The massive new competition added to Stardew Valley with the long-awaited 1.6 replace is known as the Desert Competition. You’ll have entry to it after you’ve mended the Bus and have entry to the Calico Desert. The competition has rather a lot to take pleasure in, so let’s have a look.

The Desert Competition permits you to play minigames, delve into Cranium Caverns, and hang around with Villagers outdoors of their typical routine. Some very particular and distinctive gadgets are up for grabs utilizing the occasion foreign money, Calico Eggs, and there are loads of enjoyable issues to expertise and uncover. 

When and the place is the Desert Competition?

The Desert Competition is an annual occasion which takes place on the fifteenth. sixteenth and seventeenth days of Spring within the Calico Desert. You possibly can’t get to the Desert Competition earlier than you’ve accomplished the Vault Bundle. Fortunately, this Bundle doesn’t contain handing in gadgets, however as an alternative merely takes cash to finish. You’ll have to pay a complete of 43,500 Gold with a purpose to full the Bundle.

Alternatively, in the event you’re taking the Joja route, you should buy the Joja Neighborhood Growth Kind for 40,000 Gold. Nonetheless, in the event you do take this route, I query your morality. Until you’re doing it for the achievement, then I’ll allow you to off.  

Both approach, when you’ve mounted the Bus, Pam will change into the driving force, and she is going to take you to the Calico Desert for 500 Gold. 

What to do on the Desert Competition

Incomes Calico Eggs

As an alternative of Gold, the whole lot in the course of the Desert Competition prices Calico Eggs. These eggs are obtained via participating in minigames, finishing every day quests inside Cranium Caverns and even by answering a pop quiz with questions all about Stardew Valley itself. 

There’s even a trash can subsequent to the Calico Service provider’s retailer, which is able to reward a random variety of Calico Eggs as soon as per day in the event you rummage via it; simply strive to not be seen by any of the attending Villagers, besides perhaps Linus.

The Races

Between the hours of 10am and 11pm on all three days of the Competition, you’ll be able to place bets on a race which options racers such because the King Sting, Velocity Rooster and Escar-go. If you happen to choose the winner, you’ll obtain 20 Calico Eggs. 

You too can cheat this race by giving one Calico Egg to the Suspicious Man, who will try to repair the race in your favor.

Cranium Cavern

Gil and Marlon are attending the Desert Competition and providing one-day quests which reward Calico Eggs if accomplished. Within the Cavern, you’ll be able to earn Calico Eggs for killing Monsters, by breaking open Calico Egg mining nodes and by finishing the duty set within the every day quest. 

You don’t have to usually have entry to Cranium Cavern with a purpose to entry it in the course of the Desert Competition, and each 5 flooring, you’ll be granted an ‘Egg Degree’, in addition to every time you activate a Calico Statue, which might seem randomly on any ground. 

If you happen to’re knocked out whereas adventuring in Cranium Cavern, you’ll get up in Harvey’s Medical Station subsequent door. Whilst you received’t lose any vitality, gadgets or Gold when this occurs, you’ll lose two Calico Eggs and be revived with solely 10 well being.

The Scholar

The Scholar is an NPC who affords a quiz minigame as soon as per Competition. There are 4 questions on this quiz, and it’ll check your basic data of Stardew Valley. If you happen to reply all 4 questions accurately, you’ll obtain 20 Calico Eggs.

There’s a spread of questions that you may be requested and every is chosen at random every time you discuss to the Scholar.

Right here’s the complete checklist of questions and solutions:

Fishing

In fact, no Competition could be full and not using a Fishing minigame to strive your luck at, even whether it is within the Desert. Willy is in attendance with every day quests that, if accomplished, reward you with Calico Eggs.

Procuring 

There are quite a few totally different distributors and retailers current in the course of the Desert Competition, together with Villagers who’ve their very own shops arrange throughout the three day interval of the Competition. 

One of the vital thrilling issues which you could buy throughout this occasion is the Bachelor and Bachelorettes weapons. These had been gadgets that had been launched in the course of the 1.1 replace again in 2016, however till now have been unobtainable by gamers. 

Vital notice: Bear in mind to spend your Calico Eggs earlier than the top of the Competition, as they don’t get carried over to the following 12 months and can disappear out of your stock as soon as the Competition is over. 

Free Cactus

As soon as per Competition, you will get your palms on a random free Cactus by visiting the Cactus Salesman on the backside of the map. You don’t get to decide on which Cactus you obtain and every Cactus has a unique color, face, and design. 

Calico Service provider

The Calico Service provider sells numerous gadgets in change for Calico Eggs throughout all three days. The gadgets on provide differ daily.

Villager Shops

Every Villager can have their very own retailer the place you should buy gadgets in change for Calico Eggs. Every year, solely six Villagers may have stalls, and solely two will likely be in attendance on in the future of the Competition. That mentioned, it’d take you just a few years to get the entire gadgets that you just’re after.

Most of this stuff are issues that may be gained in different methods, however a lot of the focus right here is on these weapons belonging to the Bachelors and Bachelorettes (besides, for some cause, Emily and Shane), every of which prices 70 Calico Eggs. 

These weapons had been launched at a time when ConcernedApe had the intention of permitting your chosen partner to accompany you into the Mines, however that by no means occurred and so these weapons have by no means seen the sunshine of day. Till now, that’s. 

Listed here are the entire weapons you should buy, supplied the associated villager has arrange store in the course of the Competition:

• Abby’s Planchette
• Alex’s Bat
• Elliott’s Pencil
• Haley’s Iron
• Harvey’s Mallet
• Leah’s Whittler
• Maru’s Wrench
• Penny’s Fryer
• Sam’s Previous Guitar
• Seb’s Misplaced Mace

Different points of interest

Emily’s Outfit Providers

Every day, you’ll be able to go to Emily in her tent with a purpose to get your palms on a complete new outfit (together with Hat, physique piece and legs piece). Your authentic outfit will likely be positioned into your stock.

Chef

You possibly can go to Chef as many instances as you want with a purpose to create dishes by choosing choices he provides you. 

These dishes then present buffs, relying on the choices chosen. You possibly can mix any selection one choice with any selection two choice, leading to a closing dish that mixes the buffs from every selection. Each eventual dish will fully restore each Power and Well being.