Do you ever get overwhelmed with all the production on your farm?

[Virtual Uncle]

I am probably a noob compared to a let of seasoned stardew players. I have about 150 hours in the game between two saves. I started my second playthrough because every time I logged into my previous save, I'd get overwhelmed by all the different tasks I have accumulated and the same thing is starting to happen on this one. I'm making good progress, I finished the community center for the first time which is cool. I guess my main question is, when you have a ton of different stuff to do on the farm, do you sometimes just ignore it? Like, let the artisan production be on hold for a few days so you can go mining or fishing without worrying about wasting time? Just curious how others play the game :)

 

[Pangaearocks]

I too get overwhelmed or stressed by it, which is a shame really. Hard to ditch that urge for efficiency. It's why I ultimately rarely play very many years on the same farm. At some point it becomes more like a chore.

Perhaps I really want to go fishing or mining or skull cavern diving. But first...

And 5 hours later I'm still running this way and that. Oops, forgot that item fir the fish pond. Or crap, I'm out of coal, or missing seeds for the greenhouse, or need to stash items in chests to free up space for cheese or eggs or something else. Then the travelling cart. Then the island (which I mostly ignore in fairness).

Maybe this is why I've lost some of the motivation to play recently. So yeah, I understand what you mean. Interested to hear what others say too, for how to handle it

 

[Virtual Uncle]

We need a support group for us overwhelmed farmers.

 

[Benhimself]

Honestly, instead of "bigger" I focus on "easier". Don't plant more crops than you have sprinklers to take care of. One barn, one coop, and one shed of kegs is enough, and fill the latter at a casual pace. Crops will keep in a chest while you wait to process them. Get that workbench and the big chest recipe sooner than later and put them together into a no fuss, no frills storage/crafting solution: don't need to organize when you can just hit "add to existing stacks" two or three times. Make a "to do later" chest with all your things to add to bundles or the museum or geodes that need opening and take it where it needs to go tomorrow. Or next week. Whenever you're going in that direction or have a bad luck day and nothing better to do, really.

Help wanted quests and special orders make great "So what do I want to do today?" guides, like if you need to kill some squid kids or find an emerald for Marnie looks like you're hitting the mines, bust up grey rocks for stone and coal while you're down there. Get a fishing quest? Sure, fish a little, and once you're done maybe hit cindersnap for wood if you need it and you have time and energy left. Settle with a liked gift for someone's birthday instead of a loved gift.

And occasionally do completely unnecessary stuff for mental health reasons. Spend an in-game hour or two chilling at the resort when your favorite villagers are there. Drink some of your aged ancient fruit wine because you can. Stop by a waterfall, watch butterflies. Hit the "walk instead of run" button and try (futilely) to sneak up on a frog. See what your spouse has to say in the evenings by getting home before 10 pm once in a while. Give them an extra smooch goodnight.

 

[VampireCake]

It helps me a bit to remember that everything comes round again - the game is open-ended, after all. You don't have to do everything at once. Nothing bad will happen if you don't pick those crops that are ready in the greenhouse because it's a max luck day and you want to go Skull cave diving.

Also, there's a stupidly cheesy but true saying - "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."

 

[STARDEW GUY]

Yeah I ignore it sometimes

 

[HaleyRocks]

Of course i ignore it. Only one or Two at most, i can manage to do daily, collecting types of products that my farm produces. Sometimes, i ignore a bunch of stuff for over 1 in-game week, or something. Or, go straight for the most profitable one, leaving everything else untouched.

Late game crafting/machines/produce is so overwhelming, that it is impossible to deal with yourself, in single player game.

But i stuffed my cabins full of machines/pots anyway, so i cannot even to rely on multiplayer hands for help (which i am unable to use anyway, since i refuse to utilize GOG Galaxy, without which, internet multiplayer is a no-go)

 

[BeBop268170]

I usually go to bed before noon because there's little to do.