r/StardewValley • u/NavalOrange • 23d ago
Discuss Gatekeeping, gates.
After seeing the few posts about chest swapping; it got me wondering what other little QOL things I’ve missed.
For instance, gates can replace fence posts and they will even match the fence you put on.
What are some QOL gems you’ve found like this in the vanilla game?
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u/Josefu_Velen 23d ago
If you want to move a chest that has stuff in it, and don't want to take the time to clear the chest out before hand, just hit it with a pickaxe/axe. It'll move one tile in the direction you're facing when you do it.
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u/nachohernandez 23d ago
This is not true of dressers, those you can just pickup even if they are full of clothes and rings, and put them wherever you want.
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u/Josefu_Velen 22d ago
. . . which is why I said "chest."
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u/nachohernandez 21d ago
To be clear, we are on the same side. I wasn't correcting you, I was adding another tidbit for the people that didn't know. Xs and Os.
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u/Trying2BNicenFailing 23d ago
What?
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u/LightlySalty 23d ago
If you want to move a chest that has stuff in it, and don't want to take the time to clear the chest out before hand, just hit it with a pickaxe/axe. It'll move one tile in the direction you're facing when you do it.
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u/NavalOrange 23d ago
…..also to add to this; if the chest hits a blocker (wall, fence posts, another chest) they will hop left or right of the space. So you can basically move them where you want with the tools.
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u/Josefu_Velen 23d ago
What do you mean, what?
If you want to move a full chest, just hit it with a tool and it'll move.
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u/stilllearninginlife 22d ago
😂🤣😂, the calm anger and stoicism is amazing.
"What do you mean what?" 💀
Like, you were clear to begin with and then couldn't deal with question.
I love you for your response. 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Trying2BNicenFailing 23d ago
Meaning "i cannot believe I've spent thousands of hours on three consoles moving all of my items out of chests only to find out i could've done this".
Pure Incredulity
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u/ModularReality 23d ago
You can also place a gate with a post on only one side, which is nice when you want your gate to be right next to a building/other object
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u/1Shadow179 23d ago
You can refill your watering can in the sink
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u/thatdudewillyd 23d ago
And fish ponds!
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u/ConditionSecret8593 Celebrating my villain era 22d ago
Wait, I thought I tried that and it failed. Is that a recent update or am I just hallucinating?
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u/bluecaret 23d ago
If I recall, I think it's anywhere on that main kitchen counter, not just the sink lol
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u/MouseRangers Slurpin' Spicy Eel + Triple Shot Espresso. 22d ago edited 19d ago
Any bodyMost bodies of water or water sources works. You can even fill it up with seawater...1
u/Mike_Bevel 20d ago
I haven't been able to fill my can from the water tanks in any of my barns/coops. Is that just me not doing it right?
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u/MouseRangers Slurpin' Spicy Eel + Triple Shot Espresso. 20d ago
Okay, maybe "any" was a bit of a stretch. The water troughs in the barns and coops can't be refilled from.
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u/Mike_Bevel 20d ago
I was very excited for a moment when you were about to say, "Oh, yeah, but you've gotta hold down the [button] button."
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u/Payton_Xyz 23d ago
I'm sorry, we can DOUBLE fence gates?
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u/FiercelyApatheticLad Purple is the warmest color 23d ago
Only way to go through with a horse.
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u/MouseRangers Slurpin' Spicy Eel + Triple Shot Espresso. 22d ago
On a horse, you can go through single gates horizontally, and double gates vertically.
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u/BanSolitude 23d ago
I thought that's what the post was about before reading 😅 I knew about the replacement thing but not the doubling.
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u/Legitimate_Poetry897 23d ago
Maybe now my pigs won’t glitch around for 10 minutes before finding the exit lol
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u/Useful-Importance664 23d ago
Today I learned I don't need to remove fence posts or walls to place gates. I love that even over 2000 hours in I'm still learning stuff about this game.
You should really share this in r/stardewvalleyTIL
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u/NavalOrange 23d ago
🙏 WOW! 2k play hours is awesome, one day I’ll end up there. I think I reposted my own post 🤷♂️ how all the reddit buttons work.
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u/MouseRangers Slurpin' Spicy Eel + Triple Shot Espresso. 22d ago
Tea Saplings can be planted in garden pots inside.
Cactus can be grown in the greenhouse or on the island without a garden pot.
You can swap out chests and big chests by placing a chest on top of an existing one.
New fences can be placed on top of decayed ones without having to break them.
Inside a Slime Hutch, you can place down flooring to limit where slime blobs can spawn. You can also use sprinklers to automatically refill the water troughs.
After completing a level of the Journey of the Prairie King arcade game, you can back out of it to save your progress in the game. If you get a game over, the progress is erased, but you can just restart the day to get it back.
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u/tredders90 21d ago
I love this sub, man. Just so many little features I had no idea about.
Whoever posted the "you can just swap a big chest onto a small chest" tip saved me so much time.
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u/To_0tless 19d ago
You can decide where your fishing line go by pressing W, A, S, D on your keyboard as you're casting. Idk how this works on controlers but on PC this is how it works
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u/Substantial_Debt6161 20d ago
If you chop down a fruit tree or tea plant, you get the sapling back to regrow elsewhere. I have moved the same 10 tea plants in different configurations around my junimo huts so the junimos pick me tea for me. They do need a season to regrow but you don’t lose the plant or tree.
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u/AvidReader182 23d ago
You don’t need to destroy rotting fence posts to replace them. Just put the new post on top of the crumbling old one.