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If this game works like Harvest Moon, you should be able to put items in a shipping box which is picked up in the evening and the next day you should be given money according to the stuff you shipped.

 

Thanks I've update the thread. Good job on the game so far.

 

On the MetaGaming interview CA says he wanted to name the game Sprout Valley but he didn't like the sound of the name and he feels like something like that was in a Harvest Moon game before (Sprout Island).
He also wanted to name it Stardrop Valley, but he didn't like how it sounded.
So he settled for Stardew Valley.

 

I like the name Stardew Valley better than the other names

 

I am pleased that my questions have been answered. The fact that wind actually affects the environment is something I have not seen before and piques my interest. However I now have a few more question that has been nagging me in the back of my mind.

Are there difficulty levels and if so what aspects of the game would they affect. Such as making it harder to maintain crops or upping damage from monsters.

Will we be able to cook?

I have not actually seen much information about the crafting system, can anyone give any details about that?

Would there be any other portable light sources besides torches? [Example a lantern that you could carry to light up what's around you.]

That's all for now.

 

Q:Are there difficulty levels and if so what aspects of the game would they affect. Such as making it harder to maintain crops or upping damage from monsters.
Unknown. But it is certainly possible.

Q:Will we be able to cook?
Yes.

Q:Would there be any other portable light sources besides torches? [Example a lantern that you could carry to light up what's around you.]
Yes.

 

I've got some question. The first one, Will be there any option to changing, makich or even buying some clothes like jackets or hats? The second one, is there any chance for special events(eg. birthday parties, helping neighbours to repairing some stuff destroyed by weather?). Next question: Will be there any newspapers with information about weather, events, festivals or just about town and its people, mails with birthday party invitation?
Can we swim?

Sorry for too many questions, but I'm curious about this game, and can't wait to play it.

 

There will be customization for your character upon creation. Hopefully there will be in game items to change your characters appearance. There will be special events I've already answered this up in the main topic. Ability to swim is unknown.

 

the ability to swim would be nice though

 

An important question for multiplayer - Will Stardew Valley require the use of third party addons (Like Log-Me-In Hamachi) for multiplayer, or require people to port forward their routers to access other servers? This is a very irritating aspect of games like Terraria for the casual gamer to have to set up in addition to running the game, and it would be nice if multiplayer just works.

 

I hope this is something that gets addressed from the developer soon. I really hope everything is easy to use and can be done in-game. I'd still buy the game for myself and probably some family members but it'd be incredibly disappointing to not be able to play with friends and family. Things like Hamachi just get in the way of something that should be simple.

 

I've noticed in the videos on SV that the character is only able to do an action one square at a time, like dig up one spot. Will we be able to have equipment or get the stats that lets us do several squares at once or do "multiple" chops with an axe?

 

Given that they have migrated to a more mouse friendly interface from what I have read, it probably would not be too difficult to create items that cover a large square as opposed to just a single square. They could also possibly have a drag interface that let's you size a square to whatever area would be appropriate for your planting or harvesting. I will make the suggestion in the suggestions forum.

 

If hybrid crops are not available at launch, as part of the game, would it be possible to mod them in? Or, assuming that they do exist, will it be possible to create additional hybrid crops through modding?

 

Q- I heard a rumor that Stardew valley was going to be on xbox 360, is this true?

 

Don't believe rumors. Odds are that it wont be for xbox 360. It could be in in several years but I find it unlikely.

 

Sure it would possible to mod them in. The only issue is if this game will be legally modable. In other words, if the game isn't legally modable you can make mods for the game, but you cant distribute the mods. The game may be unmodable but that's quite alright because the game is great without mods.

This is already in the game for placing buildings. Buildings take up several squares and you drag the large house icon until it is no longer red indicating you have found a valid placing area.

Great question. I've been wandering this myself. I honestly don't know what to tell you except that its a possibility it will have a system using Steam to invite players to your game. Though this is less likely it could still happen. Id like to assume that LAN will be in the game so if you have a sibling you can both play from separate computers in the same home. This is a question I will have to wait for concernedape to answer.

 

This is not actually what I was referencing, but it's nice to know that as I have not read that anywhere else!
What I was talking about, I posted in the suggestions forum, here is a quote for reference:

 

Didn't CA already said that there will be a way to mod the game?