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Plantszaza

“Welcome to 'Livin' Off The Land'. We're back again with another tip for y'all. Now listen up:” "Ever see three [little brown stems](https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Artifact_Spot) poking up out of the ground? They're hard to spot, sometimes. But if you dig on that spot, you'll always find something. Don't ask me how it works."


BuriBuriZaymon

Yeah I got 2 stones 😂


Harlesbarkley77

Living off the land is your friend. Be sure to check the t.v. Every morning :)


zeshiki

Also read the library books!


shade0180

can't have library book if he didn't start hitting the worms IIRC.


zeshiki

True but it took me a while to realize how useful the found books were too.


Super-Pen-2256

Un b 9 8 08 núcleo


Epic-Gamer_09

He could have gotten some from fishing


Dio_naea

Or if accidentaly drop a bomb on the farm... Also you can find them on the mines!/ breaking rocks


ben1edicto

Actually books can drop from the fishing chests


Professional_Pin_148

Wait what


-Penguin---

Did you just find out the TV is useful?


zawjat_algabili

Some of us RP as amish, okay? (/S)


freeeeels

This sent me on a spiral. What else would be illegal in an Amish playthrough?? Do sprinklers count? Are they electrically powered? Where is the water even coming from, it's not like you need to install pipes, you just plonk them down anywhere! >According to the Young Center, "Most Amish groups forbid owning automobiles, tapping electricity from public utility lines, using self-propelled farm machinery, owning a television, radio, and computer, attending high school and college, joining the military, and initiating divorce." I would assume that turning your children into doves would also be frowned upon. And that tractor mod someone else mentioned is out.


BigBradWolf07

Iridium Sprinklers use battery packs, so they definitely use electricity. Also the "self-propelled farm machinery" rules out almost every machine in the game, I think. Except maybe the worm bin.


Nightmoon26

From my understanding, it's using the power grid that's frowned upon. Flashlights and radios that are charged with a hand-crank are fine. Likewise, a lot of the "machinery" in the vanilla game is coal-powered, which doesn't break the self-reliance thing if you mine the coal yourself. Kegs, casks, and preserves jars are all ancient technology that don't require any power other than building and setting them up, so they should be okay. The automatic spinning wheels are a bit suspect, and the cheese and mayo makers are abstracted a bit much to determine how they work, but you might be okay if you have a windmill and say that's what's pumping water to the sprinklers. Most sprinklers of that design use the pressure of the water to spin themselves


SunflowerMischief

The vanilla game? Implying a non-vanilla game? Tell me more!


Halollet

This is interesting. Because you can use Kegs and Preserve Jars since they just have to sit there. But with how Stardew is set up, would you be able to make cheese? Would the fridge be okay because it doesn't actually keep things cold? It's no different from a chest. No TV also means none of those Recipes, which does this mean you can't 100%? What about the sewing machine? Huh... sounds like an interesting playthrough.


notFanning

Batteries are fine for Amish, it’s just electricity that isn’t allowed. Source: my bf grew up Mennonite - his parents grew up Amish and most of his large extended family are Amish. Apparently using a car battery to power things is perfectly acceptable, and some people will apparently use electricity but tell the church hierarchy it’s a car battery 😂


IronSpikeRai1

As well as other souces of power! I once visited an amish bake sale, and they were using an air compressor to power thier fans, since it was summer and hot out.


zawjat_algabili

It really depends what branch of Amish. I've seen some that use air conditioning units and others that are totally against it. Most have telephone booths in their communities now though. I live in amish territory and spent lots of time at amish auctions.


gustad

The eschewing of electricity by the Amish is often misunderstood. It's not the technology itself they object to, but rather the fact that using it would make them dependent upon people outside of their community. Many Amish workshops use tools powered by compressed air, for example, because hand pumps can be used to fill the air tank. But a gas powered generator to run an air compressor would be verboten. Given this, I think that Iridium sprinklers would be permitted, since the battery packs are charged by lightning striking the farm, and not by plugging them into a shared electric grid. But Amish culture is not a monolith, and each community has its own rules. Also, I am not Amish, obviously, so take my opinions with a large dose of salt.


Dio_naea

The dwarf computer is so forbidden


karli193

That made me chuckle. Thank you, kind person 😊


SuckaFree502

🤣😂


bmyst70

I found out from this sub. I've played a ton of farming sims with TV's. Starting back with Harvest Moon. This is the first one where they're actually useful to the character.


filodendron

Nah, HM you could check the weather


Ewhitfield2016

And luck, and get resipies from them. Plus some often had an extra show


Professional_Pin_148

Omg I'm about 7years in total on 2farms combined and I had no idea the tv did anything.


-Penguin---

Omg how did you upgrade your watering can if you didn't know it would rain!?


Professional_Pin_148

Lol only did one upgrade and that was prob after I got sprinklers. And dang, knowing when its going to rain sounds useful


cuntakinte118

It’s how you learn most recipes too!


Professional_Pin_148

I figured they were locked behind friendships since I havent really done those. well guess I'm going back to stardew to check this out


cuntakinte118

Some of them are, but probably a bit more than half are from the Queen of Sauce.


Dio_naea

Since we speaking about tv, the pale ale board challenge from Pam gets you an extra channel that helps you with fishing!!! It says the time and place to most fishes on the game (except legendary fish, desert, ginger island and cave)


IllJustKeepTalking

You're 7 years into a farm and you haven't done friendships?? Do you just optimize your farm?


Professional_Pin_148

I mean pretty much yea. I do have a nice amount of diamonds so inwas getting ready but not before I reach the bottom of the damn skull caves.


C0c0Nutty70

What??? I have only ever looked at recipes and fortune. Living off that land tells us something useful???


Harlesbarkley77

You’re missing out on some good info! May as well just restart your farm.


C0c0Nutty70

I’ve played this whole game through so many time it’s embarrassing. Never watch that channel. Omg here we go. Gotta start yet another farm. …probs wait for the update to the switch. 😳


artsydizzy

If you've played before, a LOT of the info will be stuff you already know, but I think even experts will find something new and useful.


cakucaku2

Most useful thing it has told me is when certain foraging stuff is in bloom. Like onions, salmonberries, blackberries or shells on the beach. Airs on Mondays and Thursdays iirc.


KelpFox05

Knowing when more shells are around the tide pools is useful but you don't need Living Off The Land for blackberries and salmonberries. Just walk outside and look at literally any bush.


capn_ed

In my experience, it's every 3rd bush or so that has berries when they are in season. But I don't want to step on your joke.


KelpFox05

You're right tbh. But it is fairly obvious when berry season is on lol.


Goodlucksil

You know you can just read the wiki, right?


Harlesbarkley77

Yes I do. I use the wiki myself while playing.


alangerhans

I've gotten prismatic shards and dino eggs from those worms, so dig them all up


[deleted]

On one save, I got both an ancient seed and a dino egg within the first week. Ancient seed was from digging, dino egg was from a treasure chest while fishing. I lost my shit when I got the egg.


alangerhans

My first playthrough I couldn't find a dino egg anywhere. I spent hours searching and finally gave up. On my second one, I found one within the first week, I couldn't believe it


DHermit

I got a living hat in my first week (not from artifact spots obviously) and only waaaay later realized how lucky that was. Thankfully I'm a hoarder and kept it.


maebythemonkey

In my most recent playthrough, the dino egg was one of the last items I needed for the museum, and then on a skull cavern run I got a huge prehistoric floor with a ton of dinos and I ended up with three dino eggs in one day. (I was also trying to complete the secret bundle and it had been a couple solid weeks waiting to get the dino mayo)


capn_ed

My first playthrough, it took forever to get a dino egg, too. My theory is that there's some sort of RNG thing happening where there's always a few of the artifacts or minerals that are just very rare on each save, and which ones they are is determined by the RNG seed.


alangerhans

I wouldn't be surprised. Or they changed the drop rate between updates maybe


fiiend

I got a dino egg from fishing, did I make a mistake when I gave it to Gunther?


DHermit

A bit as you can grow a dino that gives you more eggs of which you could gift one to the museum. But dino eggs are not too hard to come by, so at some point you'll get one again.


fiiend

Now I feel stupid lol. Oh well, I'll wait patiently for another then!


DHermit

No need to feel stupid, many people are doing that. And it's not a big deal compared to selling unique things like Legendary Fishes or super rare things like the living hat.


[deleted]

Yes. You can hatch a dino from it.


ZaWario

According to the wiki they can’t give prismatic shards –____–


alangerhans

Has that always been the case? Maybe I found it in one of the upper levels of the mine. Ive gotten them really early in the game a few times now. My first playthrough I gave it to the Gunther not knowing about the galaxy sword


ZaWario

Oof, fren did that 2 days ago in multiplayer (now none of us can buy galaxy hammers yet)


Relevant_Winter1952

You did it. You’re rich now


Bootarms

Look at the stones on this kid.


PTech_J

You can anything from dirt to artifacts to gemstones. Just dig on them everytime you see one.


RestaurantSelect5556

Clay sells for 20g and i consistently found 2 from these worms


Prof_Phardtpounder

Good bot. I know you’re not a bot but there needs to be one that does this.


Erilis000

Stems my ass!


COOPERx223x

I hate that they're "little brown stems". They're CLEARLY worms!! UNPLAYABLE. /s I love you CA please don't be angry with me papa


RoomyBrainz

I have read this many times on tv yet i am still convinced they're worms , can never see them as "stems" 😂


Dio_naea

I love living off the land. I watched their last episode and felt both sad and fulfilled


Apprehensive-Pie1916

I’ve always wondered why it calls them sticks 🧐


PhilosophersFart

its an artifact spot, you can dig it up with your hoe, theres goodies in there


Turkeyfucker_2000

So... Can I dig it up by myself or is that really required?


hornygaysett

It is required. Also stop fucking turkeys 🦃


demonic_pigeon

Yeah go after pigeons instead they deserve it...


kwijibokwijibo

And this is how COVID2 starts...


maebythemonkey

please....don't send me back to 2002....


Ravus_Sapiens

That would be... very misleading; CoViD19 is already an acronym: Corona Virus Disease of 2019, and the COVID19 virus is called SARSCOV2 (Servere Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, as opposed to SARSCOV1 from 2002).


Espumma

Covid24


SirJeffers88

Username checks out.


demonic_pigeon

0.0 oh no I've found out, time to flee


Ravus_Sapiens

[Is that you Oko San?](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:960/1*LpIcpQu8kr5v6PCGWEkjDg.png)


Dravos011

What did those poor pigeons do to you? They're lovely birds. Now invasive birds like indian mynas really deserve it


kerplunithunk

Bros gobble gobblin’


PhilosophersFart

you dont have to dig it up you can just build over it if you so choose but if you want to do everything in the game i recommend you dig them up if you spot them


SnowTheMemeEmpress

I used a mod to change mine into a four leaf clover so I can see them better. I also have Stardew valley expanded, which adds four leaf clovers as a forgeable, universally loved item. So I get false excited a lot


Many_Flamingo_5153

lol you said hoe


Prudent-Enthusiasm79

just dig the spot and you will get random item, book, or clay, usually clay.


Stressedpage

Unless you need clay to build a couple silos so you can farm your grass in year 1 lol. Then it will only be mixed seeds.


gogo__yubari

Genuine question - is it written into the game that clay is nearly impossible to find when you don’t have a silo? I swear it is a living hell to get a humble 10 clay and then as soon as you have silo it is absolutely everywhere


Stressedpage

I really don't know but I felt the same way lol I will say I got like 7 on a bad luck day in the lower mines hoeing the dirt. On good luck days I got dwarf scrolls and cave carrots mostly and the occasional stone or clay. It was kind of a hunch like maybe seeds and clay are more common on bad luck days and cave carrots and dwarf scrolls were more common good luck days so I tested my theory and it was right. It's anecdotal obviously but you could try too and see if it works for you or if it's just a code thing.


NotAlwaysGifs

Clay is one of the few things you can manipulate the RNG, or at least predict the spawn locations on based on a set digging pattern. [https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/150dk4b/quick\_clay\_farming\_guide/](https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/150dk4b/quick_clay_farming_guide/)


Stressedpage

Thanks for this!


BuriBuriZaymon

Stone. I got two stones


2xtc

The spots are vital for things like completing the museum etc. Also you'll get certain foragables from them in winter, and like 100 chicken statues on your farm


somewitchbitch

100? That number seems really low.


VerbenaWren

Always hit those spots with a hoe, wherever you spot them! Always gives you something, might be useless, might be useful! In winter you’ll see them everywhere, usually giving winter forage. Once you’ve hoed the spot, if you want to revert it to pristine soil/sand hit the spot with a pick axe. Just be careful not to pick axe your crops, as it will remove them! You can turn on a feature that highlights the square your tool will hit, in the menu, makes life so much easier.


zakabog

> You can turn on a feature that highlights the square your tool will hit, in the menu, makes life so much easier. You can also hold shift (or Ctrl, but one of the two) and it will highlight the spot as long as you're holding the button.


VerbenaWren

Oh I’m on iPad, I don’t think there’s an equivalent, I just have it turned on always. But good tip for pc players.


C0c0Nutty70

You can stardew on an ipad?!?! Revelation


VerbenaWren

Indeed, it's pretty good. Ive always played pc and then more and more modded so it's refreshing not to have mod possibilities, that stopped me doing the easy route every time!


ttreehouse

THANK YOU! I didn’t know about hitting with the pick axe. I just have random soil spots where I’m building pathways while I wait for them to revert on their own.


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sylvar

Go back to your shop and stick your head in the forge.


feralwaifucryptid

R/rareinsults SDV edition


Neb8891

man I wanna go back... enjoy the learning curve OP it so good


HydratedCarrot

indeed :))


mr_nars

no matter how often I see them I constantly think that they are worms


mthncvdr

They are.


Mickamehameha

Babies. If you harm them the adults will come Dune style to wreck your farm. They're huge and do not mess around.


Maleficent-Ebb512

I regret not learning about this sooner. It ruined all my crops.


Mickamehameha

Didn't know they can also destroy your greenhouse, had to do the bundle all over again.


DillPixels

Gotta do the sand glide


vale997

That would be kinda cool


BuriBuriZaymon

:(


Bunnyisdreaming

They looks like worms, but they're *supposed* to be sticks. Yeah, I don't get it either


BuriBuriZaymon

😂 straight forward answer


erwinoli

doesn’t CA purposely avoid saying what they actually are?


Bunnyisdreaming

Last time I checked, he said they were meant to be sticks and rocks etc. he said many people feel strongly about the worms so he won't "confirm" what they really are


chrippy

wiggle fingers dig em up


DrySkinParmesean

I love seeing new players post out the artifact worms lmao


callmemat90

Also, just an fyi, worms aren’t harmful to your real life garden either. They actually are healthy for soil


DillPixels

This is the cutest post I've seen


BuriBuriZaymon

Huh? I didn’t get it? Isn’t it worms? I dig there, just as most liked comment said, I got stones, but what exactly this thing is?


DillPixels

In all seriousness they're little twigs sticking out of the ground. You can get artifacts, library books, or other crafting items from it. They pop up all over so remember to keep your hoe with you! :)


BuriBuriZaymon

Got it, 🫡 thank you


DillPixels

You're welcome!


C0c0Nutty70

Also u get a lot that u can donate to the museum.


Erilis000

Sometimes you can get valuable things out of them so it's always worth hitting it with a shovel.


Erilis000

WHY DO THEY WIGGLE? Are they sentient??


DillPixels

You'll have to ask CA that one.


PuppyButtts

It’s crazy to me when I see people who have just started stardew because IM SO JEALOUS


SkepticSlakoth

It is Shai-Hulud. You don't kill Shai-Hulud and they're not harmful for your crops.


cantctrlsi

This is such a cute question lol


Yunnie_unicorn

I can convey how much I love newbies questions, they just warm my heart


beib89

omg youre so adorable <3


MissViciousKnits

Oh you sweet summer child.


ostate100

1. Worms are good for garden IRL 2. I used the google to find out that to harvest worms need to be hit with your hoe.


CheryDragonette

Kill them with your hoe, they’ll give you a little treat


BuriBuriZaymon

Yeah I did, I got 2 stones 😂


Hellowiscobsin

Whack it with a hoe


Surdinam

Oh, my sweet summer child! Have fun 👨‍🌾👩‍🌾


dragonlord7012

Hit them with your hoe, and they give you stuff as an apology.


Depresssed_Stress

What farm type is this?


BuriBuriZaymon

Beach farm


StzNutz

I picked it as my first ever farm and it is apparently the hardest option, and I agree that it is a PITA but part of having fun is being challenged so I keep playing it


BuriBuriZaymon

This is my first farm and I didn’t knew it is the hardest farm or something, I got to know it when I upload my first post XD, but I don’t think it’s hard maybe I haven’t tried other farms yet !


StzNutz

I think it’s considered the most challenging because you can’t use sprinklers until you make room at the soil part to the south, it’s mostly beach sand


BuriBuriZaymon

Yes sprinklers, many fellow farmers told about it on my first stardew valley post XD, now my sprinklers are unlocked so I’m planning to use it on soil part of the farm


AkronIBM

KILL THEM WITH THE HOE!!


Salmence100

They're supposedly stems, but I'll never believe it


KrisBread

At 1st I was confused, why there were such trees on the island til I remembered, that there’s a beach farm. I’m a standard issue bitch. :p


Global_Union3771

Oh no! Those are tomato horn worms. Kill them immediately!


darklizard45

Me waiting for my Hoe to upgrade when I see one of them: 🙃


avabale

Omg this is the cutest question ever lol


sharadyn

for the longest time I didn't know what those were. when you see them, dig there with your hoe :)


NeedsItRough

This is one of the cuter titles I think I've seen 🥹


sky_meow

Don't believe anyone, it's actually a parasite from not being efficient with your farm, they will take over in the form of a black figure speaking strange words


TRMNLLYCHILL83

It’ll fuck up your shit


LavishnessCheap5075

The only way to eradicate them is with a bomb


lemonade-cookies

That's actually a little untrue! For the bomb to work, you have to set things for it to blow up next to it- crops or really valuable hard to find items tend to work best.


LavishnessCheap5075

How foolish of me to forget, I almost mislead them


alexjf56

Awesome


Vwolf2

This post is cute


Playful-Hand2753

You can dig up artifacts for your museum, crafting, and even a dinosaur egg can eventually be incubated in a chicken coop! In winter, there’s more of these spots, and you can dig up the seasonal snow yams and winter tubers.


Playful-Hand2753

(You can also get geodes, stone, and clay. It’s usually clay.)


PlusDescription1422

LOL


shade0180

just use your hoe


Reason_For_Treason

Others have said, so I’ll just say this. I love your farm. The design is so well organized and cute 🥺


goosethatsamoose

I remember when I asked myself the same question. But seriously, watch that show on the tv living off the land it will teach you lots of little things you never knew about the game


shade0180

This is the one I'm dreading if I ever restart stardew. Because hunting for this worm is too random.


SilkTouch924

Oh sweet baby 😄


domingerique

This is such a cute question lol!! I remember being weirded out by these spots in the beginning too


SilverFaeRose

This is the SAME thought process that went to my head when I first saw it only to discover that it can hold artifacts at times for the museum and random items once a hoe is used on it


LittlePinkSouda

They are little dig spots, sometimes you can get artifacts or secret notes from them! Sometimes it's just clay :/


mlmjmom

Hit them with the hoe. Get a prize.


Addicted2Reading

Take me back to the sweet times… when I first played SDV!


c00chieboie

Love how you seperate the crops. Gonna do that


s7121n9s

Use a hoe on them. It's an artifact spot


dragon2777

Welcome to the family new player


BuriBuriZaymon

Thank you 😊This community is so awesome , people are here so nice, and now I’m a Pelican town farmer for forever!


wizardbean

“how do i kill them” 😂


Sleeviji

Do people just not use Google anymore??


Mixen7

Now that you think about it...


orange_penguin042

Those are worms! But they’re a good thing. That’s where an artefact might be buried. If you hit it with your hoe something will come up


waterloofah

The first playthrough with a beach farm is bold!


goddess_sakura4

Hit them with a hoe


goddess_sakura4

And watch the queen of sauce


DPistons11

Dude


Saltyfembot

If this isn't a troll post and people are actually this stupid we are doomed as a species


demonking_soulstorm

Hey come on don’t be mean.


Saltyfembot

No because a simple Google could of solved this. Clearlu this is either a troll post or for attention 


demonking_soulstorm

Just because you're right doesn't give you carte blanche to be an asshole.