Stardew Valley but ONLY animals

What happens if you can't use crops and can't go into the mines? Well, you get a playthrough that is kinda bonkers. Get ready for animals, fishing and trash collecting...
0:00 Challenge Rules
1:17 Spring
8:51 Summer
13:30 Fall
20:17 Winter
24:53 Skipping Days
26:53 Getting the Ostrich

[@vanguardiris3232]

I got a beautiful purple meteor today and it did indeed land in the worst possible place: directly on one of my out-of-season fruit trees. I can't even tell which one it was to replace it. I'll have to wait three seasons before I can even start growing a new one, then wait another year before it produces. I appreciate the resources, sky, but come ON

[@Solsclar]

I think the trees still grow out of season, they just don't produce fruit.

[@ShannonDean]

​​@@Solsclarthey don't know which fruit tree was destroyed because it was out of season, so now they have to wait and play through the seasons to see which fruit is missing before planting the new one.. then they take an entire season to grow before producing any fruit. So they're going to miss out on a seasons worth. Honestly tho, just plant all the fruit trees in the greenhouse. Then they produce every season and are safe.

[@vanguardiris3232]

@@ShannonDean Correct. In fairness I do also have fruit trees inside the greenhouse, so my main annoyance is in how imbalanced the area looks now. I might just guess - it was one of the springtime fruit trees and the meteor arrived on the second day of summer, so if I plant it now it has a fifty percent chance of being right

[@heartforpixels]

@@vanguardiris3232 this is super nerdy - but the cherry tree has a slightly darker bark than the apricot tree. There are also more leaves on a cherry tree. You should check the wiki (/Fruit_Trees) and compare the tree to your file to figure it out! :)

[@randomaccount64]

You can put 3 of each tree in the green house if you wanted to. Look up the lay out on the wiki. Just a cool thing to know then all of them have fruit in every season including winter cause it's in the greenhouse and they are placed on the tiles so you still have the full tillable soil

[@user-mi4wi7bv7k]

I didn't know meteors could parallel park 🤣

[@Purpeil]

This was a great watch. The Elliott bits are just so good when they're out of order 😂

[@heartforpixels]

Right?! Elliott has such a linear story line, it was astonishing to see how many braincells he loses when it's slightly out of order :') (though the adoption texting was definitely ... Something Else haha)

[@Purpeil]

@@heartforpixels it's absolutely hilarious! For me it's the "sharing your first kiss and getting him to confess to you right after you got married that same morning" that sent me into tears

[@MusLaboratoris]

​@@heartforpixelsAdoption is one thing - if you played as female farmer, he would make out with you remotely 😂. That's wild!

[@heartforpixels]

@@MusLaboratoris fem!Meat: "Elliott... Elliott honey, do you even know where babies come from???" 🤣

[@SamA-wt8wj]

“I go go bed now, and WASTE 19 Energy!?” Literally me when I start any new game play 😂

[@heartforpixels]

RIGHT?! The first two weeks my energy must be completely depleted or it feels like a waste.

[@lucielewis3866]

This is great - I love seeing challenges that prioritise fun rather than just focusing on money!

[@ArtfullPuffin]

Not me loosing my mind trying to guess if you are dutch and then absolutly cackling when the confirmation hit 🤣

[@viiranen]

i tried a no mines run as well. kind of gave up half way cause of quartz, since by year 2 summer i hadnt had any luck with the traveling cart, nor trash cans by then, and i used marnie's shop to spawn one in. it was literally the one thing holding me back from perfecting the community center. and according to stardew valley predictor, i was going to have to wait until year 5 fall for ghostfish... something i didnt realize needed 3 quartz to level up, ffs

[@heartforpixels]

I understand your pain. That daily trash run takes so much of your time, especially when you don't have a horse yet.

[@AtlasNL]

I love the naming scheme for your animals hahaha Also damn this editing is good!

[@baddielifts]

Commenting so YT pushes this video. I was really suprised to see that you are not a big channel, but maybe absurd stardew valley challenges are too niche 😀 hope your channel grows

[@heartforpixels]

Haha, maybe they are niche! That said, this video is doing _insanely_ well for my channel. It's already doing *three times* better than my second best performing video in the first three days. And I got about 200 subs in 2 days (which is about one third of my subscribers). Sooo yeah! The algorithm adores this video. It's a bit overwhelming, honestly. :')

[@Curto971]

That one fish bait is so insulting I adore Elliot ~ our fickle, stupid king

[@jericorenfroe5089]

Very iconic challenge! Great editing, I hope you start uploading more, just stumbled onto your challenge

[@heartforpixels]

Thanks! I work fulltime and consider KZbin very much as a hobby. BUT! Yes, I have plenty of challenges planned out (and even recorded!) already. :D Just dont expect a similar turnaround as content creators. ;)

[@nikkiknack]

Absolutely hilarious editing and commentary-and creative run idea, 10/10 good time, thank you!

[@greymatter7547]

Great video, love the energy, I also like to make ridiculous challenges in stardew for myself

[@heartforpixels]

Oh hell yeah! What kind of challenges have you been doing?

[@GemR38]

​@@heartforpixels I recently did a colour challenge where I used a random colour generator. Each season I could only make money by selling items of that colour only.

[@atkingofhearts]

God bless the algorithm for this recommendation. Absolutely hilarious video!

[@nurinsab1124]

Your perseverance astound me. It was super entertaining to watch this challenge!

[@biscuitygudness]

okay, i absolutely LOVE your gumption and drive to challenge yourself. this video made me smile so much, you're speaking my language with the silly animal names and some of the spontaneous rules. SO delightful

[@an_apple_a_day]

Genuinely an incredible video; the editing, the dedication to your ruleset, the pacing, the scripting, and _especially_ the line delivery were all top notch. Fantastic work! :D

[@peartreeLeaving]

This was a wild video for KZbin to suggest to me but I'm glad it did

[@twomarie]

your commentary and added memes are so funny! I would watch this even if you imposed less harsh rules and could go to the mines and stuff, great job!

[@kawaiipiggy4456]

This was recommended to me and i love your sense of humor. Will def have to watch more of your stuff when i get the chances. I wonder what else is in store. Looking forward to it.

[@alasdairsorley]

can imagine the mayor coming to pickup stuff you sold from the shipping bin on day 1, only to find that you just sold the gift he gave you

[@bellaangel728]

As an English major I laughed out loud at the Animal Farm but and immediately subscribed, I appreciate your humor a lot lol

[@nettewright2123]

Your Honor, she’s insane but goated with the sauce.

[@purple0rainn]

The naming couldn't be any more Dutch. Im here for it.

[@Marialla.]

I respect you for rejecting clay farming!

[@heartforpixels]

O yeah, I think it cheeses the game a bit too much (but also I don't quite get it either hahaha)

[@skyattraction7695]

17:06 "You finished it nine days ago!" Well, what do you know, he has already started a new one and went through the most of work, he is that good.

[@rosysama143]

that half hour just flew by, great video! ❤

[@kawaiijohn]

your liv laf lov chickens are so cute i love themmmmm also hell yeah romancing elliott in year one! (me, every playthrough)

[@leviwplays]

I'm reading animal farm right now. I feel like the name Napoleon may be just a bit symbolic.

[@AntheanCeilliers]

I'm always looking for unique SDV challenges, thank you!! This is great

[@TheRandomGamer567]

This video was hilarious! Please make more challenges ❤

[@twomarie]

a tip I just learned: instead of buying more silos you can take hay out of the feeder in a regular coop/barn, or blow some up in the upgraded to be able to take out more, and store it in a chest!

[@DamnUsernameAvailabi]

I appreciate your dedication to masochism lol

[@katie-tq5cz]

I really liked this video! It's a fun challenge and you're really fun to listen too; you're funny :)

[@Cthulhus_Mum]

I’ve never even considered marrying Elliot - that was hilarious. Have yourself a subscriber 🤣🤣🤣

[@mirandaballard6888]

I was passively watching while playing Stardew myself and I heard “The Absolute”, when I tell you my head whipped over so fast 😂😂 “oh sorry. Wrong game.” 😂😂

[@dunkinoreos0930]

Awesome vid! I'd love to see a challenge or playthrough of Roots of Pacha if it interests you! It's been a favorite of mine recently and it's super similar to Stardew / Coral Island and deserves more attention!

[@emmataylor2748]

So glad I got suggested this video, love the style.

[@courtneythomas3297]

Keep the Stardew videos coming! I was about to marathon a bunch and realized there were only two! Can’t wait to see more ❤

[@heartforpixels]

I have at least 4 more Stardew videos in the pipeline (and 2 non-Stardew video). So more is definitely to come!

[@светашинетан]

Oh my god this video was so funny and great to watch... I don't remember the last time I watched stardew valley video this good tbh. Also the Elliott parts T__T When they're out of order it is so humiliating omg. Our beloved no-single-thought-besides-this-eyes beach gay *crossed out* beach they *crossed out* beach day XDDD I absolutely loved that challenge, maybe i even recreate it on one of my new saves

[@DamnLucifer]

This was super fun to watch! Your content is really good

[@gamerguy6544]

I thought you had like Atleast 100k subs with the quality of this video, then I checked your subscriber count and was incredibly surprised. Keep up the good work and you’ll definitely get there!!

[@heartforpixels]

Nope, just spending way too much time on a single video. :')

[@wafflefluff1341]

Bro this was fun to watch, great commentary btw!!

[@thepersonwiththepanels5351]

This was so incredibly funny and entertaining to watch! You’re gonna blow up one day and I’ll be proud to say I knew you back-when!

[@sinconstanza]

This is amazing!! So glad I got recommended this. I really admire your perseverance lol I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos :)

[@gwynnartis]

This video is fantastic and I hope you do more Stardew (and Coral Island) challenges like this!

[@ghostlypigeon6]

great video! this was really funny

[@Blingnoodle]

as a fellow dutch person who's house got flooded i thank you for raising awareness /hj xD The fear of floods is real 😢

[@lemongrass4769]

i love this video! your humor is great :D fantastic stuff!!

[@thimblewood]

I really loved the video! It was a lot of fun to watch!

[@alicjak700]

I'm gonna devastate you - you could have duplicated the Quartz easily with Crystalarium (which you've got from the Vault bundle) xD Anyhow - very fun challenge! Thanks for posting the video :D

[@heartforpixels]

For that to work, I needed at least one (1) Quartz now, didn't I? ;) I'd still have to dig around in the trash to get that one quartz to make it into two (or more).

[@Wallawallawallawalla]

Really appreciate you doing this without clay farming

[@209musiclover]

A fellow Elliott appreciator AND a challenge run that isn't just "play the game normally with one tiny change"? Why haven't I found this channel sooner?!

[@morgan4444]

This was so entertaining, great video

[@attackfrogs]

i've been wanting to hold off on playing stardew again until the big update drops but hhhh these videos are making me wanna play it again anyway XD

[@laraprochnow2487]

really enjoyed watching your video

[@Neranae]

Fantastic! So funny and what a refreshing take on a Stardew playthrough. Loved it!

[@buggydust]

very fun challenge run! makes me want to try it myself

[@izelthewashbear]

I love your editing! And the part with the Trash man vine cracked me up 🤣

[@neilchambers470]

Love this video. I'm glad i found your channel.

[@LittlLee]

You turn English into such a beautiful language when you speak it!

[@heartforpixels]

Oh gosh, definitely not how I would describe it but thank you so much!! 🙈☺️

[@nettewright2123]

Bruh my mans hilarious, underrated vid

[@mokimon5079]

This video is awesome

[@chaosgirleva]

Even if focusing on animals going tiller is better in the long run because then at 10 you can get artisan which most people dont sell raw animal products they turn them into artisan goods first

[@Marshmallowdeer]

I'm doing a animal only challenge as well. With a exception of farming crops only for the community center. I am not allowed to make money on crops (or anything needed in mines)

[@hameedalhassy]

4:43 I didnt know that they were that rare my first two of them were from fishing lol

[@hannahpetersen5350]

immediately subscribed, i really like your video style :)

[@heartforpixels]

Hell yeah! Expect more ridiculous challenges in the future. :D

[@KarlaO711]

I love your humor! :D easy sub. ^^

[@chaytondouglas5827]

A smith is one of the most important parts of a functioning village/town

[@yuri8217]

Time to re-do it with the new farm.

[@lphadeltarolltsquad2705]

You should make a pig empire, like 25 deluxe barns filled with pigs and collect all the truffles

[@deviledcats1615]

the dinosaur egg.... bro..... i gasped

[@thespicecorner]

The Clint slander is absolutely deserved we hate that guy♥️♥️ And also YES Elliott is the correct choice. Only behind Harvey to me. I like stupid men I guess.

[@kolmo3182]

At first I thought the G on goat milk stood for Goat because I never got a normal one from them

[@Johury]

On my animal farm my goal was to have one filled barn and coop for each animal all named after revolutionaries. Except for the pigs, they where all named after communist dictators.

[@gummybread]

Oh Elliot honey, please tell me you had a proofreader to fix all the spelling mistakes you wrote with your crayons

[@Gracieisawsome]

Watching this made me realize how bad I am at this game LOL very entertaining

[@llluana]

you should have got the blue chicken from shane!!! it would be perfect for a animal lover

[@markellii3093]

DoshDoshington of stardew valley

[@ActualTitaJoy]

this is the first time i watxh ur video and i can say u earn my laugh,sub and like..keep it up😊❤

[@romy8792]

✨Herman de Hond ✨

[@unnamedmuffin]

Great thumbnail! 😊

[@racheld8920]

2:21, aha, hello fellow Dutch person

[@Blue_not_purple]

WAIT YOU'RE DUTCH?!? Bij deze gekoloniseerd ♡ Keep it up, loved the vid!

[@nettewright2123]

Another comment for the algorithm, the elliott b plot is killing me, he’s so much more silly but it makes so much sense

[@jennisparx304]

Hey! This is the first video I watched of yours and I kept wondering if you were Dutch, then I heard you say Herman and now I'm pretty sure you're Dutch 😂

[@heartforpixels]

I'm surprised it took you till 'Herman' tbh haha. Yes, I'm very much Dutch!

[@ineedsleepzzz]

I was trying to figure out if you were Dutch or not and then you called your dog Herman😂

[@Just-a-fellow-league-enjoyer]

Can you do the challenge again in 1.6 a lot of animal stuff were added and there is also a farm that starts with the coop

[@AsiansAresoBEAST]

Love this video! Keep it up :)

[@Lemon_Demon_Fan]

I love a beach gay

[@micahd13]

subbed, loved this video :)

[@crispy1691]

Is there any reason upgrading the garbage bin should be banned, I see no value in it so I'm guessing there's something that I don't know.

[@heartforpixels]

Fair question! I suppose it wasn't as relevant in this run as it was for the artisan run i did earlier this year, but I guess it's a bit of a 'house rule' for me. Partly because some of these challenges (including this one) I came up with several years ago, before you could even upgrade the garbage bin at all. But most importantly, it makes inventory spaces less precious. If you need room and there's stuff you only want to sell, you just sell it via your inventory and get a slight cut of the total sell price. By not letting myself upgrade the garbage bin, the decision what to keep and what to trash becomes more difficult. It's quite small, but it adds to the pressure I like to play with in challenge runs!

[@crispy1691]

@@heartforpixels Gotcha, I haven't done a run like this so that's probably why I didn't see the value in the trash can upgrade.

[@ladydragon3648]

What a strange way to play. I think you should of put all the seeds you got in to a chest to save till you found use them after you said you can start using them.

[@Karthos1000]

I'm down for this, especially since clay farming is defined as an exploit, which it absolutely is. I'd really love to see 1.6 remove the clay farming possibility. I'm always hugely disappointed when I see a fun idea ruined by the person immediately spending the day clay farming, since IMO, in essence, they're cheating right off the bat.

[@irisosinga8884]

I smell dutch?

[@robbiefroggy8568]

im sorry if this comment is weird but i love your voice so much

[@jacqslabz]

24:05 Clint aka Eeyore

[@heartforpixels]

I've been laughing for a full minute, realising that I indeed, sound like fucking Eeyore there 😆

[@cxrs4097]

I would rather eat sewage straight out of the pipe than marry Elliott… Changing that rule to Marry Harvey Year 1 💗

[@HaXD1209]

I find it funny how you sound like Seanie yet you dont sound like Seanie

[@johnnytieszen]

Your dutch? My mom was from Holland