To help you get good at putting your tool right where you want, hit the ESC key to open up the game menu, and then select the tab with the little controller icon, as seen below. Hitting the right square means not wasting that energy. You have to move less and you expend less energy, so it pays to really get good at targeting your tool 'hits.' In addition, taking these actions costs you a little bit of energy. Some tools have a reach of 1-3 squares that you can use strategically to your advantage. You can sometimes swing your tool while facing forward and have it hit an object beside or behind you. Because of how the orientation of your on-screen avatar, the tool you're using, and the grid interact, the effect of using your tools can seem a bit wonky sometimes. The game is 2D and everything (planting crops, placing objects, etc.) happens on an invisible coordinate plane of boxes. One thing that new players are almost always thrown off by is the 'hit location' mechanics of the game.

Speaking with the voice of experience, we assure you that it is all too easy to hit up the wiki searching for a simple answer about an in-game concept and, in the process of doing so, see significant spoilers about game mechanics, characters, undiscovered areas of the game, and more. And, finally, by answering some of the pressing questions a new player might have about the game, we're keeping new players away from the comprehensive (and spoiler filled) Stardew Valley wiki.Second, we want to do so in the most spoiler-free way possible, as the game has a wonderful story.First, we love the game and want to help ease new players into it by covering some of the basics.The following tips and tricks have been carefully selected to accomplish three things: Playing Stardew Valley blind is a truly enjoyable experience, but there are a few new-player pitfalls that you can either stumble your way through or get a little help with a tip list like this one.

The game serves as a spiritual successor to the Harvest Moon RPG farming game franchise (and, even better, remedies many of the frustrating aspects of the Harvest Moon games in the process). For the unfamiliar, Stardew Valley is an incredibly popular indie role playing game in which you inherit your grandfather's farm (and all the subsequent adventures that arise from that).

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