Getting bored, any suggestions?

[Zales]

I am currently on my second playthrough of Stardew Valley (Fall, year 3) and i am getting a little bored of the game. Is there any thing that i can do to spice it up a bit?

At some point though i plan on getting all of the achievements that i dont have, so dont mention any sort of thing like that (unless it is in game achievements. I was talking about Steam).

PS: If this seams weird to read it is because i am extremely tired and bored.

[Iron Monkey]

Just play something else and come back to it later.

[Vroomi]

Originally posted by Iron Monkey:

Just play something else and come back to it later.

[Zales]

Originally posted by Iron Monkey:

Just play something else and come back to it later.

Maybe

[SushiRoll]

You could try applying mods to change it up. It doesn't even have to be large or terribly drastic mods, but just a few can make it more interesting. I, myself, prefer playing with mods. Just scrolling through the Nexus mod page is interesting, with a bit of background sound(if you're like me and can't stand silence).

[Avery]

Go achievement hunting

[Setokaiva]

I agree. Stardew Valley does tend to get a little boring after a while, but not because there ceases to be stuff to do. No, there's always plenty to do, in my opinion. Trees to cut, crops to harvest, monsters to fight, and fish to fry. But the thing most on my mind was always the Community Center. And not just that, but what it represents.

To compress my sentiments into as few words as possible: I really wish this game had the villagers be more involved with you. It's okay to go to their festivals and chat with folks once in a while, but I don't often feel that this element of gameplay gets all the love it should.

One example of what I'd like to see is villagers that like you, or are interested in you, going out of their daily routine to see you or do something nice. For example, Elliott. He spends almost all his time at the beach, or the saloon. But if he liked you, he might actually make the trip up to your farm to visit once in a while, and walk around taking a look at your crops and trees and such. This wouldn't have to be a scripted scene, just a sort-of embarrassed "Oh, you caught me... I... well, wanted to see your work firsthand, my friend."

Other examples might be Abigail inviting you to hang out and play video games for a little while (just like her relationship scene, only it wouldn't happen only once), so you could play multiplayer minigames with her. Maybe Marlon or Clint shows up in front of a rock that's in the middle of the road you're walking on, and admits that it's an ore-bearing or pretty one they were carrying to your farm but you caught them in the act. Little interactions of the villagers with you would go a long way to improving my enjoyment of the game, not just "I'll only talk to you if you give me a chunk of pure diamond" mechanics. I got enough of that with Mass Effect.

[abenlen]

Try different maps, or look into challenge plays. Decide to become a lumberjack or beekeeper or make all your money from kegs and foraging. Make up some new rules for yourself.

[I Kinda Fail]

Mods. Take a few weeks off.

Challenge runs, though. Those are good fun. Or even just themed runs.
- Run a brewery. This means you'd focus on crops like hops, wheat, melons; no preserve jars allowed. No stuff like green beans or parsnips.
- Artisan. Only sell pickles, jelly, wine, cloth, etc. No selling truffles, no selling eggs, no selling parsnips...
- Non-Farming. Get all your money from the mines or from Foraging/Fishing. Bonus points if you ignore Fishing as well.
- Rancher. You can only have enough crops for your watering can to take care of. No sprinklers allowed. Your main source of income has to be animals.
- Master Forager. You can either tap TONS of trees and have maple syrup be your main source of income, or grow tons of wild seeds for money. Mixed seeds allowed, I guess. :P
- Monoculture. Only grow one type of crop per season. Alternatively, only grow one type: trellis, (grapes, hops) replant (parsnips, potatoes) or regrow. (Blueberries, tomatoes)

Themed runs.
Riverlands: Only animals allowed are ducks. Fill your farm with crab pots to harvest daily.
Hilltop: Line the river with crab pots. Only animals allowed are sheep and goats. Have a mill and grow tons of wheat alongside your fruit tree orchard.
Wilderness: No machines allowed outside, due to monster attacks. Must have torches and lamps set up around the farm. Animals and crops must be fenced in.
Forest: All animals allowed. Separate the growth from the production; crops and trees in one side, sheds and machinery on the other. Plant tons of fruit trees and tapper trees. No removing the bushes.

[Mr Compassionate]

Once I hit year 3 of my first playthrough I got bored. In fact Stardew Valley is even more boring than real life once you notice the repetitive feedback loop. Try playing something rad and exciting like Dark Souls or MGS Revengeance.

[MadamLizzy]

I've taken time away from the game in the past.

[Dave1029]

I find that when I just spam next day, I lose interest. Filling the day with some sort of interesting activity really prolongues the interest for me.