guarantee year 1 completable not working

[DannyD]

I have started 3 saves now and after checking the predictor I havnt found any red cabbage seeds in the first year. I also checked the traveling cart a few times to make sure the predictor was showing accurate merchandise. This seems to be a new thing since i have played a few saves in the past with this option and it always had a seed available in the first year.

[puckay]

You can ONLY get 1 seed or 1 cabbage at the traveling cart, and it's at random. The checkbox only guarantees that this happens at least once in the first year. I can't comment on the 'predictor' you mention, I'm assuming it's a mod.

[I Kinda Fail]

You can get them other ways than the traveling cart. Monsters in the Skull Cavern drop them now.

[Ryika]

I'm pretty sure the game just injects the extra shop option instead of making it a fixed part of the random generator. Having fully random loot that has one item that somehow definitely shows up once per year would probably be quite awkward to do, if at all possible.

As such, it's not surprising that the predictor can't find it, since it probably works by recreating the process that the game uses to generate random loot.

[DannyD]

i see, thx guys.. weird i never noticed that note on the predictor page before. guess i was just lucky those other times when it always showed up on the predictor. also thx for the game seed suggestion... i usually just get the cabbage seed from the merchant and am able to get the rest myself before the end of the year... i like the challenge, but i am lazy about checking the cart twice a week so i cheat for that XD.
also sry for the late reply i haven been on for awhile.

[Uncoelacanth]

So if you miss that scheduled Red Cabbage day, does the seed remain available on subsequent visits, or is it "You snooze, you lose?"

[Ryika]

Originally posted by Uncoelacanth:

So if you miss that scheduled Red Cabbage day, does the seed remain available on subsequent visits, or is it "You snooze, you lose?"

If you miss it, it's gone. That's why checking every weak is essentially required for year 1 completion runs.

Or well, it was until recently. Funny how the guarantee was implemented at the same time the feature was essentially made redundant.

[DannyD]

Originally posted by Ryika:

Funny how the guarantee was implemented at the same time the feature was essentially made redundant.

I must be misunderstanding what is happening... why isn't it necessary to check the cart twice a week for the red cabbage seed?

[Ryika]

If you want to have it guaranteed from the vendor, you need to.

However, in 1.5, you can now also just get the seeds as a drop in skull cavern.

[DannyD]

oh, right sry. although you would have to kill a lot of them, like 200 purple slime on average or 500 of the other monsters.

[Ryika]

True. It certainly doesn't replace the vendor for many strategies, but it is an additional avenue to take if you're spamming skull cavern anyway.

Or if you're lucky, enter skull cavern, have it drop immediately and then don't need to visit the vendor as regularly anymore. ;)

[red255]

Originally posted by DannyD:

oh, right sry. although you would have to kill a lot of them, like 200 purple slime on average or 500 of the other monsters.

assuming you get to skull cavern in late fall or early winter, and have some clay pots or a greenhouse, that gives you lets say 4ish weeks of farming skull cavern for various drops. it doesnt sound too bad.

Its still an event. its not simply given to you but still year 1 accomplishable. that said why would you want to do this?

[DannyD]

Originally posted by red255:

Its still an event. its not simply given to you but still year 1 accomplishable. that said why would you want to do this?

complete the community center in year 1? its mostly just a goal or challenge for fun, but it also is a prerequisite for the other content. if you mean farming skull caverns for weeks... i don't. i usually just wait for the high luck days to go. after two or three trips i seem to have more iridium then i ever need.... then i just bank the ore for my slingshot XD