Familiar Diversions
I'm a librarian who loves anime, manga, and reading a wide variety of genres.
Currently reading
Reading progress update: I've read 102 out of 239 pages.
Okay, I'm reading this cover-to-cover. But also jumping to different spots as I need them. Yesterday was chore day, and tomorrow is chores and a movie, so today got to be "play too much Stardew Valley" day.
So far my most frequently useful parts have been:
- where and when to find specific kinds of fish
- what every Stardew Valley resident likes and dislikes
- what to do in order to unlock a particular cutscene
- the seasonal calendars ("is it someone's birthday today?")
A few things I've learned (because apparently there are lots of things I still don't know, even after many in-game years):
- you can occasionally get decent things if you dumpster dive
- I haven't yet met all of the game's characters (Mr. Qi)
- ...or gone everywhere it's possible to go (the casino)
- ...or participated in all of the game's events (how have I repeatedly missed the Winter Night Market? and also there are secret notes?)
- the wizard can build stuff for you too, just like Robin, although you have to complete a special task before this can happen
One thing the book is missing that it really needs:
- Detailed and specific townspeople schedules. The book lists each place they might be, but nothing more than that.
So there are still areas where the Stardew Valley wiki is helpful, but this covers lots of things I didn't even know to search the wiki for.