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Smoking fish in Stardew Valley has multiple benefits, from feeding hungry raccoons to eating for increased energy and health. However, unlocking this feature requires buying a specific crafting recipe and obtaining some challenging items before diving into cooking mechanics. Here’s how to smoke fish in Stardew Valley. How to smoke fish in Stardew Valley Smoking fish in Stardew Valley requires purchasing the fish smoker recipe from Willy’s shop for 10,000 gold and crafting it using hardwood and three jelly types. Once you…

Stardew Valley’s Big Tree has a neighbor you can meet once you complete its prerequisite requirements. However, before doing this, you’ll have to find the tree, farm an uncommon resource, and build the neighbor’s home. Here’s how to find the Big Tree in Stardew Valley. Where to find the Big Tree in Stardew Valley The Big Tree is in Cindersap Forest, the region south of your farm, just before the entrance to the Secret Forest. Once you go south from your farm to the forest, you’ll spot it to your left inside the fenced-in…

Stardew Valley 1.6 introduced four new crops that, unlike most seeds, are not purchasable through Pierre’s General Store. Each item is available in different seasons, with Powdermelon being an exclusive winter crop. Here’s how to find Powdermelon in Stardew Valley. Where to find Powdermelon seeds in Stardew Valley In Stardew Valley, you can find Powdermelon seeds by digging grass tufts and artifact spots during Winter. Artifact spots drop artifacts and seeds, while grass spots have a much higher chance of giving seeds.…

Books in Stardew Valley are a fantastic resource for increasing skill EXP and gaining permanent character buffs. However, finding them requires digging artifact spots for books or purchasing them from a bookseller. Here’s how to find a bookseller in Stardew Valley. Where is the Bookseller in Stardew Valley? The bookseller is an NPC in Stardew Valley located on the northeast side of town, just north of the museum and JojaMart. Upon reaching JojaMart, you’ll find a stairway leading directly to the bookseller. However, you…

Today, Bungie took some time to talk about the upcoming Into the Light update coming to Destiny 2. In the first of three livestreams, the studio confirmed that Into the Light would feature a new wave-based “Tower” defense mode called Onslaught. Onslaught marks the first true horde-esque activity for Destiny 2. However, Bungie has experimented before through activities like Escalation Protocol stretching back to Warmind content. As those attempts never quite scratched the itch, players never ceased their calls for a horde…

With Dawntrail on the horizon, though still with no confirmed release date, Final Fantasy XIV players are waking up to the last patch of the 6.5x era. It’s the bookend on the Anabaseios raid tier, and likely the version of the game you’ll spend the most time with leading into FFXIV 7.0. FFXIV Patch 6.58 doesn’t have a lengthy list of notes, but what the patch lacks in size, it makes up for in importance. There’s noteworthy changes to the Duty Finder / Raid Finder, adjustments to best-in-slot gear rewards, a new…

The game-as-a-service model can all too easily feel to players as though the title they love has been twisted into some sort of machine designed to extract money from them. While some are free-to-play, many games that had an upfront cost at launch have been irrevocably altered and require players to invest in each battle pass lest they be left behind in terms of gear, lore, or general progression. With Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios did what many would believe publishers would never do: it built a monetization…

Another indie title has been released that’s giving players some much-needed relaxation: Summerhouse. There’s no combat, no movement, and nothing to stress you out except the limitations of your own imagination. Plus, there are collectibles, and that’s always a good thing.  Summerhouse, a game by independent developer Friederman, is all about building using a limited number of tiles and decor items. You start the game with only a few tiles to build with. As you place them down, you’ll start to get new pieces featuring…

When Super Mario Maker was initially released for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in 2015, it’s hard to say if Nintendo knew exactly what it was setting itself up for. Opening up the opportunity for fans to create their own Mario levels and upload them for the community to play is a fun concept, and everyone was able to find something they loved about it. However, as we draw closer to Nintendo’s server shutdown, players are racing to complete as many levels as possible before they’re taken away. In fact, one group is taking…

Build-A-Bear has a long history of Pokémon plushes, from the first appearance of a wild unstuffed Pikachu back in 2015 all the way to the Eeveelutions released in 2021, there’s been a lot. But now, the latest addition might come as a surprise.  Bidoof, the generation four normal type (apparently) Mouse Pokémon that somehow evolves into the Beaver Pokémon Bibarel, was first introduced to the franchise way back in Diamond and Pearl. It flew under the radar, for the most part, but secured a place in the hearts of players…