Time for another Stardew Valley entry. Just a note: I’m ditching the previous format I was using, where I made a separate section for every in-game day, even if not much happened. I think a standard paragraph format will flow better, and it shouldn’t look as awkward as some of those older entries.
It was storming pretty hard on the 13th day of summer, and I was almost afraid that I would get struck by lightning! But then again, that would pretty cool if I did. 😛
I headed over to the mine, and I made my way down to level 25 for the first time. I also found a dwarf scroll, which I took to the blacksmith the next day. That unlocked a new reward, a starfruit seed.
I went to the mine again, and I got down to level 29 this time. That’s when a bunch of evil butterflies started attacking me. My health was getting low, so I had to retreat and go back up. It wasn’t until I looked back at the footage I recorded that I realized I had actually unlocked the ladder down to level 30 as I was attacking the bugs! Oops!
In the community center, I donated a blueberry I grew to finish off the summer crops bundle. My reward was a quality sprinkler. This will come in handy, although I haven’t yet installed it. Completing the bundle opened up another scroll in the vault room.
On the 15th, I took a geode to the blacksmith for processing. It contained a nekoite, and I immediately took it next door and donated it to the museum.
I was a bit surprised to see some speech bubbles outdoors, when Alex and Lewis greeted each other as they passed by. That was kinda cool, though. It makes the village seem more alive, although I don’t think this is a very common occurrence.
Outside of Pierre’s, I noticed a help wanted ad that said Clint was looking for six copper ores. I actually forgot who Clint was at first, haha. That’s what happens when you don’t play this game often enough. 😛
Once I realized Clint was the blacksmith, I tried to give him the ores. There was no special dialogue when I spoke to him, so I handed it to him like a gift. He took one said it made him depressed! This is what he asked for! What the heck?!
It made no sense, so I actually Googled the problem. Apparently, Clint will only accept new copper ores…ones that you’ve picked up after accepting the quest. For one thing, why would it matter? And secondly, how would he even know when I picked them up?
I found another help-wanted ad by Pierre’s, and this one said a slime hunter was wanted to slay six green slimes in the mine. However, this one didn’t even say who was looking for the help! So I’m supposed to slay them, and then what?? Pierre sure didn’t say anything about it when I spoke to him.
I know this game was basically made by one person, and that alone is impressive…but sometimes it shows. The user interface can be confusing and clunky at times, and certain things aren’t explained well enough.
I bought the backpack upgrade while I was in the shop. I can now hold 36 different items instead of just 24. Finally! I had to give up so many items because that ridiculous limit, so this will help a lot.
So anyway, I got the copper ores for Clint, and let him examine them. I got 270g for completing the quest. I also slayed six new slimes for the other quest. After I collected them, my journal was updated to show that I was supposed to return to Lewis. So I took them to him and collected my reward.
I wrapped up my night with a visit to the saloon. I honestly haven’t been socializing with people very much, so at least I talked to a few people there. 😛
See you next time! Whenever that may be. 😂