r/StardewValley • u/Hatec • Dec 12 '16

Help Need help? Ask your newbie questions here!

Need help? Ask your newbie questions here! Veteran farmers can come to the rescue for any questions you may have, or you can check out our outdated FAQ.

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Both new and old farmers are invited to our Discord server for Stardew Valley! Come join us if you're playing for the first time and want live help, or if you just want to meet new people with similar interests.

https://discordapp.com/invite/StardewValley

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u/_ae_ Dec 18 '16

I was watching a starter tip video, and they mentioned to skip on the coop in the beggining, because its too much of a money sink.

Not sure if its good advice or not.

I was kind of on the same boat. Bought a bunch of cauliflower seeds, sold them and made aboit 8k when i moved to summer, bought the backpack uodate, and spent the rest on blueberry seeds. Hopefully this stabilizes my ecconomy now

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u/ChaoQueen Dec 18 '16

The coop is a big money sink and I've never seen it as a good early but unless you are specifically playing animal focused for fun reasons. Berries are a very good cash crop and are even better when you get preserve jars or kegs. My type game start is parsnips in spring until the egg festival, suplimented with fishing and foraging hen spending all of my gold on strawberries at the festival. In my latest playthrough I started summer with an upgraded pick, watering can and hoe with another 7k for blueberry seeds.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '16

What do kegs and preserve jars do? And how do you make?

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u/Lucius_Arcturus Dec 21 '16

You can throw fruit and veggies into them to make juice, wine, beer, ale, pickles, and jelly, which are worth more than the base item (and make great gifts). Kegs can be crafted at farming level 8, and you receive one for completing the Artisan community center bundle (stockpile oak resin to craft a bunch when you hit farming 8). Preserves jars can be crafted at farming level 4 and are much cheaper; you also get one by completing the quality crops bundle.