AND Stardew Valley the player successfully dropped a Prismatic Shard, one of the rarest in the game, at the worst possible time. The Stardew Valley the disaster led to a lot of sympathy from other players as well as some good advice.
Stardew Valley players have plenty of work to keep them busy in the game, and as a result they usually play as they see fit. While farming is the main focus of the game, it's not out of the question for players to avoid it altogether and instead focus on things like mining, fishing, or even just working to build relationships with Stardew Valleyresidents. In this particular case, the player's mining efforts went wrong.
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Stardew Valley player says Hello and Goodbye to Prismatic Shard
On Reddit, a Stardew Valley a fan named Distinct_Ad_9439 shared a short gameplay clip of their mining efforts in the game. Technically speaking, Stardew Valley the fan was extremely lucky and unlucky at the same time. The clip shows them laying a Mega Bomb to clear out some rocks and an Iridium Node, which ended up yielding essentials like rocks, iron ore, copper ore, and one piece of iridium ore, with the big shocker being a prismatic shard. Prismatic Shards have a 3.5% chance to drop from Iridium Nodes, so this is a rare way to come across them. However, at the moment the bomb exploded, the clock struck 2:00 a.m., which is when the farmer falls asleep immediately, no matter where they are or what they are doing. As a result, all the player could do was watch their farmer pass out helplessly while their newly found Prismatic Shard sat there, unclaimed.
Unlike some games, once the player leaves the mines and the day resets, everything dropped there is lost, so the player cannot go back and take what was rightfully theirs. Fellow Stardew Valley Fans cringed at the sight of this particular experience, with many expressing how angry they would be in the same situation, to the point where one said they would have to take a walk to stop their rage. One was joking Stardew Valley is described as a laid-back, relaxing farming game, because such moments can look anything but.
Although it is an unfortunate situation that cannot be changed, Stardew Valley Fans shared some ideas on how the player could avoid this in the future. In addition to making sure you end all mining efforts before the clock hits 2, some suggested not running away from bombs like the player did. While it is true that they will damage farmers if they fly out while they are in range, the amount of damage done is usually quite small, especially in the endgame. Players were pointing out and lamenting that if the OP stayed closer to the rocks they were blowing up, and provided they were wearing a magnetic ring, the dropped goodies would be drawn into their inventory, preventing this loss.
Distinct_Ad_9439 obviously regrets losing this drop, but when it comes down to it, it's far from the biggest mistake the player has made in the game. Stepping back from a blast and a nearby snake is a sensible thing to do, but not every player can say the same about their own mistakes. Previously, farmers made waves and caused second-hand cringes by doing things like overlooking a backpack upgrade Stardew Valley for three years, or spend ages struggling to reach level 100 in Junimo Kart, only to realize that the challenge they were trying to complete required something completely different. The other players carefully planned how to time their return home to avoid passing out, but they discovered too late that the Warp Totem could not be used in the area they were in. Stardew Valley is something of a rite of passage for many players, but hopefully this fan won't be so unlucky the next time a Prismatic Shard drops.
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February 26, 2016
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E for everyone (fantasies of violence, mild blood, mild expressions, simulated gambling, alcohol and tobacco use)
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ConcernedApe
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ConcernedApe
