Hey Dearies!
My daughter and I have been playing a lot of Stardew Valley lately. Well, I got her into playing it since we currently like playing Animal Crossing, but once you have everything unlocked, the only thing left is to decorate the island and make sure you have all the bugs, paintings, fish, and fossils.
Which can get a little boring after a while, especially if you have to wait until the months that you are missing different bugs or fish. Anyway, I bought Stardew Valley on the Switch, which does take some getting used to if you are used to playing on PC like I am.
My daughter would watch me play it on PC and kept asking to learn how to play, so I finally caved last week and we started showing her. So, we have a farm, its called MoMo Farm, named after her cat MoMo.
One of the things that I was teaching her is about the Community Center, which, if you complete bundles, can unlock other game features. Now, technically, you can unlock these features through the Jojo Mart by paying for them, but what kind of fun is that?
Once you unlock the Community Center, and go to speak with the Wizard to be able to understand what the Junimos are saying, that’s when you can start putting in what each of the bundles requires.
Now, the question remains: Can you finish the Community Center within the 1st year on the farm?
The answer, for most speed runners, is yes! However, you really need to come up with a gameplan because not everything you can get within the first year. Your best friend is going to be the Traveling Cart
She is located in the Cindersap Forrest, however she is only open on Fridays and Sundays and is open until 8pm both days. My advise is to make sure you have some extra gold or sell some stuff before you see her, so that if she has something you need for one of your bundles, you can buy it from her.
However, you have to keep in mind it’s random stuff every time, so most of the time she will have many one or two items that you truly need, other times she won’t have anything you need. She also appears at the Desert Festive (Spring 15-17) and the Night Market (Winter 15-17).
Now, let’s go through each bundle and find out where and when you can find each of the items, as well as the reward for completing the bundle.
Crafts Room
Once all bundles are completed, you will unlock the Bridge Repair to unlock the Quarry.
- Spring Foraging Bundle
- Wild Horseradish
- Daffodil
- Leek
- Dandelion
- Reward: Spring Seeds (30)
- Summer Foraging Bundle
- Grape
- Spice Berry
- Sweet Pea
- Reward: Summer Seeds (30)
- Fall Foraging Bundle
- Common Mushroom
- Wild Plum
- Hazelnut
- Blackberry
- Reward: Fall Seeds (30)
- Winter Foraging Bundle
- Winter Root
- Crystal Fruit
- Snow Yam
- Crocus
- Winter Seeds (30)
- Construction Bundle
- Wood (99)
- Wood (99)
- Stone (99)
- Hardwood (10)
- Reward: Charcoal Kiln
- Exotic Foraging Bundle
- Coconut
- Cactus Fruit
- Cave Carrot
- Red Mushroom
- Purple Mushroom
- Maple Syrup
- Oak Resin
- Pine Tar
- Morel
- Reward: Autumns Bounty (5)
- Tips: This will be the bundle you will start to work on, as soon as you complete one of them, the Pantry will then be unlocked. Out of all the bundles, this one is more of the easier ones to complete before the first year.
Pantry
Once all bundles are completed, you will unlock and restore the Green House.
- Spring Crops Bundle
- Parsnip
- Green Bean
- Cauliflower
- Potato
- Reward: Speed-Gro (20)
- Summer Crops Bundle
- Tomato
- Hot Pepper
- Blueberry
- Melon
- Reward: Quality Sprinkler
- Fall Crops Bundle
- Corn
- Eggplant
- Pumpkin
- Yam
- Reward: Bee House (1)
- Quality Crops Bundle
- Parsnip High Quality (5)
- Melon High Quality (5)
- Pumpkin High Quality (5)
- Corn High Quality (5)
- Reward: Preserves Jar (1)
- Animal Bundle
- Large Milk
- Large Egg Brown
- Large Egg White
- Large Goat Milk
- Wool
- Duck Egg
- Reward: Cheese Press (1)
- Artisan Bundle
- Truffle Oil
- Cloth
- Goat Cheese
- Cheese
- Honey
- Jelly
- Apple
- Apricot
- Orange
- Peach
- Pomeganate
- Cherry
- Reward: Keg (1)
- Tips: Out of all the bundles, this is one you’ll want to complete before winter of your first year since you can grow any crops at any time in there, as well as fruit trees. The Traveling Merchant is going to be the best way to complete the animal bundle, especially if you don’t have enough money to get a coop or barn started in time. Having the fruit bats will help with this bundle too as well.
Fish Tank
Once all bundles are completed, you will unlock removing the Glittering Boulder that is around the Mines.
- River Fish Bundles
- Sunfish
- Catfish
- Shad
- Tiger Trout
- Reward: Deluxe Bait (30)
- Lake Fish Bundle
- Largemouth Bass
- Carp
- Bullhead
- Sturgeon
- Reward: Dressed Spinner (1)
- Ocean Fish Bundle
- Sardine
- Tuna
- Red Snapper
- Tilapia
- Reward: Warp Totem Beach (5)
- Night Fishing Bundle
- Walleye
- Bream
- Eel
- Reward: Glow Ring
- Crab Pot Bundle
- Lobster
- Crayfish
- Crab
- Cockle
- Mussel
- Shrimp
- Snail
- Periwinkle
- Oyster
- Clam
- Reward: Crab Pot (3)
- Specialty Fish Bundle
- Pufferfish
- Ghostfish
- Sandfish
- Woodskip
- Reward: Dish O’ The Sea (5)
- Tips: This bundle is going to be difficult to complete because you have to pain attention to both the season or weather. The Traveling Merchant helped me quite a bit on completing this bundle because I really don’t like fishing when you first start. The crab pot bundle is going to the easiest to complete.
Boiler Room
Once all bundles are completed, you will unlock and restore the Minecarts.
- Blacksmiths Bundle
- Copper Bar
- Iron Bar
- Gold Bar
- Reward: Furnace (1)
- Geologists Bundle
- Quartz
- Earth Crystal
- Frozen Tear
- Fire Quartz
- Reward: Omni Geode (5)
- Adventurer’s Bundle
- Slime (99)
- Bat Wing (10)
- Solar Essence
- Void Essence
- Reward: Small Magnet Ring
- Tips: This is another bundle you will complete quickly, especially if you are like me and want to get to the bottom as soon as possible. Plus unlocking this bundle will make getting around fairly quicker than just running all over the map.
Bulletin Board
Completing all bundles will improve each of the player’s friendship rating with each of those villagers.
- Chef’s Bundle
- Maple Syrup
- Fiddlehead Fern
- Truffle
- Poppy
- Maki Roll
- Fried Egg
- Reward: Pink Cake (3)
- Dye Bundle
- Red Mushroom
- Sea Urchin
- Sunflower
- Duck Feather
- Aquamarine
- Red Cabbage
- Reward: Seed Maker (1)
- Field Research Bundle
- Purple Mushroom
- Nautilus Shell
- Chub
- Frozen Geode
- Reward: Recycling Machine (1)
- Fodder Bundle
- Wheat (10)
- Hay (10)
- Apple (3)
- Reward: Heater
- Enchanters Bundle
- Oak Resin
- Wine
- Rabbits Foot
- Pomegranate
- Reward: Gold Bar (5)
- Tips: This bundle can be difficult, but the Travel Merchant can help with some of them. Building friendships can help with unlocking other receipes that you will need, especially if you are trying to complete all the achievements.
Vault
Once all bundles have been completed, you will unlock and restore the Bus Stop, unlocking access to the Calico Desert.
- 2,500g Bundle – Reward: Chocolate Cake (3)
- 5,000g Bundle – Reward: Quality Fertilizer (30)
- 10,000g Bundle – Reward: Lightening Rod (1)
- 25,000g Bundle – Reward: Crystalarium (1)
Overall, it is possible, but it can be a challenge. Best bet is to pay attention to what items you can get during which season. I actually have an app on my phone that has a check list for each of the bundle items. Plus the app also includes all the villagers favorite items and disliked items as well.
If you have a team or a few people playing together on your farm, you’ll have better odds at completing the Community Center quicker as well. Plus you can asign each player to focus on one of the bundle groups.
Let me know in the comments how soon you were able to complete the Community Center. I’ve been close to finishing it within the first year, but the fish are usually the challenge for me. The closest I got was two weeks after the first year I was able to complete the Community Center, but it does make you want to complete it way sooner!
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