Guides / IVG-001
IVG-001 / For Stardew Valley 1.6
The Perfection
Planner
An unofficial day-by-day guide to 100% in three years.
Open to today's page and play. From your very first parsnip to the Gold Clock, the planner lays out three in-game years one day at a time, so you always know what to do next and never waste a season.
Available now
The Perfection Planner is out now on Amazon in two paperback editions.
Section 01
Every day, planned
All 336 days of three in-game years have a slot of their own, from Year 1 Spring 1 to Year 3 Winter 28. Each one tells you what matters most, what to do in the order you'll walk it, and one thing worth knowing today.
A page that runs your day
- Daily Goal: the one thing that matters most today. On the big days it's a Daily Boss, a deadline the game won't repeat for a season or a year.
- To Do list: every task in the order you'll actually walk it, from the morning round to the evening's shipping.
- Info: one game mechanic worth understanding today, from the TV schedule to the Travelling Cart.
- Notes: a lined column that's yours, for prices, hearts, floors, and the fish that got away.
Hints on the days you need them
Seventy-five hint boxes sit in the Notes column on the day they matter, and several come with a layout to copy onto your farm:
- Where sprinklers, quality sprinklers, and iridium sprinklers go, and how one scarecrow guards a whole field.
- Quick loops for farming copper, iron, and gold, and elevator laps for monster kills.
- A furnace row beside the mine elevator, and a workbench that crafts straight from your chests.
- Which Special Orders to take, and what goes in the Wizard's chest for the obelisks.
Trackers at the back
Twenty-seven reference pages keep the long projects in one place, each with a box to tick:
- The Gift Chest Map
- The Monster Slayer Tracker
- The Travelling Cart Watchlist
- The Crafting Ledger
- The Special Orders Board
- The Museum Checklist
- Fish Caught
- The Shipping Grid
- The Recipe Pantry
- The Walnut Map
- Spending Walnuts
- The Wizard's Chest
- The Great Friends Roster
Section 02
A 10,000-hour journey
The Perfection Planner comes from a 10,000-hour journey inside Stardew Valley. Every day of the plan was checked in the game itself, from the prices and your energy to the fish windows, the festivals, and the hearts, so what's on the page is what happens on your farm.
hours inside Stardew Valley, with the whole plan checked in the game.
days planned in order, across three in-game years.
of the perfection tracker covered, with the Gold Clock on Year 3 Winter 14.
purchases paid for with money you haven't earned yet.
Section 03
All of the 100%
The game's perfection tracker has eleven parts. The planner schedules every one of them, so nothing is left for a frantic final season.
| Perfection tracker | Weight |
|---|---|
| Produce and forage shipped (every item) | 15% |
| Great Friends (max hearts with everyone) | 11% |
| The Gold Clock on the farm | 10% |
| Monster Slayer Hero (every goal) | 10% |
| All seven Stardrops found | 10% |
| Every cooking recipe made | 10% |
| Every crafting recipe made | 10% |
| Every fish caught | 10% |
| Farmer level 25 (every skill maxed) | 5% |
| All 130 Golden Walnuts | 5% |
| All four obelisks on the farm | 4% |
Section 04
Specifications
The details, all in one place.
| Subtitle | An Unofficial Day-by-Day Guide to 100% in Three Years |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback, 8.5 by 11 inches, in a full color edition and a black and white edition |
| Pages | 224 |
| The plan | 336 days, from Year 1 Spring 1 to Year 3 Winter 28 |
| Perfection | The Gold Clock on Year 3 Winter 14 |
| Hints | 75, several with farm layouts to copy |
| Reference pages | 27 pages of trackers and checklists |
| Game version | Stardew Valley 1.6 |
| Price | Color paperback $29.99, black and white paperback $19.99 |
Section 05
Questions
Is this an official Stardew Valley book?
No. The Perfection Planner is an unofficial guide made by fans. It isn't affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by ConcernedApe LLC.
Which version of the game does it follow?
Version 1.6. When the 1.7 update arrives, a new edition of the planner will follow it.
Do I need to start a new save?
It works best from a brand-new farm. The plan starts on Year 1, Spring 1, and every purchase is paid for with money earned on the days before it, so each day builds on the ones before.
What's the difference between the two paperbacks?
Only the ink. Both have the same 224 pages and the same plan. The full color edition prints the book's colors and icons as they were designed, and the black and white edition prints them in grays for $10 less. The cover is in full color on both.
How long does the plan take?
Three in-game years. The Gold Clock goes up on Year 3 Winter 1, the last of the cooking and crafting finishes that winter, and you climb the Summit on Year 3 Winter 28.
Where can I buy it?
On Amazon, in full color or black and white.
A 1.7 edition is planned
When Stardew Valley's 1.7 update arrives, the planner will get a new edition built for it. You'll find it here when it's ready.