Hello Everyone I Dont know much about Stardew Valley and would like some info to get started and get tnto the game

[NickDaGoober]

I have never really gotten into to Stardew Valley and have'nt sunk that many hours into the game just would like some advice and guidence on a good way start a game in general to get my self in the game with out to overwhelmd i know the general Basics but thats it besides that i dont know much else thx for reading any tips or tricks would be great

[sonicfedora]

Personally I started playing with my bf so I was able to slowly learn over time and it helped me stick on the game. If you play enough of it and get into the story enough, you can get really into it. It especially helps if you play with a friend or s.o. I'd recommend maybe looking up playthroughs, learning through the game, or playing with other people to get started.

[Pixel Peeper]

You could write a book on strategy and optimization, but really this is a very casual game.

If you want some guidance, choose the Community Centre path. Having to complete the bundles will force you to try a lot of things (growing lots of crops, raising many different animals, fishing a lot, mining a lot, etc).

If you want to explore your options at your own pace, do whatever you want and skip things you don't want to do, buy a Joja membership so that you can unlock things via money alone.

[Tristin]

Most of the information about the game are included in wiki pages, and it is where I learned to play the game without trying to figure it all by myself and save some time.

[Major Mario]

Well, you can check out this guide for some help, and all of the other guides too.
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=634772017

But feel free to ask questions and the people here would be happy to help you out, no matter the question.

[BCD]

I don't think SDV requires a lot of help to get people into it. All I'd like to say is that parsnips aren't very profitable and potatoes are way better, and that you can forage free food near the sewer and off bushes in spring.

[Ego]

I apologize for my bad english in advance.

I really recomend to be really flexible with money, When I started to play I used to acumulate more and more money to do nothing with it, try to invest, at the end the mayority of mecanics in the game end up paying, some take more time than others obviously but is the best thing just to try, experiment with everything so you can acumulate more and more knowledge, I also recomend to play until year 3 and restarting, it sounds like a bad Idea, but trying to play again with your new experience is really refreshing because you can do a whole lot of things faster and in a more effective manner.

Hope it helped

[kingjames488]

I'd suggest you just play through it your first time and take it as it comes. if you get overwhelmed there are plenty of guides to look up but the point is to figure it out yourself.

if you end up liking the game you'll play through it more than once anyways and restart it sometimes at a point and it'll not matter... so for now just take it in. :)

[RN Ninja]

I kinda agree with the just start and play the game advice. I bought this game a long time ago and really just started playing in recently. I spent hours upon hours reading guides and watching videos.
Most of these are to optimize your game play, kinda like min/maxing for this.
With this I found myself trying to plant the "best" crop and the right time while only going fishing or into the mine at the "right" time.
I ended up just starting over and playing super casual. I found I liked the game better this way. I didn't feel rushed to do certain things at specific times.
The great thing i found in this game is that no matter how you want to play it, that option is there. You can play super casual, you can go for the most efficient route, you can even speed run the game if you want.
What I do now kinda just depends on my mood. I like to find something to build and go from there to get the supplies for it.
The latest thing I do is use the farm planning tool site to create a farm I like then use that for a blueprint to model my farm after.
I guess one tip I kinda always do is I don't chop down all the grass on my farm until I build a silo. This is just to collect hay.

[hallaloth]

Honestly as others have said, this a very 'play at your own pace' kind of game.

My first farm went the middle of year three or four, can't remember which and did a lot of learning with probably well over 100 hours on that first farm alone. Not a lot was 'accomplished' on that farm other than learning the basics.

After that I just spent a lot of time playing on the non-standard maps and figuring out how I liked to play the game.

You can read all the guides and get all the tips you want . . .but honestly it kinda takes away from the experience. I would definitely recommend keeping the wiki handy to answer basic questions, but other than that. Jump in and just, relax with the game.

[funewchie]

Much of the guides and advice in a lot of videos tend to be more of the "this is how REAL players play" nonsense.
In the same vein as Super Smash Bros had years back with the guys who preached "Final Destination. No items. Fox only." as the ONLY way to play. (These were people you'd want to ignore soundly)

Mostly, just do what you want. You're not in a huge hurry.
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But since you did ask for tips, I have a couple:

One of my first tasks in a new playthrough, is to collect 50 wood and make a chest.
You're usually going to want to try to store at least one of each item, as some are used for the Community Center bundles, some are for gifts, some for crafting, etc.

(Through a playthrough, I usually have one chest for main things I use very often (lumber, stone, fiber, hardwood, honey, ores (copper, iron, gold, etc), and so on.
I have another chest for Forage (nuts, seeds, fruits, sap, mushrooms, etc).
And another chest for Fishing things (a few fish I need, Coral, spare lures, bait, and crab pot items)
One chest for gifts I often use.
And finally, I make a few spares for things like furniture storage, crop seeds, hats, and anything else I might need to hang on to)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2355403886

After making your first chest, you do things like plant crops (not too many at once. You don't want to overextend yourself), fishing, and foraging.
After several days, the mines will be opened, and you can start digging up things. You'll want to get ores and smelt them.
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Overall, don't try to do everything in one day. Just pick a thing to work on for that day.
(One of your bigger goals is to gain skill levels, which make your tools more efficient, and unlock crafting recipes)