release of the 1.6 update for Stardew Valley on console and mobile platforms, ConcernedApe has included a hidden extra for those playing on mobile devices â€?Multiplayer. ??;

Multiplayer is something that players on PC and console have been able to enjoy since the 1.3.27 update way back in 2018, but it’s something very new and exciting for mobile players. However, it’s also experimental and not without issue, with Con?cernedApe giving the following warnings about the feature:

• You can only connect to farms via an IP
• Connecting to a farm or trying to host a farm on a cell phone network will likely result in issues such as lack of connection, disturbed gameplay, and crashes 

Ape also notes that as this is a?? very new and experimental feature, bugs and issues may still be present. To avoid frustration, try to go into this process without the expectation of a flawles??s experience. 

How to unlock mobile multiplayer in Stardew Valley

Even unlocking the ability to play with friends is a bit of a process, and? it involves at least the first part of the much-loved Konami Code. In case you have no idea what the Konami Code is, it’s as follows:

• Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start

You can disregard the “B, A, Startâ€?part of this, but you’ll need to remember the rest in o??rder to unlock Multiplayer on mobile devices. 

When you first open up Stardew Valley on a phone or tablet, you’ll get the same old menu sc?reen with the logo, and options to start a new game or load a game at the bottom. Take a closer look at the log??o, and take note of the four sets of leaves. Each set of leaves corresponds to a direction, as shown below:

Youâ€??™ll need to t??ouch the leaves in order of the Konami Code, so:

• Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right

Bear in mind that the press only counts if you hear the leaves rustle when you touch them. Then press th?e â€?â€?button in the bottom right corner of the screen, exit the window that pops up, and you should now have the “Co-opâ€?button available t??o press on the home screen menu. 

How to host or join a game in mobile Multiplayer in Stardew Valley

Sadly, the ??mobile Multiplayer does not allow for farm “discoveryâ€? meaning you’ll need to either hand out your IP address if you’re looking to host a game, or know the hosts IP address if you’re wanting to join a game.?? 

According to ConcernedApe, the way to get the be?st experience out of mobile Multiplayer is to connect to a PC-hosted farm from a high-end mobile d??evice on a local network, such as Wi-Fi. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t try to set up a game or connect via cell phone data, but you may need to set up a mobile wi-fi hotspot in order for things to run as smoothly as possible. 

This does mean that mobile Multiplayer is more intended for players who are in the same location, rather than those who are playing together from a distance. As well as this, all players must be playing the same software version of Stardew Valley in order to connect with each other.

If you’re looking to host a game, yo?u’ll need to set up the farm and make sure there are cabins available for anyone who will eventually join. Then, anyone who trying to join will need to enter the IP Address of whoever is hosting. To avoid disconnection issues, the host should find out their IP Address before? setting up their farm, and can do so in either of the following ways:

• For iOS users: Settings > Wi-Fi > Click the “iâ€?next to your Wi-Fi name > Look up IP Address
• For Android users: Settings > Network & Internet > Internet > Click the cog next to your Wi-Fi name > Look for IP Address

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After what felt like a lifetime, console and mobile players finally received the long-awaited Stardew Valley 1.6 update a couple of days ago. Well, technically it's version 1.6.9 to account for the latest patch, but it comes with everything that came before it and that PC fans have been enjoying for months now?.

However, there appears to be a small issue when it comes to performance. According to a recent post on X from developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, there is a solution to those playing the latest version of Stardew Valley.

Until a more permanent fix can be sent out, Barone suggests anyone experiencing performance problems should "remove all hats from pets." No, this is apparently not a joke. Our own Paula kindly confirme??d th?is to be a genuine piece of advice to the issue.

For real

If you're new to Stardew Valley and not sure what the advice entails, you're advised to "try putting a different hat on your pet," which will then "remove the original hat first." When pressed for further details in an excuse me, what? kind of way, the developer had this to say:

There's rumors of a strange rash affecting pets' ears in Zuzu City and we just want to mak??e sure those e??ars can breath [sic] for a few days.

The 1.6.9 update went live a couple of days ago, bringing with it new features and changes. According to the patch notes, the game now gives you the ability to "place beds and sleep inside any constructed buildings that allow furniture," adds in new Easter eggs, balances some a?spects, and...you know what, there's too much to list he?re. Best to read the changelog itself.

The mobile port of Stardew Valley also now comes loaded with a hidden and experimental multiplayer feature. Instructions on how you can access it can be found here.

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The Stardew Valley 1.6 update has finally hit consoles a long nine months after it originally hit PC, and with it, the 1.6.9 update has arrived on all platforms. There was??n’t a lot of new content added, but there is one thing that’s really helpful. 

If you’ve ever managed to get your hands on a once-in-a-game item and then somehow gone on to lose it, whether by accidentally discarding it or through a horrible accident, there’s now a way to get those items back â€?th??e Lost Item Shop. 

How to find the Lost Item Shop in Stardew Valley

The Lost Item Shop in Stardew Valley isn’t actually a shop, but rather a newly added woodland critter NP?C who appears in a specific spot. Judging from this NPCs proclivity for collecting and holding on to shiny trinkets, I think it’s safe to assume that it is supposed to be a crow, although it’s a little hard to tell. 

To find this NPC, you’ll need to head to the Secret Woods and make your way to the left (all the way). It’s standing behind the top-most horizontal fallen pillar near the statue of Old Master Cannoli. You don’t need to get?? around this pillar in o??rder to interact with the crow, and can simply do your business over the pillar itself. 

There’s no conversation involved when it comes to getting your items back, which is a li?ttle creepy and would be even more so in real life, but interacting with the crow will bring up a list of lost ite??ms that you can now get back. 

Items retrieved from the Lost Item Shop in Stardew Valley

Each item that you want to retrieve will cost 10,000 Gold, so it’s not cheap, but it is preferable to per?manently losing these unique, one-of-a-kind items. This is especially important for items that have a specific use, such as the Statue of True Perfection. 

It’s worth noting ?that in a multiplayer game, any player can retrieve items from the Lost Item Shop, regardless of which player lost or discarded that item in the first place.&n??bsp;

Her?e’s a full list of items?? that are available for re-purchase at the Lost Item Shop, along with how you got them originally:

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In Stardew Valley, there is a long list of random events that can possibly occur overnight at any point, such as the Witch who drops off a Void Egg, or an explosion being heard in the night. 

If you get the “An explosion was heard in the nightâ€?notification at the beginni?ng of a new day, you may be wondering what this means, but don’t worry I’ve got all the details you need. 

What exploded in Stardew Valley?

Unlike some other random overnight events that open up a new area of Pelican Town and the surrounding area to explore, an explosion is a more targeted event. When you hear an explosion, it means that a Meteorite has fallen somewhere on your farm and now you need to go out and find it. 

Most of the time, Meteorite will fall somewhere that’s very obvious at first glance.? If you’re unlucky, one of two things can happen:

• The Meteorite will fall directly into your crops or decorations, destroying them
• The Meteorite will fall into a bush and be hidden from view

Regardless of where it? falls, and how much damage it does to the space around it, you can get some useful items from a Meteorite.

What do Meteorites drop in Stardew Valley?

Meteorites can fall at any time, including during the first year, which makes at least one of the items they drop particularly useful. However, in order to get these items, you will need to have a Pickaxe that is either Golden or Iridium qua?lity. This can take a while, especially given the resources needed and the cost involved.

???If the drops aren’t particularly valuable to you, you could always choose to keep the Meteorite as a decoration and repair the space around it in order to turn it into a centerpiece. Meteorites are quite rare, so it can be a bragging piece if you happen to get one.

The items Meteorites drop are mostly always the same, and you’re guarante?ed to get the first three items listed below if you destroy a Meteorite:

• 10 Iridium Ore
• 2 Omni Geodes
• 8 Stone
• 25% chance of dropping a Prismatic Shard

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There are a lot of statues in Stardew Valley, and some of them are obtained in strange ways. The Statue of Endless Fortune is available from pretty early in a playthrough,?? but you might have to wait a while and save up some funds.

The Statue of Endless Fortune is an incredibly useful statue to have on your Farm in Stardew Valley. Not only doe?s it give a daily, high-worth item, but it also provides loved gifts for each villager on their birthday. 

How to get the Statue of Endless Fortune in Stardew Valley

Before you can purchase the Statue of Endless Fortune, yo?u’ll need to do a couple of thi??ngs:

• Complete the Vault Bundles at the Community Center in order to unlock the Bus and Desert
• Unlock the Casino in the Desert by completing the ‘Mysterious Mr. Qiâ€?quest

When you’ve don??e both of these things, you’ll be able to talk to the Vendor inside the Casino. He’s a shady-looking man located in the back right corner of ??the main space in the Casino, and he will offer you a Statue of Fortune every time you talk to him.

A word of forewarning, the Statue of Endless Fortune is one of the most expensive items available for purchase anywhere in Stardew Valley. You’ll need 1,000,000 Gold in order to purchase one. There’s no limit to the number of statues you can own, so if you’re ever in a position where you have too much Gold and nothing to spend i??t on, these are a good choice. 

What does the Statue of Endless Fortune do in Stardew Valley?

Like I said above, the Statue of Endless Fortune gives you? a sought-after item each day. On days when there are no villager birthdays, you’ll get one of the following fo?ur items:

• Diamond
• Iridium Bar
• Omni Geode
• Gold Bar

The Statue of Endless Fortune comes in particularly handy when it comes to building or maintaining relationships with villagers, though. On each villager's birthday, the Statue of Endless Fortune will drop o??ne of their loved gifts, making things really easy for you:

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Once you’ve completed ??the â€?a href="//jbsgame.com/how-to-complete-a-winter-mystery-in-stardew-valley/">A Winter Mysteryâ€?quest in Stardew Valley and unlocked the Magnifying Glass, you can begin the proces??s of collecting Secret Notes. These can be extremely helpful, and ?some will even guide you to secrets that are unlikely to be found without them. 

Secret Notes are obtained through undertaking various activities in Stardew Valley. If you find one, you’ll need t?o use it in the same way as eating something, and then it can be found in the Secret Notes t??ab of the Collections menu. 

All Secret Notes in Stardew Valley

There are a total of 27 secret notes to be found. Let’s go through all of them and see what secrets are waiting to be di??scovered.

Secret Note #1

The words that I've underlined in the image above are some of Abigail's loved gifts.

Secret Note #2

Sam's holiday list gives a?way some?? loved gifts for the mentioned villagers, with "Mom" referring to Jodi and "Dad" referring to Kent.

Secret Note #3

As with Secret No??te #1, this one gives away some of the writer's loved g??ifts. This time it's Leah, and I've underlined the parts you need to remember.

Secret Note #4

This is just a list of some ?of Maru's loved gifts.

Secret Note #5

Similar to Sam's holiday list in Secret Note #2, this is a list that Penny has w??ritten ?up, giving away some loved gifts for the mentioned villagers. Here, "Mom" refers to Pam, and "Mr. Mullner" and "Granny Mullner" refer to George and Evelyn respectively.

Secret Note #6

Another one gives away loved gifts for the mentioned villagers, and is the first Secre?t Note to span two pages. Don't worry about the added detail, I'm assuming these are just Gus trying to go above and beyond for his patrons.

Secret Note #7

This one gives away some loved gifts for a few of Pelican Town's bachelors, and is another Secret ??Note that spans two pages:

• Harvey (Coffee and Pickles)
• Elliott (Crab Cakes and Pomegranates)
• Shane (Beer, Pizza, and Pepper Poppers)

Secret Note #8

This loving note from the girls' parents gives?? away a couple of loved gifts for each of them. Emily loves receiving pretty much any Gemstone as a gift.

Secret Note #9

The meals mentioned in this note are two of Alex's loved gifts.

Secret Note #10

This slightly ominous note only becomes available to find after you've completed the "Qi's Challenge" quest, which will be unlocked after you enter Skull Cavern for the first time. You just need to get down to floor 100 of Skull Cavern, where Mr. Qi will greet you and give you Iridium Snake ?Milk. When consumed, this will permanently increase your maximum health by 25.

Secret Note #11

This one doesn't mean anything or lead to any cool secrets, but it is a very cute photo of Marnie and Jas, so there's t?hat.

Secret Note #12

This note i?s just a tip to guide you into rummaging throug??h the garbage cans in town. Be warned, if anyone other than Linus sees you rifling through the trash, you'll lose some friendship points.

Secret Note #13

If you follow the instructions in this note, you'll find an oversized Junimo plush!

Secret Note #14

Another slightly ominous note from an unknown writer, but it leads t??o a?? Stone Junimo Statue, so is worth paying attention to.

To find the statue, hea??d to the back of the Community Center from the left and then continue walking right as far as you can. Then, equip your Hoe or Pickaxe and click to t?he right of where you are to collect the statue.

Secret Note #15

If you've not been through the Night Market yet, this one won't make much sense, but it's the solution to the Mermaid Show button puzzle there. There are five buttons, and you'll need to press them in the order set out in the note in order to?? get a free Pearl.

Secret Note #16

X marks the spot! To ??find this location, head up to the area which has the Spa and Train Station, then head all the way to the left. Use your Hoe to dig a hole, and you'll be rewarded with a Treasure Chest.

Secret Note #17

To find this location, hea?d to the river bank north of the JojaMart. Use your Hoe on the area marked to get ??a Strange Doll (Green). Make sure you stand close enough to where you're digging, or you may lose the doll in the river when it pops out.

Secret Note #18

Another map leads you to a Strange Doll, this time the yellow version. This location is in the Calico Desert, and you'll need to dig to the so??uthwest of the bench in the southeast of the map.

Secret Note #19

To solve this puzzle, head to Jodi's house and stand directly ??outside the front door. Then you need to follow the directions shown, only changing direction when you can no longer move in the previous direction. This path wi?ll take you through town, eventually leading you to a Sold Gold Lewis statue that's hidden behind Mayor Lewis' house.

If you place this statue anywhere in town, you'll get a letter throug??h the mail the next morning from a very upset May??or Lewis, along with 750 Gold. The statue will have been replaced with a rotten plant, and the statue will now be in either Lewis' or Marnie's bedroom.

Secret Note #20

Another follows the directions puzzle, but with this one, you need to start in the cent??er of the town square. The path will lead you to the truck beside JojaMart (you can go directly there if you don't want to follow the directions), and you'll be able to talk to the driver. He'll request a Rabbit's Foot, and if you have one to give him, he'll give you a Special Charm that permanently increases your daily luck.

Secret Note #21

Of all the Secret Notes, this is possibly my favorite. To solve it, you'll need to head into town?? and? make sure to be at the shown bush at exactly 12:40 a.m.

If you interact with the bush, Marnie and Lewis will jump out and run away in shame. I don't know what they're doing in there, but the Anything Goes Party Bush? from The Sims 4 comes to mind.

Secret Note #22

If you've never met Mr. Qi before finding this note, you'd be forgiven for thinking he was going to attack you at some point, but this is actuall???y a really useful note.

To solve it, take a Battery Pack into the tunnel to the left of the Bus Stop and place it in the box on the back wall. This will begin the 'The Mysterious Qi' quest, and eventually unlock the Casino in the Desert.

Secret Note #23

Don't judge the English skills of the writer of this note, because he's? a Bear?, and he is a very useful friend.

Finding this note will add the 'Strange Note' quest to your Journal. To complete the quest, grab some Maple Syrup and head to the Secret Woods betw?een 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., and after the cutscene which plays, the selling price of Blackberries and Salmonberries will be permanently increased by 300%.

Secret Note #24

Another two page note that explains that it's possible?? to dye Junimos by placing the following items inside a Junimo Hut:

• Foraged mineral
• Gem
• Geode Mineral

The Junimos in the hut will usually reflect the color of the item given. If given a Prismatic Shard??, Junimos will constantly ch??ange colors.

Secret Note #25

I?f you go fishing in the water outside the Spa during Spring, Summer, or Fall, you have a chance to find an Ornate Necklace. Once you've found it, you've got two choices:

• Take it to Caroline to get 50 Friendship points with her
• Take it to Abigail to get 100 Friendship points with her

Secret Note #26

This note is hinting that you should feed Junimos on your farm some Raisins. When given Raisins, Junimos will?? have a chance to harvest twi?ce the amount of crops.

Each bag of Raisins will increase product?ivity in the Junimos for one week, a??nd a small sign will be placed outside the hut to let you know that they're working extra hard.

Secret Note #27

The final note was added with the 1.6 update, and points you towards the Mastery Cave in the southern part of the Cindersap F??orest. You can access this cave once you've reached level 10 in all skills, and you can unlock some fun perks and additional items by purchasing a skills Mastery.

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Most quests in Stardew Valley only appear in your Journal when you’ve accepted them, but s??ome will appear after cutscenes. ‘A Winter Mysteryâ€?is one of these quests, and the steps to complete it aren’t exactly clear. 

How to begin ‘A Winter Mystery�nbsp; in Stardew Valley

Unlike some other quests that require you to build relationships or complete certain objectives, A Winter Mystery is a quest that is easy to unlock. All you need to do is leave your farm during the Winter and head to th??????????????????????????e Bus Stop between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.

If you do, you may encounter a shadowy figure. He’s known, at this point, as ‘The Shadow Guy� and he’ll run aw?ay as soon as you see him. Now you n??eed to find him, but Pelican Town is a pretty big place to search. Thankfully, there’s a trail of footprints to follow.

How to complete ‘A Winter Mystery�in Stardew Valley

To complete ‘A Winter Mysteryâ€? head into town and up to where the Community Center is. Here, you’ll see th??e footprints leading into the bush shown above. 

Interacting with this bush will cause the Shadow Guy to jump out and apologize for stealing, because it turns out he's quite the little thief. He’ll go on to give you the Magnifying Glass, which is a very useful tool, and the?? ‘A Winter Mysteryâ€?quest will be complete. 

How to use the Magnifying Glass in Stardew Valley

You don’t actually use the Magnifying Glass in Stardew Valley, but now that you have it, you’ll be able to gather Secret Notes. These Notes can drop while undertaking different activities, and provide useful information, or can lead to secret ??items or rare i??nteractions.

Secret Notes have a specific drop rate from differe??nt ?activities:

Once you’ve found a note, you’ll need to equip it in your hotbar and then use it in the same way that you consume food, which will reveal the secrets within. You can check any previously opened? notes in the Secret Notes tab of the Coll?ections menu. 

Most of the Secret Notes contain information which will help you figure out the loved gifts for each villager, althou?gh some of them contain maps guiding you to secret items such as a Junimo Plush.

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Diamonds are one of the rarest and most resources in Stardew Valley, and they can be quite hard to find. If you want to build a stockpile of Diamonds, or ?start using the resource, you've got several op?tions.

There are a few different ways to get Diamonds in Stardew Valley, but most of them are far from guaranteed. Whether you want to get a do-over with Grandpa’s Eva??luation, or a gift that’s sure to score Friendship points, here’s how to get Diamonds and how to use them. 

From mining to festivals, here's where to find Diamonds in Stardew Valley

Diamonds may be hard to?? find, but there are plenty of opportunities that may give you some. Some of these are far more guaranteed than others, and others will only be available in the later stages of a playthrough.

Nodes, Festivals, and Fishing resources for Diamonds

How to use Diamonds in Stardew Valley

Diamonds can be sold ?for 750 Gold each, or 974 Gold if you have the Gemologist profession. They are the most expensive gem available, so if you have a Crystalarium, you can make an easy profit by duplicating Diamonds. Diamonds are also a loved or liked gi??ft for every villager, so you’re guaranteed to get a positive response if you give the gem as a gift. 

Grandpa’s Shrine

You can use a Diamond in Grandpa’s Shrine to have him re-evaluate you if you didn’t manage to get fou?r candles lit on the shrine the first time around. Once you get four candles, you’ll get a Statue of Perfecti?on. 

Bundles and Quests

You can use one?? Diamond as part of ?the Treasure Hunter’s Bundle in the Boiler Room (Remixed). 

In terms of quests, after you’ve reached floor 40 of the Mines, a Diamond can be requested at any time at the Help Wanted Board. The reward ??for completing this quest is 2,250 Gold and 150 Friendship points. One can also be requested by the Raccoon as part of the fifth request or any made after.

Crafting

Diamonds can be used in the following recipes:

Tailoring

A Diamond can be used in the spool of a Sewing Machine to create a dyeable Pendant Shirt. It’s also classed as?? a white dye when used in the spool of a ??Sewing Machine. 

Trading

Diamonds can also be exchanged with a couple of NPCs to get some items. The Desert Trader gives you one Triple Shot Espresso in ex?change for one Diamond, while the Volcano Dwarf on Ginger Island sells you the ‘The Diamond Hunter�book for 10 Diamonds.

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If you’re a Stardew Valley player ??on console or mobile, the long-awaited good news about t??he 1.6 update has arrived, and it's set to release on November 4. 

Like a ba??by that’s grown in the womb and is ready to be born, the release will come very close to nine months after it arrived on PC. 

This is great news, as now all players will be able to experience everything new that was added in the 1.6 update, and some of you can finally stop avoiding any and all spoilers. I tip my hat to any of you who have been avoiding any Stardew Valley guides because I’m not sur??e how you’ve managed it. 

This does pose a specific problem for some players wh?o have been making the most of the Tea prices. You’ve got six weeks from the time of writing to get all of those Tea Saplings sold, or you’re going to half your profits t?hanks to a lovely price nerf introduced in 1.6. 

It is a shame that it has taken this long for the update to come to players on anything other than PC, and as yet there is no word from ConcernedApe as to the specific reasoning. Perhaps there never will be, and players in?? the comments of Ape’s tweet are simply overjoyed that they’re finally going to experience the update. 

The good news is two-fold. Firstly, thanks to the delay, there’s a guide available for everything you could possibly get stuck in w??ith 1.6. Second, this means that ConcernedApe will be able to refocus his efforts on his next title, Haunted Chocolatier. He’s previously stated that he’s been unable to put any work on his next title due to the extra effort involved with porting Stardew to consoles and mobile. 

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Some fish in Stardew Valley ??can be caught in a variety of places, while others are more specific with where they spawn. Sandfish have a very particular habitat; in fact, it’s how they got their name. 

Before you can go looking for Sandfish, you’ll need to unlock the Desert. To do this, you’ll need to complete the Vault Bundle at the community center? (this is just a c?ollection of monetary donations), or purchase the “Bus Repair�on the Joja Community Development Form for 40,000 Gold. It all depends on whether you’ve made the morally correct choice or sold your soul to Joja.

Where to find Sandfish in Stardew Valley

Once you’ve unlocked the Desert, finding Sandfish is?? easy, as it’s one of only two fish that spawn in the pond located in the top right corner of the Desert. Sandfish (and the other fish, Scorpion Carp), can be fished from these waters during any season between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m.

When you catch a Sandfish, you may find that the bobber in the fishing mini-game darts around the line. Sandfish are prett??y pesky and can get away from you if you’re not careful. To negate the sudden movements, it’s worth using a Cork Bobber or a Trapper Bobber to increase your chances. 

How to use Sandfish in Stardew Valley

One Sandfish is needed for the Speciality Fish Bundle at the Community Center??, and they’re also on Penny’s loved gifts list. Outside of these specific uses, there are a few other things that can be done with Sandfish. 

Recipes

Sandfish can be used in any recipe? that calls for ‘any fis?h�

Tailoring

Sandfish can be used in the spool of a Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Fish Shirt. It can also be us?ed as a yellow dye in the dye pots in Emily and Haley’s hou?se. 

Fish pond

You can place Sandfish into a Fish Pond,? and they’ll produce Roe. If there are 10 Sandfish in ??a Fish Pond, you could possibly get Cactus Seeds.

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Some resources in Stardew Valley are harder to find than others, and Refined Quartz is perhaps one of the most difficult to s??ource in the wilds of Pelican Town. However, th??ere are some shortcuts to getting your hands on this precious item. 

If you want to get Refined Quartz, you’ll need to first go mining. Although y?ouâ€??™re unlikely to find any Refined Quartz in the Mines, the resources you need to create it can be found there.

How to get Refined Ore in Stardew Valley

There are a few di??fferent ways to get Re?fined Quartz:

Furnace

The first reliable method is t??hrough the use of a Furnace, and there are two recipes that will give Refined Quartz:

• 1 Quartz + 1 Coal = 1 Refined Quartz
• 1 Fire Quartz + 1 Coal = 3 Refined Quartz

Either combination takes 1.5 in-game hours to produce the result, but with Fire Quartz giving three Refined Quartz every 1.5 hours, it’s a much more lucrative option. Quartz can be found on any floor of the Mines, and Fire Quartz can be found on any ?floor of the Mines lower than 80. 

Recycling Machine

Creating Refined Quartz wit??h a Recycling Machine is arguably easier than creating it in a Furnace. There are two trash items that can be found in Garbage Cans or fished up from any water that can then be used to create Refined Quartz:

• Broken CD
• Broken Glasses

Other ways to get Refined Quartz

Outside of these two main ways, there are a few other ways to get Refined Quartz, although these?? are much less guaranteed:

• Can very rarely be found in the Mines when breaking large crystals
• Occasionally found in Garbage Cans after receiving the Furnace blueprints from Clint
• Can be produced by Ghostfish Fish Ponds when the population reaches 9
• A rare drop from the following Monsters in the Mines:

  • Ghosts
  • Carbon Ghosts

How to use Refined Quartz in Stardew Valley

Bundles and quests

Refined Quartz is a necessary donation for the Engine?er’s Bundle in the Boiler Room (Remixed) inside the Community Center. 

In terms of quests, Refined Quartz can be requested at the Help Wanted board after you get the Furnace blueprint. The reward for?? completing this quest is 150 Gold and 150 Friendship points with the villager who requested the help. 

Crafting

Refined Quar??tz is used to build the Slime Hutch, which can be purchased for 10,000 Gold at the Carpenter’s Shop and needs the following resou?rces to make:

• 500 Stone
• 10 Refined Quartz
• 1 Iridium Bar

It’s also used in the following crafting recipes:

Tailoring

Refined Quartz can be used in?? the spool of a Sewing Ma??chine to create a dyeable Necklace Shirt. It can also be used in the dye pots at Emily and Haley’s house and it counts as a purple dye.

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Trying to keep track of all the fish in Stardew Valley can be a headache. You not only have to think about their habitat, but weather and time restrictions, and even their behavior as well. Walleye is a fairly common fish, and thankfully, there are wa??ys to catch one. 

How to catch a Walleye in Stardew Valley

Walleyes can be fished up from various locat?ions around Pelican Town and the map surrounding it. Regardless of which location y??ou choose to fish in, Walleye can only be caught between 12 p.m. and 2 a.m. on rainy days during the Fall:

• The River in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest 
• The Mountain Lake
• The pond in Cindersap Forest 
• In all of the areas already mentioned during the Winter, if a Rain Totem is used
• In the Farm pond, if you’re playing on a Riverland Farm or Forest Farm

By far, the best location to go fishing for Walleye is the pond in Cindersap Forest. Although you’l?l have to wait for a rainy Fall day, you’re more likely to catch a Walleye here than in any other location. Each cast has a 32% chance to result in a Walleye. 

If you’re desperately seeking a Walleye in Spring or Summer, you can use Magic Bait to ??negate the seasonal, wea??ther, and time restrictions. 

Other ways to get Walleye in Stardew Valley

There are three other ways to get Walleye in Stardew Valley, each of which has benefit?s. You’ll need to have some luck on your side to get Walleye in ??any of the following ways, though:

• Gifted by a pet cat with maximum friendship
• Found in garbage cans in Pelican Town during Fall or Winter
• Purchased at the Traveling Cart for between 315 and 1,000 Gold

How to use Walleye in Stardew Valley

Gifting and quests

Walleye doesn’t make a very good gift, with not a single villager feeling anything more than neutral about the fish. However, you will need to catch a Walleye to complete at least one Bundle at the Community Center:

• Night Fishing Bundle in the Fish Tank
• Quality Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank (Remixed)

One Walleye can also requested at the Help Wanted board during Fall or Winter. This can be for any villager, and the rewar?d is 315 Gold and 150 Friendship points.

Recipes and crafting

Walleye isn’t specifically called for in any cooking or crafting recipes, but it can be used for the foll?owing recipes that require ‘any fish�

Tailoring

Walleye can be used in the spool of a Sewing Machine to create a Fishing Vest, which is undyeable. However, when it comes to making dye, Walleye counts as a yellow dye when used in the dye pots at Emi?ly and Haley’s house. 

Fish Pond

Walleye can be placed in Fish Ponds and have a 90% chance of providing 1 Roe each day. They have no additio??nal drops, regardless of the pond's population level.

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Perhaps the biggest draw of the Egg Festival in Stardew Valley is the Egg Hunt, which allow?s you to enter into competition with the residents of ??Pelican Town in order to find the most eggs. They’re hidden all around the main square in town, but not always in the same places.

Where the eggs are hidden depends on which year you’re currently playing through. The locations change depending on whether you’re in an odd or even year, but don’t worry, I can talk you through b??oth. 

In tot?al, there are 27 eggs to be found on odd years and 30 to be found on even years, although even the most optim?ized routes for either year won’t see you gathering all of the available eggs. 

Th??e aim of the hunt, if you want to win and relegate Abigail to second place, is to gather at least nine eggs within 50 seconds. If you’re playing multiplayer, this number reduces depending on the number of people you have playing, with six being the ??winning number when two people are playing. The number of eggs needed to win reduces by one for each additional player.

General tips to help you win the Egg Hunt in Stardew Valley

Regardless of which year you’re playing through, I would strongly recommend drinking some Coffee before you enter the festival area. This will increase your movement speed, giving you an advantage over Abigail. It gives you an advantage over everyone else as well, but let’s fa??ce it, this is all about beating Abigail. 

Also remember that if you don’t win, and you’re hell bent on doing so, you can simply close the? game without going to sleep and you’ll restar??t the day. This will give you another opportunity to come first. 

Rewards for winning the Egg Hunt in Stardew Valley

The first time you win the Egg Hunt, you’ll be rewarded with a rather lovely Straw Hat, as seen in the image above. Any additional wins on subsequent years will reward you with a Prize Ticket, which can be? exc??hanged for items at Louis�Prize Machine. 

The best Egg Hunt route for odd years in Stardew Valley

??If you’re quick, have luck on your side, and have remembered your Coffee, you should be able to gather up a total of 18 eggs during odd years. Remember that you only need nine to win, and any additional eggs will simply earn you bragging rights over the residents of Pelican Town and any friends that you happen to be playing with. 

The best route for odd years, including the first year, is to head ea??st and then follow the path?? set out in the image above.

The best Egg Hunt route for even years in Stardew Valley

With a whole new set up of eggs, it can be easy to get flustered and lose out on precious eggs. Again, you only technically need to gather up nine eggs at most in order ???to win, and villagers will be gathering eggs at the same time. 

It is possible to gather up to 20 eggs during the Egg Hunt on even years, although this ??isn’t likely. The best route to take is by starting at the south east corner of the main square and then following the route laid out above. 

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If you’re working your way through Special Orders in Stardew Valley, then you’ll eventually run in?to? one from the Wizard. He asks for something very specific, which doesn’t appear outside the quest â€?Ectoplasm. 

Ectoplasm doesn’t show up as a gatherable item at any point outside of the Wizard’s Special Order qu??est, 'A Curious Substance'. After picking up the quest at the board in Pelican Town, you’ll have seven days to collect some Ectoplasm, bu??t where to get it?

Loations and enemies for Ectoplasm in Stardew Valley

As long as?? �A Curious Substance�is active, Ectopl??asm has a very small 9.5% chance to drop from the following monsters:

• Ghosts

  • Found in the Mines between floors 51 and 79

• Carbon Ghosts

  • Found in Skull Cavern on Mummy levels
  • Found between floors 31 and 39 of the Dangerous Mines

• Putrid Ghosts

  • Found between floors 51 and 69 of the Dangerous Mines

The easiest way to get Ectoplasm for the qu??est is by taking the elevator down to floor 55 of the Mines and farming Ghosts on the floors before 79. Basic Ghosts have 96 HP, while Car?bon and Putrid Ghosts have 190 and 500 HP, respectively. 

Drops from Ghost monsters in Stardew Valley

Each of these monsters also have a chance to ??drop other items, regardless of whether “A Curio??us Substance�is active or not:

If you’ve previously reached the final floor of the Mines, each of these monsters also has a chance to drop Diamonds and Prismatic Shards. Even if you don’t get Ectoplasm to drop im?mediately, th??is quest offers a good chance to stock up on other resources or source some artifacts. 

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Is there a cozy gamer in your life who longs to display their love for Stardew Valley in the house? Or are you trying to get ahead on shopping for the holidays, looking for ideas for the virtual farmer in your life? Don’t worry, I’ve got you ?covered. 

If you want to get your hands on some gifts for a Stardew Valley fan, it can be hard to tell what’s official and what isn’t. But there is a long list of merch endorsed, or oth?erwise directly worked on, by Eric “ConcernedApe�Barone.

From pl??ushes to graphic novels, here are 10 of the best bits of merch that any fan would be happy to receive.

Stardew Valley Cookbook

You don’t need to be a chef to appreciate this hardback, beautifully decorated, and lore-filled cookbook. Containing over 50 ve??getarian recipes either inspired or directly taken from Stardew Valley, this is definitely one of the best gifts you could ever buy for the fan in your life. And who knows, maybe you’ll get a home-cooked dinner out of it? Can’t turn your nose up at that.

Stardew Valley Board Game

If you love playing Stardew Valley online with others, then you’ll love taking it to the tabletop in board game format. The aim of the game is, as you might predict, the same as the aim of the game �r??ebuild the farm, crow crops, and make friends. Barone directly worked? on the board game, and it comes with an enormous number of tokens and items to use in your playthrough. 

Stardew Valley Map Poster

There are hundreds of unofficial prints of the Stardew Valley map out there to purchase, but the only one endorsed by Barone can be purchased through The Yetee. Measuring 16 inches by 20 inches, I’m positive that any lover of Pelican Town will display this anywhere with pride??. 

Krobus Plush

I’m the first to admit that I may be biased, as Krobus is my favorite character in Stardew Valley. However, I still think this is the best plush available from the long list of plushies on offer. Again, there are imitations out there to find, but the officially endorsed version is available through Fangamer, and he’s wonderfully derpy in the best kind of way. He just looks confused, as anyone woul??d be ??if they were suddenly a plush.

Stardew Valley Skull Shirt

This is entirely personal preference, but as soon as I saw this skull shirt I knew I had to have it. It’s just so juxtaposed to the coziness of the game, not to mention that it just matches my aesthetic perfectly. Besides, this list wouldn’t be c??omplete without at least one shirt, and this is my favorite.

If you want alternatives, there are also Bachelor and Bachelorette shirts available, as well as this cute-yet-creepy Junimo anatomy shirt and a long list of other designs.

Before the Farmer Graphic Novel

Have you ever wondered what life was like in Pelican Town before you arrived, took over the farm, and improved the lives of everyone there? Well, this graphic novel is your chance to find out. Inside the 144-page hardcover comic, you’ll also find out what brought Joja to the town and ??how it changed things? before you changed them even more.

Animal Hanger Plush Blind Box

Who doesn’t love a surprise? Well, it doesn’t come much more surprising than blind boxes, and this one gives you (or your loved one) a chance to collect all the animals who call the Farm home. The whole gang's here, including Shane’s blue chicken and, my ??favorite, a weirdly round duck. 

Stardew Valley Complete Vinyl Soundtrack Box Set

This set of four differently colored vinyls includes 77 tracks from Stardew Valley, up to and including those tracks included in the 1.3 update. Also included is a digital download of the 1.5 soundtrack, although if you want songs from that update and the later 1.6 update on vinyl, you’ll need to purchase the s?econd box set of vinyls. On the plus side, they make a kickass pair, even if they’re just on display in vinyl frames.

Stardew Valley Guidebook

The Stardew Valley Guidebook is exactly what you’d expect it to be. It’s a compendium of how-to’s and where-to-find guides in a handy format. It’s fully updated to include everything added in the 1.6 update, so it will be perfect for any fan, especially those playing on console or mobile who haven’t yet had a chance to dive into the new co?ntent. The dust jacket even doubles as a resident guide, including their likes and dislikes. 

Mermaid’s Pendant

I couldn’t write this list without including this one becau????se if you want a Stardew Valley-inspired gift for someon??e you love (specifically a partner), they don’t get more special than this. In the game, the Mermaid’s Pendant takes the place of an engagement ring. Don’t let that scare you away from purchasing this for your special someone, but maybe explain your intentions before they open it to avoid possible confusion.

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There are a lot of annual festivals in Stardew Valley, and each of them offers you the chance to get at least one unique item. If you’re looking for a sp??ecific item, or just want to mark the special days on your calendar, here??’s every festival and what they give. 

There are at least two festivals in each ?season, and Winter is positively packed with four festivals to attend. You’re going to be a busy farmer with everything going on, but it’s worth being ahead of the curve so that you can prepare for? specific events. 

Spring festivals in Stardew Valley

Spring 13 - Egg Festival

The Egg Festival is essentially a competition between you and the other residents of Pelican Town. The main event ?is an easter egg h??unt, and you’ll need to gather at least nine eggs within 50 seconds (real-time) to beat Abigail. 

The first time you win at the Egg Festival, you’ll be rewarded wit??h a Straw Hat which cannot be gained in any other way. 

Spring 15-17 - Desert Festival

We have a full guide on the Desert Festival and everything that you can do there, but if you’re looking for unique items, this is one of the best sources. Y?ou’ll need to get lucky, however, because which items you can get depends on which villagers have stalls at the festival on any?? given day:

Some other unique items which can be obtained through th??e Desert Festival are available from the Calico Egg Mer??chant:

• Mummy Mask (120 Calico Eggs)
• Blue Bow (50 Calico Eggs)
• Dark Velvet Bow (75 Calico Eggs)
• Various decorative items (10-35 Calico Eggs)

Spring 24 - Flower Dance

The Flower Dance is either a feel-good day in the Stardew Valley Calendar, or a humbling experience, depending on whether you have anyone to dance with. Regardless, there are only three unique items which ca?n be purchased at ?the shop during this festival:

• Rarecrow #5
• Tub oâ€?Flowers 
• Tub oâ€?Flowers recipe

Summer festivals in Stardew Valley

Summer 11 - The Luau

The Luau will invite you to place an i??ngredient in the Potluck in the middle of the beach, and if you’re wondering which item to add then here’s our guide on the matter. 

If you’re loo??king for unique items, the Lu?au has just two:

• Wall Palm
• Jungle Decal

Summer 21-22 - Trout Derby

The fishing mini-game in Stardew Valley isn’t the worst, and the Trout Derby festival aims to celebrate it by making you catch as many Trout as you can. Each Trout you catch will earn you? one? Golden Tag, which can then be exchanged for a variety of items, including two that can’t be obtained in any other way:

• Bucket Hat
• Mounted Trout

Summer 28 - Dance of the Moonlight Jellies

Heading down to?? the beach after 10 p.m. on Summer 28 will throw you into the strangest of Stardew Val??ley’s festivals, Dance of the Moonlight Jellies. There is a shop at the festival which sells the following unique items:

• Moonlight Jellies Banner
• Cloud Decals
• Starport Decal
• Modern Rug

Fall festivals in Stardew Valley

Fall 16 - Stardew Valley Fair

There are a lot of things to do at the Stardew Valley Fair, and a lot of items up for grabs. You’ll need to take part in various? mini-games and events in order to earn Star Tokens, which can then be exchanged for the following unique items:

• Fedora
• Rarecrow #1
• 1 Stardrop (can only be purchased once)

Fall 27 - Spirit’s Eve

The equivalent of a Halloween celebration in Pelican Town, the Spirit’s Eve celebration takes place after 10 p.m. on Fall 27. There are a few different unique items available for purchase here, and you can traverse the maze in order to get either a Golden Pumpkin or Prize Ticket.

Here are all of the unique items at the Spirit’s?? Eve festival:

• Jack-O-Lantern
• Jack-O-Lantern recipe
• Rarecrow #2
• Funky Rug

Winter Festivals in Stardew Valley

Winter 8 - Festival of Ice

Fishing takes precedence in this festival, as well as one other in Winter. You’ll find a bunch of ice sculptures in place in Cindersap?? Forest, and you can take part in the Ice Fishing contest to win prizes. You’ll need to catch at least 5 fish in order to win. 

As well as the festival activities, you can also? visit the Traveling Merchant to get some unique items:

• Frozen Dreams wall art
• Icy Rug
• Icy Banner

Fall 12-13 - SquidFest

Another fishing festival, and the last of them for the year, SquidFest challenges players to catch? as many Squid as they? can from the Beach. If you catch 8 Squid on day one and 10 Squid on day two, you can get the following unique rewards:

• Squid Kid art
• Squid Hat

Winter 15-17 - Night Market

Not long after SquidFest, the Night Market will make its way to the beach of Pelican Town. Most of the items sold here can also be found elsewhere, but ??there are some unique items to be had as well:

• Clouds Banner
• Stump Torch
• Cone Hat
• Stone Parrot
• Stone Frog
• Suit of Armor
• Iridium Fireplace
• Upright Piano
• Stone Owl

There is also an art seller who has unique paintings available for purchase on each night of the Night Market. He has one artwork per day, and which one you can purchase depends on which night of the Market it is, and which year you’re ?in.

Winter 25 - Feast of the Winter Star

Essentially Christmas Day, the Feast of the Winter Star will see all of the villagers congregating in the center of town to celebrat?e the year. You’ll be given a gift from one of the villagers, and you’ll need to give a gift to someone as well. 

At the shop which is present during the festival, y??ou can purchase a unique W??inter Banner. This is the only unique item to the festival, as every other item can be gained at least one other way.

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If you’re looking for new cosmetic clothing items in Stardew Valley, there’s no better place to look than at the Sewing Machine. You can use an astoundingly long list of items in the Spool of the Sewing Machine, and in return ??you’ll get some unique new clothes. 

At first??, the Sewing Mach?ine interface can look pretty daunting. However, there’s really only two things you need to know:

• The item you wish to use (such as a Golden Pumpkin, Void Essence, or even fish like the Sea Cucumber) goes into the slot at the top of the interface
• Fabric goes in to the slot on the bottom left of the interface

The resulting cosmetic item will be displayed in the box to the right of the Sewing Machine interface, and if you’re happy with the item you’re going to get, you just need to press the p??ower button on the right of the interface to create it. 

Items which can be made at the Sewing Machine

Rather than list off every single item that can be created at the Sewing Machine, I urge you to get creative and experiment to find out which items result in the coolest clothing items. It’s personal choice, and everyone has their own style preferen??ce after al?l. 

With that said, I will list some of my personal favorite items and what you need in order to make it. You’ll need one fabric per item, a??s well as the item you place into the Spool:

How to dye items in Stardew Valley

Some cosmetic?? items are dyeable, but you need to make your own dye in order to change the?? color. To do this, you have two options. 

The first method to dye items is by placing items which?? represent a color into the Dye Pots to right right of the Sewing Machine in Emily and Haley’s hou??se. You must be wearing the item that you’re intending to dye. 

Alt??hough there are only six different colors of dye (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple), there is a way to dye something outside of these colors. If you add one item which corresponds to each dye color, a HSL (hue, saturation, and lightness) slider will app??ear which allows you to choose your own color.

The ?second method is through the Sewing Machine itself. To dye an item through the Sewing Machine, you’ll need to place the item you want to dye into the slot where you’d usually put Fabric to craft an item. In the top slot, where you’d usually place the item in crafting, you’ll need to place an item corresponding to one of the dye colors. 

Things can get a little tricky with either option??, because one dyeing item will only dye a clothing item to 25%. To reach full saturation, you’ll need to use four items corresponding to the s?ame color. Each item within your inventory which can be used as a dye item will have a colored circle on it, displaying the color of dye it will turn in to.

You can use pretty much any item to create dye, but here’s a list of 10 fairly easy ??items?? that you can gather which correspond to each color:

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Once you’ve unlocked the Mines in Stardew Valley, you’ll encounter a new NPC who cannot be communicated with. This is the Dwarf, and eventually you’ll be able to befrien?d him and access his shop, but you’ll have to put some effort in before then. 

There’s something of a communication barrier between you and the Dwarf at first, namely the fact that you don’t understand Dwa?rvish. But that doesn’t mean you can’t learn, you just need to find and study all of hi??s scrolls first. 

Learning how to speak Dwarvish will also allow you to talk to the Dwarf in the Volcano Dungeon on Gi??nger Island, and ?to read the rightmost gravestone in the Graveyard.

How to find all Dwarf Scrolls in Stardew Valley

There are four Dwarf Scrolls in total,?? and they can all be found within the Mines. Each scroll has a different colored ribbon and on?ce you’ve found each scroll, you’ll need to donate it to the Museum. When you’ve donated all four scrolls, you’ll miraculously be able to speak Dwarvish. If only learning languages in real life were that easy. 

Dwarf Scroll I

The first of the Dwarf Scro???lls has a red ribbon, and can be found in the following ways:

• Tilling in the Mines or Skull Cavern using the Hoe on any floor (0.16% chance)
• Killing any of the following Monsters within the Mines (0.5% chance per kill):

  • Bat 
  • Bug
  • Cave Fly
  • Duggy
  • Green Slime
  • Grub
  • Rock Crab
  • Stone Golem

Dwarf Scroll II

The second Dwarf Scroll has a green rib??bon, and can be found? by doing the following:

• Tilling in the Mines between floors 1 and 29 (0.1% chance)
• Killing any of the following monsters within the Mines (0.5% chance per kill):

  • Blue Slime
  • Dust Sprite
  • Frost Bat
  • Ghost

Dwarf Scroll III

The ??third Dwarf Scroll has a blue scroll and cannot be found from Tilling inside the Mines, unlike the previous two. If you want to get this scroll, each of the following monsters has a 0.5% chance to drop it when killed:

• Any slime
• Lava Bat
• Lava Crab
• Squid Kid
• Shadow Brute
• Shadow Shaman
• Metal Head
• Spider
• Blue Squid

Dwarf Scroll IV

The final scroll comes with a yellow ribbon, and can be found usin??g the following methods:

• Tilling on any floor of the Mines below level 80 (0.2% chance)
• Killing any monster within the Mines except the following (0.1% chance per kill):

  • Skeleton
  • Serpent
  • Wilderness Golem
  • Carbon Ghost
  • Iridium Bat
  • Iridium Crab
  • Haunted Skull

If you’re stuck looking ?for either Dwarf Scroll ! or IV, then it’s handy to know that there is a patch of tillable soil close to the elevator on floor 95. Descending to this floor repeatedly and tilling this patch of floor is a good way to farm for both scrolls if you’re missing them from your collection.

Everything sold at the Dwarf’s Shop in Stardew Valley

Now that you’ve learned how to speak Dwarvish, you’ll be able to befriend him ??and you’ll also have access to his shop. The items he sells are always the same, and they’re especially useful for future adventures within the Mines.

Here’s everything you can? get from the Dwa??rf after you’ve learned how to speak his language:

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Most of the quests in Stardew Valley are pretty straightforward to complete, but some are more riddle-esque, while others leave ??you outright guessing what you’re supposed to be doing.

Once you’ve completed the Community Center bundles (or paid off JojaMart, if you’re inclined that way), you will be able to repair Willy’s boat and make your way to Ginger Island. There’s a lot of new thi??ngs to do on the island and people to meet, with many giving you new objectives and quests. 

One of these people is Birdie, who lives in a hut on the western side of the island. Speaking to Birdie will automat??ically provide you with a quest to complete called “The Pirate’s Wife� which can seem pretty confusing. However, this is a quest that you should definitely do because it gives some pretty worthwhile rewards.

How to complete The Pirate’s Wife in Stardew Valley

When you speak to Birdie, she’ll tell you that she wants to find a keepsake which once belonged to her husband, who was presumably a pirate. Unfortunately, finding it isn’t as simple as heading to a specified location, and instead requires you to work your way through an NPC-centric scavenger ?hunt of sorts. 

After talking to Birdie, you’ll be in possession of a photograph depicting a soldier washed up on a beach. This is a War Memento, and you need to take this to a specific village?r to swap it for something else. To finish the quest, you’ll need to do this six? times, swapping items with villagers until you eventually come into possession of the keepsake which Birdie is after. 

Although the intended recipient of each item should be obv??ious f?rom the item itself, it’s easy to get confused, so here’s the order in which you’ll get each item and who you need to give it to:

After giving? the Wriggling Worm to Willy, he’ll give you a Pirate’s Locket. This is the keepsake that ?Birdie has been after, so you’re to return to Ginger Island and give it to her to complete The Pirate’s Wife. 

Rewards for completing The Pirate’s Wife

Most importantly, completing The Pirate’s Wife will reward you with five Golden Walnuts, which you’ll need if you want to eventually gain access to Qi’s Walnut Room. 

Other than this, you’ll also unlock the recipe ??for Fairy Dust, which?? is an incredibly useful item, because it enables you to instantly complete any process on a lot of the machinery on your farm.

The only exceptions to this are:

• Incubators
• Ostrich Incubators
• Slime Incubators

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If you’re looking for a gift that’s guaranteed to be loved in Stardew Valley, you have a few options. One of them is a Golden Pu??mpkin, but there’s only one guaranteed way? to get your hands on this Fall item. 

Golden Pumpkins are on the list of universally loved gifts in Stardew Valley, meaning that regardless of who you give it to, it’s guaranteed to get you 80 friendship points with the recipient. For that reason, it’s definitely worth getting a Golden Pumpkin whenever you can. Depending on your level of luck, opportunities to hoard this loved g??ift may?? be few and far between.

How to get a Golden Pumpkin in Stardew Valley

The only way you’re guaranteed to get a Golden Pumpkin is by completing the maze at the Spirit’s Eve Festival, which takes place between 10 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. on Fall 27 each year. The Golden Pumpkin will only appear at the end of the maze every other year, starting with year one, so you’ll have to be in ??an odd year to get your guaranteed prize. 

On odd years, the trick to reaching the end of the maze is via the secret passage. To find it, head towards the signpost marked with a question mark, and then continue to the right and into the cave to the north. Blindly navigate the cave (using a glow ring can make this a little easier) and then you’ll pop out near the treasure chest at the end of the maze, which contains a Golden Pump??kin.

Thankfully, if you have luck on your side, you can find Golden Pumpkins a couple of other ways, although none of them are guaranteed by far. You have a 3.7% chance to find a Golden Pumpkin in Artifact Troves, Mystery Boxes or Golden Mystery Boxes. 

Are Golden Pumpkins used for anything other than gifting?

If you’ve reached maximum friendship with every villager in Pelican Town, there is another good use for a Golden Pumpkin. If you use a Golden Pumpkin in the spool of any Sewi?ng Machine, you’ll end up with a Witch Hat, which is perfect for the season. You can also use a Golden Pumpkin to make yellow dye if you put it in the Dye Pots at Emily and Haley’s house. 

Outside of this, if you’re in a bit of a monetary pinch and need some funds for seeds or the like, you could always just sell your Spirit's Eve prize for 2,500 Gold. You’ll need to do this via ??the Shipping Bin on your farm, though, because Pierre won’t purchase it from you outright.

Just make sure you don’t need it for anything else bef??ore you choose to sell, because you’ll likely end up waiting two years to get ano?ther one. 

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If you’re looking for certain resources or materials in Stardew Valley,?? there’s a high like?lihood that one of the many in-game vendors will sell at least some of them. One of these vendors is Krobus, who sells various rare items.

Before you can unlock Krobusâ€?Shop inside the Sewers, you’re going to have to put in a little bit of effort. The Sewers are locked for ?a while at the start of the game, and unlocking them requires some effort on your part. 

It’s not just Krobus�Shop awaiting you in the Sewers, either. If you want to catch all of Stardew Valley’s Legendary Fish, you’ll find one of them down here, too. Plus, if?? you want to befriend Krobus, you can’t even begin to do so ??until you’ve unlocked the Sewers. 

How to get the Rusty Key in Stardew Valley

You’ll first hear about the Sewers and the Rusty Key from Vincent and Jas on or after Spring 11 of year one, if you enter the Cindersap Forest on a Monday, Thurs??day or Sunday. After that, if you try to enter the Sewers by either of the openings in Cindersap Forest or the main town, you’ll be told that you cannot enter yet. 

To get the Rusty Key, you’ll need to donate 60 items to the Museum. These donations can include artifacts or minerals, but you need to donate 60 unique items. After you’ve reached t??his number, Gunther will visit you at home and give you the Rusty Key, allowing you access to the sewers.

How to unlock Krobus�Shop in Stardew Valley

The good news is that? once you’ve donated 60 items and got the Rusty Key, you’ll now automatically have access to both Krobus and his shop. You’re now free to ?win him over with conversation and gifts or otherwise purchase rare items from his shop. 

If you choose to make Krobus your roommate, he will no longer be in residence down in the Sewers. You'll still be able to access his wares if you go down there, but he will be ??replaced with?? a chest which you'll need to interact with.

?Krobus�Shop has a selection of items ??that are always available with a rotating stock that changes daily:

Permanent stock

Daily rotating stock

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If you want to gain an advantage on your dives into the Mines and Skull Caverns in Stardew Valley, one resource that you’re going to need a lot of is Void Essence. Thankfully, there are a few different?? ways to get it. 

How to get Void Essence in Stardew Valley

You’re likely to be able to hoard up a hefty amount of Void Essence on you?r exploration of the Mines and Skull Caverns, as it’s a drop from the following monsters:

• Shadow Brute (both normal and dangerous)
• Shadow Shaman (both normal and dangerous)
• Shadow Sniper
• Haunted Skull
• Serpent
• Spider

However, there are a few ot??her ways to get Void Essence if you don’t mind spending a little of your Gold to do so. 

Krobus�Shop

Once you’ve donated 60 items to the Museum, got the Rusty Key, and unlocked Krobusâ€?Shop, you’ll be able to purchase Void Essence for 100 Gold each. You can only buy a maximum of 10 per day, but V??oid Essence is in stock every day, so you can get 70 per week. 

Fish Pond

If you want a chance to get Void Essence passively, you can always install a Fish Pond on your farm and fill it with Void Salmon. This fish c?an be found in the Witch’s Swamp, and?? a Void Salmon Fish Pond will possibly drop between 5 and 10 Void Essence as long as the population of the Pond is 8 or more.

How to use Void Essence in Stardew Valley

The first reason for gathering Void Essence is to complete the Adventurer’s Bundle in the Community Center. Although it’s not strictly necessary, as you have a c??hoice of five items and need to donate only two, Void Essence is a fairly easy item to find now that you know where to look. 

Crafting

Void essence is used when crafting Mega Bombs and Iridium Bands, two items that can really help while you’re exploring the caverns around Pelican Town a?nd beyond. These recipes don’t unlock until quite a while into a playthrough, but they need the following resources:

You’ll also need Void Essence if you want to ask Krobus to move in with you instead of marrying a villag?er. To do this, you’l?l need to reach level 10 friendship with Krobus and then buy a Void Ghost Pendant from the Desert Trader for 200 Void Essence.

Quests

The main quest which calls for Void Essence comes from the Wizard on Winter 12. To complete “The Dark Reagent,�you’ll need to bring one Void Essence to the Wizard. The re??ward for doing so is 1,000 Gold and one h?eart of friendship.

Gifting

In terms of gifts, only the Wizard particularly enjoys receiving Void Essence. With the exception of the Dwarf, who feels neutral about it, the rest of the villagers actively dislike? receiving Void Essence as a gift.

Tailoring

If used in the spool of a Sewing Machine, Void Essence will result in the production of an Arcane Shirt. It can? also be used to make a purple dye via the ??dye pots in Emily and Haley’s house. 

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If you’ve made waves with a bachelor or bachelorette in Stardew Valley and want to move your relationship on to the next level by getting ??hitched and having them live with you on the farm, you’re going to need a Mermaid’s Pendant. Here’s how to get one. 

The Mermaid’s Pendant is, for all intents and purposes, an engagement ring in the style of Stardew Valley. To get a potential beau to ?go on a date with you, you give them a Bouquet. To get someone to marry you, you give them a Mermaid’s Pendant. 

Before you can give anyone a Mermaid’s Pendant, you’ll n??eed to do a couple of things:

• Reach level 10 friendship with your desired spouse by giving them a Bouquet when they reach level 8 friendship
• Purchase and complete the first Farmhouse upgrade

How to get a Mermaid’s Pendant in Stardew Valley

There is only one way to get a Mermaid’s Pendant in Stardew Valley, and you’ll only be able to get one ??after repairing the bridge to the eastern side of the Beach using 300 Wood. Once you’ve done this, you’ll have to wait for a rainy day. 

On any rainy day in Spring, Summer, or Fall, the Old Mariner will show up in the treeline to the north of the small, now accessible island. He’ll be there from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m., and will sell the Mermaid’s Pendant for 5,000 Gold. He can also show up during Winter, but only if a Rain Totem is used to force spawn the rain on any day other than those taken up by the Night Market. 

The Old Mariner will still show up if you’re already married or have a housemate, but he will not sell you another Mermaid’s ?Pendant unless you get divorced from your current spouse. If you’re engaged to your future spouse, but not yet married, you can return to the Old Mariner to buy another M??ermaid’s Pendant.

Once you’ve got ??a Mermaid’s Pendant, you can give it to anyone with a 10-heart friendship, but if you give one to some??one while already married, they’ll call you out for your questionable actions.

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There are lots of different fish to catch in Stardew Valley, and even some non-fish which still count as fish. One such animal is the Sea Cucumber. Not quite a fish, b??ut definitely not a vegetable, this creature can seem pretty elusive. 

If you’re looking to catch a Sea Cucumber, there are two different times during which it can be caught. Firstly,?? it can be found between 6 ?a.m. and 7 p.m. during Fall and Winter, on the Beach or on your Farm, if you opted to play on a Beach Farm. 

The second opportunity to catch a Sea Cucumber comes during the Night Market, which occurs between Winter 15 and 17. Each night during the event, fishing in the d??eep-sea submarine offers a 5% chance to reel in a Sea Cucumber. 

Either way, you can use Magic Bait to negate both the seasonal and time restrictions for any fish, including Sea Cucumber. Thi??s will allow you to catch it at any time of the year, so you don’t? have to wait until Fall to get your hands on one.

If you’re hoping to skip over the catching p?art, there are a couple of o?ther ways to get a Sea Cucumber. You can sometimes find them for sale at the Traveling Cart for between 225 and 1,000 Gold, or otherwise find them in Trash Cans around Pelican Town during Fall and Winter. 

How to use a Sea Cucumber in Stardew Valley

Although it isn’t use??d as part of any Bundles, normal or? remixed, the Sea Cucumber still has a lot of uses and is worth catching, even if only to fill out the Almanac. 

Gifting and quests

Although most villagers dislike receiving Sea Cucumber as a gift, there is one who will love to get one â€?Willy. On the other hand, avoid giving one to Ellliott, Evelyn, Haley, or Pierre, as they won’t appreciate getting on?e as a gif?t, no matter how thoughtful you’re trying to be. 

Outs??ide of this, a Sea Cucumber can be requested at any time in Fall or Winter on the “Hel??p Wantedâ€?Board, rewarding 225 Gold and 150 Friendship points upon completion. 

Recipes

There are four recipes which can use Sea Cucumber as an i??ngredient, although only one which specifically requires one. However, this one ??recipe is very worth making as it increases your Luck by 3 when consumed. 

Tailoring

When used in the spool of a Sewing Machine, a Sea Cucumber will help to create a dyeable Tube Top. It can also be used to make a yellow d??ye at the dye pots in Emily and Haley’s house.

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For those of us who are playing Stardew Valley on console or mobile, it feels like the big 1.6 update has been a long-time coming. The PC version of the game got the enormous patch back in March, with a changelog that makes for a rather extensive read.

When last we heard about the patch for consoles, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone said the work was very much at the forefront of their mind. Now, a recent post from t??????????????????????????he developer shows that this is still the case, but the patch is taking so long, it's detracted from working on their nex??t project.

The message on X shows that Barone is more than aware that 1.6 is taking a lot longer than they imagined, admitting it would be a "huge relief" if it was ready today. However, it isn't, though it's still very much being worked on. This also means the developer has been unable to keep working on their new game, saying "I have not touched Haunted Chocolatier in a long time because I am committed to finalizing Stardew 1.6 first."

But they are grateful for the patience

Barone goes on to show gratitude to those who have been patient these past few month??s. The post on X ends by saying "to those who are patient and understanding, thank you??, you make life better and reduce stress, and I appreciate it" before finishing with "back to work."

However, one user did show signs of irritation when they questioned why the update for Stardew Valley came to PC first, adding that it "kinda f***ing sucks." However, Barone, remaining calm and professional, explains that the PC update was done first in order to better quash any bugs earl??y on before console u??sers received it.

They go on to say that, on console at least, "i??t takes much longer to get a patch into the hands of the players" and that it makes sense to "have all major issues resolved before submitting to consoles." The message reads loud and clear: they didn't anticipate running into problems, saying the conso??le patch is taking a long while partly due to some "technical issues with the porting process."

Still, many will still be wondering when Stardew Valley 1.6 will be arriving on the PlayStation and Xbox, as well as on mobile. These thi?ngs evidently take time, but it's good to see the developer is being as transparent as they can, and that most of us are remaining patient, even though PC users are already on version 1.6.8, which dropped in April.

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When building friendships with the villagers of Pelican Town in Stardew Valley, simply talking to them each day isn’t enough. You need to have a steady supply of gift items to hand, and none are ??better than the universally loved gifts.

There are a few exceptions to universal gifts. Occasionally a villag??er will hate receiving one, but I’ll note any exceptions as we go through this guide. Where som??eone is listed as an exception, it’s best not to even try and give them the item as a gift.

Every way to get universally loved gifts in Stardew Valley

• A Golden Pumpkin can be obtained every other year by completing the Maze at the Spirit’s Eve Festival on Fall 27
• Possible drop from Artifact Troves 
• Possible drop from Mystery Boxes of Golden Mystery Boxes

• Obtained from the Desert Trader in exchange for 3 Prismatic Shards
• Obtained from the Calico Egg Marchant on Spring 17 at the Desert Festival in exchange for 250 Calico Eggs
• Obtained from Racoon Wife’s Shop in exchange for 20 Golden Mystery Boxes after completing Mr. Raccoon’s sixth request and unlocking Foraging Mastery
• Possible drop from Haunted Skulls 
• Possible frop from Mystery Boxes or Golden Mystery Boxes 

• One per save file (or per player in Multiplayer games) can be obtained by successfully completing the correct sequence in the Mermaid Boat at the Night Market
• Obtained after solving Journal Scrap #6 on Ginger Island
• Obtained from Willy in the mail after filling a Fish Pond with 10 Crabs
• Obtained through foraging in the Mines after activating the Shrine of Challenge or during the Danger in the Deep quest
• Obtained by achieving gold tier or higher at the SquidFest on Winter 12
• Possible drop from Artifact Troves
• Possible drop from Mytery Boxes
• Possible drop from Blobfish Fish Pond with a population of at least nine
• Possible drop while fishing on the Submarine at the Night Market
• Possible drop from Golden Fishing Chests

• One can be obtained per day from the Statue of True Perfection
• Purchased from Emily if she has a stall at the Desert Festival in exchange for 500 Calico Eggs
• Possible drop from Mystic Stone in the Mines (Floors 100+), Skull Caverns or the Quarry
• 25% chance to drop from a Meteorite
• Possible drop in a Treasure Room inside Skull Caverns
• Possible drop from an Iridium Node in Skull Caverns, the Quarry or Volcano Dungeon
• Possible drop from an Omni Geode
• Possible drop from Mystery Boxes or Golden Mystery Boxes
• Possible drop from a Rainbow Trout Fish Pond with a population of at least 9
• Possible drop from Fishing Treasure Chests after reaching Fishing level 6
• One guaranteed in a chest at the top of the Volcano Dungeon the first time you reach it
• Possible drop from the following monsters:

  • Serpents
  • Mummies
  • Shadow Brutes
  • Shadow Shaman

• Possible drop from the following monsters after reaching Combat level 10:

  • Wilderness Golems
  • Iridium Golems

• Possible drop from Rabbits with a high friendship and happiness level
• Possibly available for purchase at the Traveling Cart for between 1,695 and 2,825 Gold
• Possible drop from Serpents in Skull Cavern
• Purchased from Jas if she has a stall at the Desert Festival in exchange for 100 Calico Eggs
• Possible gift from a pet Cat with maximum friendship

Stardrop Tea is by far the best gift to give any villager, as it is guaranteed to increase friendship by 250 points, or a whole heart. If given on a vi??llagers birthday or at the Feast of the Winter Star, Stardrop Tea will provide 75??0 Friendship points, or three whole hearts.

• Guaranteed to obtain one as the fifth prize from Mayor Lewisâ€?Prize Machine
• Possible drop from Golden Fishing Chests
• Possible reward for any Raccoon quest after the fifth request 
• One is rewarded for completing the Helper’s Bundle on the Bulletin Board (Remixed)

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Depending on how many animals you have on your farm in Stardew Valley, simply in????teracting with each to increase or sustain their heart levels can become a bit of a chore, never mind feeding them. Thankfully, there’s an item that can help. 

Depending on which route you take, getting an Auto-Petter could actually be ridiculously easy. If you’re not up for preserving Pelican Town and sign up for the Joja Rou?te (how could you?), then you’ll be able to purchase an Auto-Petter for 50,000 Gold once you’ve completed the Joja Development Form. 

How?ever, if you’re doing things the honorable way and aiming to get Jojamart out of your new small-town home, then you’ll have your work cut out for you, and you’ll need a lot of luck. 

How to get an Auto-Petter in Stardew Valley

If you’re restoring the Community Center to its former glory, then you’ve chosen the morally correct route. However, in the proc??ess, you’ve made it very difficult for yourself to get an Auto-Petter, closing off any access to purchase the piece of farm equipment. Instead, you will spend a lo??t of time in the Mines and Skull Cavern. 

There are a few ways to get an Auto-Petter, but none are guaranteed. You’re ??most likely to get one from Skull Cavern treasure c?hests, although the drop rate is still a dismal 3.6%. 

If you get lucky,?? there are a?? few other ways you can find one:

• Golden Mystery Boxes
• Killing Monsters or breaking crates and barrels within the Mines during the Danger in the Deep quest
• Killing Monsters or breaking crates and barrels within the Mines after activating the Shrine of Challenge

How to use an Auto-Petter in Stardew Valley

For an Auto-Petter to be useful, it must be placed inside a Barn or Coop. While it can decoratively be placed anywhere on your farm, it won’t do anything unless placed inside a farm buildi??ng.  

Auto-Petters are great for preventing the loss of friendship with animals if you don’t pet them every day. However, a??nimals will not gain the same number of points as they would if you petted them manually. Auto-Petters will only increase an animal's friendship level by 8 points, rather than the 15 they would if you pet them yourself. 

However, ?mood buffs will still be activated by the Auto-Petter and simply having one in a Barn or Coop will prevent the loss of friendship points. Animals lose friendship points for the following reasons:

• Not feeding them will reduce friendship by 20 points
• Being trapped outside overnight will reduce friendship by 20 points
• Not petting or talking to your animals will reduce friendship by between 5 and 10 points, depending on how high their friendship level was to begin with

While an Auto-Petter can’t feed your animals for you (you can just upgrade your barns or coops to their Deluxe versions to do this) or make sure they get safely inside at the end of the day, it can at least prevent the loss of friendship points if you hav??e other things which need your attention.

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When you first begin a playthrough of Stardew Valley, you’ll have a total of 270 Stamina used to carry out all of your daily tasks. This sounds like a lot, but it quickly disappears once you start actually doing anything. However, there is ??an item that permanently increase your Stamina �Stardrop??s. 

There are seven Stardrops, which can be obtained in a variety of ways in Stardew Valley, so whether you’re wantin?g more energy to sustain longer trips into the Mines, or you just want to be able to water all of your plants, keep reading. 

How to get every Stardrop in Stardew Valley

Like I said, there are a total of seven Stardrops to be found, and you’ll need to get to work if you want to get them all. Each Stardrop will increase your Stamina by 34 permanently, so if you collect all seven, you’ll end up with 508 energy to d??o with as you please??. 

Stardrop 1 - Valley Fair

The first Stardrop you’re likely to encounter will be at the Valley Fair on Fall 16, but it’s not easy to get. You’ll need to earn 2,000 Star Tokens at the fair in order to purchase it, so check out our guide on how to do just that.

Stardrop 2 - Old Master Cannoli

This one is actually easier to get than the one from the Valley Fair, but you’re unlikely to find it by accident. To get this Stardrop, you’ll need to obtain a Sweet Gem Berry and give it to Old Master Cannoli’s Statue in the Secret Woods. If you haven’t officially unlocked the Secret Woods yet, you can always use the chair trick to bypass the log blocking your way. 

Stardrop 3 - Floor 100 of the Mines

This one is pretty self explanatory, but i?t might take you a while to achieve. Once you’ve reached Floor 100 of the Mines, you’ll be able to open the treasure chest there and you’re guaranteed to get a Stardrop from it. 

Stardrop 4 - From your spouse

If your spouse is a Villager, you’ll receive a Stardrop as a gift from them once your relationship with them reaches 12.5 hearts. On the other hand, if you’re playing in a multiplayer ga??me and marry another player, you’ll both receive a Stardrop the first time you return home after the wedding. 

You can only receive one Stardrop from ??marriage, regardless of divorce or remarriage. 

Stardrop 5 - Krobus

Once you’ve donated 60 artifacts?? to the Museum, you’ll get the Rusty Key as a reward and gain access to the Sewers. Down there, you’ll be ab??le to shop from Krobus�Shop and buy a Stardrop from him for 20,000 Gold.

Stardrop 6 - Completing the Museum

Completing the Museum in Stardew Valley by donating all of the 95 required artifacts will rew??ard you with a Stardrop, as well as the ‘A Complete Collection�achievement. This one is pretty straightforward, but may prove tricky to get if you’ve not got luck on your side. 

Stardrop 7 - Get the ‘Master Angler�achievement

This final Stardrop is more complicated than it seems at first glance because you need to catch all of the Legendary Fish and those from t??????????????????????????he Night Market, as well as those found under normal ??circumstances. 

That’s around 55 Fish, all of which have their own spawning conditions. If you want my advice, stock up on some Magic Bait if you want to get this Stardrop. Once you manage this ??feat, the Stardrop will come to you the next morning with a letter from Willy.

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