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Stardew Valley fan proposes with wholesome pop-up book

A Stardew Valley fan has proposed to his girlfriend on their fifth anniversary with a beautifully crafted pop-up book. You can file this one under epic boyfriend - or, perhaps we should now say fiancé - wins.

The now-betrothed Stardew Valley fan has shared the cute creation on the game's subreddit, making for some wholesome viewing. Of course, the cover is Stardew Valley's opening screen with a pointer hovering over the co-op button. The rest of the pages sum up their time together with a Stardew spin. You've got a save file as old as their time together, an anniversary note written in the style of a quest, and various pop-up pages that recall memories.

The wonderfully named Goop explains that putting all of this together took patience, some YouTube videos, and oodles of printer ink. "I drew out my ideas for the book with pencil first, then through a combination of assets I found online, screenshots I took from the game, and hand-drawn elements, I made the individual pages, printed, glued and bound them together," they explain.

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Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone hosts a mini-AMA on Twitter

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone announced today that he is now self-publishing the game on Android devices, meaning that he's taken full publishing responsibility across all digital platforms...
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Here's how to mod Stardew Valley on the Steam Deck

Want to get Stardew Valley setup on the Steam Deck with mods? It's quite easy to do but there's a few steps you have to go through, here's a guide on what to do.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/heres-how-to-mod-stardew-valley-on-the-steam-deck

Stardew Valley mod adds viral kitty stars Jean and Jorts as NPCs

Jean and Jorts are a pair of cats you may have heard of. They came to fame by way of an Am I The Asshole thread on Reddit about a minor workplace beef over two cats, one smart and one, well, not, that among other things involved one of the parties applying margarine to the dumb cat—Jorts—as a teaching aid. The very funny, oddly uplifting story quickly went viral: Jean and Jorts now have their own Twitter account with more than 144,000 followers, and recently appeared on CNN...
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Stardew Valley drops the quiet life with a stock trading mod

Stardew Valley is a tranquil game about escaping the capitalist trappings of the city to tend to a quaint, worn-down farm. It's only natural, then, that someone has created a mod that sends the grind of the stock market straight to your quiet crop of land. Wait.

Dhamos' Financial Call Centre mod allows you to contact Zuzu City to buy several different types of stock, such as governmental, domestic, and, uh, crypto. Once you have the mod downloaded, simply head to Joja Mart, select your desired stock, and pick up a Stock Call. After that, all you have to do is find a safe place to stick your new phone and hustle with your stock. Once a few days have passed, you'll have your profits. To the moon!

Governmental stocks are your safest bet as they have an 18% profit margin with no chance of a financial loss. On the other end of the spectrum, though, is crypto stock. Dhamos describes this one as the option for those who "have money, but want more money". There's a 0.5% chance of you becoming a multi-millionaire with this one.

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