Only fishing.

[IreneGR]

Can I play through Stardew Valley only as a fisherman? I love fishing and I would like to go like this.

[Raykon]

It won't get you far. Fishing income is not near as high as farming.

[IreneGR]

Does the game have a deadline? Can I play like forever? Because there is calendar count.

I see the Riverland map encourage fishing. I will start a new game and go like this

[Cake for Mumm-Ra]

Yea the game keeps going forever, month after month, year after year. The game doesn't stop, and the only "deadline" is Grandpa's ghost will visit you on the 1st day of the 3rd year - he'll evaluate your progress and reward you if you've done well on your farm.

Riverland does give you some nice opportunities to fish on your farm, and it's also a bit of a challenge for farming because of the limited space. Good luck though, and don't forget to also fish in the mountain lake and ocean for other types of fish.

[IreneGR]

Thank you very much for the useful info! I do not care that much for the progress, I just want to have a relaxed gameplay. I will try this way out. :-)

[Lurlex]

If you count crab pots as "fishing," I think you could make this challenge a bit easier on yourself by ensuring that you have as many water-facing spots covered in crab pots as you can. Going for the perks that allow you to work with crab pots without baiting them would make this even better (I wouldn't take the one that eliminates garbage catches ... with recycle bins, garbage is actually pretty useful).

Of course, that would also mean that you would have to forego the perks that increase the sell value of fish.

[cactusman07]

If you side with Mojo Markt it'll work just fine I supose.
Interesting tought! I'll give it a go onece the 1.4 udate rolls out.
You can always play Ledegend of the River King, that game series was designed for it.

[abbi]

you wont be able to complete the community centre challenges if you only fish, so as cactusman said, you'll have to side with jojo mart if you want access to the dessert. There are unique fish there. You wont be able to fish in the mines, or the swamp or sweres for the rare fish either

[Rose]

Do not forget to follow the quests. Besides, you can't go so far with only fishing.

[I Kinda Fail]

I would recommend still farming a little bit, just for the XP, or maybe getting a chicken coop or barn for some passive income on the side.

The Riverlands farm gives river fish, and fishing at the lake is typically better money... I like to fill the Riverlands farm with crab pots. You can use crab pot fish for fertilizer for Farming, so you don't need to make kegs if you don't want to. You can also get the sashimi recipe by befriending Linus.

But yes, you can exclusively fish in this game. I recommend taking the Joja route over the Community Center. It lets you pay cash to repair stuff. It'll give access to ore panning, which will help fishing a bit, mine carts which help get to the lake faster, and a bus to the desert to unlock the casino and get a rare type of fish for the collection log.

If you wait long enough to start Farming, you'll unlock a shop that sells the best tier of sprinkler... so you can continue to fish, but then start gaining additional income (and experience) from Farming.

[IreneGR]

Well I started a new game on standard farm. And I try to do a bit of everything. But every time I have to go back and sleep before time goes 12am. Can I skip sleeping?

My other question is if I go with CC can I go to the dessert? Or the JJ market is the only way? I want to complete the artifacts, fishing everything. Thank you.

[Lurlex]

My other question is if I go with CC can I go to the dessert? Or the JJ market is the only way? I want to complete the artifacts, fishing everything. Thank you.

The Community Center is the way you're "supposed" to do it, and you're not missing anything at all by going that route. In fact, you're missing out on storyline elements and cutscenes by going Jojamart.

The joja path is really meant for people not on their first playthrough, I think.

But every time I have to go back and sleep before time goes 12am. Can I skip sleeping?

You can stay out past midnight, but your character will collapse on you at 2:00 AM, and you'll be transported automatically to your bed at home. There is no option to stay up all night -- at some point, you're forced to sleep whether you want to or not. Especially early on in the game, you don't want to be hitting the 2:00 AM barrier. It costs money because an NPC has to take your unconscious body home, and it also gives you a penalty on energy for the next day.

There's an excellent wiki for this game available for questions like these, if you want a good source of information. Pretty much everything is documented there:

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Stardew_Valley_Wiki

[I Kinda Fail]

Originally posted by IreneGR:

Well I started a new game on standard farm. And I try to do a bit of everything. But every time I have to go back and sleep before time goes 12am. Can I skip sleeping?

My other question is if I go with CC can I go to the dessert? Or the JJ market is the only way? I want to complete the artifacts, fishing everything. Thank you.

As the game progresses, you'll get "more time", to an extend. You'll unlock the mine carts to get to the lake faster, and you'll unlock warp totems to get to the farm faster. You'll collapse at 2am, so if you start leaving the lake by 11pm, you should be home by 1am.

The Community Center and Joja give the same big rewards. The CC is more rewarding, but takes longer, and requires you play the game fully. (You'll need to collect metal bars, bat wings, fruit from fruit trees, animal products, etc.) The Joja route allows you to unlock all the major rewards by simple paying cash.

The CC can usually be done in less than 2 years, being about half done by winter year 1. Joja can usually be done by Winter, to an experienced player.

EDIT: Joja is the quick method, but fixing up the CC is the canon "true ending". If you don't mind mining, farming, etc. then I highly recommend you repair the CC on your first playthrough, and maybe try Joja on another file.

[quinta-feira]

you wont get that far

[IreneGR]

Thank you again! I am trying to play relaxed but got many things to do lol. Goodnight!