Stardew Valley: STARDEW VALLEY 1.6.11 – 100% PERFECTION & ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE/WALKTHROUGH (VANILLA/UNMODDED)

some guides that inspired me to make my own and i used to make this guide!

Stardew Valley: Beginners and Experts guide
By lildevilbunny

First Year Walkthrough, Part 1 (Spring, Year 1)
By Fujiiro

the stardew valley wiki[stardewvalleywiki.com] is going to be your best friend! it covers (almost, if not) everything that is in the game and i will be referencing it a lot in this guide!

this guide is intended to be followed on a new save, but you are more than welcome to follow it on your existing saves as well! i can’t promise that you’ll be able to stay on pace with this one though.

that’s all that i can think of right now, but this guide is a WIP and will be expanding as i think of new things to add!

IMPORTANT NOTE: all of this information is referenced from the stardew valley wiki (with links provided!) also, i can’t include every last bit of info i wanted to add (such as birthdays and best gifts), so the links i provided can help you with that!

some helpful links:
friendship[stardewvalleywiki.com]
gifts per villager[stardewvalleywiki.com] (including universal gift tastes)

caroline[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): cauliflower, parsnip, potato

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – parsnip soup, 7 HEARTS vegetable medley

• heart event recipe (sent the next day via mailbox): 2 HEARTS – enter caroline’s sunroom between 9AM & 5PM on a non-rainy day to unlock access to her sunroom. the next day she’ll send you the TEA SAPLING recipe[stardewvalleywiki.com].
  IMPORTANT NOTE: you (most likely) will not be able to plant your tea sapling early enough for it to mature (it takes 20 days) and collect the tea leaves in spring, but that’s okay! you can still collect the tea leaves from caroline’s sunroom when they become harvestable. i’d try to plant it by the end of spring so it’ll be mature and ready to harvest by summer! for more information, click the link provided
  IMPORTANT NOTE 2: also, tea saplings make some pretty decent money! they got nerfed in the 1.6 update, but considering how easy they are to craft, i think it’s still worth the investment if you need a bit of extra cash

clint[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – algae soup, 7 HEARTS, bean hotpot

demetrius[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): bream, amethyst, nautilus shell, rainbow shell

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – fried mushroom, 7 HEARTS – autumn’s bounty

emily[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): cloth, sea urchin, wool

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – salad, 7 HEARTS – red plate

• heart event gifts: 14 HEARTS[stardewvalleywiki.com](requires MARRIAGE) – emily’s magic hat, boots & shirt with matching genie pants
  IMPORTANT NOTE: i won’t be going into detail about this heart event since i’ve never done it before, but i provided a link with the necessary information if you’re interested in marrying emily!

evelyn[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): bread, chocolate cake, cookie

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 7 HEARTS – rice pudding

• heart event recipe: 4 HEARTS – enter evelyn’s home when she’s there. at the end of the event, she’ll give you the cookie recipe
  NOTE: you’ll be prompted with a choice of what to tell evelyn about her baking. if you choose the nice response, you’ll gain +100 friendship points. if you’re rude, you’ll lose -100 friendship points. your response doesn’t affect whether or not you’ll get the recipe

george[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): 35 stone

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – fried eel, 7 HEARTS – spicy eel

gus[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): baked fish, bean hotpot, fish taco, omelet, pancakes, spaghetti, vegetable medley

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – salmon dinner, 7 HEARTS – cranberry sauce

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – salmon dinner, 7 HEARTS – cranberry sauce

• heart event gift/recipe: 5 HEARTS – leave the farmhouse on a non-rainy day between 6AM and 11:30AM. gus will give you a mini-jukebox and the recipe to craft it

jodi[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): 5 basic fertilizer, 5 quality fertilizer, 5 basic retaining soil

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – fried calamari, 7 HEARTS – ice cream

kent[stardewvalleywiki.com] (ONLY AVAILABLE IN YEAR 2+)

• gifts (sent via mailbox): cherry bomb, bomb, mega bomb, battery pack

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – crispy bass, 7 HEARTS – super meal

lewis[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): 500g

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – spaghetti, 7 HEARTS – eggplant parmesan

linus[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): catfish, largemouth bass, maki roll, fried calamari, sashimi

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – sashimi, 7 HEARTS – fish taco

• heart event recipe: 4 HEARTS – enter the mountains between 8PM to 12AM on a non-rainy day. at the end of the event, he’ll give you the wild bait recipe

marnie[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): 30 hay

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – pale broth, 7 HEARTS – rhubarb pie

pam[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): battery pack, beer, energy tonic

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – cheese cauliflower, 7 HEARTS – stuffing

pierre[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): 250g (or more)

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – blueberry tart

robin[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): 50 wood

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 7 HEARTS – pumpkin soup

• heart event recipe: 6 HEARTS – enter robin’s house when she’s there. at the end of the event, she’ll give you the drum & flute block recipes.
  NOTE: you’ll be prompted with a yes or no choice. regardless of your answer, you’ll receive +50 friendship points with her

sandy[stardewvalleywiki.com] (ONLY AVAILABLE AFTER COMPLETING THE VAULT BUNDLE)

• gifts (sent via mailbox): cactus fruit, coconut, tom kha soup

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 7 HEARTS – tom kha soup

shane[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): pizza, pepper poppers

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – pepper poppers, 7 HEARTS – strange bun

• heart event gift/recipe: 8 HEARTS (doesn’t require dating him) – enter marnie’s ranch when shane is there. after the heart event, there’s a 25% chance that when you buy a chicken from marnie or hatch an egg from an incubator, it will become a blue chicken.

willy[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• recipes (sent via mailbox): 3 HEARTS – chowder, 5 HEARTS – escargot, 7 HEARTS – fish stew, 9 HEARTS – lobster bisque

wizard[stardewvalleywiki.com]

• gifts (sent via mailbox): fire quartz, frozen tear, jade, purple mushroom

• heart level gift: 4 HEARTS – shrine of illusions[stardewvalleywiki.com] unlock

in order to achieve 100% perfection, you’re going to need to get married (and have 2 kids if you want the steam achievement, but kids aren’t required for 100% perfection) or get a roommate, who you can have children with.

this is a overview with basic info on each of the marriage candidates & gifts each spouse will give you if you decide to marry them

IMPORTANT NOTE: make sure to check the wiki for universal gift exceptions. you don’t want to accidentally give haley your precious prismatic shard (universally loved) or penny your only rabbit’s foot (universally loved)

☆ THE BACHELORETTES ☆

abigail[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the aspiring adventurer!
birthday: fall 13
–
best gifts –
LOVED: amethyst, banana pudding, blackberry cobbler, chocolate cake, monster compendium, pufferfish, pumpkin, spicy eel
LIKED: ancient sword, basilisk paw, bone flute, combat quarterly, quartz
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy days: solar essence, bat wing, void essence, amethyst, fire quartz

• rainy nights: parsnip soup, tom kha soup, trout soup, chowder, lobster bisque

• doesn’t leave farmhouse: cherry bomb, bomb, fried mushroom, crab cakes

emily[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the barmaid whos true passion is tailoring
birthday: spring 27
–
best gifts –
LOVED: amethyst, aquamarine, cloth, emerald, jade, parrot egg, ruby, survival burger, topaz, wool
LIKED: daffodil, quartz
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy mornings: cloth, wool, duck feather, refined quartz, bean hotpot

• rainy nights: rice pudding, blueberry tart, cookie, chocolate cake

• doesn’t leave farmhouse: cloth, wool, duck feather, refined quartz, bean hotpot, coffee, omni geode

haley[stardewvalleywiki.com](my personal favorite :3)
– the regina george of stardew valley
birthday: spring 14
–
best gifts –
LOVED: coconut, fruit salad, pink cake, sunflower
LIKED: daffodil
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy mornings: cookie, blueberry tart, pancakes, poppyseed muffin, maple bar

• rainy nights: chowder, eggplant parmesan, bean hotpot, parsnip soup

• mornings where she doesn’t leave farmhouse: fried egg, omelet, hashbrowns, pancakes, bread

leah[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the artist who loves nature
birthday: winter 23
–
best gifts –
LOVED: goat cheese, poppyseed muffin, salad, stir fry, truffle, vegetable medley, wine
LIKED: all eggs (except void egg), all fruit, all milk, chanterelle, common mushroom, daffodil, dandelion, driftwood, ginger, hazelnut, holly, leek, magma cap, morel, purple mushroom, snow yam, spring onion, wild horseradish, winter root
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy mornings: chanterelle, common mushroom, red mushroom, morel

• mornings where she doesn’t leave farmhouse: coffee, wild horseradish, daffodil, leek, cactus fruit, fiddlehead fern, spice berry, sweet pea, salad

• special (new year’s eve aka winter 28): wine

maru[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the talented engineer
birthday: summer 10
–
best gifts –
LOVED: battery pack, cauliflower, cheese cauliflower, diamond, dwarf gadget, gold bar, iridium bar, miner’s treat, pepper poppers, radioactive bar, rhubarb pie, strawberry
LIKED: chanterelle, copper bar, iron bar, magma cap, morel, oak resin, pine tar, purple mushroom, quartz, radioactive ore
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy mornings: warp totem: farm, quality fertilizer, refined quartz, gate, bomb

• rainy nights: rice pudding, blueberry tart, cookies, chocolate cake

• doesn’t leave farmhouse: cherry bomb, bomb, fried mushroom, crab cakes

penny[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the soft spoken bookworm
birthday: fall 2
–
best gifts –
LOVED: all books, diamond, emerald, melon, poppy, poppyseed muffin, red plate, roots platter, sandfish, tom kha soup
LIKED: all artifacts, all milk, dandelion, leek
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy mornings: large milk, egg, mixed seeds, geode

• rainy nights: salmon dinner, crispy bass, fried eel, carp surprise, vegetable medley

• mornings where she doesn’t leave farmhouse: omelet, hashbrowns, pancakes

☆ THE BACHELORS ☆

alex[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the gym rat (affectionate)
NOTE: i’d recommend only dating/marrying alex if you’re playing as the male farmer since his story is so much more satisfying, but the decision is yours
birthday: summer 13
–
best gifts –
LOVED: complete breakfast, jack be nimble, jack be thick, salmon dinner
LIKED: all eggs (except void egg), dinosaur egg, field snack, parrot egg
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy nights: survival burger, dish o’ the sea, fried eel, crispy bass, baked fish

• mornings where he doesn’t leave farmhouse: omelet, hashbrowns, pancakes

elliott[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the lonely author
birthday: fall 5
–
best gifts –
LOVED: crab cakes, duck feather, lobster, pomegranate, squid ink, tom kha soup
LIKED: all books, all fruit (except salmonberry), octopus, squid
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy mornings/mornings where he doesn’t leave farmhouse: coffee

• rainy nights: baked fish, fried calamari, chowder, fish stew

• special (new year’s eve aka winter 28): wine

harvey[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– pelican town’s local doctor
birthday: winter 14
–
best gifts –
LOVED: coffee, pickles, super meal, truffle oil, wine
LIKED: all fruit (except salmonberry), chanterelle, common mushroom, daffodil, dandelion, duck egg, duck feather, ginger, goat milk, hazelnut, holly, large goat milk, leek, magma cap, morel, purple mushroom, quartz, snow yam, spring onion, wild horseradish, winter root
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy nights: salmon dinner, crispy bass, fried eel, carp surprise, vegetable medley

• mornings where he doesn’t leave farmhouse: complete breakfast

sam[stardewvalleywiki.com](my personal favorite :3)
– the town’s musician, skater, and golden retriever boy
birthday: summer 17
–
best gifts –
LOVED: cactus fruit, maple bar, pizza, tigerseye
LIKED: all eggs (except void egg), joja cola
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy days: cactus fruit, coconut, earth crystal, geode

• rainy nights: pizza

• mornings where he doesn’t leave farmhouse: pancakes

sebastian[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the nerdy emo who lives in his mom’s basement (affectionate)
birthday: winter 10
–
best gifts –
LOVED: frog egg, frozen tear, obsidian, pumpkin soup, sashimi, void egg
LIKED: combat quarterly, flounder (if ykyk :3), monster compendium, quartz
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy days: obsidian, void essence, bat wing, frozen tear, amethyst, cave carrot

• mornings where he doesn’t leave farmhouse: coffee

• special (new year’s eve aka winter 28): beer

shane[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the town’s depressed alcoholic
birthday: spring 20
–
best gifts –
LOVED: beer, hot pepper, pepper poppers, pizza
LIKED: all eggs (except void egg), all fruit
–
MARRIAGE GIFTS:

• rainy days: beer, large egg, pale ale, void egg, pepper poppers

• mornings where he doesn’t leave farmhouse: omelet, pepper poppers, pizza

☆ SECRET ROOMMATE ☆

krobus[stardewvalleywiki.com]
– the shadow person living in pelican town’s sewer
i’ve almost reached the character limit, so for info on this secret companion, check out their wiki :3

there’s a lot to do in stardew valley, so it may be a bit overwhelming and hard to figure out where to start. i like to set some goals to help me pace myself and organize my day. to reach these goals, i have a few tips & reminders for each day

1. television[stardewvalleywiki.com] – check the TV everyday when you wake up! the different channels include:

• weather report (daily) – will give you tomorrow’s weather[stardewvalleywiki.com]. will give ginger island weather report after unlocking it
• fortune teller (daily) – will give you today’s daily luck[stardewvalleywiki.com]
• livin’ off the land[stardewvalleywiki.com] (mon & thur) – gives tips about farming, fishing, foraging or town life
• the queen of sauce[stardewvalleywiki.com] –
• F.I.B.S.[stardewvalleywiki.com] (daily i think) – UNLOCKED AFTER COMPLETING PAM’S special order “the strong stuff”
• ???[stardewvalleywiki.com] fall 26 on standard farm – requires turning children into doves

2. save at least 2 of every item you come across. some items can be used for community center bundles or help wanted quests!

3. don’t sell any of your resources! besides shipping 1 for the full shipment achievement, save the rest of your resources.

4. don’t worry about the debris all on day 1, just clear a path to each entrance of your farm and where you plan to plant your crops, then clear it out as needed! cutting trees (leave the stumps) provided a good amount of foraging EXP and mining rocks provides 1 mining EXP, if you’d like to prioritize those. when you run out of energy and still have some time left before you go to bed, use your scythe to cut as many weeds as you can since it doesn’t cost energy.

5. dig through trash cans (when nobody’s looking)! you can get some really really good stuff from them! i find that the saloon, 1 river road, the blacksmith and the museum cans usually have the best stuff! check the jojamart trash can if you plan to romance sam 😉 it usually has a joja cola in it (which is one of his liked gifts). after digging through at least 20 garbage cans, there’s a 0.2% chance of obtaining the garbage hat and digging through at least 50 garbage cans, there’s a 0.2% chance of obtaining the trash catalogue.

6. don’t cut all of your grass until you build a silo! with a silo, all that grass will be turned into hay which can be used to feed your animals! it’s okay to cut some of it, but make sure to leave a small patch for some to grow and spread!

7. check the calendar! it has valuable information such as birthdays & festivals! and make sure not to plant any seeds too late into the season or else they’ll die before you can harvest them

8. visit the traveling merchant! on fridays and sundays, she will come visit with a rotating stock (although it’s very expensive). i make it a goal to save between 1000g-5000g to buy a rare seed from her (100% chance for 1-5 to appear every visit during spring and summer) there’s a 1.26% chance that she will sell 1-5 for 600g-1000g each (may appear ANY season and can occupy two slots in spring and summer). once fall rolls around, you have until the 4th to plant them. the crop they produce sells for a whopping 3000g and one is needed to collect a stardrop from the statue in the secret woods

9. make friends! talking to the townsfolk, giving them gifts they like/love (especially on their birthdays), and doing help wanted quests are wonderful ways to raise friendships! there’s a lot of benefits to making friends, and it’s not hard to maintain. one normal interaction is +20 points, +10 if the villager is in a special animation (ex: shane working at jojamart). a liked gift is +45 points, a loved is +80 (with an 8x effect when gifted on their birthday). quality of an item can increase the point value! and help wanted quests provide +150 points (as well as a money reward and eventually, prize tickets

10. save your money for strawberry/blueberry/cranberry seeds (and rare seeds too, of course!) these are cash crops that will make you BANK. i’ll make a guide with the best crops for each season & crops needed for the pantry bundles

11. don’t worry about buying animals or house upgrades from robin early on. they’re super expensive and you will be okay focusing on other things instead. i recommend building a silo, mill, and as many fish ponds as you can afford (especially if you dislike fishing)

12. to be continued…

now, onto the actual game! when you start a new save, there’s a few things to consider:

YOUR NAME, GENDER, CLOTHES & APPEARANCE, & FAVORITE THING:

• you will not be able to change these things for awhile, so make sure you’re happy with them!

YOUR FARM TYPE:[stardewvalleywiki.com]

TL;DR: i’d recommend the standard farm for beginners, forest or hill-top farm for new and seasoned players and the four corners or beach farm for multiplayer sessions, seasoned players or those looking for a challenge! otherwise, choose your farm type based on your favorite skill or one you struggle with
NOTE: if you’re doing a jojamart run, i’d recommend the beach farm since fishing is a really good money maker

my reasoning for recommended spouses will be in the comments if you’re interested 😉

currently, there are 8 different farm types available for you to choose, the newest one being the meadowlands farm (introduced in version 1.6) i will list each farm type with a rating out of 10 and the pros & cons

• standard farm – 7.5/10
  –
  SKILL: farming
  RECOMMENDED SPOUSE: any!

  PROS:

  • lots of open space for farming and decorating
  • good for beginners/new players

  CONS:

  • not much else to offer

• riverland farm 6/10
  –
  SKILL: fishing
  RECOMMENDED SPOUSE: leah, elliott

  PROS:

  • start with a fish smoker
  • can catch various types of fish from the comfort of your own farm!
  • 70% of the time you’ll catch town fish, 30% of the time you’ll catch forest fish (pond and river)
  • bubble spots are enabled

  CONS:

  • hard to navigate
  • not much farming or building space
  • the beach farm is a much better option if you like fishing

• forest farm 10/10
  –
  SKILL: foraging
  RECOMMENDED SPOUSE: abigail, leah, maru, penny, harvey, shane, krobus

  PROS:

  • lots of berry bushes are available
  • left side of farm spawns 8 renewable large stumps everyday
    NOTE: the stumps won’t be breakable until you upgrade your axe to copper, but it’s a very very reliable source of foraging EXP and hardwood
  • special weeds that always drop mixed seeds
  • seasonal forage items (25% chance each) which consists of –
    – spring: dandelion, leek, morel, wild horseradish
    – summer: common mushroom, grape, spice berry, sweet pea
    – fall: chanterelle, common mushroom, purple mushroom, red mushroom
  • 5% chance of catching a woodskip[stardewvalleywiki.com] (modified by daily luck), which is exclusive to the secret woods[stardewvalleywiki.com] pond
  • 45% chance of catching forest fish (pond and river) otherwise it’s trash

  CONS:

  • not a lot farming or decorating space

• hill-top farm 8/10
  –
  SKILL: mining
  RECOMMENDED SPOUSE: emily, maru, harvey, sam, sebastian

  PROS:

  • comes with a farm quarry that scales based on your mining level
    NOTE: can sometimes be blocked by a large stump, log or a boulder. if this happens, make a new save because it will be awhile before you can access the quarry
  • can catch forest river fish (50% of the time it’ll be trash)

  CONS:

  • a bit difficult to navigate due to hills
  • not a lot of farming or decorating space

• wilderness farm 7/10
  –
  SKILL: combat
  RECOMMENDED SPOUSE: abigail, alex, sebastian

  PROS:

  • spawns more wilderness golems than other farms
  • (EXCLUSIVE to this farm) at combat lvl 9+ there’s a 50% chance of iridium golems spawning and drop iridium ore & seeds from seed spots
  • 35% of the time you will catch mountain lake fish
  • decent amount of farmland and space for decorating

  CONS:

  • you can spawn monsters on any of the farms, it’s usually just toggled off but wilderness and iridium golems are have pretty decent drops at least

• four corners farm 8.5/10
  –
  SKILL: a bit of everything!
  RECOMMENDED SPOUSE: maru, farmhand

  PROS:

  • best map for multiplayer
  • renewable large stump
  • unique weeds from the forest farm
  • 50% chance of catching forest pond fish
  • mini quarry the scales on mining level

  CONS:

  • not much farming or decorating area
  • a bit difficult to navigate
  • difficult to manage on singleplayer (unless you’re looking for a challenge!)

• beach farm 9.5/10
  –
  SKILL: foraging & fishing
  RECOMMENDED SPOUSE: haley, alex, elliott, sam

  PROS:

  • decent for multiplayer
  • supply crates with loot that scales base on house upgrade
  • seasonal forage for both forest & beach
  • can collect out of season beach foragables (rainbow and nautilus shells)
    NOTE: i can’t find very much information about beach foragables on the wiki, so i’ll make a list of what i’ve seen in my playthroughs and what i’ve found on the wiki, in the comments
  • 52.73% chance of catching ocean fish, 15% chance of catching seaweed, 5.1% chance of catching oyster, coral, mussel, or cockle (equal chance for each), 27.17% chance to catch trash
  • lots of open space for farming and decorating

  CONS:

  • SPRINKLERS DON’T WORK IN THE SAND

  NOTE: if you choose this map, i would recommend focusing less on farming and more on mining, that way you can upgrade your watering can and axe to clear out the logs blocking the normal farmland to make room for sprinklers.

• meadowlands farm 7.5/10
  –
  SKILL: farming (specifically ranching)
  RECOMMENDED SPOUSE: emily, haley, penny, shane

  PROS:

  • has blue grass all over the map which increases animal friendship twice as much
  • start with a coop & two chickens (more consistent profit and early access to mayo!)
  • 40% chance of catching forest pond fish when fishing in the river

  CONS:

  • not a lot of farming space
  • if planting crops near your house like i do, it’s a bit of a run to refill your watering can
  • you receive 15 hay instead of parsnip seeds which means you have to buy more seeds from pierre

  YOUR PET:

  there’s 10 different animals you can choose from at the beginning of the game: 5 cats and 5 dogs. after you reach maximum friendship with your first pet, you can buy more from marnie, so don’t worry about being stuck with your little furry friend forever if you later decide you don’t like the animal you chose and want to change. you can also remove a pet using butterfly powder[stardewvalleywiki.com]

  YOUR FARM NAME:

  to rename your farm, you’ll need to edit the save file, so make sure to make a backup! i’ve never done it myself, but i’m sure there’s guides online on how to do it. otherwise, your farm name is permanent

there’s quite a few options here that i will go over

1. COMMUNITY CENTER BUNDLES
– normal vs. remixed

• i would recommend doing normal bundles to make it easier, but if you’re looking for a challenge, then choose remixed
• this guide will be following normal CC bundles. if you’re doing remixed CC bundles, then referencing the remixed bundles[stardewvalleywiki.com] wiki will be extremely helpful. some of the advice i will be writing about may not apply when doing remixed bundles, but i will do my best to chip in advice when i can

– guarantee year 1 completable (not recommended)

• i aim to complete the community center by SPRING YEAR 2 when kent returns so the friendship bonus (bulletin board reward), will be applied to everyone and hopefully some villagers who you may not have met your first year such as: kent, sandy, the dwarf, and krobus. even though 3/4 of those villagers can be met by the end of your first year, you won’t get the bonus with everyone, which i find a waste.

2. MINE REWARDS:
– normal vs. remixed

• it’s your choice, but i think turning on remixed mine rewards is worth it! some of the stuff you get can be better than the original reward (the rewards for floors 30, 40, 70, 100 and 120 remain unchanged)

3. SPAWN MONSTERS ON THE FARM
– toggle on or off

• unless you’re playing on the wilderness farm or looking for a challenge, i would not recommend turning this on
  NOTE: this is not permanent, you can toggle it on or off late game once you unlock the witch’s hut

4. PROFIT MARGIN
– normal, 75%, 50%, 25%

• this affects the sell price of everything. normal (100%) will have normal price values, 50% with make something worth 50% of the price (ex: a chicken egg is worth 50g (normal) with 50% it will be worth 25g. this will also affect the price of shops)
• not recommended to turn on unless you’re looking for a challenge

5. MULTIPLAYER OPTIONS
– starting cabins (1-7)

• make sure to add enough cabins for your friends if you plan to make this a co-op farm!
• even if you don’t plan to make it a co-op farm, it could be helpful to have extra cabins scattered around your farm for when it’s late and you need a bed to sleep in (and steal decorations >:3)
• you can choose to have the cabins nearby or separate. your choice!

6. OTHER OPTIONS:
– random seed:

• affects the RNG rate of certain things (such as trash bins or artifact spots). leave it blank if you want a surprise

– toggle legacy randomization on/off

• “makes random choices in a way that often repeats patterns.”
• used to exploit mining, foraging and crafting
• a common method that requires this toggle on is clay farming

NOTE: only day one has content written

☆ DAY ONE (SPRING 1) ☆
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WEATHER: sunny

since today is your first day, you’ll have a limited amount of options for what to do. my day one goals usually consist of this:

– reach foraging lvl 1
– meet everyone (aside from willy and the wizard)
– buy/plant one bean starter, cauliflower and potato. spend the rest of your money on parsnips (you’ll get 15)

today’s schedule will look like this:
1. check the TV

• weather report: for the first 5 days, the weather will be sunny (except on the 3rd, which is rain)
• fortune teller: check your daily luck
• livin’ off the land: check out today’s tip!

2. you have until 9AM to chop down 5 trees and make a chest

• you should get enough wood to make a chest, which is what you should put all your items in (including your 15 parsnip seeds or 11 of your hay)
• the only things you should have in your inventory is your scythe & hoe
• make sure to keep an eye out for any wiggling worms AKA artifact spots[stardewvalleywiki.com]hit the area with your hoe to see what it is!

3. at 9AM, set off to meet everyone!

• head up north towards the backwoods (and stop by your coop to pet your chickens if you’re on the meadowlands farm)
• talk to linus and pick up any nearby forage (if you have a daffodil or dandelion, give it to him!)
• enter the carpenter’s shop and talk to robin, maru & demetrius
• head down south, picking up any nearby forage
• enter pierre’s shop and talk to gus, marnie, abigail and pierre (and take this opportunity to buy the necessary seeds!) if you have a dandelion, give it to pierre. if you have a daffodil, give it to gus.
• head down to the tree where penny’s at, digging through the 1 river road & saloon trash cans on the way and picking up any nearby forage
• talk to penny (give her a dandelion if you have one), sam (give him a joja cola if you have one), and leah (give her a daffodil or dandelion if you have one) if she’s there and then head into cindersap forest
• talk to haley (give her a daffodil if you have one) and head down south to grab any spring onions (NOTE: you can save one to ship and keep the rest for a good source of energy! they also make good gifts for linus, leah and harvey)
• head back into town, digging through trash cans along the way and go talk to emily (give her a daffodil if you have one) at home
• head up past the tree towards the saloon and talk to evelyn (give her a daffodil if you have one)
• head down towards the mayor’s house, dig through the trash and then cross the bridge towards the blacksmith/museum (if you managed to obtain an artifact or mineral, stop by the museum first. otherwise, go to the blacksmith)
• talk to clint then head back and go talk to george (give him a leek if you have one) at home
• head to the left and talk to caroline (give her a wild horseradish if you have one), jodi, vincent (give him a daffodil if you have one), and harvey (give him a spring onion if you have one)
• head south and talk to elliott on the bridge then go back to the forest and enter marnie’s ranch
• talk to jas and head back into town
• head towards the saloon and talk to alex (if you missed pam, she’s inside the saloon)
• head back towards the mountains, talking to shane on your way
• head into the carpenter’s shop, go downstairs and wait for sebastian to leave his room at 6:40PM
  4. head back to your farm and plant all of your seeds, refill your watering can, and spend any leftover time/energy chopping down trees to get to foraging lvl 1
• be careful if you have monster spawning on though and use your scythe to fight any monsters! it’s okay to take damage, just don’t let yourself die.

☆ DAY TWO (SPRING 2) ☆
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WEATHER: sunny
IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE: willy returns and you can receive your fishing pole!

☆ DAY THREE (SPRING 3) ☆
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WEATHER: rain
IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE: you don’t need to water your crops today!

☆ DAY FOUR (SPRING 4) ☆
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WEATHER: sunny

☆ DAY FIVE (SPRING 5) ☆
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WEATHER: sunny
IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE: the boulder blocking the mines is removed, lewis unlocks the community center and your parsnips will be ready!

☆ DAY SIX (SPRING 6) ☆
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE: the wizard will send you a letter and you’ll unlock community center bundles!

☆ DAY SEVEN (SPRING 7) ☆
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE: lewis’s birthday and potatoes will be ready!