The ULTIMATE Guide to Friendship in Stardew Valley

[@Wickedy]

Who is your favorite person in Stardew Valley to befriend, and why?

[@slwrabbits]

Krobus! He gives hugs!

[@Dean_Cohen2y5]

Shane! His story really sticks out to me. He’s my best friend and husband in every play through.

[@Omni0404]

The Pam

[@Kitty-no3de]

i like bringing sandy to the movies :)

[@ztarlover13]

Caroline is the right answer

[@Omni0404]

I'm so glad friendship doesn't decay once you max out. The light at the end of the tunnel.

[@sincerelyparand]

oh god IMAGINE IF IT DID 😭

[@HenrayPatter]

Perfection would be IMPOSSIBLE If it did. Like why talk to the villagers when you can DIE IN SKULL CAVERNS 🥲👍

[@chillaxin1926]

According to the wiki, friendship would still decay for not talking with your spouse, even at 14 hearts

[@sincerelyparand]

@@chillaxin1926 yeah but that's only with your spouse. OP was talking about all the villagers in general :D

[@victoriaaamaeee]

Ohwait really i was so worried about that

[@Dan_Cantu]

Kissing your spouse to energize you is super cute and I never knew it existed until now. I love all these little details Concerned Ape added just for fun.

[@TheKelliestKelly]

Recently, I had a quest to give Evelyn a sea cucumber. I misread the quest and gave her a super cucumber. I think it was good quality. This counted as a gift. Evelyn hated it so much I lost an entire heart with her

[@Wickedy]

oh I'm so sorry! Evelyn is one of the few people that hates pretty much everything with fish in it, or fish.

[@TheKelliestKelly]

@@Wickedy haha, it was sort of funny. Frustrating but funny. It always tickles me when villagers request items they would hate or dislike otherwise

[@lyntonfleming]

@@TheKelliestKelly George is great for this. He keeps on requesting Refined Quartz... So I thought sure. Why not. I'll give you some then make you a gift of another piece. I have plenty. He did not appreciate that one bit.

[@TheKelliestKelly]

17:36 Fun fact: Sebastian doesn't just hate the complete breakfast, he also hates all eggs (except void eggs, which he loves) and all recipes that primarily feature eggs. I like to think he is allergic to eggs

[@Arrowdodger]

Maybe so, sort of like how some speculate Leah is lactose intolerant given some of her disliked foods.

[@Indeeee]

He loves void egg tho

[@Indeeee]

@@Arrowdodger she loves goat cheese lol

[@romanova-9682]

​@@Indeeeea lot of people who are lactose intolerant can actually eat goat cheese because of the enzymes etc that are used to make it, plus goat milk lacks a protein present in cows milk that a lot of people react poorly to. I'd never heard that theory about Leah before today, but it makes more sense to me now lol

[@MayLina]

@@Indeeee well, it’s a void, sooo…😅

[@charlesc4511]

Socializing the town is the true end game

[@Wickedy]

It's exhausting but I love that 100% completion

[@Takapon218]

I feel weird because I always work on friendship from day 1 because it feels good to grow as a member of the community 🥹🥹🥹 also I love the mouse ears and tiara so I gotta be friends with people anyway!

[@Indeeee]

The only downside of having Krobus as a roommate is that Mayor Lewis will be there in the final cut scene at the summit.

[@Wickedy]

I know! Ew

[@slwrabbits]

Good thing I can't catch all the fish so I'll never reach perfection and thus never have to worry about this!

[@hithisismira]

​@@slwrabbits i believe in you!!

[@stvrgrI]

This video is so perfect, friendship is always the last thing I work on because I’m so focused on everything else!

[@isidroduarte8942]

I know the ins and outs of the game but I love watching these videos since it sparks my love of the game even more

[@shitedriver8490]

🤮💩🤥

[@MomoSimmer]

I love that we're all still playing Stardew in 2023! 🥰

[@cemiller]

I'm trying to get perfection on my file on the switch

[@LAZERAK47V2]

For the Luau, I always use Gold Quality Super Cucumber. It can be caught every day at night during the summer (you can catch it the night before) and always ensures the best outcome. Since your fishing level is likely to be high by Summer (Fishing is the best way to make money unless you're doing the Tea Saplings or something), they shouldn't be too difficult to catch.

[@gb1reinwald]

I prefer gold quality sturgeon or catfish, if I am unlucky enough not to get a gold cauliflower in spring.

[@hithisismira]

I divorced someone in Stardew expanded and cleared her memory and she was like "it's weird, it feels like we've met before" 😅😅

[@Mackthecatdad17]

Whenever you say “the wiki states” my silly little brain hears “The Wickedy states” and I find that funny

[@daisyfuentes7161]

That indicator when you talk to people is not on console

[@Dean_Cohen2y5]

I love your Stardew videos Wickedy! Saying hi! 👋🏻 😀

[@Wickedy]

hiiiii

[@SquishyPickle91]

Thanks for this video! Been looking for an easy complete guide for ages. 😊

[@deanholland2392]

Needed this for perfection thank you!!

[@Defsy80]

I am late to watch this video but your sheets will save me, thank you so much! I’ll try to print them after work so I can reference them easily. Thank you again!

[@papaswanson]

I'm so glad your mind went to the Cola in a wrap for Caroline because that's exactly where mine jumped to 😂

[@cheyennemoore8380]

Omg! Thank you so much for these beautiful info guides! I love how it's all in one, easy to read format. Thanks so much! I'm gonna download them for my game. I've been working on friendship for days! First time doing it for everyone, so this is so so so so helpful. Thanks again!

[@Arrowdodger]

A minor thing to point out: Sam hates all mayonnaise EXCEPT for Dinosaur Mayonnaise. Granted, that has much better uses than as a gift, so it's unlikely to ever come up, but still.

[@marisapollock4703]

This answered every single one of my questions. Thank you!!

[@Wickedy]

Yay! glad to hear it, and happy I could help❤️

[@sephamber]

I didn't know that just randomly talking to people raised your friendship 😂 I thought only gifts and cut scenes raised them. I needed this video. Thanks!!!

[@hi-bg1qw]

AYO WAKE UP WICKEDY POSTED !!!!!🎉

[@Thatguyishere1]

Basically only get the needed amount and then never even look at them again 👍🏼

[@gummyhero6]

Thank for the guide there was a bunch of stuff I didn’t know about

[@loganjoh1]

Lol marrying Emily on Clint’s Birthday is the move

[@bonkersbusy]

I love friendship in the game. I don't know that I have a favorite NPC to gift, but depending on my goals for the game, I may change who I focus on first. For instance, if i plan to marry Sébastien, I'll start building friendship with Linus for thr sashimi recipe.

[@Wickedy]

Friendship strategies! I too like to befriend Linus for that

[@gonathi117]

Time to give my crush random potentially toxic mushrooms i found around the sewer

[@longfish5174]

I thought I had max hearts on 6 different npcs but I was wrong and they decayed back down to the bottom

[@JustDylan6778]

Actually halley hates prismatic shards but doesn't hate magic rock candys

[@scottdean185]

I never knew you could check someone's preferences on social tab i feel like screaming ugh.

[@fragjammer09]

You DID NOT need to do clint like that sheesh

[@Grinder.]

Do you have to reach 10 hearts with all candidates to 100% a play through?

[@c.burnett4422]

Can you make a video on waht each marriage candidates give you when u reach max hearts

[@Wickedy]

That's a good idea, I'll write that down

[@Keelow]

How do you do this with having other tasks to do. So little time lol.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

I was COMPLETELY unaware of the interruption penalty. Does anyone know if that was added in 3.5? I used to be the go-to Stardew info person for my friends but it's been a while haha

[@Wickedy]

To my knowledge, it's always been there, but if it was an added thing it might have been when 1.4 came out, as the version history notes had a lot of other friendship changes. It's not something one would normally think matters, and it's kind of a nice little thing.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@Wickedy Definitely glad to know it! Thanks

[@cuck1234]

Omg she married Emily on Clint's birthday 💀

[@justindisbrow9921]

Babe, wake up, wickedy posted

[@LAZERAK47V2]

Meanwhile, Alex is still the most annoying villager to befriend, since he either wants all of your animal produce for breakfast or a dish that can only be cooked in the Fall.

[@elliot3282]

Thats why i bought a chicken and named the chicken the code for the breakfast thingy (im literally obsessed with Alex) but also sometimes at the saloon gus will have the breakfast thingy or the salmon thingy

[@Takapon218]

I usually just stick with high quality liked gifts for Alex 🥴 he was the one I decided to marry on my current playthrough and it wasn't as bad as it could have been, but def felt like a slog

[@TheKelliestKelly]

You only get +10 if you talk to villagers while they're doing stuff. Some villagers are in the middle of activites during festivals - like Emily who is lost to the dance at the Luau. Do you know if it's still +10 in these instances? I wouldn't be surprised if you get the full boost at fesivals regardless since it was orignally +0 to chat

[@NaphtaliMarie]

I love all the tips. Just wish you would have left out some spoilers

[@chip9298]

Marrying Emily on Clint’s birthday is hilarious. I hate that guy, he looks like goes to really hateful subreddits.

[@enbeast8350]

Everyone else hates the friendship mechanic, but I just would give gifts on specific days and it fell into my schedule. I got 10 hearts with everyone before Ginger Island opened (though, to be fair, I was very slow on the CC because I'm bad at fishing)

[@cartoonkelly7924]

It’s weird that they need a kitchen but no one needs a bathroom.

[@insert_bad_handle_here]

first !

[@prorigami7103]

CAN SOMEONE DO A VIDEO ON EVERY GIFT EACH VILLAGER GIVES YOU?!?3?/7/

[@zaineoakley5555]

the max friendship you can get in 7 days is probley clint 3 gift + winter star gift + birthday gift + 2 liked movies + 2 loved Concessions

[@zaineoakley5555]

also talking so 2,370 points in a week or 9.48 hearts

[@RSomethingSomething]

Building relationship in stardew valley is easy, relationship is problaly the first thing i've completed in the perfection list the same can't be said to my actual life.

[@samstaples6894]

Hi I love watching your channel you make my days so much better

[@Arrowdodger]

I wonder if Caroline is using the Joja Cola to marinate the meat for the burrito, maybe?

[@slwrabbits]

I think I've seen some IRL recipes like this.

[@narcoloopsie999]

This is easily the most stressful part of the entire game

[@chillaxin1926]

IKR! I delayed befriending the Wizard in my current Stardew Expanded save because it was so annoying to have to walk to his tower all the time

[@DokiDokiDiscourse]

this one's a slapper

[@Bonrays]

oh when