The shad is a commonly found river fish in Stardew Valley that can be found in every season except for winter. They only come out when it rains, meaning there is no way to catch them on a sunny day unless you have magic bait, in which case they can be caught in any weather, … Read more
Tools are a crucial part of the Stardew Valley experience, and players start with a basic backpack, trash can, mining pick axe, watering can, hoe, scythe, and axe. The fishing rod appears a few days later, assuming you bother to go visit the beach after Wily writes you. These open up various actions, allowing you … Read more
The rainbow trout is a cool fish that only comes out during one season in Stardew Valley, making it one of a small handful of fish in the game that can’t be found in two or more seasons. The pixel art of the trout is cute, but how does the rainbow trout in Stardew compare … Read more
The question often comes up on whether or not gaming screenshots are copyrighted, especially for gaming bloggers and YouTubers. What is copyrighted? What is Fair Use? Where do the lines of each begin and end? These are questions that can get very complicated. I want to help make clear this situation for creators, but the … Read more
If you’re used to playing Stardew Valley on an home computer setup or tablet and then find yourself having to work off a new machine, and something doesn’t look right. You double check the settings, shrink the UI to the 75% minimum, and yet when you come back the screen is too, well squished. There … Read more
There’s no denying that Breath of the Wild (BOTW) is one of the most interesting additions to The Legend of Zelda franchise. Breath of the Wild came out on Nintendo Switch and was one of the big selling points to Nintendo’s portable console. After all, what’s a new Nintendo console without a new Zelda game? … Read more
The discovery of the Traveling Cart opens up possibilities for the player. Once in a while it’s a good deal, sometimes it’s an overpriced item but a useful one otherwise out of the player’s reach (see quality sprinkler) at the time, and this is also the player’s first introduction to the bright red bag that … Read more
As covered in our Stardew Watering Guide, the daily chore of watering all of your crops can definitely be stressful early on in the game. You need to get as many crops down as possible to get the gold comin in, but the beginning of the game is also when you have the fewest skills … Read more
