MS Plays: Stardew Valley (Game over)

[Farren]

Special Orders

On our way to the beach, we noticed Robin and Lewis working on a large notice board over by Lewis's house.

Lewis explained that thanks to the success of Content Farm, the local economy has been booming - and as a result, people were looking for ways to spend some of their hard-earned cash. With this new notice board, people can post larger-scale requests than the sort Pierre usually gets. We've been encouraged to give it a try!

The Special Orders board is up! New orders will be posted weekly.

I took the liberty of picking the order today - as one of them was "Catch 20 Ocean fish," which dovetailed nicely with what we were planning to do anyway. We finished this request, earning

1500G

, and we got to keep the fish. (Or rather, sell them to Willy.)

[Farren]

Bus Stop

As a reward for completing the Vault, the Junimos have repaired the bus! We can check it out at our leisure.

Note that

exploring

is an option here, if people want to see what options the bus has without committing to anything.

[Farren]

Also, we have a new regular quest: Clint wants to look at 30 freshly-mined copper ores. He offers 300G, and we can keep the ore. Due date is tomorrow, end-of-day.

[Farren]

One thing I just realized - my start-of-day announcement for Fall 4 said that we got five Basic Retaining Soil from Jodi. When I did the playthrough today, we actually got five Quality Fertilizer instead. I'm guessing there must be some sort of random element to spontaneous gifts via mail, so would advise people not to get too attached to anything posted there.

[Farren]

Today is:

Friday, Fall 5

.
Cash on hand:

3,791G

.

The traveling merchant is in town today!

Today's weather

: It's a beautiful, sunny day!

Today's mail

:

Spoiler: Hi Farren,

Thanks for your help with the fish.
Nature is usually good at keeping things balanced, but sometimes artificial factors can cause an imbalance.

I've enclosed a blueprint from a science magazine that you might find interesting. ~Demetrius~

~Attached: new crafting recipe - Farm Computer!~
1x Dwarf Gadget
1x Battery Pack
10x Refined Quartz
Scans the farm and displays useful information

Today's TV shows

Spoiler: Tomorrow's Weather

It's going to be cloudy, with gusts of wind all day.

Spoiler: Oracle's Report

The spirits are somewhat annoyed today. Luck will not be on your side.

Logs

Spoiler: Quest Log

• Mayor's "Shorts"
  
  
  Mayor Lewis has lost his purple "shorts". He's asking you to find and return them... Discreetly.
  
  Progress:
  0/1 lucky purple "shorts" found.
  0/1 discreet deliveries made to Lewis
  
  
• Pam is Thirsty
  
  
  Pam is hankerin' for a pale ale. Regular old beer won't do. You can brew one yourself if you have hops and a keg.
  
  Progress: 0/1 Pale Ales delivered to Pam
  
  
• Marnie's Request
  
  
  Marnie came by the farm and asked if you'd bring her a cave carrot. She's trying to train her goats to speak, and cave carrot is their favorite snack.
  
  Progress: 0/1 Cave Carrots brought to Marnie's Ranch
  
  
• Cow's Delight
  
  
  Marnie wants to give her cows a special treat. She's asking for a single bunch of amaranth.
  
  Progress: 0/1 amaranth bunches delivered to Marnie.
  
  
• The Skull Key
  
  
  You found a strange looking key in the bottom of the mines.
  
  Progress: Purposes of the Skull Key discovered: 0/??
  
  
• Help wanted: Gathering
  
  I am looking for someone to bring me 30 Copper Ores, to aid in the understanding of local minerals. ~Clint~
  
  - 300G on delivery.
  - You can keep the ores after Clint inspects them.
  
  Progress:
  - 0/30 Copper ore mined
  - 0/30 ore shown to Clint

Spoiler: Crop Log

Yesterday's sunflowers yielded one batch of seeds, which I planted.
I also planted a little wheat in the spaces left over.

We have the following crops planted:

• Sunflower Seeds x5 (four by the beehives, two with the main crops)
  
• Corn Seeds x5
  
• Ancient Seeds x3 (they all look fully mature now)
  
• Rare Seeds x2
  
• Cranberries x10
  
• Eggplants x10 (a little wonky on the placement, thanks to planting in darkness)
  
• Yams x10
  
• Pumpkins x30
  
• Mixed Seeds x26?
  
• Wheat x2

Spoiler: Animal Log

We have four chickens, all mature and egg-laying. We have two mayo machines in the Coop.

We have two cows, both mature and producing milk. We have two cheese presses in the Barn.

Spoiler: Forage Log

Mushroom Cave: processing.
Lightning Rods x5: inactive. Next harvest: ??? (no stormy days in the forecast)
Preserve Jars x3: 2: processing Spice Berries. 1: inactive
Beehives x2: ready for harvest!
Tappers x4: 2 Maple (recently harvested), 1 Oak, 1 Pine
Crab Pot x1 (@ Ocean): ready for harvest!

Inventory

Spoiler: Inventory on hand

Inventory on hand
#	Item	Qty	Type	Description
1	Steel Axe	x1	Tool	Used to chop down just about anything that can be chopped.
2	Hoe	x1	Tool	Used to dig and till soil.
3	Gold Watering Can	x1	Tool	Used to water crops. Can be charged up to water a 3x3 grid at once, saving energy and water.
4	Steel Pickaxe	x1	Tool	Used to break rocks and ores. Who knows what else it can break ... ?
5	Scythe	x1	Tool	Used to cut grass. With a silo, cut grass produces hay.
6	Iridium Rod	x1	Tool	Used to catch fish. Can attach bait and tackle.
7	Milk Pail	x1	Tool	Used to milk cows and goats.
8	Cheese	x8	Artisan Goods (edible)	It's your basic cheese. +125 energy, +56 health.
9
10
11	Tempered Broadsword	x1	Weapon	29-44 damage; -3 speed; +3 defense; +3 weight.
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13
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20
21
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35
36

Spoiler: Inventory in chests

• Geode x6
  
• Magma Geode x9
  
• Omni Geode x1
  
• Diamond x3 (1 in Crystalarium)
  
• Earth Crystal x8
  
• Emerald
  
• Fire Quartz x8
  
• Frozen Tear x4
  
• Jade x2
  
• Quartz x20
  
• Ruby x7
  
• Bomb x3
  
• Cherry Bomb x6
  
• Bone Fragment x7
  
• Coal x104
  
• Copper Bar x7
  
• Copper Ore x134
  
• Gold Bar x11
  
• Gold Ore x88
  
• Iridium Bar x1
  
• Iridium Ore x3
  
• Iron Bar x6
  
• Iron Ore x51
  
• Refined Quartz x5
  
• Battery Pack x21
  
• Clay x25
  
• Fiber x519
  
• Hardwood x71
  
• Stone x541
  
• Wood x493
  
• Maple Syrup x4
  
• Pine Tar x4
  
• Bat Wing x53
  
• Slime x86
  
• Solar Essence x14
  
• Void Essence x9
  
  
• Bamboo Pole
  
• Slingshot
  
• Fiberglass Rod
  
• Broken Trident
  
• Skeletal Tail x1
  
• Farm Totem x1
  
• Beach Totem x5
  
• Green Algae x13
  
• Seaweed x45
  
• White Algae x4
  
• Standing Geode
  
• Super Cucumber (Gold) x2
  
• Autumn's Bounty x5
  
• Cookies x1
  
• Rarecrow #7
  
• Quality Retaining Soil x4
  
• Quality Fertilizer x35
  
• Dressed Spinner
  
• Speed-Gro x20
  
• Rainbow Shell x3
  
• Honey x7
  
• Oak Resin x1
  
• Acorn x24
  
• Mahogany Seed x2
  
• Maple Seed x40
  
• Pinecone x40
  
• Coffee Bean x2 (Spring / Summer)
  
• Wild Fall Seeds x30 (Fall; ?? days to mature)
  
• Rice Shoot x16 (Spring; 8 days to mature; faster if planted near a body of water)
  
• Wheat Seeds x8
  
• Pepper x12
  
• Salmonberries x40
  
• Cave Carrot x10
  
• Leather Boots
  
• Ancient Fruit x2
  
  
• Life Elixir x1
  
• Cauliflower (Silver) x3
  
• Cauliflower x12
  
• Corn (Gold) x5
  
• Corn x6
  
• Hops (Gold) x11
  
• Hops (Silver) x19
  
• Hops x44
  
• Kale x3
  
• Radish (Silver) x10
  
• Radish x17
  
• Tomato x13
  
• Tomato (Silver) x5
  
• Tomato (Gold) x7
  
• Ancient Fruit x1
  
• Crystal Fruit x2
  
• Spice Berry (Silver) x2
  
• Strawberry x15
  
• Daffodil (Silver) x3
  
• Daffodil x8
  
• Leek x14
  
• Purple Mushroom (Gold) x4
  
• Purple Mushroom (Silver) x2
  
• Spring Onion x27
  
• Wild Horseradish x8
  
• Master Slingshot
  
• Pink Cake x1
  
• Chocolate Cake x3
  
• Large Milk (Silver) x1
  
• Trap Bobber
  
  
• 'Burnt Offering' (furniture - painting?)
  
• 'Jade Hills' (furniture - painting)
  
• Drum Block
  
• Lg. Futon Bear (decoration)
  
• Skeleton (decoration)
  
• Singing Stone
  
• Sashimi x1
  
• Wild Summer Seeds x8
  
• Wheat (Silver) x4
  
• Wheat x1
  
• Radish (Gold) x8
  
• Grapes x10
  
• Pepper (Silver) x17
  
• Pepper (Gold) x10
  
• Spice Berry x5
  
• Starfruit (Silver) x1
  
• Poppy (Gold) x1 - red
  
• Poppy (Gold) x1 - yellow
  
• Poppy (Silver) x1 - White
  
• Poppy x1 - white
  
• Sweet Pea x7
  
• Sweet Pea (Gold) x2
  
• Sap x505
  
• Common Mushroom x34
  
• Chanterelle x2
  
• Red Mushroom x8
  
• Morel x5
  
• Melon x51
  
• Melon (Gold) x9
  
• Melon (Silver) x10
  
• Sunflower (Gold) x1
  
• Sunflower (Silver) x2
  
• Ancient Fruit (Silver) x1
  
• Chocolate Cake x3
  
• Wild Plum x2
  
• Hazelnut (Gold) x1
  
• Sunflower (Gold) x1
  
• Sunflower (Silver) x1
  
  
• Oak Resin x1
  
• Trap Bobber
  
• Lavawalker Boots
  
• Crab x1
  
• Large Egg - Brown x1
  
• Egg - Brown (Gold) x1

[DragonEater70]

Explore the bus.

[Farren]

Explore the bus.

The nearby ticket dispenser is once again operational. It offers tickets to

Calico Desert

for 500G.

We can only purchase a ticket when there is a bus driver present.

[Farren]

Calico Desert

is now available for exploration. Choosing this will cost us 500G.

[DragonEater70]

Explore the desert.

[Farren]

Explore the desert.

Calico Desert

Pam shows up at the bus at 10:10 AM; once she arrives, we purchase a ticket. We hop on the bus and *presto* - at Calico Desert before we can blink!
The bus will remain on standby until we are ready to depart; the ticket is round-trip.

Points of interest:

• The area in general has some forage available; we can see
  Cactus Fruit
  and
  Coconuts
  available for harvesting.
  
• Over by the road, a desert trader has set up shop in a tent. Unlike most merchants, he isn't interested in gold. He prefers payment in geodes and gemstones.
  
• In the southwest corner, another merchant has set up shop. This shop is more the brick-and-mortar sort. The shopkeep -
  Sandy
  - greets you enthusiastically. She's excited to hear that the bus from Stardew Valley is back in service, and hopes you'll be by regularly to buy things from her. She mentions that Emily's told her all about you; they must be friends.
  
  New NPC:

  Sandy

  . She can be interacted with outside of shopping and is eligible to receive gifts, but is not single.
  
  
• At the back of Sandy's Oasis, a bouncer guards the back door. He doesn't seem interested in any sort of interaction - or in letting us pass.
  
• There's a large dinosaur
  skeleton
  drying out in the sun in the western section.
  
• The northwest corner has a pond that looks like it may have some fish in it.
  
• Also in the northwest corner, there's a cave. Popping inside real quickly, there's a
  door with a skull on it.
  The door appears to be locked, but we do have a skull-shaped key ...
  
• In the northeast corner,
  three mysterious pillars
  poke out of the sand. The spot in the middle looks curious, but nothing happens when we step inside.
  
• There are a few dig spots here as well. Bringing the hoe with us could yield some items.

Spoiler: Desert Trader

Desert Trader
Item	Cost	Description
Artifact Trove	Omni Geode x5	These troves often contain ancient relics and curiosities. A local blacksmith could open it for you.
Warp Totem: Desert	Omni Geode x3	Warp directly to Calico Desert.
Triple Shot Espresso	Diamond x1	It's more potent than regular coffee. +8 Energy +3 Health +1 Speed
Spicy Eel	Ruby x1	Pretty salty. +100 Energy +45 Health +1 Fishing Skill (temporary)
Mega Bomb	Iridium Ore x5	Blows things up *real* good.
Bomb	Quartz x5	Blows things up good.
Cheese	Emerald x5	Just like the cheese we carry with us.
Recipe - Warp Totem: Desert	Iridium Bar x10	Learn how to craft warp totems to Calico Desert. Hardwood x2 Coconut x1 Iridium Ore x4
Butterfly Hutch	Bat Wing x200	Decoration.
Green Turban	Omni Geode x50	A fancy hat.
Magic Cowboy Hat	Omni Geode x333	Says it's shimmering with prismatic energy ... but it's a hat?
Birch Double Bed	Pearl x1	Furniture.

Spoiler: Sandy's Oasis

Sandy's Oasis
Item	Cost	Description
Cactus Seeds	150G	Can only be grown indoors. Takes 12 days to mature, then produces fruit every 3 days.
Rhubarb Seeds	100G	Spring seeds. Takes 13 days to mature.
Starfruit Seeds	400G	Summer seeds. Takes 13 days to mature.
Beet Seeds	20G	Fall seeds. Takes 6 days to mature.
Seasonal Plant	100G	An ornamental plant. Doesn't need to be watered. Changes with the season.
Honey	200G	Just like what comes out of our beehives!
Shirt	1000G	Clothing. Looks like a plain white shirt.
Wall Cactus	700G	Decoration.
Large Green Rub	2500G	Furniture.

Both merchants may have rotating stock, so no guarantees any of this will be available in future trips. Anything we can afford, we can buy today.
Additionally, it will cost either 500G or a Warp Totem: Desert to come here at all; if we're coming to shop in the future, I recommend exploring to find out what the merchants have that day.
We can test out the Skull Key on the door; doing this with exploration is an option (and will lock in entering the door).

[Farren]

(expired on 2023-10-08 23:00:00) to decide on what we're doing today.

We will definitely be going to Calico Desert. What we do there and when we leave is still up in the air.

[DragonEater70]

hmmm since no one else is suggesting anything, I'll say bring mining equipment

[DragonEater70]

And a hoe.

[Farren]

Mining and digging it is.

We'll be going to Calico Desert and seeing what we can accomplish with those tools.

Playthrough to start up shortly!

[Farren]

Skull Cavern

The Skull Key fit into the lock perfectly. We opened the door and stepped into a brand new dungeon ... or perhaps, a very old one.

Superficially, the place looks similar to the Mines, in that there are rocks, mineral nodes, gem nodes, and hostiles abound. We saw more of a variety than what the Mines dished up - copper, iron, and gold nodes. Topazes. Rubies.

No sign of any checkpoints here. We'll have to start from scratch every time we enter.

Sometimes there are shafts instead of staircases. These let us skip multiple floors at once, but we take falling damage when we use them.

We made it to floor 23 before a combination of low HP and time chased us out.

The enemies there are tougher than what we've seen in the mines. Here's what we've encountered so far:

Mummies

: These are slow and ponderous. Easy to lure them into a rock and keep away from them. Downsides: they hit hard, they have a lot of HP, and when they go down,

they get back up again

after a period of inactivity. The sword had no effect on them while they were downed. They also liked to show up in narrow corridors, which makes keeping away from them more challenging. As we weren't able to kill any, no idea what sort of loot they drop.

Serpents

: These green snake-like creatures fly - and they fly fast. They don't hit quite as hard as the mummies do, but they're a lot better at getting hits in. They like to circle around and strike from behind. Like bats, they can show up from out of nowhere, even in areas previously thought cleared. The one saving grace is that they make a distinctive sound when they show up, giving you the opportunity to prepare for them. They drop void essences (frequently) and the occasional spicy eel (a nice food item that boosts luck and speed both).

Purple slimes

: We've seen slimes before. These ones hit harder than any slime we've seen so far, and they have a lot of HP. But they're still just slimes.

Giant purple slimes

: Not only bigger, but sometimes they split into a bunch of smaller slimes upon death. One slime isn't a threat; six most certainly can be, especially when they hit you with a slowing debuff. They drop slime, coal, and occasionally iridium ore.

Blue ghosts

: These act just like the regular ghosts in the Mines. When killed, they drop Omni Geodes.

Dinosaurs

: We saw one of these on a prehistoric-looking floor. They breathe fire. One dropped a Dinosaur egg.

[Farren]

The dig spots just had clay.

All in all, we walked away with over 100 stone, 16 coal, 9 quartz, 21 iron, 3 copper, 10 gold, and 1 iridium. Also two wood.
Gems: two topazes, three rubies, and one diamond. Also six omni geodes.
Drops: 13 void essences, 15 slimes, 1 spicy eel, 6 sap, 1 dinosaur egg, 3 bone fragments.

We spent about three cheese altogether, staying in Calico Desert for about 12 hours.

[Farren]

Today is:

Saturday, Fall 6

.
Cash on hand:

4,395G

.

Today's weather

: It's windy today.

Today's mail

:

Spoiler: I see...

...you've entered the Skull Cavern. Well done. I've got a better challenge for you, kid. Make it at least 25 levels deep. I've got a mountain of G to send if you can do it. ~Your friend, Mr. Qi~

New quest!

Qi's Challenge

You've been challenged to reach level 25 in the skull cavern. You've been promised a substantial reward if you're successful.

Progress made: 23/25 levels explored in Skull Cavern.

Today's TV shows

Spoiler: Tomorrow's Weather

It's going to be clear and sunny all day.

Spoiler: Oracle's Report

The spirits feel neutral today. The day is in your hands.

Logs

Spoiler: Quest Log

• Mayor's "Shorts"
  
  
  Mayor Lewis has lost his purple "shorts". He's asking you to find and return them... Discreetly.
  
  Progress:
  0/1 lucky purple "shorts" found.
  0/1 discreet deliveries made to Lewis
  
  
• Pam is Thirsty
  
  
  Pam is hankerin' for a pale ale. Regular old beer won't do. You can brew one yourself if you have hops and a keg.
  
  Progress: 0/1 Pale Ales delivered to Pam
  
  
• Marnie's Request
  
  
  Marnie came by the farm and asked if you'd bring her a cave carrot. She's trying to train her goats to speak, and cave carrot is their favorite snack.
  
  Progress: 0/1 Cave Carrots brought to Marnie's Ranch
  
  
• Cow's Delight
  
  
  Marnie wants to give her cows a special treat. She's asking for a single bunch of amaranth.
  
  Progress: 0/1 amaranth bunches delivered to Marnie.
  
  
• Qi's Challenge
  
  You've been challenged to reach level 25 in the skull cavern. You've been promised a substantial reward if you're successful.
  
  Progress made: 23/25 levels explored in Skull Cavern.

Spoiler: Crop Log

Eggplants are ready for harvest! These are renewable.

We have the following crops planted:

• Sunflower Seeds x5 (four by the beehives, two with the main crops)
  
• Corn Seeds x5
  
• Ancient Seeds x3 (they all look fully mature now)
  
• Rare Seeds x2
  
• Cranberries x10
  
• Eggplants x10 (a little wonky on the placement, thanks to planting in darkness)
  
• Yams x10
  
• Pumpkins x30
  
• Mixed Seeds x26?
  
• Wheat x2

Spoiler: Animal Log

We have four chickens, all mature and egg-laying. We have two mayo machines in the Coop.

We have two cows, both mature and producing milk. We have two cheese presses in the Barn.

Spoiler: Forage Log

Mushroom Cave: ready for harvest!
Lightning Rods x5: inactive. Next harvest: ??? (no stormy days in the forecast)
Preserve Jars x3: recently harvested. Now processing Spice Berry x3.
Beehives x2: recently harvested.
Tappers x4: 2 Maple, 1 Oak, 1 Pine
Crab Pot x1 (@ Ocean): ready for harvest!

Inventory

Spoiler: Inventory on hand

Inventory on hand
#	Item	Qty	Type	Description
1	Steel Axe	x1	Tool	Used to chop down just about anything that can be chopped.
2	Hoe	x1	Tool	Used to dig and till soil.
3	Gold Watering Can	x1	Tool	Used to water crops. Can be charged up to water a 3x3 grid at once, saving energy and water.
4	Steel Pickaxe	x1	Tool	Used to break rocks and ores. Who knows what else it can break ... ?
5	Scythe	x1	Tool	Used to cut grass. With a silo, cut grass produces hay.
6	Iridium Rod	x1	Tool	Used to catch fish. Can attach bait and tackle.
7	Milk Pail	x1	Tool	Used to milk cows and goats.
8	Cheese	x6	Artisan Goods (edible)	It's your basic cheese. +125 energy, +56 health.
9
10
11	Tempered Broadsword	x1	Weapon	29-44 damage; -3 speed; +3 defense; +3 weight.
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35
36

Spoiler: Inventory in chests

• Geode x9
  
• Magma Geode x9
  
• Omni Geode x7
  
• Diamond x4 (1 in Crystalarium)
  
• Earth Crystal x8
  
• Emerald
  
• Fire Quartz x8
  
• Frozen Tear x4
  
• Jade x2
  
• Quartz x29
  
• Ruby x10
  
• Bomb x3
  
• Cherry Bomb x6
  
• Bone Fragment x10
  
• Coal x120
  
• Copper Bar x7
  
• Copper Ore x137
  
• Gold Bar x11
  
• Gold Ore x98
  
• Iridium Bar x1
  
• Iridium Ore x4
  
• Iron Bar x6
  
• Iron Ore x72
  
• Refined Quartz x5
  
• Battery Pack x21
  
• Clay x29
  
• Fiber x519
  
• Hardwood x71
  
• Stone x659
  
• Wood x495
  
• Bat Wing x53
  
• Slime x101
  
• Solar Essence x14
  
• Void Essence x22
  
• Topaz x2
  
  
• Bamboo Pole
  
• Slingshot
  
• Fiberglass Rod
  
• Broken Trident
  
• Skeletal Tail x1
  
• Farm Totem x1
  
• Beach Totem x5
  
• Green Algae x13
  
• Seaweed x45
  
• White Algae x4
  
• Standing Geode
  
• Super Cucumber (Gold) x2
  
• Autumn's Bounty x5
  
• Cookies x1
  
• Rarecrow #7
  
• Quality Retaining Soil x4
  
• Quality Fertilizer x35
  
• Dressed Spinner
  
• Speed-Gro x20
  
• Rainbow Shell x3
  
• Honey x7
  
• Oak Resin x1
  
• Acorn x24
  
• Mahogany Seed x2
  
• Maple Seed x40
  
• Pinecone x40
  
• Coffee Bean x2 (Spring / Summer)
  
• Wild Fall Seeds x30 (Fall; ?? days to mature)
  
• Rice Shoot x16 (Spring; 8 days to mature; faster if planted near a body of water)
  
• Wheat Seeds x8
  
• Pepper x12
  
• Salmonberries x40
  
• Cave Carrot x10
  
• Leather Boots
  
• Ancient Fruit x2
  
• Crab Pot x3
  
  
• Life Elixir x1
  
• Cauliflower (Silver) x3
  
• Cauliflower x12
  
• Corn (Gold) x5
  
• Corn x6
  
• Hops (Gold) x11
  
• Hops (Silver) x19
  
• Hops x44
  
• Kale x3
  
• Radish (Silver) x10
  
• Radish x17
  
• Tomato x13
  
• Tomato (Silver) x5
  
• Tomato (Gold) x7
  
• Ancient Fruit x1
  
• Crystal Fruit x2
  
• Spice Berry (Silver) x2
  
• Strawberry x15
  
• Daffodil (Silver) x3
  
• Daffodil x8
  
• Leek x14
  
• Purple Mushroom (Gold) x4
  
• Purple Mushroom (Silver) x2
  
• Spring Onion x27
  
• Wild Horseradish x8
  
• Master Slingshot
  
• Pink Cake x1
  
• Ancient Fruit (Gold) x1
  
• Dinosaur Eggs x2
  
• Wild Fall Seeds x30
  
  
• 'Burnt Offering' (furniture - painting?)
  
• 'Jade Hills' (furniture - painting)
  
• Drum Block
  
• Lg. Futon Bear (decoration)
  
• Skeleton (decoration)
  
• Chocolate Cake x3
  
• Singing Stone
  
• Sashimi x1
  
• Wild Summer Seeds x8
  
• Wheat (Silver) x4
  
• Wheat x1
  
• Radish (Gold) x8
  
• Grapes x10
  
• Pepper (Silver) x17
  
• Pepper (Gold) x10
  
• Spice Berry x5
  
• Starfruit (Silver) x1
  
• Poppy (Gold) x1 - red
  
• Poppy (Gold) x1 - yellow
  
• Poppy (Silver) x1 - White
  
• Poppy x1 - white
  
• Sweet Pea x7
  
• Sweet Pea (Gold) x2
  
• Sap x505
  
• Common Mushroom x34
  
• Chanterelle x2
  
• Red Mushroom x8
  
• Morel x5
  
• Melon x51
  
• Melon (Gold) x9
  
• Melon (Silver) x10
  
• Sunflower (Gold) x1
  
• Sunflower (Silver) x2
  
• Ancient Fruit (Silver) x1
  
• Wild Plum x1
  
• Hazelnut (Gold) x1
  
• Sunflower (Gold) x1
  
• Sunflower (Silver) x4
  
  
• Oak Resin x1
  
• Trap Bobber
  
• Lavawalker Boots
  
• Crab x1
  
• Large Egg - Brown x1
  
• Egg - Brown (Gold) x1
  
• Large Egg - White (Gold) x1
  
• Egg - Brown x1
  
• Cheese (Gold) x1
  
• Maple Syrup x4
  
• Coconut (Silver) x1
  
• Coconut (Gold) x2
  
• Pine Tar x2
  
• Spicy Eel x1
  
• Cactus Fruit x3

[DragonEater70]

Do we have the recipe for roots platter / miner's treat? I think we should craft two of each + some pale soup / tortillas / other efficient food, and then go complete the challenge - it gives a lot of gold.

But before that let's plant all the seeds we have.

[Farren]

Miner's Treat we have. Bottleneck is milk; we can craft two if we don't put today's milk ration in the cheese presses. (+125/+56, +3 mining, +32 magnetism). Requires buying Sugar from Pierre.
Roots Platter we have, but can't craft any (requires Winter Roots).
Pale broth we have. We can craft a max of two today; bottleneck is the white algae. +125/+56.
Tortillas, we don't have the recipe for. I think maybe Gus might sell that one; we'd have to swing by at noon or later to check.

Other options:
Stir Fry: can craft three, if we buy oil from Pierre. +200/+90. Kale is the bottleneck here; we have three kale leftover from spring.
Radish Salad: we'd have to buy both oil and vinegar from Pierre, but we have 27 radishes. +200/+90. Bottleneck here is probably our cash-on-hand.
Fried Mushroom: bottleneck here is morels. We have five on hand; might be more in the mushroom cave. +135/+60/+2 attack. Have to buy Oil from Pierre.

We also have existing stocks of healing items. 50+ melons (+113/+50) if we want a good ratio of bulk to power. A few silvers and golds too, which are better (but less bulk). We've also got a few chocolate cakes (+150/+67), some purple mushrooms, and a couple of super cucumbers.

Realistically, we got to floor 23 today, but we spent time on wandering around the desert first. We spent three cheese; we have six left. Today's luck is better than yesterday's was; I'd think we'd have decent odds of making it if we went straight to Skull Cavern with one good stack of healing items.

We've got a bunch of fall seeds we could plant, as well as some wheat. That plus animal maintenance will probably mean a late start for a Skull Cavern run. Later still if we add Pierre to today's list.

[Farren]

(expired on 2023-10-11 23:00:00) left to help refine today's plan, or to suggest a different one.
I'm especially looking for feedback on how we should prioritize our time today - if we should rush Skull Cavern (i.e. be at the bus stop at 10:10 AM sharp, and whatever doesn't get done waits until tomorrow) or if we should prioritize getting the cooking / shopping with Pierre / planting done.

[Farren]

Gonna be too busy tonight to play through this. Turning this into a 4-day cycle. New timer:
(expired on 2023-10-12 23:00:00)

[Farren]

Take two on Skull Cavern.

We're going to prioritize planting and cooking over victory. That means a trip to Pierre to see what all we can get.

Playthrough to start shortly!

[Farren]

Planting and watering: finished at 10:10 AM.
Animals: the chickens were too scattered to hunt them down and pet them. We did everything else, though. 11:10 AM.
Hit up the mushroom cave to see if there were any morels there. (Nope.)
Got to Pierre's at 12:20 PM. Picked up a quest to slay four lava slimes for 500G. Bought 5 Oil at 200G a pop, for a total of 1000G spent.
Got to the stove at 1:10 PM. Cooked up Fried Mushroom x5, spending all our morels (and some common mushrooms and the oil).
Caught one chicken on the way to the bus stop. Arrived at Skull Cavern at 1:40 PM.

And we got lucky. Shafts were unusually prevalent, allowing us to skip a notable chunk of the dungeon. By the time it got late, we'd made it to

floor 37

.

[Farren]

New enemy:
- Iridium Rock Crab: green rock crabs that hide under iridium mining nodes. The one we engaged and killed dropped iridium ore, so they may be worth fighting.

New intel:
- Mummies can be permanently killed by bomb explosions. (A serpent dropped a bomb, and a mummy just happened to die next to a large cluster of rocks.) The mummies drop solar essence and

cloth

. The cloth can be turned in to the community center as part of the Artisan bundle.

Also, we got credit for killing the four lava slimes while fighting the purple slimes in Skull Cavern. So we can turn this in tomorrow if we see Lewis.

Haul list:

Ore: Copper x33, Iron x31, Gold x20, Iridium x4, Coal x15, Stone x120.
Geodes & gems: Omni Geode x10, Quartz x6, Jade x2, Fire Quartz x1, Topaz x2, Amethyst x2
Monster drops: Void Essence x6, Cloth x1, Solar Essence x1, Slime x5, Sap x3
Forage: Cave Carrot x2, Red Mushroom (Silver) x2

We used four standard cheese; we are down to two.

[Farren]

Sew and Sew

Another morning visitor to the farm - Emily, this time. She was impressed by the progress we've made so far - but she was more interested in the fact that we'd managed to acquire some cloth.

According to Emily, cloth is the major ingredient in producing our own clothing. We just need a sewing machine - which she just so happens to have!

We have Emily's permission to use her sewing machine.

Clothing requires not just cloth; it also requires a secondary ingredient. We've been encouraged to experiment.