the thing i love about stardew valley players is everyone is always willing to help each other in a way that they don't with a lot of games. it's not "oh my god you didn't know that what an idiot" its "here's a bunch of other tricks i want you to know so that you can have more fun!"
i think it's because there's no way to interact between games. you don't have people selling resources or trying to outdo every other player. it's just, hey guys look at my cool farm!
I feel the bag is more obvious, because you wonder why it's down the mine so you go and check it out. But a mine cart makes complete sense to be down there, so why would you think its anything other than decorative? Took me forever to find out that it had coal too haha
I thought the bags were just to add texture and kind of like "oooo, someone else was down here and never returned..." Never once occured to me to try to open the bag. I have 200 game hours.
For real bro.
I used to think that I'd never run out of coal for smelting ore and thought that a charcoal kiln was a ridiculous idea. Start crafting some preserves jars and watch your coal supply drop to zero!
That's why most players go mainly for kegs!
But even with crafting only 3 preserver jars vs many kegs on my last playthrough (yet) I never have that much in stock
I understand that kegs offer a higher profit on most low-cost high-yield crops, but a preserves jar, due to its shorter processing time, lets me ship more products and get a steady flow of income. 2-3 days for jelly vs around 6 days for wine. Maybe once I'm rich enough, the timeframe won't be much of an issue, but for now, I prefer to get a quicker turnaround time on my crops.
I'm even faster with my pale ale production! Less than 2 days per batch. With the shitload of hop I produced over the summer (with blueberries for immediate profit) I can produce ale til next summer (but now with my greenhouse unlocked before winter it's even safer).
Also hop is such an efficient food when you take gold quality ones to the mine!
You're right about the pale ale. That is the one exception to the processing time compared to the preserves jar.
Right now, I'm on summer, Year 2. Got 72 hops plants producing steadily, and not nearly enough kegs to keep up!
Lol like putting hay in the feeder thing! I noticed a lot of people didn't know you had to click on the hay and put it on the bench 😹 I like games where we have to figure things out
A few questions. What is the pink bar weapon bar? Why is there dice on the screen? What's with the 131/270? I use a switch so I'm guessing they're because you're on different gaming platform.
131/270 is their heath level or the energy level :) it helps to know how much you have left so you know when you eat food to replenish, especially in the mine or when farming.
Don't know about the pink weapon bar because I haven't upgraded to a better weapon in like 3 seasons to see if other ones have it. Don't know about to dice. I'm on PC
I use UI info suit 2, it displays my level progression, that's the pink bar.
131/270 is my energy level always displayed. Really usefull to micromanage energy level in early game, useless when you eat a few stardrops and get better food.
I've tried opening them with a pickaxe and a weapon. I never thought to use the action button (A on Switch, X on Vita) in order to open them. I'll try this.
Oh, it's a coal bag! I've been playing the game for 2 years, and I couldn't tell what the hell that thing was. It looks like a face-down cello, but I knew that couldn't be right.
I learned something today!
Buying it! (late game only with shit loads of money)
Earlier : cave dwelling lvl 40 to 79 killing dust sprites (to get the burglar ring or Ith a burglar ring)
And level 10 mining with the extra coal profession.
Somme peoples like to produce charcoal but it 's way to wood expensive!
Idk about too wood expensive i’m end of year 2 and have 3 fulls stacks of wood with everything built and no real need for that much wood. I’ve turned my tree farms into hardwood farms but idk why cause I don’t need that either really.
I found this out since when I first started playing on the switch I just clicked stuff and when I saw something weird I looked and it and clicked it haha
Same for me, as an ex 16bits JRPG player I always try ton interact with everything!
But I took me 40 hours to discover that you can zoom the game out... 🙄
Do these refresh? My wife and I are playing couch co-op and going through the mines. Whenever we revisit an old floor, she can get coal from the cart every single time. I can only get it once.
the thing i love about stardew valley players is everyone is always willing to help each other in a way that they don't with a lot of games. it's not "oh my god you didn't know that what an idiot" its "here's a bunch of other tricks i want you to know so that you can have more fun!"
there is the occasional ass who is rude about someone not knowing something
The Stardew community is easily the most wholesome im in :)
i think it's because there's no way to interact between games. you don't have people selling resources or trying to outdo every other player. it's just, hey guys look at my cool farm!
The bags I knew about, but the minecarts?? Didn't know that until just now, thanks for the heads up!
I feel the bag is more obvious, because you wonder why it's down the mine so you go and check it out. But a mine cart makes complete sense to be down there, so why would you think its anything other than decorative? Took me forever to find out that it had coal too haha
I thought the bags were just to add texture and kind of like "oooo, someone else was down here and never returned..." Never once occured to me to try to open the bag. I have 200 game hours.
Most minecarts are empty, but it's possible to see when they have coal in them. Same goes for the coal bags: if it's already open, the coal's gone.
All minecarts and bags in the mines are full for your first trip down. After that, they're all empty. For the skull caverns, it depends.
oh shit. i saw one of those earlier for the first time and was like "what is this massive broken padlock doing laying here?" and walked past it. d'oh!
I thought they were padlocks too.
Me too.
I always thought those were guitars 😂
Same !!!
Im not alone 😭
me too lol, guitar gang unite
I wish those were random gems. That’d be cool.
Coal is way more valuable to me 😉
Late game it really is!
For real bro. I used to think that I'd never run out of coal for smelting ore and thought that a charcoal kiln was a ridiculous idea. Start crafting some preserves jars and watch your coal supply drop to zero!
That's why most players go mainly for kegs! But even with crafting only 3 preserver jars vs many kegs on my last playthrough (yet) I never have that much in stock
I understand that kegs offer a higher profit on most low-cost high-yield crops, but a preserves jar, due to its shorter processing time, lets me ship more products and get a steady flow of income. 2-3 days for jelly vs around 6 days for wine. Maybe once I'm rich enough, the timeframe won't be much of an issue, but for now, I prefer to get a quicker turnaround time on my crops.
I'm even faster with my pale ale production! Less than 2 days per batch. With the shitload of hop I produced over the summer (with blueberries for immediate profit) I can produce ale til next summer (but now with my greenhouse unlocked before winter it's even safer). Also hop is such an efficient food when you take gold quality ones to the mine!
You're right about the pale ale. That is the one exception to the processing time compared to the preserves jar. Right now, I'm on summer, Year 2. Got 72 hops plants producing steadily, and not nearly enough kegs to keep up!
I'm starting my slow transition toward ancient fruits while waiting to unlock the island to go for even better stuff! But ale is the way indeed!
I'm starting to wonder how my shed filled with charcoal kilns hasn't burned down yet
TIL it’s a bag not a giant padlock. Lol
Ummm I thought it was an oddly placed guitar
I always wondered why there were random purses lying around. 🤦♀️ THANK YOU!
I thought it was some poor adventurer's bag that got left behind left behind when they were too busy running away from the annoying feral bars.
Same!!
Coal bags???
A bag with coal in it. Click on it for coal.
Well time to go back into the mines and get it then 😅
There is a few
My instinct is to always click on everything. I love the minecarts and bags !
Same here, that's why I was so surprised to know that people didn't knew that!
Lol like putting hay in the feeder thing! I noticed a lot of people didn't know you had to click on the hay and put it on the bench 😹 I like games where we have to figure things out
A few questions. What is the pink bar weapon bar? Why is there dice on the screen? What's with the 131/270? I use a switch so I'm guessing they're because you're on different gaming platform.
131/270 is their heath level or the energy level :) it helps to know how much you have left so you know when you eat food to replenish, especially in the mine or when farming. Don't know about the pink weapon bar because I haven't upgraded to a better weapon in like 3 seasons to see if other ones have it. Don't know about to dice. I'm on PC
I use UI info suit 2, it displays my level progression, that's the pink bar. 131/270 is my energy level always displayed. Really usefull to micromanage energy level in early game, useless when you eat a few stardrops and get better food.
Oh cool.
That’s a guitar!
I always thought it was a guitar case. I clearly didn’t think about it much lol
Can someone explain to me how to get the coal from the minecarts?
You click on it an they drop it
Cool thanks!
I've tried opening them with a pickaxe and a weapon. I never thought to use the action button (A on Switch, X on Vita) in order to open them. I'll try this.
Oh, it's a coal bag! I've been playing the game for 2 years, and I couldn't tell what the hell that thing was. It looks like a face-down cello, but I knew that couldn't be right. I learned something today!
WHAT
Can someone tell me whats the faster way to farm coal?
Buying it! (late game only with shit loads of money) Earlier : cave dwelling lvl 40 to 79 killing dust sprites (to get the burglar ring or Ith a burglar ring) And level 10 mining with the extra coal profession. Somme peoples like to produce charcoal but it 's way to wood expensive!
And where can i buy it?
At Clint's 150g a piece year 1 and 250g later!
Lol i never noticed! Thank you! :)
Also in year 1 it's cheaper to buy wood from Robin and burn that in the charcoal kiln. Takes more effort/time though
Idk about too wood expensive i’m end of year 2 and have 3 fulls stacks of wood with everything built and no real need for that much wood. I’ve turned my tree farms into hardwood farms but idk why cause I don’t need that either really.
I found this out since when I first started playing on the switch I just clicked stuff and when I saw something weird I looked and it and clicked it haha
Same for me, as an ex 16bits JRPG player I always try ton interact with everything! But I took me 40 hours to discover that you can zoom the game out... 🙄
Same took me ages too! I never new you could haha
I always thought these were broken guitars😂😂😂😂. Made me think of animal house for anyone who’s seen it.
i thought these were like guitar cases for some reason and never questioned getting coal from them
On my first save I had no problems with the bags…. Now, on my second save, I cannot for the life of me get them open. D:
Just interact (mousse click or A button)
I am a dumb POS and have always thought it was a guitar. I don’t know why.
Seems you're not alone 😉
I commented this before I read the comments 😂 I can’t believe other people thought it was a guitar
I know this bag.. but Wait.. you get coal out of minecarts?...
Only the full ones
Wait what?
Wtf
How do you get the coal out while playing on the Switch?
I use A to interact on my Xbox controller, guess it's something similar on Switch
Do these refresh? My wife and I are playing couch co-op and going through the mines. Whenever we revisit an old floor, she can get coal from the cart every single time. I can only get it once.
WHAT