시작 안내서
| 시작 안내서 | 플레이어 | 설정 | 조작 | 모바일 조작 | 체력 | 기력 | 스킬 | 일주기 |
Stardew Valley is an open-ended game, allowing the player to achieve goals non-linearly.
There are various ways to earn income and many activities to choose from including farming, fishing, foraging, mining, combat (fighting enemies), crafting, cooking, gift giving, completing quests, and restoring the Community Center.
캐릭터 생성
- 주요 문서: The Player
캐릭터 생성은 캐릭터 외형, 성별, 이름과 농장 이름, 좋아하는 것, 좋아하는 동물을 결정하는 단계입니다.
- 성별은 남자와 여자, 외형은 24가지의 피부색, 32가지의 헤어, 112가지의 옷, 20개의 악세사리가 있으며, 좋아하는 동물로는 강아지와 고양이가 있습니다.
- 눈 색깔, 머리 색깔, 옷 색깔 옆의 조작바로 색상, 채도, 밝기를 조절할 수 있습니다.
- 좋아하는 동물은 후에 어떤 동물을 농장에서 기를 지 결정하는 선택지입니다.
- 성별은 후에 결혼을 할 때 문제가 되지 않습니다. 즉 동성결혼도 가능합니다.
- 만약 좋아하는 것에 게임 개발자인 ConcernedApe를 적는다면, 플레이어는 게임 시작 때 다음과 같은 메시지와 함께 별방울을 받을 수 있습니다:
만약 마법사와 4 이상의 친밀도를 쌓으면, 플레이어는 마법사의 탑에서 
500골드으로 외형을 바꿀 수 있습니다.
농장 종류
- 주요 문서: 농장
플레이어는 5종류의 농장 중 하나를 고를 수 있습니다. 각각의 농장은 고유의 특징을 가지고 있고, 특정 스킬을 기르는 데 특화되어 있습니다. 농장을 고르고 나면 다른 농장으로 바꿀 수 없고, 캐릭터는 생성된 농장에 귀속됩니다. 즉 캐릭터만 다른 농장파일로 옮길 수 없습니다. 농장 전체의 크기는 모두 같지만, 실질적으로 사용가능한 땅의 크기에는 차이가 있습니다.
| 농장 | 설명 | 특화된 스킬 | |
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평범한 농장 | 토지가 간단하고 탁 트여있어서 원하는대로 농장을 설계할 수 있습니다. |  농사
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삼림 농장 | 나무가 많아 경작할 수 있는 땅이 제한적입니다. 하지만 숲의 풍부한 자원도 가까이 있습니다... |  채집
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언덕 농장 | 돌이 많고 구불구불한 강이 있어 농장 설계가 어렵습니다. 하지만 주변의 광상 덕에 채광할 기회가 많습니다. |  채광
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강변 농장 | 농장이 여러 섬과 강둑에 걸쳐있습니다. 물고기도 자주 보입니다. |  낚시
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야생 농장 | 좋은 땅이지만 조심하세요... 밤에 몬스터가 출몰합니다. |  전투
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Controls
- 주요 문서: Controls
All hotkeys can be reassigned by opening the menu and choosing the Options tab 
Controls
Preparing Your First Harvest
- Use your axe, pickaxe, and scythe on the logs, stones, grass and bushes on your farm to clear about 15 tiles.
- Use your hoe to till the soil and plant the 15 Parsnip Seeds provided by Mayor Lewis.
- Use your watering can to water your seeds and soil.
- Continue watering your crops every day until they grow in to harvestable crops. Your parsnips will be ready to harvest in 4 days.
Watering Can
- 주요 문서: Watering Cans
Crops needs to be watered daily in order to grow. The starting watering can will only water one tile at a time and can be refilled at any pond, river, or other body of water.
Crops will stay one day without watering, meaning they can be watered every other day without withering; however, crops will grow slower when not watered every single day.
The best times to upgrade the watering can are the day before it is predicted to rain, as the rain will water the crops, or the 27th day of the season after watering any crops that are expected to ripen on the 28th. The Blacksmith will need 2 days to upgrade any tools, including the watering can.
Sprinklers, which must be crafted and placed, will automatically water surrounding tiles every morning. Throughout the gameplay, sprinklers become available in 3 tiers that can water an increasing number of surrounding tiles, starting with 4 tiles (immediately adjacent to the sprinkler), 8 tiles (in the surrounding 3x3 area), and up to 24 tiles (in the surrounding 5x5 area).
Energy
- 주요 문서: Energy
Energy limits productivity. One of the main ways to overcome this is by eating food. Eating food is an action, for which default controls are Right Click or type X with the food highlighted in your inventory and then click Yes in the confirmation dialogue to eat the food. Most crops and many foraged items can be eaten in order to regain energy.
Sleeping at the end of the day will restore the players' energy. After 12:00AM, the player won't restore 100% of the energy. If the player is exhausted when they go to bed or forced sleep at 2:00AM, they'll wake up in the morning with their energy level about half restored.
On the third day of summer, an earthquake will remove the rocks that block the path leading to the Spa (north of the Carpenter's Shop). The Spa will fully restore energy over a short period of time.
Skills
- 주요 문서: 스킬
To level up skills, the player must complete certain actions related to that skill. Farming XP is earned by fully growing a crop. Foraging XP is earned by foraging or chopping down trees. Mining XP is earned by breaking rocks and ore deposits. Fishing and using crab traps will increase fishing XP. As the skill level increases, the player will earn crafting recipes (every level except level 5 and 10) or professions (on level 5 and 10).
Professions (level 5 and 10) can give the player a boost on yielding products, including more products gained, additional selling price, using less inventories and others. The players choice of a level 5 profession will determine which profession choices are available at level 10.
Villagers and Friendship
- 주요 문서: 마을 사람들, 우정
- See also: 결혼, List of All Gifts
Giving gifts to villagers will increase their friendship rating. You can give a gift by highlighting it in your inventory or selecting it by typing its hotkey number and then left clicking on the person to whom you wish to give the item. As friendship is earned villagers will send cooking recipes or food through the mail, give you access to their bedrooms, and treat you differently in dialogue. Unique cutscenes and interactions can also occur as friendship is earned. The player must also earn a high level of friendship in order to date, and eventually marry, an eligible villager.
Television
- 주요 문서: Television
The television provides useful information, such as weather forecasts, fortune telling, free cooking recipes, and other general tips. All players will have one inside their home when beginning a new game.