The shops close too early!!

[Jeshroom]

The days go by really fast already, its pretty annoying when you try to plan out your days and all the shops close around 4-5.

[Jeshroom]

Originally posted by red255:

go to the shops in the morning.

But I have to do all the farming in the morning

[Sileka]

Originally posted by wankchop:

Originally posted by red255:

go to the shops in the morning.

But I have to do all the farming in the morning

Why?

I have honestly never had trouble getting to the shops before they close. There are times where I forget to go to them for a day or so. But that is different. Your farm isn't going to become agressive (or die) if you hold off tending it a few hours while you run to the store.

Having said that, you might check around the mod forums on the Stardew Valley site. Someone might have tweaked the store hours for various shops. (Including days off.) No promises that such a mod exists. But I would be hard pressed to believe otherwise.

[I Kinda Fail]

Most of the shops are open until at least 4... You wake up at 6am... In 10 hours, you can't find time to run to the store? You need to automate more of your farm if you're spending that long on it every day.

[sl1nky_]

you need more sprinklers man. go mine some resources to build them

[mixie]

Originally posted by A Democratic Communist:

you need more sprinklers man. go mine some resources to build them

^automated sprinklers and if youre really deperate, you can always go to jojomart if you havent completed the community center

[werdry]

If you're spending tons of time for machines (eggs -> mayo, milk -> cheese, trash -> things, ore -> ignots etc), use Automate addon. Kinda cheating because this one is a bit of OP, but still better than whiening about shops hours.

P.S. Ton of sprinklers is good for you, true ^^
P.P.S. I dunno, i can handle all farm stuff for 3-4 hours. 2 coops, 2 barns, few crops fields...

[Clovis Sangrail]

There is nothing that says you have to do all of your farm work before you go to town.

Get up at 6 a.m. and work for a few hours.

Then knock off for lunch and go into town to shop. You should have plenty of time to go to Robin, then Pierre then the blacksmith before 4 p.m. and even drop by Marnie's place.

Head back home, but you can stop off at the travelling caravan on the way because is stays open later.

Finish your farm chores. You have until after midnight.

Plan ahead to minimize trips. For example, plan what crops you'll plant all month then buy all your seeds for the month on day 1.

Plan how much wood and stone and ores you'll need for the month so you only have to go to blacksmith once.

In short, do everything you can to minimize the number of trips to town.

[Jesstin]

Try catering to your farm at night/afternoon. There isn't a restriction in doing so. (Unless you stay up past 2 AM.) You have plenty of time in the evening to get what you need to get done without the fear of shops closing, as you would already have the things you need from the shops in the morning.

It's a strange method to get used to, but it's well worth it.

[SashaMkai]

I'm slowly learning to do some things in the morning then shops, npcs in midday then farm stuff in evening & nighttime. Also I have iridium sprinklers and they really save time! I have to get the last barn upgrade and get that auto harvest machine from Marnie. Would love to have 1 for the chicken coop!

[Jesstin]

Originally posted by SashaMkai:

I'm slowly learning to do some things in the morning then shops, npcs in midday then farm stuff in evening & nighttime. Also I have iridium sprinklers and they really save time! I have to get the last barn upgrade and get that auto harvest machine from Marnie. Would love to have 1 for the chicken coop!

That's awesome! keep at it. Have you gotten your greenhosue yet?

[GAMESweetG]

Well they could actually make the main shop support one day for late night shopping.

[Lena]

Originally posted by The Dark Tyger:

Originally posted by wankchop:

But I have to do all the farming in the morning

No you don't. You have to do it before the end of the day. Doesn't make any difference when in the day you do it.

^this.

[Jeshroom]

Sometimes I just like to start arguements

[Clovis Sangrail]

Originally posted by The Doctor (Who)™:

Well they could actually make the main shop support one day for late night shopping.

Why gimp the game just to pander to the five people who cannot budget their time properly so they can go to the store and still get their farmwork done..

They can go to Joja mart if they can't manage to break away from the farm to walk over to Pierre's. I believe it is open until 11 p.m.

As for the carpenter shop, the blacksmith and Marnie's animal farm -- How many of those really maintain late night hours?

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by wankchop:

Sometimes I just like to start arguements

Not doing a very good job at that, either. :b