autumnfarmer
Farmhand
First time post here on the forum because I need some out of the box thinking...
Context of the Ask
I've been doing a challenge run on my latest game. I've played Stardew a lot over the years and wanted to try something different. So I decided to try and play the game without setting foot in the Mines, Quarry Mine, Skeleton Mines, or Volcano Mines. I've been at it for a while and I haven't had any significant snags. Challenges, sure! But that was part of the fun. Finding unique solutions. I've completed the Community Center (Remixed bundles for additional challenge...), movie theater, I've got all the Golden Walnuts (had to pay the Joja Bird for the final batch)...And I'm well on my way to opening the mastery room. My overall goal is to do everything in the game possible that doesn't directly relate to the mines, eventually getting perfection by paying gold for anything that ends up being impossible.
But there's one chunk of the game I can't do and it's driving me a bit batty.
The Problem
I can't get Cinder Shards. This wouldn't be a huge deal, but it means I can't get an Ostrich Incubator. It also dominos a bit and means I can't get the Mini-Forge---mini forge requires Dragon teeth and dragon teeth can be gained from a sting ray pond (1 dragon tooth obtained by deconstructing the island warp you get when you build the Island--->Home totem). According to the wiki and every other source I dig through, there are three ways to get cinder shards:
#2 is out because you can obtain an Ostrich Incubator---you can only build one.
#3 is out because in order to get the stingray pond to a point where it produces cinder shards you have to give them 7 cinder shards.
So I'm looking to see if anyone has any ideas about how to solve this riddle. Either obtaining cinder shards some other way than the above 3, obtain an ostrich incubator, or somehow bypass the stingray quest. The wiki is pretty darn solid most of the time, but I know it occasionally misses small details. Looking to see if anyone knows a small detail I haven't stumbled across...
Context of the Ask
I've been doing a challenge run on my latest game. I've played Stardew a lot over the years and wanted to try something different. So I decided to try and play the game without setting foot in the Mines, Quarry Mine, Skeleton Mines, or Volcano Mines. I've been at it for a while and I haven't had any significant snags. Challenges, sure! But that was part of the fun. Finding unique solutions. I've completed the Community Center (Remixed bundles for additional challenge...), movie theater, I've got all the Golden Walnuts (had to pay the Joja Bird for the final batch)...And I'm well on my way to opening the mastery room. My overall goal is to do everything in the game possible that doesn't directly relate to the mines, eventually getting perfection by paying gold for anything that ends up being impossible.
But there's one chunk of the game I can't do and it's driving me a bit batty.
The Problem
I can't get Cinder Shards. This wouldn't be a huge deal, but it means I can't get an Ostrich Incubator. It also dominos a bit and means I can't get the Mini-Forge---mini forge requires Dragon teeth and dragon teeth can be gained from a sting ray pond (1 dragon tooth obtained by deconstructing the island warp you get when you build the Island--->Home totem). According to the wiki and every other source I dig through, there are three ways to get cinder shards:
- The Volcano Mines
- Deconstructing an Ostrich Incubator (gives you 20)
- Stingray Fish pond
#2 is out because you can obtain an Ostrich Incubator---you can only build one.
#3 is out because in order to get the stingray pond to a point where it produces cinder shards you have to give them 7 cinder shards.
So I'm looking to see if anyone has any ideas about how to solve this riddle. Either obtaining cinder shards some other way than the above 3, obtain an ostrich incubator, or somehow bypass the stingray quest. The wiki is pretty darn solid most of the time, but I know it occasionally misses small details. Looking to see if anyone knows a small detail I haven't stumbled across...