i was thinking maybe for events btw that it might be fun to have a day (or few) for the festivals and maybe get special prizes from it? i think incorporating the scarecrow that way potentially as achievements + as something the help your farm might be nice! we could do it without scarecrows there's a chance for 1/5 crops to be taken while it's growing (or only 1/2 in total or whatever) so it makes having the scarecrows useful but not Needed if you're okay with a little lower of profit coming back. the events can likely have special rules for every one for example:
the egg festival, for every drawing/x words for writing you get to roll to see how many eggs you get. (this could be capped at max 3-5 drawings/writings or something just so one person can't rush out a bunch of sketches or whatever to win every time) if you have a chicken you can get a special bonus for bringing in bigger + higher quality eggs (this could be just little achievements or even getting more friendship with the hen who laid it? idk, but some sort of little treat). since all accessories are already given, scarecrows could be the reward or a special egg achievement?
i also think with this doing 2/3 weeks at least per season gives time to do the events! they could just be held on weekends every week or every other (possibly ending up with 4 weeks per season but obvs could be shorter yknow), but that might be something to consider with timing :o also having the event shops as short times to be able to buy certain seeds or gifts could be a fun idea to both motivate people to particpate every season, but also not have it feel too limited because it comes back seasonally? just some ideas i had while thinking of the festivals! :D (i also wasn't sure if this was the best place to put this or to put it somewhere in the world or dm it to u!)
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Edit: LOT more interaction than I first thought- I'll be starting on the work for the Beta world today and edit it in when it's done(plus invite those who asked)! Just wanted to say thank you all who have been interested in this(everything from the votes, the comments, to even the little notes I've gotten in my inbox ^^)
Edit 2: Beta World has launched!
Edit 3: I know I cannot handle the world alone, so I'm looking for staff to help out
Olin Imish! I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in a Stardew Valley RPG thing on here? I've been really wanting to start an RPG(taking inspiration from the mechanics of this one, lightly), on Toyhouse, and recently have been focused on Stardew Valley!
I think it'd be really fun, if others would be interested! A few features I'd implement would be:
- Daily Actions! Similar to in-game, there would be a limit to the amount, but can increase for major achievements where you'd get a stardrop. The actions would follow all of the normal in-game actions, mining, foraging, fishing, ect.
- Trading/Bartering! I haven't finalized ideas yet- but essentially a trade center would be awesome! Also items sold to Piere's(not including in-season seeds, and other items normally sold) would be available for purchase to other players as well.
- The seasons- Each season would last maybe around a week or two? So in one or two months would be a Stardew Valley year. I'd have to adapt growing times and such- but I feel this would be a lot of fun and an easy way to implement the seasons with a reasonable time frame since it'll tie into real-time!
- Reward system for art/writing(most likely just gold, but still really cool)
- Collective museum! A bonus is unlocked for the donation of the donation of an artifact, but the bonus could get better as more of it is donated by several players! Each player would only be able to donate once, but once the museum gets to say- 10 quartz donated, a bonus could be unlocked for everyone! It'd start off smaller(like a 1% increased chance of quartz in mines), but get bigger as the numbers get bigger!(maybe a guaranteed quartz every time or something, just as an example)
- Edit 1: Fishing I think would be unique- For example you'd do say three rolls, and they get to chose which fish to take(one of the fish if they did one action, two if two, ect). If getting multiple items I think this might be nice too- For ex. getting the choice between 20 Wood + 2 Salmonberries, 10 Wood + 3 Daffodils, or 2 Leeks + 2 Dandelions. It'd give plenty of variety, and allow for a bit more control that the player has like in the game!
the beta world looks great so far! ty for all your hard work!! also pls make sure to rest ur hands often, hand injuries suck TT
^^ same, i like the idea of seasons being 2-3 weeks! i feel like a season being too short might make it harder to create / participate in events
some random ideas i have are...
- a calendar/announcement page so everyone can see current and upcoming events
- seasonal events like the egg festival, flower dance, cooking/animal/crop contest, npc or character birthdays (maybe bonus gold for drawing a character on their bday)
- a quest board where everyone can cooperate to unlock new areas + lore (community center, desert, made-up locations, etc.)
- a way for people to sign up to help out with the world (potential roles could be things like writers, artists, event coordinators, RNG generator roller or more in-character things like someone manages Pierre's General Store, etc.)
hihi!! i love this idea (stardew hyperfixation arc) do you think thered ever be a discord for it? i always find it rly difficult to interact w people in worlds so maybe a discord would be fun to promote ooc discussion/worldbuilding/etc?
scoresilver youworld dinercat Smile4Me (sorry for pings)
I don't actually have discord, so I wouldn't be able to set it up
If there was one, It'd probably end up being handled by other staff, so it'd probably be a while, just fyi!
Fried_tadpoles that's ok! i dont mind making one, i have a lot of fun with server creation hehe ^_^ i could tell you roughly what i plan to do with the server if you'd like to hear (how it's set up and all that) my only request if you'd be okay with me making the server is putting in the world a poll or something to see who would want to join! :o