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Mystery boxes are a feature introduced in Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update that allows you to receive miscellaneous rewards as you perform daily activities. Unlike geodes, these boxes contain numerous item types, from cooked foods to building materials. Here’s how to find and open mystery boxes in Stardew Valley. Where to find Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley Screenshot by Destructoid Before you can unlock mystery boxes, you must first sleep through the night until encountering a nighttime event in which Mr. Qi drops them from…

While playing Stardew Valley, you now occasionally receive a notification in the bottom left of the screen noting you have ‘new ideas to sleep on’. This is a recent addition with update 1.6, so it’s resulted in players questioning its meaning.  It’s actually remarkably simple — the ‘You’ve got some new ideas to sleep on’ notification shows up whenever you level up a skill, letting you know you’ve made progress before turning in for the night. Previously, you’d have to wait until the end of the day for a level increase,…

The Dragon’s Dogma 2 engine really pushes the game to its limits, and can cause some strain even on the best PC’s. As such, you may be wanting to adjust your settings to enhance performance with the PC version of the game. Here are the best PC settings for performance in Dragon’s Dogma 2. Screenshot by Destructoid Optimal PC settings for performance Here are the exact PC settings you want to use for performance in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Graphics Quality: Low – This setting can only be changed from the main menu, so make sure…

The Helldivers 2 balance patch did more than annoy some ride-or-die Railgun fans. It also introduced new environmental hazards. Suddenly, divers weren’t just dodging chargers but were also dancing around falling meteors. Fire tornadoes also arrived in to give us all another nightmare to deal with, and here’s where you can find them. Appropriately, the best place to find fire tornadoes in Helldivers 2 is on the planet Hellmire. Located in the Terminid-controlled sector of Mirin, Hellmire lives up to its name. The planet…

There are few things more satisfying in Helldivers 2 than the day you can exchange those hard-earned Warbond Medals for a shiny new toy. You have four new weapons in the Cutting Edge Warbond in Helldivers 2, but how do you best use them? Obviously, you don’t have any kind of firing range at which you can test your new weapons. Instead, your first thought will likely be simply to field-test the guns against the fleshy bits of a Terminid. But, not so fast! I’ve been spending days trying each weapon against bugs and bots.…

Coming up with a name for your ship in Helldivers 2 is actually quite challenging if you care about these sorts of things. Do you want to be serious, funny, or make a cool reference to something else? The game gives you a lot to work with, so if you’re struggling to come up with one, here are the best combinations for ship names in Helldivers 2. Best combinations for ship names in Helldivers 2 The best combinations for ship names will be below. The naming process for your ship starts with a noun followed by a…

Final Fantasy XIV left beta testing and launched its full build today on Xbox Series X|S, ushering in a whole new group of players ready to explore the length and breadth of Eorzea and beyond. These Xbox players, however, have one extra obstacle the rest of us don’t — FFXIV Coins. FFXIV Coins are the new currency introduced with the debut of the Xbox version, available from the Microsoft platform’s store. They’re only redeemable on Xbox, and players need them for purchasing items in the Online Store, paying their…

Monopoly GO’s first iteration of the Green Thumb Contest tournament is debuting as we continue with Spring events. If you get more points than other players, you can claim 30 milestone prizes alongside leaderboard ranking rewards. Here’s the complete list of Green Thumb Contest rewards in Monopoly GO. All Monopoly GO Green Thumb Contest tournament rewards and milestones Monopoly GO’s Green Thumb Contest tournament has 30 rewards to win until March 22 at 2 p.m. ET. It features 4,000 dice, Sunset Treasures pickaxes, and…

If you’re logging into Helldivers 2 right now and you’re seeing a “failed to establish network connection” message on PS5, is there a fix? Here’s what we know about any outages regarding the PlayStation 5 and Helldivers 2 below. How to fix the Helldivers 2 “failed to establish network connection” problem on PS5 Since Helldivers 2 is a PS5 game, you will first want to check if there are server issues on Sony’s side of things. You can check what services might be experiencing issues like account management, gaming and…

Albedo is a 5-star Geo off-field DPS in Genshin Impact who can easily fit into many teams. Here are the best artifacts and weapons for the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius! Albedo’s damage primarily comes from his Skill. When playing Albedo you should use Albedo’s Skill, then swap to your next character. Bursting with Albedo is optional, but generally not recommended. The build advice below focuses on maximizing Albedo’s Skill damage. Artifact Sets 4pc Golden Troupe (4GT) As an off-field DPS who deals Skill…