A Complete Guide to Grandpa's Shrine - Stardew Valley
The game tries all it can to keep the criteria of a good farm a secret, but I'll be divulging everything I can about Grandpa's Shrine!
Come year 3, you'll be subjected to Grandpa's evaluation, so before that comes, I'll be preparing you in every way I can to make sure you're all set. This includes going over all the goals, what you can do if you feel like you're running out of time, and what your reward will be.
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0:00 - Intro
1:14 - How to Get Easy Points
3:45 - Difficult Points
7:20 - What's your Reward?
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I'm gonna do what grandpa does and leave a vague threatening note saying that I will return three years after my death.
@frostyflames7864
Жыл бұрын
And use a pingpong table(?) as my deathbed 🏓
@tychobrauns6509
11 ай бұрын
23* the player opens the note after XX years
@p00pjeezusfartswag
3 ай бұрын
LMAOO
@therealjetlag
2 ай бұрын
2 years.
Kinda laughed when I saw "pet the cat". I had no idea it was counted! I once saw the cat laying by grandpas shrine and I was like "Are you complaining to grandpa that im not petting and watering you enough?". Who knew! 😅
@anna.augustinova
10 ай бұрын
"Watering you". :d
@SonnyFRST
10 ай бұрын
I grew up playing Harvest Moon so the lackluster pet mechanics in this game bothers me, but it's hard to complain when this is a 1 man job. (that has gotten huge updates for free)
@TwilightRogue15
10 ай бұрын
@@SonnyFRST I do miss the pet mechanics, but I do NOT miss the vague Karma systems that were slightly different each game. Wood fell into the water? Bad karma! Confessed complaints to the Goddess on a bad day? Bad karma! Take too many harvestables from the forest? Bad karma! HM could be stressful at times! You have no idea how happy I was when I learned that there were no consequences from foraging and chopping wood from the forest or anywhere else, and that the tree that I lost to the farm lake won't punish me later.
@SonnyFRST
10 ай бұрын
@@TwilightRogue15 not gonna lie, I have no idea what that mechanic is supposed to be (I'm guessing daily luck or something to that effect?)
@TwilightRogue15
10 ай бұрын
@@SonnyFRST Yes, your "karma" affected your luck chances of various things in different games. Finding the Kappa, finding more uncommon foragables, slightly easier or harder amount of effort needed to grow the love of your pet and/or horse...it changed a lot, but not too much so as to break a game, but there was no cap on how low it could go, usually. You could fix it by going to church in the games that had one or by donating money to the various causes in game.
When I first played the game I got a really confusing tip of "watering your cat" from a friend so I literally did water my cat everyday. I only stopped when I noticed that the small brown thing on the farm was a water bowl.
@dndee908
9 ай бұрын
lmao
@dallyinghualian
9 ай бұрын
to be fair the game does let you water your pets for some reason
@RollEyesDeeply
8 ай бұрын
Why is this comment so epic? You summed up many people’s general first experience of this game.
@akcalo
5 ай бұрын
LMBO!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@timohara7717
4 ай бұрын
Blud gave brud a free shower
everyday i am blown away yet again by the fact that just one guy made this game and loves it so much he still updates it for free.
I think I got 3 candles, and saw somewhere that giving a diamond would light the fourth, without explanation as to why. By the time I remembered to do it, I'd apparently done enough for the 4th to light, too. It is nice to know how the whole thing works. I do, though, religiously pet and water my dog every day, before going on to livestock tending. If the animals have a happiness level, I just can't bring myself to not care about it.
@tugcekarabalk6046
11 ай бұрын
I've maxed out my relationship with my dog and even though I know that it's now impossible to lose friendship points, I can't stop petting him and filling his water bowl every single day. I feel bad if I don't. 🙈
@elektraeriseros
9 ай бұрын
Diamond doesn't give you a fourth candle. It just allows your farm to be evaluated again
@lemolea9571
6 ай бұрын
@@elektraeriserosdid you actually read the comment?
@lemolea9571
6 ай бұрын
@@tugcekarabalk6046Same! I got the 'pet loves you' in early fall yr 1 but I still do it. I worked out the earliest you can theoretically max friendship with your pet is the 5th of fall yr 1 depending on rain
@XD1999cable
4 ай бұрын
@@elektraeriserosIf I got the four candles at the first try. What happens when I revaluated again?
i was so scared that grandpa would be the final boss or sum that i trying my best to be as strong as possible before spring 1st year 3
@adeptusmechanicushyspasist3529
29 күн бұрын
Ahahahahaha!!! That's sounds fun! Fighting grandpa buff apparition in the middle of ur farm 👨🌾👻, slinging explosive ammo here and there while chugging tonic and at the same time avoiding grandpa's aoe attack.
@quynhchipham9607
19 күн бұрын
Good old family issue, am I right? 😂😅
Completing Grandpa's Shrine when it originally triggers after Year 2 was a goal of mine for my first playthrough. The last thing I needed was a rabbit's foot for the community center to get the extra 3 points. I had a rabbit, who was not giving me a foot. I checked the travelling cart, which never gave me a foot. So I dove into the Skull Caverns on Winter 26 of Year 2 as a last resort, and a serpent dropped it. I had the exact right amount of time to complete the CC on Winter 27 and see the cutscene on Winter 28, and get the four candles that night. What a wild ride. I think the game knew I needed it...
@erner_wisal
3 ай бұрын
Bro got that main character moment
I'm proud to say that after playing stardew valley for 4 years I have always got 4 candles
@alexperez7272
Жыл бұрын
I've never gotten 4 candles and I've made more than 15 world's specifically going for it and can t cuz I'm trash
@aldrinlp54
Жыл бұрын
@@alexperez7272ignoring birthdays i see🤭
@alexperez7272
Жыл бұрын
@@aldrinlp54 I always forget about them
@844SteamFan
Жыл бұрын
@@alexperez7272I suggest buying a calendar from Robin
@Invisible_Man00
Жыл бұрын
@@alexperez7272put a gold quality starfruit inside the luau pot Its gonna greatly increase your friendship points with everyone
I am proud to say that I got two candles because I spent the whole first year without getting a coop, sprinklers,getting any progress past level 40 in the mines, and getting any progress in the community center, which I unlocked in winter of year 1. I basically spent the first year getting melons because I really wanted to romance penny, but I got to 5 hearts
@uhhhi7573
9 ай бұрын
oh god
@regularfin6623
9 ай бұрын
@@uhhhi7573 This comment killed me hahaha
@skylerclyne6542
4 ай бұрын
I’m starting winter year 1 and I have two free sprinklers and have reached level 38 of the mines. Most of the hearts I have is Linus, because he likes foragables and I can’t make up my mind on who to romance 😅
@hommefataltaemin
4 ай бұрын
But grandpa doesn’t even come at all until the morning of Spring 1 on third year? So I’m confused what you mean.
I use the Statue of Perfection as an alternative to going to skull cavern, I am very patient when it comes to iridium, the only other intentional iridium I have gotten in the game was from a couple meteors and the one time I stair-cased with jade trades to floor 100 in skull cavern.
@slwrabbits
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I always use this strategy. Good things come to those who wait. Plus, the beckoning cat is cute.
@StandAloneSoul
10 ай бұрын
Thats gonna be the way I'll use it, too. I'm simply to anxious, nervous and generally tense to do skull cavern runs, fighting has always been my absolutely least liked part of any game, starting 2000-something when I first played harvest moon DS. I even hated the slingshot thing in animal crossing for shooting down the presents because it was 'too much action and pressure' for my weak heart 😅 So I'm verry happy that I spoiled myself for this rewards because my first and so far only evaluation left me with only 2. (Started playing stardev last year) Cant wait to patiently wait for my Iridium. ^^
@MeigetsuNoSeishin
3 ай бұрын
That's how I'm going about it now. It's my second time playing the game, and I'm not exactly Good at skull cavern combat. The volcano dungeon is proving to also be... Challenging, to say the least. I'm taking a very slow and steady approach to the game this time. I'm in no hurry this time. I can wait for that iridium to come to me, without all the dying and losing money and items that the skull cavern and volcano dungeon include 😅
@Parrotlad
3 ай бұрын
@@MeigetsuNoSeishin Exactly. Ive had the same save file for many years, playing off an on, and i didnt really do skull cavern runs until i was like op. Which seems counter productive, but it worked out for me.
Thank god they added ways to check your frienship wirh animals in the new update.
If you hate marriage you can just be roommate with Krobus
@asafoetidajones8181
7 ай бұрын
Only works in stardew not IRL
@saturniidspectre
6 ай бұрын
@@asafoetidajones8181Not with that attitude! Go find him!
@t0rya
4 ай бұрын
@@asafoetidajones8181 why cant we have a krobus in our lives.....
@feistsorcerer2251
3 ай бұрын
@@asafoetidajones8181 That's what aspec friends turned roommates are for.
@emilyallouise
3 ай бұрын
Can you get 100% completion with Krobus?
It's a nice feeling to actually get 18 points out of 21 on the first 2 years on a first playthrough especially if you play blindly and seldom use the wiki. I personally think that the surprise factor adds more satisfaction to the game, but I don't blame people for using the wiki (especially for golden walnuts).
@jigglypuff_foryoutube1700
Жыл бұрын
I tried to be as blind as possible, but there are some very obscure collectibles and golden walnuts😂
@_Harleen_Quinzell_
11 ай бұрын
Ah golden walnuts...
@Yanmega_Nordestino
10 ай бұрын
I did the same and I ended up choosing the river farm lol (I have no idea if I regret it, I do like fishing) The only spoiler videos I watched were the “don’t do this! Beginers mistakes (proceeds to show late game gimmicks, like the prismatic shard and the dinosaur egg thing)” It was been months and I still very selective about the SV videos I watch to not get spoiled
@jigglypuff_foryoutube1700
10 ай бұрын
@@Yanmega_Nordestino How far are you in the game :)
@Yanmega_Nordestino
10 ай бұрын
@@jigglypuff_foryoutube1700 spring of year 4 now and I’m still working on the golden walnuts, just got the Ginger Island farm
theres so much to Stardew valley that I find myself watching Sal's videos multipletimes
@slwrabbits
Жыл бұрын
They're also just relaxing to listen to.
Im proud to say that with my first playthrough, I've managed to get all 4 candles (in a second evaluation) before finishing the community center 😂
"You didn't hear it from me.." *references another video made by Sal* Love it.
I'd love a guide on hot keys tbh.. I figured out the "craft/buy 5 at a time" and "donate quickly" button, but the "fish with a bent line" and "craft/buy 25" still eludes me. Another hot tip for that guide would be how to animation cancel.
@Yuzuki1337
Жыл бұрын
I still haven't figured out how to do bent fishing but on PC buying 25 is hold shift, hold control and left click :)
@grouch314
11 ай бұрын
Bent fish by holding down the direction key (WASD) while you cast your line. I believe it works with arrow keys too
@christianzombievampire
8 ай бұрын
I'm certainly not an expert on stardew but I am a hardcore fisher and my main tip for that is to use the c button instead of the left click on your mouse, it makes it so much easier, at least for me!
The fact that i already reach perfection in steam achievement but still watch this vids because I still love this game.
Also if you guys use mods, theres a mod called Lookup Anything that essentially puts the wiki directly in the game, this way you can click in an specific item or npc and it shows data about it, what achievement is needed for, how many, selling price, who loves it, who likes it, the food or tools you can make, relationship status with numbers (including the pets) and more. Is one of the mods I use the most.
@mr.phantom674
5 ай бұрын
my only with lookup anything is that it doesn't tell you how to get an item
This is the first time I've heard that filling the pet bowl gives any friendship points. This whole time I thought it gave none.
I got the perfection statue and the four candles at my first time playing the game (I still haven’t finished it yet) Then I started watching some videos and they said that iridium is super valuable, and I was like “dude, you get a few every day, I have +100 at this point” Now it does make sense ;-;
I'm a seasoned player starting a new playthrough this was SUPER useful!! Thanks:)
Thanks for the guide, Sal! Can't wait to watch!
I don’t think the minerals/artifacts light up only if you donate them. The wiki says they don’t need to be shipped or donated to the museum to be registered, and I know from personal experience. I have a play through where I still haven’t donated a Prismatic Shard, but it still appears in my collections tab, also with the description received after donating it, despite the actual item having the “Gunther can tell you more about this” tag.
I really appreciate you making all these videos. I learn so much about this game I never knew. Even if I don’t use the info directly, it’s just neat to know.
Grandpa literally comes back from the dead as the force spirit, to tier list your farm💀
I too would like to grade my grandchild performance with my own criteria 3 years after my death
I once quit Stardew valley on my phone because I was so stressed about this, thx for the guidance
Just about to research this for the end of my second year of my second major playthrough! Thanks for the guide!
This helps a ton, especially the intro. I was super stressed out thinking that I had to finish the community center and fully befriend everyone by the end of Year 2.
i’ve been playing stardew for a while and recently got back into it and all your guides are so so helpful! thank you for making these for us!!
thanks for this. i’ve been trying everything i can to get 4 candles but i’ve only been able to get 3 so this helps lots
Good to finally know this. I don’t think I’ve made it to year 3 ever, so I never got to know what the deal was with the shrine.
if you don't want to go watch that video about how to get another statue of perfection, heres how. get the statue of perfection and place it. fill your inventory up with no extra slots. break the statue and leave it on the ground go to the shrine and you can get another. theres no limit to how many you can have.
I know it's been said a bunch before, but when talking about geodes you really should always mention that luck does nothing when it comes to what drops when. It's a set list generated from the seed that's formed at farm creation.
Love seeing your guides!!
Thank you so much for caring about not stressing us out. So kind of you to consider. Very much appreciated. :)
I didn’t even know there were challenges for this shrine and just had the 12+ points 😂
4:10 That's completely untrue, its actually the opposite way around, if you find the item but DON'T donate it to the museum, it will still be on the collection screen. To tell if you've donated an item, you have to check if its description says "Gunther will tell you more about the item if you donate it to the museum" or of course just go to the museum and see if its there.
Went in blind and was able to complete the shrine, thought it was a timed thing. Didn't know it was this in depth. Cool though. Now I got to get the other two cat shrines. Nice!
There is a way to check the pet's love. If you pet it when it is awake and has full relationship; for the first time after you fill the points, it will say something like "[pet name] seems content"
I have 3 candles with my evaluation and that was just from playing the game at my own pace and not rushing things. After watching your video, I figure I have around 9 points. I just have about 4 bundles left for the CC, so one that and the ceremony takes place thats 2 points, and I'm close to maxing out my skills so that would be the third point for 12. Once thats done, I'll reevaluate.
Great video as always. Remember kids, money is the most important thing in life. Though community is also nice I guess. Btw there's a visual error at 2:09 when discussing friendship. You (correctly) say in the voiceover that you need 8 hearts with villagers to get the bonus, but the onscreen text says 10.
@salmence100
Жыл бұрын
lol guess there always has to be something
honestly, much less stressful of a task knowing i don't have to do *that* much to get grandpa's affirmation *lmao*
Never knew you could get a second evaluation with a diamond!
@dh.151
5 ай бұрын
Me neither! Good to know
Super informative!!! I’ve never seen it explained what you actually have to do to get four candles, so this is very helpful 👏🏻👏🏻 Also just love you editing and video style. Keep it up 🎉
There is more than 1 cat statue?! Perhaps a video idea: overview of all these special rewards and how to obtain them?
@pelahnar4
Жыл бұрын
Short answer: yep, the Statue of Perfection (purple cat, from Grandpa's evaluation, i.e., this video topic), the Statue of Endless Fortune (gold cat, from the casino), and the Statue of True Perfection (the cat holding a heart, Mr. Qi's Walnut Room). Definitely agreed that expanding on these would be a great video idea!
It IS stressful I never want Grandpa to be disappointed not even the first time!
Thank you for the guide, Sal ❤ Q: will you make a guide for combat?
@salmence100
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I have it all scripted out and everything, it's just quite the doozy to record
I may have completed the CC but then switched to Joja for the friendship bundle completion lol. Woops, thought I’d have to wait a long time for red cabbages but apparently Pierre sold them like the next day xD At least I got all the autopetters that I need lol
I don't think it's correct that the artifact page doesn't fill in until you donate the item. I have had multiple times that I found something (e.g. a prismatic shard) and it showed up on the collection page, even though I hadn't donated it yet. The Stardew Checkup site will correctly tell you which items are found but not donated.
@marianadefreitasmartins9945
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've had the same experience!
@slwrabbits
Жыл бұрын
Yeah ... I just always donate the first of every item except the prismatic shard and the dinosaur egg. Everything else goes straight to Gunther, and I never have to worry about trying to figure out what I'm missing.
2:24 - As of 1.6, you can check if you have enough hearts with pets & animals😊
First time comment i just want to say your videos make my play through easier hope you still make more
@salmence100
Жыл бұрын
No signs of stopping yet!
Your videos are SO WELL DONE, thank you so much! Love the humor in them as well
I went crazy and researched this before you posted this video, and money is definitely the easiest points.
Thank you for your guide videos it help me alot
Grandpa’s shrine is the one thing I work hard to do with each new save because all of the free iridium makes life so much easier.
@slwrabbits
Жыл бұрын
Agreed, so much less stressful than gearing up for Skull Cavern runs.
@therealjetlag
Жыл бұрын
@@slwrabbits 100%.
@user-ll4mr7xi6l
3 ай бұрын
The free what?!?!?! 😱
@therealjetlag
2 ай бұрын
@@user-ll4mr7xi6l It’s true. My number one priority in a new run is to ensure I get 4 candles on grandpa’s shrine by the end of year 2. You get daily free iridium. Not much, between 2 and 5 or so a day, but it adds up. For my sort of chilled play style, it’s more than enough.
It's 0 AM Right Now, And I'm Writing This Into My Notebook So I Will Remember It When I Will Play Stardew With My Sister. Basic.
I recently got back into this game after 1.6. I got 2 candles. I'm going to have to summon him again but I'm watching this because I want to get the best outcome. I'm also checking some things, such as wine and pickle food prices. Fishing is still a pain even with the Carbon Fiber pole and being at level 4.
I got all of the points in 2 years in my latest save, felt so proud and accomplished!
I accidently got 4 candles and that is my best flex 😂❤ yay for the completionist mindset
I am so happy I am one who keeps pushing you to do more, aka ty for another great video
I didn't even know this was something people actively tried to do, I just got it first time without any of this preparing
You can see your pets friendship now!
With the 1.6 patch you can now check the pets friendship under the animals tab.
i literally didnt know about grampas shrine until he showed up in a dream at the start of year three
you just reminded me that i’m halfway through my 2nd year and should be better preparing
i speedrun the game and grandpa lit 4 candles for me. im happy
this helped me! i got perfection now! also the statue ^-^
You can check your friendship with pets in the pets menu where they’re all displayed
Just like family to come back from the dead to judge you lol
I just finished playing through my second year on my current farm and got all 4 candles. Thank god! I'm so bad as combat the skull caverns is difficult for me, have never made it to 100! Need that steady source of iridium.
you are my fav stardew valley youtuber
"It kinda sounds like a threat" That's cause it is
I got all candles right after i got out from my house in the first year 3, i was so confuse but it was a good news for me, right now i just need perfection ending.
not me accidentally getting all four candles on my first, blind playthrough of SDV
Went in nearly completely blind on my first play through and got 2 candles. After about 300ish hours enjoying the game, I got into the wiki, ACTUALLY fished, and got the last 2 later. Been playing a new farm in prep for 1.6 on console and I’m far ahead of where I though and will be getting my 4 candle evaluation ezpz Year 3, Spring 1
the person who might enjoy stardew checkup is ME! I was literally wondering if there was a way to more easily see all that kind of stuff. Especially what I still need to craft and cook. I've never actually bothered to make it all the way to perfection so this will help me finally get a golden chicken lol I know I could just buy the new pages in 1.6 but that feels... lame OwO
These are two glitches I found myself while playing On mobile, you can stack effect from food infinitely, like go to level 60 fishing and fill the bar to granted iridium quality fish And if your inventory is full and open a treasure chest in the mine and skull cavaren if you press the cancel you will get double the amount of the items in the chest. That all what I found myself so far
I never think of the grandpa.One day he came and gave me three candles and coupleo f seasosons later I got the 4th candle when I realized it was a rating and tried later.Ever since it is my almost only source of iridium.İt is so much that I dont feel a need to go skullcavern.
You can check how many hearts you have with your pet by checking the animals tab in your inventory
I’ve done 4 60+ hour playthroughs and always gotten the iri statue. I didnt even know you couldn’t get it until like last week
3:19 IM SORRY GRANDPA I DIDNT KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING FORGIVE ME
For the easiest way to get all 4 candles, do the following: Earn one million gold by the end of year 2 (not hard), get max level in all skills, complete the community center and watch the cutscene. That will give you the 12 points needed. Between farming, gathering resources, fishing, and fighting in the mines\skull cavern, you should be able to get all skills to ten in the first year, earn one million gold, and have finished the community center. You don't really even need to plan all that hard and still have a year to get even more points. By end of year 2, I usually have the listed above, gotten the skull cavern key, the rusty key, earned my pet's max friendship, catch every fish, finish the museum collection, and have gotten all 3 upgrades to my house (not always married by then). It sounds like a lot, but you have two years, so it's not nearly as hard as it sounds.
Awesome I'm just finishing up my second year and i didn't know what needed to be done to get this lol
"it sounds like a threat" is very interesting to think about considering the games implied idea is to not stress about anything. although tbh almost every aspect of the game incentivises the player to do stress if you think about it ;) dont forget to water, be at the shop at the right time, manage your inventory, your energy, your gold. i never though about it that way, but now i get why i always feel like min maxing and planning out every day in advance ^^
It has taken me four 3+years farm to understand the statue of perfection was an iridium ore producer and not just another decoration item. On my first two farms, i have found it on my decoration items chest. On my third farm, i haven't even bothered collecting it from grandpa shrine...
I think the all Artisan goods comes with an asterisk. I think you need to sell one of each artisan good, like you don't need to sell both grape wine and ancient fruit wine. But for things that have 2 different icons like regular cheese and goat cheese you do need both.
i just put a diamond on his shrine whenever I found one...
Fun fact: stardew checkup is compatible on mobile i tried that and it works
looks like i really love my cat cuz i got that message on spring year 2 😭
Tbh i was so surprise of having 4 candles lit on my 2nd saved game (my first being my trial and error SDV)
Hi there! I know this post was ages ago but I’d like your take on fishing re iOS which everyone says is super hard and I agree; I actually think it got harder after the last update. If I’m playing on an iPhone do you think I’m doomed to never be able to fish? It seems odd for CA to make it so hard on purpose. You’re my fave SDV font of all knowledge!! Thank you 👏🏼.
Does Krobus moving in count as marriage points
i saw this a DAY after i got to year 3 on my farm!! good news, I GOT 4 CANDLES WITHOUT TRYING LOL
Ahhh yes...in mobile stardew valley in years 3 grandpa come to you and all the candles will be lit...
ngl i didnt try to get points but ended up with a statue of perfection anyways
2:54 LOL I'm on Sat. 6, I just watch to this part and pet my dog. The message show. Quite a coincidence
I accidentally mashed away from the paper that’s there originally and I don’t know what it said 😭 Just watched the first 10 seconds of the video, HES RETURNING ON THE THIRD YEAR OR SOMETHING??? I just bought the game recently no spoilers
@slwrabbits
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry about it! Just have fun and if you don't get the reward on the first try, you can still get it later.
@ObjectSociety
Жыл бұрын
@@slwrabbits thanks! That’s a relief.
On my first playthrough I only got 3 candles, but on my second save, as a more experienced player, I didn't even bothered and got the 4 candles just like that.