One way in which farming and life simulatorStardew Valleyappeals to its players is by giving them the ability to bond with adorable animals. Players can add ducks, pigs, horses, cows, and even dinosaurs and slimes to theirStardew Valleyfarm. These animals require only a single daily petting and feeding, and in turn respond by producing milk, eggs, wool, and other goods the player can sell. Additionally, the horse serves as a faster mode of transportation, allowing the player to gallop around Stardew Valley and the neighboring Pelican Town.
Early in the game, the player is also given the opportunity to adopt either a dog or a cat. Unlike the other animals, the dog or cat does not require feeding and does not produce any goods to sell, although players can raise affection by petting it and filling its water bowl. While the dog or cat is arguably the most decorative and least beneficial of the pets, it is among the most popular, with manyStardew Valleyplayers taking to the Internet to share comparisons between theirin-game pet and their real-life dog or cat.
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OneStardew Valleyplayer, who goes by the Reddit username u/Limp-Restaurant4628, enjoyed the in-game dog so much that they could not be satisfied with just one. Using a mobile-based mod called ‘Stardew Save Editor,’ they added 24 additional dogs to their save file for a total of 25 identical pet pooches. Since then, u/Limp-Restaurant4628 has shared their adventures with their 25 dogs for the game’s Reddit community to enjoy. One day, all 25 dogs appeared on the same in-game tile, creating a multi-headed dog creature the community nicknamed ‘Cerberus,’ after the mythical guardian of Hades in Greek mythology. Another time, u/Limp-Restaurant4628 discovered one ofStardew Valley’smyriad animal-related glitcheswhen one of their dogs somehow stood in an inaccessible location surrounded on all sides by furniture.
While dogs and cats tend to place low onrankings ofStardew Valleyanimalsdue to their perceived lack of value, this Reddit user shows that they can still add plenty of fun and adorable antics to a player’s daily life. As a high affection rating with a pet is required for a player’s grandfather to give their farm a positive evaluation at the beginning of Year 3, it remains to be seen whether u/Limp-Restaurant4628 will need to raise affection with each of these dogs individually or whether they share a single affection meter among them. Hopefully, the player will return to Reddit in the future to share that information.
Stardew Valleyis currently available for Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
