Earning $1,000,000 Without Leaving The Farm in Stardew Valley - DPadGamer

I had an awful idea... what if I tried to earn $1,000,000 in Stardew Valley without ever leaving the farm? Well, here ya go. (Also technically its gold not dollars but whatever.)
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[@CallMeKevin]

You took out the only thing that kept me sane, absolute chad move

[@SubwayUnofficial]

Sanity? Who need it when you've got 1 million dollars?

[@pieskobi943]

Sanity? More like Bore Ragnarok

[@96Champ994]

kevin is a comment genius

[@griffest4852]

wassgood kev

[@virtualcommando7098]

Kevin you were never sane in the first place

[@Invader19x]

You essentially were the farming equivalent of Willy Wonka. Nobody sees him, nobody goes in, but amazing goods are produced, and no one knows how.

[@MessedUpZucchini]

Preach, this dude is the master of farming, like wonka is the master of candy creation, and yet know one knows if it’s even him, or if he’s hiring someone. No one has ever seen the mysterious farmer Dpad.

[@mewxtherealitygod4706]

There's also fairies and meteors on hus land from otherworldly areas

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

No, he did not have -oompa loompas- junimos

[@karimhalawa3072]

Amazing jaw dropping goods such as corn juice and pickled corn

[@Lester_Houston]

Bro is gonna actually become wonka in Haunted Chocolatier

[@kennyrlarsen]

“I am a very annoying combination of lazy, determined, and stubborn.” This guy gets me

[@samanthab3292]

Too relatable.

[@michealmalloy1934]

Far to relatable

[@Przemko27Z]

Pretty sure that's an apt description of adhd and/or autism.

[@kennyrlarsen]

@@Przemko27Z Oh, for sure. ADHD in my case

[@kakahass8845]

@@Przemko27Z Meanwhile it's 100% autism in my case lol.

[@Charriii5]

Watching this makes me realize just how little I've really scratched the surface of this game. You poor soul.

[@DPadGamer]

:)))

[@LimeLoaf]

@@DPadGamer hey, did you know stardew valley is on sale for 12 dollars on switch!

[@Zero_de_Nova]

@@LimeLoaf Or for free if you buy a switch (at least for me =) )

[@mvfkdorlvm1480]

@@Zero_de_Nova what?? Where are you from? In my country it isn't free

[@Zero_de_Nova]

@@mvfkdorlvm1480 It was in my German Gameshop.

[@aaronjohnone]

The first day in town you buy a joja mart membership and buy out the community center in one go. The town hates you and wishes you just stayed on your farm.

[@melozules]

That bit at the end telling the story of the hermit farmer via edited news channels was awesome

[@samuelfaiman1387]

RIP grandpa, once Evelyn hit him with the super stardew table tennis special slammer surprise, he never recovered.....

[@Metzli]

I loved the little detail of Morris saying "For once, this isn't my fault" xD

[@Shinntoku]

Petition to name this the Stardew Hermit% run

[@GeaForce]

And make the Hobo beard mandatory

[@Marialla.]

@@GeaForce Even if you're female?

[@dantheman425]

@@Marialla. even if you're female. Hobo beard supremacy

[@Marialla.]

@@dantheman425 Well okay. I'll have my character grow a beard. But it may not show up on her face.

[@summergamer7650]

@@GeaForce you also have to take off you pant at the beginning of the run and immediately trash them

[@lesliewyman5916]

I loved the idea of this challenge and had to try it for myself. I reached 1,000,000 gold on Day 26, Fall Year 4. I think the reason I got there faster is because I sold $25000 gold of products as soon as I could to be able to use the cave, and chose mushrooms for a daily profit. And was able to sell lots of wood due to creating a tree farm that filled an entire corner. It was a fun experience!

[@escobarisanoctopus]

The ending is so good. I love the timeline of a ruined economy by one diligent farmer who sold a bunch of Ancient Fruit Juice, Corn Juice, Pickled Corn and just other random fruits.

[@Nauriek]

One challenge i'd love to see is a mod that adjusts the prices of most items, crops, hospital fees ect. to their real-world value... including the subtraction of taxes for selling. I wonder how different a playthrough would be if the stardew farmer made realistic amounts of money... and had to pay land and housing tax every month in the form of an ever-increasing minimum amount of money.

[@flopsnail4750]

Play on 0.25x profit margin. It's a fun challenge

[@Lemony123]

But every country tax was different.

[@shrek6723]

Dinosaur egg, diamond, gold bars, dwarves computer, and life elixir included?

[@itsFnD]

@@flopsnail4750 So like with upgraded trash can?

[@flopsnail4750]

@@itsFnD similar. Steel trash cans reclaim 30%, so a little less than that. But I'm talking about the options screen when creating a save file that explicitly lets you change how much things sell for when shipping and selling stuff.

[@tharwab]

This playthrough seems so much more doable in 1.6 with green rain/moss, flower seeds, and the meadowlands farm

[@DPadGamer]

Oh boy. Glad to have this video out. That said, I wanna note that the channel has been in a pretty rough slump as of recent. I want to work towards fixing that, which means going forward I'm going to be uploading much shorter videos (not YT Shorts) more often... so if you feel like subscribing, keep that in mind. P.S I know Stardew uses Gold not Dollars, but a $ in the thumbnail looks more clickable.

[@kallixo]

ok

[@froggouk2]

Don't burn yourself out Dpad! I love your content regardless and always find games from your videos and recommendations! Thanks for all your content and effort!

[@gdbigbuggygaming4791]

I'm doing a challenge like this but without planting anything.

[@visionare3656]

Anchent froot

[@princepersona]

Was entertaining and a pretty cool challenge. Congrats on being the first to actually stay the whole year but then blow it out of the water with seven years. Not sure if you did but if you didn't you could also have spent any extra energy at the end of each day hoeing the ground which actually has a chance for items as well.

[@jacksonpercy8044]

Another "fun" challenge is to try and reach perfection without ever levelling up any of your skills. You can get a lot further than you might expect.

[@joybreegaming8781]

You can’t to my knowledge get the gold quality crops for the community center blocking quite a bit of progression

[@veryoriginalname2515]

@@joybreegaming8781 argonmattix did the community center without leveling up skills

[@joybreegaming8781]

@@veryoriginalname2515 in single player

[@veryoriginalname2515]

@@joybreegaming8781 true just remebered he used multiplayer

[@jacksonpercy8044]

@@joybreegaming8781 With remixed bundles it's possible to avoid anything gold star while still keeping your XP under 100, so the community center is actually doable. Or you could just switch to Joja at that point. Not having the preserves jar will probably hinder you later on though.

[@asthinecrowflies]

Callmekevin is the purest bestest being in existence and it always makes me so happy when another KZbinr references him. Side note tho I love this challenge and am enjoying this video 😅

[@maddieb.4282]

I love him too but I doubt I’d call him “pure” lololo

[@twifly8239]

@@maddieb.4282 he is anything but pure he destroys everything he touches aha

[@mysticshroom]

@@maddieb.4282his youtube persona not so much, but in general he does seem like a genuine friendly guy

[@chaichapstick]

I wanna mention that your editing did not go unnoticed. The Fall Clickclock Wood in fall, the Boggy-Race music in winter. The Glitter Gulch Mine music in the mines of your other video. Lovingly crafted music choices for your video in a direct collision between two very lovable games. It warms my heart. I love your content

[@DPadGamer]

:)

[@imorihikaru9961]

I'm glad someone else noticed lol I love when ppl use Banjo Kazooie music!

[@thetruecrystalvixen]

I enjoy that someone else noticed.

[@ConFect99]

The video was well produced and your general strategy was fun to watch. But the end was like SSS+ tier stuff, I love these kinds of edits

[@DPadGamer]

Thank you, Im glad you liked it. The end bit was a last minute addition, super proud with how it turned out.

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@DPadGamer how do I get to ridgeside village exactly

[@Smithy779]

I found a good way to start a hermit run is to leave the stumps instead of harvesting them, since they continue to spawn seeds you essentially get infinite field snacks which are great for energy and also early cash since they are 20g each, the same as clay but easier to farm. Especially on the beach map where there are tonnes of trees.

[@Marialla.]

If you want another fun challenge, I did a Poverty Run, where I didn't allow myself to make any money by selling things. My only income was through jobbing, or from mail. It really changed the perspective of the game to have all my fishing, crops, mining, etc. ONLY be for me to use the resources, or to level up the skills, but never to make money from them. In my run I managed to open the community center within one year, and get friendships with nearly everyone up to max. It was surprisingly effective! Edit: I must admit I allowed myself a couple cheats. I gave myself three days to acquire a backpack and an upgraded fishing rod at the beginning of first spring. But I don't think anything else I did made a big difference in the run, for me.

[@nephalemnova]

"The old farmer died of being a ping pong table" HAHAHA

[@creativehandlehere]

Imagine some guy moves near your town, never leaves the farm, never talks to anyone, and yet he ends up a millionaire and no one knows how

[@lolli_popples]

I’ve done this with only leaving the farm once per year, and I also used the standard farm for the mini quarry. And that’s how I know that acorns sell for more than pinecones and maple seeds.

[@christianmclean9891]

This must have been a terrible idea

[@hogndog2339]

It took him less time to get to 1mil without leaving the farm than it’s taken me to complete year 1 on my current play through…

[@OdysseyObscura]

same

[@johndavid1611]

Bro rolled up to pelican town, doesnt talk to anyone for half a decade, and started selling the best quality wine the city had ever seen.

[@cremeriie]

that ending was so funny i couldnt breath bc i was laughing so hard SDFGHHGD the pale cryptid of a farmer running towards the camera...lmao.

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

Congratulations, you're a local cryptid now

[@DPadGamer]

Its all I've ever wanted growing up

[@retinazer7652]

@@DPadGamer man moves into town, first sighting is 7 years after he moves in

[@zel3535]

i’ve recently got back into stardew valley again and this was both a good refresher on the game and really entertaining!

[@Jordan3DS]

Fun idea for a challenge! It's interesting how limitations can make you look at a game in a completely different way

[@xkristixx]

I just watched The Price is Right and my GOD the sound of you harvesting those crops initially sounds like the theme song. 😆

[@AntheanCeilliers]

Great video! I'm a big fan of Stardew and Call Me Kevin and was excited to see someone I hadn't seen before try this weird challenge. Instant fan of yours!

[@DPadGamer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Itzaric]

It's always fun to watch someone go through monotonous grind & stress while being completely uninvolved but by the end I felt a bit of pity lol

[@cr33p3rface9]

So basically the farmer had Covid and was just trying to protect the villagers.

[@wozzles9364]

And they just kept getting it again and again from themself

[@AstralArbourSys]

@@wozzles9364 the farmer and their cat kept re infecting each other lol

[@KCzz15]

Only thing he's protecting himself from is the vax, since that's the only dangerous covid related thing.

[@KiritaWindwalker]

That recap at the end was the cherry on top.. RIP Hermit Millionare Farmer

[@blacknexus1852]

I love call me Kevin and loved his playthrough. It's good that you refered to him.

[@lachouette_et_le_phoque]

Basic sprinklers can be nested together in a pattern where there aren't empty spaces between them. It's less walkable, but less awkward to water and takes up MUCH less space.

[@lazynoodle6739]

Ah man i am impressed by the time and determination to attempt that successfully, part of me wants to try this as well but it also sounds like pain haha

[@DPadGamer]

If you do this for yourself I would suggest implementing Call Me Kevin's allowance of leaving the farm once a year otherwise please don't do it don't make yourself suffer.

[@HailTheRegent]

Props to Demetrius for meeting with the weird reclusive farmer in the name of science

[@AtomicVegetable]

It is actually possible to get refined quartz, but you need to capture 2 slimes, breed them to get a white one and kill it for quartz

[@teineone]

Winter would've been the absolute best time for making money. Clay farming techniques apply to snow yams and winter roots as well, and with plenty of open space you could probably pull 75 of each (depending on how much you're able to regain energy) and make around 15-20k per day. Always my winter go-to.

[@NovasYouTubeName]

The Dpad was invented by Nintendo

[@opekamma]

Very good video! I had been hoping another challenge video like this would cross my algorithm and I'm glad this one did! Very thorough, thank you for the amount of work you put into this challenge, it was very fun to watch. I'll definitely check out the rest of the channel!

[@Keshlynne]

"I'm an annoying combination of lazy, determined, and stubborn." That comment alone got me to subscribe, and I kind of want it on a shirt, LOL.

[@birdyfuture2322]

I've played 30+ hours on one world haven't made it even to 50,000 with leaving the farm. So you my man are incredible

[@lauriefranck772]

I fellllt the satisfaction of the first big ancient fruit harvest haha

[@TheGoldfox9111]

You should try it again with the stuff from 1.6. See if you can get 1 million gold faster.

[@ThePersonWhoKnocks]

This was such an interesting and unique challenge! It's amazing how much strategy and planning goes into earning a million gold without leaving the farm. I especially loved the edited news clips at the end that told the story of the hermit farmer. It really added a fun and creative touch to the video. Your editing skills are top-notch! Thank you for sharing this fun and entertaining video with us, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your content in the future.

[@jannetlouis103]

I love all the Banjo-Kazooie & Tooie music. Fits wonderfully with the video and makes it even more enjoyable! Great work!

[@classicmax1]

one of the most interesting things about this concept is that gold is never the bottleneck, because you can't buy things anyway. so the real bottlenecks are space and energy. my first thought was, you don't necessarily have to water or use sprinklers, you can just plant a ton of something that grows fast like wheat, and then for most of it, just let the rain grow it. but nope, access to seeds is itself a bottleneck and you wouldn't be able to do that until you had a seed maker, at which point you might as well focus on ancient fruit instead.

[@aurelijs8891]

I really loved the story/ summary/ perspective at the end! That was very cool :D

[@sethboyle90]

Awesome video as always! Always interested to see people doing challenges in video games

[@CrochetwithKate]

I love the idea that this guy moves into the valley, ignores everyone, refuses to leave his farm, everyone basically thinks his dead, and then he turns up at the shop after 8 years as a multimillionaire, just to buy 2 backpacks and process 10 million geodes :')

[@Decaying_bacon]

Imagine being the other people in town realizing that this farmer, that has never left his property for anything somehow has made morr money than you

[@gabi08ieo57]

i keep rewatching this video. i'm testing this challenge out for myself and encountered several restarts. so i kept watching this video and learned a lot of stuff especially the mixed seeds. really great vid!

[@abielreh]

1:58 The fact that he’s filming this on the hilltop farm is crazy😂

[@dyjhjfrtt6607]

the introvert ending

[@jettpatterson8297]

At Christmas I started this challenge on my farm with a few differences. Hilltop farm, bought a fishing rod and spawned in a seed maker. It’s a grind but I love it

[@gummybread]

I already enjoyed this video, but that ending recap video pushed it over the edge of greatness, especially the farmer chasing down reporter Krobus

[@SunKissedPeach]

Thanks gor keeping it clean and entertaining 😊

[@fuzzyface4515]

This sounds absolutely miserable. I love it.

[@DontRachQuit]

This was such a fun video 😂 didn’t take you nearly as long as I thought it would!

[@k4rz43]

"He never left the -house- farm, but somehow got filthy rich." _-That one MILF in that one episode of_ Are You Afraid of the Dark _in that one JonTron video_

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

nitpick: you CAN get crab pots before level 3 by putting in foraged fish and crab into the crab pot bundle, but since that requires you to leave the farm, still impossible

[@snappy6324]

＊ the story at the end was the best part,, that was hilarious and I love your editing!! XD

[@Jouleside]

The narrative you make up in the end had me cracked up. I loved the idea of how the villagers would’ve seen you

[@kristynmakes7983]

I think this is a great way to showcase how much work it takes to build something from nothing. Also how much longer it takes to build something without having investors or investing in it. Really fun idea!

[@tessbessette5365]

so much work went into this video! i absolutely loved it! keep it up:)

[@goverlord]

going for the mushrooms instead of the bats allows you to make fall seeds from regular mushrooms.

[@its_just_seb]

i'm also currently doing this challenge after seeing callmekevin doing it (and thinking i could do better), but instead of a monetary goal, seeing as money is quite useless if you can't spend it, i wanted to have the widest variety of crops possible. to do this, i researched if it was possible to get the seasonal seeds without leaving the farm, and it is! for one out of the three seasons, that is. you can get fall seeds before getting the seed maker by choosing the fruit cave for plums and blackberries, tapping a mushroom tree for common mushrooms, and hazelnuts by shaking trees from fall 15th - 28th (i didn't even know this was possible before doing research). it's probably more of a hassle to water all the seeds just for the forageables, but i like that they fill up my farm somewhat in the absence of any buildings

[@myrakwulf686]

I was so happy when you choose the hill top farm, but I am very sorry that you did not get many mixed seeds on it :( Makes it somewhat sad that the quarry is kinda useless, even I put barns on it ^^;;;

[@FluffyFractalshard]

man this is awesome! basically a more relaxed speedrun format, where strategy is a much more deciding factor than the speed at which you play the game.

[@bruhchannel1216]

"for once, this isn't my fault." - morris of jojamart

[@reha1345]

I made a farm after watching Kevins video. Glad someone else is also making a video. More content for me!

[@colbysheep]

I like this run a lot but I'd like to see more where you can leave one time a year to see what the most efficient route and purchases could be

[@GameJam230]

This challenge would probably be even easier in a few places now that 1.6 is out, thanks to having the ability to get new seed types from artifact spots

[@Quack_Pierkiel]

and the mixed flower seeds too, which makes bees much better

[@CaitlinKoi]

4:31 That Glitter Gulch Mine music just set off my nostalgia sensors like a nuclear bomb

[@keeleybuckley-dance9892]

I do this challenge all the time, it's fun seeing what you can do in the game with all the limitations

[@MollyHJohns]

As a single player with no friends the only time I use the four corners farm is to deliberately separate each corner for crops (where my house is), livestocks, fish ponds, and trees for fruits, mushrooms and other drops. I separated each with hardwood fences and gates too. And the small mine is like a bonus but rarely visited (I just wait until special rocks are spawned to collect them later lol). But of course I play with mods so everything's setup within the first few days lol for the aesthetics purposes.

[@madison3408]

I love the edited news bit at the end!!

[@lanceuppercut6168]

I love the news edit in the end. I'd watch a series in that style.

[@HalfBoyHalfGod]

What a feat. Can definitely relate to 12:56 too

[@deadname3350]

glad you mentioned Kevin! and added a new layer of challenge that would've made him crazy 😭

[@anthenyiscool2758]

Haha, I can imagine the residents of Pelican Grove spreading rumors about you being a hermit and rude for never introducing yourself.

[@yasminem9990]

Hahahahah the news coverage at the end 😭 phenomenal job

[@futur3ndings651]

Decided to try this out for myself because like all Stardew players, I'm masochistic. Gotten to day 15 of spring and have 3.2k gold, and skills are as follows: Farming 3, mining 2, foraging 3. Was really trying to get a tree farm going early to get to foraging 4 for double salmonberries, but what can ya do. Moving forward I'll be saving my mixed seeds.

[@haleyfromstardewvalley6003]

As actual Haley from Stardew Valley I approve of this video. 🌸

[@DPadGamer]

Don't think we've ever met, but thanks!

[@AstralArbourSys]

haley why did you call me gross

[@haleyfromstardewvalley6003]

This comment is why I can’t never change my username. THE dpadgamer replied to this amazing comment.

[@Keyco234]

Awesome surprise hearing Conker's Bad Fur Day as the background music! 2 of my favorite things in one!

[@nodramapermited5650]

M currently on my first ever play through on year 4 and I thought I had made a mistake with choosing the four corners farm, certainly weird layout and kinda hard to choose where to put everything but it made so happy watching this video, I’ve been able to do so so much on my farm I love it

[@galaxi6585]

The optimal run would probably be level mining, gather mixed seeds, plant every summer, and save all the crops to get ancient fruit. Plant and sleep a lot.

[@NaturalAegyo]

😂 love the news edit at the end

[@MM-jf1me]

I really enjoyed this video! It was fun seeing how you tackled this challenge. How much time did you spend on this play through in real time?

[@DPadGamer]

Across the two playthroughs, I believe it was 25 to 30 hours of gameplay.

[@tricky2917]

Cute little animation there at the end. Nice work. 👍

[@DPadGamer]

Thanks :)

[@frostrime1419]

So... you turned into their very own Wonka, That's awesome, congratulations on your success.

[@elainalan3952]

That ending credits scene was so funny I subscribed instantly. It’s 5:05 am and I’m cackling in my bed

[@rieriema1827]

Just started replaying stardew again. This challenge looks so fun (and repetitive haha). Probably gonna try it out. Fun video! ☺️

[@joecanhearyou4757]

This feels like motivation.

[@nightazday7988]

that ancient seed in the seed maker was a third act rise up

[@boris90]

Hey DPadGamer, just wanted to drop a quick TLDR comment on your Stardew Valley video: - DPadGamer aimed to earn $1,000,000 without leaving the farm. - Tried different farm layouts but settled on Hilltop Farm. - Struggled initially with low drop rates and limited resources. - Switched to Four Corners Farm, optimized farming routine. - Used ancient fruit for massive profits, reached goal in Year 7. - Took over 17 hours but proved it's possible to be a millionaire without leaving home! Great job on the challenge and thanks for sharing your journey!

[@psyboyo]

Amazing editing skills! ^-^

[@sleepydeaths]

This was really interesting to watch, I'll try this out - knowing well i'll give up on the challenge easily.

[@flashjcb8869]

This was entertaining, watching you suffer. I can't wait to see what other content you'll make in the future.