We played on another work night yesterday after rescuing my car from the grocery store parking lot, only had time for just short of two in-game weeks, but it was productive because...
- we've found 57 walnuts, almost 70 cinder shards, and have over 60 taro tubers planted (we're gunning for more and waiting to pick them until Caroline's special request appears on the board)
- the island farm, island farmhouse, island resort, and dig site have all been unlocked and the recipe for tropical curry has been acquired
- each time we find golden coconuts, it seems like they spawn in groups of three and that is muy handy
- we have two banana saplings thanks to golden coconuts; one in the greenhouse and one on the island
- we made several more iridium sprinklers for the island and have bountiful fields of starfruit, melons (for a special croaky boi), and various other crops
- we crafted 10 seed makers to aid us in our quest for eternal starfruit production, which will (hopefully) fund return scepters for both of us in due time
- we still need a LOT more kegs to fill our big shed, but the current 50 bottles of ancient fruit wine a week ain't nothing to shake a stick at
- we completed Willy's request for tropical fish and received two deluxe fish tanks that take up entirely too much space in the farm house
- in the process of fishing up stingrays for the aforementioned request from Willy, I fished up a whopping three gourmand statues and I'm not sad about it because those statues are cute as heck
- I swapped out my octopus pond for midnight carp because they're cuter and because aged octopus roe is meh and I'm considering swapping my squid for stingrays (my husband doesn't know it yet, but I'm going to add another fish pond for blue discus because they're the cutest fish in the game and I believe they can give you bananas and golden coconuts, after that I'm going to find a slimejack for a seventh and final fish pond so we possess all the colorful ponds one can have--my husband doesn't know this because he thinks already having five fish ponds is wacky hehe)
- we're still trying to find basalt for my lava eel pond, and now the
wants a rusty spoon; we've found at least five spares after donating the original to the museum, but can we find one now? Time will tell!
- we finally wowed the governor at the luau by contributing two iridium quality truffles to the soup
- I freaking died on the quest for dragon's teeth (still haven't found a single one) and was once again charged $15K after Leo rescued me, but only lost a pitiful amount of iridium ore, some rocks, and a piece of coal, so it could have been much worse
- we have yet to successfully complete the Simon Says crystals; why is it so difficult?!
- we completed the Pirate's Wife questline in one in-game day
- we've built the water obelisk to get to Ginger Island quicker; our first of four!
- 3/4 rainforest pillars have their corresponding gemstones thanks to a lot of rainy days on the island
- we've been so busy with daily farm chores and trips to Ginger Island that I now consider Stardew Valley to be a child neglect simulator as poor Rufus must only have a vague idea of who his parents are; sorry bud, I try to pat your little head as much as I can! If this was the Sims, CPS would have definitely visited by now.
- we realized it's been many seasons since we've sold a single raw crop because we've been saving everything in chests so we can cook anything at any time and we're making absolute bank off of artisan goods alone. This is by far the most successful farm either of us have ever operated and it's only year three!
Perhaps when we play again this weekend we'll have better luck by implementing your suggestion. Thanks so much for your input!!
