First time player!!! TIPS ?

[syddie]

Hi! playing on my mac off steam for the first time ever!! Is there an island thats the best? Any beginner tips? Thank you so much

[Queen Droxxanna]

pick any starter farm, except the monster one, just go with the new Meadowland farm,
Take your time, dont feel rushed. Clear a little land, plant a few seeds and pet and feed your chickens.
Go into town and talk to villagers, they will give you tips and quests.
Have fun, there is no time limit on this game.

[Veylox]

Don't bother looking up tips online or trying to optimize anything. If you like the game enough to go back and speedrun or optimize, do it on a second run. It started as a cozy farm game that soothes the mind and it's still just that, best way to experience it is to go in blind and enjoy, you won't be missing out on anything you don't know, nothing's really gated or lost forever

[ULTRA]

Please just replant your tree seeds ASAP or you're gonna feel real bad around year 2

[Qwertii]

dont look for guides or anything. just enjoy the game, believe me its worth it

[Azazel]

Just take your time, lol. Watch the TV for tips, and craft a chest. You'll find all sorts of interesting things while you're out and about.

Talk to the towns people if you cross paths with them. They appreciate you for checking up on them. Or if you want to be a loner then that's fine too. But who knows. Maybe you'll find one that's interesting to get to know.

Oh but watch out if you're holding something important. They'll think it's a present for them and take it, then judge you for it. You won't get it back.

[Azazel]

Oh and if fishing is too hard, then you can buy a rod that makes fishing a bit easier to level at a shop that's on the beach. Worked for me, maybe it'll work for you too if you find it hard.

[Ferndog]

theres nothing you need to rush, accidently skipped an event? it'll come back in a year, the game has no end, people tend to play over 10 or maybe 20 in game years, you dont need to talk to everybody everyday or give them presents, the days dont last long and thats the point, everyday you do a few actions to become bigger, better and richer

[Cheato1]

Best advice i can give is to look into the ui info suite mod and consider installing it. That mod provides so much basic info in a clean way that it will help you play any way you want without constant regret of forgetting a birthday or salmon berry season and the like.

Second best advice is take your time, theres no timers (outside the day cycle), no punishment for messing up, no missables outside of some dialogue and most importantly, no need to do everything. Getting perfection is a choice, not a requirement. Its all about doing what you want and enjoying it.

[Mist of Majora]

Originally posted by Queen Droxxanna:

pick any starter farm, except the monster one, just go with the new Meadowland farm,
Take your time, dont feel rushed. Clear a little land, plant a few seeds and pet and feed your chickens.
Go into town and talk to villagers, they will give you tips and quests.
Have fun, there is no time limit on this game.

I'm thinking I agree with Meadowlands farm as your first farm.

Collecting the eggs each day from your chickens will give you some extra energy (or money), so when you're trying to figure out the game, it'll give you a little more room for error each day!

[Cheato1]

Originally posted by - EMPTY -:

Sell the first 15 seed you got at the very start. Thank me later.

For new players thats not really a good choice though. Better they get used to the basic farming grind by using those 15 and then those 15 can be used as a source of food early on.

[maestro]

Originally posted by syddie:

Hi! playing on my mac off steam for the first time ever!! Is there an island thats the best? Any beginner tips? Thank you so much

#1 Tip: RELAX!

Whenever asking for advice, you'll always get some min-maxxer who insists you should do X, Y, Z things to "make the best" out of stuff.

However, Stardew Valley is a chill game. There's no rush. There's no reason to hurry.

There's nothing in the game that is time-sensitive that you can't merely wait until the next year. This isn't Harvest Moon where you lose NPCs, or you're on a time-limit to fix a problem or what-not.

It is true that each season has things that are exclusive to that season, but that season will come around next year, just enjoy the game and take it in as you go along, and you will get all of your goals done.

Min-maxxing is mostly done by veteran players who've already seen most of what the game has to offer and like to challenge themselves to make as much money as quickly as possible, and they forget that this is not the typical way a beginner would play the game, and many tips that these types of people will give you would suck the soul out of the game and should only really be done if you've already gone through the game at least once.

#2 Tip: The one thing you can't change after starting the game is your farm type. Go to the wiki, and look at the farm maps and pick one that you think is appealing to you. This is the one thing you can't change unless you start a new save so you should pick one you like the look of the most. Don't worry about how good of a profit it will make you. Pick one that looks nice and matches the playstyle you'd think you'd enjoy most.

[Call Sign: Raven]

This is not a game about min-maxing or reaching the highest potential possible.

It's a game to lay back, relax, and have fun with very little consequence. Don't worry about what is "best," just experiment and let the game teach you it's ways, naturally.

My two cents.

[Isaac_MonkeyBoy]

kill the rocks

[Queen Droxxanna]

Originally posted by - EMPTY -:

Sell the first 15 seed you got at the very start. Thank me later.

I never got those first 15 seeds, dont know why.

[ULTRA]

Originally posted by Queen Droxxanna:

Originally posted by - EMPTY -:

Sell the first 15 seed you got at the very start. Thank me later.

I never got those first 15 seeds, dont know why.

Meadowlands farm will start with hay instead, did you do meadowlands?